Brooklyn Coed Helen Klaben Returns Home After Yukon Survival
Helen Klaben, 21, the Brooklyn coed who survived 48 days in the Yukon and frostbitten toes, arrived home at Idlewild Airport in tears and a grateful reunion with her mother. She and pilot Ralph Flores, rescued after their Feb 4 crash, faced amputations and weight loss but called the experience worth it.
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New York
UPI
Helen Klaben
Brooklyn
Miss Klaben
Idlewild
Ida Klaben
Seattle
Wash
Arthur
Wethersfield, Conn
Marine Drill Instructor Sentenced To Three Years
Sergeant Carlton L. Slay, 33, of San Diego, was sentenced by a general court martial to three years confinement at hard labor and a bad conduct discharge for maltreating recruits. He faced 17 counts, convicted on 14, with a prior accusation of cruelty. The ruling awaits review by Maj. Gen. Sidney Wade within two weeks. Slay forfeits all pay, is demoted to private, and is among five drill instructors charged. The six-member panel noted his service as a ten-year Marine and heard his plea for mitigation.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Carlton L. Slay
Sidney Wade
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Slay
Sixman Court
Marine Corps
Marietta Workman Retires as District Court Clerk
Final day for Mrs Marietta Workman as clerk of the district court is marked by gifts from the Washington County Bar Association, coworkers, and a courthouse clock from the staff. She retires after many years of service.
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Marietta Workman
Paul Shearer
L.J. Kehoe
Workman
Washington County Bar Association
Alliance Comes Under Guns of Republicans
Republicans in Congress push for a shake up of the Alliance for Progress in Latin America. The GOP newsletter criticizes the administration for aid to Brazil and calls for aid only to countries showing willingness to help themselves. It argues the program risks failure and the spread of communism.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
GOP
Congressional Committee
JFK
Lucius Clay
United States
Brazil
U.S
New Frontier
Earl Barnett 81 Dies After Nine Months Ill
Earl Edwin Barnett of Stockport died Friday night March 29 at Moore’s Nursing Home after a nine months illness. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Brighton with Rev. E E Voss. burial in Sandyhook Cemetery. Born October 14, 1881 southwest of Washington to Robert and Rosia Barnett, he farmed in Washington and Van Buren counties. Survived by three sons Cloyce Douds Virgil Stockport Carroll Longmont Colo four grandchildren two great grandchildren. one sister preceded in death.
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Brighton
Earl Edwin Barnett
Stockport
Moore's Nursing Home
Gould Funeral Home
E.E. Voss
Sandyhook
Mr. Barnett
Washington
Robert
Rosia Farmer Barnett
van Buren
Flora Marsden
Cloyce
Douds
Virgil
Carroll
Longmont
Colo
Judges study Iowa apportionment in labor suit
A three judge federal panel debated the Iowa Federation of Labor suit alleging current and proposed reapportionment of the Iowa legislature discriminates against labor and urban areas. Union leaders urged a timely decision to avoid a possible special election on Shaff plan. Judge Van Oosterhout declined to predict timing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Federation of Labor
Iowa
Federation
Charles L. Davis
Arthur J. Lewis
Harry Smith
Sioux City
Hultman
U.S
Martin van Oosterhout
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Iowa Legislators Hold Public Hearings This Week
Lawmakers covered Sunday closing and capital punishment in Senate hearings. Roads and Highways debated SF 1, with costs to the highway department noted. Ways and Means advanced a broad tax package. others debated HF 70 HF 172 SF 120 and related tax measures. Visitors from Washington Des Moines attended events and proceedings.
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Senate
Roads and Highways Committee
House
Highway Department
Iowa
Leroy Yeggy
Ann
Riverside
Robert Marek
Edwin Horn
John Knotek
Louis Larsen
Bill Guenther
Bob Wagenknecht
Walt Kiesey
Don Kiesey
Washington
Helen Larsen
Des Moines
Plan Cracks Down on Cuba Raids Highland District
Everette Roberts of Ainsworth announced Highland Community School District will send sophomore, junior, and senior students to Ainsworth High School while seventh to ninth graders attend Riverside Junior High. This forms a three year junior high structure in Washington County joining Mid-Prairie and Washington districts, with Highland formed from Riverside and Ainsworth areas.
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Ainsworth
Highland Community School
Riverside
Everette Roberts
Highland School Board
Roberts
Washington County
Mid - Prairie
Washington
Highland Community
Boy Accidentally Shot By His Brother 11-year-old dies in Des Moines
Des Moines police say 11 year old Eugene Welshons was killed by a shotgun blast fired by his 13 year old brother James while they watched TV. James, handling a family gun left by their father, released the trigger while swinging the weapon. he believed he had removed the shells. Eugene died at a local hospital.
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Des Moines
UPI
Eugene Welshons
Emma Welshons
James
Eugene
Welshon
Polaris Submarine Deploys to Mediterranean Set for Jupiter Return
A USS Polaris nuclear submarine has moved into the Mediterranean, part of a plan to replace 15 Jupiter missiles in Turkey and 30 in Italy with 16 Polaris missiles. Under Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, the trio of subs will operate from Holy Loch with bases in Spain under negotiation.
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Washington
UPI
Mediterranean
Turkey
Italy
Defense Department
Strait of Gibraltar
State and
Defense Departments
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Spain
Rota
Spanish
Holy Loch
Scotland
Tucson Explosion Kills Six At Downtown Cleaner
Investigators probe a blast in downtown Tucson that leveled Supreme Cleaners killing six and wounding at least 25. Owner Harris Sallnie and his son are missing. A steam boiler in the basement is suspected as the blast source.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Supreme Cleaners
Harris Sallnie
U.S. to tighten glare on anti Castro refugee raids
U.S. agencies and Atty. Gen. Kennedy plan broader steps to curb refugee groups like Alpha 66 after hit and run attacks on Soviet ships and Cuban ports. Measures include stepped up Caribbean surveillance, Florida inlet patrols, FBI movement checks, and possible British cooperation. The Floridian incident raises calls for a formal Havana apology and heightened tensions linger.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Alpha 66
Caribbean
Cuba
Florida
FBI
Miami
Cancer Crusade Kickoff Held in Washington County
Mrs. Joe Knotek presided at the Washington County Cancer Crusade kickoff at the Farm Bureau building. Volunteers reported $471 raised for transportation for cancer patients and related aid. M. M. Schell set a $5600 goal for the crusade in April with active chairmen and solicitors. A film on Dr. Titus Evans’ work at ISU highlighted early detection and benefits of prompt treatment.
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Joe Knotek
Washington County Cancer Crusade
Farm Bureau
Mac Wallace
Hugo Lensch
Winifred Anderson
Mt. Pleasant
M. M. Schell
County Crusade
Titus Evans
State University of Iowa
Russia Attempts to Ease Cuban Pressure with Aid and Air Support
In Moscow, Premier Khrushchev pledged air and support to Cuba and signaled possible armed protection for Cuba-bound Soviet ships. Western diplomats note three protest notes to the United States in as many days as Moscow seeks to take the heat off Fidel Castro amid guerrilla raids.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
United States
Cuba
Fidel
Castro
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Paulo Silveira
Ultima Hora
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Iowa Weather Brief from UPI
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy north and heavy cloudiness south with scattered showers or thunderstorms along the southern border tonight. Lows range from the 30s in the north to the mid 40s to around 50 in the south with highs Sunday in the 60s. Monday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures.
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Iowa
IRS Proposes Looser Rules on Expense Account Deductions
The IRS releases a second set of rules on travel and entertainment deductions under the 1962 law. Industry figures call the regs complex and potentially incomprehensible to average businessmen. Caplin says hearings will be held in five weeks to consider revisions before final adoption.
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Washington
UPS
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Thomas W. Power
National Restaurant Association
Power
Caplin
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Boston
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Polaris
St. Mary's Hospital
Harmen Tovar
Cecilia Arows
Francis Conyers
Vedilia Kingrey
Martin Seeswellius
London
Bahamas
State Department
Lavana
Havana
Cancer Crusade
United Press International
Mortimer M. Caplin
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