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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
8
A terse Market Notes item compiles odd strings of percentages and numbers with symbols. It reads like a ciphered update, listing figures such as 268s 262 and 265 percent alongside scattered ordinals and punctuation, suggesting volatile approximate movements without clear context.
A note thanking relatives, friends, and neighbors for flowers cards gifts and visits during a hospital stay in Washington and after returning home. Special thanks are extended to Dr Montgomery and the nurses for their wonderful care.
I thank my friends neighbors and relatives for visits cards gifts and kind deeds to me and my family while I was in Mercy Hospital A special thanks goes to Mrs Thompson and the Ainsworth fifth graders for the beautiful cards I received from Mrs Robert Bowman
Federal grand jury charges Teamsters President James R Hoffa and six associates with jury tampering related to a $1 million conspiracy trial. Hoffa surrendered in Philadelphia, released on bond, and pled not guilty. Indictments suggest potential 25 year totals and $25,000 fines per count upon conviction.
Cape Canaveral UPI Major L Gordon Cooper Jr plans a 34 hour Mercury mission with a TV camera to flash space views to audiences from Seattle to Berlin. Telstar 2 will carry images to Europe as Cooper’s Atlas mission aims to orbit 22 times from 100 to 170 miles high, including four passes over China. He is the youngest original Mercury astronaut at 36.
Haiti led by François Duvalier rejects an OAS inquiry into Dominican Republic accusations of abuses. Port au Prince blames the United States for plotting to destroy Haiti's democracy while US residents are evacuated to Miami. A curfew remains in effect amid rising tension and the government warns of foreign interference.
A series of notices list upcoming auctions in Iowa towns including Columbus Junction Wellman and Kalona. Entries specify sale types dates and start times with names such as Mrs Hershberger and Sheldon Hawkins. Regular weekly livestock sales occur at Washington Wayland Ollie Kalona and Wapello venues with specific days and targets.
A damaged OCR record shows times and items including weather, reports to town, Hitchcock, Hinkley, snow, and Firestone, with scattered prices and movie note. Readable fragments mention 3:30 Eyewitness and 12:30 base snow and stove, suggesting a local schedule board or radio/WX listing.
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