Heavy downtown Sioux City fire destroys six firms
A seven hour blaze in downtown Sioux City destroyed the Jack Robinson Department Store and five other firms plus the state liquor store. No injuries except one firefighter hospitalized, dozens of units contained the four alarm fire after rekindling. Investigators probe the basement origin as flames damaged surrounding businesses.
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Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Jerry Hanson
John Hill
Jack Robinson
Schindler's Jewelry Store
Cornhusker Tavern
Cribbage Club
State Liquor
Nelson's
Milwaukee Weiner Shop
Brodkey and
Goodsite Jewelry Store
Hill
Harley Bue
Rudy Schindler
Perkins Seed Store
State Liquor Store
Walking Blood Bank Urges Community Support
Washington County organizations and individuals are urged to support the walking blood bank at Washington County Hospital. Norman E. Jensen announces plans to bolster the program with free blood typing on Friday June 29 to recruit additional donors aged 21 to 55 who are free of heart disease allergies brucellosis hepatitis jaundice or malaria. Volunteers may have their names listed by visiting Osincup's Drug Store 10 am to 5 pm. blood typing uses a finger prick and takes under five minutes.
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Washington County
Wshington County
Norman E. Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Meeting at Estes home contradicts earlier sworn testimony
Dallas lawyer Frank Cain testified to House investigators that a Sunday morning meeting at Billie Sol Estes home included Maynard C. Wheeler offering to use Estes as a consultant in Europe if matters worsened. Wheeler had denied such discussions two weeks earlier.
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UPI
Dallas
House
Billie Sol Estes
Frank Cain
New York
Texas
Switzerland
Billie Sol
Maynard C. Wheeler
Estes
Europe
Cain
Wheeler
Pecos
Tex
Pacific Finance Co
Commercial Solvents Corp
Brazil
Power Cut Off Hits Midwest States Across Three States
A faulty switch at Fort Randall Dam sparked a two hour power outage affecting Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota cutting 320000 kilowatts of power and triggering a domino effect with a 100000 kilowatt generator failure. Cities including Omaha Lincoln and Des Moines lost service but emergency systems kept hospitals running as residents spilled into dark streets.
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Neb
UPI
South Dakota
Fort Randall
Iowa
Nebraska
Army Corps of Engineers
Lincoln
Des Moines
Strategic Air Command
Washington Municipal Band Program For Wednesday Night
Washington's Municipal Band will present a varied program Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Central Park. Conductor Bob Steele announced selections including God Bless America Berlin King Cotton Sousa Princess of India overture Itn With a Song in My Heart Rodgers Glorious Tribute DeCline Desert Song Romberg Punt Larga Spanish march The Bird of the Blues Henderson North Jows Band Festival Rhumbanga Linelli It Want A Girl Tilzer Independentia Star Spangled Banner.
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Central Park
Bob Steele
America
Berlin
King Cotton
Sousa
Rodgers
DeCline
Romberg
Caneo
Henderson
North Jows Band
Linelli
Tilzer
Independentia
Richards
Six Farms Included in Beef-Swine Tour
Final plans for the Washington County Beef and Swine tour include six farms. The event on Thursday June 28 starts at 12 30 p m at the Maurice Crawford farm Cedar township four miles north and 1 ½ miles west of the junction of highways 1 and 92. Other stops include Knotek Bros Emery Rhodes Kos Bros English River township Yates and Schnoebelen east of Riverside and G W McCracken north of Ainsworth. Four fat cattle groups four feeding cattle groups a purebred Angus cow herd and a remodeled farrowing house plus a lagoon manure system will be shown. A weight guessing contest and purebred Angus calf class will be held. Charles Mogget will summarize stops and discuss outlook with about 150 participants expected.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Maurice Crawford
Cedar Township
Washington
Knotek
Jackson Township
Kos Bros
English River Township
Yates and Schnoebelen
Riverside
G. W. McCracken
Ainsworth
Charles Mogget
Frier
Bicycles Must Be Equipped with Light
Washington officials warned cyclists that police will enforce a city ordinance requiring a headlight and rear reflector for bikes used on streets after dark. Impounded bicycles will be used as a deterrent to curb safety hazards from increased evening riding.
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City of
Washington
Break-In Reported At Richmond Tavern
Richmond sheriff's officers investigate a Sunday night break-in at a tavern. Missing are 10 cartons of cigarettes, $30 in bills and $15 in silver.
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Richmond
Richmond Tavern
Two Death Row Inmates Moved Over Prison Uproar
Warden Bennett moved Charles Brown and Charles Kelley from death row to a regular cell block at the Iowa penitentiary after frequent acts of defiance by inmates in maximum security. Guards kept a round the clock watch on the pair as tear gas was prepared but not used. Brown slated to hang July 24, Kelley aged 21, both linked to the 1961 Koehrsen murder in Council Bluffs and other killings in Minnesota and Nebraska.
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IDPA
State Penitentiary
John E. Bennett
Bennett
Charles Brown
Charles Kelley
Minneapolis
Iowa Daily Press Association
Brown
Kelley
Lester Peters
Alvin Koehrsen
Internal Revenue Service
Walnut
Council Bluff
Koehrsen
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa City
Erbe
The Devil and Daniel Webster at Friday Church Event
Washington Council of Churches sponsors a Friday drama at the local Methodist Church featuring the Bishop's Company of Santa Barbara California. The program begins at 8 p m and includes Winnie the Pooh for children. Tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12.
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the Devil
Daniel Webster
Washington
Washington Council of Churches
Bishop's Company of
Santa Barbara
Calif
Methodist
California
Tobacco Linked With Health Warnings From AMA Meeting
At the American Medical Association session in Chicago doctors linked tobacco to lung cancer and heart disease. They urged labeling cigarettes harmful to health and considered advertising restrictions. Other studies noted weight loss from fasting and advances in eyeglass lens design.
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Chicago
UPI
American Medical Association
Charles M. Fletcher
Britain
Royal College of Physicians
E. Cuyler Hammond
New York
American Cancer Society
E.E. Rockey
New York Medical College
Rockey
Earl Combs 55 of Ainsworth Dies After Illness
Earl Combs 55 of Ainsworth died Monday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after eight days as a patient. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. in Elliott Chapel New London with burial in Richwood Cemetery. Born Red Oak June 19 1907 he was married to Ina Grace Morrow who died in 1960. Survivors include two sons Earl F. Combs and Dennis D. Combs five grandchildren two brothers a sister and a step brother. Friends may call Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Ainsworth
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Elliott
New London
Richwood Cemetery
John T. Friend
Mr. Combs
Red Oak
Wiliam H. Combs
Ina Grace Morrow
Earl F. Combs
Dennis D
Burlington
Charles
Alhambra
Calif
Clarence
Monrovia
Goldie Bolar
Covina
Ed Sharkey
Knoxville
Governor Boasts of Iowa in Talk To Visiting Group
Governor Norman A. Erbe addressed 50 states and foreign delegates saying Iowa blends agriculture and industry. He cited Iowa as home to the nation’s largest cereal plant and other major industries and praised the state employment security commission as an important government arm.
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Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Norman A. Erbe
Erbe Criticizes Federal Economic Policy At Iowa Conference
Governor Norman A. Erbe accused the Kennedy administration of failing to create a favorable economic atmosphere. He contrasted federal efforts with Iowa's approach, urging growth through a strong state development program and industry education collaboration. He warned against over specialization and urged broader humanities study.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Norman A. Erbe
Kennedy
Erbe
Iowa State University
Lowa
College of Engineering and Technical Institutes
Carbine Makes 43 Starts with 33 Wins in Australia
Sydney reports that Carbine the renowned Australian racehorse matched the strength of America's Man of War. In 43 races he won 33, placed second six times, and third three times, earning a total of 147380 dollars.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
America
Italian Youth to Attend Washington High as Exchange Student
Pio Barone Lumaga an 18 year old from Naples Italy will be a senior at Washington High School for 1962 63 under the American Field Service exchange program He will live with Mr and Mrs W O Boshart and study at the local school arriving August 7 He is the first male AFS guest at the city high school with two prior female exchange students from Germany and England His interests include tennis underwater fishing swimming and he plans to become an architect and painter He has studied English for six years and will be visiting the United States for the first time
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Pio Barone Lumaga
Naples
Italy
Washington High School
Pio
W. O. Boshart
Washington
New York
American Field Service
Alfredo
Lina Barone Lumaga
New York City
AFS
Germany
England
United States
Supreme Court Prayer Ruling Triggers Amendment Push
Congress and Senate members react to the 6 1 decision barring official school prayers. Rep Roy Taylor Rep Frank Becker Sen J Glenn Beall urge constitutional amendments to allow prayer and Bible reading in public schools. Church leaders split with both praise and alarm over the ruling and its impact on church state separation.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Roy A. Taylor
D-N.c
The
House
Hopper
Frank J. Becker
R-N.y
Last House
J. Glenn Beall
R-Md
Senate
New York
Thomas G. Abernethy
Dmiss
High Court
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Congress
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
American Jewish Committee
A. M. Sonnabend
Boston
Francis Cardinal Spellman
America
C. Emanuel Carlson
Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs
Harold R. Albert
Pittsburgh Area
Hugo L. Black
U.S
Bailey Rites Slated At Wellman Wednesday
Final rites for Lawrence Elmer Bailey of Wellman will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in the Baptist Church at Wellman. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Friends may call at Powell Funeral Home Wellman. The Rev Herman Rice of Kalona will officiate.
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Wellman
Lawrence Elmer Bailey
Baptist Church
Powell Funeral Home
Herman Rice
Kalona
Iowa Weather: Generally fair through Wednesday
United Press International reports Iowa will see fair weather through Wednesday with warmer readings in the north and far west. Tonight lows near 60 with Wednesday highs in the 80s. Thursday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered thunder showers.
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