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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1963

Page

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Tshombe to Work For Congo Truce

Katanga President Moise Tshombe plans a dangerous flight to Kolwezi to press his mercenary followers to surrender peacefully to U.N. forces. He travels unescorted with limited bodyguards amid threats from hotheads as U.N. aims to end the Katanga secession and integrate Katangese troops.

Elisabethville Katanga UPI Moise Tshombe Kolwezi United Nations U.N Tshombe Congo Leopoldville N’gubu Kipushi New York

Government sues to desegregate four Southern districts

The Justice Department sues to desegregate public schools near Redstone Arsenal in Alabama Brookley Field in Mobile Mississippi Biloxi Gulfport districts Keesler Barksdale bases Shreveport Louisiana over funding tied to federal employee and military families The action targets four counties with about 35000 children and 32.5 million in federal aid Kennedy says voluntary compliance failed and government funds support school construction and operation

Washington UPI Justice Department Deep South Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Robert F. Kennedy Birmingham Ala Redstone Arsenal Mobile Brookley Air Force Base Jackson, Miss Biloxi-Gulfport City Keesler Air Force Base Shreveport Barksdale Air Force Base Kennedy Congress Isealities

Iola Kansas Welcomes Religious Migrants Under Lord's Will

About 130 migrants from Kansas Missouri Illinois and Oklahoma arrived in Iola a town of 7000 to live with church members and train as missionaries. Some locals doubt labor shortage while the Rev Don Kindhart says the arrivals came without persuasion and may return home after they do the Lord's will.

Iola Kan UPI Don Kindhart Kansas Missouri Illinois Oklahoma Kindhart Madison Avenue James Hoss Hutchinson Holy Spirit Warren Blaze Iolans Hoss Mrs. Blaze D. A. McDonald Jr

Foodless Democratic Dinner Raises Large Funds

Washington reports a foodless Democratic banquet that featured a star-studded guest list and entertainment to raise nearly a million dollars. The event celebrated President Kennedy's second inaugural anniversary with a private dinner at the International Inn attended by Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Joan Kennedy, Micky Mantle, and other notable figures.

Washington UPI Kennedy International Inn Jacqueline Lyndon B. Johnson Joan Kennedy Massachusetts New York Yankee Micky Mantle

Asphalt Cover May Improve Weather

Scientist James E. Black of Esso Research proposes spraying large areas with dark asphalt coatings to raise soil temperature and potentially induce local rainfall. He notes black coatings absorb heat, while white ones reflect it, with significant temperature shifts observed in Arizona tests.

Washington API James E. Black Esso Research and Engineering Co Linden N.J American Association For the Advancement of Science Arizona

Urges Opportunities of Negro Employment in North Carolina

Gov. Terry Sanford told the North Carolina Press Association he ordered officials to ensure equal state job opportunities for African Americans and formed a council to eradicate job discrimination. He urged Americans to end reluctance and unfair discrimination and give Negro citizens a chance to earn a decent living.

Sanford

Arctic cold and storms lash U S across regions

Arctic cold sweeps Texas and Arkansas while blizzard conditions strike the central plains. Snow and freezing rain affect much of the nation with six traffic deaths in New England and severe ice jams at Niagara Falls. Western Montana fights 6 foot snow and California drought persists despite calls for snow.

Texas Arkansas Central Plains Montana California New England Reading Mass Utah West Coast Airlines Rockies Great Plains Nebraska Highway Patrol Kansas Plains Midwest Ternational Falls Minn Minneapolis Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Grand Junction Colo Sheridan Wyo Los Angeles Weather Bureau Niagara Falls N.Y New York City

Weather Digest Partly Cloudy Night to Sunday

Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Sunday with snow limited to the extreme east. two to four inches of new snow east by evening. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph with blowing and drifting snow. Not very cold. low tonight zero to 10 below, high Sunday 10 to 20.

Gaitskell Dies Shocks British Labor Victory Hopes

Hugh Gaitskell, 56, Labor Party leader, died in Middlesex Hospital after a prolonged virus infection complicated by pleurisy pericarditis and kidney failure. He weakened rapidly with doctors noting heart strain as condolences from leaders worldwide poured in.

London UPI Hugh Gaitskell Middlesex Hospital Dora Gaitskell

Killer of Police Chief in North Carolina

State troopers searched rugged Blue Ridge terrain for Millard Greer 45 after Police Chief William D. Greene 28 was killed by burglars. Greer, wounded and armed, was believed holed up on a mountain top as fog and rain hampered the chase. Greene died after a shotgun and knife attack while confronting fleeing burglars. R. R. Parsons 22 was arrested for murder. two women faced abetting charges.

Blowing Rock N.C UPI Blue Ridge Mountains Millard Greer William D. Greene Greer U. S Greene R. R. Parsons Carole Parsons Millicent Hinson Granite Falls Caldwell County J. B. Mvyere North Carolina Virginia Tennessee

East Berlin Guard Flees Across Border

West Berlin police report a 21-year-old East German border guard in full uniform with pistol fled into West Berlin from a border crossing before dawn. He crossed the few feet during darkness while other guards watched.

Chicago Study Flags Higher Street Accident Risk

The Chicago Area Transportation Study finds local street crash chances are twenty times higher than on an expressway, signaling greater danger for urban streets and urging safety focus.

Chicago UPI

Rifts Deepen As Khrushchev Faces Chinese Defiance

At the East German Communist congress Khrushchev fights to maintain peaceful coexistence amid a hard line push from China led by Wu Hsiu chuan. The dispute splits the Communist camp with Albania backing Beijing, while Ulbricht and Honecker steer East Germany. Khrushchev refrains from direct response during the congress.

Berlin UPI Red China Nikita Central Committee Khrushchev Eisenhuettenstadt Walter Ulbricht East Berlin Honecker Albania Ulbricht Wu Hsiu-chuan Moscow Peking Communist China Russia Yugoslavia

Photo Exhibit From Inland Daily Press Association Arrives at Library

Eighty five top photographs from Inland Daily Press Association member papers will be on display at the Washington Public Library next week. The exhibit runs Monday through Saturday from 1 to 9 p.m. in the upstairs room with free admission. The Washington Evening Journal sponsors the show, part of a traveling exhibit that showcases 1962 contest winners.

Inland Daily Press Association Washington Public Library Washington Evening Journal Illinois Ohio New Mexico Wyoming Inland Daily Press News Chicago Journal Washington Watertown South Dakota Marquette University Milwaukee Wisc

Kennedy to Visit West Germany in Informal Trip

President Kennedy plans an informal working visit to West Germany after Italy, with Bonn the likely stop and Paris unlikely. Officials say no major policy shifts will occur despite De Gaulle’s opposition to British Common Market entry and a NATO nuclear force, and aim for broader European unity with the United States aligned.

Washington UPI Kennedy West Germany Italy White House Europe Paris Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Konrad Adenauer Bonn France Britain Germany U. S United States

Rejoining a leg could mark medical milestone

An hour by hour check tracked the six hour operation in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital to reattach the nearly severed left leg of William Hunt. A seven man surgical team led by Dr. Francis D Moore performed the attempt that could set a historic precedent if successful.

Boston UPS Peter Bent Brigham Hospital William Hunt Brookline Francis D. Moore Hunt

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