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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1965

Page

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Storm cuts heat in homes

A powerful Midwest to New England storm disrupted heat and power. In Chicago area 250000 homes and businesses faced outages at times. 10000 customers remained without power as crews repaired lines. Temperatures plunged with readings as low as 18 below in Minnesota.

United Press International Chicago Midwest New England Public Service Company Ilinois Bell Telephone Co Kansas Michigan Millinocket Maine Eastport Caribou Muskegon Pellston Houston Plains Missouri Minnesota Bemidji Hibbing International Falls Duluth Wausau Wis North Platte Neb Bismarck N. D Texas Oklahoma Pittsburgh

Generals oust Premier Huong in bloodless coup in Saigon

Rebels authorities depose Premier Tran Van Huong in a nonviolent coup backed by Buddhist leaders. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh takes power as Buddhists celebrate at the National Buddhist Center, amid protests at anti Huong papers and a cautious U.S. embassy stance.

Saigon South Viet Nam UPI Tran van Huong Nguyen Khanh Huong Khanh Maxwell Taylor Bangkok U.S Alexis Johnson

Urge Men to Join Washington County Employment Survey

The Manpower office in Washington seeks more male residents ages 18 to 45 for interviews this final week. Jim Frier notes strong county interest yet urges farmers and rural workers to participate between 8 and 9 p m before Thursday. Ted Johnson says the survey aids site decision making for potential factories seeking 25 to 50 workers. Also listed are funeral services for I T Dick Willis, 68, Des Moines, 2419 Cottage Grove. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery follows.

Washington Washington County Jim Frier Friser Ted Johnson Washington Industrial Development Corporation Johnson Frier I. T Dick) Willis Cottage Grove Des Moines Veterans Hospital Jones Funeral Home Richard Peterson Ainsworth Cemetery

Farm Institute at Washington draws 200 farmers

The third annual Farm Institute at the Washington YMCA attracts about 200 farmers for morning sessions with coffee and doughnuts. Speakers include J W Hackamack of Doane Agricultural Service and R R Poynor of International Harvester.

Wellman Wington County Farm Institute Washington Ymca The Agricultural Bureau Washington Chamber of Commerce Journal Dallas Kinney Washington Farm Institute YMCA Agriculture Bureau of the Leonard Tindal L. C. Willits Chamber of Commerce Paul Gebhardt J. W. Hackamack Doane Agricultural Service, Inc St. Louis R. R. Poynor International Harvester Chicago John McClelland McKee Grain Co Muscatine Robert Poorman Carl Anderson Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Dale Butz

Attorney attends MCOR meeting in Mobile

Attorney Paul V. Shearer of Washington returns from Mobile Alabama after attending the 25th anniversary meeting of the Methodist Committee on Overseas Relief MCOR. He serves on the 25 member committee which handles overseas relief and refugee rehabilitation funding for the denomination. Chairman Bishop Ralph T. Alton of Madison Wisconsin and principal speaker Bishop Hazen G Werer of Hong Kong attended the event.

Paul V. Shearer Washington Mobile Ala Methodist Committee On Overseas Relief MCOR Shearer Ralph T. Alton Madison Wisc Hazen G. Werer Hong Kong

Iowa Senate approves measure to legalize bingo

The Iowa Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment 44 to 14 to legalize bingo for religious, charitable and veterans groups. The measure now goes to the House and, if approved, would require identical passage in 1967 and a voters referendum before implementation.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Senate Peter Hansen D - Manning

Protests Grow Over Death of Prisoner in Mississippi

Charles Evers and 400 Negro demonstrators in Jackson threaten a large protest if officers in the Hinds County jail shooting are not suspended. Across the South, state troopers move into Selma, a Ku Klux Klan case links to three civil rights workers in Mississippi, and a coroner’s jury rules the jail death of Ollie Shelby justifiable.

Jackson Miss Hinds County South Selma Ala Presbyterian Church Memphis Meridian Mississippi James Edward Jordan Atlanta Charles Evers National Assocition For the Advancement of Colored People Medgar Evers Evers Ollie W. Shelby C. E. Sanderford Shelby Neal Hollingsworth

Car plunges into ice covered Lake Manawa

A car believed to carry three or four youths sped onto Lake Manawa's frozen surface near Council Bluffs and disappeared about 600 feet from shore into about 15 feet of water. Fire and police searched from a light boat, with dawn to begin a new search. Witnesses David Tait and Judy Reed, both 18, reported seeing the incident.

Council Bluffs UPI Lake Manawa David Tait Judy Reed Pottawatamie County

UN honors Churchill as Russia skims at UN dues

Western diplomats praised Adlai Stevenson for urging a tough line on the UN financial crisis while the Russians rejected the move as blocking agreement. Tributes were planned for Sir Winston Churchill with Churchill's funeral set for Thursday evening and President Quaison-Lackey to attend. Stevenson warned against a double standard that would let Russia dodge its sixty million dollar debt, risking UN effectiveness as a peacekeeping body.

United Nations, N.Y UPT U.S Adlai E. Stevenson U.N United States General Assembly Winston Churchill Assembly Alex Quaison-Lackey Churchill

Iowa Senate sees league backed bills to loosen city power

Bills from the League of Iowa Municipalities advance in the Iowa Senate. Proposals seek to remove or loosen levy limits on city funds, allow road fund use for bonds, permit contracts with officials, and lift attendance expense caps for city leaders at the League conference, among other measures.

Iowa Hill Andrew Frommell Bass van Gilst D-Oskaloosa Des Moines League of Iowa Iowa Senate Joseph W. Cassidy D - Walcott League Howard Reppert William Denman Gilbert Klefstad Council Bluffs George O'Mallye D - Des Moines

Weather outlook for Towa with clouds and cooling temps

Increasing cloudiness and shifting winds tonight. Partly cloudy and colder Thursday. Lows tonight from 5 to 15 degrees. Thursdays highs range from 10 to 15 degrees in the north to near 20 in the south.

United Press International

Winston Churchill laid in state in Westminster Hall

Churchill's body lies in a closed coffin in Westminster Hall as mourners begin passing by for the first official salute. Prime Minister Harold Wilson leads the procession with other British leaders. Westminster Hall opens to the public for limited hours as arrangements proceed.

London UPI Winston Churchill Westminster Hall Earl of Long Ag Ford Herbert Bowroom Den of Commons Lords Verne H. Knecht Nick Hutchins Churchill New Zealand Robert Allen Wilson Westinster Hall Sir Winston Knights of the Order of the Garter Elizabeth Honor Guard Armed Services Lady Churchill Canterbury Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal of England

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