Washington County GOP selects 27 delegates to state conventio
The Washington County Republican Party held its county convention at the Washington County Courthouse. Seven resolutions were approved on agriculture education taxation and local affairs. Delegates named include Joe H. Jones Mrs. P. Miller E. K. Schlapkohl and 24 others to the State Republican Convention in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Washington County Court House
Johnson County
Samuel “Sam
Whiting
White
Washington
Hultman
Willa Weldint
Wayne Norman
Wellman
Joe H. Jones
P. Miller
E. K. Schlapkohl
Pauline Stewart
L.J. Kehoe
Harold Miller
Willa Weldin
Robert Everetts
Richard Stephens
Keith Vetter
E. D. Miller
Cliff Conklin
Velma Skola
Walter Duvall
George Horn
Dwane Tadlock
John Gamon
Gene Stephens
Ralph K
County
Republican Central Committee
Kelly Schlapkohl
Central Committee
Iowa
John Mattes
Joe Crumley
Corbin Crawford
John Elliott
Islea Schulty
Paul Ryan
Bernard McCarthy
Vetter and Stephens on Court decision at County GOP convention
Keith Vetter and Richard Stephens voiced surprise at the Supreme Court reapportionment ruling and its potential impact on state government. Vetter backs two houses but would trim members. Stephens questions equality under law and court power in a three-branch system. He noted a push to recall Ray, aligned with Gov. Scranton.
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Keith Vetter
Richard Stephens
Supreme Court
Washington
Vetter
Stephens
Court
Robert Ray
Ray
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Unions End Truce as Rail Labor Dispute Deepens
Washington officials fear a revived conflict after two major railroad unions the BLE and BLFE declared renewed hostilities. BLE president Roy E. Davidson reported that the BLFE ended a gentlemen’s agreement blocking raids between the two unions, signaling possible rival organizing campaigns on key railroads and tougher talks over longer train runs and crew changes.
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Washington
UPI
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
BLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginmen
BLFE
Roy E. Davidson
H. E. Gilbert
White House
Schmidhauser backs reapportionment in federal race
Democratic candidate John Schmidhauser, seeking Iowa’s first district seat, spoke on reapportionment and the Supreme Court ruling. He called for compact districts and a clear Iowa choice, challenging Rep. Schwengel on upcoming congressional issues. James Quinn, candidate for state legislature, declined comment but urged adherence to the court decision.
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Congress
John Schmidhauser
Supreme Court
Schmidhauser
Nation
Iowa
Rep
Schwengel
Washington County
James Quinn
Drag River Today Civil Rights Workers Still Missing
FBI agents and state troopers began dragging the Pearl River for three civil rights workers missing since Sunday. Gov. Paul Johnson urged farmers and Choctaw Indians to search land while Meridian sailors joined the hunt for Andrew Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Chaney. Schwerner's wife met officers as the remote burned station wagon was found.
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Chitto Swamp
Johnson
Andrew Goodman
New York
Mickey Schwerner
Brooklyn
James Chaney
Meridian
Schwerner
Johnson Draws Detroit Money and Labor Support in Dinner
President Johnson spoke to about 2 000 attendees at a Detroit Democratic fundraiser. Guests included United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther and Ford Chairman Henry Ford II, with major executives from General Motors, Burroughs, Chrysler, American Motors and others. Johnson praised cooperation of capital, management and labor and vowed Democrats would win in this election year. He heads to Minneapolis for another event before returning to Washington.
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Howard Stoddard
Michigan National Bank
E. O. Quinn
Chrysler Corp
Edward L. Cushman
American Motors
James McIinerny
McInerny Spring and Wire Co
Grand Rapids
Minneapolis
Washington
Minnesota
Kennedy wraps West Germany tour with Berlin farewell
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy ends a nostalgia filled West German trip in Berlin after appearances in Frankfurt and Heidelberg. He plans three days in Poland for Cracow University 600th anniversary events, without meetings with Gomulka or Tito. Kennedy says the trip continues East West reconciliation begun by his brother.
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UPI
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Kennedy
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Tito
Civil rights swim-in planned amid heightened Florida tensions
Civil rights workers prepared for a beach protest despite segregationist threats of violence. Authorities, led by Gov. Farris Bryant, reinforced security with 80 additional state police on top of 150 troopers to control the tense situation in St. Augustine after false rumors of another Negro march.
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UPI
Farris Bryant
Scranton Conference Seeks Goldwater Defection Push
Gov. William W. Scranton meets with party leaders including Gov. Nelson Rockefeller at the stop Goldwater conference in Harrisburg to discuss general matters. Scranton reports momentum after Michigan visit and claims to have won over delegates previously pledged to Goldwater in several states.
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Scranton
William Murphy
New York
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Arizona
Michigan
George Romney
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Detroit
Iowa
Minnesota
Barry
Soybean reseal program announced by ASC chairman Lins
ASC chairman Howard Lins announced a 1963 soybean reseal program allowing extension of price support loans on stored soybeans and eligibility for storage payments. Reseal loans mature July 31, 1965 with 14 cents per bushel per year storage payments and prorated rates if redeemed early.
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Howard Lins
Washington County
ASC
CCC
ASCS
1964 County Democratic Convention selects 16 delegates
The 1964 convention met at the Washington County Courthouse with Walter Farrell presiding. Sixteen delegates were chosen for the Des Moines state convention. eight resolutions were approved endorsing Lyndon Johnson and Governor Hughes. Keynote speaker John Schmidhauser praised Johnson, criticized Schwengel, and urged support for party aims and fair reapportionment.
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Washington County Court House
Walter Farrell
Des Moines
Resolutions Committee
Corbin Crawford
John Schmidhauser
Congress
Schmidhauser
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fred Schwengel
Schwengel
Hughes
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Harold Hughes
James Quinn
Steamed Windshield Triggers West Madison Accident
George A Johnson, 18, at 20 to 25 mph in the ten hundred block on West Madison, attempted to wipe steam from his windshield and lost control, crashing into a mercury lamp pole. He faces careless driving charges. he sustained lip injuries needing four stitches. Pole damage valued at 150 dollars and car damage at 350 dollars. Johnson appears in Justice of the Peace Les Eicher's court this morning.
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West Madison
George A Johnson
Johnson
Walter Johnson
E. Jefferson
Justice of the Peace
Les Eicher
Astronauts End Jungle Survival Training Return
Fifteen astronauts conclude a week in tropical jungle survival training near Balboa Panama. They faced fearsome flora and fauna, ate lizard fish snake and crab, and trekked five miles to a boat and road out to the space center in Houston with beards and eagerness for showers and clean clothes.
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Mexico City
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Russia Rejects Western German Unity Plan
Moscow condemned the Friday Western policy declaration on Germany and Berlin. It said East German borders are fixed and West Berlin remains a separate entity, opposing West German links and Western inroads toward a unified Germany.
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UPI
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France
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East Germany
Weekend Warmth With Upper 80s Planned Across Region
United Press International reports fair and warm conditions through Monday with pleasant evenings. Highs for Saturday and Sunday near the upper 80s to lower 90s.
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