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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1963
Page
1
Iowa's 12 special taxes totaled a record 297.3 million dollars in 1962, up 5 percent from 1961. Gasoline and aviation fuel led at 73.8 million. sales tax produced 65.7 million. road use tax 59.36 million. income tax 47.82 million. Profits from liquor stores rose by over 8 million to 10.75 million.
An explosion at Home Packing Co. in Terre Haute Indiana buried workers under debris and released lethal ammonia fumes. At least two dead and 38 injured, with 200 of 250 workers accounted for four hours after the blast. Rescue teams including police fire Army reserves and civil defense fought gas and debris for survivors.
Funeral services for Reuben A. Oates 67 will be at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction Thursday Jan 3 at 10 30 a.m. Reverend Hubertu Sunder man pastor of the U P Church will officiate Burial at Columbus City Cemetery with Masonic Rites.
A late Tuesday blast near the Lohmuehlen bridge on the East Berlin border prompted West Berlin police to investigate the cause. No group claimed responsibility and East German officials did not comment as Maj. Gen. James H. Polk was installed to lead U S forces and reaffirm Berlin’s U S presence.
United Press International reports the New Year holiday traffic toll ended below the preholiday forecast with 387 deaths from traffic accidents nationwide for the four day period. States with highest counts included Texas Illinois New York Oklahoma and Pennsylvania while several states reported no fatalities.
Dale Wall 45 a former Columbus Junction resident died Monday December 31 in Spokane Washington. The body will arrive at Columbus Junction Friday funeral plans are pending He was born March 9 1917 in Letts to Frank L and Lula Holland Wall Survived by his father three brothers Earl Norman and William all listed with different towns including Svms IL Rock Island and Donnellson.
Iowa Southern Utilities released its 1963 construction budget totaling about 426 000 for Washington area. Ted Johnson district manager said funds will expand electric and natural gas distribution with substation and transmission upgrades and new lines.
Fidel Castro mocked Kennedy over the 1113 ransomed invasion prisoners and disputed the term ransom calling it indemnification. He spoke on Cuba’s fourth anniversary after a two hour review of armed forces amid a massive military parade featuring MIG fighters and civilian militia with Czech weapons.
Paris reports say the United States and Britain urged France to accept President Kennedy’s Polaris offer. De Gaulle’s reply was not received, with Bohlen meeting Couve de Murville and seeking a De Gaulle audience. A Bahamas talks recap and Palm Beach hopes for a 1963 meeting are noted.
Rescue teams continued round the clock search in northern Maine for families motor ists and ice fishermen trapped by a blizzard described as the century’s worst. The storm dumped three feet of snow at Bangor and left at least 27 dead across the Northeast as crews battled drifting roads with bulldozers and snowplows and air crews scoured Maine wilderness for marooned victims.
A son born at 3 12 a m to Mr and Mrs Irvin Earl Harris 809 East Madison Street is a candidate for the 1963 New Year Baby title. If unchallenged he and his parents win cash prizes from local merchants. The family includes three brothers and four sisters and marks a five generation birth. The baby must be born to Washington County residents within county boundaries.
Funeral services for John Henry Slaubaugh 83 will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in West Union Mennonite Church with presiding ministers. Burial in West Union Cemetery. He died December 1 1962 at Shenk Rest Home Wellman after two years illness. Born April 2 1879 in Green Center Township he lived in Wellman and Deer Creek community. Survived by wife Tena Miller and brothers William Wellman and Alton Kalona. Five siblings preceded him in death.
The Rev Clarice Anderson, long time pastor of the Brighton Baptist and Salina Churches, accepts a call to Calvary Brethren in North English. His last Brighton sermon was Sunday and services continue until a replacement is found. The Andersons will move in January.
Khrushchev and Brezhnev urge a turning point in Soviet American relations and a unified push to resolve urgent global crises. They reference the Cuban crisis and seek German peace, disarmament, and a ban on nuclear tests, while noting strains with China and ongoing Berlin questions.
A Men's Prayer Breakfast is planned at the Washington YMCA from 7 to 8 a.m. Thursday January 10 as part of Universal Week of Prayer. The week runs January 6 to 13. Tickets will be available soon and all men are invited. Attendees will discuss former prayers and break into small groups after breakfast.
U.N. forces push toward Jadotville and Kolwezi while Tshombe rallies around Kolwezi and rejects a cease-fire. Gardiner offers safe conduct for talks on reintegration, but Thant rejects negotiations. Katanga air base at Kol and central parliament closure announced.
Sen Robert Kerr died of a heart attack in Doctors Hospital at 10 50 a m EST after weeks of illness The Oklahoma Democrat was a key ally for President Kennedy on tax cuts and legislation Kerr's passing leaves a leadership void with Congress to reconvene next week and speculation centers on who might fill the seat before the 1964 election
Griswold elementary suffered smoke water and furnace room damage from an overheated boiler fire. Pupils gained an extra week of holiday as classes likely resume next week at area churches. High school spared and set to reopen as scheduled.
The forecast calls for foggy and cloudy conditions tonight with light drizzle or freezing drizzle east. A warming trend arrives Thursday with decreasing clouds and low 20s tonight and highs near 35 to 40 Thursday. Friday remains mostly cloudy with little temperature change and temperatures average near normal through Monday. Precipitation east is about one tenth inch with little or none in the west.
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