Estes Subpoenaed as Estes Case Widens in Capitol
Senate investigators subpoena Billie Sol Estes to testify on his Texas farm empire and possible Washington link. Records are seized and Agriculture Secretary Freeman may be called. The probe has already led to multiple dismissals in the Agriculture Department amid a widening Estes case.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Senate Permanent
Estes
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Administration
James T. Ralph
Freeman
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Ralph
Kennedy
Justice Department
Philippines
Texas Court of Inquiry
Jerry R. Holleman
William E. Morris
Emery E. Jacobs
The
Agricultural and Stablization Service
Thompson to Vote Against Kennedy Medical Bill
UPI reports Rep. Clark Thompson of Texas will oppose Kennedy’s medical care proposal for the elderly this year. His stance jeopardizes passage as Mills and 13 remaining Democrats at Ways & Means resist backing, with rallies planned to pressure Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
House
Ways & Means Committee
Clark W. Thompson
D-Tex
United Press International
Thompson
Congress
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Kerr-Mills
Texas
Mills
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
White House
Iowa Doctors Urged to Oppose King Anderson Bill
Dr George H Scanlon of Iowa City told the Iowa Medical Society convention doctors should urge patients to oppose the King Anderson Bill for elderly medical care. He urged personal outreach and supporting a Kerr Mills based alternative with funds to implement the act.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
George H. Scanlon
Iowa City
Iowa Medical Society
Scanlon
Phsicians
Federal Treasury
Scanion
Kerr-Mills
Lowa
Seanlon
YMCA Dance Club To Start Friday Evening
Graduates of the Washington YMCA dance classes form a club and hold the first dance Friday from 8 30 to 11 PM at the Y. The event is run by a committee including Mr and Mrs Cloyee Tinnes Mr and Mrs Bob Stephens and Mr and Mrs Doyle Jarrard. Membership is free for current YMCA members and $12 50 for non members to cover seven more dances. Register or call the YMCA to reserve.
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Washington Ymca
YMCA
Cloyee Tinnes
Bob Stephens
Doyle Jarrard
Plans for End of School Year in Washington district
The 1961 62 school year ends May 29 in Washington Community district schools. Report cards issued May 29 at elementary schools and May 31 at 1 15 p m for juniors and seniors. No buses May 31. mail options available. No school May 30. Baccalaureate May 20 and Commencement May 24 in the high school gym.
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Washington
Supt
John V. Phleger
Washington County Historical Society Announces June Field Trip
The third annual historical tour of Washington County set for Sunday June 24 1962 will visit sites around Wellman with assembly at 2 p m at Wellman city park. Open to all without society membership, families encouraged to join.
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Washington County
Wellman
Historical Society
Richard Fisher
West Chester
Washington County Historical Society
Paul V. Shearer
Frank Kleese
R-2
Keota
Oneita Fisher
Edna Jones
Winnie Beiter
New State Historical Society
Gov. Lucas
Iowa City
Charles C. Hotle
The
Walnut School
France moves to end OAS terror and shifts cabinet
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle sacks two generals over OAS actions and five MRP ministers resign over Europe unity policy. Defense Minister Messmer is authorized to draft Algerian youth 19 to 21 to reduce OAS influence as Algeria referendum set for July 1. De Gaulle plans a provincial speaking tour by special train.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Defense
Pierre Messmer
Algeria
Alain Peyrefitte
Henri Sauvagnac
Lille
Pierre Moneglin
Germany
Catholic Popular Republican Party
MRP
de Gaulle
Western
Europe
Peyrefitte
Sauvagnac
Peace Corps Seeks More Iowa Volunteers for Overseas Work
UPI reports Peace Corps field reps in Des Moines recruiting Iowans for overseas service. Chief Jim Gibson cites 22 Iowa volunteers abroad in 10 countries and eight in training for five nations, with a briefing Friday for summer applicants.
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Des Moines
UPI
Peace Corps
Jim Gibson
Iowa
Denial of New Trial in Lasek Damages Case
Judge R G Yoder denied the motion for a new trial in the Raymond Lasek damage suit filed by Floyd Hultzman and Jerry Miller. Lasek was awarded 25000 by a jury in district court after a highway 1 accident that left him seriously injured.
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R. G. Yoder
Raymond Lasek
Defendents
Floyd Hultzman
Jerry Miller
Yoder
Miller Trucking Firm
Hultzman
Highway 1
Lasek
Carpenter Eager for Space Flight Saturday at Cape Canaveral
Astronaut Scott Carpenter is deemed fit and eager for his three-orbit mission in Aurora 7 aboard the Atlas booster. Navy Cmdr Walter Schirra Jr. will shadow Carpenter as weather and sea conditions threaten a Saturday launch window between 7 am and 12 30 pm.
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Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Cape Canaveral
UPI
Space
William K. Douglas
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Space Agency
Schirra
Bermuda
Two Parsons College Youths Fined For Lake Vandalism
An outing near Lake Dar ling involving Fairfield and Parsons College youths ended with a sheriff call after vandals damaged a beach sign valued at about 50 dollars. Four Parsons students admitted the act. two were jailed, two released. Tim Beckwith of Stanhope New Jersey and Joseph Meece of North Bergen New Jersey appeared before Justice Hotle and were fined 10 dollars plus costs and repair costs.
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Lake Darling
Fairfield
Joe Murphy
State Park
Brighton
Murphy
Beach
Tim Beckwith
Stanhope
N. J
Joseph Meece
North Bergen
Justice of the Peace
Richard Hotle
Mid-Prairie High School Holds May Graduation Events
Commencement set for May 1 at 8 p.m. on the Wellman football field with May 20 Baccalaureate. List of graduating seniors includes Thomas Bailey and many others. Dr. Leonard C. Murray to speak at Commencement.Rev. Noah Landis and Rev. Edward Philgreen to assist with Baccalaureate. Supt. Van De Voort to introduce. Dale Stout to receive diploma. Sheila Maxwell to respond.
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Wellman
Mid-Prairie Higc
Mid-Prairneich
Evans
Thomas Bailey
Thomas Pict
Karen Bender
Kenneth Ie
Ronald Bomber
Mary Brineman
Connie Jo Brown
Leslie Butterbaugh
Richard Butterbaugh
Roy Canott
Curtis Cox
Thomas Crone
Jolaine Crossett
Gary Davis
Ronald Davis
Rolland Dunbar
Ronald Eichelberger
Mary Anne Emde
Bruce Ihgerich
Harry Gordon
Junean Goschke
James Grout
Barry Grout
Wilson Guengerich
Janet Haberman
Robert Hartzler
Jerrold Hershberger
Lillian Hole
Jay ‘Ouch
Carol Huber
Judith Hershberger
Myron Jones
Mary Lampe
Noah Landis
Wellman Mennonite Church
Edward Philgreen
Kalona Methodist Church
Mid-Prairie
Mid- Prairie Band
Leonard C. Murray
Everett van de Voort
E. Foster
Board of Education
Dale Stout
Sheila Maxwell
Lutheran Worker To Administer Religious Census In Washington
Donna Davidson of Oak Lawn Illinois travels to Washington to conduct a religious census for the American Mission Churches of the American Lutheran Church. A 1961 Wartburg College graduate, she assists new home mission churches by gathering locals' religious affiliations starting Tuesday.
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Donna Davidson
Oak Lawn
Washington
American Mission Churches
American Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran
Allies Consider Small Forces to Thailand Amid Laos Tension
Washington says Allies in the South Pacific were asked to consider sending small forces to support U.S. land sea and air troops near the Laos border as a 5,900-man multinational effort builds in Thailand. Moscow backs a cease fire in Laos while Souvanna Phouma seeks a coalition government.
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Washington
UPI
United States
South Pacific
Thailand
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Pakistan
Philippines
U.S
Laos
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Southeast Asia
Mekong River
Anatoly F. Dobrynins
Dean Rusk
Pathet Lao
Bank
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Paris
Rites at Keota For Wayne C. Lyle 65
Wayne C. Lyle was a 65 year old Keota farmer who died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Keota Federated Church with Rev. David Van Wagner officiating. Surviving are his wife Ceora Arnold one daughter Arline Davis of Cotter one granddaughter two sisters Eva Gaye Lyle in Los Angeles and Mrs. George Liddle of Monrovia Calif.
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Keota
Wayne C. Lyle
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Federated Church
David van Wagner
Powell Funeral Home
Mr. Lyle
George
Clara Skinner Lyle
Ceora Arnold
Keota Federated Church
The
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Hayden
Arline) Davis
Cotter
Eva Gaye Lyle
Los Angeles
George Liddle
Monrovia
Calif
Liberty Bell Tour Stops at Washington May 22
Iowa’s replica Liberty Bell visits Washington Tuesday May 22 for a brief display from 12:30 to 1 p m. No parade or ceremonies planned. The tour aims to promote the Freedom Bond drive during May and June with stops at elementary schools.
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Iowa
Washington
Weather Iowa Forecast Warm and Windy Through Thursday
Fair to partly cloudy weather in Iowa with warm and windy conditions through Thursday and scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the northwest. Lows tonight in the 60s and highs Thursday in the 80s with cloudiness and more scattered storms Friday. Temperatures through Monday near normal in the northwest and slightly above elsewhere, little change until a cooler weekend. Normal highs in the low 70s with upper 60s to low 50s elsewhere, rainfall average around a quarter to half inch, higher amounts in the northwest.
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