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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1953
Page
1
Oklahoma City report describes pilot Dick Wallace traveling to Oka and later Pryor as his raccoon escaped and climbed over him. He continued to Miami to pick up a pet raccoon for an Atoka wildlife exhibit, finishing the trip after a headgear change.
The Agriculture Department launches its largest beef purchase since the Dust Bowl to aid drought-stricken Southwest ranchers. Ezra Taft Benson says 200 million pounds will be bought over 20 weeks, mostly for school lunches, potentially lifting retail prices nationwide.
President Eisenhower voiced optimism that U S and South Korean leaders will resolve differences over a Korean armistice. He urged Americans to stay hopeful as reports from Seoul indicated Syngman Rhee may announce his final decision. He called for better understanding at the upcoming Big Three foreign ministers meeting and addressed overseas libraries and Bricker's treaty amendment proposal.
DES MOINES Iowa state officials estimate at least 50 public employees quit by Tuesday to continue federal Social Security and qualify for the old local pension law. Col Arthur Wallace says 50 to 55 resigned for pension reasons and totals may rise. Today 80900 Iowa public workers switch to Social Security with a new state supplemental pension plan replacing the old unsound Iowa system.
President Eisenhower took personal responsibility for defense cuts and warned total protection is unattainable. He urged restraint in military spending and supported Democratic efforts to reduce the $94,454,140,000 air force portion while defending the broader $6.2 billion cut against critics.
The defense department announced that American battle casualties in Korea total 187 512, up 650 from last week. The tally includes 24 545 dead 100 028 wounded 2 748 captured 5 670 missing and 1 26 previously reported captured or missing but returned.
Rev Oscar Stern of Czech origin will speak at the Church of the Nazarene in Washington on Thursday July 2 at 7 30 p m. He was imprisoned by the Gestapo before World War II and endured over seven months in a Nazi dungeon. Stern, a longtime international lecturer, will recount his torture and witnessing mass killings. Public invited to attend.
Richard Gaughan, 29, charged with threatening a CBS studio with two knives and a water pitcher, fled after stabbing a cameraman and striking an actor. He told the judge a radio television conspiracy spread malicious lies about him and was ordered to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric observation. A Worried family had confined him for five years due to "wild ideas of persecution."
South Korean troops briefly captured Lookout mountain but lost it hours later in hand to hand fighting on the east central front. The ROK 2nd Division reclaimed western outposts north of Chorwon, while Chinese forces defended Arrowhead Ridge and Air Force bombers pressed fronts in North Korea.
Tunisian Prince Azzedine Bey, 66, the pro French heir to Tunisia's protectorate throne, was shot in the abdomen while reading a newspaper in his villa garden. He died after being rushed to St. Augustin Clinic. authorities label the shooting an assassination by a terrorist gunman.
Reports from East Germany indicate ongoing unrest as authorities attempt to quell local opposition. Fire and police actions are described as part of a broader resistance movement amid Cold War tensions.
About 20 high Soviet officials were summoned to Moscow to report on East German worker unrest seen as signaling possible Kremlin policy, with speculation on Germany’s unification. Reports note curfews ended and hunger riots pressed the regime as clashes spread across Soviet Germany.
Detasseling work is in demand in Washington County as the Iowa Employment office reports a need for additional workers. Fred Fisher of the State Employment Service notes detasseling should start around July 12 in Central Iowa and July 17 or 18 elsewhere, though local conditions like rainfall humidity and temperatures will affect start dates. Interested individuals should contact the employment office at the listed phone number.
Washington shoppers are urged by the Chamber of Commerce to shop Friday evening July 3 as stores close for the Independence Day holiday. Most shops will close Saturday July 4 with some keeping regular hours. the Evening Journal will not publish July 4. There is no formal Independence Day observance noted in the city.
Des Moines reports say Iowa grocers prepared to sell yellow oleo under a new law July 4. L. B. Liddy notes inspectors will charge any violators while producers say hot weather and jostling in refrigerated trucks harm imprint durability on each fourfold label.
Washington Reuters reporting that Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson waited until the last legal moment to announce federal marketing quotas for the next wheat crop. The action sets annual production limits as part of price support programs and affects growers nationwide.
President Rhee issued a new note to the United States outlining his present position on armistice terms. South Korean officials said the letter contained no new concessions while Gen. Clark held urgent secret talks with commanders in Tokyo on potential military implications if a UN truce is signed despite Rhee's opposition.
In Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin police and authorities in two states launched an across-border pursuit for James Duranty 15 after he allegedly stabbed to death Sumner Harris 53 publisher of the Door County Advocate and Radio Station WOKW and his wife Grace 50 in their home. Duranty who lived next door reportedly fled in the couple's car.
Bus and streetcar operators walked out during contract talks with St Louis Public Service Company. A massive traffic jam formed as autos and hitchhikers clogged streets and most signals went dark, with police summoned to control the morning gridlock.
Keota community plans a 1 p.m. parade on Broadway led by John Flynn on a palomino horse with the Sigourney saddle club and other entries. The afternoon park program features free acts from Des Moines, a four-team softball tourney with Kalona Webster Harper and Keota, rides for children, and a 9 p.m. fireworks display.
Des Moines man Oren M. Graves, 28, drowned when his boat capsized in the Des Moines River Tuesday night. The body has not yet been recovered. Passenger Jessie G. Davis, 27, was rescued by a passing boat and treated for shock. Graves formerly lived in Omaha.
In Olney Texas a public prayer gathering planned for Tom Griffis park was relocated indoors due to rain. The event shifted from a rain-focused service to a general thanksgiving service with attendees expressing gratitude.
Russell Eugene Taylor paid a $25 fine plus costs after being arrested Tuesday night on a disturbing the peace charge before Justice Richard Hotle in Ainsworth.
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers in extreme northeast. Hot humid conditions ease slightly in the extreme southwest on Thursday. Lows 72 to 78, highs 86 to 95 with cooler trends in the northwest. Friday partly cloudy and warm to hot with reduced humidity.
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