Eisenhower calls for major surgery on Kennedy budget
Former President Eisenhower urged Congress to trim more than 13 billion from Kennedy’s 108 billion new spending request, including space and defense, to curb fiscal recklessness and avoid simultaneous tax cuts and states tomorrow. He said the 27 billion rise over his last budget could be reduced by 10 to 12 billion without harming essential activity.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Kennedy
House
Charles A. Haileck
Eisenhower
Halleck
GOP
Hal
Leck
Forrest M Herr of Keota Dies at 80
Forrest Melvin Herr 80, a Keota area farmer, died at 6 15 am in Shenk Rest Home Wellman where he resided since 1961. Funeral 2 pm Sunday at Wesley Methodist Keota with Rev Potter and Rev Shenk. Burial Keota Cemetery. Survived by wife Florence, son Raymond, daughter Alice Palmer, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren, sister in law, and a cousin.
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Keota
Forrest Melvin Herr
Shenk
Wellman
Wesley Methodist Church
Orrin Potter
Ezra Shenk
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Herr
Kinross
John F
Eliza Clark Herr
Valparaiso University
Florence Hotchkiss
Methodist Church
Alice Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Raymond
Will Herr
Rites at Junction for Mrs. Della Singleton
Mrs. Della Singleton 84 died Thursday at University Hospitals Iowa City. Funeral Saturday at 1 30 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home Rev Walter Wulff officiating. Burial Columbus City Cemetery. Born May 13 1878 near Columbus Junction to Jacob C and Elmira Smith. Married Robert Singleton December 11 1896. Survived by daughter Mrs Walter Budd Barstow Illinois a son Ray Walcott three grandchildren seven great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Della Singleton
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Stacy Funeral Home
Walter Wulff
Columbus City Cemetery
Singleton
Jacob C
Elmira Frizzell Smith
Robert Singleton
Walter Budd
Barstow
Ill
Ray of
Walcott
ISU Delivers Large Tax Payment From Iowa Southern
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company sent a 55 226.55 check to Washington County Treasurer W F Howell, marking the first half of 1962 taxes. Total 1962 taxes from Iowa Southern amount to 110 453.10, with 46 009.16 paid on transmission lines. Johnson notes cooperatives pay little to no income or property taxes, while Iowa Southern contributes heavily to state and federal taxes.
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Washington County
Ted Johnson
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Iowa Southern
Court House
Iowa
Iowa Southern Common
Johnson
Iowa Electric Cooperatives
Samuel Williams 77 Dies This Morning in Columbus Junction
Samuel Williams 77 retired farmer of Columbus Junction died this morning at Washington County Hospital. Funeral services at Stacey Funeral Home at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Wayne Ryan. Burial in Wapello. Born March 11 1886 in Lebanon Missouri son of James and Mary Williams married Mattie Hartsock March 8 1910. Survived by wife two sons Alfred Columbus Junction Clayton LaMoine Geneseo Illinois one brother John McAlester Oklahoma nine grandchildren two great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Samuel Williams
Columbus City
Washington County Hospital
Stacey
Wayne Ryan
Wapello
Mr. Williams
Lebanon
James
Mary Jones Williams
Mattie Hartsock
Alfred
Clayton LaMoine
Geneseo, Nl
John
McAlester
Okla
Northwestern Bell pays 1962 property tax in Washington County
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. reports a first half 1962 property tax payment of 4749.11 to the Washington County Treasurer. The year total in Washington County reaches 9498.22, up 51.55 percent from 1957. Iowa taxes total 5,449,092.00 for Northwestern Bell.
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Washington County
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Three men elected as swine directors at county banquet
Edwin Peiffer of West Chester Ed Chabal of Riverside and Eugene Wead of Wellman were elected as directors of the Washington County Swine Producers Association at the annual banquet in the Methodist Church. About 360 attended a dinner, with J W Rowe of D X Sunray Oil Co Waterloo as speaker. James Ossman won the Knotek Award for the champion carcass at the junior show, while Sue Jones received the reserve champion award. Retiring directors were John Duvall Wilmer Schneider and Oren Birkey.
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Edwin Peiffer
West Chester
Ed Chabal
Riverside
Eugene Wead
Wellman
Washington County Swine Producers Association
J. W. Rowe
D-X Sunray Oil Co
Waterloo
Mr. Rowe
Leonard Tindal
Bonnie Miller
Washington High School
Vernon Feuerhelm
Association
Washington County
Milt Flickinger
Melvin Jen
Thirty More Drawn For Petit Jury
Thirty names were drawn for petit jury duty for the March term. Judge Harold J. Fleck ordered the listed individuals to report at 9 a.m. on May 6 at the courthouse. The list includes Lydia Allison, Clarence Benson, Georganna Kerdo, Ferne Birney, Pauline Brown, Leta Chalma, Maxine Crossett, Helen Dallmeyer, Morton Emde, Media Fulton, Gerald Graf, Harry Grout, Kenneth Hazen, Luella Jirsa, Florence Kelley, La Vera Knupp, Richard Kron, Thelma Lewis, Dorothy Matson, Bertha Miller, Kathleen McClurg, Laura Romine, Faith Schuerman, Robert Southwick, John Stauffer, John Vincent, Orval Van Winkle, Mable Waldron, Ralph Wikoff, Lois Winegarden, among others.
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Court House
Harold J. Fleck
Lydia Allison
Brighton
Clarence Benson
Crawfordsville
Georganna Kerdo
Route Three
Washington
Ferne Birney
Pauline Brown
Leta Chalma
Maxine Crossett
Helen Dallmeyer
Morton Emde
Wellman
Media Fulton
Kalona
John Stauffer
Wayland
John Vincent
Orval van Winkle
Mable Waldron
Ralph Wikoff
Lois Winegarden
Billie Young Named Deputy Clerk At Court House
Mrs Billie Young will take over the deputy clerk duties in the courthouse effective Monday April 1. Saturday marks the final day for clerk Marietta Workman who resigned recently. Former deputy Robert Porter will become clerk, with Ann McBee joining as clerk typist.
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Billie Young
Marietta Workman
Robert Porter
Porter
Young
Ann McBee
U S Gains In Race Power for Space
Von Braun says the United States nears parity with the Soviet Union in space booster power and will place a heavy satellite in orbit this August. The Saturn I flight succeeded, reaching space in seven minutes with dummy upper stages, signaling advancements toward live hydrogen stages.
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United States
Soviet Union
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Atlantic Ocean
America
Cosmos
Mrs Owen Elected By TB Association
Mrs John Owen was elected president of the Washington County TB Association at Tuesday's meeting with retiring president Mrs E D Morrison Jr Other officers named include Lester Krabill as vice president Mrs Morrison as second vice president Mrs John Lemmon secretary Delbert Soper treasurer county fund raising chairman Mrs Logan Heilman city fund raising Miss Frances Patton public health education Kelly Schlapkohl patient service Mrs Sylvia Wilson community service Miss Eileen Jeffrey public information Mrs W M Tweet medical representative Dr G E Montgomery representative director Mrs A W Hinderman A letter of appreciation from Mary Lampe Wellman noted last year’s nursing scholarship winner The new winner has not yet been selected
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John Owen
Washington County TB Association
E.D. Morrison Jr
Lester Krabill
Morrison
John Lemmon
Delbert Soper
Logan Heilman
Frances Patton
Kelly Schlapkohl
Sylvia Wilson
Eileen Jeffrey
W.M
G.E. Montgomery
A.W. Hinderman
Mary Lampe
Wellman
Association
Open House Planned At County Shop Here
Washington County residents invited to view county road building and maintenance equipment at an open house from 10 am to 3 pm Friday April 5. The county shop east of the button factory on East Seventh Street will display tractors bulldozers and other heavy equipment.
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Washington County
Washington
East Seventh Street
Robert Day Elected President of Washington County Bar Association
Robert Day was named president of the Washington County Bar Association at the March term meeting held in the Captain's Table. Harold Boyd was elected vice president and Robert Bates secretary treasurer. Fourteen members attended with Judge Harold J. Fleck and reporter Roy Peterson as guests. The group discussed issues related to new oil deposits in Washington County.
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Robert Day
Washington County Bar Association
Harold Boyd
Robert Bates
Harold J. Fleck
Roy Peterson
Washington County
Four Candidates Vie For Student Body President
Washington High School gears up for student body president campaigns with four junior candidates Rick Bordwell David Everetts Dick Eyestone and George Johnson each backed by campaign staffs. Activities begin next Monday with a convention set for Thursday and ballots to be cast Friday April 5.
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Washington High School
Rick Bordwell
David Everetts
Dick Eyestone
George Johnson
Planes Fire at U.S. Ship Off Cuba Coast
The Floridian reported two Soviet built Mig jet fighters opened fire in international waters off Cuba near Cayman Grande Island. The planes circled the vessel for about 20 minutes firing machine guns and one burst across the bow. The attack followed Cuban claims of U.S. hit and run raids. four Navy jets intercepted but found no attackers.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Curtis Olsen
Minneapolis
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Moscow
Olsen
Harold Keane
Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
Navy
Cayman Grande Island
U.S
Caribbean
Key West
Fla
Washington
Idian
Coast Guard
Hughes vetoes bill exempting county nursing homes from licensing
Governor Harold E. Hughes used his veto for the first time to block a measure that would have exempted 83 Iowa county homes from state licensing and inspection. He warned the move risks health and safety for about 6,000 county residents and 17,000 in private homes, urging continued compliance with nursing home standards.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Robert Naden
RK - Webster City
Norman A. Erbe
House
Senate
Iowa
Department of Health
Council Bluffs
United Presbyterian Men Meet on Retirement Homes
The United Presbyterian Men of the Marion Avenue Church will meet Monday April 1 at 7 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Home parlor. Rev Dr George Kerr and Home board members will join the discussion on Retirement Homes Present and Future. Transportation volunteers are invited to attend and refreshments will follow.
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United Presbyterian
Marion Avenue UP Church
United Presbyterian Home
George Kerr
Home Board
Washington County Sees 897 Farms Signed for 1963 Feed Grain Plan
Howard Lins, Chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, reports 897 farms in Washington County signed up for the 1963 feed grain program as of March 22. The total acreage diverted totals 27,093.6, from base acreages of 137,130, with estimated payments of $438,054.92 not including fall price-support payments. National totals show 642,835 farms signed to divert 13,126,000 acres and about $253,813,309 in payments. The plan mirrors 1961 and 1962, offering diversion payments and price-support loans, aiming to reduce surpluses by Oct 1, 1964.
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Washington County
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Feed Froin
Weather by United Press International Iowa
Clearing and colder tonight with diminishing winds. Saturday will be fair and cooler with lows in the 30s to 40s and highs from the 50s in the north to near 60 in the south. Outlook for Sunday partly cloudy and mild. Five day forecast calls for temperatures 8 to 12 degrees above normal through Wednesday with minor day to day fluctuations. Normal highs range from the upper 40s in the northeast to the middle 50s in the southwest and far south.
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United Press International
Iowa
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