East Coast Port Strike Near End
Longshoremen vote on settlement as a 32 day dock strike nears conclusion. New York port workers head to ballots while Florida East Coast Railroad faces a separate 1 200 strong walkout over wage demands.
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Iowa Senate OKs tax credit bill for depreciation
The Iowa Senate approved a 46 to 0 vote to permit a 7 percent depreciation deduction on farm, business and industrial equipment. The measure aims to align Iowa tax rules with federal depreciation and allow credits to be used in 1962 income tax returns.
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Iowa
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Tax Commission
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A.C. Hanson
Inwood
House Committee On Tax Revision
Hanson
Federal Internal Revenue Service
Iowa Tax Commission
Mrs Reed to Head Easter Seal Campaign in 1963
Mrs Francis J Reed of Washington named chairman of the 1963 Easter Seal Campaign in Washington County. General chairman Thomas C Teas of Mason City announced the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc. The 1962 campaign runs March 7 to Easter Sunday April 14, providing services and rehabilitation to crippled individuals regardless of race or religion.
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Francis J. Reed
Washington
Washington County
Thomas C. Teas
Mason City
Iowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
United States
Washington Fairfield Basketball Game Moves to Fieldhouse
The Washington Fairfield game Friday night will be played at Parsons College Fieldhouse due to larger seating capacity. Principal E. Kelly Schlapkohl reports game times of 6 30 p m for sophomores and 8 p m for varsity.
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Washington Fairfield
Parsons College
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Washington High School
Van de Voort resigns as Mid-Prairie superintendent
Wellman Everett Van de Voort announces resignation as superintendent of Mid-Prairie Schools effective at the end of the current school year. He says he has no definite plans for the future.
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Wellman
Everett van de Voort
Mid-Prairie Schools
Supt
van de Voort
Weather Hampers Activities as 75 Students Absent in Cold
Seventy five pupils were reported absent at Washington High School due to extreme cold and strong winds. Most area schools kept classes, buses ran with minor issues, while many events Tuesday evening were postponed or canceled because of the subzero weather and blowing snow.
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Washington High School
Fire Scare at 92 Cafe Ends With No Damage
A grease fire on a stove at the 92 Cafe kitchen caused a brief blaze this morning. Washington volunteer firefighters arrived around 8 a.m. and extinguished the flames quickly with no damages reported.
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Washington
Putnam Ryan Team Tops Y's Men Bridge Marathon
After six rounds at the Y's Men Bridge Marathon the Putnam Ryan team led with 16 810 points. Second place held by Nate Young and Charles Snyder at 12 880. Top ten also includes Bert Britain Robert Bates Gillesby Schell Nemmers Kneen Brindley Glassburner Rosenkild Powers and others. seven rounds remain.
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Harold Putman
Paul Ryan
Nate Young
Charles Snyder
Bert Britain
Robert Bates
Robert Gillesby
Mary Schell
G. J. Nemmers
Phil Kneen
Dan Brindley
Elsie Glassburner
Grover Rosenkild
Bert Powers
County Legion To Meet Here Friday
Leon Beatty American Legion post and its auxiliary unit will host a countywide joint meeting Friday evening at the Washington Legion rooms. Special guests include Donald P. Birkett state Legion commander and Mrs. H. P. Bolks state auxiliary president. The 8 p.m. meeting will follow a dinner at The Captain's Table for out-of-town guests. Lester Miller will preside with Mrs. Orie O’Conner. Representatives from all county posts and units are expected.
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American Legion Post
Washington Legion Rooms
Donald P. Birkett
Dubuque
State Legion
H.P. Bolks
Hull
Lester Miller
Wellman
China slowing in race for nuclear arms after Soviet pullout
London sources say Red China’s path to a nuclear capability has slowed due to the withdrawal of Soviet aid. Soviet reactors remain, helping China produce uranium, but experts say an operational bomb and delivery vehicles are still years away.
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UPI
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Red China
Bamboo Curtain
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Beef banquet tickets sell out in Washington County
Don Sheetz announces all tickets are sold for the Washington County Beef Producer's Association banquet. More than 400 people are expected Thursday at the Methodist Church in Washington for the annual meeting and beef dinner hosted by the Church WSCS. Dave Livingston will speak and "The Singing Farmer" Marian Peterson provides entertainment. Three new directors will be elected.
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Washington County
Rural Development Group Meets Here
An organizational meeting of the Washington County Technical Action Panel was held here Monday with Paul Boettcher named as chairman. Members include Bill Day and James Frier. The panel will gather information for rural area development under the USDA program to inform county groups of RAD purposes and organization.
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Washington County Technical Action Panel
Paul Boettcher
Bill Day
James Frier
United States Department of Agriculture
Three Powers Open Second Day of Test Ban Talks
Washington reports the United States Britain and the Soviet Union held a nearly four hour session at the State Department and agreed to meet again at 3 p.m. EST while keeping discussions confidential. Khrushchev proposed on the spot inspections and trips by international teams, terms the U.S. viewed as negotiable.
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UPI
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Russia
State Department
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Khrushchev
U.S
William C. Foster
U. S
United Nations
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
David Ormsby Gore
Foster
Sheep Clinic Planned At Kalona January 29
A county wide sheep clinic is set for Kalona on January 29 with Community Room of Farmers Savings Bank as the venue. Extension Director Jim Frier says the event starts at 1 30 p m and features Extension Veterinarian John Kerrick on disease and parasite prevention. ISU Sheep Specialist Tom Wickersham will cover care of the ewe flock at lambing and tips to get lambs off to a good start. The program is sponsored by Johnson and Washington County Extension Services and invites all sheep producers in both counties.
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Kalona
Jim Frier
Washington County
Farmers Savings Bank
John Kerrick
Tom Wickersham
Iowa State University
Johnson and Washington County Extension Services
Local YMCA Reports Busy Year and National Week
Robert Gillesby announces that the local YMCA hosted 125 clubs for 1 770 persons and 1 600 men and boys used facilities while 626 children received swim instruction with 400 passing beginners tests. He notes YMCA Week marks 119 years of service and highlights programs from swim to Hi Y volleyball and rifle clubs.
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Robert Gillesby
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
United States
Canada
Gillesby
Montreal
Boston
U.S. Christian Commission
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USO
Red Cross
Camp Fire
Keota Night School To Hear Bob Greene
Keota Adult Night School in the high school vocational classroom will host Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greene of Ainsworth and a Bath Packing Company representative on Wednesday night January 23 at 7 p.m. The topic is Grading Market Hogs. Instructor is Gerritt Hunting.
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Keota
Robert Greene
Ainsworth
Bath Packing Company
Greene
Gerritt Hunting
Desegregation Violence Sparks Race Tensions Across South
The South faces a wave of integration turmoil with a North Carolina shooting in Yanceyville, a Pine Bluff fight after white youth attacked a transport, and Meredith leaving Ole Miss amid jeers. Clemson upholds Harvey Gantt case. Kennedy sues Sunflower County voters. Sparkman calls Alabama suits illegal.
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Mississippi
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Robert Kennedy
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Alabama
Sparkman
Mobile
Huntsville
Record Cold Grips Midwest As Snow Delays Travel
A historic winter blast numbed the Midwest with record low temps and up to a foot of snow. Death toll rises as schools close across several states and ice jams threaten river traffic from Cairo to St Louis. The Weather Bureau warns of more frigid days ahead and widespread impacts on transport and crops.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Elkader
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International Falls
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First Meeting Monday For Adult Education
The annual Adult Night School at Washington High School opens Monday evening January 28 under instructor Russell Bannister. Three classes were dropped for low enrollment. art remains full, while typing investments and civil defense still accept registrations. Noteband clothing and welding were cut from the program.
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Washington High School
Russell Bannister
Bannister
20 Degrees Below Zero Recorded During Night
Washingtonians endured another bitter day as temperatures flirted with zero and the night’s official reading reached 20 degrees below. Forecasters warned of more cold weather tonight and Thursday with nine inches of snow on the ground. YMCA swim practice was canceled due to the extreme cold.
Iowa Braces for Record Cold Across State
Iowans endured bitter conditions with temperatures down to 32 below zero as snow and wind chilled rural areas. Roads were treacherous in sheltered spots while highways remained mostly clear beyond Bloomfield to Muscatine. Cities reported record lows including Elkader at 32 below and Des Moines at 22 below with many communities set to stay well below zero.
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Mason City
Waterloo
Spencer
Dubuque
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Davenport
Burlington
Lamoni
Weather Update for Iowa United States
Partly cloudy and windy with continued cold through tonight. Thursday brings rising temperatures with a low of 10 to 20 below and a high near zero to 10 above. Friday looks partly cloudy with moderating temperatures and strong winds. Five day outlook averages about 20 degrees below normal with light precipitation 10 inch or less as snow early in the period.
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