New Royal Heir Born 7 Pounds 3 Ounces at Buckingham Palace
The Queen's third child, a boy, weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth and is described as a lovely baby. Prince Philip and Princess Anne visited, while Prince Charles remains at Cheam School as public curiosity grows.
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England
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Anne
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Orleans
Eisenhower to defend military policy in Sunday address
President Eisenhower prepares a nationwide radio and television address Sunday to rebut charges he misled the public on missile policy. Senator Stuart Symington accuses the administration of secret briefings showing a widening missile gap while telling the public it is narrowing.
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UPI
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Stuart Symington
D-Mo
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Congress
Russia
Symington
Truman Administration
Air Force
Mrs. Robert Lloyd Dies Here Today
Mrs. Robert Lloyd of 951 South Fourth died just before noon today at the hospital after a Friday stroke. Arrangements for the final rites will be handled by Jones Funeral Home.
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Robert Lloyd
South Fourth
Jones Funeral Home
Injuries Fatal To Rudy Wagenknecht Friday Afternoon
Rudolf J. Wagenknecht 62 died after a work accident at McCormick Farm Equipment Store Friday. He was run over by a truck and died at Washington County Hospital. Survived by wife Enda, son Burdette, daughter Ruth Reneger, four grandchildren, four brothers and one sister. Funeral Monday at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery.
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Mr. Wagenknecht
Washington County Hospital
East Seventh Street
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Lloyd Latta
Columbus City
Rudolf John Henry Wagenknecht
Hartsburg
Ill
Henry Fred
Anna Knottnerus Wagenknecht
Ainsworth
Enda Ferna Lewis
Washington
Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Burdette
Boston
Mass
John
Ruth) Reneger
Arlington Heights
Louie
Herman
Henry
Fred
Flint, Mich
Fred Zieglowsky
Columbus Junction
Keokuks Rifle Found and Displayed in Keokuk Museum
The long lost rifle of Chief Keokuk was found when A J Christiansen of Oak Park Illinois presented it to Lee County Historical Society president William Talbot. The Danish crafted weapon, about 150 years old, bears an inscription to Keokuk from Lt Col Raafloff and will be shown at the Keokuk Historical Museum in the city named for the chief who opposed the Blackhawk War.
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UPI
A. J. Christiansen
Oak Park
Ill
William Talbot
Lee County Historical Society
Christiansen
Sac and Fox Nations
Raafloff
Govenor
United States
Royal Danebrog
Denmark
Blankenhorns Lead After Eighth in Pinochle Marathon
The Blankenhorns top the U's Men's pinochle marathon after eight rounds with 6 140 points. J W Stewart duo stand second with 5 970 and Verle Gallagher with 5 770 as Rex Ray Rhodebeck Foster Kron Young Connelly Tanner follow in the top ten.
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Floyd Blankenhorn
Claude Rhodebeck
Stanley Foster
Kenneth Kron
Missile Launch Failure Sparks Investigators Probe
At Vandenberg Air Force Base Discoverer X failed after 56 seconds, exploding near the launch site. Investigators seek causes blamed on guidance or engine faults while no injuries or property damage reported. Observers evacuated or sheltered during the abortive destruction.
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Air Force
Two Americans Rescued After Plane Crash Off Cuba
The steamer Lady Baylou rescued two Americans Alfred and Thomas Cadoo after their plane crashed into the sea near Cayo Santo Domingo off Cuba's northeast coast. They are under technical arrest aboard the ship en route to Santiago.
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UPI
Santiago
Lady Baylou
Cayo Santo Domingo
Cuba
Alfred
Thomas Cadoo
Villa Degibara
United States
Perico
Matanzas
Castro
Florida
US State Department
Soils Commissioners Mark Anniversary At Dinner Meeting
Washington County Soils District Commissioners celebrated its fifteenth anniversary at a Captain's Table dinner. Attending were present and past commissioners with their wives, local district personnel, and out of town guests from Fairfield. Oran Birkey presided as chairman, with Howard Anderson offering the invocation and Paul Boettcher summarizing district highlights since 1944.
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Washington County Soils District
Miksch
Howard Anderson
Carl T. Anderson
Joe Knotek
Herb Campbell
James Birney
Soil District
Grant McKune
James Dunston
Paul Boettcher
Grover Rosenkild
Tom Robb
Merritt Canady
Fairfield
Marion Clark
Jerry Hollander
Soil Conservation Service Engineering
Don Johnson
Soil District Commissioners
Birkey
Oran Birkey
Lawrence Miksch
Women’s Auxiliary
Association
Soil Conservation Service
Governor Calls For Test On Death Penalty
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. adds the Chessman death penalty issue to a February special session agenda. The fate of Daryl Chessman, a Los Angeles sex offender on death row, hinges on lawmakers who may pursue abolition or reform of capital punishment. Brown granted a 60 day reprieve and cited the case as his toughest problem, while delaying execution for four other inmates and possibly sparing seventeen more.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
Daryl Chessman
California
Chessman
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Hugh M. Burns
Fresno
State Senate
Gov. Brown
Aid Payments Spark Polk County Welfare Debate
Polk County Welfare Board chairman H Pierce Witmer warns ADC aid to dependent children may be getting out of hand as cases emerge of one man supporting two families. A divorced or unwed mother protests after a $143 monthly payment was stopped, while the man’s other family with seven children continues to receive aid totaling $213 monthly since 1955.
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Des Moines
API
H. Pierce Witmer
Polk County Welfare Board
Strike Ends at Wilson Plants Amid Unresolved Rehiring Fight
Industrial peace returns at seven Wilson and Co. meat plants as UPWA members and non union workers swap roles to restore full output. Only two Omaha locals rejected the contract as arbitration looms over how many strikers will be rehired, with wage raises pegged around a quarter per hour.
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UPS
Wilson and Co
Wilson
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Omaha
Neb
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Ralph Helstein
Dent James D. Cooney
Cooney
Helstein
Albert Lea, Minn
Installation Services Sunday For U P Pastor Rev Elgin
Installation services will be held at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church at 7 30 p m Sunday for Rev Vernon G Elgin the new pastor who has moved to Washington with his wife and four year old son Mark He previously served churches in Cediz Ohio and Elkridge Kansas and earned degrees from Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary Pennsylvania State Teachers College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute He studied at the University of Edinburgh and has submitted a Ph D thesis Mrs Elgin holds a Master of Religious Education from the Pittsburgh college
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Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
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Mark
Washington
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
Sterling College
Pittsburgh
Infant burial service held for Sellers infant
Private graveside rites were conducted at Columbus City Cemetery for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Sellers of Columbus Junction. The baby died at birth Friday morning at 2 o'clock in Washington County Hospital. Survivors include the parents two sisters Janie and Rita and grandparents Xenia Seminary.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus City
Max Sellers
Washington County Hospital
Janie
Rita
Baileys Move Up In Bridge Marathon
In the U s Men's bridge marathon after seven rounds, Ted Bailey and partner lead with 11 420 points, narrowly ahead of Richard Pratt and partner at 11 350. Top ten lists include John Butler Kermit Jones P L Fenn Dave Elder Gilbert Mills Tom Robb Robert Arthur and Max Henness.
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Ted Bailey
Richard Pratt
John Butler
Kermit Jones
P. L. Fenn
Dave Elder
Gilbert Mills
Tom Robb
Robert Arthur
Max Henness
Ernest Raymond Dies In Iowa City
Ernest Raymond 66 of Haskins community died Saturday morning February 20 1960 in Mercy Hospital Iowa City He will be buried in Salem Cemetery Columbus Junction with Rev George C Pennington officiating Survivors include two sisters Mrs Harry Showalter Conesville and Mrs Stanley Richards Haskins and two nephews Also notes that over 85 percent of 1096 NYSE common stocks paid cash dividends in 1959.
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Columbus Junction
Ernest Raymond
Haskins
Mercy
Young Auto Thieves Caught After Chase
Two rural Marion youths aged 14 James Moore and John Walden stole school principal Dan Parkins 1960 station wagon and fled toward Minnesota. After a high speed chase they wrecked the car near Fayette and Moore surrendered when his feet got cold and he asked where the jail was.
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West Union
UPI
Marion
Wasgon
James Moore
John Walden
Fayette
Moore
Dan Parkins
Linn - Mar Consolidated School
Minnesota
Narrow Iowa snow band to bring heavy snowfall
United Press International reports a narrow band of heavy snow across northeast to southwest Iowa tonight, with accumulations 4 inches or more by Sunday morning. Warmer tonight, little change Sunday. lows 15 to 22, highs 17 to 27. Monday partly cloudy and cold.
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Iowa
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