Winter Storms Spark Death Toll Across States
A week of killer cold and new snowstorms caused 206 deaths across Indiana Illinois New England Texas Ohio Michigan Georgia Oklahoma Wisconsin New York and more. Temperatures fell to record lows while icy conditions disrupted rivers and driving hazards persisted.
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New York State
Weather Bureau
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Illinois
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Indiana
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Ohio Valley
Midwest
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N. Y
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Cincinnati
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Ohio
Casper
Wyo
Fic
Ohio River
United Press International
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Department Officers At Legion Meeting
Washington County American Legion and Auxiliary officers led a Friday meeting with Department Commander Donald P. Birkett and State President Mrs Hi P Bulks among visiting dignitaries. A dinner at Captain's Table preceded the 8 p m program and Linda Campbell shared stories from an exchange year in Norway.
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Donald P. Birkett
Hi. P. Bulks
Washington County American Legion and Auxiliary
William Tweeten
Lester Miller
Wellman
Linda Campbell
Norway
School Plan Vote Approved for Ainsworth Riverside Areas
Washington County Board of Education approved the proposed Highland Community School District plan after a Friday hearing. The district would include Highland, Iowa, Oregon Townships and parts of Jackson Crawford townships. Final effectiveness depends on votes from residents in 12 districts.
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Ainsworth
Riverside
Washington County Board of Education
Highland Community
Highland
Iowa
Oregon
Jackson
Crawford
Court House
Mrs Sanders Dies in Wellman Nursing Home
Mrs Gertrude Sanders 77 died Friday afternoon at Shenk Nursing Home in Wellman where she had been a patient for months. Funeral services Monday 10:30 a.m. at Keota Christian Church. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Washington. Born November 22 1885 south of Keota daughter of Herman and Margaret Times Trier. Married Archie Dean Sanders November 15 1905. Survivors include sisters Maggie Robertson and Amelia Rash of Keota and several nieces and nephews.
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Gertrude Sanders
Shenk
Wellman
Keota Christian Church
Donald Manwarren
Elm Grove
Washington
Powell Funeral Home
Trier
Archie Dean Sanders
Halcyon House Band Appears in Impromptu Snow Concert
Two junior high girls Marsha Foster and Sally Stewart paused on Halcyon House grounds to ask permission to use the phone and impressed residents with a flute solo. The impromptu performance boosted their confidence ahead of today’s Washington junior high solo contest.
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Halcyon House
Marsha Foster
Stanley Fosters
Marsha
Sally Stewart
Tom Stewart
Sally
Washington
Herter Pushes U S Trade Talks Amid Common Market Hurdles
In Brussels Christian Herter Kennedy trade adviser planned further tariff cutting talks with European leaders including Wal ter Hallstein and Paul Henri Spaak. He aims to arrange formal negotiations under the Trade Expansion Act to pursue mutual tariff concessions as France blocks British entry into the Common Market.
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Kennedy
Herter
Walter Hallstein
European Common Market Executive Commission
Paul-Henri Spaak
Eisenhower
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U.S
France
Britain
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Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Charles de Gaulle
Longshoremen Return to Jobs Across Gulf Coast
ILA ordered 75 000 members back to work while Gulf Coast unions varied. Galveston pact ends two day tie up with 39 cent raise and gang-size study amid pressure from Reynolds Morse and Wirtz. Some ports like New York Miami Mobile remained out.
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ILA
North Carolina
Texas
Galveston
James Reynolds
Kennedy
Ralph Massey
West Gulf
Wayne) Morse
Willard) Wirtz
New York
Miami
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Shell Oil Co
Roxanna
Ill
M. D. Harmon
The
Oil Workers Council
Shell
Smithcraft Firm At Junction To Be Sold
Columbus Junction business news reports Smithcraft, Inc. to be sold to a new corporation formed with an out of town principal buyer. Sale starts October first. Cecil Lee will join the new firm as an officer while Mr. Smith stays active for one to two years.
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Columbus Junction
Paul K. Smith
Smithcraft, Inc
Smart to Attend State Legislative Conference
W. H. Smart, chairman of the Washington Chamber of Commerce legislative committee, plans to attend the Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives Legislative Conference at the Hotel Fort Des Moines February 3 and 4. Chamber officials from across Iowa will discuss legislative recommendations on state and national levels, and many Iowa legislators are expected to attend.
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W. H. Smart
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Chamber of Commerce
Fort Des Moines
Chamber
Mr. Smart
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Local bids sought for vehicle on Washington Post Office route
Washington residents may bid to furnish a vehicle for use on a mounted postal route at the Washington post office. The vehicle will be used 35 to 40 hours monthly, mainly in mornings. Bidders must own the vehicle and supply oil gas and maintenance. Acting Postmaster Harry Levy notes details are available at the local office.
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Washington
Washington Post Office
Harry Levy
Postmaster Job Examinations Open in Washington and Ainsworth
The U S Civil Service Commission announces written exams for postmaster positions in Washington and Ainsworth. Applications accepted until February 19, 1963, with residency in the local post office territory required. Salary is 5365 yearly for Ainsworth third class post office and 7395 for the Washington first class post office.
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Civil Service
Washington
Ainsworth
U.S. Civil Services Commission
Civil Service Commission
D. C
Harry Levy
Burglars Enter Two Stores at Kalona
Two Kalona business houses were broken into Friday night but little was stolen. Thieves pried open a freight door at Reif's Inc and entered the Kalona U-Save Store next door. Three cash registers were damaged. no loot found. Discovered about 6 am by U-Save employee George Allen. Logan Reif said a thorough check may reveal losses.
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Kalona
Reif’s Inc
Kalona U-Save
George Allen
U-Save
Logan Reif
Reif
U S On The Alert Over Cuba Cargo Surveillance
Senate witnesses, including Secretary of State Rusk and CIA Director McCone, testified that every Soviet bloc ship bound for Cuba is under stringent surveillance. The briefing followed the Cuban quarantine's end and included notices of possible OAS actions as Washington seeks to counter subversion in Latin America.
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John A McCone
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U.S
Fidel Castro
Rusk
Carols M. Muniz
Latin America
Organization of American States
OAS
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Five Will Attend 4 H Leaders Event
Merritt Canady and four Washington County 4 H club leaders will join the 13th annual 4 H Leaders Recognition Day at Iowa State University in Ames. About five hundred attendees are expected for a program with a noon luncheon campus tours talks and an evening banquet under the theme This is 4 H in Iowa.
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Merritt Canady
Ames
Washington County
Iowa State University
Lawrence Whetstine
David Norman
Wellman
Francis McConnell
Washington
Alvin Jones
Crawfordsville
Iowa
Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State
Iowa Retail Federation
Refugees Tell Of Cuban Terror
Nearly 1,300 Cuban refugees arrived in Miami by ship and plane reporting terror under Fidel Castro. They described executions without trial, police fear, and sugar harvest sabotage while claiming officials resented dissent and seized property. The Shirley Sykes freighter brought 1,170 refugees to Port Everglades, and a chartered plane carried 109 back after logistics tied to prisoners release.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
Balderno Beloso Acosta
Cuba
Castro
Aurora Margarita Piedra Vasquez
Jovellanos Matanzas
Jose Paz
Havana
Meneses
Shirley Sykes
Port Everglades
Here
Italian Leader Announces Jupiter Missiles Replaced by Polaris
Premier Fanfani disclosed in a Chamber of Deputies debate that U S Jupiter missiles will be withdrawn from Italy and substituted by sea based Polaris submarines as Kennedy previously announced. He noted Italy will not host ground launched missiles and pledged defense duties while warning allies to consider missile equipped nations for comparison. The changeover timing remains unspecified.
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UPI
Amintore Fanfani
U.S
Fanfani
Chamber of Deputies
Kennedy
Washington
Italy
Turkey
Moscow
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Tulane Admits Negroes in First Voluntary Desegregation
In New Orleans Tulane University admitted eight Negro educators and students to graduate and night courses, voluntary after a federal court order was reversed. Seven enrolled in graduate study, one in night classes. no incidents occurred. The move contrasts with prior desegregation unrest.
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Tulane
New Orleans
Southern University
Southern
Baton Rouge
J. Skelly Wright
Paul Tulane
Weather Update Iowa Snow to End Southeast Tonight
Cloudy with snow ending in the southeast tonight, then partly cloudy west tonight and east by Sunday morning. Sunday will be fair to partly cloudy with colder conditions. Lows tonight 10 to 18 below zero, highs Sunday from zero east to 5 above west. Monday outlook calls for partly cloudy and very cold conditions.
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