Iowa House Debates Reapportionment Plan Split
Iowa House reapportionment moves forward with a watered down Shaff Plan while the Shaff bill dies in the Senate after 25-24 vote and failed reconsideration. House proposes 99 percent member house and 56 member senate based on population, reversing the historic area population split.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
General Assembly
House
Senate
Robert Naden
Webster City
Norman A. Erbe
Clifford Nystrom
Boone
Richard Turner
Council Bluffs
Erbe
Rev DeVries Installed as Presbyterian Pastor in Washington
The Rev Harold F DeVries will be ordained as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington in a Sunday service at 7 30 p m with a worship service preceding led by Dr Robert H French Iowa synod executive. The installation follows his recent arrival to fill the vacancy from Dr W J Grossheim.
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Rev. DeVries
Harold F. DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Robert H. French
Iowa Synod
Vernon G. el
Savanna
Ill
DeVries
Terry
Gregg
Cindy
Joel
Hickman
Neb
Suit seeks billions in damages over GE price fixing
Peoria residents J. Orion Brunk and Mrs. Mary Brown filed a $750 million triple damages damage suit against General Electric claiming overcharges on electrical equipment. The action follows a verdict finding 29 major suppliers guilty of anti trust price fixing and bid rigging. Federal action may follow with agencies seeking damages, while many cities weigh similar private suits.
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J. Orion Brunk
Peoria
Mary Brown
General Electric
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Brunk
Brown
Jack Brunnenmeyer
Washington
National Institute of Municipal Law
Soviet President's Flight Intercept Sparks France Tass Clash
Russia rejected France's explanation for firing warning shots at Brezhnev's plane en route to Africa. Tass calls Paris claim a distortion while Paris cites a danger zone over Algiers. France maintains radio contact was established and says the incident was unacceptable.
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Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Mediterranean
Brezhnev
Algiers
Rabat
Reserved Seat Tickets For Play Now on Sale
Reserved seats for the annual Y's Men's home talent play went on sale this morning at Osinecup's Drug Store. The show Charley's Aunt is a riotous comedy staged in the high school auditorium on February 15 16 and 17 at 7 p.m.
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Osinecup
Mrs Barbara Reber Dies in Kalona At 83
Barbara Reber 83 died at Pleasantview Home Kalona at 7 30 this morning She had lived there since 1958 Funeral services set for 1 30 pm Sunday at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with burial in its cemetery She was born May 18 1877 in Washington County Daughter of Peter J and Catherine Brenneman Miller She married Joel Reber in 1900. he died in 1939 Survivors include three daughters two sons two brothers one sister and two half sisters
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Kalona
Barbara Reber
Pleasantview
Lower Deer Creek
Joel Reber
Art Schweitzer
Iowa City
Nick Gaschox
Pigeon, Mich
Maynard Brenneman
Maynard
Lester
Harold
Davenport
Jack P. Miller
Noah E. Miller
Arthur Yoder
Wellman
Lydia Troyer
Ruth Miller
Katona
Ahrens Lead Pinochle Marathon After Round Seven
Harold Ahrens and partner hold the top score with 5 620 points in the Y s Men pinochle marathon. Alex Gevock and partner stand second with 5 110 points while Don Sheetz remain undefeated. Other leaders include Tanner Lensch Horn Crayne Foster Wiley Bauer Beauchamp Stewart and Booth with scores listed.
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Harold Ahrens
Alex Gevock
Don Sheetz
Tom Tanner
Hugo Lensch
Charles Lawson
Grinnell
George Horn
Bill Crayne
Stanley Foster
Robert Wiley
Roy Bauer
Leo Beauchamp
Keith Stewart
Gene Booth
County TB Group Plans For Annual Meeting
Plans for the annual meeting of the TB Association of Washington County were made at the executive committee meeting in Mrs. A. W. Hinderman’s home. Mrs. Woods, field service representative, met with the group. About 1 620 persons received TB skin tests in county schools during the recent program. Eileen Jeffrey and Lorraine Suter will visit all contacts. The program is funded by TB Christmas seals sale and may be repeated yearly.
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TB Association of
Washington County
A. W. Hinderman
Woods
Forld Service
Eileen Jeffrey
Lorraine Suter
Farm Bureau Women’s Chorus Plans March Day Program
Members of the Farm Bureau women’s chorus hold a rehearsal Friday February 17 at 10 am in the Farm Bureau building. The group prepares for the annual Farm Bureau Women’s Day program scheduled for March 20.
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Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
Farm Bureau
Lumumba Flees Jail in Congo Escape Triggers Congo Tensions
Patrice Lumumba and two aides escaped a Katanga jail after overpowering guards. Katanga officials set a $6,000 bounty on Lumumba and $1,000 on each lieutenant, ordered a national search, and launched roadblocks and air patrols as fears of civil war escalate. Lumumba reportedly headed toward Stanleyville with Mobutu forces pursuing.
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Katanga
The
Congo
UPI
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Joseph Mobutu
Munongo
Mutshatsha
Lumumba
Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Leopoldville
Manacles
Stanleyville
Oriental Province
Brussels
Belgium
House Won't Replace Iowa State Board in Defeat of Measure
Iowa House rejects a bill to replace the elective state board of public instruction with a governor appointed panel by a 71 to 0 vote. The defeat came as rural districts push to resist consolidation and maintain non political board elections. Rep. Paul Walter and supporters conceded reconsideration is unlikely while other measures on school policy proceed in committee.
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Shaft
Area House
Population House
Senate
Muscatine
Stanley
Des Moines
UPS
Iowa House
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
House
David Stanley
R-Muscatine
Paul M. Walter
Union
Hardin County
House Schools Committee
Charles Grassley
R-New Hartford
Grassley
Western Europe aims for united front at six nation summit
Paris hosts six Western European leaders including de Gaulle and Adenauer as they seek a unified stance on shared issues such as Cold War strategy and their relationship with the United States. Disagreements linger over forming a confederation versus closer integration with the Western alliance.
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UPI
Europe
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
France
Foreign Office
Konrad Adenauer
Amintore Fanfani
Gaston Eyskens
Netherlands
Jan de Quay
Luxembourg
Pierre Werner
de Gaulle
Adenauer
United States
See Good Chance For Limited Health Bill Before 1962
Washington reporters say there is a better than 50 50 chance Congress will pass a limited form of President Kennedy's medical care plan before the 1962 elections. Democrats fear rough sailing while Republicans vow to block it. Lincoln compared prospects to last year when Senate opposition held at 51 44.
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UPI
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Services Saturday For Jesse H Paxson
Funeral services for Jesse Harrison Paxson 72 of Wapello will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Church of God in Cairo with Rev Larry Eklund officiating. Burial follows in Cairo Cemetery under Dudgeon McCulley Funeral Home arrangements. He died Tuesday Feb 7 born July 13 1888 in Cairo son of Robert and Anna Paxson married Edna Boden Oct 28 1909. Survivors include his widow three sons three daughters ten grandchildren and three brothers.
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Columbus Junction
Jesse Harrison Paxson
Wapello
Church of God At
Cairo
Larry Eklund
Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home
Robert
Anna Pierson Paxson
Edna Boden
Auto Makers Announce Major Weeklong Layoffs Across Plants
Detroit reports- Ford Chrysler and General Motors plan one week layoff actions affecting 69 000 auto workers. GM announces 46 500 layoffs while Ford and Chrysler collectively shed 17 200. American Motors idles 20 300 and cuts 4100 cannot return to work at Kenosha Milwaukee.
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API
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Kenosha
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Dearborn
Mich
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Wayne
Louisville
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Calif
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Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Fisher
Buffalo
Iowa Weather Forecast With Fog and Warming Trend
Generally fair weather continues in Iowa through Saturday with dense fog tonight and Saturday morning. Temperatures rise slowly through Saturday with lows 10 to 30 and highs 40s to 50s, then a partly cloudy Sunday with little change. Five day outlook shows near normal to slightly above normal temperatures east and west, a warming trend early in the period followed by a cool spell Sunday and Monday, and light precipitation most eastern and central points before snow after Saturday.
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