Thurmond Yarborough clash turns playful scuffle outside hearing
UPI reports Senators Strom Thurmond and Ralph Yarborough wrestled on the marble floor outside a Senate Commerce Committee hearing room over the nomination of Leroy Collins to head the Civil Rights Mediation Agency. The pair, both 61, remained jokingly competitive as Magnuson intervened to break up the ten minute bout.
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Washington
UPI
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate
Yarborough
Thurmond
Senate Commerce Committee
Leroy Collins
Civil Rights Law Mediation Agency
Collins
Thurmond Thurmond
Strom
Ralph
Magnuson
Texas
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Wellman approves municipal gas plant bond issue
A special election in Wellman approved a 275000 revenue bond to build a municipal gas plant. Voters 510 cast with 355 in favor and 152 opposed, three spoiled ballots. Hall Engineering Co. of Centerville will plan the project, gas bought from National Gas and Pipeline Co. of America, targeting completion by the 1965 heating season.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
Wellman
I.S.U. Gas
Hall Engineering Co
Centerville
National Gas and Pipeline Company of America
Angus field day set for July 13 at Stewart farm
The Iowa State Angus Association field day will be held Monday July 13 at the Stewart Angus farm near Conesville. Judging begins at 10 30 am with the program at 1 pm and prizes at 3 pm A noon potluck dinner will be served and ice cream cake and coffee provided by Mr Stewart and the Muscatine County Angus Association.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa State Angus Association
Stewart Angus
Conesville
Stewart
Muscatine County Angus Association
Republicans Charge Cover Up in Baker Case
Washington Republicans accuse a cover up of evidence in the Robert G. Baker affair as a seven month Senate inquiry into his outside business ties winds down. They call Baker opportunist and fault Democrats for blocking witnesses, while Baker resigns after disclosure of his activities and a reduced net worth estimate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Republicans
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Rules Committee
Senate
Baker
Senate Democrats
Er Baker
White House
Walter Jenkins
Don B. Reynolds
Silver Spring
Theologians Deplore Funeral Trade Practices
Canon Howard A. Johnson of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine denounces ghoulish funeral directors profiteering on bereavement while noting most morticians act honorably. He told a Senate antitrust subcommittee that American religious institutions fail to teach dying. The panel released a state by state price chart showing funeral costs rise with casket price, exemplified by Missouri undertakers charging $150 for a basic funeral with a $50 casket and $1,989 for a high end option with a $439.15 casket.
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Howard A. Johnson
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York
Canon Johnson
America
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Missouri
Richard Embree Named President of Airport Club
Richard Embree was named president of the Washington Airport Club at a monthly meeting. Officers include Eldon Witt Hoff as vice president Bob Schultz as secretary and Bob Zager as treasurer William Perdock was named director at large Plans for a plane ride day were discussed due to many people being unable to obtain airplane rides during the 125th anniversary celebration here
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Richard Embree
Washington Airport Club
Eldon Witthoff
Bob Schultz
Bob Zager
William Perdock
Scranton urges GOP panel to denounce Birch group
Gov. William Scranton presses the 100 member platform committee to endorse the constitutionality of the civil rights law and condemn the John Birch Society as dangerously extreme. Goldwater aides resist. clash over drafting process marks hearings as Hickenlooper and Arends prepare to back GOP Senate and House groups.
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San Francisco
UPI
William W. Scranton
Republican Platform Committee
Scranton
John Birch Society
Barry Goldwater
Melvin R. Laird
Silvio O. Conte
Massachusetts
Laird
Goldwater
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
House
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Senate
America
County 4-H Members Sell Fair Season Tickets
County 4-H clubs distribute season tickets for the 1964 Washington County Fair. Tickets, sold through July 25 by club leaders and 4-Hers, cost $2 and cover all fair days including the horse show on August 3 to 6. The effort aims to support the fair and connect members with the public.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Washington County Fair
Fair Board
Queen crowned Miss Columbus Junction in local contest
Nancy Griffin 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Griffin was chosen Miss Columbus Junction in a Tuesday beauty contest She will attend events at the Louisa county fair in Columbus Junction in August and at Columbus Day observance in October She plans to enter the July 16 Wapello beauty queen contest with winner to reign at the July 16-18 Wapello Homecoming Patty Bright and Linda Sexton were runners up Cash prizes awarded: Miss Columbus Junction 10 dollars each runner up 5 dollars Judges listed from Columbus Junction Letts and area.
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Columbus Junction
Nancy Griffin
Robert Griffin
Miss Griffin
Wapello
Patty Bright
Daghter
R. F. Morrison, Jr
Linda Sexton
Henry Sexton
Raymond Hendrickson
Ralph Morris
H. J. Austin
Letts
Goldwater predicts Republican victory in November
Senator Barry Goldwater forecast a Republican win in the November presidential election saying the party will unite after the convention. He stressed grassroots support, to heal splits with Governor Scranton and to press a critique of the Johnson administration. He spoke en route to San Francisco for the convention and planned to address the Platform Committee, with campaign headquarters set on Nob Hill.
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San Francisco
UPI
Barry Goldwater
State House
Court House
Congress
White House
Goldwater
Arizona
PDT
Johnson
Republican Party
Washington
Senate
Washington Community School District 1964-65 budget discussed
The Washington Community School District board heard annual reports and reviewed the 1964-65 budget. A Brighton delegation discussed mutual reorganization issues. resignations were accepted from Eva Gallagher and F H Jaspering. Jerome D. Anderson was elected junior high science teacher and Melvin Sabin named custodian. A public hearing on the new budget was set for 8 p.m. August 12 in the administration building.
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Washington Community School District
Brighton
Eva Gallagher
Lincoln
F. H. Jaspering
Jerome D. Anderson
Melvin Sabin
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
United Press International reports Iowa weather with partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday, scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. Lows in the 60s, highs Friday in the mid to upper 80s, little change expected Saturday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Crawfordsville Pony Show Set for July at High School Park
Crawfordsville will host its 10th annual Lions Club Pony Show on Saturday July 11 at the Crawfordsville High School ball park. Local children Cathy Engle 10 and Rick Engle 6 ride ponies Missy and Muffet as twelve classes compete for about 500 dollars in cash prizes.
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Crawfordsville
Lions Club
Crawfordsville High School
Cathy
Rick
Engle
Dale Engle
Missy
Shet
Land Pony
Journal
Dallas Kinney
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Liz Messer
Center
Velma Messer
Lucy Miller
Orval Miller
Sandy Yoder
Ivan Yoder
Angus Field
Baker Case
Airport Club
GOP
Birch
Conte
County 4-H
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