Eisenhower Opposes Ousting Benson as Cabinet Support Stays Strong
President Eisenhower spiked Republican plots to dump Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, declaring confidence in all Cabinet members. He defended Benson’s price support plan as honest and sensible, urged a strong 1958 campaign, and warned against pessimistic demagogues while signaling five years of prosperity and faith in free enterprise.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Republican National Committee
Fisenhower
Benson
White House
Congress
Augusta
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
YWCA Leader Mrs Martin to Speak in Washington
Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin of the YWCA USA will address two Washington meetings on Tuesday Feb 4 at 1 30 p m dessert luncheon at the Presbyterian Church for Y Wives and the YWCA Council and at 2 p m at the high school for the Senior Y Teen group led by Marlene Benn president The Y Wives number 88 The event marks her stop in Washington before continuing to Muscatine and Ottumwa.
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Henrietta B. Martin
Young Women’s Christian Association of the USA
Washington
YWCAA
Presbyterian Church
Y Wives
Ywca Council
Calvin Wolf
YWCA
Marlene Benn
Harold Klostergard
Y Mixers
Martin
National Board
Parent Teacher Association
Council of Social Agencies
World Ywca
Geneva
Switzerland
Association
Stan Kiesey
Muscatine
Ottumwa
The Ten Commandments Impress at State Theater
The eleven day showing of The Ten Commandments attracts wide attention at the State Theater. The play opened Thursday and runs through February 9 with matinees. Viewers praise the color production and spectacular scenes.
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Moses
Egypt
Washington
Rotary Kiwanis Block of Dimes Event Saturday
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs stage their annual block of dimes competition on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. along the north side of the square to raise funds for the March of Dimes. Dimes laid edge to edge form a yardworth about five dollars.
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Rotary, Kiwanis
Washington Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Rackets Panel Probes Chicago Union History
The Senate Rackets Committee explored the violent past of Chicago’s Operating Engineers Union led by William E. Maloney. Investigators aimed to link terrorism and violence to early leaders like Denis B. Ziegler and the 1933 salying case, tracing Local 150’s long power struggle.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago
William E. Maloney
Operating Engineers Union
Capone
Denis B. Ziegler
Engineers Local 150
Robert F. Ken
Spanish Play Cast Chosen By Mrs Bauerle At W H S
Mrs Bauerle selects cast for the one act Spanish play Paso Por Carnaval planned for February. Cast includes Margaret Melville Margaret Pratt Barb Holden Karen McConnell Rita Moothart and others. Sophomore English class begins Julius Caesar readings with extra credit maps and reports. Pat Sheetz returns to hall as Lois Phelps resigns as Mr Phlegers secretary. Senior and sophomore classes choose blue colors and white rose as flower. both classes express dissatisfaction.
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Carole
Kathy Jungbluth
Donna Osincup
Katie Grenawalt
Virginia Marie
Leanna Lanning
Sue Bruty
Priscilla Thompson
Cathy Young
Kubicek
Julius Caeser
Caeser
Gene Crossett
Car Involved In Minor Accident Near Grace Hill
Janet Ethel Birkinbine of route three Keota drove a car involved in a minor crash with a county road grader operated by Nelson Orr Woodford at 8 30 a.m. The grader was undamaged and no injuries were reported. Damages to the car were estimated at 850 dollars. The operator said he stopped at a stop sign and failed to see an approaching car at a County Road D Grace Hill road intersection seven miles west of Washington.
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Janet Ethel Birkinbine
Route Three
Keota
Nelson Orr Woodford
Sheriff's Office
Washington
Grace Hill
Caril
Starkweather
Warrick
Stark Weather
Merle Karnopp
Lincoln
Committees Discuss School Reorganization In Washington Area
Members of the citizens planning committee and sub committees studied a school reorganization proposal at the Washington high school Thursday evening. About 35 attendees viewed a film on Iowa school problems and heard brief reports from major committees before separate sessions planned their phases of the current study.
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Citizens Planning Committee
Washington Area
Iowa
McCleery Cumming Co Moves to New Plant
A spokesman announced the McCleery Cumming Company is moving to a new plant on the southeast side of Washington. The old East Third Street plant will remain open during the transition, with moving expected to take about a month to six weeks and no opening date set for the new plant.
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McCleery Cumming Company
Washington
East Third
Grace Hill Resident Dies In Ulysses Kan
Grace Hill resident John Williams aged 87 died Thursday January 30 1958 at his daughter Mrs QO T Deyoe’s home in Ulysses Kansas Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday February 2 in Cold Water Kansas with burial there Williams born June 13 1870 and had wintered with his daughter in Ulysses with his wife joining him for the season.
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Grace Hill
John Williams
QO. T. Deyoe
Ulysses
Kan
Williams
Cold Water
Mr. Williams
Ministers to Speak on Three Sundays Before Lent
Members of the Washington Council of Churches will join in a united preaching effort over the three Sundays before Lent. Topics include February 2 Is A Revival In The Making February 9 What Is Conversion February 16 Is Every Christian An Evangelist.
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Council
Washington Council of Churches
Snow blankets Southwest Iowa with six inch depth
A fast moving storm from eastern Oklahoma burying southwest Iowa under six inches of snow. Gusty winds created drifts that clogged rural roads and made highways hazardous. Snowfall totaled three to six inches in the southern part with heaviest in the southeast, while northern areas saw lighter accumulation.
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Iowa
Oklahoma
Iowa Highway Commission
Hawarden
Fort Dodge
Grinnell
Columbus Junction
Washington
Atlantic
Mason City
Lamoni
Father Says He'll Stand By His Son
The father of mass killer Charles Starkweather, Guy Starkweather, said he will stand by his 19 year old son despite the murders. He urged a psychiatric examination, described his son as devoted to Caril Fugate, and reflected on moral codes and the Good Book.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Guy Starkweather
Starkweather
Wyoming
Nebraska
Charlie
Starkweathers
Caril
Caril Fugate
Starkweather Faces Lincoln Trial After Nebraska Capture
Mass murderer Charles Starkweather is transported from Gering to Lincoln to face formal charges for 11 killings. He travels in a police car guarded by state troopers, with his 14 year old girlfriend Carl Fugate in a separate vehicle. Starkweather remains in good spirits, while Fugate appears shocked as authorities detail the grim murders beginning with the Bartlett family.
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Gering
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Lincoln
Starkweather
Carl Fugate
Crawford Opens Bid for Iowa Lt. Governor Nomination
Corbin Crawford of Ainsworth filed papers to seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. He leads the Iowa National Farmers Organization and backs moving members to the National Farmers Union. Crawford cites stalled progress in Iowa and endorses Gov. Loveless’ program.
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Des Moines
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
Secretary of
Crawford
Iowa National Farmers Organization
National Farmers Union
Washington County
Izaac Walton League
Evelyn
Ronald
State University of Iowa
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
Dwaine
Janet Crone
Washington
Iowa City
Carolyn
R.E.A
Midwest
Ainsworth Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Lowa
Towa
Gov. Loveless
Jim Cook to Serve as Mayor for Scout Citizenship Day
Jim Cook will serve as mayor of Washington for one day as local Boy Scouts from troops 241 and 237 take over city government for Scout Citizenship Day on February 12. Elected councilmen include George Widmer Tommy Dodder Larry Barnes Ray Miller Steve Putman and Mike Boshart. City officials appointed by the mayor and council include Dwayne Samuelson city clerk Ronnie Greiner city attorney Steve Owen police chief Andy Lee assistant police chief John Campbell fire chief Russell Hill assistant fire chief Earl Hull health officer George Johnson waterworks supt Larry Bender sanitation supt. The mayor and councilmen will meet with the city council on Monday February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at city hall.
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Jim Cook
Washington
Jim
Boy Scouts
George Widmer
Tommy Dodder
Larry Barnes
Ray Miller
Steve Putman
Mike Boshart
Dwayne Samuelson
Ronnie Greiner
Steve Owen
Andy Lee
Asssistant
John Campbell
Russell Hill
Earl Hull
George Johnson
Larry Bender
Scout Troops
Killer's Companion Sees Family Slain
Lincoln, Neb data reveals Caril Fugate 14, companion of Charles Starkweather, witnessed the murder of her mother, stepfather, and sister and later killings. She is charged with murder while claiming she was hostage and escaped with Starkweather from Wyoming.
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Lincoln
Starkweather
Bartlett
Annie
Caril
Navy Budget Tightens as Sub Threat Favors Sea Control
Adm. Burke told the House Armed Services Committee that tight Navy budgets and Soviet submarine advances threaten U.S. sea control. Navy cuts aim to fund modern ships and weapons, while Gates urged expanding sea power. Senate panels approved extra missile funding and debated outer space oversight.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Arleigh A. Burke
Russia
West
Burke
House
Armed Services Committee
Thomas Gates Jr
Former Publisher Karl Melcher Dies at 67
Kerr Meicher longtime publisher of the Democrat-Independent weekly in Washington until about 20 years ago died Wednesday in Marshalltown from a heart ailment. He was 67, a former president of the Iowa Daily Press Association, and had spent two decades with the Marshalltown Times-Republican after moving there in 1937 from the Council Bluffs Nonpareil. Survivors include his wife, two sons and two brothers.
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Kerr Meicher
Democrat - Independent
Washington
Marshalltown Times - Republican
Marshalltown
Melcher
Iowa Daily Press Association
Council Bluffs
World Day of Prayer Plans Set by Eight Washington Churches
Representatives of women’s groups from eight Washington churches met at the Baptist Church to plan the local World Day of Prayer observance on February 21. A 2 PM service is scheduled with Mrs. Henry Roland as general chair, heading a committee of church presidents from Presbyterian and United Presbyterian groups, Christian, Baptist, Methodist, Nazarene, and Evangelical Reformed.
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Washington
Baptist Church
Henry Roland
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian
Associate
Christian
Baptist
Methodist, Nazarene
Evangelical & Reformed
Weather Summary From United Press Iowa Five Day Forecast
Light snow southeast ending and colder nights with zero to 8 degrees north and 9 to 15 south. Saturday’s high near 18 in the northeast and around 30 in the southwest. Considerable cloudiness and continuing cold through Sunday with a chance of scattered flurries. Temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal into midweek with colder turns ahead.
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Iowa
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Steve Warrick
Caril Ann Fugate
Douglas
Wyo
International Soundphoto
William Fugate
Fugate
Velda M. Bartlett
Marion
Betty
William Romer
U. S. Navy
Gates
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense
Neil H’ MeElroy
Defense Department
McElroy
Karl Melcher
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