Battle for Committees in Congress Shapes Kennedy Agenda
Washington notes bulk of action in new Congress centers on committee posts and leadership fights that could affect Kennedy programs including Medicare for the aged. Dems seek Ways & Means seats, while Republicans push for fresh leadership amid plans to curb delay tactics. Kennedy to deliver State of the Union and budget next week amid debate over anti filibuster rules and tax policy.
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UPS
8Th Congress
House
Kennedy
Congress
House Senate
Capitol
Ways & Means Committee
Landra
Phil L Dga
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Pat Jennings
Landrum
Bass
Jennings
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
White House
Cardinal Cushing Reveals Million Dollar Bay of Pigs Ransom
Boston archbishop Richard Cushing says he is the mysterious donor who raised 1 million dollars to free Bay of Pigs prisoners. He credits co workers and benefactors in the United States and Latin America and notes he alone organized the collection as he explains in The Pilot.
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UPL
Richard Carr Cush
Cuba
United States
Latin America
Archdiocesan
the Pilot
Gross May Join Foreign Aid Group
Washington UPI Rep R Gross of Relowa is pushing to join the House Foreign Affairs Committee as a key ally to boost foreign aid authorizations. His seniority and GOP Committee on Committees seat improve his odds, while Rep E Ross Adair stands as the lone Republican opponent within the committee.
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UPI
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Relowa
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Indiana
GOP Committee On Committees
Adair
Bean Feed and Movie At Y Here Saturday
A YMCA bean feed features a scuba diving film “Fun N Fa thoms” about a family vacation in the south seas. The noon meal precedes the movie, and boys must register at the Y desk before 10 o'clock Saturday morning per Tom McSpadden the boys' work secretary.
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South Seas
YMCA
Tom McSpadden
Mrs Sallie Davidson Dies This Morning
Mrs Sallie Hays Davidson 90 died this morning at Sunnyhaven Rest Home after a decade long illness. A Wash ington County resident born March 20 1872 she married John W Davidson in 1891 who died in 1947. Survived by two sons Tra ci Harrison Ark and Marland Viola IL two daughters Mrs Robert A Beenblossom and Mrs J Wilson Milan IL, Harry C Murphy Illinois City IL, plus 43 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 3 p.m. at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Two sons and a daughter predeceased her.
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Sallie Hays Davidson
Sunnyhaven Rest
Washington County
John
Melissa Jacobs Hays
Sherman-Eden
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove
John W. Davidson
Traci Harrison
Ark
Marland
Viola, IL
Robert A” Beenblossom
J. Wilson
Milan
Harry C. Murphy
Ilinois City
Junior Chamber District Meet at Fair Grounds Held Here
Seventy two Junior Chamber members from eight area cities attended a district meeting at the fair grounds Thursday evening hosted by the local Jaycee group. State and national officers attended, with Ft Madison winning the attendance trophy and plans set for the District L convention in Fairfield on April 15.
Chamber Committee Meets with Stephens and Vetter Last Night
State Senator Richara Stephen and State Representative Keith Vetter discussed proposed bills with the Washington Chamber of Commerce legislative committee on Thursday night. Members Wayne Davis Harold Mangold William Smart Keith Norton Robert Everetts and Hubert Lohrer spoke for the chamber about likely measures this year.
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Richara Stephen
Keith Etter
Washington Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Davis
Harold Mangold
William Smart
Keith Norton
Robert Everetts
Hubert Lohrer
Chamber
Washington Farm Institute to be held at YMCA January 6
A Washington County Farm Institute will be held in the YMCA gym from 9 45 a m to 3 p m with a noon free lunch. Noted speakers include Walter Goeppinger and Bernard Ebbing and Lou Thompson of Rath Packing Co. Leaders will discuss challenges of the 60s and a panel will conclude the event. Farmers and others in agriculture are invited to attend as a free service by the Agricultural Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Herb Plambeck
Journal
Washington Farm Institute
Waukee
Kennedy
Carl Hertz
Nevada
Bernard Ebbing
Lou Thompson
Rath Packing Co
Washington County Farm Institute
Agricultural Bureau of Th Chamber of Commerce
Leonard Tindal
Nuary
Cloid Willits
Walter Farrell
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Hotle
Washi County
Agricultural Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Wide area feels icy blast.
A cold dry front spreads across the region bringing bitter temperatures and icy surfaces. Utilities report demand spikes as schools delay openings and drivers urged to take precautions amid slipping conditions.
Winter Storms Sweep Across Country Discuss County Civil Defense
Nationwide storm brings blizzard like snows to the West and Midwest, arctic air to the North, and warm or wet conditions to the East. Tornadoes in Tennessee, two Navy and Air Force plane crashes, and several injuries accompany the cold front. in Utah Oklahoma and Texas reports of low temperatures and dangerous highways. Washington County hosts civil defense briefing on county plans and a $10 000 Jefferson County budget with Fairfield funding share.
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New England
Arctic
Yukon
Texas
Tennessee
Springhill
Tenn
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Detroit
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
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Ind
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Tex
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Jefferson
Fairfield
Registrations Open For Square Dancers
The Shirts and Skirts sponsored square dance lessons began at the Legion Hall Thursday evening. Despite a good turnout, more couples can join. Interested parties should attend next Thursday January 17 at 7 30 p m.
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Shirts and Skirts
Leon Hall
The
Legion Hall
Riverside Marshal Foils Burglary at High School
Riverside night marshal Dale Rath surprised two intruders at Riverside High School around 1 am as they prepared to break in. He chased them to their car and along gravel roads toward highways 218 and 92 before losing contact. a driver and a pair of pliers were left behind.
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Riverside
Dale Rath
Riverside High School
Rath
Highway 218
Ainsworth
Twelfth Annual Program Opens Adult Education Courses
Washington community offers ten two hour evening sessions starting January 21 for seven courses with a $7.50 registration fee. Courses include investments stocks and bonds, civil defense, welding, typing, clothing, art painting, and note taking. Registration January 17 at the high school and locations around town.
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Eisell Bannister
McDaniel’s Drug Store
Winga’s Cafe
Evening Journal
Fern’s Bakery
National Bank of Washington
Washington State Bank
West Chester Bank
Hawkeye Cafe
Verne Knecht
Gregg
T. J. Berdo
Bill Brice
Carlton Bump
Neil Adams
Marlene Buchmann
Floyd Woods
A. C. Allyn and Co
Coin Club Plans First Auction Event
Washington coin club members will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the county venue to hold their first auction. The public may attend as observers, while only club members may enter coins or stamps in the sale.
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Coin Club
Washington Coin Club N
Mrs Genevieve Droll dies in Riverside Mercy Hospital
Riverside funeral notices report Mrs Genevieve Droll 7 died at 11 15 p m Thursday in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after surgical stay. Services set for Monday 10 30 a m at St Marys Catholic Church Riverside with burial Mt Olivet Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 7 8 p m at Sorden Adams. Survivors include four sons six daughters with 39 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. She was born January 26 1885 near Riverside and married Jerome Droll in 1904.
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Genevieve Roll
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
St Mary's Catholic Church
Walter Boeckmann
Mt. Olivet
Sorden and Adams
Droll
John
Flora Rummelhart Kaebel
Sty's Catholic
Jerome Droll
Reno
Tipton
Walter
Stanwood
Ivo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Vern
Art Beranek
Muscatine
Levenn
Charles Schnoebelen
Paul Knebel
Elmer Knebel
Storm Lake
Walter J
Buffalo, Wy
Catherine Mulier
Marcus
Consolata
Racine
Wis
Ivan Maxwell
Parkston
UN Ready for New Drive in Congo
United Nations forces today were reported poised for drives on the last centers of resistance in Katanga as Moise Tshombe’s supporters faced pressure. Elisabethville reports indicate planned offensives to quell mutinous groups and secure key positions amid ongoing Congo unrest.
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Congo
Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Interim Group Proposes Governing Board Change in Iowa
DES MOINES UP I The Neg ative Budget and Financial Control Interim Committee recommends seven member State Board of Public Instruction appointed by the Governor with one from each congressional district. Proposals target curbing state spending, consolidating agencies, and shifting certain expenses under the appropriation act. The report urges a realistic executive council appropriation and reviews of tax exemptions and education costs.
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DES Moines
UPI
State Board of Public Instruction
General Assembly
State Department of Public Safety
Highway Commission
Tax Commission
Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
H. Duane Wicker
Executive Council
Supreme Court
Legislative Research Bureau
Statehouse
State University of
Snow and Cold Weather Forecast for State
United Press International reports a winter warning with snow and colder conditions tonight and Saturday. Snow accumulation likely four inches or more over much of the state by Saturday. Lows tonight from zero to five below in the northwest and ten to fifteen above in the southeast. Saturday highs near zero in the northwest to fifteen to twenty in the southeast. Sunday outlook remains cold and mostly cloudy with additional snow likely in the east.
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