Peggy McKinstry Represents County in Miss Iowa Pageant
Peggy McKinstry, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elliott McKinstry, will represent Washington County in the Miss Iowa Pageant at Clear Lake. The Iowa Wesleyan College senior will perform a dance routine titled Dancing Designs as part of the talent show and hopes to advance to Miss America. Peggy travels with family and local supporters to participate and be judged in suit, dress, poise, and intelligence categories over four days of events.
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Greggy McKinstry
Elliott McKinstry
Near Washington
Washington County
Washington Jaycees
Peggy
Clear Lake
Iowa Wesleyan
Dan Seals
Iowa City
Gene Booth
Washington
Jaycee
Management Grants Delay On Work Rules
Nationwide rail strike averted as railroads postpone new work rules for 30 days after congressionally urged delay. Loomis said extension to 12:01 a.m. Aug 29, 1963, was in cooperation with Congress and President Kennedy’s plan to refer the dispute to ICC. Rep. Harris praised the move as in the public interest. Also: Nina McCoy, 71, of Crawfordsville died after two weeks illness. services Saturday at Crawfordsville Methodist Church with burial there.
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Washington
UPS
Daniel P. Loomis
Association of American Railroads
House Commerce Committee
Congress
House
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Loomis
Senate
Congress of the United States
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Railoads
Fone
United States
Harris
Crawfordsville
Nina McCoy
Grinnell
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
McCoy
Joseph A
Rosalie Craig Moorhead
Frank A. McCoy
Joe
G. C. Rhea
Moline
C. C. Moorhead
Loren Moorhead
Shenandoah
Welfare Conference
Rails
Aid
The
House Foreign Affairs
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Gadsden
Ala
Birmingham
Bitten by Rabid Cat At Riverside Sunday
Iowa City resident Jimmy Yegey was attacked by a rabid cat while visiting relatives in Riverside. He was admitted to University Hospital after the incident. The animal tested positive for rabies. Riverside Mayor Roger Schloss urged all cat owners in the town to vaccinate pets.
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Jimmy
Ruenard Yegey
Riverside
Washington County
Roger Schloss
Ward Admits Immorality On Stand In Profumo Affair Trial
Dr. Stephen Ward testified at the Old Bailey that he is a thoroughly immoral man and disapproves of any woman who takes money for sex alone. He described himself as a high profile, lewd figure linked to Christine Keeler and the Profumo scandal that toppled Britain's Conservative government. Christine Keeler testified earlier amid a hostile crowd, and Ward recalled meeting Profumo through Viscount Astor at Cliveden, detailing his role in the scandal and his denial of sleeping with Keeler.
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London
UPI
Stephen Ward
Ward
Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Britain
Witeness
Old Bailey Court
Miss Keeler
Christine
Profumo
Viscount Astor
Cliveden
Harold Macmillan
John Burge
Peter
Peter) Rachman
Rachman
Marilyn Rice-Davies
West Indies
Quentin Jenkins to Work in Mexico for Two Years
Quentin Jenkins an Iowa State University rural sociology instructor will spend two years in Mexico leading a team in San Francisco Tepeyac Puebla as part of the American Friends Service Committee community development program. The work aims to improve nutrition, crops, kitchen gardens, kindergarten services and water supply, under Mexican government invitation with participants from 28 countries. He will be accompanied by wife Thelma and their 14 month old daughter Karee.
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Quentin Jenkins
Iowa State University
Mexico
American Friends Service Committee
San Franciso Tepeyeac
Puebla
Service Committee
Latin America
North America
Europe
Asia
Thelma
Karee
Thelma Jenkins
Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
Grain Storage Tour Slated for July 29
Farmers may attend a three farm tour on July 29 starting 1 pm hosted by Washington County Extension Service. Iowa State University engineer will discuss switching to shelled corn harvesting and storage with topics on drying and bin storage. Stops include Dick Anderson farm near the drive in, Les Been Blossom farm, and Charles Twinam farm. The event ends by 4 15 pm after a summary with Van Fossen. A dance planned by the Washington Y club Friday night is canceled.
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Jim Frier
County Extension
Larry VanFossen
Extension Ag
Iowa State
Washington County Extension Service
Wall Segin
Dick Anderson
Washington
Les Been Blossom
Charles and Merle Twinam
Crawfordsville
van Fossen
Frier
Partial nuclear test ban initialed by United States Britain and Soviet Union
The Big Three announced a partial ban on atmospheric outer space and underwater nuclear tests with underground testing allowed. The pact requires Senate and Parliament approval and was hailed as a potential Cold War turning point. Signing to follow at a Moscow foreign ministers conference.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
Piridonovka Palace
Andrei Gromyko
Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Senate
U.S
China
Mit
Geneva
Berlin
Germany
Harriman
del Rusk
France
Kennedy denies red influence on Negro demonstrations
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy rejected charges from two southern governors that Communist influence fueled civil rights protests. He told senators FBI evidence does not show top civil rights leaders are linked to the Reds and said the matter was raised with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Other congressional news covered rail work rules, Indonesia aid, and the TEX fighter contract defense.
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Washington
UPI
Auy
Robert F. Kennedy
Joneety
Keter
Mensesey
D- Oita
FBI
Reds
Jacer Soover
Aloe
Harpes
Gove
Rous R. Barnett
Misiaips
George C. Wi
John F. Croan
Idonesia
Kennedy
U.S
Tex
Air Force
Gene M. Zuckert
Pentagon
General Dynamics Corp
Senate
Civil Rights Demonstrations Prompt Arrests in New York
Dozens of civil rights demonstrators including 24 ministers singing We Shall Not Be Moved were arrested in New York City to pressure contractors to hire more Black workers. By 11:30 a.m. EDT, 58 people faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges as police moved them from a Brooklyn construction site. The scene echoed earlier mass arrests as demonstrators blocked concrete mixers.
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New York City
Brooklyn
TV Course on Freshman English Preview Announced
Washington High School guidance counselor George Cordes urges area graduates not entering college to watch a TV program titled Previews of Freshman English. Produced by Iowa State University speech and English departments, it airs on WMT-TV channel 2 and KTVO-TV channel 3 from 7:30 to 8 a.m. August 5 through August 30.
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George Cordes
Counseor
Washington High School
Colege
Iowa State University Department of Speech and English
Wmt-Tv
Ktvo - TV
Channel
Romania Chooses Soviet Aid Over China for Steel Mill
Moscow sources report Romania will gain backing from the Soviet Union to build a massive new steel mill, signaling a decline in interest in Communist China. Romania had flirted with Beijing but tensions over Russia’s limits on industrial growth influenced the choice.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Romania
China
Russia
Corner site amenity set for fall opening at Washington Street corner
A new facility on the corner of Avenue B and West Washington Street is slated for completion and operation this fall. The project, photographed by Bob Elliott, indicates local development progress and expected community impact.
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Avenue B
West Washington Street
Journal
Bob Elliott
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Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
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