U S Aid Mission Planned for Dominican Republic
The White House says a foreign aid mission will visit San Domingo to discuss possible U S assistance as Kennedy trims his Florida stay. The move follows U S encouragement for a stable Dominican government after unrest following Trujillo. Also named governor of the Panama Canal Zone is Gen Robert J Fleming, and Raymond F Farrell is appointed U S commissioner of immigration and naturalization.
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White House
Kennedy
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Congress
Michael V. DiSalle
Palm Beach White House
Robert J. Fleming
U.S. Army Engineers Division
Dallas
Tex
Panama Canal Zone
W.A. Carter
Raymond F. Farrell
U.S
Services Friday For Former Junction Man
Funeral services for Walter L. Cline 74 former Columbus Junction resident will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in Davenport Hill Fredericks Chapel with burial there. Cline died Sunday in Florida after living in Clermont, Florida the past five years. He had worked as a railway mail clerk in Sigourney and married Viola Gallup of Columbus Junction in 1908. They lived in Columbus Junction until moving to Davenport later. His wife died in 1955 and he remarried in 1956 to Charlotte Higgins in Davenport. Survivors include his widow and a step daughter Mrs Russell Campbell of Davenport.
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Columbus Junction
Davenport
Hill-Fredericks
Walter L. Cline
Florida
Clermont
Fla
Cline
Sigourney
Viola Gallup
Charlotte Higgins
Russell Campbell
Davenport Farmer Says He Shot About 200 Dogs
Davenport farmer Walter T. Claeys admitted killing about 200 dogs over five years, averaging two per day. He explained dogs attacked his property and children near Green Acres School, claiming safety for his cattle and hogs and his three children. He was released on 150 dollars bond under charges of malicious injury to animals and shooting within Davenport limits.
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Davenport
UPI
Walter T. Claeys
Claeys
Green Acres
Jaycees Plan Monday Christmas Tree Collection in Washington
Washington Jaycees complete plans to collect old Christmas trees Monday evening January 8. Trucks begin rounds at 7 p m with pickups at block corners only and no alley stops. The annual service project includes collection and burning of trees.
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Washington
Pete Perdock
Indonesia seeks honorable settlement with Holland over West Irian
Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio said Jakarta seeks a settlement with the Netherlands on West Irian that is honorable to both sides and stops short of capitulation. He spoke after Dutch and Philippine leaders voiced cautious approaches and after a Dutch carrier began a training cruise unrelated to the dispute. The report notes Indonesia’s threat to seize West Irian if talks fail and mentions veterans in Monlicas ready to aid liberation.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Subandrio
Holland
West Irian
Dutch New Guinea
Netherlands
Joseph Luns
Luns
the Hague
Karel Doorman
West Indian
Hague
New Guinea
Jan E. de Quay
Manila
Philippines
Emanuel Pelaez
Diosdado Macapagal
West
Irian
Kiwanis Officers Installed Wednesday
Keith Norton became president of the Washington Kiwanis Club at a Wednesday installation. Charles Hotle was named vice president, Eldon Brake secretary, and Bill Smart treasurer. Lt. Governor Harry Robson of Cedar Rapids installed the officers. Guests included Jake Cozad Jim Schoney Frank Brown and Bob Kennedy.
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Keith Norton
Washington Kiwanis Club
Charles Hotle
Eldon Brake
Bill Smart
Harry Robson
Cedar Rapids
Jake Cozad
Jim Schoney
Frank Brown
Bob Kennedy
Word Weavers Sponsor Poetry Contest For High School Students
The Word Weavers of Washing ton sponsor a poetry contest for Washington Community High School students, entry open until March 1. One entry per pupil, under 20 lines, typewritten double spaced, with student name grade and teacher in the corner. Prizes include silver dollars for the top three winners.
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The
Word Weavers of
Washington Today
Washington Community High School
Paul Harvey
West Third Street
Washington
Helen Harrington
Caravan Magazine
Synagogue bomb threat hits Chicago North Side
Police lock down 30 North Side synagogues after an anonymous bomb threat. A Sunday blast at Chevro Kadisho Madzikai Hadas synagogue left an unexploded bomb in the basement. FBI and police trace the fuse and tape while a student and teacher reported further anti Semitic mail and calls.
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Chicago
UPI
North Side
Chevro Kadisho Madzikai Hadas
Judy Linderman
Bnai Jacob
Miss Linderman
Helen Goodman
Anshe Motele
Menahim M. Goodman
Goodman
FBI
Chevro
East German Communists seek control of Berlin traffic
East Berlin press and Youth World demanded that Americans crossing the East West border obey East German rules and identify themselves. The United States rejected interference claims and called for talks as U.S. convoys and protests against Soviet police actions continued amid rising Berlin tension.
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Berlin
UPI
United States
West Berlin
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Communist Youth Organization
Young World Young World
East Berlin
Friedrich Strasse
East Germany
U.S
Babelsberg
Soviet Union
Moscow
Iowa Southern Utilities Budget For Washington District
The 1962 construction budget for Iowa Southern Utilities Washington district totals about 282 300 dollars with plans for extensive electric and gas distribution system work substation and transmission line enlargements and extensions. Ted Johnson district manager notes annual load growth reviews guide the five year projections and district budgets. Over the past five years Washington district construction totals reach 1 939 600 dollars and last year 92 miles of 69 000 volt line from Washington to Browns Corner near Crawfordsville was completed along with a new natural gas system in Columbus Junction and Harper. The company operates in 150 plus cities in south central and southeastern Iowa and the overall construction budget across the system is about 3 000 000 dollars with five year totals around 17 000 000 dollars.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
Washington
Ted Johnson
Johnson
Washington District
Brown's Corner
Crawfordsville
Knoxville Man Charged with Stealing CCC Corn
Federal officials charged Alex Verse Barbour Jr. of Knoxville with willfully removing and converting about 150 961 bushels of Commodity Credit Corporation corn from his Hawkeye Mill Elevator. The case stems from a bankruptcy filing and a restraining order issued after a court appearance. Barbour posted $2 000 bond as grand jury action proceeded.
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U. S
Donald Wine
Barbour
CCC
Stephenson
Fire Sweeps Army Arctic Research Base at Hanover
A fire at the Army's $2.2 million Arctic research center near Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire caused extensive damage. The three story brick and stone building, nearly completed, housed 170 workers but was not fully staffed. no injuries were reported as the blaze burned for three hours and drew firefighters from four communities in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Hanover
N.H
API
Army
Arctic Research
Cold Regions Research and Engineering
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Vermont
US seeks Laos peace deal amid coalition pivot talks
UPI reports Washington urging Lao premier Boun Oum and defense minister Phoumi Nosavan to accept a Souvanna Phouma plan. The neutralist prince proposes a coalition with Souvanna as defense and interior minister and premier, resolving ministry control disputes while Souvanna seeks support from Russia and Britain.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Boun Oum
Laos
U.S
Vientiane
Boun
Phoumi Nosavan
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Prince Souphanouvong
Reds
Interior
Voters in Waco electing school district directors today
Voters in the reorganized WACO School District go to the polls this afternoon to elect four area directors and one at large member. Area one and three include Wayland and surrounding territory with Russell Davison and Lloyd Roth unopposed. Area II Crawfordsville has Dr E P Herrmann unopposed. In the Olds area Glen Seberg and Bernard Hultquist compete for the area seat. at large contenders are Raymond King, J S Jewell, and Maynard Widmer. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm.
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Waco
Olds
Glen Seberg
Bernard Hultquist
Raymond King
J S. Jewell
Crawfordsville
Maynard Widmer
Wayland
Russell Davison
Lloyd Roth
E. P. Herrmann
Grand Opening Planned for Elegance Beauty Salon
Judi Curl and Laine Spurgeon announce the grand opening of Elegance Beauty Salon across from the State Theater. The Cedar Rapids veterans purchased Geni-Alan shop equipment and will offer full beauty services weekdays 9 to 5 with evening appointments.
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Judi Curl
Laine Spurgeon
State Theater
Elegance Beauty Salon
Miss Curl
Miss Spurgeon
Cedar Rapids
Geni-Alan
Howard Curl
Washington
Canton
Missouri
Quiet Des Moines Clerk Admits Embezzling Over Four Thousand
Oscar C. Davis district court clerk in Louisa County admits taking 4180 dollars from court clerk accounts. State Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents questioned him in Wapello after a shortage was found by Louisa County Attorney and the board of supervisors accepted his resignation. Deputy Clerk Dorothy Taylor will operate the office during the audit and reopening. Davis has not been arrested. formal charges expected after audit.
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Des Moines
UPI
Oscar C. Davis
Louisa County
Attorney General's Office
Davis
Evan Hultman
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Wapello
Hultman
William Matthews
Board of Supervisors
Dorothy Taylor
Mental Health Institute
Mount Pleasant
Larry Jack
Jack
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
James L. Hodges
Wapello Republican Weekly
Matthews
Wapello High School
Sale of Licenses at County Court on a Slow Year
County records show marriage licenses for 1961 total 119, three fewer than 122 the prior year. Auto and truck license plate sales lag, with 2,530 auto licenses and 724 truck licenses sold, totaling 3,254, about 400 below the usual 3,000-plus mark. County Clerk Marietta Workman notes licenses are average for marriages and slow for plates. County Treasurer William Howell confirms statewide plate sales are down this year.
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Marietta Workman
Court House
William Howell
Iowa Southern Sues Electrical Makers Over Price Fixing
Iowa Southern Utilities filed anti trust lawsuits in Federal District Court Chicago against General Electric Company Westinghouse Electric Corporation Allis Chalmers Manufacturing and other electrical manufacturers. Damages to be determined by pre trial record reviews and data from Iowa Southern Purchasing. Simultaneous suits by nine utility companies across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and South Dakota.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
R. W. Greenleaf
Federal District Court
Chicago
General Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Greenleaf
Iowa Southern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Country
Katanga Backs Most Kitona Points but Rejects Two
Katanga President Moise Tshombe told the provincial assembly he accepts six of eight Kitona terms ending secession but rejects Points 1 and 8 requiring adoption of the Congo temporary constitution and United Nations resolutions. Deputies formed two committees to study the document as a possible vote looms. Tshombe criticized U.N. and U.S. interference but did not repeat earlier personal attacks.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
Kitona
Congo
United Nations
Tshombe
Alhough
Assembly
Central Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Katangese
U.N
United States
Adoula
U.S
Leopoldville
Edmund A. Gullion
Iowa Secondary Roads Declared Death Traps by Official
State Safety Commissioner Carl Pesch blamed Iowa's rising traffic deaths in 1961 on secondary roads. He cited 216 deaths on secondary roads through December 29, 1961 versus 183 in 1960, noting more cars and miles driven. He cited scant enforcement as a contributing factor.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Carl Pesch
Pesch
National Safety Council
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cold Wave Prompts Deep Freeze Across Iowa
United Press International reports a cold wave in Iowa with temperatures dropping to zero in the northwest and 5 to 10 above in the southeast by Friday morning. Snow and rain are possible tonight and Friday, with highs of 5-10 above northeast and 15-20 southeast, then a mostly cloudy, continued cold Saturday.
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United Press International
Iowa
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