Mollet Pledges Reforms for Algeria Amid Assembly Turmoil
In Paris Socialist Premier Guy Mollet promised immediate and long term economic reforms for Algeria and warned the land cannot be held by force alone. He outlined aid to reduce unemployment and misery and free elections as soon as possible while seeking allied help to keep Algeria. The National Assembly session was the most disorderly in 22 years with fistfights as deputies listened to the policy speech.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Algeria
National Assembly
Mollet
France
Assembly
Fire destroys apartment gym at Fort Des Moines. mother and four children die
Early today a blaze swept an apartment gym and R Club at Fort Des Moines killing Margaret Tedrow 36 and her four children Rose Marie 11 Terry 9 Veronica 7 and Margaret Ann Hutchinson 11 daughter of Tom Hutchinson. The fire followed an explosion heard by nearby workers. Fire units from multiple towns battled the flames as another Des Moines blaze burned downtown.
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DFS Moines
Fort Des Moines
Margaret Tedrow
Rose Marie
Terry
Veronica
Margaret Ann Hutchinson
Tom Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Tedrows
R-Club
West Des Moines
Winterset
Indianola
Bloomfield
Delaware
Des Moines
John Deere Plow Co
Deere
Tedrow
Vernon
Pat
North English
Iowa
The
Deere Co
Frank C. Price
Price
Vern Stephen
WAC
Washington Associate Presbyterian Church Origins
The first religious service in Washington was an Associate Presbyterian service on Feb 7, 1841 led by Rev. George Vincent. The church began in a courthouse, moved to a 24 by 36 foot building in 1844, then a 1851 two story facility, and the present structure was built in 1900. The group supports missions in Leon India and runs Daily Vacation Bible Schools near Chester Arkansas.
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Washington
Anna Dawson
Associate Presbyterian Church
Associate Presbyterians
Leon
India
John McNeill
Young People's Society of the
Chester
Ark
Young People's Group
Linda Howell
Dorothy Wilson
Karen Wilson
Women’s Mission Society
R. S Wilson
Elizabeth Dawson
Lulu Cherry
W.J Masson
R. B. Stephens
Raymond Wilson
J. B. Sinclair
A. E. Atchison
W. J. Masson
Ralph Howell
Ralph Wilson
Basil McBee
R. M
Altar and Rosary Plan Rosary for Mrs Donovan
Members of the Altar and Rosary Society will meet at the Donovan home at 7 p.m. to recite the Rosary for Mrs Albert Donovan who died Wednesday morning. The gathering honors the deceased at her residence.
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Donovan Home
Altar and Rosary Society
Albert Donovan
Donovan
Iowa Farmers Without Milk Cows
About 30 000 Iowa farmers lack a milk cow on their farms with over 6000 receiving milk delivery.
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Iowa
Cold Wave and Floods Hit Scattered Areas Across Regions
An icy snow storm stranded families in the Pacific Northwest while heavy rains caused flash floods in the South. In Douglas County Washington snows closed schools and roads. four days of isolation left families short on food and fuel as temperatures plummeted to 20 below zero. Subzero cold also hit the Rockies with forecasts of blizzard conditions in Colorado and Wyoming. Montana reported 29 below in Cut Bank and Lewistown, while Sheridan, Wyoming saw 17 below. In the South, New Orleans and Hot Springs faced flooding with three parishes inundated and Hot Springs' Central Avenue four feet deep. A drowning occurred as a woman was swept from her car, and property damage reached at least 250000 dollars. Dixie also saw two other fatalities tied to violent weather, including a tornado near Sugar Loaf Arkansas and a jet crash death in Florida during instrument procedures.
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Pacific Northwest
Southland
Northwest
Washington
Douglas
Okanogan
Douglas County
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Cut Bank
Lewistown
Montana
Sheridan
Wyo
New Orleans
Hot Springs
Ark
Louisiana
Central Avenue
Dixie
Sugar Loaf
Florida
Graveside Rites Planned for Mrs Myrtle Fry in Keota
Mrs Myrtle A Fry 89 former Keota resident died at 9 am Wednesday in a Marion nursing facility after a long illness. Funeral services will be at Murdoch Funeral Home Marion Friday at 10 am with graveside burial at Keota at 12 30 pm. Born December 1 1866 in Keota she married Alvin L Fry November 30 1887 in Keota. Survivors include two sons Lloyd of Malcolm and Lester of Weillman two daughters Mrs James Evans Davenport and Mrs Stern Burkhart Marion and 19 grandchildren.
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Keota
Myrtle A. Fry
Marion
Murdoch Funeral Home
Alvin L. Fry
Lloyd
Malcolm
Lester
Weillman
James Evans
Davenport
Stern Burkhart
North Africa unrest escalates after deadly clashes
Algiers reports show at least 110 killed and 51 wounded in 24 hours as French security forces clash with rebel bands in Algeria and Morocco and rival factions in Tunisia. French say 42 rebels killed. French losses total eight dead and 20 wounded.
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Algiers
Algeria
North Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
Calls Union Choir To Rehearsal On Friday
All persons who plan to sing in the union church choir at the World Day of Prayer Services in the First Presbyterian Church are asked to meet for a rehearsal Friday at 7 p.m. The service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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Union Church
First Presbyterians Church
Payne Marshall dies at 65 after illness
Payne Marshall 65 died at home 1 am today after a lengthy illness. Funeral 1:30 pm Saturday February 18 at Methodist Church in Washington with Rev. Walter Smith. Burial Milton Iowa. Survived by wife Grethel, sister Mrs. Roy Flora, Indianola, and several nieces and nephews. Burial arranged by Jones Funeral Home. He was born October 24 1890 in Warren County Iowa. He worked 19 years for Rock Island railroad and lived in Washington since 1942. He belonged to the Methodist Church and several Masonic bodies.
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Payne Marshall
North
Iowa Avenue
Methodist
Walter Smith
Milton
Iowa
Jones
Mr. Marshall
Warren County
William Wallace Marshall
Matilda Ann Payne Marshall
Indianola
Grethel Hoskinson
Memphis
Rock Island Railroad
Washington
Marshal
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Washington Lodge No. 26
Cyrus
Bethlehem Commandery
Kaaba Shrine
White Shrine
Washington County Shrine Club
Roy Flora
Space shortage study at Iowa colleges warned for 1970
Iowa Board of Regents cautioned that 30 000 to 40 000 state college students may have no place in 1970 without expansion of the three state supported schools. The 127 page report analyzes enrollments and potential capacity, noting 36 392 students or 23 percent of college age Iowans were enrolled in 1953 and public private colleges together will rise by about 36 208 by 1970.
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Des Moines
Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Leo A. Hoegh
Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Alden L. Doud
Al Hagen Addresses Washington Kiwanis On Dairy Promotion
Al Hagen of the Iowa Dairy Promotion Association in Des Moines spoke at the Washington Kiwanis meeting held at the YMCA. He described efforts to promote dairy product use and outlined the importance of such work nationwide.
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al Hagen
Iowa Dairy Promotion Association of Des Moines
Washington Kiwanis Club
YMCA
Hagen
Rademaker Appointed FCIC Representative in Ridge Area
Charles Rademaker of Ainsworth is named FCIC representative for the area. Tim Jones, district supervisor, notes that all risk crop insurance protection is available to Washington County farmers under FCIC. Farmers seeking details should contact Mr. Rademaker.
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Charles Rademaker
Ainsworth
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Tim Jones
Washington County
FCIC
Mr. Rademaker
Death Notice Emma Spring 85 Washington to Clayton
Emma Spring 85 died this morning after a period of ill health following a hip fracture. Services tentatively set for 2 pm Saturday at Sherman's Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born Emma Hesseltine December 19 1870, married twice and survived by five siblings and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Emma Spring
Clayton
New Mexico
Washington
Sherman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Emma Catherine Hesseltine
Washington County
Horatio F and
Angeline (Wood) Hesseltine
Samuel Perkins
Jaycees Promote Safe Living School Program for Young Pupils
The Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce reports Washington elementary schools have adopted the Safe Living Home and Fire Doll Sets program for first and second graders. Sponsored nationally by Jaycee organizations and aided by Travelers Insurance, the set includes a folder and eight pictures with safety scenarios to be completed by pupils.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Jaycee
Safe Living Home & Fire
Travelers Insurance Company
Jaycees
Seed testing guidance for farmers in Iowa extension notice
Charlene Romine reports seed test results from the Iowa State College seed testing laboratory take about four weeks. To have oats grasses and legumes tested before seeding time send samples now. Seed sold to other farmers must have germination and purity tests. Romine will package and mail samples left at the county extension office.
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Charlene Romine
Iowa State College
Miss Romine
County Welfare Officials Meet State Worker to Review Aid
Rolla R. Glenn of the State Board of Social Welfare visited Washington county with county welfare board members and supervisors to discuss Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind, and related services. The meeting covered planning at the state level, county testing, and recent fiscal figures including county shares, grants, and administrative costs for 1955.
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Rolla R. Glenn
State Board of Social Welfare
Washington County
County Board of Social Welfare
Howard Benn
Kathryn Flynn
Clarence Loan
JL. Walker
Charles Ashby
Payne Marshall
State Board
Glenn
Mapleton Mayor Refuses to Resign Citizenship Fight
Mapleton Iowa mayor William G Haubrich says he will stay in office despite questions about his citizenship. He was previously sentenced in 1950 for tax evasion and lost his citizenship, though a state restoration certificate was issued. DOJ spokesmen say his citizenship is not restored.
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Mapleton
Iowa
Llp
William G. Haubrich
Haubrich
Leo A. Hoegh
US Department of Justice
Department
First Oklahoma Oil Well Spotted Near Chelsea
The first oil well in the Oklahoma Indian Territory was completed near Chelsea at a shallow depth of 36 feet. The discovery marks an early milestone in Oklahoma oil exploration and development in the region.
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Oklahoma Indian Territory
Chelsea
Supervisor on Trial In Drunken Driving Case
Richard Englehart 40 Bettendorf a Scott County Supervisor faced seven witnesses in a Davenport drunken driving trial. Blood test analysis by Richard McMahon Davenport lab technician and arrest details by Jerry Ploog Davenport police officer were presented. Englehart who runs an auto parts firm allegedly admitted identifying himself as a supervisor. District Judge Charles Rehling refused a late session request to accommodate Michigan witness C W Muehlberger Michigan State Department of Criminal Investigation as an expert on blood tests.
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Davenport
Richard Englehart
Bettendorf
Scott County Board of Supervisors
Richard McMahon
Englehart
Jerry Ploog
Ploog
Charles Rehling
Ned Wehr
C. W. Muehlberger
Michigan State Department of Criminal Investigation
Michigan
Muehlberger
Eisenhower Seeks Quail Hunt on Humphrey Estate
President Eisenhower, in Georgia, pursues a quail hunt at Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey’s Milestone plantation. He changes from suit to hunting clothes, rides a mule-drawn roadster with dogs, faces possible rain, and misses two shots after two hours of roaming pine and brush.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Georgia
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
President
Oklahoma’s Quapaw Region Tops Lead Zinc Output
In northeastern Oklahoma the Quapaw area yields more lead and zinc than any other U.S. region, signaling the district’s dominant mining production and its importance to national metal supplies.
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Quapaw
Oklahoma
The
United States
Two Firemen Feared Dead In Iowa Blaze
In Des Moines two off duty firefighters were missing after entering the Federal Distributing Co. warehouse amid a Deere warehouse fire. Lt. Dorman Johnson and Stanley Peterson, 37 and 25, were last seen at 3:30 a.m. and not heard from after 7:45 a.m during rubble searches. The blaze caused multiple explosions and heavy destruction to both warehouses downtown.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
John Deere Co
Federal Distributing Co
Dorman Johnson
Stanley Peterson
Deere
Distributing Company
Gore Urges Broad Probe Into Campaign Contributions
Senator Albert Gore urges the Senate Elections subcommittee to approve a wide inquiry into campaign contributions and lobbying. He seeks a broader probe than the Case affair and notes potential jurisdiction issues with the George select committee.
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Gore
Elections Subcommittee
Select Committee
Walter F. George
Congress
Bridges
GOP
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
George
Senate
Water Flow Through Car Radiators at Speed
The article states that about 3,000 gallons or 60 barrels of water circulate through a typical automobile radiator every hour when the vehicle travels at 60 miles per hour.
Brothers Charged In Murder Attempt On Alabama Student
Two Washington brothers aged in their twenties were charged with attempted murder for allegedly beating Samuel P. Taylor a 19 year old University of Alabama engineering student in reprisal for the Autherine Lucy riots. The charges were upgraded from assault and battery and disorderly conduct to attempted murder with a possible two to 20 year prison term. Authorities moved the suspects from Tuscaloosa to Eutaw for safety as the case proceeded.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
John
Arthur Washington
Samuel P. Taylor
Olin Zeanab
Fred Nichol
Eutaw
W. C. Tompkins
Weather Outlook: Snow and Cold Ahead for Iowa
Snow spreading over the west half tonight and across the state Friday. Colder air follows with extreme northwest tonight and west to central Friday. Lows 10-15 in the far northwest and 18-25 in the southeast. Highs Friday peak at 15 in the northwest and 32 in the southeast. Cloudy and colder with light snow possible Saturday.
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United Press
Iowa
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Crawfordsville
W. P. Moriarty
W. E. Zook
Ida Kephart
Winters, Calif
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