Kennedy Confers With Lawmakers On Foreign Affairs Briefing
President Kennedy and cabinet officers briefed Republican and Democratic leaders for two hours on foreign affairs. They discussed Berlin, the Congo, and trade policy, including Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act reform. The session opened with breakfast in the White House and included detailed CIA and defense briefings.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
GOP
White House
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Berlin
Congo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Drifting Snow Closes Roads Halts Washington Schools
Snow stoppage worsened by winds drifts on rural roads around Washington. All four public schools dismissed early with buses returning students home. 14 county graders work to clear routes but drift reopens roads. Temperature around 10 degrees. junior high basketball game vs Fairfield canceled, rescheduled for Thursday.
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Washington
Edward Hutchcroft
Hutchcroft
County Board of Supervisors
Fairfield
Lewiston
Havre
Mont Wyoming
Colorado
Beef Cow Herd Owners Meet in Washington County
About 40 Washington County beef cow herd owners join a two day short course on beef herd management led by Jim Frier and featuring Dr. John Herrick Extension Veterinarian Iowa State University and Extension Economist Charles Mogged. The program starts at 9 45 a m at the VFW Hall in Washington. Farmers who missed day one may attend day two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jim Frier
John Herrick
Iowa State University
Charles Mogged
VFW Hall
Washington
Kiwanis Travel Program Set for Tuesday Night
The Kiwanis Club Travel and Adventure Series continues at the high school auditorium Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Dr Gerald Hooper will speak and screen colored films on Holland. Tickets will be sold at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Gerald Hooper
Holland
Van Patten to Seek Liddys Post as Agriculture Chief
Loyd Van Patten, 64, former deputy State Secretary of Agriculture, announced he will run for the Republican nomination for Secretary of Agriculture in Indianola Iowa. He stepped down last June after L.B. Liddy became secretary to replace Clyde Spry who died of a heart attack. Van Patten, a 592 acre Warren County farmer, says he was eased out and would not have stayed due to loyalty to Spry.
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Indianola
Iowa
UPI
Loyd van Patten
Clyde Spry
van Patten
L.B. Liddy
Spry
Liddy
Warren County
Attorney General's
Spry van Patten
Life Saving Class Planned at Y Here
A senior life saving course will start at the Washington YMCA pool on Monday evening January 15 and run to March 5. Open to anyone age 15 or older, it covers both YMCA and Red Cross tests. Most of the course costs 1.50 dollars and non members pay a day pass for each Monday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
National Ymca
American Red Cross
YMCA
Four Killed On Iowa Roads
United Press International reports four people died in Iowa over the weekend in icy conditions and four more were hospitalized. The toll for early 1962 rose to seven, with three of the latest victims being children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
le Mars
Orange City
Minnesota
James Gay
Sheryl Broste
Worthington
Minn
Nancy Ness
James Ortmann
Merrill
Iowa City
Harlan Riekena
Eldora
Grundy Center
John Seehusen
Riekena Auto
Transportation aid warrants mailed to Washington County districts
The Washington County Superintendent’s Office mailed transportation aid warrants totaling 30 674 to school districts in Washington County for the 1960 61 year. Individual districts and amounts include Ainsworth Consolidated 3130 32 Brighton Independent 2848 71 Crawfordsville Consolidated 2781 03 Mid Prairie Community 10589 19 Washington Community 8652 15 Rubio Independent 28 82 plus several townships and river districts. A total of 806 districts were eligible statewide with claims totaling 6384534 84 and an appropriation of 4 000 000 giving a pro rata payment of 62 65 per cent. Dwight Bode county superintendent reports.
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Washington County
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Mid Prairie
Washington Community
Rubio
Clay Township
Highland Township
Enterprise
Dutch Creek
Maple Grove
Eng
River Two
Snake Hollow
Iowa
Dwight Bode
Worst in Holland 87 Are Victims Of Train Crash
A Holland rail disaster left at least 87 dead and 50 seriously injured when two express trains collided at a junction near Harmelen. Fog obscured a warning signal as the Leeuwarden Utrecht-Rotterdam express struck the Amsterdam-Rotterdam train at 9 19 a m. Villagers and officials described chaos at the scene with cars and trains derailed, many passengers trapped and taken to hospitals in Utrecht Gouda Woerden Amsterdam The Hague and Rotterdam.
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Harmelen
Holland
UPI
Utrecht
Leeuwarden
Gouda
Woerden
Amsterdam
the Hague
Rotterdam
Jan E. de Quay
M. Slager
Sukarno Survives Third assassination attempt in Makassar
President Sukarno escaped a grenade attack near a sports arena in Makassar killing three and injuring twenty eight. He continued his speech attacking Dutch policy over West New Guinea as authorities detained several alleged Dutch agents.
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Makassar, Indonesia
UPI
Sukarno
Netherlands
West Than
West New Guinea
Indonesia
Makassar
Celebes
Islands
Col. Josef
J.M.A.H. Lins
Lins
Bonghamn
Jakarta
Air Force
Bogor
Mrs Harriet Dunbar Dies at 91 in Brighton Home
Mrs Harriet Dunbar 91 died Sunday evening January 7 at 7 40 in the home of her son Robert Dunbar Brighton She had been bedfast there for 18 months Funeral services Tuesday 2 pm Gould Funeral Home Brighton Rev Alvin Nelson Burial Sandy Hook Cemetery She was born March 24 1870 near Crawfordsville daughter of James and Elizabeth Williams Taylor married John Dubar November 23 1887 lived in Washington County Survived by three sons Floyd Robert Charles a daughter Mrs Corris Cooper 13 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren 4 great great grandchildren Preceded in death by husband seven sisters and six brothers
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Brighton
Harriet Dunbar
Robert Dunbar
Gould
Alvin Nelson
Sandy Hook
Crawfordsville
John Dubar
Washington County
Dunbar
United Brethern Church
Floyd
Robert
Charles
Swan
Corris Cooper
Fairfield
Midwest Storm Paralyzes Roads Schools Close Across Region
A new West storm dumps up to two feet of snow and blizzard conditions across the Midwest. The prior weekend storm left parts of the region paralyzed with at least 50 weather related deaths nationwide. Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and other states report fatalities as schools close and travel remains crippled.
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Middle West
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Massachusetts
Missouri
North Carolina
Officers Installed By Masonic Lodge In Washington
Dale R. Connelly was named worshipful master of Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M. Installing officers included J W Fields as installer marshal Robert E Thomas as installing marshal George W Dare as installing chaplain and Dwane Shalla as installing secretary.
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Dale R. Connelly
Washington Lodge No. 26
A.F
J.W. Fields
Robert E. Thomas
George W. Dare
Dwane Shalla
Masonic Lodge
Roy Carter
Harold F. Moothart
G. E. Mace
Paul Snakenberg
Delbert D. Zager
Dwight S. Murray
Howard L. Timmins
Richard P. Stookesberry
Junor
Owen H. Grecian
Tyer
Youth Council Formed By Washington Council of Churches
The Washington Council of Churches formed a Youth Council at Sundays meeting. Officers named are Bill Boileau president Dan Coon vice president Robert Wilcox secretary and Bill Koehler treasurer. A leadership training school opens January 17 at First Presbyterian Church for six weeks with courses in four fields.
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Youth Council
Council of Churches
Washington Council of Churches
Bill Boileau
Dan Coon
Robert Wilcox
Bill Koehler
Ralph Wedeking
John Owen
Social Action Committee
First Presbyterian Church
Six Directors Named by Chamber of Commerce
Ray Watson announces the results of a mail election for the Washington Chamber of Commerce directors. New directors named are John Hedberg, Leon Hillman, Walter Farrell Sr, Leo Beauchamp, Claude Woods and Charles Morris. Holdover directors are Don Paul, Irvin Whitham, John Meyers and Eldon Brake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Watson
Washington Chamber of Commerce
John Hedberg
Leon Hillman
Walter Farrell Sr
Leo Beauchamp
Claude Woods
Charles Morris
Don Paul
Irvin Whitham
John Meyers
Eldon Brake
Verne Martin to Speak at Washington County Beef Banquet
Verne Martin former sales director at Maytag Company will speak at the Washington County Beef Producer's Association banquet on Thursday evening January 25 at the Methodist Church in Washington. Tickets cost and must be bought by January 20 with only 400 tickets available from association directors or the county extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Martin
Maytag Company of
Newton
Washington County
Methodist Church
Washington
Martin
Association
P. P. Graber, Jr
Crawfordsville
Don Penningroth
Wellman
Jim Bell
Keota
Wm. Chmelar Jr
Rt. 3
Don Sheetz
Rt. 1
Robert Huff
Kenneth Kos
Kalona
James Quinn
Ainsworth
Maurice Crawford
Belgian airliner forced down by Soviet MIG fighters near Turkish border
A Sabena Airlines Caravelle en route from Tehran to Istanbul was intercepted by Soviet MIG jets due to a defective radio compass and diverted to Yerevan. The 27 aboard included an American and Tehran Journal editor Farhad Masoudi. condition of passengers and crew unverified.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
Sabena Airlines
Yerevan
Armena
Tehran
Iran
Soviet Union
Farhad Masoudi
Howen
Gelazig
Freddy Moreau
Russia
Central Treaty Organization
Brussels
Sabena
Rites at Junction For Mrs. Neumann 45
Graveside rites for Mildred Neumann 45 of Warsaw Indiana will be held Wednesday January 10 at 3 p.m. in Columbus City Cemetery. She died Sunday in a Warsaw hospital and was daughter of Emil and Ina Nelson formerly of Columbus Junction. Survivors include her mother two daughters and two grandchildren all of Warsaw.
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Columbus Junction
Mildred Neumann
Warsaw
Ind
Columbus City
Neumann
Emil Nelson
Ina Nelson
Inette Meade
Paulette Newmann
Weather Update for Iowa Turns Colder with Snow Flurries
Partly cloudy and decidedly colder tonight with scattered snow flurries and temperatures 5 to 15 below by Tuesday morning. Tuesday and Wednesday bring continued cold with highs around 5 to 15 above, then a five day outlook shows average 10 to 15 degrees below normal, with precipitation mainly as light snow and totals under .20 inch.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Robert S. McNamara
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Merle Twinam
Wiggers
Wallace Farmer Magazine
Extension Family Living Committee
Farm Bureau Women
Journal
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N.H
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North Dakota
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Midway
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Malaya
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