Proposed Reorganization School Election March 1
Washington County voters in eastern districts face a March 1 election on a school reorganization plan. Polls run noon to 7 PM in districts including Riverside and Ainsworth with specific polling sites listed. The plan was set by the county school board after petitions and a public hearing.
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Washington County
Riverside
Ainsworth
Ainsworth Consolidated
Ainsworth City Hall
Oregon Township
Erwin General Store
Ldschmidt
Iowa Township No
Charles Skubal
Valley Independent
Riva Bell
Washington County School Board
Rites at Junction For Stc. Wolford
Funeral services are set for SFC Craig Benton Wolford 37 Columbus Junction Iowa killed Feb 14 in a friendly mine field in South Vietnam during mine field laying. Services at 1 30 p m Tuesday Stacy Funeral Home Lone Tree burial. Survivors include his wife Mrs Charles Wolford seven brothers and two sisters. Not married.
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Columbus Junction
UPL
Iowa GL
South Vietnam
SFC
Craig Benton Wolford
Columbus Juncion
Stacy Funeral
Lone Tree
Washington
Wolford
U.S
Charles Wolford
Combus Junction
Balloon Lost in Helium Blast During Mars Balloon Flight
A tear in an 80 by 0 foot space exploration balloon halted a Princeton University Mars study named Stratoscope I. The tear caused by extreme gas pressure occurred during inflation. no one injured, and another launch is at least a week away. An identical tandem test flight last December ended with a Navy jet destroying the balloon over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Earth
Mars
Princeton University
Gulf of Mexico
Wellman Man Found Dead At Home
August Reipur g 75, a long time Wellman resident, was found dead in his home this morning. He lived alone. Mrs. Felburg was a local painter by trade. Funeral services are pending.
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Wellman
August Reipurg
Rites Here Monday For Edward B. Guinn 62
Graveside rites for Edward B. Guinn 62 of Chicago Ill will be at Woodlawn Cemetery at 2 pm Monday with Rev Fred Penny in charge He died suddenly in Chicago and was born December 7 1900 in Sherman to Lewis and Eva Guinn He moved to Chicago 44 years ago He had two sisters Luba Crowder of Minneapolis and Mildred Howard of Washington D C
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Edward B. Guinn
Chicago
Ill
Woodlawn
Fred Penny
Sherman
Guinn
Lewis and
Eva Johnson Guinn
Luba Crowder
Minneapolis Minn
Mildred Howard
Washington
Washington High Voc Ag Honors 1961 62 Year
Forty four boys enrolled in Voc Ag at Washington High learn productive, improvement and supplementary practices, study recommended methods in class, crops and livestock production, and farm mechanics in shop. Average labor income for productive projects was 198.54 with 22 boys on 79 sow and litter projects, 2 on 28 feeder pigs, 4 on 31 acres of corn, plus cattle and beef heifer projects.
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Washington High School
US Pilots May Fire First If Communist Planes Attack
Gen. Richard B. Russell said US pilots could shoot down Russian type planes in international waters even if the ship’s nationality cannot be confirmed, following McNamara briefing. He linked this stance to Cuba policy and elimination of Castroism. Rusk dismissed Malinovsky’s World War II warning as expected.
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UPS
Richard B. Russell
Georgia Democrat
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Russell
McNamara
United States
Cuba
Marshal Rodio Malinovky
Dean Rusk
Malinovsky
Thousands Reported Battling With Flu
United Press International reports thousands of Americans ill with Asian flu or influenza like illness. Schools closed or delaying openings. boxing events postponed. a 84 year old Alabama man touts a chopped onion and sugar remedy. Fleeting outbreaks cited in Detroit Memphis Crofton and Dallas amid broad westward spread and hospital measures.
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United Press International
Alabama
Daniel S. Robertson
Brewton
Ala
Pittsburgh
Portland
Maine
Etroi
Charles Anderson
Motor City
Memphis, Tenn
Crofton
Generalrzu
Los Angeles
Key West
Fla
Dallas
Tex
Lubbock
Sioux City
Towa
Wisconsin
Funeral Monday for Mrs. Mary Overholt
Mary Overholt 71 of Towa City died in Mercy Hospital Friday. Widow of Daniel Overholt, former Columbus Junction resident. Funeral Monday at Towa City with burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Survived by two daughters.
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Columbus Junction
Mary Overholt
Towa City
Mercy Hospital
Daniel Overholt
Columbus City Cemetery
Dale Williams Named Alumni Speaker At ISU Banquet
Dale Williams, farm radio editor and WOI sports announcer, is set as guest speaker at the 1963 Washington County Iowa State University Alumni banquet in Washington on March 2 at the Methodist Church. Tickets cost 2 dollars, available through alumni or the county extension office by February 27. Complimentary tickets offered for high school seniors planning ISU attendance.
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Dale Williams
WOI
Ames
Washington County
Iowa State University
Methodist Church
Washington
Wilfred McCreedy
Williams
Re Ular
Iowa State
Fire Sweeps Missouri Home Kills Ten Including Eight Children
Early morning blaze engulfed a four room frame house in Morehouse Missouri killing ten, eight of them children. The fire, likely started in the ceiling, collapsed on sleeping victims. Paul D Saville, his wife, and their eight kids aged 11 to 3 months perished. Police and firefighters worked as the home burned to the ground, water supply failing. The four oldest children attended Morehouse School. Mrs Saville had used Aid to Dependent Children benefits. The cause remained undetermined with overheating coal stove or attic as possibilities.
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UPI
JW. Wyrick
Hom
Paul D. Saville
Paul D. Jr
Glenda Sue
Hester
Everett
Alvin
Michael
Henderson E
Ok Zelda M. Saville
J.T. Kindred
Wyrick
Chad
Tifiet
Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Co
Earthquake Strikes Barce Libya. Toll May Exceed 500
Rescue teams from the United States and Britain report Barce suffers heavy damage after a quake. Rains hinder access as 12,000 are left homeless and over 500 injured. field hospitals, tents, and supplies are flown in. British and U.S. forces coordinate relief amid ongoing tremors and aftershocks.
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Libya
UPI
Brace
Barce
Eighth Army
Afrika Corps
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Air Force
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B.C
Idris
U.S
Wheelus
Tripoli
el Adem
Cyprus
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Area Bankers At Burlington Meeting
Washington banks were well represented at the Iowa Bankers Association Group 11 meeting in Burlington. Frank Kos of the Washington State Bank chaired the sessions, ending a two year term as chairman and previously serving as secretary. The gathering opened with a Thursday buffet for 912 bankers and guests.
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Group 11
Iowa Bankers Association
Burlington
Frank Kos
Washington State Bank
Federal Deposit, Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Burlington Theater
Herbert Ollenberg
Des Moines
Glen Ingle
Frank Warner
Charles H
Robert Wiley
Frank Crone
Phil Weldin
Richard Weeks
Howard Timmins
The
National Bank
John Winga
Lee Holland
Logan Heilman
Milo Orris
Jack Moore
Agnes Wheelan
Charles Lanning
State Bank
Vote to Continue TV Teaching Program in Washington County
Washington County board of education voted to continue the Spanish teaching via television for another school year. The action covers sixth and seventh grade students in participating schools with 237 sixth graders enrolled this year. The board will meet in Ottumwa on March 4 to negotiate with KTVO TV and local teachers to expand to seventh graders. Mrs. Lawrence Miksch and Mrs. Anna B Harms attended the meeting to discuss the program. The board also set March 2 for the official canvass of votes in the Highland school reorganization election to be held March 1.
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Washington County
Board of Education
Ottumwa
Ktvo-Tv
Mid-Prairie
Lawrence Miksch
Anna B. Harms
Highland
Berserk Cowboy Killed in Atlanta Police Shootout
In Atlanta a man in a cowboy outfit hijacked a police car Friday night, forcing the driver to evacuate and leading officers on a citywide pursuit before the suspect, Jerry Ambrose Cantu, 25, fired on Patrolman G P Hicks and was killed in a gunfight as he tried to flee.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jerry Ambrose Cantu
G.P. Hicks
Labor Leaders Urge Keeping NATO Strong
MIAMI BEACH AFL-CIO says U S withdrawal from Europe invites Soviet aggression against Berlin and risks the collapse of the NATO alliance.
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NATO
Miame Beach
UPI
Afl-Cio
U.S
Europe
Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Implied Consent Bill Debate Marks State Assembly Session
The Iowa House debated HF 10 on drunken driving with an afternoon session and a final vote of 8 to 23. Supporters say the measure strengthens enforcement. opponents question its path in the Senate and the broader tax and school funding bills pending after recess. Numerous visitors attended and the 60th General Assembly moves faster than prior sessions.
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Legionnaires
YMCA
Marlow Cowan
Cowan
James E. Powers
The
American Legion
House
Senate
Iowa
General Assembly
Assembly
House Fe
Raymond Reed
Boone
Washington
Robert Miller
Crawfordsville
Steve Gerrard
Sigourney
Leon Steele
Iowa City
Tom Tanner
Walt Kiesey
Joe Jones
60Th General Assembly
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Jerry Lowry
Gary Wagner
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Charles Ceper
Arnold Thompson
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