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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1963
Page
14
Hog prices steady to 25 lower with prime and choice numbers noted. Cattle volumes show slaughter steers mostly steady to down, heifers mixed, high choice prime loads listed. Sheep slaughter lambs steady to weak with ranges for native wooled and fall shorn lambs. Chicago grain futures show mixed moves with small changes across wheat corn rye and soybeans.
A chain of closing out and public auctions listed for January and February across Packwood Wayland Keota Washington Kalona Brighton Fairfield Brighton Grandview and other Iowa locales. Starts range from 10 a m to 1 p m with buyers and sellers named.
Edwards AFB California reports Joe Walker piloted the X-15 to 51 miles or 270000 feet, the second highest flight by a winged craft. The test aimed to improve re entry stability by removing the lower tail fin while achieving speeds over 7160 mph. Walker experienced brief weightlessness and five g forces during the ballistic arc.
Clemson student leaders predict no violence when Negro Harvey Gantt is admitted by court order later this month. Student Body President Bill Hendrix and Bill Schachte say Clemson men will show maturity and no repeat of Mississippi riots. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP also expresses confidence South Carolinians are above Mississippi in handling the situation.
Wu Hsiu chuan drew boos and cat calls from Red delegates as he declared Beijing would keep opposing Moscow's policy of coexistence with the West. Khrushchev, visiting an East Berlin electronics plant, warned that the United States would face its own epitaph if it attacked the Soviet Union.
A United Press International report details an arctic air surge across Iowa bringing subzero temperatures. Lows dip to 20 below in the north and 5 below in the south with little daytime warming, plus light snow and continued frigid conditions into Sunday.
U N forces ready to move into Kolwezi following a Tshombe deal to end Katanga secession. Indian garrisoned at N Gubu 60 miles away as 2000 Katangese gendarmes and 300 mercenaries mass near Kolwezi. mines and explosives to be removed and arms collected under U N control.
A dense listing shows multiple channels with back to back programs including Stump Stars Rawhide Route 66 Hitchcock Eyewitness Mr. Smith News Weather Sports Final Theatre Matinee Basketball Cheyenne Gleason The Defenders Have Gun Gunsmoke Sunset Strip and various others. It also lists game shows soaps news blocks and children's programs across dayparts. The jumble references many host names and series such as Ed Sullivan Candid Camera What’s My Line Bonanza The Price Is Right and Captain Kangaroo within a sprawling catalog.
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