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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1961

Page

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Six Lumumbists Slain Reported by U.N. Chief

Dag Hammarskjold informed the U.N. Security Council that six Lumumba supporters were executed after deportation to Kasai Province. The prisoners were moved from Leopoldville to Bakwanga. Hammarskjold condemned the transfer and called the U.N. powerless against such acts.

United Nations UPI Dag Hammarskjold Security Council Patrice Lumumba Kasai Leopoldville Bakwanga Rajeshwar Dayal India Hammarskjold Congo South Kasai Joseph Leo Congolese Joseph Kasavubu

Boy 7 Rescued From 525-Foot Well

Edsel Stage Jr fell 275 feet into a 16 inch well near Buckeye Arizona while his father Edsel Stage Sr watched. Cowboys lent ropes and a rescue effort lasted about 45 minutes before pulling the boy to safety. He suffered two broken legs and was being treated at Phoenix Memorial Hospital.

Buckeye, Ariz UPI Edsel Stage Edsel Stage Jr Phoenix Edsel Phoenix Memorial Hospital Carolyn Kelvig Dennis Kramer Kramer Larry Marvin Robert McCullough Cooklin Spirit Lake Iowa 9 U. S. 71 Pogue Wapello Corn Montrose Albers Danbury Donald

Airlines paralyzed by employee walkout disrupts major carriers

New York reports say five leading airlines plan mass furloughs as flight engineers strike. About 10 to 20 percent of planes were flying on Pan American Trans World American National Eastern and Western. Civil aviation faced one of its worst crises with possible full shutdowns and skeleton services.

New York API Washington Arthur J. Goldberg Francis O'Neill Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines American Airlines National Airlines Eastern Air Lines Western Airlines Western Goldberg Pan American International Air Carter TWA United States

Rural Areas Need More Available Jobs

Delegates at the National Farm Institute in Des Moines heard farmers and rural residents need more non farm jobs as farm numbers decline and some towns may shut down. Speakers caller says farm voters can swing elections while urban votes lack unity. Rural schools also lack adequate facilities in small districts.

Des Moines UPI National Farm Institute Carl Hamilton Iowa Falls Hamilton W. Robert Parks Iowa State University Parks J. C. Wright Committee For the Advancement of School Administration Washington

Fosteres Take Lead In Ys Men Pinochle Marathon

Stanley and wife Stanley Foster lead the Y s Men pinochle marathon after the eighth round as top ten standings are released. Ninth round matches must finish by Saturday night. leaders and totals include Harold Ahrens Wiley Gallagher Bauer Gevock Crayne Booth Beauchamp Stewart among others.

Stanley Foster Stanley’ Foster Harold Ahrens Robert Wiley Verle Gallagher

Stevenson Calls For Peace Strategy For a disarmed world

United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson urged a new strategy for world peace on CBS. He called for nukes elimination, a disarmed world under law, closing the wealth gap, and stronger international cooperation to extend open world concepts.

New York UPS Adlair Stevenson United States United Nations America Stevenson Columbia Broadcasting System Round Table Arnold J. Toynbee Lewis L. Strauss Paul Samuelson Henry Kissinger Harvard

Charles W Chance Dies in Texas Home

Charles W Chance dies at his Austin Texas home on Saturday. He was brother of Farr Chance of Washington and a 1902 high school graduate who taught mechanical drawing in Peoria and Cleveland High Schools for 40 years before retiring. Funeral services set for Tuesday.

Charles W. Chance Farr Chance Washington Austin Texas Dag Hammarskjold Trygve Lie Denmark Lie Korea Hammerskjold Congo

Indicted for Mail Fraud Kistner Arrested in Sheldon Case

Harold E. Kistner Jr former president of Northern Biochemical Corp was indicted on 20 counts for selling unregistered stocks by mail Also charged were Adolph M Biderman and Robert S Smith with related mail fraud conspiracy The three were jailed in Sioux City with bond set at 5000 2500 respectively The case follows the banks embezzlement linked collapse in Sheldon Iowa and marks Kistner’s second arrest after prior embezzlement charges.

Sheldon UPI Harold E. Kistner, Jr Northern Biochemical Corp Kistner Sheldon National Bank Sioux City Adolph M Mike) Biderman Northern Biochemical Robert S. Smith Corporation Biderman Smith U.S Bob Daley Louis L. McMahon Burnice Geiger Iowa Northern Securities and Exchange Commission Nebraska

Senate Sets New Reapportionment Debate Wednesday

In Des Moines Iowa the Senate set 10 am Wednesday as the second round of debate on reapportionment. Sen J Kendall Lynes and Sen Jack Schroeder proposed the plan while Sen C Edwin Gilmour initially opposed the date due to a Grinnell College seminar he later withdrew.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Senate J. Kendall Lynes R-Plainfield Jack Schroeder R-Davenport C. Edwin Gilmour D-Grinnell Grinnell College Gilmour Grinnell

Invite Entries for Art Show at Library Hero

Plans for the annual Applied Arts I art show are set for April 17 to 22 at the Washington Public Library to coincide with Library Week. Washington county residents may exhibit in oils watercolors charcoal pencil ink or pastels. contact Mrs. Dale Batterson or Mrs. Mary Lee Moore. Jerry Foriash chairs with Mrs. Moore as co chair.

Library Hero Washington Public Library Library Washington County Dale Batterson Mary Lee Moore Jerry Foriash Moore Tom English Bob Ross Merle Turnipseed Duane Redlinger Joe Bauer John Duvall

Kennedy education program seeks $5.6 billion in federal aid

President Kennedy asks Congress for a $5.6 billion education plan to fund public school construction and teacher salaries, support scholarships for up to 212,500 talented needy college students, extend housing and facility loans, and preserve state and local control. Private and church schools are excluded, with funds possible for racially segregated schools if states choose.

Washington UPS Kennedy Congress White House Mississippi New York

Congo Strongman Replaces Lumumba in Power Grab

Gen Victor Lundula reportedly seized command of the Congo army from Premier Antoine Gizenga in Stanleyville aiming to restore peace. Mobutu's forces march toward Stanleyville as Lumumbist pockets resist. Kashamura and Gbenye seek asylum with U N Nigerian troops.

Leopoldville the Congo UPI Lumumba Congo Stanleyville Victor Lundula Antoine Gizenga Communist Bloc Lundula Joseph Mobutu Joseph Kasavubu Joseph Leo Patrice Lumumba Mobutu Oriental Province Oriental Aketa Basoko Kivu Bakuru Anicet Kashamura Christophe Gb Kashamura Gizenga Force Publique Katanga Moise Tshombe Luena Balumba

Work to Restore Telephone Service After Ice Storm

More than 1,000 linemen from telephone and power firms continued repairs after a severe ice and snow storm as towns face long distance outages. Northwestern Bell expects some long distance service to resume by Tuesday night with rural lines possibly through Thursday. Iowa Power & Light says central Iowa customers should have service by tonight. At the storm’s peak 1,100 long distance lines failed and about 600 remain down. 107 exchanges were cut off but reduced to about 40 by mid morning. Winterset was among the hardest hit towns with eight to ten exchanges still offline tomorrow. In St Louis, John Fisher notes earthmoving and pre excavation surveys can cut costs up to 23 percent in the building industry.

Des Moines UPS Telephone and Power Company Northwestern Bell Telphone Co Iowa Power & Light Co Iowa Northwestern Bell Winterset

Weather Iowa fair and warming into midweek

Iowa forecast calls for generally fair conditions with rising temperatures through Tuesday. Low temperatures range from 10-15 degrees north to the upper teens south, with highs Tuesday in the 30s to upper 40s. On Wednesday expect partly cloudy skies and continued mild weather with below normal precipitation through Saturday.

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