Bomb blasts strike Paris as De Gaulle cabinet meets
Six bombs explode in Paris with a seventh found near the presidential palace as Culture Minister Andre Malraux is targeted. A 4 year old girl and a woman are injured. Police tie the attacks to the outlawed OAS amid Algeria peace police discussions.
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Paris
UPI
Andre Malraux
Charles de Gaulle
Malraux
France
de Gaulle
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Algeria
Washington Schools Honored for Dental Hygiene Efforts
The Washington Community School District is among 12 Iowa schools praised by the Iowa Dental Association and the State Department of Public Health for high participation in the dental hygiene program. Each school achieved over 80 percent return on student dental health cards. Ten-year plaques went to Fort Dodge Grinnell Newburg Vinton Keystone Iowa Falls Eagle Grove Washington Dysart Estherville and Pella. Five-year certificates were awarded to Clear Lake and Sacred Heart of Spencer.
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Washington Community
Iowa
Iowa Dental Association
Association
State Department of Public Health
Bureau of Dental Hygiene
Iowa City
Council
Fort Dodge
Grinnell
Newburgh
Vinton
Keystone
Iowa Falls
Eagle Grove
Washington
Dysart
Estherville
Pella
Clear Lake
Sacred Heart of Spencer
County School Heads Discuss Ruling By Attorney General
County superintendents from sixteen area counties met in the courthouse to discuss the elementary school district attachment opinion issued by Attorney General Evan Hultman. Assistant State Superintendent Walt Edsen joined the talks. Dwight Bode attended among others. The opinion requires all elementary districts not in a reorganized proposal by July 1, 1962 to be attached to a high school area by the county board of education, prompting widespread meetings and debate on compliance.
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Iowa Armory
Evan Hultman
Walt Edsen
Des Moines
Dwight Bode
Court House
Winga’s
Hultman
County Board of Education
County Boards of Education
Disarmament and World Law Topic at Local Conference
A February 11 workshop at First Methodist Church in Washington will cover disarmament and world law. Sponsored by the South Iowa Annual Conference of The Methodist Church, the session runs 2 30 to 5 p m with four presenters including Rev Leroy Moore and William Plymar. A community hamburger meal at the YMCA follows with registration by 10 a m Saturday and 60 cent cost.
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First Methodist Church
Washington
South Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Leroy Moore
Farmington
William Plymar
Des Moines Insurance
David Stanley
Muscatine
Iowa General Assembly
Lester Moore
Manning
YMCA
Progress Report on Y Member Drive at Victory Dinner
The YMCA membership drive progress was reported at the Victory Dinner with Y’s Men’s Club. About 60 percent of enrollment cards remain with workers. total members 672 and $2,777 raised toward a $5,377 goal. Robert Reed thanked active workers. Bob Gillesby and co chairmen Harold Stevens and Dr. C A Larsen were introduced.
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YMCA
Y's Men's Club
Robert Reed
Ymca Board
Bob Gillesby
Harold Stevens
C. A. Larsen
Tickets for The Gazebo selling well for Y's Men show
Verle Gallagher reports strong early sales for the Y's Men home talent play The Gazebo to be staged at the high school auditorium February 20 21 and 22. Two teams compete in sales while rehearsals continue five weeks with director Daryl Schultz noting Broadway success and background for the production.
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Verle Gallagher
All Y's Men
Daryl Schultz
Broadway
Reminder on Paving Assessment Deadlines in Washington
Washington residents in 1961 street paving areas are reminded that the first payment for assessments is due February 14. The City Clerk explains options to pay in full or by 10 equal annual installments, with the first installment due within 30 days after January 15, 1962. The summary notes no interest if paid within the 30 day period and directs questions to the City Clerk.
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Washington
Boy Scouts to Celebrate 52nd Birthday Week
The Boy Scouts of America begin a week long celebration of their 52nd birthday from February 7 to 13. Cub Scout Pack 243 displays projects in the Klein Clothing building window as part of the events. The Blue and Gold banquet is set for February 22 at the Methodist Church. Den I members were guests of a local club at noon to discuss their work with town business leaders. Den II elected Wayne Drin dner and appointed Richard Choate as assistant denner. Terry Miller earned the lion badge with a puppet show. The group reads King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and refreshments are provided by Doug Higgins Mark Shearer and Terry Miller. Pack 243 welcomes a new den mother, Mrs Donald Jackson. February theme is Parade of Presidents with dens planning the banquet and programs. Cub Scouts observe Church Sunday on February 11 wearing uniforms to the church of their choice.
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Boy Scouts of America
Cub
Klein Klothing Kompany
Methodist Church
den I
den II
Wayne Drimdenner
Paul Sharer
Richard Choate
Denner
Terry Miller
The
Knights of the Round Table
Doug Higgins
Mark Shearer
Den
Donald Jackson
Advance Ross considers expansion at Washington plant
Advance Ross Electronics Corp announces record 1961 production at its Washington street plant with payroll over 170000 and 70 employees. The firm plans expansion possibilities to add capacity and create jobs while maintaining big customers Zenith and Admiral and a history of internal promotions.
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Advance Ross Electronics Corporation Today
Washington
West
Madison Street
Washington Area
Marines Quizzed on Communism in Censorship Probe
In Washington the Defense Department said Marines were questioned about communism as part of a probe into Pentagon speech censorship. The Senate subcommittee pressed McNamara over the identity of censor staff and recalled a witness who refused to name the censor.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Senate
Special Armed Services Subcommittee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
McNamara
Marine Corps
David Sheap
Russia
China
Cuba
France
United States
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Thurmond
MacNamara
Army Research
Arthur G Trudeau
Willis D. Lawrence
Department of Security Review
Lawrence
Stennis
Madrid imposes midnight closing on theaters and late hours
Spain orders theaters bars and restaurants to close by midnight and end service by 1 30 a m. The decree targets late night habits as critics lament lost tradition while owners foresee earlier dinners and more regular hours for locals and tourists alike.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Night Owls
Katanga Accuses Troops of Forcing Grave Digging
Katanga officials allege central Congolese troops forced Rutuku villagers to dig their graves and bury them. The communique links the atrocity to the New Year’s Day Kongolo massacre, with signs accusing missionaries of being mercenaries. Tshombe says U.N. joint commissions will remove all foreigners from Katanga’s armed forces.
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Elisabethville
UPI
Katanga
Rutuku
Albertville
Kongolo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombe
U.N
Supreme Court Rejects Lake Darling School Plan
The Iowa Supreme Court dismissed the Lake Darling school reorganization proposal affecting Brighton Pleasant Plain and Richland and surrounding areas. The ruling ends the multi year effort and opens the path for new plans under county and state oversight.
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Iowan
Lake Darling
State Supreme Court
Brighton, Pleasant Plain
Richland
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Brighton
Pleasant Plain
Joint County Boards of Education
Nomination Papers Taken by Iowans
Roy A. Miller of Monticello Republican sought nomination papers for the Iowa House seat left by the late Rep. Russell Eldred. He plans to campaign for the Jones County district. Also key filings from Winkelman, Kerns, Summa, and Miller reflect multiple candidates across Calhoun, Des Moines, and Des Moines County seats.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Russell Eldred
Anamosa
Secretary of State
Roy A. Miller
Monticello
Jones County
Eldred
Miller
Calhoun County
William P. Winkelman
R.G. Kerns
Lohrville
Dewey Summa
Rockwell City
Charles P. Miller
Burlington
Robert Dodds
Danville
Minor Crash At Court House Involves Car And Truck
A Brighton driver Hal R. Hotle and a Burlington Coca Cola truck driver David Lee Shunick collided near the courthouse this morning. No injuries reported. Hotle’s auto front end about $300 damage. truck fender and bumper bent. Police say the collision occurred just before 11 as the vehicles moved through West Main and North Ave. Both drivers said they could not stop in time, though speeds were slow.
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Hal R. Hotle
Brighton
David Lee Shunick
Burlington
Court House
Hotle
West Main
North Ave
YMCA Dance For Junior High Ages At Washington
Washington's YMCA sponsors a dance for junior high school boys and girls this Saturday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m The cost is 45 cents for non members and 10 cents for members of the Y.
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Washington
YMCA
Gas Mine Blast Kills 56 in Saarland
A methane ignition caused a blast at the Luisenthal coal mine near Voelklingen Saarland as about 500 workers were underground. At least 56 were killed and 150 feared trapped while 78 survived and 215 were unhurt. The U.S. Army aided rescue with medical teams and blood plasma.
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Saarbruecken
UPI
Luisentahl
Rese
U.S. Army
Groy
France
Saarland
Saarbrueck
Saarbruedchen
U.S. Army Hospital
Lanstuhl
Sion
West Comany
Disa
da’ Busch
U S Bomber Crashes at Royal Air Force Base in England
A U S Air Force RB66 jet bomber crashed on landing at the Chevleeston RAF base in England. Spokesman said seven aboard. four killed and two injured. One airman missing earlier, with about 15 civilians affected by the incident.
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Chelveston
England
Lau
Royal Air Force Base
Air Force
Weather outlook for Iowa hints at modest warmth and light precip
United Press International reports Iowa will be partly cloudy and warmer tonight with lows from 15 to 25. Thursday brings mainly cloudy skies with highs around 20 in the north and 40 in the south, followed by variable clouds and a notable temperature shift Friday. The five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with light to moderate precipitation possible Friday and again Sunday or Monday, totaling one quarter to one half inch.
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Iowa
Frida
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Julian Rojo
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