Astronaut John Glenn Grounded by Weather Delays
Weather in Atlantic landing areas forced a eighth postponement of John Glenn's Mercury-Atlas mission. The countdown remained at the final phase with a 4 to 5 day window and a new schedule not yet announced. Glenn, 40, awaited further medical checks as crews monitored marginal conditions from Bermuda to the Canary Islands.
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Atlantic Ocean
Space Agency
Glenn
William K. Douglas
M. Scott Carpenter
Atlantic
Bermuda
Canary Islands
Raymond Dautremont Dies After Sudden Heart Attack
Raymond Dautremont 79 of Riverside died Tuesday night at home, apparently from a heart attack. Funeral at St. Mary’s Tuesday hour and burial at Mt. Olivet will follow. Survived by brother Oscar of Portland. predeceased by brothers and three sisters. Funeral home rosaries set for Thursday evening. He served in World War I and was a retired painter and Riverside fire chief.
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Raymond Vicetor
Dautremont
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Walter Boachman
Mt. Olivet
Sorden and Adams
James
Mary Wombacher Dautremont
Riverside Volunteer Fire Department
Catholic Order of Forresters
Holy Name Society
American Legion Unit No
Oscar
Portland
Ore
Ile
Soviet Berlin Head Evades Border Ban
Soviet Berlin commandant Col. Andrew I Solovyev evaded an American ban and entered West Berlin via the British sector crossing at Invalidenstrasse police said He drove to the British headquarters after earlier informing police at 2 25 p m He was warned the Friedrichstrasse crossing was reserved for West Berliners and foreigners may use only the British sector crossing. Earlier police reported Communist police fired on and captured two men trying to flee to West Berlin.
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United Press International
Solovyev
West Berlin
SCI Concert Band to Play Here Thursday
The State College of Iowa concert band will perform in Washington High School's new gym at 8 15 p m Thursday Feb 15 under the Washington High School music department. A 7 p m clinic in the high school auditorium precedes the concert both events open to the public. Clinician and soloist Sigurd Rascher and his daughter Karin will appear. Rascher is regarded as a leading saxophonist admission is 35 cents for adults 25 cents for students for either event or both.
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Washington High School
Music Department of Washington High School
Sigurd Rascher
Karin
Washington
D. Be
Hugh Dougall
John Mattes
Bob Elliott
Mooty to Seek Re election as Iowa Lt Governor
DES MOINES Iowa UPI Lt Gov W L Mooty Grundy Center today announced he would seek a second two year term on the Republican ticket He passed up a bid for governor to avoid a party split Mooty the first announced candidate for the post formerly served four Iowa House terms and led as Senate president He noted Gov Norman A Erbe also seeks a second term and said no Republican challenger has emerged.
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Des Moines
UPI
W.L. Mooty
Grundy Center
Mooty
Iowa House
Senate
Norman A. Erbe
Erbe
Reserved Seats On Sale For Y's Men's Play The Gazebo
Reserved seats for the Y's Men's home talent play The Gazebo go on sale Friday at Osincup Drug Store. Advance sales continue with good response led by Verle Gallagher. Holders exchange tickets at Osincup for seats on Feb 20 21 or 22. Director Daryl Schultz says rehearsals are near final. cast rehearsing at Bob Day annex then moving to the high school stage for final runs. The mystery comedy, popular on Broadway and later as a film, opens Feb 20 in the high school auditorium for three performances.
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Osincup
Verle Gallagher
Daryl Schultz
Bob Day
New York
Bill Wessler
Long Island
Farm Bureau Nearing Membership Goal Here
Joe Jones, Washington County membership chairman, reports that Washington County Farm Bureau has reached 90 percent of its 1962 goal of 1075 members. Three townships Cedar, Highland, Marion, and Crawford have reached 100 percent of their goals. several others are within easy reach.
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Joe Jones
Washington County
Washington County Farm Bureau
Cedar
Highland
Marion
Crawford
Prominent Washington Farmer Charles J Beliel Dies
Charles J Beliel 67 died Wednesday morning at Washington County Hospital after a month long illness. He lived 12 miles west of Washington and was a lifelong farmer. He was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus and St James Church. Rosary Sunday at 7 30 in the funeral home. Funeral Monday 9 30 in St James with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Mrs W T Humes Rapid City II and Mrs Charles Kuhn Washington a brother Vincent Beliel Washington and several nieces and nephews.
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Washington
St. James Catholic Church
Elm Grove
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Verive
Mary Wolf Beliel
Knights of Columbus
St. James
Powers free to pursue work after interviews says Kennedy
President Kennedy described Francis Gary Powers as a free agent after secret interrogations and planned interviews with government officials. Powers will be able to testify before Congress and meet the press, with his whereabouts and family update noted at Ashford Farms in Maryland. He was released last Saturday in exchange for Rudolf Abel and also praised the release of student Frederic Pryor.
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Rudolf Abel
Frederic Pryor
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Harold Macmillan
Christmas Island
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Khrushchev
Moscow
West
Western States Hit By Record Floods
Floods across six Western states drive 6,000 refugees into shelters. Snowmelt and renewed rain threaten water supplies as towns like Blackfoot and Pocatello face evacuation, closed highways, and contaminated drinking water. Dam breaches and ice jams worsen conditions amid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Portneuf
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Ohio
Wisconsin
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Butte
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Utah
Blackfoot
Civil Defense
James Keel
Sugar City
Lava Hot Springs
Bancroft
McCammon Soda Springs
Inkom
Farmer admits setting blaze on his own farm
Jim Keller 54 of a Brighton area farm admitted to authorities that he started a brooder house fire and fabricated a hold up story. He was bound over to the grand jury on an arson charge after a lie detector test confirmed the confession. a third blaze had struck Keller’s property recently. The case follows prior fires and ongoing investigations.
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Grand Jury
Jim Keller
Brighton
Iowa City
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Keller Farm
Keller
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University In
Kennedy rejects 18 nation summit now delays until progress seen
President Kennedy rejects Khrushchev's bid for an immediate 18 nation Geneva summit, saying such a session could hinder disarmament efforts. He offers to attend later if lower level talks show progress toward an effective agreement, and reiterates backing for pre-summit ministerial talks.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Punta del Este
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Sen. Strom Thurmond
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China
Robert F. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
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U.S
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Saud
Saudi Arabia
Washington
UPI
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Khrushchev
Kremlin
L & M School Bus Stolen Overnight in Grandview
A 54 passenger yellow school bus from the L and M Community School District was stolen from a garage near the school in Grandview. The theft occurred overnight after the garage lock was broken. the bus had been used Tuesday to transport the basketball team and was discovered missing this morning.
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Grandview
UPI
Louisa County
Ralph McDowell
French Troops Fire On Algerian Mobs In Oran Riots
In Oran, French troops and riot police fired on rioters after 44 dawn bombings blamed on the OAS. Nine Algerians were killed, eight wounded. an army lieutenant killed, another officer and four soldiers hurt. Toll in Oran and Algiers reached 15 dead, 23 wounded.
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Algeria
UPI
Oran
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Lhieu
Anne Courtney speaks at Ys Men meeting
Anne Courtney an exchange student from England now at Washington High School spoke to a ladies night audience at the Ys Men meeting Tuesday evening. She described differences between life in the United States and England. George Cordes introduced her. Gene Tucker led a Valentine themed song session after a meal. The Ys Men voted 20 to help send a Hi Y boy to the Youth in Government event in Des Moines and planned to meet next Tuesday at the Methodist church for a chili supper.
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Anne Courtney
England
Washington High School
Miss Courtney
Herb Campbell
Washington
United States
George Cordes
Gene Tucker
Des Moines
Weather Outlook Iowa Five Day Forecast
Considerable cloudiness through Thursday with light rain likely west and north tonight and showers extreme east Thursday. A little warmer tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Thursday highs upper 30s northwest to 40s southeast. Cloudy and mild Friday. Temperatures through Monday average 8-10 degrees above normal with minor daily changes. Normal highs near 30 north to low 40s south. normals lows near 10s to 20s. Little or no precipitation expected.
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