Stanley Speaks as Washington County Young Republicans Form
Rep. David Stanley criticized Kennedy's state of the union while addressing the Washington County Young Republicans. He urged state and local solutions, more state aid for education, Kerr Mills medical plan use, and UN strengthening. A local organizing meeting elected Bob Bates temporary chairman and named officers to build a county GOP group.
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G.O.P
Dave Stanley
Bob Bates
Owen White
Ainsworth
Dale Roberts
Crawfordsville
Dick Stephens
Dave Nerman
Weisman
Stephens
Dick Stewart
West Chester
Keith Horn
Riverside
Gary Murphy
Kalona
Bub Elliott
Washington County
Muscatine
Bob Everetts
Keith Vetter
Redman
Bates
Stanley Speaks
David Stanley
Kennedy
Washington
Stanley
Cedar Township Reaches 1962 Farm Bureau Membership Goal
Cedar Township has hit its 1961 Washington County Farm Bureau membership goal with 63 members. Membership captain John Duvall reported an increase of three members over last year as county officials praised the volunteers for their drive.
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Cedar Township
Washington County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
John Duvall
Duvall
Kennedy Drives Multi Billion Tax Relief for U S Business
President Kennedy advocates a two pronged tax incentive plan to spur U S business investment and modernization amid a balanced budget outlook. Treasury Secretary Dillon said relief could approach 3 billion dollars next year with faster depreciation write offs and tighter rules for other taxpayers.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United States
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Dillon
Congress
NFC Kicks Off Nationwide Membership Drive
The National Farmers Organization launches a major drive across Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Kentucky and Oklahoma to push for collective bargaining. NFC president Oren Lee Staley says the group has two thirds of the strength needed and will push for good faith negotiation or prepare for an all out holding action to finish the battle.
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National Farmers Organization
Alvin Horak
Kansas
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Washington County
NFO
Elliott McKinstry
Gerald Hoyle
Grove Letts
John Shetler
Lamont Dunn
William Chemlar
John Mckilintic
Oren Lee Staley
Byrd Forecasts Billion to Five Billion Budget Deficit
Senator Byrd warned Kennedy's 92.5 billion peacetime budget could produce a deficit between 1 and 5 billion, challenging the surplus claim. He called for a fiscal inquiry as McNamara outlined defense outlays of 48.3 billion, while critics see political messaging behind the balanced budget claim.
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Washington
UPI
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Byrd
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
John J. Williams
R-Del
Registrations Open For Adult Education Courses
Despite cold, Washington residents enroll in high school adult education Thursday evening. Fourteen join the Art Painting class taught by Carlton Bump, the limit for that course. Other classes list registrations as Typing seven, Woodworking three, Investments fourteen, Golf three, Chemistry zero, Arc Welding two. Registration stays open until Monday evening January 22. forms at the high school or McDaniel's Drug Store.
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Washington
Carlton Bump
McDaniel's
Two Men Held After Robbery at Davenport
Police say two men Clifford Edward Clark aged 38 and Leland Daniel McRoy aged 35 both of Iowa City were arrested within 45 minutes after a Davenport service station was robbed of about 120 dollars. Highway Patrolman Mark Irvin fired a warning shot at a roadblock near West Liberty as the car was stopped. The suspects surrendered after the shot and were taken to Iowa City for questioning about robberies and a burglary.
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Davenport
UPI
Mark Irvin
Muscatine
West Liberty
Clifford Edward Clark
Leland Daniel McRoy
Iowa City
Irvin
Fox Hunt Planned Sunday North of Washington
About 50 to 100 hunters are expected for a fox hunt Sunday afternoon north of Washington. A Riverside pilot Duane Latta will use an airplane as a spotter to aid the hunt. Hunters should assemble at 1 p.m. Sunday at Fairview School 10 miles north of Washington on Riverside Road. The plane will depart from the Iowa City airport around 12:30 to spot foxes and start the hunt promptly.
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Washington
Duane Latta
Riverside
Fairview School
Riverside Road
Iowa City
NASA Postpones Ranger-3 Moon Launch Indefinitely
NASA said technical difficulties in the Atlas booster forced the delay of the Ranger-3 moon mission planned for next week. The 727-pound capsule had been set for launch from Cape Canaveral with the first of three space events in a so-called spectacular week, including John Glenn’s three orbit flight and a Navy satellite launch.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
U.S
Federal Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America
NASA
John H. Glenn Jr
Globe
Navy
Earth
Remember This Date Just 32 Years Ago
Fire siren sounded at 6 05 a m January 19 1930 as Washington burned the old Masonic Temple on the square. The blaze destroyed the building and stores Me Daniels Drug Scott Furniture Stephen Jewelry with losses exceeding 100000. Fire began near a second floor heating stove and led to immediate rebuilding plans by the Masons.
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Washington
Masonic Temple
Masonic
Daniel's
Scott Furniture
Stephen Jewelry
Evening Journal
Davenport House Gutted by Early Morning Fire
A century-old two story frame house near Davenport Country Club was gutted by fire sending a family of six into the cold in their night clothes. Carlos Estelle woke to smoke filling his bedroom and led his wife and four children to safety as Pleasant Valley Princeton and Le Claire firefighters fought the blaze. By the time the flames were out only the four walls remained standing.
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Davenport
UPI
Davenport Country Club
Carlos Estelle
Pleasant Valley
Princeton
le Claire
Estelle
Dominican air force counters coup restore civilian rule in Santo Domingo
In Santo Domingo a bloodless counter-coup reinstalled the civilian council of state and ousted Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echarvarria. Rafael Bonnelly becomes acting president as four council members are released and escorted to the presidential palace amid celebrations.
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SANTO
Council of State
Joaquin Balaguer
Rafael F Bonnelly
Dominican Republic
March
Bonnelly
Msgr
Eliseo Perez Sanchez
Nicolas Pichardo
Eduardo Read Barreras
San Isidro
Dominican
White House
Air Force
Ervin Vina Roman
Rodriguez
Vina
Pichardo
UPI
Msgr Sanchez
Luis Amiama Tio
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Amiama
Imbert
U.S
Santo Domingo
Rafael L. Trujillo
Trujillo
Armed Forces
Balaguer
National Civic Union Organization
Mission besieged by Congolese troops in Katanga
United Nations reports a Roman Catholic mission housing 15 priests and nuns under siege by marauding Congolese troops near Sola, Katanga. The incident ties to anti white, anti Catholic sects and witchcraft beliefs.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Katanga
United Nations
U.N
S Congo
Stanleyville
Joseph Pakassa
Kongolo
Congo
Sola
Sture Linner
Cmet U.N
Cyrille Adoula
International Red Cross
White Father Order
Pakassa
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
What Is Value Of Your YMCA
Editor notes Washington YMCA enrollment begins as Harold Stevens outlines reasons residents should support the YMCA. He calls on adults to aid youth amid challenges like population growth nuclear war automation and unemployment, seeking a measurable value for youth development and participation.
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YMCA
Washington
Harold Stevens
Mrs Stalder Dies At East Pleasant Plain
Mrs. Mary Jo Josephine Stalder 73 died suddenly of a heart attack at 9 15 p m Thursday at her Pleasant Plain home. Funeral Monday at 10 a m in St Joseph Church East Pleasant Plain with Rev Henry Geers in charge. Burial in Parish Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 7 30 p m at Gould Funeral Home Brighton. Survived by three daughters three sons nine grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother and three sisters. Preceded in death by infant son and four brothers.
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Brighton
Mary Josephine Stalder
Pleasant Plain
St. Joseph’s Church
East Pleasant Plain
Henry Geers
Gould
Wayland
Emil Stalder
Washington
National Corn Growers Group Seeks Members
The National Corn Growers Association led by Richard TeBockhorst seeks Washington County members this month. It aims to boost corn profits via foreign markets with president Walter Groeppinger active in South America. Associate memberships are open to grain dealers processors and others in the feed grain market.
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National Corn Growers Association
Washington County
Richard TeBockhorst
Rt. 4
TeBockhorst
Kenneth Brenneman
Clifford Dunn
Bernard Reed
Giles Escher
Boone
Iowa
Walter Groeppinger
South America
Te Bockhorst
Japan
Weather Iowa Report From United Press International
Considerable cloudiness through Saturday with occasional snow east tonight. Temperatures will show little change with lows of 5 to 15 below and highs near zero north to 5 to 10 above south. Sunday outlook mostly cloudy and not quite so cold. Five day forecast calls temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below normal through Wednesday, with moderate snow that could total one tenth to one fourth inch.
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Iowa
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