Fire at Des Moines General Hospital Evacuates Patients
A fire at Des Moines General Hospital forced evacuation of about 80 patients in subfreezing weather. Fire started in an old wing housing offices. workers and nurses aided evacuations as flames and smoke spread. Some newborns and patients were moved to other hospitals. no injuries reported.
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Des Moines, Town
UPI
Des Moines General Hospital
Robert Parker
A. E. Nuzum
Capitol Hill
United Press International
Willis Condon
Des Moines
Klansmen Arrested in New Carolina Bombings Probe
FBI agents arrested an exalted cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan and two other men in New Bern North Carolina on charges tied to three bombings at a civil rights meeting Sunday night. Seized were Klan robes meeting minutes and application blanks.
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New Bern, N. C
UPI
FBI
Massive Midwest power blackout cripples seven states
A 28 January power failure affected Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and Missouri. A faulty Fort Randall relay triggered the blackout with temperatures minus 12. Emergency power aided hospitals and cities but traffic signals and stations went dark. Local crews restored Washington and other areas by 3 p.m. while investigations proceeded.
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United States Bureau of Reclamation
South Dakota
Iowa _ Southern Utilities Company
Washington
Des Moines
Laws
UPI
Midwest
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missour
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Ill
Bert de Melker
U. S. Army Engineers
Fort Randall
Missouri River
Pickstown
S. D
de Melker
Fort Radall
U S delegation visits Churchill in cold Westminster Hall
A U S delegation led by Secretary of State Rusk and Chief Justice Warren paid silent tribute to Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall amid heavy snowfall. Mourners queued to view the bier, with Eisenhower likely to attend later. royal guests prepare for Saturday's state funeral as Buckingham Palace fills.
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London
UPI
America
Sir Winston Churchill
Dean Rusk
Earl Warren
Westminster Hall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
St. Stephen
Buckingham Paiace
Frederik
Denmark
Olav
Norway
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Baudouin
Belgium
Constantine
Greece
Grand Duke
Luxembourg
Bertil
Sweden
Probate Notice of Alma Van Nostrand Estate
Notice of probate or view announces appointment of executor for the estate of Alma Van Nostrand. Details such as court and deadlines are provided in the public notices column on page 6.
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Alma van Nostrand
Washington County Beef Producers elect three directors
A capacity crowd attended the thirteenth annual Washington County Beef Producers Association meeting at the Washington Methodist Church basement. J. Robert Carr Crawfordsville Wilbur Wright Keota and Allen Stransky Wellman were elected to three year terms, replacing retiring president Howard Bohr and others. Holdover members remain Robert Friese G W McCracken Dean Yates Lathel Guy Raymond Bonar and William Dusenbery.
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Methodist Church
Howard Bohr
Bohr
Washington High School
John Grunewald
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Jim Frier
County Association
Pyle
Washington County Beef Producers Association
Washington Methodist Church
Jack Pyle
Chicago
Association
J. Robert Carr
Crawfordsville
Wilbur Wright
Keota
Allen Stransky
Wellman
Clarence Kaufman
Richard Dare
Robert Friese
G. W. McCracken
Dean Yates
Lathel Guy
Raymond Bonar
William Dusenbery
Gibson buys Beye shoe repair shop
Mr and Mrs Donald Beye announce the sale of their Washington shoe repair shop to Chuck Gibson. The Beyes ran the business nearly 14 years and closed it last October when moving to Fairfield. Gibson, owner of Washington Skateway, has trained under Mr Beye and reopened at 211 South Town Ave as Gibsons Shoe Repair.
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Donald Beye
Washington
Chuck Gibson
Beyes
Fairfield
Gibson
Beye
South Town Avenue
Gibson's Shoe Repair
Whitman Iowa Weather Summary From AP Internati
Weather report from United Press International for Iowa shows a mostly cloudy day with occasional snow. Tonight temperatures near minus five to minus ten Celsius, varying by region from northeast to southwest. Saturday highs around 15 to 20. Sunday outlook calls for continued cloudiness and not as cold.
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Owa
Presidential disability considered in Senate
Nicholas Katzenbach, newly named attorney general, urged swift passage of a constitutional amendment to prevent a vacant vice presidency and set clear procedures if the president is disabled. He testified at Senate hearings outlining a lasting solution, backed by Johnson and key lawmakers, with broad support and a plan to rate limits on presidential ability and recovery.
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Washington
UPI
Nicholas Deb
Katzenbach
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Congress
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Katzenach
Jonson
Senate
House
Birch E. Bayh Jr
D-Ind
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Bayh
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Erett M. Dirksen
Marion B. Folsom
Kalona Gets 5775 For Town Planning
Congress announced today that the Home and Housing Finance Administration has authorized a 17753 grant to three Iowa communities for comprehensive planning. Kalona in Washington County will receive 5775, West Burlington in Des Moines County 14870, with HHFA funds matched by Iowa state appropriation totaling 8677 for an eighteen month planning period.
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Congress
Jennaschmidhauser
Home and Housing Finance Administration
Iowa
HHFA
State of
Schmidhauser
West Burlington
Des Moines
Kalona
Washington County
Visitation Night Hosts Jaycees From Four Cities
Ottumwa Fairfield Burlington and Fort Madison Jaycees attended the Washington Jaycees visitation night at the Captain's Table. State director Don Barrier praised the chapter for helping obtain a new incubator at Washington County Hospital. President Skip Renoux led the meeting as reports covered Outstanding Young Farmer Bill White Distinguished Service Boss of the Year awards. Banquet Feb 18 tickets on sale. New members Ed Welte Dan Morgan.
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Ottumwa
Fairfield
Burlington
Fort Madison
Washington Jaycees
Don Barrier
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Skip Renoux
Richard Anderson
Bill White
Dallas Kinney
Neiber
Jim Peterson
Ed Welte
Dan Morgan
Sustaining Members Dinner for YMCA Week Planned
The Washington Y's Men club to host a sustaining member recognition dinner Tuesday Feb 2 with a guided building tour at 5 45 p m. Tours by Y Building Committee members end in the Community Room before the dinner. Invitations sent to sustainers and spouses, responses due by Friday Jan 29. The program features Mary Frances Morrison, a dance group, and music by Mary Ellen McNeil with accompanist. YMCA president Richard McCleery will speak.
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Washington Y's Men Club
Y's
Herb Osincup
Bob Huber
Gifford Morrison
Mary Frances
Susan Huber
Debsie Myers
Elyse Osincup
William Stewart
Mary Ellen McNeil
Richard McCleery
YMCA
Don Minick
Bob Day
New U S Nuclear Warheads Aimed at Missile Defenses
The Atomic Energy Commission reports significant progress in warhead development to penetrate defenses and notes delivery of new warheads for Polaris, Subroc, and Minuteman missiles. The study cites 1.6 million tons TNT yield, stockpile modernization, and expanded Plowshare peaceful nuclear applications amid debates on test bans.
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UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
U.S
Commission
Congress
Defense Department
United States
Russia
Subroc
AEC- Defense Department
A&c
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