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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1963

Page

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Canadian pledge bars nuclear weapons on soil in election drive

Ottawa reports say Prime Minister John Diefenbaker will push a Conservative defense platform promising no nuclear warheads on Canadian soil. The plan seeks a bilateral U.S. storage agreement for wartime stockpiles, a stance already rejected by Washington and likely to keep the nuclear issue unsettled if Conservatives win on April 8.

Ottawa UPI John Diefenbaker United States Canada Washington U.S Diefenbaker

Missing Tanker Sought After Molten Sulphur Queen Vanishing

PORTSMOUTH VA UPI Airplanes and merchant ships comb coastal waters of the southern Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico for the missing 523 foot tanker Marine Sulphur Queen carrying 39 men. Coast Guard says 5 planes in night search and others to question masters of vessels likely to have crossed its path. The ship left Beaumont around 8 p.m. EST en route to Norfolk and never checked in as due.

Portsmouth UPI Beaumont Norfolk Hasler & Co Coast Guard Galveston Texas Florida Straits Atlantic J. W. Fanning Marine Transport Corp. of New York Fanning Beaumont - Galveston - Houston

Creston Woman Admits Embezzling 6449 Dollars

Mary Forkner 35 longtime office manager at the Greater Community Hospital of Creston admitted stealing 6449 dollars from hospital accounts over the past year. She said the funds were used for household expenses and personal bills. No charges were filed and the hospital board will study the matter before acting.

Creston UPI Greater Community Hospital of Mary Forkner Forkmer Hospital Board of Trustees

Four Are Killed On Iowa Highways

Four persons died in separate Iowa crashes as freezing drizzle and snow glazed highways. Victims include Dr. Daryoush Khoshbin 29 In dependence. Gordon Everly 19 Volga. Fred Brewer Council Bluffs. Dennis Smith 15 rural Cuming. A fire killed Mrs Joseph Reinker 70 in Dubuque.

Iowa Daryoush Khoshbin Independen Gordon Everly Volga Fred Brewer Council Bluffs Dennis Smith Cumning Khoshbin State Mental Health Institute Independence Stretc US. 2 Jesup Everly Wadena Cecil Florian Burchette Arlington Brewer Denison and Carroll Smith West Des Moines Joseph Reinker Dubuque Reinker

Rites Sunday For Henry Hiller 81

Funeral services for Henry Hiller 81 will be Sunday at 2 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev W J Stevens officiating Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery He was born September 9 1881 in Western Kansas son of Frank and Miranda Hiller He married Nora ge September 11 1914 He was a retired railroad worker Survivors include four sons Gerald Earnest Clyde and Charles Lux a sister Mae Hiller a brother John five grandchildren and a daughter and four sons predeceased him

Henry Hiller Sherman - Eden W. J Stevens Hillcrest Cemetery Mr. Hiller Kansas Frank Miranda Hiller Norage Hiller Gerald Washington Earnest Rocksland Clyde West Branch Charles Lux Waukon Mae Hiller Fone John

Justice On School Bus Matter Sparks Iowa Debate

A Washington County Citizens for Educational Freedom representative said public school bus transport for private school pupils is constitutional, noting the Supreme Court settled the issue years ago. The discussion followed a statement by John R. Schmidhauser, linking Governor Hughes's inaugural address to a proposed change in Iowa law allowing parochial and private school riders on public buses.

Iowa Washington County Citizens For Educational Freedom United States Supreme Court John R. Schmidhauser State University of Towa Schmi

Refugee from Cuba describes Soviet rocket strength in Oriente

A Cuban refugee among 140 arriving in Miami recounts Russians at Guan­tanamo and Oriente with 50,000 Soviet troops said to be in Cuba. He cites jet fighters and a rumored base in Mayori zone while noting daily life under Castro grows harder. He and others contrast Kennedy's 17,000 estimate with eyewitness views of widespread military presence.

Miami UPT Red Cross Havana Oriente Cuba U.S Guancanamo Alberto Ferrer Ferrer Missie Mayori Zone American World Airways Dcsb Kennedy Delio Valdez Santa Clara Las Villas

Rasnington Coin Club Meeting At Fairgrounds

Rasnington Coin Club members and other interested persons are urged to be on hand promptly at 1 30 p m Monday February 11 for the club meeting and auction. Because of the large number of items to be auctioned the meeting will start no later than 7 30 p m Guests may bid at the auction but only club members may offer items for sale. The meeting is to be held at the Washington County Fair grounds.

Rasnington Coin Club Washington County Fairgrounds

Pilot’s Heroic Sacrifice Saves Crew in Vietnamese Crash

Maj James ONeill of Jumington Station New York died at the controls of a crippled B26 to allow his crew to parachute to safety. Co pilot James Johnson of Florida and Vietnamese radioman Dien Chinh Thuong survived. Johnson praised ONeill for risking his life as the plane crashed into a 3000 foot mountain.

Saigon UPS James O'Neill Jumington Station N. Y James E. + Johnson Mary Esther Fla Johnson Dien Chinh Thuong U. S. ‘Air Force O'Neill America South Viet Nam Dion United States

Cassini Faces U S Charges Over Trujillo Links

Igor Cassini known as Cholly Knickerbocker took leave from his New York gossip column to answer federal charges for failing to register as an agent for the slain Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. Indicted with New York lawyer Paul Englander on four and two counts respectively, they allegedly ran a public relations firm to push Trujillo propaganda from 1959 to 1961. Cassini, a brother of dress designer Oleg Cassini, denies the charges and awaits arraignment with Englander next Friday in U.S. District Court.

Washington UPI Igor Cassini Justice Department Trujillo Cassini New York Journal-American Cholly Knickerbocker New York King Features Dominican Republic Journal-American American Englander

Illegal Logan Act probe sought over Cuba ransom payments

UPI reports Miami District Judge Ernett Choate suggested a federal grand jury should examine whether private gifts to Fidel Castro for the release of 1,113 invasion prisoners violated the Logan Act. Choate noted Cuba is hostile and asked for written arguments on donors’ voluntariness and his jurisdiction. The suit, by Douglas Voorhees, challenged ransom shipments to Cuba as treasonous.

Miami UPL Ernett Choate Fidel Castro Choate Castro Douglas Voorhees Cuba Voorhees

Wayland Farmer Electrocuted Working on Farm

Emerson Schlatter 55 a Wayland area farmer died Friday afternoon from electrocution while using a home welding outfit five miles southeast of Wayland. He was found by his wife and son about three hours later. Funeral set for Monday at 10 a.m. at St Michaels Episcopal Church Mt Pleasant with Zehr Funeral Home. Schlatter born January 18 1908 near Wayland son of David and Sue Conrad Schlatter. Survived by wife Doris Ogburn and three children David Emil and Marie. a brother Raymond of Wayland and a sister Mrs Paul Oswald of Aurora Nebraska.

Wayland Emerson Sciller Waylan Robert Wettach Hannibal St. Michaels Episcopalian Church Mt. Pleasant Zehr Charg Schlatter David Sue Conrad Schlatter Doris Ogburn Emil Marie Raymond Paul Oswald Aurora

Reluctant volunteers join White House hike plan

The White House forms a reluctant marching party led by press secretary Pierre Salinger to hike from Georgetown along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Kennedy aides and a mix of reporters, Udall, and other officials join, testing endurance as part of a forward new frontier vibe.

Washington UPI White House Hannibal Alps Pierre Salinger Salinger Kennedy Cuba Georgetown Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Potomac River Stewart Udall Supreme Court William C. Douglas George Burkley Salin Marine Corps Shepard

Continue Feed Grain Signups at Mace Motor

The Mace Motor Company showroom will host feed grain signups through Friday of next week to speed up paper work and provide more room. William Day, manager of the local ASC office, announced arrangements to stay in the showroom until then before moving back to the regular office for Saturday operations.

Towar Asc Omens Mace Motor Company William Day ASC

Mrs Nellie Goodwin Claimed at Wellman

Mrs Nellie Mae Goodwin died this morning at Shenk Rest Home Wellman after a period of ill health. Funeral is Monday at 2 p.m. at Wellman Baptist Church Rev Arthur Ulrich will conduct with burial at Wassonville Cemetery. She was born December 5 1892 in What Cheer a daughter of James and Elizabeth Stillings Stillings. Survived by six sons and one daughter including Maxine Johnson Conesville Arden Dar Vernie Junior Stanley Donald of Cedar Rapids and 16 grandchildren five great grandchildren and one sister Mrs Clifford Snyder of Washington.

Wellman Nellie Mae Goodwin Shenk Wellman Baptist Church Arthur Ulrich Wassonville Powell Goodwin What Cheer James Elizabeth Mae Jennings Stillings John Goodwin Paul Maxine) Johnson Conesville Arden Dar Vernie Stanley Man Donald Cedar Rapids Clifford Snyder Washington

Khrushchev says Soviet troops in Cuba are instructors

Khrushchev told visiting journalist Roy Thomson that Russian forces in Cuba were there to teach Cubans the use of advanced weapons and not for any other purpose. UPI reporting also notes Kennedy's optimism that troops may withdraw by March end and cites a Republican critique of U.S. Cuba policy.

Moscow UPI Nikita Khrushchev Cuba Roy Thomson Khrushchev Thomson United States Cub

Coldest Blast Of Winter Hits Northeast and Midwest

A severe cold wave swept the Northeast with subzero readings from Michigan to Pennsylvania. New Hampshire logged 33 below zero and Lebanon, New Hampshire recorded 16 below. The Midwest also faced subzero temperatures while the West Coast remained mild and snow fell in parts of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.

United Press International Mississippi Ohio Mercury Michigan Pennsylvania New Hampshire Lake Erie New York City Upper Midwest Minnesota Lower Mich Lebanon N.H North Carolina Tennessee Alabama Nebraska

Ceylon Loses U S Aid Over Seized Oil Properties

Colombo reports indicate Ceylon faces a cut in 3.8 million dollars in U S technical aid for failing to pay for properties seized from Esso and Caltex stations. Commentators warn of closer ties to the Soviet bloc as negotiations with the oil firms stall.

Colombo Ceylon UPI Russia U.S Washington Esso Caltex

Will Hold Shower For Fire Victims Sunday

Women of the Gladwin community plan a benefit shower for the George Estabrook family whose home and belongings burned Wednesday. The event will be at Union Township hall at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Columbus Junction Gladwin George Estabrook Estabrook Union Towship Hall

Weather outlook from United Press Internation Iowa

Considerable cloudiness through Sunday with occasional snow through tonight. Light snow southeast and extreme east Sunday forenoon. Little temperature change. Low tonight near 10 to near 20. High Sunday near 15 to 20s. Outlook for Monday Mostly cloudy and cold.

United Press Internation Iowa

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