Support Test Ban Ratification Outlook Is Excellent
UPI reports Senate Democratic leaders told President Kennedy the outlook is excellent for strong bipartisan support to ratify the partial nuclear test ban treaty. Mansfield noted Harriman’s strong briefing impressed committees, with many senators still evaluating home opinions before final commitment.
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Washington
Mansfield
Senate
U.S
Harriman
Democratic House
Kennedy
Moscow
United States
U.S. Disarmament Agency
William C. Foster
Predict More China Border Activity
US officials say the Communist killing of another American soldier in Korea signals a deliberate campaign by Red China to raise tension in Asia and sabotage the East-West cold war. They expect intensified Communist activity along the India to Korea border, possible artillery pressure on Quemoy and Matsu, and a tougher push for an armistice commission.
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Washington
UPI
Korea
Red China
Asia
Viet Nam
Quemoy
Matsu
United Nations
State Department
United States
Peking
Britain
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
China
Record-Setting Washington County 4H and FFA Fair Plans
Plans for the 1963 Washington County 4H and FFA Fair advance as entries increase toward full classes and a potential record exhibit count. The Fair Board schedules August 2 as Work Day to ready the grounds with livestock in by noon August 5. Judging runs Monday through Thursday for dairy cattle, pigs, sheep, beef, and more, followed by showmanship contests. The week features canned goods, demonstrations, a 4H history pageant, and entertainment including local acts, a high wire debut, and new attractions with free watermelon on Tuesday after tug of war and water fights.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
County Extension Associate
Fair Board
Washington
Wick School of Dance
Methodiares
Irene Trotter
Alan Bergstrom
Lloyd Matthes
High Wire
Vernon Feuerblem
Mrs. Mary Wallerich Dies in Richland at 88
Mrs. Mary Wallerich, 88, died at Washington County Hospital around 8 a.m. after breaking a hip in a June 16 fall. Born near Ollie, she spent most of her life around Ollie and Richland and moved to Richland in 1947. Survived by two brothers Van and Frank, she was active in the Ollie Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements are pending. body at Gould Funeral Home in Richland.
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Richland
Mary Wallerich
Washington County
Iowa City
Washington
Gould Funeral Home
Mrs. Wallerich
Ollie
Samuel
Lavina Worley Gabby
Walter Snider
John Wallerich
Van
Rubio
Frank
Paulina
Ollie Baptist Church
Mrs. Josephine Wenger Dies in Wayland
Wayland Mrs. Josephine Wenger died shortly after midnight at her daughter Esther Brown’s Bloomington Illinois home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Zehr Funeral Home in Wayland.
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Wayland
Josephine Wenger
Howard
Esther) Brown
Bloomington
Zehr Funeral Home
Only Seven Dry Counties in State Now Seven Dry Counties in State
Des Moines reports Madison county opened Mac's Tavern in Greenfield with a liquor by the drink license, the first permit in the county. The move leaves seven of Iowa's 99 counties without a retail licensee. Dry counties listed include Guthrie Taylor Ringgold Decatur Wayne Davis and Keokuk with surrounding wet counties nearby.
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Des Moines
UPI
Madison County
Greenfield
Liquor Control Commission
Carol McClure
Mac’s
Madison
Iowa
Guthrie
Taylor
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne
Davis
Keokuk
Missouri
Appanoose
Services Thursday For Mrs James E Reaney
Funeral services for Mrs James E Reaney 72 will be Thursday at 2 p m at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev Robert Parris in charge Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery She died Monday in Muscatine General Hospital Edith Earle born February 23 1891 in Petoskey Michigan daughter of Fred and Emma Topping Earle She married James E Reaney August 17 1916 They lived in Columbus Junction where he practiced law Survivors include husband a son Robert of Columbus Junction a daughter Mrs James Benbow of Ft Madison and six grandchildren
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Columbus Junction
James E. Reaney
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parris
Methodist Church
Columbus City
Fire at junior high grounds from gasoline leak
Volunteer firemen responded to a gasoline leak on a small tractor pulling a lawn mower at the junior high school grounds. The fire was extinguished quickly with no injuries and minimal damage. First reported shortly after 12 30 this afternoon.
4-H Boys to Present Demonstrations Here
Washington County 4-H teams will compete in four demonstrations at the fairgrounds starting 7 30 P M Wednesday. Merritt Canady associate extension director says Dick Thuma Henry County Extension Director will judge this year.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Fairgrounds
Dick Thuma
Henry County
Governors Invites Negroes To Join Iowa Patrol Tests
Des Moines Iowa Gov Harold E Hughes invited Negroes to apply for appointment to the Iowa Highway Patrol commenting there are currently no Negroes on the patrol and they should have equal opportunity based on qualifications alone He spoke at a news conference about the Civil Rights Commission and said it would focus on housing and labor discrimination He also announced plans to appoint a Tax Study Committee and a committee to review the state court system The Tax Study Committee would include private college and university professors and possibly legislators and would study the general tax structure to relieve the property tax burden ahead of the 1965 Legislature
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Highway Patrol
Hughes
Civil Rights ’ Commission
Iowa
Third American Killed in Korea Clash Deep Penetration
North Korean soldiers killed their third American in two days near the Korean DMZ. Two Communists and one South Korean also died in a hour long battle about 9 a.m. north of Munsan Ni. UNC said North Koreans crossed the DMZ and forded the Amjin River to reach the spot.
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Seoul
UPI
South Korea
United Nations Command
UNC
Munsan-Ni
Demilitarized Zone
Amjin River
Miksch Presides At Regional Soil Meeting
Lawrence Miksch district soil commissioners director in region nine presided at a Fair field meeting Monday night. Attending from Washington County were Gene Stephens of Ainsworth and Elmer Steele of Riverside. Max Johnson of Hillsboro was named director to succeed Miksch.
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Lawrence Miksch
District Soil Commissioners
Fairfield
Washington County
Gene Stephens
Ainsworth
Elmer Steele
Riverside
Max Johnson
Hillsboro
Mr. Miksch
Governor Hughes to headline Washington County Democrats dinner
Governor and Mrs Harold Hughes will attend the annual Washington County Democrats fundraiser on October 3 at the Washington Country Club. A pre-dinner press conference will be held, with a reception for Mrs Hughes at the Ryan home. The party also discussed forming a Young Democrats Club and a Democratic Women’s Organization.
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Harold Hughes
Washington
Washington County Democrats
Washington Country Club
Washington County
Court House
Young Democrats Club
Hughes
Paul Ryan
Country Club
Farrell
Dynamite Clears Skopje Rubble In quake recovery
Rescue workers pressed to find survivors in Skopje three days after the quake as dynamite crews leveled wreckage. Thirteen people were found in a tunnel. seven died, ten survived. The death toll stood at 813 with 2,170 injured and 700 bodies believed still buried.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
UPI
Municipal Band Concert in Central Park Wednesday Evening
Washington's Municipal Band will play its usual weekly concert in Central Park at 8 p.m. Directed by Dick Ballard the program features God Bless America Berlin True Blue March King Coeur D Alene Overture Hoffield Hostrauser's March Chambers The Donkey Serenade Friml Lights Out March McCoy Tailgate Ramble Dixieland Van Auken DeMolay Commandery March Hall The American Troubadour selections by Stephen Foster Great Day Youmans Blue Skirt Waltz Lang Night Train Yoder Circus Parade novelty Yoder Washington Post March Sousa
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Central Park
Dick Ballard
America
Berlin
True Blue
King
Cofield, Hostrauser
Chambers
The
Friml
McCoy
van Auken
DeMolay Commandery
Hall
Stephen Foster
Vincent Youmans
Lang
Yoder
Ishington Post
Sousa
Philby Receives Soviet Citizenship and Asylum
Moscow reports that Kim Philby, once a top British diplomat and intelligence officer, has been granted Soviet citizenship and political asylum as Izvestia confirms. He had disappeared from Beirut in late January, while informants say he warned British diplomats Burgess and MacLean of impending capture. Philby formerly worked as a Mideast correspondent for the Sunday Observer and the Economist.
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Moscow
Har. Philby
Russia
Izvestia
Philby
Beirut
Lebanon
Foreign Office
Guy Burgess
Donald MacLean
Secret Service
Mideast
London Sunday Observer
Economist
Weather forecast for fair to partly cloudy state
United Press International reports a fair to partly cloudy night and Wednesday with scattered showers and isolated thunder showers across the state. Temperatures show little change with overnight lows in the 60s and Wednesday highs near 90. Thursday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of isolated thunder showers.
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Iona
Samaritans With Wings Aid Skopje Disaster Relief
US Air Force in Europe earns the label samaritians with wings for rapid aid after the Skopje quake. The 322nd Air Division from Evreux, France, led relief with C130 Hercules planes, airlifting field hospital staff and supplies to Belgrade and the disaster zone while Yugoslav police escorted convoys amid cheers of Long Live the Americans.
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Germany
UPI
US Air Force In
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USAFE
Becaus
Skopje
Yugoslavia
322Nd Air Division
Ev Rreux
France
Britain
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Syria
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Libya
Kenya
Somaliland
Morocco
Turkey
Greece
Algeria
Trai Usafe
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Hamburg
Italy
Sicily
Austria
Pakistan
Yemen
Belgrade
Ramstein
West Germany
Army Field Hospital
Ameri Force
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D-Miss
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Law Fence Radiation Laboratory
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Norris E .Agamos
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Outline County Fair
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