Snowstorm strand Iowa with up to four inches of new snow
United Press International reports a broad Iowa wintry spell with up to four inches of fresh snow overnight. Highways blocked, airports closed, and numerous town and rural schools shut as traffic bottlenecks persist. Some areas report 10 to 11 inches thus far while the front moves east.
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United Press International
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lamont
Buckeye
Spencer
Des Moines
Ames
Marshalltown
New English
Cedar
Rapids
Davenport
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Iowa 9
U.S. 69
U.S. 18
US S. 59
Pork producers to meet March 16 in Washington County
Washington County Pork Producers Association schedules its annual banquet and business meeting for Tuesday March 16 at 6 30 PM at the Methodist Church in Washington. Rev Robert Richards of Whitmore Lake Michigan will be the keynote speaker and has long spoken at Boys State at Camp Dodge. Entertainment will be provided by two county high schools. Tickets are limited and available from association directors and the Extension office. Dale Roberts of Ainsworth is vice president. other directors include Jim Barnes Brighton Edwin Peiffer Dennis Sieren Keota Eugene Wead Wellman Delbert Grecian Ed Chayal Riverside and Alvin Jones Crawfordsville.
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Washington
Association
Dale Roberts
Ainsworth
Jim Barnes
Brighton
Edwin Peiffer
Dennis Sieren
Keota
Eugene Wead
Wellman
Delbert Grecian
Ed Chayal
Riverside
Alvin Jones
Crawfordsville
Two Local Men Declare Snow Removal A Hobby
Jim Dempsey and Bill Guenther of Washington state built self propelled snow plows from auto parts. They equip nine horsepower engines, hydraulic lifts, four foot blades, and semi enclosed cabs. Starting with neighbors they now clear 25 homes and several businesses for free.
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Jim Dempsey
East van van Buren
Buren
Washington
Bill Guenther
van Buren
Dwight Bode
East Journal
Dallas Kinney
East
van’ Buren
East van Buren
Guenther
Briggs and Stratton
Bill
Mercury
Jim
Nash
Dempsey
Riverside rites for P. B. Latta 87
P. B. Latta a longtime Riverside well driller died Thursday evening at Greenwood Nursing Home in Town City. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Trinity Methodist Church Riverside with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Latta born October 22 1877 in Washington County married February 11 1908 to Cora Luckey. Survived by three sons Ev erette Riverside Lloyd Columbia Miss Allan Lone Tree eight grandchildren eleven great grandchildren.
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P. B. Latta
Greenwood
Town City
Trinity Methodist Church
Gilbert McDowell
Riverside Cemetery
Sorden and Adams Funeral Home
Mr. Latta
Washington County
Joseph and
Lenora Lat
Cora Jane Luckey
Everette
Lloyd
Columbia
Miss
Allan
Lone Tree
Riley Named Vice President at Advance Ross Electronics
Robert W. Riley is named vice president after a promotion announced today by Donald L. Taylor. Riley joined Advance Ross Electronics in 1962, previously serving as Plant Manager in Burlington and Washington Iowa. He is married with three children and resides at 1302 East Wing
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Advance Ross Electronics Corporatation
Donald L. Taylor
Riley
Advance Ross
Burlington
Washington
Iowa
Ley
E. Wington St
Hartwick College
Legion to honor charter members at 46th anniversary dinner
Charter members and past commanders of Leon Beatty American Legion post will be honored at the post’s 46th anniversary dinner next Tuesday March 9 at 6:30 PM. Harold J Montgomery of Iowa City will speak. The event includes a Washington Junior High girls vocal group led by Mrs Dean Stanley and invites Legion and Auxiliary members and families.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
The
Post
Legion
Harold J. Montgomery
Loc | Post
Iowa City
Montgomery
Washington Junior High School
Dean Stanley
Jim Koehler Named for Honors Status at UIowa
Jim Koehler a Washington High School senior has been accepted for Honors Status at the University of Iowa for the 1965 66 school year The Honors Status program is for students with high academic records Jim is the son of Mrs Mary Koehler of 782 South Eighth Avenue Washington
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Jim Koehler
Washington High School
University of Iowa
Jim
Mary Koehler
South Eighth Avenue
Washington
Probate notice for Reha and McCutchen will
Notice of probate of will and appointment of executor for estates of Frank J. Reha and Nellie McCutchen. The notice indicates legal action to settle the wills and appointment of an executor as required by state law.
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Frank J. Reha
Nellie McCutchen
Pravda Blames U.S. Policy Amid Moscow Embassy Riot
Pravda accuses Johnson of peace talk while U.S. forces widen the Vietnam war as 2,000 demonstrators attack the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Red Star calls for peaceful negotiations. The mob damages windows and seals. Soviet officials pledge repair and compensation. No injuries reported inside the embassy.
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Southeast Asia
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Gromyko
Soviet Union
Kobler
Foreign Ministry
Syria nationalizes nine oil firms in major move
Beir ut based radio Damascus reports Syria seized nine oil companies including three foreign entities Socony Vacuum Esso Standard and Shell along with six Syrian firms. The broadcast said the foreign firms controlled 67 percent of oil profits amounting to 2.63 million annually. Compensation will be in 15 year bonds at three percent interest and the state will run the firms through a general petroleum authority.
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Lebanon
UPI
Radio Damascus
Socony- Vacuum
Esso Standard
Shell
American Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Socony-Vacuum
Socony-Mobil Oil Co
Royal Dutch Shell
Syria
Baath Socialist Party
General Petroleum Authority
Slippery Road Crash Kills Iowa Couple Near Centerville
A early morning head on collision on Iowa highway 2 west of Centerville killed Arthur Laverne Stewart 52 and Elma Mae Stewart 43 both of Mystic. The Stewarts were en route to Centerville where Arthur worked for the county highway department and Elma studied nursing.
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United Perss International
Mystic
Iowa
Centerville
Arthur Laverne Stewart
Elma Mae
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Paul Eugene Tharp
Britain to release ICC Viet Nam report as white paper
Britain will circulate a majority ICC report on Viet Nam to Geneva conference members despite the Soviet refusal and will publish its contents as a white paper in London on March 8. British officials say Moscow has not indicated an acceptable peace path, while London reaffirms U.S. Viet Nam policy support.
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ICC
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Canada
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Southeast Asia
Hanoi
United States
Mariner Switches to Narrow Beam Radio During Mars Approach
Pasadena Calif UPI the Mariner four space probe increased its radio signal strength fortyfold and switched to a high gain narrow beam to maintain communications as it moves closer to Mars. The craft 27 million miles from Earth will fly within 6000 miles of Mars by July 14 and transmit first close up photographs of Earth's neighbor.
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Calif
UPI
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Mariner-4
Three Washington High Students Earn Iowa Science Symposia Slot
Three Washington High School science students Diana Hammen, John Bordwell and Joe Wallace were selected to attend the Iowa Science Symposium at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on April 1 to 3. Floyd Woods, a local science instructor, will accompany them. The event is sponsored by the United States Army Research Council Collins Radio Corp. and the University of Iowa.
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Washington
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Floyd Woods
Diana Hammen
John Bordwell
Joe Wallace
United States Army Research Council
Collins Radio Corp
University of Towa
South Viet fighters bomb Viet Cong positions near Da Nang
South Vietnamese and American aircraft bomb and strafe Viet Cong positions about 25 miles south of Da Nang where a major battle rages. Troop reinforcements are airlifted in as U.S. helicopters conduct the six day Phuoc Tuy clearing operation. Casualties include a wounded officer and several soldiers. General Westmoreland is briefed after Gen. Johnson orders a study of the war.
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Saigon
UPD
da Nang
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Here
Phuoc Tuy
Harold K. Johnson
U.S. Army
William C. Westmoreland
Clarence Brown opens heating and cooling business
Clarence Brown announced the opening of Brown's Heating and Cooling at 316 South Walton Street in Washington. The firm will feature General Electric products and leverages his years of experience in the field as advertised in today's Evening Journal.
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Clarence Brown
Washington
Brown
South Walton Street
General Electric
Evening Journal
Poppy Poster Contest Seeks Entries from Local Students
Students from fourth through twelfth grades are invited to enter local state and national Poppy Poster contests sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The state prize is 25 dollars and the national prize is 100 dollars. For rules and more information call Mrs. A. E. Baldrige at OL 33861.
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American Legion Auxiliary
A. E. Baldrige
Johnson Urges Growth to Reach Full Employment
President Johnson calls for sustained near five percent economic growth to create jobs and reach full employment as the nation heads toward a Great Society. A Labor Department report backs an all out effort with new programs including higher job training grants and higher minimum wage to boost employment.
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UPI
Johnson
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Canares
Labor Department
Labor _ Department
Weather Summary From Unitea rress International
Occasional snow and diminishing winds bring locally colder temperatures tonight with lows in the lower 20s. East region sees occasional snow Saturday with highs 25 to 35. Sunday turns partly cloudy and a bit cooler.
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