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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1963

Page

10

Fire in Norphlet Train Car Sparks Ammonium Nitrate Scare

A freight train collision in Norphlet Arkansas released ammonium nitrate from a boxcar and a gasoline truck. Firefighters, police and civil defense warned residents to flee in nightclothes for hours fearing an explosion like Texas City in 1947. Three people injured while escaping to nearby towns. no real detonation occurred.

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February through March farm sales across Iowa listings

A compilation of livestock and machinery auctions across Iowa. Dates include February 26 in West Chester and February 28 near Wayland, with times 11 30 a m and 12 30 p m respectively. March 1 auction at Ka lona junction. March 12 sale near Columbus Junction and Lone Tree. Regular weekly sales occur at Kalona, Smy lie s Columbus Junction, Wapello, Wayland, Ollie and Ollie Livestock Exchange, plus hogs, sheep and cattle sales on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Poland China Evergreen Farm Columbus Junction Lowa Pioneer Drug Ausuhs West Chester Bill Martin Wayland Calvin Eichelberger Kalona N.W Gladwin S.E Lone Tree Russell Orr Iowa Washington Livestock Sales Co Smylie’s Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc Highway 61 Wapello Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie

Convoy of Russian buses turned back at Berlin checkpoint

US troops blocked a four bus Russian army convoy from entering West Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie citing British approval for an alternate route to the Soviet War Memorial. The convoy waited 45 minutes before retreating via an East Berlin instruction. Earlier, a Russian bus was halted as retaliation for delays on a US Army tour bus.

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