Iowa doctors push Kerr Mills MAA plan for aging care
The Iowa State Medical Society backs state participation in the Kerr-Mills Medical Assistance for the Aged program, urging a $4.15 million state match to attract $5.85 million in federal funds and a $10 million annual care program for seniors. It warns against broader socialized medicine and favors local control with independent administration or county involvement.
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Forbe
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Congress
MAA
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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Reserve Center To Be Dedicated on Armed Forces Day
Washington's new memorial army reserve training center will be dedicated on Armed Forces Day May 20. The near completion building on North Marion Avenue will honor county men who died in World War II and the Korean conflict. Committees include Bill Perdock and Ray Watson as co chairs with local civic leaders guiding program and publicity for the dedication.
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Memorial Army Reserve Training Center
North Marion Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Perdock
Kay Watson
Army Reserve
Ray Watson
Chamber of Commercce
Harold Jarvis
American Legion
Les Worley
VFW
Chuck Hotle
Kiwanis
Clarence Logan
Rotary
Dale Doggett
Jaycees
Ed Brown
Howard Waddell
Y's Men
Leon Hillman
Harry Levy
Bob Everetts
Glenn Holden
Mr. Hotle
Youth Week Progressive Supper Planned Across City Churches
The Youth Committee of the Council of Churches of Washing ton announces a Sunday Youth program for Feb 5. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a progressive supper, films Epistle from the Koreans, and courses at St Paul United Church of Christ Marion Avenue United Presbyterian First Presbyterian and Methodist churches. All area youths invited.
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Methodist Church
Snow Heavy Iowa Leads to Two Fatalities
A steady Midwest blizzard dumped up to a foot of snow in northwest Iowa causing two deaths. Spencer reported 12 inches while Ottumwa and Burlington had nine inches. John L. Davis, 84, collapsed while shoveling in Eldora, and Dorothy Dickman, 41, died in a three car crash near Sheldon.
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Burlington
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Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Davenport
Dubuque
John L. Davis
Eldora
Sheldon
Dorothy Dickman
Melvin
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Chicago
St. Louis
Alton
Ill
Georgia
Carolinas
Zanesville
Ohio
Speeding Dividend Payments To Ex GI Veterans
The Veterans Administration announced immediate steps to speed GI life insurance dividend payments to over five million veterans. About 4.8 million World War II policyholders and 260,000 World War I veterans will share $258.5 million. Officials will cut the timetable by half, aiming to pay all dividends by June 30 and possibly earlier.
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UPI
Veterans Administration
Kennedy
Brazil grants asylum to rebel leader as ship Santa Maria seizure nears
Reciffe government says Henrique Galvao and rebels will surrender the Santa Maria to the navy at noon. Humberto Delgado, in whose name the ship was seized, leaves with a Brazilian officer. Colonial Navigation Co. prepares to reclaim the liner, passengers freed and headed home.
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Brazil
UPI
Henrique Galvao
Santa Maria
Jamo Quadros
Galvao
Humberto Delgado
Colonial Navigation Co
Colonial
Farm Bureau backs reapportionment plan with population and area bases
County Farm Bureau president George Horn outlines support for a two chamber reapportionment system one chamber by population and the other by area or county subdivisions. He notes education campaigns and a November policy decision endorsing a plan requiring one representative per county in the area chamber and a 99 member body.
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County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Horn
Futhermore
House
Senate
Deep Drifts, Cold By United Press International
Two massive snowstorms battered the Midwest and East piling drifts up to 10 feet. The storms killed at least 14 people, closed schools, delayed transit, and sparked widespread warnings from Chicago to Washington as arctic cold and icy roads created dangerous travel conditions.
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St. Louis
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United Press _ International
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Illinois
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Kentucky
Charlie's Aunt costumes set for Y's Men play
Y's Men present Charlie's Aunt with authentic period costumes for men and women. The cast includes local veterans and new players. Performances are Feb 15 16 17 at the high school. tickets available via Y's Men or Osineup's Drug, with exchanges starting Feb 10. Rehearsals four nights weekly at the Robert Day home. Two NFO meetings next week in Richmond Feb 7 and Riverside Feb 8 at 7 30 p.m. Farmers and their wives invited.
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Robert Day Home
NFO
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Riverside
Blanchard Speaks At Washington County Beef Banquet
About 350 people attended the Washington County Beef Producers Association banquet at the Methodist Church basement. Red Blanchard of Mason City spoke as master of ceremonies was Bob Nance of Cedar Rapids. A contest on Chicago top beef price next January drew prizes. Elections added three new board members: Robert Huff Crawfordsville William Chmelar Jr Washington and Donald Penningroth Wellman.
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Red Blanchard
Mason City
Bob Nance
Cedar Rapids
WMT
Chicago
Association
Robert Miksch
Marvin Bohr
Wellman
Lisle Hering
Crawfordsville
Robert Huff
William Chmelar Jr
Washington
Donald Penningroth
Jim Beil
Keota
Junior Graber
Jim Quinn
Ainsworth
Donald Sheetz
Mobutu vows Congo army will not be disarmed
Leopoldville Congo Maj Gen Joseph Mobutu says any UN disarmament move risks war as he leads troops backing the Leopoldville government He accuses UN chief Hammarskjold of plans to reorganize the army and forms a bloc with Lumumba supporters Bomboko demands equipment and training but under Leopoldville control Dayal criticized for partial neutrality by Congo ministers
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UPI
Joseph Mobutu
United Nations
Congo
Mobutu
Leopoldville
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Patrice Lumumba
Justin Bomboko
Bomboko
Rajeshwar Dayal
U.N
Seven Inch Snow Falls in City
Washingtonians faced a seven inch snowfall over two days as crews began clearing traffic lanes in the business district. Despite the storm traffic moved at a normal pace on main highways and city streets with slower movement due to the snow.
Retail Trade Group Drafts Six Month Chamber Calendar
Members of the retail trade committee drafted a Chamber of Commerce calendar for the first six months of the year at a Chamber office meeting. Eldon Brake is chairman of the committee. Copies of the calendar will be mailed to all Chamber members.
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Retail Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Eldon Brake
School Proposal Draws Fire in Des Moines Debate
State Superintendent Paul Johnston criticized a moratorium on school district reorganization while Rep. Charles Grassley sponsored the measure. The House schools committee approved another bill to abolish the state board of public instruction and appoint the governor. Former chairmen Rep. Cunningham and Rep. Dunton led the opposition, calling Grassley’s proposal reactionary and ill advised.
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UPI
Paul Johnston
Johnston
J. C Wright
Grassley
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
House Schools Committee
Ray Cunningham
R-Ames
Keith Dunton
Dthornburg
Cunningham
Dunton
Ames Republican
Start Debate Soon On Reapportionment
The Iowa Senate will begin debate at 11 a.m. next Wednesday on reapportionment. Supporters push immediate action to send a final bill to the House before recess February 24, with the Shaft plan as the vehicle to create a 60 member Senate and 99 member House.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Senate
Sen. J. Kendall Lynes
R Plainfield
House
Lynes
Sen. C
Edwin Gilmour
D-Grinnell
Gilmour
Herschel C. Loveless
David O. Shaff
Clinton
Iowa
Congress
Grant Gas Franchise In Conesville Vote
In Conesville a special election approved a 25 year natural gas franchise for Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. Eighty eight votes were cast with eighty four in favor and four spoiled ballots and no dissenters.
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Conesville
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Weather Outlook Iowa Five Day Forecast
Partly cloudy through Saturday with warmer nights and mild days. Low tonight 15 to 20, high Saturday 30 to 35. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with overall near normal temperatures, normal highs 28 to 35 and normal lows around 18. Precipitation expected as snow or mixed with amounts 1 to 4 inches midweek.
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