Dutch Sink Indonesian Boats After New Guinea Clash
Dutch naval forces engaged Indonesian vessels off southern Dutch New Guinea at 10 p.m. Indonesian time. Two motor torpedo boats were sunk, a third fled. The Hague debated if war is underway while Karel Doorman sails for a Caribbean training cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
UPI
R.M. Elbers
New Guinea
The
Hague
Defense Ministry
Buru
Karel Doorman
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Caribbean
Indonesia
Holland
Evertsen
Prayer Breakfast at Y for Men of Area
A men’s prayer service and breakfast is set for Thursday morning January 18 at the YMCA as part of the Week of Prayer. The 7 a.m. event invites all area men with a discussion on John 17 led by a team including Dr. Jud Mallory and Bob Nicola. Tickets are 50 cents from churches or the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Jesus
Jud Mallory
Bob Nicola
Merritt Canady
Russell Bannister
Bill Hammer
L. E. Dunlap
Paul Boettcher
Don Rinner
Werner Lowry
Maurice Meyer
James Schmidt
Ed Hutchcroft
John Owen
Paul Shearer
Bob Gillesby
Carlyle Smith
The
Christian Church
Richard Peterson
Auto Hits Blue Note Cafe in Snow Collision
A car driven by 17 year old George Thomas McChurch failed to stop in the snow and struck the front entrance of the Blue Note Cafe east of Washington Sunday afternoon. The youth drove away unscathed. the damage was limited to the entrance and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Note
Washington
George Thomas McChurch
Glen Widmer
Tariffs May Be Reduced In U S Common Market Pact
Washington reports near agreement with the six nation European Common Market to cut tariffs up to 20 percent on some goods. The pact would be signed in Geneva after final technical details. Howard Petersen and Charles S. Murphy lead U S talks under the Reciprocal Trade Act. Kennedy seeks broader powers to cut duties beyond 20 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
State Department
U.S
Brussels
Geneva
Howard Petersen
Kennedy
Charles S. Murphy
Congress
Taxes Due After Wednesday January Seventeenth
Washington County residents must pay taxes at the treasurer's office in the courthouse by January seventeenth with penalties after April seventeenth. License plate sales lag countywide with about 3,200 of 6,250 plates sold. 104 sold Saturday as Illinois also reports a statewide slowdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Court House
William Howell
Howell
Crawford Township
Winfield-Mt. Union
Illlinois
Gizenga Held Under House Arrest in Stanleyville
Leftist Vice Premier An toine Gizenga was held under house arrest in Stanleyville and censured by the Congolese parliament. The move, backed by UN and Congolese forces, aims to consolidate Premier Cyrille Adoula’s control and quell rebellions.»
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville. the Congo
UPI
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Cyrille Adoula
Gizenga
Oriental
United Nations
Congolese
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
I i
Congo
Iowa Faces Snow and Cold Across State
Snow up to five inches and a new bout of bitter cold hit Iowa. Southeast counties saw school closures while northern and central areas reported subzero readings. Davenport rose to 11 above, Des Moines to 3 below zero, with ice and packed roads in the southeast. Forecasters warned of more light snow southwest and a broad drop in temperatures through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
le Mars
Spencer
Minues
Des Moines
Davenport
Local Woman Victims’ Parents Gap in Atlantic Holdup
Mrs. Harold Schrauger and her husband, two of the four victims, described a farm home holdup near Atlantic Iowa where three gunmen tied guests and robbed the canasta party of more than 800 dollars in cash and valuables. Police set roadblocks across southwestern Iowa as two masked suspects fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Harold Schrauger
Iowa
Robert Day
Washington
Schraugers
Wayland Hopleys
Hopleys
Day
UPI
Here
Midwest Snowstorm Drives Snow Across Large swath
A major winter storm crippled the central U S with heavy snow from Kansas City to Chicago and Michigan, while deep south rainfall and a rare tornado in Hattiesburg caused damage. Temperatures plunged below zero from Montana to Minnesota as the nation logged more storm deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Dixie
Plains
Rockies
Kansas City
Chicago
Michigan
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pay Final Tribute To Ernie Kovacs
Hollywood pays final respects to Ernie Kovacs at Beverly Hills Church. Kovacs 42 died in a rain slick crash driving home from a party honoring a Milton Berle child adoption. Widow Edie Adams faces financial uncertainty due to Kovacs debts and prior poor financial advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Hollywood
Ernie Kovacs
Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church
Kovacs
Los Angeles
Billy Wilder
Milton Berles
Edie Adams
Ernie
Edie
McCormack Sees House Backing Postal Rate Increase
Speaker McCormack predicted House approval next week of a postal rate hike to raise about 550 million dollars. First class letters would rise from 4 to 5 cents and airmail from 7 to 8 cents, with White House hopes to lift revenue to 621 million. Senate action centers on DuPont GM stock disposal and delays urged by Gore, Mansfield says no delay requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
John W. McCormack
House
McCormack
Congress
White House
Senate
DuPont Company
General Motors
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
DuPont
Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Chicago
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
FEPC
House Labor
James Roosevelt
Calif
Edith Green
Dore
United Nations
Five Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Crashes
Iowa traffic toll rose to 15 for the year through January 14 with five deaths in weekend accidents. Victims include Willis Patrick 77 of Pomeroy at a rural intersection on Iowa 3 near Pocahontas and Doris Stickfort 28 of Grundy Center after her car hit a truck on a slippery curve near Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
Willis Patrick
Pomeroy
Iowa 3
Pocahontas
Storm Lake
Allen Neswold
Humboldt
Pocahontas County
Ken Richardson
Patrick
Grundy Center
Eldora
Doris Stickfort
Glenford Paris
Marshalltown
Eldora Hospital
Sonny Pepples
Boone
Des Moines
U.S. 6
Pepples
Davenport
U.S. 66
Waynesville
Denzil Parrish
Old Man Winter Returns to Washington County Weekend
Washington residents faced four inches of new snow over the weekend with temperatures near freezing then dropping to near zero at night. City and county crews plowed streets and rural roads, reporting snow and ice on highways but improving as sunlight and warmer afternoon temperatures reached the mid to high 20s. Forecasters predict a brief lull with no new snowfall expected, though overnight lows may again approach zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Enid
Okla
Chicago
Washington
State Highway Commission
Junior High P T G In Meeting Tonight
The Junior High Parent-Teachers Group will meet at 7 30 PM in the school building despite weather cancellations. A panel discussion on the proposed curriculum at the new junior high will be moderated by Edward Hutchcroft with panelists including Jesse Linch, Mrs. Lester Pruna, William Hutchinson and Mrs. Donald Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward Hutchcroft
Jesse Linch
Lester Pronua
William Hutchinson
Donald Smith
Pigeons Protected by Wisconsin Law
Homing pigeons are safeguarded by state law in Wisconsin, offering legal protection for their welfare and regulating their treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Weather Iowa: Cloudy and cold with light snow
Considerable cloudiness across Iowa tonight and Tuesday with occasional light snow in the west and central areas. Lows zero to 10 above, highs 10 to 20, then mostly fair and very cold Wednesday. Five day trend shows temperatures 5 below normal on average with light snow early and late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Albert
Massachusetts
Albert
Kortenaer
Utrecht
Elbers
Belgium
Adoula
Lundula
Oriental Province
Thant
Wayland Hopley
Hopley
Shrangers
William E. Miller
New York
Charles Halleck
Bob Wilson
California
Montana
Minnesota
North Carolina
Newton Grove
Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Junction
Colo
Grand Rapids, Mich
Olathe
Kan
Kenosha, Wis
Loveland
Dixie Shreveport
St. Louis
Muscatine
Steven Stefanick
Greenville
Midi
Richard Eide
Redfield
St. Paul
Minn
Hampton
Mason City
Thomas Lyght
Northfield
Young Lyght
U. S. 65
Junior High
P.T.G
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!