Congressional battle over farm subsidy bill rages in House
Democratic leaders press an expansive subsidy bill while Republicans urge a narrower plan restoring last year’s benefits for corn growers. Rep. Howard W. Smith questions the Agriculture Department’s $5 billion annual cost as Farm Congressmen spar over ceilings and waste tax money.
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Washington
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Agriculture Department
Congress
Midwest
Administration
Israeli Troops Withdraw From Gaza as UNEF Takes Over
All but a handful of Israeli soldiers withdrew before dawn with sunset set as the completion target. UNEF and Israeli authorities planned to settle water food and electricity details while a tiny detachment remained at Rafah for final coordination. Dayan met UNEF commander Burns to finalize evacuation. UN flags replaced Israeli emblems as Gaza came under international supervision.
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Gaza
Gaza Strip
Nehemiah Brosh
United Nations
Jerusalem
United Press
el Ballah
Egypt
U.N
Rafah
B.C
Abdel Nasser
Carl Engholm
UNEF
Israel
David Bar Yehuda
Bar Yehuda
Engholm
Samson
Dayan
Mrs Nettie Brown of Columbus Jct Dies at 70
Mrs Nettie Brown about 70 died at 5 30 p m Wednesday at University Hospital Iowa City where she had been a patient since January 2 The body is at Stephens Funeral Home in Columbus Junction a son Merle Brown from the east will arrive today to help complete funeral arrangements She had lived at the Louisa County Home for years and formerly ran the Columbus Hotel on North Main Street in Columbus Junction
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Columbus Junction
Nettie Brown
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stephens Funeral Home
Merle Brown
Red Cross First Aid Courses Start Soon
Joe Etzen, first aid instructor for the Washington County American Red Cross chapter, plans two new classes to start next week. Interested individuals should contact Mr. Etzen or call the Red Cross office in Washington. A standard first aid course will meet at 7 30 p.m. Monday March 11 in the chapter office. An advanced first aid course will meet Friday evening March 15 at the city hall police headquarters.
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Washington County
DAR
Charlotte Berry
Iowa
Karia Jo Parcell
West Chester
Washington
Clarice Swartzendruber
Wellman
Joe Etzen
American Red Cross Chapter
Mr. Etzen
Red Cross
Etzen
City Plan Group Presents Washington Survey Report
Representatives from Harland Bartholomew and Associates of St. Louis presented the first phase of Washington’s comprehensive city planning study to the city council and plan commission. The two volume report covers population, land use, and a proposed zoning ordinance, guiding future community planning.
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Harland Bartholomew and Associates
St. Louis
City of Washington
Washington City Council
City Plan Commission
Plan Commission
Plan Group
Commission
Washington
City of
Three Men Elected To Industrial Board In Washington
Three board members were elected at the Washington Industrial Corporation annual meeting held in the VFW hall. Elected were Harry Levy, Harry Turner, and Gene Tucker, with retiring members Roger Sherman and Cloid Willits thanked for service. Officers were re elected: Keith Vetter president, L J Kehoe vice president, C V Crull treasurer, Ralph Marshall secretary. The group reported plans including a Northrup King seed plant to be built this spring and a McCleery Cumming calendar factory starting when weather allows, with talks to attract more industries to Washington. The citizenry was urged to take a positive role in promoting local industry.
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Washington Industrial Corporation
VFW
Industrial Corporation
Harry Levy
Harry Turner
Gene Tucker
Roger Sherman
Cloid Willits
Keith Vetter
L.J. Kehoe
C. V. Crull
Ralph Marshall
Ralph Martin
Tom Duncan
Northrup King
McCleery-Cumming
Washington
Two Injured in Crash At Muscatine Tuesday
Elgan Edwards and Stanley Bean, both 28, were injured in a Tuesday crash in Muscatine. Edwards drove the car that left the street, hit an electric light pole and rolled over. Both men, employees of H J Heinz, were taken to Muscatine General Hospital with head and chest injuries to Edwards and head and leg injuries to Bean.
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Columbus Junction
Elgan Edwards
R.F.D
Stanley Bean
Ainsworth
Muscatine General Hospital
Edwards
Muscatine
H. J. Heinz Company
Bean
Area Schools to Perform at Iowa Play Production Festival
Actors from 67 Iowa high schools and 16 community groups will perform at the 29th annual Iowa Play Production Festival at the University of Iowa theatre April 5 to 13. Local participants include Washington Olds Cotter Kalona Wayland and others.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Washington
Olds
Cotter
Kalona
Wayland
Christian Education Director Named for U P Church
Miss Nancy Dietrich, current Christian Education director in Santa Ana California, will join the United Presbyterian Church of Washington and begin work here in late May. She replaces Miss Mary Dyer who is marrying Rev. Warren Frahm. Dietrich, a Monmouth College and Pittsburg Xenia Theological Seminary graduate, has led church school programs and youth groups and has served with the Santa Ana Youth Council and Orange County Council of Churches.
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Nancy Dietrich
United Presbyterian Church At
Santa Ana
Calif
United Presbyterian Church of Washington
Mary Dyer
Warren Frahm
Morning Sun
Dietrich
Iowa
Scotch Ridge
Des Moines
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ill
Christian Education
Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminars
California Church
Church School
Acreage Reserve Deadline Is Friday
Washington County corn raisers must decide by Friday March 8 whether to join the 1957 acreage reserve for corn and spring wheat. E Ray Bell urges swift filing at the ASC office in Washington as 213 corn agreements cover 3480 acres for up to 174000 dollars, with 980 more acres possibly added for 45000 dollars if funds allow.
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Washington County
The
Soil Bank
E. Ray Bell
ASC
Washington
Rites Saturday For Mrs. George L. Duke
Minnie May Carr Duke 87 died at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. S Jay Curry. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survivors include sons Lewis R Duke Webster City area and G Lester Duke Grinnell plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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George L. Duke
Mt. Pleasant Memorial Hospital
Lewis
Mt. Pleasant
James Otha
Martha Warner Carr
Henderson County
Ill
Rozetta
George Lewis Duke
Duke
The
Baptist Church
P. G. Beal
Davenport
Lewis R. Duke
Helen Gruenwald
Webster City
H. B. Duke
Denver, Colo
G. Lester Duke
Grinnell
Iowa
T. R. Duke
Ogden
Utah
D. W. Duke
Peoria
Billy
Untouched Indian Hieroglyphics Found in Ark Cave
A red sandstone cave near Clarksville Arkansas contains Indian hieroglyphics that have never been deciphered, attracting curiosity from scholars and explorers.
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Clarksville
Ark
Bribe Allegations Hit Portland Gambling Case Before Senate
Senate investigators heard that a Portland gambler paid $500 to Sheriff Terry Schrunk in a bribery attempt connected to a raid on the 8212 Club. James B. Elkins testified to the payment and Bennett refused to answer questions, prompting a contempt citation. Witnesses described a handoff near a telephone pole and Schrunk's subsequent actions.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
Portland
Ore
Terry D. Schrunk
Special
James B. Elkins
Clifford O
Jimmy) Bennett
Schrunk
Bennett
Elkins
Great Falls
Mont
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Loveless Visits Woodward School for the Retarded
Gov. Herschel C. Loveless described an unannounced visit to the Woodward School to investigate complaints about a 1.5 million dollar dormitory addition. He noted concerns over building size versus cottage style care and acknowledged supervision challenges for residents unable to care for themselves.
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Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Woodward School
Loveless
Woodward
Campaign Materials Available to Red Cross Workers
County campaign chairman Rev. Nancy Nichols urged Red Cross workers to pick up campaign materials from the north side of the square in Washington and begin making calls immediately.
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Red Cross
Washington
Nancy Nichols
Former Iowan Knifed While Aiding Denver Woman
A former Iowan janitor William C. French, 41, was listed in dangerous condition with knife wounds after going to aid Helene Venborge Jeffers, 40, a mystic who was beaten and raped in her Denver office. Jeffers died Sunday though officials said death not from the attack. French formerly lived at Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
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Denver
Colo
Lowan
Denver General Hospital
William C. French
French
Helene Venborge Jeffers
Sergeant Bluff
Iowa
Sergeant Bluff Boy Seeks New Operation For Bone Disease
Jerry Lee French, 15, underwent transport to the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City for another operation on osteomyelitis. His father William C. French, 41, was knifed while helping a Denver woman who died. the elder French and his wife Lola had moved to Denver for work, leaving Jerry with friends. Alfred 14 and Rita 4 stay with grandmother Mrs. Alfred Sturgis in Mapleton.
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Sergeant Bluff
Iowa
Jerry Lee French
Denver
University of Iowa
Iowa City
William C. French
French
Lola
Jerry
Alfred
Rita
Alfred Sturgis
Mapleton
Nebraska Arbor Day origin traced to 1872 event
The tradition started in Nebraska by J. Sterling Morton who organized the first Arbor Day in 1872. He later built Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City in the state’s southeast region.
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Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City
Terrific Explosion Rocks Home Along Delaware River
A naval gasoline tender Mission of San Francisco and the Liberian freighter Elna II collided near New Castle Delaware on the Delaware River, igniting both ships. Fifty survivors were rescued and 16 crew members remain missing including the Mission captain William Allen.
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New Castle
Del
Delaware
San Francisco
William Allen
Galveston
Tex
Alexander Karre
Elna II
Karre
Toronto
Canada
Elna
Wilmington
Coast Guard
Pierre Baird
Vista
Calif
Maryland
Philadelphia
Mission
Krafthauser
Zinnia
U.S. Army Engineering Survey
Liston
Crash Karre
United Press
World Day of Prayer Service Planned in Washington
The theme Who shall separate us from Romans 8:35 guides this inter denominational World Day of Prayer. The Washington service starts at 2 30 p m Friday March 8 at the Methodist Church with United Church Women coordinating and multiple groups participating. Public attendance is encouraged.
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Washington
United Church Women of
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