Pressure Soviet To Leave Cuba
President Kennedy intensifies pressure on Nikita Khrushchev to remove 17000 Soviet personnel from Cuba including about 6000 combat troops. Kennedy seeks a firm Russian commitment beyond Khrushchev's November promise while warning against any resupply of missiles or bombers and noting ongoing aerial and naval surveillance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Names on Petit Jury Draw For March Term Court
Seventy five residents were drawn for the March term petit jury at the district court house. Jurors reported time 1 39 p m on March 11 unless notified otherwise. Judge Harold J Fleck will preside.
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Court House
Harold J. Fleck
Jackson Township
Lester Chovening
Duane Krotz
Dale Lance
Dwane Shalla
Elmer Sojka
Alvin Sojka
Harold Wiley
Doris Words
Washington Township
L. B
Monster Philodendron Slows Yet Grows Huge In Court Office
In Marietta the clerk of the district court Mrs. Workman and associates report a philodendron that has grown to 296 inches, far exceeding ordinary size. The plant slowed to five inches in the last month but continues to cover tops of file cabinets. Researchers wonder if roof-soft water fertilizer fuels rapid growth, with plans to revert to prior diet when water is available again.
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Court Ouse
Porter
Court House
Newlyweds Held For Newton Theft
Newton Iowa police detained Norman Maples 23 and a 16 year old girl from La Jolla Calif after a shield went missing from a home. The pair claimed wealth and status and were found in a Volks wagon in Grinnell. No charges were filed immediately.
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Newton
Iowa
UPI
la Jolla
Calif
Norman Maples
Colle
Marion Chidester
Wayne Barber
FFA Sub District Meet at Belle Plaine Soon
Twelve FFA chapters from the Northwest subdistrict will participate in first round eliminations at Belle Plaine on February 16. Contests include parliamentary procedure, chapter program of work, public and extemporaneous speaking, and chapter secretary, treasurer, and reporter record books. Event runs 8 am to 12 noon with lunch and awards presentation by George Robinson, S. E. District PFA Advisor. Participating chapters: Belle Plaine, Brooklyn 3 GM, Grinnell, Marengo Tow Valley, Keota, LeGrand, Wellman Mid Prairie, Montezuma, Newhall, Toledo South Tama County, Washington, Williamsburg.
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Lincoln Building
George Robinson
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PFA
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Grinnell
Tow Valley
Marengo
Keota
LeGrand
Mid-Prairie
Wellman
Montezuma
Newhall
South Tama County
Toledo
Washington
Williamsburg
Honor A B Magdefrau At Wayland Masonic Lodge
Wayland Adoniram Lodge No 120 held ceremonies with certificate and 50 year pin honors for A B Magdefrau. Lester Matheny presented the certificate on behalf of the Grand Lodge. Mrs Magdefrau received the pin. AW Magdefrau Jr and James Magdefrau’s son attended and spoke briefly. James Troutman, lodge secretary, gave a brief resume of Magdefrau’s 50 years membership.
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Wayland
Eagles to be Honored in Hawkeye Scout Ceremonies
Eagle Scouts from Wauhawk district spanning Washington Johnson and parts of Iowa counties will be honored Sunday during Boy Scout Week by the Hawkeye Area council. The event inducts Eagles into the Fred J. Poyneer Class of Eagles at Mt. Mercy auditorium at 3 30 p m. Sister Mary Agnes Mt. Mercy College Cedar Rapids will give the welcome with Ed Sears and Rev. Edgar Kurt also participating. Music will be provided by the Collins choir.
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Wauhawk
Washington
Johnson
Iowa
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
John Walker
Fred J. Poyneer
Poyneer
Mary Agnes
Mt. Mercy College
Fire destroys Wyse farm home and 78 Cafe in Wayland
Wayland volunteers battled two blazes in one night. The Eli Speidel farm northwest of Wayland lost the Wyse residence as hay and furnishings burned. Shortly after midnight the 78 Cafe within city limits burned, gutted by fire operated by Johenny and Lucille Mast. Cause unknown but likely electrical wiring. Insurance investigated.
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Don Wyse
78 Cafe
Wyse
Eli Speidel
Ralph Bain
Washington
Johenny
Lucille Mast
Local high school inducts twenty into National Honor Society
Twenty outstanding juniors and seniors were inducted during a morning assembly. Names announced at a nine o clock ceremony include 12 seniors and 8 juniors Vaughn Rinner Rick Bordwell Bonnie Miller Joe Kerr Rich Vosika George John Cheryl Anderson Carolyn Jones Bill Koehler Leonard Schantz Jana McConnell Jane Peterson Don Ross Judy Marshall Linda Campbell Joe McCarthy Charlotte Wulf van Fane Chery Keating Existing members elected last year as juniors presented a brief program describing the society functions. Don Woodruff serves as advisor.
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Oustaining
National Honor Society
Scholastic Honorary Society
Vaughn Rinner
Rick Bordwell
Bonnie Miller
Joe Kerr
Rich Vosika
George John
Cheryl Anderson
Carolyn
Joe Jones
Bill Koehler
Leonard Schantz
Jana McConnell
Jane Peterson
Don Ross
Judy Marshall
Linda Campbell
Joe McCarthy
Charlotte Wulf
Linda Campbell Named Homemaker of Tomorrow at Washington High
Linda Campbell won the 1963 Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow at Washington High School. She achieved the highest score on a knowledge and attitude test for senior girls and will compete with state winners for the national title. State winners receive a 481500 scholarship and an Encyclopaedia Britannica set. Campbell and her advisor gain an expense-paid tour to New York City, Washington, D C, and Colonial Williamsburg with national and runner-up selections to follow.
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Linda Campbell
Washington High School
Betty Crocker
Tomor
Campbell
National Honor Society Assembly
General Mills
New York City
Washington, D. C
Colonial Williamsburg
Two County Girls Win Queen Honors at Colleges
Barbara McDowell a Park College sophomore in Parkville Missouri was chosen queen of the Lowell Lucerne Club and will receive a dozen roses at the Inter-Club Council Dance. Ruth Ann Wilson a Northeast Missouri State Teachers College freshman nursing student was selected as freshman class candidate for yearbook queen ahead of the Echo Dance in April.
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Washington County
Barbara McDowell
Park College
Parkville
Rrently
Miss McDowell
John McDowell
West Chester
Ruth Ann Wilson
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Miss Wilson
Harold Wilson
Washington
Rites at Fairfield For E M Galbraith
Funeral services for inward M Galbraith age 56 of Fairfield are set for Saturday at 2 p m at First Lutheran Church. He died Tuesday at the VA Hospital in Iowa City. A World War II veteran he was remembered by many Washington residents as a sales representative for National Biscuit Co. Survivors include his wife and five daughters.
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Nnward Malbraith
Fairfield
Galbraith
Washington
National Biscuit Co
Iowa City
Keith Horas Retain Lead in K. C. Pinochle
Keith Horas and partner maintained their lead in the Knights of Columbus Pinochle marathon after the ninth round with 4 points. The marathon concludes Sunday February 24 at 7 30 p m in the St James cafeteria with top ten standings listed including Wolfer Ferdinand Ma Ed Peiffer and others.
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Keith Horas
Keith Hora
Knights of Columbus
St. James
Wolfer
Ferdinand Ma
Ed Peiffer
Exi
Ivan Lukavsky
James Redlinger
Alex Gevock
George Horn
Leo Marie
Paul Ryan
Harold Sobaski
Eight Children Die As Fire Ravages Toronto Home
In Toronto, eight children aged 4 to 17 perished in their beds as a two story dwelling in a row of ten homes burned. Roy and Effie French faced the loss, with Ann 17 All 16 Eileen 14 Sharon 6 and Billie 4 named among victims. Firemen battled the blaze for four hours in bitter cold, and Effie French, who had just returned from a night shift, was hospitalized after attempting to save the children.
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Toronto
UPL
Roy French
Effie
Ann
Eileen
Sharon
Billie
French
Postal Terminal
Iraqi revolt topples Kassem amid Arab world support
Rebels in Iraq stormed the Defense Ministry in Baghdad and declared Premier Abdel Karim Kassem slain. A National Council of the Revolution Command led by Brigadier Abdel Karim Musta claimed control as borders closed and a 3 p.m. curfew took effect. Rebels promoted democracy and independence from outside influence while denying Communist leadership.
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Iran
APS
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Middle East
Ankara
Turkey
Kassem
Defense Ministry
Abdel Karim Musta
Erramadi
Baghdad
London
National Council of the Revolution Command
Ua.r
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hhe
Arab League
Henry Hiller Dies Here This Morning
Henry Hiller died this morning at Washington County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services for the elderly Washington man are pending with Sherman-Eden Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Henry Hiller
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Britain presses to renew Common Market talks with West Germany
Britain accelerates its bid for entry to the European Common Market with top negotiator Sir Eric Roll meeting West German state secretary Rolf Lahr in Bonn. Britain hopes to restart Brussels talks after France vetoed membership while Adenauer backs Britain’s bid and Kennedy signals support for Franco-German–US dialogue.
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Britain
Bonn
Brussels
Eric Roll
Rolf Lahr
Germany
Foreign Ministry
France
Lord Home
Paul Henri Spaak
Margaret
Harold Macmilla
de Gaulle
Ket
European Parliamentary Assembly
Strasbourg
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ronid Adenauer
Ward Adenauer
Europe
Lahr
Roll
Gerhard Schroeder
United States
Kennedy
Washington
Hughes silent on Iowa utilities control bill
DES MOINES UPI Gov Harold E Hughes declined to comment on the utilities control bill that passed the Senate. He said he would not discuss the measure until he has analyzed it and the House acts. He cautioned that any bill approved by both houses would have rough edges to be improved later.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Senate
House
Hughes
Town Commerce Commission
Foria
Coin Club Meeting Set at Washington Fair Grounds
The Washington Coin Club will hold its monthly meeting at the Washington Fair Grounds on Monday evening February 13 starting at 7 30 with a lengthy auction expected due to many items. Maurice Conrad will offer 55 items for bids while members bring displays for intermission. Guests may bid but cannot submit items for sale until joining. A 1963 proof set is offered as a door prize. Refreshments during intermission. Secretary treasurer Mrs Ethel Aller reports the club has about 70 members.
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Washington Coin Club
Washington Fair Grounds
Maurice Conrad
DR. Wilson
Ethel Aller
Weather Iowa forecast: snow and cold through weekend
Freezing to light snow expected tonight through Saturday with one to two inches possible across much of Iowa. Temperatures will run two to five degrees below normal. lows 10 to 25 and highs 15 to 38. Outlook Sunday mostly cloudy and cold with a light snow chance and a slow melt of 1 to 2 tenths inch of precipitation.
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Iowa
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