Convicted Spy Soblen Arrested in Israel on Illegal Entry
UPI reports 62 year old ex psychiatrist and Soviet spy Dr Robert A Soblen was arrested in Tel Aviv for illegal entry after arriving on a forged Canadian passport He was due to surrender in New York to begin a life term for spying for Russia during World War II and faces expulsion from Israel authorities noted no extradition treaty exists with the United States.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Robert A. Soblen
U.S
Ministry of Information
Soblen
New York
United States
Russia
Robert M. Morgenthau
U.S. Justice Department
Lydda
Savoy
Supreme Court
Haifa
Ari Ankarian
Kelley’s Mother to Plead for His Life in Des Moines
Des Moines (UPI) The mother of condemned slayer Charles Edwin Kelley was expected to meet Governor Norman A. Erbe to seek clemency for her son. Kelley and Charles Noel Brown, both from Minneapolis, were convicted of killing Internal Revenue Agent Alvin Koehrsen in Council Bluffs. Brown faces July 24 execution.
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Des Moines
UPI
Charles Edwin Kelley
Norman A. Erbe
Opal Kelley
Minneapolis
Minn
Erbe
Kelley
Charles Noel Brown
Internal Revenue
Alvin Koehrsen
Council Bluffs
Brown
Iowa Supreme Court
Philip Willson
Council Bluff
Willson
Iowa
NFO to Convene Monday at Franklin Center
The July NFO meeting will be held Monday evening at the Franklin Center School. Members will discuss the bargaining contract being presented to meat packers across the Midwest. Ivan Strazenski, first district chairman, leads the discussions. Duane Kedlinger, county chairman of the NFC, urges all members to attend.
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NFO
Franklin Center
Midwest
Ivan Strazenski
First District
Duane Kedlinger
NFC
Democrats Open County Convention Friday Night
Democrats of Washington County invite the public to attend the Friday convention at 7 30 p m in the courthouse. keynote speaker is Mrs Delma Dever of North Liberty with John Elliott of Ainsworth and Dale Rickert of Wapello also on the program. Chairman Harry Levy urged all Democrats to attend.
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Washington County
Court House
Delma Dever
North Liberty
John Elliott
Ainsworth
Dale Rickert
Wapello
Harry Levy
Freeman Concedes Errors in Estes Case
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman acknowledged errors and shortcomings in USDA dealings with Billie Sol Estes while denying tax money was lost or favors shown. He urged Congress not to let one man’s misdeeds derail farm programs and said steps have been taken to tighten operations.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
Freeman
Senate Investigations
Congress
Estes
Charles S. Murphy
Agriculture Department
U.S
Diana Reif Wins Who's Who Prize In Local Contest
Diana Reif of Route 1 West Chester wins $50 for correctly identifying the Who's Who personality of the week and listing all 20 clues from last week's Evening Journal. Ferdinand Marie won $5 for naming Jim Harris but missing a clue. another Who's Who prize of $25 is offered today with entries at local stores.
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Diana Reif
Route 1
West Chester
Diana
Evening Journal
Ferdinand Marie
Washington
Jim Harris
Journal
Iowa
Methodist
Wgc.c
Hazel
Missourian
Hulst Named Washington High Head Basketball Coach
Gary Hulst a 1959 Morningside College graduate and former Calumet Sutherland coach is hired to lead Washington High School basketball. He replaces Warren Gaer under unusual terms and will teach physical education and social studies while also coaching football at the freshman sophomore level.
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Gary Hulst
Morningside College
Sioux City
Washington High School
Supt
John V. Phleger
Calumet
Sutherland
Hulst
Calumet-Sutherland
Warren Gaer
Tom English
Gaer
Drake University
English
Valley High
West Des Moines
Hurst
Morningside
Kansas City
AMA Delegates Back Physician Autonomy on Medicare
In Chicago the AMA House approves a resolution leaving decisions on Medicare participation to individual doctors. The move signals skepticism toward the King Anderson plan and emphasizes ethics guidance, with leaders stressing personal medical judgment over government mandates.
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UPI
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Committee On Legislation and Public Relations
AMA
Louisiana
King-Anderson
House
O.B. Owens
Alexandria
Philip H. Jones
New Orleans
Arthur A. Lampert
Rapid City
M.D
Lampert
American Soldier Defects in Korea
Pvt. Larry A. Abshier, 18, defected from a post near the DMZ to North Korea claiming conscience over U S Army actions in South Korea. North Korea said he would stay in the North and attend college there. U S Army listed him as a deserter. His home address is listed as Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home. mother is Mrs George Abshier of Garfield Heights Ohio.
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Seoul
API
Pyongyang
North Korea
U.S
South Korea
Larry A. Abshier
Korea
Abshier
Demilitarized Zone
Radio
Kiwanis Hear Cargill Plant Manager Bill Matson
Bill Matson manager of the local Cargill plant told the Washington Kiwanis Club at noon on Wednesday about soybeans processing. He described separating oil from beans as the first step and noted that both oil and bean serve as marketable products.
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Bill Matson
Cargill
Washington Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Matson
Toastmasters Here Wednesday Evening
Bernard McCarthy Paul Widmer and Ralph Martin spoke five minute speeches at the regular Toastmasters meeting. Frank Patterson was toastmaster for the dinner and Lawrence Miksch led the table topics. No meeting next week due to the July 4 holiday.
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Bernard McCarthy
Paul Widmer
Ralph Martin
Toastmasters’ Club
Frank Patterson
Lawrence Miksch
Hershberger to be Honored at Kalona Open House
Chris E Hershberger, a Washington County outstanding senior citizen, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house at the Farmers Savings Bank Kalona community room on Tuesday July 3. Hours are 3 to 4 30 p m and 7 30 to 9 p m. friends are invited to visit during the event.
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Kalona
Chris E. Hershberger
Washington County
Hershberger
Farmers Savings Bank
Iowa football player James Helgens killed in Marshalltown crash
University of Iowa sophomore end James G Helgens died when a State Board of Control truck collided with a Coca Cola delivery truck at 4th and Linn Marshalltown. Prisoner driver Larry Tremmel and the soft drink driver Delbert Sonnenberg were injured. Helgens had started a summer job at the Men's Reformatory in Anamosa.
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Marshalltown
Delbert Sonnenberg
Helgens
Iowa
Marshall County
4Th and
Linn
Vernon Helgens
Scuth Grove
Junction Farmer Killed In Farm Accident Near Columbus Junction
Walter Henry Westerbeck 70 died at his farm home after his tractor overturned near a bank while mowing weeds. Funeral service set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Stacy Funeral Home with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. Born Sept 17 1891 in Des Moines County, he was survived by siblings Mabel Coon Julia Schlichting and Mrs. Robert Hobbs plus brother Jonas.
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Columbus Junction
Walter Henry Westerbeck
Westerbeck
Stacy
Indian Creek
Des Moines
Lipp
Louise Wiese Westerbeck
Jonas
Julia Schlichting
Mabel Coon
Morning Sun
Robert Hobbs
Burlington
Iowa Employment Shows Increase in May
Iowa's May employment rose sharply with a 32,500 gain from April. Agricultural work climbed about 24,000, aided by 10,000 seasonal positions. nonfarm jobs rose 8,500. Construction led with +5,400, factory output up 1,500 from 1961. Unemployment benefits fell below 2 million, and layoffs reached a record low. Over time hours averaged 2.8 weekly with earnings from 95 to 116 dollars.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Sioux City
Davenport
Perez Prayer Service And Funeral Arrangements
Funeral services for Mrs. Manuel Perez will be held at Jones Funeral Home at 9 a.m. Friday with Rev. James E. Grubb in charge. Prayers for the deceased will be conducted at the funeral home at 7:30 tonight.
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Manuel Perez
Jones Funers
James E. Grubb
Kennedy presses Congress to push vital bills this session
President Kennedy challenged Democratic lawmakers to accelerate action on farm legislation and tax revision and warned that delaying bills could jeopardize economic and fiscal stability. He urged Republican support for the foreign trade bill and noted sluggish congressional progress despite recent notable successes.
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UPI
White House
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
House
Peace Corps
Trade — Authority
Ways & Means Committee
Senate
U. N. Bonds
United Nations
Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Post Office Committee
Choates and Elders Return From Canada
Mr and Mrs Robert Choate and Mr and Mrs Dave Elder returned home Wednesday after attending the international Y s Men s Club convention in Banff Alberta Canada They arrived separately with the Elders flying into Cedar Rapids and the Chotes driving home Both couples later traveled to Seattle for the World's Fair and the Elders visited friends in Edmonton At the convention Mr Choate received a special award for service to the Y s Men's Club
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Robert Choate
Dave Elder
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Edmonton
Mr. Choate
Mystery Man Costello Dies in Greenlease Case
Joseph Costello known as the mystery man in the Bobby Greenlease kidnap case died at 52 in his St Louis home from hypertension and liver ailment while facing murder charges. His death follows the earlier loss of Lt Louis Shoulders and may end the chance of solving the missing ransom saga linked to Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Joseph Costello
Costello
Louis Shoulders
Greenlease
Ace Cab Co
Shoulders
Carl Austin Hall
Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Bobby
Edward Brown
Play at Washington Methodist Church features Devil and Webster
The Bishop's Company of California presents The Devil and Daniel Webster at 8 p.m. Friday in the Washington Methodist Church. A Winnie the Pooh dramatization for children is on the program. Tickets are on sale or at the door. Cast includes John Morrison Bob Giles Helen Hovey Lynn Harriman Anne Webb Sam Vinhos Jack Broadus and Gene Needham.
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the Devil
Daniel Webster
Bishop’s Company of
California
Washington Methodist Church
Washington Council of Churches
John Morrison
Bob Giles
Helen Hovey
Lynn Harriman
Anne Webb
Sam Vinhos
Jack Broadus
Gene Needham
Iowa Weather Brief Fair Through Friday With Scattered Thunder
Weather across Iowa remains generally fair into Friday with scattered thunder showers likely in the northwest and extreme west central region on Friday. Warm and humid conditions persist with low temperatures in the 60s and highs near 90. Saturday outlook shows partial sun and scattered showers and thunderstorms, warm and humid conditions continuing.
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