Kennedy backs Medicare plan in New York rally
President Kennedy spoke to 22,000 at Madison Square Garden urging doctors to back the King Anderson bill funding medical care for the aged through Social Security. AMA officials warned of a 17 percent payroll tax and government control of medical practice while Kennedy defended self reliance and urged doctors to write for full details.
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UPI
American Medical Association
AMA
Kennedy
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Nbc-Tv
Leonard W. Larson
Larson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
White House
Jersey
New Jersey
Council of Golden Ring Clubs
National Council of Senior Citizens
Bill McCleery Named Outstanding Senior at Pepperdine
Bill McCleery son of Mr and Mrs Sam McCleery of Washington will graduate June 3 from George Pepperdine College in California with summa cum laude honors and as valedictorian. He received the alumni award May 12 at a Hilton Staer hotel dinner and will begin graduate study at USC under a three year National Defense Education Fellowship.
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Bill McCleery
Sam MecCleery
Washington
George Pepperdine College
California
Bill
Hilton Statler Hotel
University of Southern California
National Defense Education
Area Students To Be Honored at University
State University of Iowa announces area students named for honors in the spring Commencement program. Richard Winga of Washington will receive a plaque for junior arguments. John Graber of Wayland earns the Lowden prize in mathematics. Robert Peterson wins the Briggs award for the highest four year GPA among male students and the Johnson memorial prize for the liberal arts senior with the second highest academic standing.
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State University of Iowa
SUI
Richard Winga
Washington
John Graber
Wayland
Lowden
Robert Peterson
Briggs
Lberal
Vance Named Army Secretary by Kennedy
Cyrus R. Vance 45 a Yale Law School graduate and former Navy officer is named secretary of the Army succeeding Elvis Stahr. The Washington lawyer will take the post June 30 with Senate confirmation pending. He has held key Senate defense subcommittee roles and led defense and space program inquiries.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Sunday
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Kennedy
Elvis Stahr
Vance
Department of Defense
Washington
Stahr
Senate
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy
Clarksburg
W. Va
Yale Law School
Grace Soane
Armed Services Committee
U.S
Indiana University
West Virginia University
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Scanlon Attacks King Anderson Bill Over Socialized Medicine
Dr George H Scanlon of Iowa City president of the Iowa Medical Society denounces the King Anderson bill as a speedy route to socialized medicine. He cites Kennedy remarks and notes 127 685 Iowans over 65 would be ineligible for benefits under the plan urging Kerr Mills act support and state funding.
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Scanlon
Congress
Iowa
Kennedy
Gvernment
Five Iowa youths drown in weekend heat wave accidents
Five Iowans died in drownings as thousands swarmed rivers and gravel pits to cool off. Victims named include Cleo Scott Kenney, 14, Burling ton. James Olson, 14, Monmouth IL. Paul Crawbaugh Jr., 21, rural Muscatine. Gary Navy, 21, rural Cedar Rapids. A Colorado drowning claimed 2-year-old Ricky P. Lee of Forest City.
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Arthur Kenney
Augusta
Lee-Des Moines
Young Olson
Meeker
Navy
Cedar River
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Pueblo
Colo
Ricky P. Lee
Barbara Lee
Forest City
Highway 96
Ricky
California
Four Names Added To Iowa Traffic Toll In Weekend
United Press International reports four people added to Iowa’s weekend traffic death toll. Names include Jack D. Putney of Cedar Rapids and Elizabeth Reed of Lexington, with Ned Rembe of Primghar and Richard Wiese of Algona among the deceased or injured in multiple crashes across the state.
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Iowa
Jack D. Putney
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Reed
Lexington
Ned David Lee Rembe
Primghar
Richard Wiese
Algona
Putney
Rothenbucher
Marion
Reed
Gertrude Reed
Iowa 3
Storm Lake
Lillian Reed Bellinger
Ned
Tom
Alvin Carl Moeller
Glenn Schultz
Kiron
Rembe
Merle Tallman
Sioux Falls
S. D
Wiese
Iowa City
Food poisoning sickens hundreds at Armed Forces Day dinner
About 600 people fell ill after a fried chicken dinner for 4,000 Ft. Jackson visitors and servicemen in 94 degree heat. Columbia doctors said nearly 200 were hospitalized, with area hospitals crowded and at least one bus escorted to a distant hospital. No deaths were reported.
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Columbia, D.C
UPI
Armed Forces
Jackson
Columbia
Kennedy Calls for Cooperation Baccalaureate Sermon at H S
Washington Community High School seniors heard Rev. Richard Peterson urge restraint and faith at the Class of 1962 baccalaureate in the school gym. Music by the girls glee club and several ministers aided the service as Commencement approaches with events through the week.
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Washington Community High School
Richard Peterson
Girls Glee Club
Vernon Feuerhelm
Eddie D. West
Vernon Elgin
W. J. Stevens
Dennis Stutrud
Peterson
Advanced First Aid Class Starts Tuesday In Red Cross Office
The Red Cross office will host an advanced first aid class Tuesday evening May 22 led by Mrs. R. A. Baum Gartner. Eligible participants include adults and students age 16 who have completed 10th grade and hold a standard first aid certificate issued within the last three years. Dr. E. J. Vosika, county Red Cross first aid chair, announced the plan. Sessions begin at 7 pm with a 16 hour minimum requirement for instruction.
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Red Cross
R. A. Baum
Gartner
E. J. Vosika
First Aid
County
New YWCA Swim Class Sets Start Date June 5
The current series of YWCA swimming classes ends this week and registration is open for the next series. The new classes will begin on June 5 and may be joined by calling the YWCA desk to register.
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YWCA
Ywca Desk
Washington Junior High honors students at awards assembly
Washington Junior High School held its Awards Day in the high school auditorium with Principal Jesse Linch and faculty presenting prizes for scholastic work, athletics, music, attendance, and other achievements. Top honors included seventh grade medal for highest average and eighth grade citizenship awards to Linda Kay Anderson and John Kordwell among many honorees.
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Washington
Jesse Linch
William Petratz
Judy Lou Vetter
Linda Kay Anderson
John Kordwell
Senate group starting closed hearings in Estes probe
Senate investigators plan to begin closed door testimony today on Billie Sol Estes activities. Chairman John L. McClellan scheduled an afternoon session at 2 p.m. EDT with interviews in the morning and potential witness questions for out-of-towners and Washington agency officials. The panel seeks Estes tax records and those of three former officials amid foreign investment leads and possible tax evasion.
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UPI
Senate
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
Estes
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Auditors
Auto Hits Tractor On Highway Near Cotter
Two men escaped serious injury after a tractor auto crash on highway 92 near Cotter in the early hours Sunday. John W. Piper 22 rural Columbus Junction drove the car. John Hayden Davis 47 near Cotter drove the tractor. Both vehicles were total losses. Davis was treated for cuts and bruises. Piper was knocked unconscious and hospitalized. The 1:15 am crash was investigated by Iowa Highway Patrolman Lyle Hansen.
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Cotter
John W. Piper
Columbus Junction
Washington County
John Hayden Davis
Lyle Hansen
Iowa
Washington
Piper
Davis
Louisa County
Kennedy urges unity to boost U S economy at White House
President Kennedy opened a White House economic conference urging labor, business and the public to bridge differences to drive growth. J W Keener of B F Goodrich criticized wage price guidelines, saying they hinder settlements and could spark strikes. Kennedy pressed for faster growth to match Europe and curb deficits while seeking ideas on taxing overseas investments.
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UPI
Kennedy
White House
United States
J. W Keener
B. F Goodrich Co
Keener
France
West Germany
Italy
U.S
Gary Novy Drowns In Palisades Park
Dragging operations resumed after a 21 year old former Riverside man drowned in Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park Sunday. Gary Novy, a 1959 Riverside High School graduate, recently opened a barber shop in Cedar Rapids.
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Riverside
Cedar River
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Gary Novy
Stockport
Cedar Rapids
Riverside High School
Novy
Palisades Park
Eldon Novy
Sally
Nancy
Carl Jarrard
Washington
Otto Navy
Jones Funeral Home
Elementary Band To Play Tuesday Night
The annual Washington elementary school band concert directed by Richard Ballard will be held Tuesday evening May 22 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Students from Stewart and Lincoln schools will perform with special numbers featured.
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Washington
Richard Ballard
Stewart
Lincoln
Tourist Supplement Inside The Evening Journal
A special Tourist Supplement is included with today’s Washington Evening Journal. Prepared by the Iowa Development Commission and distributed by Iowa Daily Press Association members as a public service. The supplement highlights Iowa tourist attractions and is not an advertisement or paid by newspapers.
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Washington Evening Journal
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa Daily Press Association
IDPA
Iowa
Linda Campbell Awarded Americans Abroad Summer Plan
Linda Campbell a Washington Community High School junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell will take part in the Americans Abroad student exchange program this summer. She sails June 15 from Montreal aboard the Seven Seas liner to Norway and returns August 30 to New York. In Norway she will stay with Mr and Mrs El Vassnes at Kautokeino. Linda is the second local student to join the program and follows Betty McConnell who spent last summer in Denmark. Anne Courtney of England is the current exchange student at the local school. The selection was announced by G Cordes the high school guidance counselor.
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Linda Campbell
Washington Community High School
Herbert Campbell
Linda
Norway
Seven Seas
Montreal
New York
el Vassnes
Kautokeino
Washington
Betty McConnell
Denmark
Anne Courtney
England
Weather Iown Five Day Forecast Summary
Showers and thunderstorms linger through Tuesday with heavy rainfall likely across the state. Temperatures hold near normal with cooler north and warmer south, highs 60s to 80s, lows 50s to upper 60s, and a Wednesday retreat to partly cloudy skies with scattered showers. Rain totals 1 to 4 inches in 24 to 48 hours, then another round about Saturday.
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