Eisenhower backs Kennedy on Cuba cautioning witch hunt
Former president Dwight Eisenhower voiced strong support for President Kennedy on Cuba and warned against a broad congressional witch hunt. He urged focus on future improvements, backed firm action to deter communism, and explained limits of congressional resolutions while taking responsibility for arming Cuban anti-C Castro refugees. He canceled a Japan trip at State Department request and said he would meet Kennedy again to review world affairs.
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Congo's Tshombe under house arrest in Leopoldville
Congolese army commanders announced Katanga President Moise Tshombe is under house arrest and to be secretly transferred to Leopoldville for detention. President Kasavubu seeks to curb Tshombe's power as UN efforts continue and talks at the conference accuse Tshombe of obstructing Congo crisis solutions.
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United
Register Tonight for Life-Saving Course
Swimmers should report to the Washington YMCA pool tonight for a coeducational life saving course. Open to men and women with questions answered. $1.50 for members and $4 for non members, including books and materials. Members bring swimsuit towel notebook and pencil. women need a swim cap.
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Local Woman Wins Light Verse Contest in Des Moines
Mrs Elizabeth Lathrop Powers of Washington was named winner of a light verse contest sponsored by Harlan Miller of the Des Moines Register. The winner was announced Sunday. One hundred sixty entries were received and the first prize was 25 dollars.
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Des Moines Register
Kennedy Signs Bill Aiding Areas with Chronic Unemployment
President Kennedy signed a $451 million program to create jobs in urban and rural areas facing chronic unemployment. William Batt Jr. will administer the program. loans totaling $200 million, a $100 million lending fund for infrastructure, and later up to $75 million in grants plus $76 million for training and subsistence payments are authorized.
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Congress
Mrs Lily Allen Dies at 82 in Washington
Lily Margaret Allen 82 died at 3 30 a m Sunday April 30 1961 at Halcyon House Washington. Funeral 2 30 p m Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Rev H F DeVries officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born November 24 1878 in South Wales England she was daughter of Thomas Lluellyn and Jane Morgan Thomas. She was a Presbyterian and longtime nurse and companion to Mrs Sarah J Wilson.
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Elm Grove Cemetery
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South Wales
England
Thomas Lluellyn
Jane Morgan Thomas
Two Michigan Girls Found Dead. Boy Scout Suspect Sought
In Holland Michigan two girls aged 11 and 12 were found dead after a search led by Forrest Flaugher. Wild flowers and 22 shell casings pointed investigators to the scene where the bodies were recovered. A 16 year old Boy Scout, James Scott Stephens, was being sought after a note he left implying an accidental shooting and a murder warrant had been issued.
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Feed Grain Meeting At Ainsworth Tuesday
The Washington County ASC Committee holds a sign up meeting at the Ainsworth State Bank on Tuesday evening May 2. County office representatives township committeemen and a county committee member will discuss the feed grain program and accept applications to participate from 6 pm to 9 pm.
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Law Day Observance Across United States
Law Day marks the fourth annual observance, officially recognized by Congress and the President. President Kennedy proclaimed May 1 as Law Day and urged citizens to honor the rule of law as a link to freedom, noting education, naturalization ceremonies, and mock court sessions nationwide.
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Old General Store Building Now Being Wrecked
Wellston's end as a town is marked by Junior Jaspering tearing down the old general store and preserved brick bank building. The structure once housed a bustling store and upstairs classrooms when the school burned, while the remaining buildings sit empty as history fades.
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Daylight Savings Time Arrives Across East Iowa
Daylight saving time began in parts of Iowa as several towns set clocks forward on different dates. Durant switches May 27, followed by Washington Mediapolis Donnellson and De Witt May 28, and Iowa City plus University Heights June 11. Communities along the eastern border mainly align with Illinois and Wisconsin practices.
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Republicans Say Demo Program Has Laid Egg
GOP congressional leaders told Eisenhower the Kennedy program has laid a big egg so far and offered no lasting solutions to economic or unemployment problems. They described both parties as shaken by the Cuban invasion and said Kennedy proposals lack enthusiasm or real support among Americans.
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Flight Now Planned Tuesday
Prediction of bad weather jeopardizes the US first man in space effort as NASA sets minimum conditions for a Tuesday launch. Forecasters warn of clouds and 21 to 23 mph winds with recovery 290 miles downrange. If delays persist, the countdown already started may shift, delaying a historic sub orbital voyage.
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Two Local Scouts Win Top Prizes in Contest
Two Washington youths led a regional ticket selling contest for scouting expositions in Washington and Iowa City. Terry Miller won first prize a bicycle with 596 tickets and Steve Crawford took second prize a transistor radio with 372 tickets. An Iowa City scout earned third prize a sleeping bag after selling 313 tickets at the YMCA event two weeks ago.
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Raymond Miller
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Three Nations Offer to Host Laos Cease Fire Talks
The International Control Commission on Indochina, from Canada India and Poland, announced readiness to referee Laos cease-fire negotiations after submitting its report to Geneva co chairmen. U S leaders weigh troop intervention options as Laos tensions rise with rebel advances.
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Riverside Man Foot Injured by Mower
Riverside man Robert Schneider, manager of Schnoebelen's Hatchery, sustained a deep gash in his foot when a tipping power lawn mower struck his foot. Doctors at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City stitched 22 stitches. no tendons or arteries were severed. He was resting comfortably at home.
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Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast Passes Through Saturday
Iown reports generally fair conditions tonight with continued unseasonably cold frost and freezing temperatures. Tuesday brings partial clouds and scattered light showers to the extreme northwest. Low tonight 26 to 32, high Tuesday near 50. Wednesday brings variable clouds, warmer with showers and thunderstorms northwest. Temperatures through Saturday average 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Normal highs mid 60s north to near 70 south, lows 40 north to upper 40s south. Precipitation near 0.75 inches, mainly Thursday.
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