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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1958

Page

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Reds Reconsider Talks For Atom Control

Soviet Union issued a new diplomatic note on the East West nuclear conference in Geneva amid signs it may attend despite a prior withdrawal threat. Swiss visas were issued for the Soviet delegation, and Izvestia named a Romanian member. Western powers proceed with preparations for a Geneva meeting regardless of Soviet participation.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union United States Geneva Washington State Department Andrei Gromyko U.S Llewellyn Thompson Izvestia

Legionnaires to Aid Iowa Safety Campaign on July 4

Fifty legion posts in Iowa will station at 43 border check points July 3 and 4 to hand out 75 000 safety cards to entering drivers. The cards urge drivers to slow down and live and the program has a four year record with no out of state fatalities on July 4 in Iowa.

DES Moines UPI Iowa American Legion Iowa Iowa Public Safety Department Frank Ulish Legionnaires Ulish

Cowboy Held After Theft of 203000 in Miami Case

Raymond Headspeth a 37 year old Texas cowboy was arrested by FBI agents in Miami on charges of stealing 203000 from Barbara Fox Double day of Kirkwood Missouri. He spoke from a hospital bed while hospitalized for an intestinal virus and bond was set at 25000 on the theft charge and 5000 on an earlier auto theft. FBI found 186700 of the money plus a 9000 Mercedes Benz on Headspeth who had been staying at a Miami hotel since Monday.

Miami UPI FBI Raymond Lewis Headspeth Barbara Fox Doubleday Kirkwood Reno New Headspeth Roger E. Davis

Seaway Aims to Become Tourist Mecca and Power Destination

Seaway development brings four million visitors yearly and new industry to MASSENA. Iroquois and Sault dams guide water to the power dam, which at 167 feet high spans 3300 feet and houses observation towers, restaurants, theaters, and 32 generators delivering 940000 kilowatts per nation.

Massena Great Lakes Iroquois Lake Ontario St. Lawrence United States Canada

Keokuk musician dies in car truck crash

Mrs. Virginia Whiteside, 50, a well known Keokuk musician and mother of eight, was killed instantly when her station wagon collided with a meat truck on U.S. 218 two miles north of Keokuk. The Waterloo truck driver Arnold Ray was hospitalized in fair condition.

Keokuk Iowa UPI Virginia Whiteside Waterloo Whiteside Fort Madison Here U.S. 218 Arnold Ray Waterloo St. Joseph's Hospital Gateway Truck Co

Riverside Boy Escapes After Truck Strikes Bicycle

Harold Elder six year old son of Mr and Mrs Ted Pratt of Riverside escaped serious injury Friday afternoon when his bicycle was struck by a semi truck on highway 22 at the east edge of Riverside. He turned his bike into the truck and was found with his right hand under the wheels. Taken to Mercy Hospital Iowa City he returned home suffering only a slight concussion and minor injuries.

Riverside Harold Elder Ted Pratt Highway 22 Harold Mercy Hospital Iowa City

Mrs Emil A Anderson Dies in Wisconsin

Mrs Emil A Anderson age 85 formerly of Washington died suddenly Friday June 27 1958 at her son Ivans home in Wisconsin Funeral services set for 2 p.m Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home Rev Walter C Johannes to officiate Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Nellie May Samuelson born October 21 1872 in Illinois married Emil A Anderson October 19 1892 Survivors include three sons Harry C Brighton Arthur E Des Moines and Ivan E Barron Wisconsin plus 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Also one sister Mrs Henry Rosenburg Alpha Illinois

Emil A. Anderson Washington Ivan Wisconsin Anderson Mr. Anderson Jones Funeral Walter C. Johannes Elm Grove Nellie May Samuelson Illinois Trinity Lutheran Church Harry C Brighton Arthur E Des Moines Ivan E Barron, Wis Henry Rosenburg Alpha, Hl

Eisenhower May Send Final Letter on Summit Talks

Washington sources say President Eisenhower will send a letter to Khrushchev this weekend outlining U.S. stance on a potential summit. The note will deny Soviet sabotage charges and respond to a June 11 message. It may mark the end of a long exchange begun last December. The dispute centers on summit talks, a nuclear test ban, and German reunification with Geneva conference plans in doubt.

Washington UPI Eisenhower Russia U. S U.S Nikita S. Khrushchev United States Moscow Nikolai Bulganin West Germany

FCC permit sought for Washington IA daytime AM station

An FCC application was filed to authorize a 500 watt daytime AM station at 1380 KC in Washington Iowa. The Washington Broadcasting Company led by Samuel A Burke and Ralph J Bitzer signed the filing. Bitzer, a St Louis consulting radio engineer, has worked on local stations.

FCC Washington Federal Communications Commission Iowa Samuel A. Burke Ralph J. Bitzer Washington Broadcasting Company Bitzer St. Louis

Baptist General Conference Opens in Des Moines

The 79th annual Baptist General Conference of America began in Des Moines with a call for evangelistic zeal. The gathering welcomed 27 new churches and commissioned six missionaries for service in the Philippines, including Richard Warberg from Fertile.

Des Moines UPI Baptist General Conference of America Gordon G. Johnson Chicago Philippines Richard Warberg

Fair Weather Today Across Much of the Nation

Forecasters predict generally fair conditions nationwide with minimal rain. Only Charleston South Carolina saw about one inch since Friday while ten other stations reported light showers. Temperatures rose 10 to 20 degrees in the Dakotas and Central Plains, with a warming trend toward the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Clear skies are forecast for the East, with scattered showers west of the Mississippi.

Unitedness International Carolinas Washington Charleston S.C Weather Bureau Chicago Dakotas Central Plains Mississippi Valley Upper Great Lakes Ohio Valley Mississippi River

Colorado hoppers on the move across eastern Colorado

Eastern Colorado grasshopper infestation appears to be migrating north with swarms reported up to 6,000 feet by pilots. Observers say clouds moved 30 miles southwest of Fort Morgan and 50 to 60 miles east of Akron before settling by nightfall. Spray planes intensified insecticide missions as five counties were named disaster areas by Gov. Steve McNicholas, with ranchers noting damage to alfalfa, clover, and margins of wheat and barley.

Akron Colo Fort Morgan Miller Colorado Steve McNicholas

Cuban Rebels Kidnap 12 Engineers In Orien te Raid

About 200 rebels attacked the Moa Bay mining site in Oriente Province abducting ten American and two Canadian engineers. U.S. Ambassador Earl Smith said the government will use every means to secure their release. Rebels led by Raul Castro escorted the captives to the hills as weapons fire erupted near Moa.

Havana Cuba UPI Fidel Castro Oriente Earl Smith U.S Moa Bay Mining Co Guantanamo Bay Moa Castro Juan Fangio Smith Moa Bay Project

Rebels and Army Fire in Tripoli Artillery Duel

In Tripoli Lebanon heavy fighting between army troops and rebels using mortars and machine guns raged Friday night into Saturday. A rebel spokesman Karame reported the heaviest clashes since the revolt began seven weeks ago with five rebels killed and 20 to 30 wounded while an army officer said one soldier died and four were wounded. The fighting extended across the city and toward Cirbul with mortar emplacements spotted by rebels.

Beirut Lebanon UPI Tripoli Man Karame Rashid Karame United Press International Karame Cirbul

State Officials Sign Korean Bonus Bonds

Governor Herschel Loveless State Treasurer ML Abrahamson and Secretary Melvin Synhorst will travel to Chicago to sign 24 700 bonds for the Korean Veterans bonus. Each bond at 1 000 dollars must bear all three official signatures and a printing machine will sign 18 at a time. Each official will sign 1 373 times over about two days. The bonds fund bonuses for about 100 000 Iowa veterans.

Des Moines UPI Herschel CC. Loveless ML. Abrahamson Melvin D. Synhorst Chicago

Adams Friends and Foes Clash Over Fox Testimony

Washington observers split on whether John Foxs testimony weakens or strengthens charges that Sherman Adams used influence with federal agencies. Fox alleged Goldfine financed Adams housing and campaign funds, and Kennedy senior denied a loan discussion tied to a 1952 endorsement.

Washington UPI Boston John Fox Sherman Adams Fox White House Adams Bernard Gooldiine James C. Hagerty Fox Oren Harris Subcommittee To See Is Adams Goldfine Capitol Hill Joseph P. Kennedy John F. Kennedy D-Mass Kennedy Joseph Kennedy New York The Boston Post

Giants Jets Return Flight After Tragic Transatlantic Run

Two U S Air Force KC135 tankers prepared to resume the ill fated speed record mission from Brize Norton England after a deadly crash near Westover Air Force Base killed 15 people including six newsmen. Alpha shattered the London New York record at 5 hours 27 minutes 42.8 seconds while Bravo trailed and Cocoa was scrapped. The mission was renamed from Operation Sure Thing to Operation Topsail.

Brize Norton Eng UPI Westover Air Force Base London New York Massachusetts VU. S. Air Force Base Alpha New York London Bravo Cocoa

Iowa Irrigation Rapidly Expands Across State

Iowa’s irrigation grew near tenfold in six years with 456 systems active. Ted Willrich of Iowa State College Extension notes 294 sprinkler and 162 surface systems, totaling over 40 000 irrigated acres. Wells supply 226 systems and rivers 175. Monona County leads with 49 systems and 8430 acres.

Ames Iowa UPI Iowa State College Extension Ted Willrich Willrich Wulrich Sioux County Monona County

Equipment Returned From Cosmic Balloon

An Iowa science team recovered equipment from a 200 foot plastic balloon released to study cosmic rays at 118000 feet. Parachute- released gear landed near Ellis Kansas and was returned to Moberly Missouri. The Navy sponsored test tracked by a ground unit and plane for data on cosmic ray deviations for the International Geophysical Year. Dr Frank McDonald of the University of Iowa led the project.

Ellis Moberly Duwayne H Thon Raven Industries, Inc Sioux Falls International Geophysical Year Frank McDonald University of Iowa

Nasser heads to Yugoslavia for 10 day vacation

President Gamal Abdel Nasser sails for Yugoslavia for a 10 day stay that will include mission work on behalf of positive neutralism. He will meet Tito at Brioni on July 6 and 7 to outline neutralist benefits and discuss Yugoslavia's stance amid Soviet credit withdrawals and aid conditions.

Alexandria United Arab Republic UPI Gamal Abdel Nasser Yugoslavia Tito Brioni Soviet Union Cairo Jakarta New Delhi Greece Turkey Cyprus NATO Belgrade Nasser

Weather Outlook for Iowa: Patchy Showers and Warm Truths

United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies tonight with scattered showers in the northwest and warmer conditions in the southeast. Lows will be in the 60s. Sunday brings more sun and showers, cooler in the northwest, highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s in the southeast. Monday remains partly cloudy with a touch cooler breeze.

United Press International Iowa

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