Murray Edges Nicholas in Iowa Gubernatorial Primary
Des Moines UPI reports the official canvass shows William G. Murray by 26 342 votes over Lt. Gov. William Nicholas in the June 2 Republican primary. Loveless led Democrats with 94 418 to 86 154 for Murray. party patterns include nine races with unresolved Commerce Commission totals and a tight secretary of agriculture contest.
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Des Moines
UPI
William G. Murray
William Nicholas
Iowa State College
Herschel C. Loveless
Attorney Generals
Commerce Commission
Neel F. Hill
Webster City
Ernest L. Olson
Sloan
Hill
Olson
William Mooty
Grundy Center
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Miller
Alan West
Sac City
Melvin Synhorst
Loveless
Maid Charged With Heir's Kidnapping
Toronto report says Mrs. Margreta Goode, 46, a German immigrant and housemaid, is charged with kidnapping Joel Reitman, 22, heir to a clothing chain fortune. Joel disappeared at a dance after a Montreal visit and was later found in Ottawa with a taxi driver recalling a woman seeking a sitter.
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Toronto
UPI
Montreal
Margreta Goode
Joel Reitman
Canada
Germany
Cyril Reitman
Goode
Reitmans
Beef Projects Head List for 4-Hers in County This Summer
Washington County 4-H enrollment shows 103 members raise baby beeves, 59 in market litters, 30 with dairy heifers and cows. Other projects include junior cattle feeder, beef heifers, market pigs, purebred litters, purebred flock, market flock, horse or pony, chick growing, turkey, agronomy, garden, and rabbits.
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Washington County
Candidates Enrolled In Local Moose Lodge
The Jere and Ronnie Will class of candidates enrolled in the Loyal Order of Moose at the Moose home on Tuesday. Junior Degree staff from Iowa City including Hugh Warren and Ray Lien presided with Jere Will and Ogden Frazier exemplifying the initiation. Cedar Rapids LOOM governor A. J. Wheeler introduced speaker James T. Maillie of Waterloo, LOOM president. Wives attended, with 25 guests and 50 members present as Women of the Moose served lunch after the social hour.
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Jere
Ronnie Will
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Home
Iowa City
Hugh Warren
Ray Lien
LeMoyne
Jere Will
Ogden Frazier
A. J
Bud) Wheeler
Cedar Rapids
Congress to Extend Tax Rates in Senate Action
The Senate moves to complete action on a bill extending current corporation and excise tax rates for a year, with administration and Democratic leaders opposing tax cuts. Senator Smathers battles to repeal wartime rail taxes but faces strong opposition while other fiscal debates proceed.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
House-Senate
House
Defense
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Defense Department
Sam Rayburn
Horse Show and Trail Ride Planned at County Fair Grounds
The Southeast Iowa Trail Riders Association will hold a horse show at 1 p.m. and a trail ride at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Washington County fair grounds. Riders from several southeastern Iowa towns are invited. admission is free with a voluntary offering after the show.
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Southeast Iowa Trail Riders Association
Washington County Fair Grounds
Charles Hotse
Iowa
Britain offers Cyprus limited self government with Greek and Turkish role
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced in the House of Commons a seven year plan for Cyprus with internal self government and separate houses for Greek and Turkish communities. External and defense affairs would be reserved to the governor after consultations, while violence and emergency rules would be eased if order returns. Greece and Turkey were invited to participate but rejected the proposal.
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London
UPI
Britain
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
North Atlantic Council
Paris
House of Representatives
Macmillan
Swimming Pool Opens Friday in Washington City
Washington’s new municipal pool will open to the public Friday from 1 to 9 p.m. by order of the swim pool commission and manager Harold Stevens. A formal dedication and open house are set for Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m. with tours, a boat race by a Jaycees team of Bing Miller Santos Hernandez and Dale Doggett, and a challenge accepted by the Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club.
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Washington
Swim Pool Commission
Harold Stevens
Jaycees
Bing Miller
Santos Hernandez
Dale Doggett
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Jessie May Gardner Dies in Wellman at 1:55 a.m.
Jessie May Gardner of Wellman died at 1:55 a.m. in University Hospital Iowa City after a heart attack six days earlier. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with burial in Wellman Cemetery. Born January 19 1877 near Lexington she was married in 1902 to Jess Gardner and survived by son Harold and two half brothers Guy Moothart Thornburg Glenn Moothart. she was predeceased by husband three sisters and one brother.
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Wellman
Jessie May Gardner
University Hospital
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Wellman Cemetery
Gardner
Lexington
Reuben Moothart
Jess Gardner
Harold
Guy Moothart
Glenn Moothart
Thornburg
Mrs Darbyshire Dies In Ottumwa On Friday
Mrs Harriot Darbyshire dies at her Ottumwa home after a short illness. She was born in Washington county to Martin and Mary Scranton and married C H Darbyshire. Survived by two sons Richard and Phillip, a granddaughter Anne, a sister Mrs Mace, a brother F R Scranton, and several nieces and nephews. Burial at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Ottumwa
Harriet Darbyshire
Darbyshire
G. E. Mace
Washington
Washington County
Martin
Mary Oxley Scranton
C. H. Darbyshire
Richard C
Cedar Rapids
Phillip D
Davenport
Anne Darbyshire
F. R. Scranton
Mace
Elm Grove Cemetery
Rites Saturday For H. R. Diller Fredonia
Harley R. Diller dies at Veterans Hospital Iowa City age 84 Funeral at 2 30 p m Saturday at Methodist church with Rev George C Pennington officiating burial at Indian Creek cemetery He born January 13 1912 in Fredonia to Mark and Mattie Diller survived by mother two brothers Harlyn and Robert four sisters Mrs Howard Van Auken Mrs Lloyd Moran Mrs Orville Conklin and Mrs Zelma Humpleby
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Fredonia
Methodist
Harley R. Diller
Veteran's Hospital
Iowa City
George C. Pennington
Indian Creek Cemetery
Mr. Diller
Mark Diller
Mattie Wall Diller
VFW
American Legion
Moose Lodge
Matt
TV Director Fired for Refusing to Testify on Communism
New York based TV director Charles S. Dubin of Twenty-One was fired after he invoked the First and Fifth Amendments 22 times during House Un-American Activities hearings. He denied current Communist Party membership but declined to confirm past membership as NBC and producer Dan Enright followed NBC instructions in the firing.
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New York
UPI
House Committee On UN
Dubin
Enright
NBC
National Broadcasting Co
Burlington Ordnance Blast Death Toll Rises to Four
The Washington Y's Men sought a Japanese flag from Nara Japan to add to their flag collection. Nara sent the flag as a gift after inquiries. A print of Grand Wood's Stone City was sent to the Nara Y's Men in appreciation.
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Burlington
Washington Y
Nara
Japan
Washington Club
Y's
Grand Wood
Stone City
Nara Y's
Iowa
Don Boyer
Washington Y's Men’s Club
U's Men's Club
Explosion at Iowa Ordnance Plant Kills Four
A munitions blast at the Iowa Ordnance Plant in Burlington Iowa killed four and injured others. The room where shells were assembled was restricted to seven workers and an investigation board was formed to determine the cause.
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Burlington, Iowa
UPI
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Dolores Marlett
Max Bell
Fort Madison
Donald Scott
Mount Pleasant
Roy Barrow
New London
Mercy Hospital
Carroll Cosby
Burlington
Scott
Barrow
Rodney Lewis
Army Ordnance Corps
Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc
Here
U.S. 34
Variety of Livestock Enterprises Will Be Seen on County Tour
Washington County livestock producers will tour a range of enterprises on the annual event led by county extension director Tom Robb. Highlights include contract feeding confinement hogs air conditioned farrowing house cow herd and pasture cattle management with stops at multiple local farms on Friday June 27 beginning 12 30 p m at the Wilfred Wittetoe farm and continuing to Tobin Zieglowsky Weston Graber McCoy Dare Wen ger and Green farms. The tour is sponsored by the Washington County Beef and Swine Producer Associations and the County Extension Service with Dean Huston Iowa State College attending.
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Washington County
Tom Robb
Wilfred Wittetoe
Washington
Everett Tobin
Carl Zieglowsky
Everette Weston
Erwen Graber
Cleo McCoy
George Dare
Elmer Wenger
Bob Green
Washington County Beef and Swine Producer Associations
County Extension Service
Dean Huston
Iowa State College
Charges Filed After Ainsworth Collision
Donald Lee Vass of Davenport charged with speeding after his vehicle rear ended Robert Croissant of Boston in Ainsworth on Highway 92. Damages totaled about 1150 dollars with no injuries. Patrolman Jim Richart investigated the Wednesday wreck within the city limits.
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Ainsworth
Donald Lee Vass
Davenport
Robert Croissant
Boston
Mass
Vass
Croissant
Jim Richart
GOP State Heads See Fall Victory in Farm Vote Harvest
GOP state chairmen from farm states predict big fall gains as high livestock prices and strong wheat crops fuel Republican support. They cite improved farm economics and recent price supports, noting targets include Senate seats and House races across Iowa South Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota and Colorado.
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Washington
UPI
GOP
Nebraska
Richard E. Speits Jr
Glen M. Rhodes
Harry T. Thorson
Wyoming
Richard H., Shaw
Colorado
Shaw
Wisconsin
Claude J. Jasper
William Proxmire
Lester Johnson
Open House Planned for Washington Pool Sunday
The swimming pool opens Sunday afternoon June 22 with a program at 2 p.m. Jaycee officials and former officials will be introduced. Mayor L M Eicher and councilmen will be presented. Stanley Engineering and Red Ball Construction will discuss design. Harold Stevens will review pool rules. A three man Jaycees boat race against Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce caps the event.
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Bill Smart
L. M. Eicher
Jaycee
Rodney Davison
Bus Westermark
Stanley Engineering Co
Muscatine
Red Ball Construction Co
Iowa City
Jarvis Appliance Store Marks 21st Anniversary
Harold Jarvis owner of Jarvis Appliance Store observes 21 years in business with a June anniversary event planned for Friday and Saturday. The store, located near the square, sells and services bottled gas and home appliances and employs a core staff with several named employees and even a friendly cat named Sugar in the front window.
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Harold Jarvis
Jarvis
Mr. Jarvis
John W. Jarvis
Dorothy Dusenbery
John Bender
Keith Augustine
Yalé Jarvis
Beverly Jarvis
Bennie Howe
Sugar
Trujillo Irked Rejects U S Aid
Dominican Congress rejects 600000 in U S military aid and moves to end U S operation rights on misile tracking and radio navigation stations. The move follows criticism sparked by reports of Trujillo Jr. spending on sports cars and Hollywood beauties and notes his failure at the U S Command and General Staff College.
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Ciudad Trujillo
D. R
UPI
Dominican Congress
U.S
America
Republic
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Trujillo
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kim Novak
Dominican Republic
U.S. Command and General Staff College
Congress
United States
Iowa Weather Dips Tonight Then Clears Friday
Partly cloudy skies dominate today with scattered showers and thunderstorms eastern areas overnight. Cooler readings move in tonight across the state with lows ranging from 47 to 63 degrees and highs Friday in the 67 to 77 degree range. Saturday looks mostly fair and cool.
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Iowa
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