Iowa House Abolishes Death Penalty for First Degree Murder
The Iowa House voted 59 to 44 to abolish the death penalty for first degree murder while preserving it for kidnapping for ransom. An amendment kept gallows as punishment for kidnapping, 54 to 47, arguing kidnapping is the most terrifying crime.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Howard C. Reppert Jr
D - Des Moines
Polk County
Reppert
John Duffy
D - Dubuque
Duffy
Marlo Heinz
Heinz
House
Paul M. Walters
R-Union
Board of Parole
Riley Dietz
Walcott
Rural Heads For Heart Campaign Names County Chairs
Rural chairmen for the annual Washington County Heart Fund drive were announced by Mrs. A. K. Stoutner. Township leaders include Jackson, Seventy-Six, Brighton, Washington, Crawford, Dutch Creek, Iowa, Clay, Franklin, Oregon, English River, Cedar, plus open posts in Lime Creek, Marion, Highland. Outlying towns list chairmen in Ainsworth, Brighton, Crawfordsville, West Chester, Wellman, Riverside. Kalona still needs a chairman.
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Washington County Heart Fund
A. K. Stoutner
Jackson
Stephen Wiggers
James Bell
Oren Romine
East
Brighton
Harlan Neuhart
Washington
Neil Trotman
North
Cloyce Stewart
South
Crawford
Richard Dare
Dutch Creek
William Walker
Iowa
Elmer Schneider
Clay
Donald Long
Franklin
Richard Fish
Oregon
Lloyd Edwards
English River
Richard Scott
Cedar
Robert Stephens
Lime Creek
Marion
Highland
Stoutner
John Mattes
Harold Ross
Ainsworth
Clifford Elmore
Merle Twinam
Crawfordsville
Richard Fisher
West Chester
John Maxwell
Wellman
Walter Watkinson
Riverside
Kalona
Southeast Iowa county officials meet on teacher certification
County school administrators from 17 southeast Iowa counties gather Wednesday in the court house for a discussion on teacher approval and certification and a briefing on current legislation. Dwight Bode of Washington County serves as group president and leads the meeting.
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Iowa
Court House
Dwight Bode
Washington County
Methodist Men Plan Guest Night Program
The Washington church will host a 6 30 p m Wednesday dinner and program in the church dining room. Men from Brighton Crawfordsville West Chester Pilotburg and Ainsworth are invited guests, with Lester Cornell of Atalissa giving an illustrated talk on farming in Russia. Tickets available at the door.
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Washington Church
Brighton
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Pilotburg
Ainsworth
Lester Cornell
Atalissa
Russia
Swine Show Attracts 100 Entries In County Event
Over 100 swine were entered in the Washington County Market Swine Show at the sale barn today. A crowd of 80 to 100 farmers attended to watch the judging and a grading demonstration highlighted the program.
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Washington County
Daniel M. Smith 91 Dies in Letts Iowa City Hospital
Daniel M. Smith 91 of Letts died early today at University Hospital Iowa City. Services set Thursday 1 30 p m at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev Caleb Larson. Burial Columbus City Cemetery. Born Nov 19 1871 Lone Tree son of Melvin and Harriet Hart Smith. Survived by widow son Raymond Smith Davenport daughter Mrs Harold Schabilton Columbus City stepson Richard Henderson Muscatine stepdaughter Mrs Betty Jean Rowe Letts nine grandchildren eight great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Daniel M. Smith
Letts
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stacy Funeral Home
Caleb Larson
Columbus City
Mr. Smith
Lone Tree
Melvin
Harriet Hart Smith
Ruth Pratt Henderson
Raymond Smith
Davenport
Harold Schabilton
Richard Henderson
Muscatine
Betty Jean Rowe
Adult Farm Class To Discuss Swine Programs
At Washington High School an adult farmer evening class will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the vocational agriculture room. The session will cover Individual Swine Programs focusing on one two four and six litter systems and factors like costs labor facilities prices and management.
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Washington High School
Mrs Eichelberger 94 Dies in Wisconsin
Mrs William Eichelberger a 94 year old former Wash ington resident died Monday in Lodi Wisconsin She lived here for years in the north part of the city Graveside rites will be at 1 p m Thursday at Elm Grove Cemetery Jones Funeral Home in charge She had moved to Lodi to live with a daughter and later resided in a rest home following the daughter's death
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William Eichelberger
Washington
Lodi
Wisc
Eichelbergers
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Eichelberger
Cathi Finally Gets Her Christmas Package
Cathi Carter of Washington received a lost Christmas package after post office workers located it in a larger carton. The parcel labeled Cathi from Betty Ann was delivered following proper identification. The gift arrived soon after the Evening Journal story appeared.
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Cathi Carter
Raymond Carter
Washington
Washington Post Office
Evening Journal
Cathi
Betty Ann
Cabinet moves to force Diefenbaker resignation over U S nuclear crisis
In Ottawa cabinet ministers plan to present a resignation ultimatum to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to avoid a general election after the U S criticized Canada over placing US nuclear weapons on Canadian soil. Opposition parties planned to back no confidence.
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Ottawa
UPI
John Diefenbaker
U.S
Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Social Credit
U.S. State Department
Defense
Douglas Harkness
Donald Fleming
Commons
Harkness
United States
State Department
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
Robert N. Thompson
New Democrats
Kennedy Offers Health Program Funeral for Glenn Schwartz
Funeral services for Glenn F. Schwartz 75 will be held Wednesday February 6 1963 at 1 30 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home The Rev Richard Peterson will officiate with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery He died Sunday at 1115 p m in Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines after a six week illness He was born September 27 1887 in Kinross son of Christopher and Rose Schwartz and was a retired farmer He married Lulu Duvall September 27 1901 who died in 1946 Survivors include son David Davenport and daughter Mrs Lester Helen Schooley Des Moines One son was killed in World War II.
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Glenn F. Schwartz
Sherman-Eden
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove
Schwartz
Washington
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Kinross
Christopher
Rose McGahan Schwartz
Lulu Duvall
David
Davenport
Lester
Helen) Schooley
Vetter Reports On Legislature
Governor Hughes presented his budget message to the joint session on January 31. He seeks a 36.1 million spending increase and calls for higher public school aid, lower property taxes, greater agricultural tax credits, and funds for capital improvements and Kerr Mills program participation. The Shaft Plan advances in the Senate with House debate set for February 6 amid occasional court challenges. The IPERS bill and Workmen’s Compensation move forward, while HF 82 on unclaimed funds was defeated 46 to 61. I invite readers to visit the Legislature.
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Hughes
Kerr - Mills
Senate
House
Iowa
Social Security Committee
IPERS
John Mowry
Iowa Senate approves IPERS pension hike to boost benefits
The Republican led Iowa Senate approved a measure to roughly double IPERS pensions, voting 43 to 2. The bill would raise the contribution base from 4000 to 4800 and release about 20 million in idle funds to fund higher benefits for roughly 85,000 retirees effective January 1 1964.
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Iowa
W.L. Mooty
R - Grundy Center
Senate
Eugene Hill
D - Newton
Hill
John J. Brown
Emmersburg
House
IPERS
Ipers Fund
Jr High Open House At YMCA Saturday
Jr high students are invited to an open house at the Washing ton YMCA this Saturday. Tom McSpadden, program secretary, arranged activities in the gym, swimming pool, and lobby from 7:30 to 8:30 pm with dancing, volleyball, trampoline, shuffleboard, basketball, ping pong, pool, and table games. Admission is 10 cents for members and 45 cents for nonmembers.
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Washington Ymca
Tom McSpadden
Retail Merchants' Group Sets Good Friday Hours
Members of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce met in the YMCA with Charles Goodell presiding. They voted to close stores on Good Friday from noon to 2 p m and named chairmen for upcoming promotions. Petitions to change evening hours were discussed but no action taken. A special RMB meeting next Tuesday morning will continue discussion on store hours.
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Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Washington Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Charles Goodell
Washington
RMB
Civil Defense Class Begins At Washington High
Floyd Woods led 29 attendees in the first of six sessions on nuclear attack survival in the chemistry room. The course aims to educate residents on fallout safety and open to all adults free of charge with more groups planned in the county.
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Floyd Woods
Civil Defense
Washington High School
Woods
S. W. Easter
Kennedy proposes nationwide mental health centers plan
President Kennedy submits a bold plan to Congress to halve the mental hospital population and curb mental retardation through hundreds of new community mental health centers. The program would cost hundreds of millions and rely on federal grants covering up to 75 percent of center costs, with phased funding over years.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
National Institute of Mental Health
McNamara Fights Back At Cuba Intelligence Critics
Defense Secretary McNamara denounces lawmakers who question Soviet forces in Cuba as irresponsible and disgraceful. Representative Stratton accuses Senator Keating of sensationalism, while Bruce claims 82 to 88 missiles were sent, a number denied by the Pentagon. The dispute centers on Havana arms estimates amid a public row with Thurmond.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
Cuba
McNamara
House
Armed Services Committee
Samuel S. Stratton
D-Ny
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Department of Defense
Stratton
Joseph Carroll
Defense Intelligence
Pentagon
Keating
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Donald C. Bruce
R-Ind
U.S
Bruce
State Department
United States
Kennedy Drives Mentally Retarded Aid Bill Push
The proposal seeks federal funds for up to 75 percent of costs to build mental retardation research centers and amends the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to broaden aid for mentally retarded individuals and others with unclear rehabilitation potential. The president favors extending rehabilitation services to a mentally retarded person for up to 18 months. Kennedy’s passion stems from his sister’s private care for a birth handicap.
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Kennedy
Councilmen Vote For Street Signs
Washington city council approved purchasing about 100 street signs as the first step in a program to mark streets across the community. The public safety committee will choose which streets first, likely along the highway east and west and a north south street thereafter, with complete sets mounted on iron posts at intersections.
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Washington
Public Safety Committee
Federal Farm Program Explained at Rotary
The county office manager for the federal farm program spoke at the Rotary Club on Monday detailing program purposes and county operation. He discussed national agricultural challenges and changing conditions causing new economic and social issues, noting Iowa’s farming structure with fewer larger farms and the improving local economic indicators. Lloyd Walker chaired, introducing the speaker in place of ill Cloyd Knupp.
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Bus Day
Rotary Club
Iowa
Mr. Day
Washington
Lloyd Walker
Cloyd Knupp
Iowa Weather Outlook Clear to Partly Cloudy
United Press International reports Iowa will be clear to partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows range from 20 in the northeast to the upper 20s in the southwest while highs reach the upper 30s in the northeast to around 50 in the extreme southwest. Thursday outlook remains partly cloudy with minimal temperature change.
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United Press International
Iowa
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