1170 Refugees Arrive from Cuba
The Shirley Sykes carried 1,170 Cuban refugees to Port Everglades after a 13 hour voyage from Havana. Red Cross staff aided the chronically ill and aged as they were transported to Miami for processing and a mass welcome at the city stadium.
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Everglades
Fla
UPI
Shirley Sykes
Fidel Castro
Miami
Havana
Rosa Chacon Vasquez
Red Cross
Pedro Perez Vidal
Cuba
Shirley Lykes
Florida Straits
F.M. Kosieracki
Texas City
Tex
Shirley Lakes
Cuban Red Cross
Red Cross, Immigration, Health
Pan American World Airways
Florida
Wreckage Found of SAC Bomber in Maine Wilderness
Rescue teams found the $8 million eight engine Stratofortress wreckage in central Maine near Moosehead Lake. Parachutes and crew of nine spotted. four rescued by Arctic Air Force units at dawn. Lt. Col. Dante E. Bulli, 40, of South Hadley Massachusetts, among the nine crew members.
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Brownville Junction
Maine
UPI
Strategic Air Command
Moosehead Lake
Air
Air Force
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Here
Bangor
Dante E. Bulli
South Hadley
Mass
Cherry
Guide to Better Health series debuts January 28
A six week health series based on Dr. Harry J. Johnson s book will run in the Evening Journal starting Monday January 28. Johnson president of Life Extension Foundation cites three million clinical exams as basis for practical daily wellness guidance. King Features Syndicate provides the temporary replacement for Inside You and Yours following Dr. Burton H Fern s recent death.
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Harry J. Johnson
Evening Journal
Dr. Johnson
Life Extension Foundation
King Features Syndicate
Burton H. Fern
Chris W. Schlatter Dies Here Thursday at 85
Chris W. Schlatter 85 longtime Wayland resident died Thursday at his home 320 South Main Street Washington He was born February 27 1877 in Noble and married Vausha Belle Davis March 22 1905 Funeral services were set for January 27 1963 at 2 p.m. at Zehr Funeral Home Wayland with burial in North Hill Cemetery Survivors include his wife six children 13 grandchildren and a Masonic connection for 34 years
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Chris W. Schlatter
Wayland
South Main Street
Washington
Zehr
North Hill
Mr. Schlatter
Noble
Vausha Belle Davis
Way
Jean) Hann
West Lake
Ohio
Harry
Lorraine) Suter
Crawfordsville
Mrs Gammon Dies At Halcyon House
Mrs. B. O. Gammon, 84, resident at Halcyon House since June 1962, died there Thursday evening January 24, 1963 after ten years of illness. Funeral arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Home in Des Moines. Edith Koons born January 8, 1879 in Des Moines. married Burton Osmond Gammon November 23, 1904. Survivors include her husband and brother James H. Koons of Winfield Kansas.
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B. O. Gammon
Halcyon House
Hamilton Funeral Home
Des Moines
Washington
Edith Koons
James H
Emma Irvine Koons
Burton Osmond Gammon
Wesley Methodist Church
P.E.O
James H. Koons
Winfield
Kansas
Support Voiced for Continued American Field Service Exchange
Washington high school students and the local AFS chapter backed another year of the American Field Service foreign student exchange. Officers were re elected, hosts sought, and talks by exchange students coordinated through the high school. Pio Lumaga of Naples and Linda Campbell spoke on the program’s value and need for local funding and homes.
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American Field Service
Washington
AFS
Jerry Stalder
A. C. Peterson
Italy
Linda Campbell
Norway
Dr. Peterson
Herbert Campbell
Dale Connelly
Linda Chorpening
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
George
Cordes
Peterson
Schlapkohl
AKS
Pio Lumaga
Bill Boshart
Nation Endures Worst Cold Wave Cuts Deep Into Life
A brutal cold wave grips the nation with subzero temps from Rockies to New England. Snow storms isolate Watertown New York and toast towns across Michigan Illinois New York Ohio and Tennessee. Death toll climbs past 160 as schools close highways freeze and industries shut down.
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New York State
Watertown
Rockies
New England
Southland
Havre
Mont
Lone Rock
Wis
Minneapolis
Minn
Philadelphia
Michigan
New York
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
A.W. Todd
Florida
Rio Grande Valley
Illinois
South
Cadillac
Mich
Tax Reform Doubt Casts Shadow Over Kennedy Plan
Congress clutched President Kennedy’s 13.6 billion tax cut but largely dismissed reform. Rep Hale Boggs warned reforms may not pass this session while Mills set Feb 6 hearings. Oil and gas and home-building groups oppose new deductions, as lawmakers expect passage with few reforms. Barbara Baker’s name was mistakenly added to the honor roll in the Evening Journal.
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Washington
Boggs
Kennedy
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Barbara Baker
Washington High School
Evening Journal
St James Pupils Named on Honor Roll
Thirty nine students at St James school earned honors after the second quarter for scholastic achievement. Names include Patricia Butler Walter Friese Carolyn Hammen Michael Hansen James Minick Dorothy Hammen Patrick Hennigan Rhonda Horak Mike Levy Mark Nemmers Wendy Richardson Diane Worley Anne Butler Richard Greiner Julie Horak Mary Lechner Cynthia McCall Charles Van Zile LaVon Worley Kathy Custer Debra Nemmers Kathy Sobaski Richard Van Zile Dennis Hennigan Alvin Peiffer Beth Ann Richardson Andrew Steele Susan Eagle Patricia Lechner Mary Ann Marie Rose Mary Peiffer Ann Kro g meir John Marie Mary McCarthy Pam McClure Beth Redlinger Carol Van Zile Kim Walker Cathy Walker.
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St. James School
Patricia Butler
Walter Friese
Carolyn Hammen
Michael Hansen
James Minick
Dorothy Hammen
Patrick Hennigan
Rhonda Horak
Mike Levy
Mark Nemmers
Wendy Richardson
Diane Worley
Anne Butler
Richard Greiner
Julie Horak
Mary Lechner
Cynthia McCall
Charles van Zile
LaVon Worley
Kathy Custer
Debra Nemmers
Kathy Sobaski
Richard van Zile
Dennis Hennigan
Alvin Peiffer
Beth Ann Richardson
Andrew Steele
Susan Eagle
Patricia Lechner
Mary Ann Marie
Rose Mary Peiffer
Ann Krogmeir
John Marie
Mary McCarthy
Pam McClure
Beth Redlinger
Carol van Zile
Kim Walker
Cathy Walker
Washington County Beef Producers Banquet Draws 400
A capacity crowd of about 400 attended the 11th annual Washington County Beef Producers banquet and program at Washington Methodist Church. Don Sheetz presided as president. three new directors Willard McCracken Dean Yates and Bob Friese were elected.
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Washington County Beef Producers
Washington Methodist Church
Peggy Grimes
Keota
Marian Peterson
Farmer
Dave Livingston
Washington
Don Sheetz
Beef Association
Willard McCracken
Dean Yates
Bob Friese
Maurice Crawford
Kenneth Kos
Donald Penningroth
Robert Huff
Wiliam Chmelar Jr
Howard Bohr
Clarence Kaufman
Richard Dare
Sheetz
Jim Frier
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Joe Podaris
Hugh Morris
Livingston
United States
Methodist Church
Iowa Atty Gen approves Shaff reapportionment wording
Atty Gen Evan L Hultman ruled the Shaff reapportionment plan uses no illegal wording by keeping the word proposed in a constitutional amendment He noted there are no magic words and a clear legislative action suffices He previously recommended proposed over adopted and said adopting would likely not be fatal if used The decision comes as four Iowa senators challenge the wording and a Senate debate looms Tuesday with multiple amendment proposals.amendments
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DES Moines
UPI
Evan L. Hultman
Hultman
Iowa
Attorney General's Office
Shaff
Sen
David QC
R-Clinton
Supreme Court
D.C. Nolan
Iowa City
Senate
YMCA Enrollment Starts Monday for 1963
The 1963 Washington YMCA membership drive begins Monday January 28 with a breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Y. Workers will receive kits and view films, then hear E D Morrison Jr. speak. Goal is 850 members and 4900 to fund the year’s budget.
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Washington Ymca
Washington Kiwanis Club
Tom McSpadden
Y Staff
Get
Cal Larsen
Bob Huber
Cochairman
Bob Reed
Verle Gallagher
Lyle Wilson
John Walker
Don Minick
R. Q. Eastland
Y's Men’s Club
Frosty Westering
Parsons College
Bill Boshart
Logan Heilman
Bob McFarlane
Bob Wiley
Bob Day
John Owen
Paul
Music Contest Invades Washington by 400 Students
More than 400 young musicians from 23 area schools travel to Washington for the annual instrumental contest for grade school and junior high students. Everetts Music Company sponsors the event with sessions from 8:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Judges include William Gower and heads of local music departments.
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Washington
Everetts Music Company of
Iowa
Everetts Music Company
William Gower
University of Iowa
Ger
Hazardous driving warning for Iowa from winter storm
Weather forecast warns hazardous driving with cloudy skies and occasional snow west, spreading across the state Saturday. Snow to 4 inches in most areas by late Saturday with blowing and drifting conditions. Temperatures largely steady. tonight’s lows 0 to 5 below, highs Saturday 5 to 10 above to near 20. Snow ends Sunday. five day outlook shows temps 15 to 20 degrees below normal through Wednesday.
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Iowa
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N.M
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Beef Producers
General Assembly
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Keokuk
Maurice Wright
Burlington
Calvin Shanks
Hamilton, Ill
Lyle Atkin
Carthage
Southeast Town Band Directors Association
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