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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1963

Page

7

Tshombe to Work For Congo Truce

Katanga President Moise Tshombe planned a perilous flight to Kolwezi to persuade mercenaries to surrender the town peacefully to the United Nations. U.N. officials warned of danger as 2,000 Katangese gendarmes and 300 white mercenaries massed in Kolwezi, with U.N. Indian Ghurka troops waiting nearby for a peaceful entry.

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

Religious migrants descend on Kansas town of Iola

About 130 people arrived in Iola from Kansas Missouri Illinois and Oklahoma in the last two days saying they come to do the Lord s will Church members have given shelter in homes and a church annex Some locals doubt a labor shortage while others worry about relief rolls as the migrants plan to stay to be trained as missionaries per Rev Don Kindhart and his Madison Avenue Baptist Church

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

Order Integration of More Schools Near Military Bases

The Justice Department sues to desegregate public schools near Redstone Arsenal Brookley Keesler and Barksdale bases in four southern counties Alabama Mississippi Louisiana. Federal aid totaling 32.5 million supported school construction and operations for military children. Kennedy stresses voluntary compliance failed and federal funds support equitable education for service families.

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

Asphalt Cover May Improve Weather

Scientist James E. Black of Esso Research proposes spreading cheap asphalt over large areas to alter local weather. Dark coatings absorb more heat, raising soil temperature and potentially increasing sea breeze and rainfall near coastal deserts, offering a method to reduce smog and improve conditions.

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

Foodless Dinner Raises Million for Democratic Funds

Washington UPI report describes a high priced foodless fundraiser used by Democrats to recoup post election deficits. A wall of entertainment and brief speeches replaced traditional banquets, while a private dinner for 600 raised about a million dollars. Attendees paid 1000 dollars per plate to join President Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Joan Kennedy, and Micky Mantle at the International Inn.

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

Urges Opportunities of Negro Employment in North Carolina

Governor Terry Sanford directed state officials to ensure equal job opportunities for African Americans and announced a new council to eradicate employment discrimination. Speaking to the North Carolina Press Association, Sanford urged an end to reluctance and unfair practices that block Black citizens from decent work and full national contribution.

Chapel Hill N.C Sanford

Severe winter storm lashes central plains and western states

Arctic cold grips Texas and Arkansas as blizzard conditions hit the central plains. Snow, sleet, freezing rain disrupts travel from New England to the Midwest with up to 14 inches of snow in Utah and Colorado. Ice jams in Niagara Falls worsen conditions while drought-stricken California asks 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 Iown: Snow East Tonight Then Windy, Cold Weekend

Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with northerly winds 20 to 30 mph and blowing snow. Snow concentrates east with 2 to 4 inches by evening, ending by morning. Temperatures: low zero to 10 below tonight, high 10 to 20 Sunday.

Death of Hugh Gaitskell Shocks British Labour

Hugh Gaitskell, 56, Labour leader, dies in Middlesex Hospital from a virus infection with pleurisy pericarditis and kidney failure. World leaders and British figures express condolences as Labour faces a leadership void ahead of the next election.

London UPI Hugh Gaitskell Middlesex Hospital Dora Gaitskell

Killer Of Police Chief In Blue Ridge Mountain Hunt

State troopers scoured rugged Blue Ridge terrain for Millard Greer, the armed suspect tied to the murder of Police Chief William D. Greene in Blowing Rock North Carolina. Greene, shot and stabbed during a burglary pursuit, died later in hospital as investigators pursued warrants and arrests against Greer and two relatives for abetting murder.

Blowing Rock N.C UPI Blue Ridge Mountains Millard Greer William D. Greene Greer U. S Friday Greene 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 to West Berlin

A 21 year old East German border guard in full uniform and with his pistol deserted his post and escaped into West Berlin before dawn. He crossed the border at a point where guards were not looking as officers reported.

Local Streets Dangerous in Chicago Report

The Chicago Area Transportation Study finds local streets pose a crash risk twenty times higher than expressways, highlighting urban road dangers and roadway design concerns in Chicago.

Chicago UPI

Khrushchev Faces Chinese Rift at East German Congress

At the East German Communist party congress Khrushchev risks a clash with China over peaceful coexistence. Wu Hsiu chuan denounced his truce appeal in a violent speech prompting a sharp factional split with Moscow and Peking. The rift pits hard line China backed by Albania against Khrushchev’s nonnuclear coexistence stance.

Berlin UPI Red China Nikita S. Khrushchev Communist Party Congress Khrushchev Erich Honicker Polit Central Committee Eisenhuettenstadt Walter Ulbricht East Berlin Honecker Albania Ulbricht Wu Hsiu-chuan Moscow Peking China Russia Yugoslavia

Photo Exhibit Showcases Inland Daily Press Images

Fifty five top newspaper photographs from Inland Daily Press Association papers will be on display at the Washington Public Library each day next week from 1 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Washington Evening Journal, the exhibit travels from Watertown South Dakota to Milwaukee Wisconsin after Washington. No admission fee.

Fighty 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 Europe informal working trip with Germany

President Kennedy plans an informal working visit to West Germany after Italy this year, with no plans for Paris or further European stops. Bonn invitation highlights talks with Konrad Adenauer on unity and reactions to France blocking Britain from the Common Market, while U.S. policy aims for a united Europe and continued trade liberalization.

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 U.S

Ex-Marine's leg rejoined by seven-surgeon team in Boston

A seven-member surgical team at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital performed a six-hour operation to rejoin the nearly severed leg of William Hunt, a 37-year-old Brookline father of seven. Doctors report movement in toes and sensation, with a strong pulse and limb warmth, though recovery remains uncertain.

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

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