Federal court showdown over Alabama integration
Federal judge rejects delay in admitting Vivian Malone and Dave McGlathery to the University of Alabama. Governor Wallace vows to bar entrance of any Negro enrolling. Birmingham hosts a hearing on reinstating 1,081 Negro students who joined demonstrations. Riots and federal troop mobilization loom as national memory of Mississippi Ole Miss crisis colors Alabama tensions.
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Alabama
University of Alabama
George Wallace Immedi
Birmingham
Sinc
North Carolina
South Carolina
Jackson, Miss
Allen Thompson
Keyeets
H. H. Grooms
Vivian J Malone
Mobile
Dave M. McGlathery
Huntsville
Miss Malone
Tuscaloosa
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Grooms
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White House
Washington
Pierre Salinger
University of Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Oxford
Miss
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ft. McClellan
Anniston
Kennedy
WACO Board Sees Three Resignations and Tie-Break Decision
WACO board of education accepts three resignations from J.H. McGrath Dr E P Herrmann and Russell Davison and a tie vote for district 3 director between H Brooks and Elmer Meyer. G H Brooks drawn from a hat to win the seat while James Troutman named secretary. Board to appoint new members from districts one and two to serve until September election.
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Olds
Waco Board of Education
J.H. McGrath
Henry County
Waco Board
H Brooks
Elmer Meyer
G.H. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
YMCA Dance Club Meeting Friday Evening
Members of the YMCA adult club will hold a dance Friday May 24 from 8 39 to midnight in the Y community room. Hosts for the event are Mr and Mrs Wally Fagen Mr and Mrs Lee Baird and Mr and Mrs George Fulton. New couples interested in joining the club are urged to telephone the YMCA.
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YMCA
Wally Fagen
Lee Baird
George Fulton
Large Crowd At Class Day Tuesday Washington High School honors seniors
An unusually large crowd attended Class Day at Washington High School Tuesday afternoon. Seniors were honored for achievements in academics and other school life areas. The 1963 school annual Life Life was presented by editors and dedicated to Principal E. Kelly Schlapkoht Pie Barone Lumaga, this year's foreign exchange student, received a class ring. Linda Chorpening received the DAR award from Mrs. J. W Helscher. Future Homemakers of America presented glass covers for bulletin boards. Additional awards listed yesterday included Jane Peterson, who received an accompanist's pin for vocal music work.
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Washington High School
HicLife
E. Kelly Schlapkoht Pie Barone Lumaga
DAR
Linda Chorpening
J. W Helscher
Homemakers of America
FHA
Jane Peterson
Vocal Music
Invite Youths For Safety Conference At Iowa State
Youth safety conference to be held at Iowa State University Ames from June 4 to 6 invites Iowa youth to learn train and lead in safety. Past participants become community leaders with FRA Scouts and rural youth urged to attend. Washington County limits five participants with a $13 approximate cost. Contact county extension office. registration due by May 25.
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Twa
Iowa State University
Ames
Jim Frier
Washington County
Iowa
FRA
Contac
Jr Legion Baseball Practices Are Set In Greenfield
American Legion Junior Baseball squad members will practice at Greenfield at 5 o clock this afternoon and at 6 o clock, Thursday.
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American Legion
Bas
Greenfield
Weather Town frost warning and cool spell
Frost warnings east tonight with unseasonably cool conditions. Thursday looks fair with a warming trend and highs in the 70s, lows near 30s to upper 30s tonight. Five day outlook shows 8 to 10 degrees below normal temps, with light precipitation Friday and Saturday.
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United Press International
Kent E Klopfenstein Receives CPA Award At Iowa Rex Convention
Kent E Klopfenstein son of and Mrs Kermit Klopfenstein of Washington was one of two top honor graduates in accounting honored by the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants at Mason City. He represents the State University of Iowa with John D Schacherer of Des Moines representing Drake University. Kent, a 193 graduate of the UI, plans to move to Denver after a two week NY course. He works with Haskins and Sells in Denver and holds Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi honors. The two honorees received desk sets from the Iowa Society.
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All
Kermit Klopfenstein
Washington
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
Mason City
Kent
State University of Iowa
John D. Schacherer
Des Moines
Drake Unity
Karen
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Colo
New York
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Alpha Psi
Maytag
Washington High School
Haskins and Sells
McGladrey Hansen, Dunn and Co
Wheat referendum defeats Kennedy plan in major farm vote
The 194 crop referendum produced a landslide against the administration as 597,776 voted yes and 5,151 no with 73,675 challenged ballots. Only six states reached the two thirds required, while leaders warn Congress about a fall in price supports and potential policy shifts for other crops.
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UPL
Kennedy
Agriculture Department
uenoUt
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mrs. Ethel Romine Dies in Washington County Hospital
Mrs. Ethel Romine 80 of rural West Chester died Tuesday at Washington County Hospital after a three day illness. Born Aug 7 1882 near Keota she was married to Ellis H Romine May 7 1908. She lived in Rose Hill Des Moines and Keota before moving to West Chester then to Keota return and later West Chester. Survived by children 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. a sister Mrs Grace Romine of Keota and a host of relatives. Funeral Friday at 1:30 PM Powell Funeral Home Keota with burial in Keota Cemetery.
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West Chester
Washington County Hospital
Powell
Romine
Keokuk County
John R
Elizabeth E. Carl Casford
Ellis H. Romine
Rose Hill
Rebekah Lodge
Earl Dill
Elzie Matthews
Pawnee City
Neb
Joe
Washington
Ernestrawford
Ripkin
Minn
Donell
Wellman
Joe Clark
Ft Collins
Cole
Carole
Des Moines
Indow
Grace Romine
Husban
Pekin Band Instructor Honored at Farewell Dance
Pekin School band instructor Franklin Krieger was surprised at a farewell dance at the Hedrick skating rink Monday evening. The Troubadors of Pekin High School—Mike White Jim Collett Eddy Harras and David Darby—provided music and presented a silver engraved key chain from Martinsburg figure Charles Magnus as a token of appreciation.
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Pekin School
Hedrick
Pekin High School
Mike White
Jim Collett
Eddy Harras
David Darby
Charles Magnus
Martinsburg
Mr. Krieger
Wheat Referendum Fails in Washington County Vote Summary
Washington County 1964 Wheat Referendum fails to meet two thirds. Howard Lins reports 22 eligible voters cast ballots with 10 yes and 12 no on the wheat program. Allotments remain in effect for 1964, with no marketing quotas this year and price support at 50 percent of parity about $1.25 a bushel for compliant producers. Non compliant farms face no price support while noncompliant wheat competes with feed grains. Local results echo national trend showing majority of eligible voters oppose the proposed quota.
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Washington County
Howard Lins
ALCS
Ling
Tse
Kennedy accepts defeat of wheat control plan by growers
President Kennedy acknowledged the referendums defeat of the strict wheat control program and indicated no new wheat legislation would be sought unless Congress intervenes. Agriculture Secretary Freeman said no new price supports or quotas would be enacted for 1964, with farmers choosing to go it alone and production to be market driven if the plan fails to pass.
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Farm Bureau
Congress
Charles B. Shut N
Mers
Shuman
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Idh
W. R. Poage
Graham Purcell
Charles B. Haven
Rrowa
GOP
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Secreary
Orville L. Freeman
Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Washington
UPS
Kennedy
Kenneays
Freeman
New Yorkers Greet Cooper With Loud Welcome Parade
Leroy Gordon Cooper, the Oklahoma astronaut, rode in a city parade along Broadway renamed Mercury Way. New Yorkers waved from skyscraper windows and shouted greetings as Cooper and his wife Jy and mother Hatti received a formal welcome at the airport. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a keynote praising his contributions to the country and to freedom.
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UPL
Leroy Gordon Cooper
Shawnee
Oklo
Broadway
Bazoo
Hatti
New York City
Alon Loxer Broadway
Mercury Way
Orbit Alley
Naut
Perfect Attendance Holders Recognized At Lincoln School
Lincoln Elementary School principal Paul F. Miller recognizes students with perfect attendance this term. First grade Timmy Yohe and Jane Shearer lead a list across grades from second to sixth, including names such as Dale Gonterman Rita Crawford Becky Houstman Cynthia Schlapkohl Stephen Brown Craig Caldwell Sam Curtis Steven Custer Laura Little Billy Yohe Larry Arbogast Bonnie Walker James Hayes Marie White Sandra Blodgett Kevin Caldwell Dennis Gwin Larry Mabb Ricky Erwin Duane Hayes Bill Ross Yohe Shereen Myers Corane Stanley Jana Fiikinger Dale Haifley Pam Smaack Terry Cox Diane Richards John Courtney.
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Lincoln Elementary
Timmy Yohe
Jane Shearer
Dale Gonterman
Rita Crawford
Becky Houstman
Cynthia Schlapkohl
Dennis Gwin
Larry Mabb
Ricky Erwin
Duane Hayes
Bill Ross
Yohe
Shereen Myers
Corane Stanley
Jana Fiikinger
Dale Haifley
Pam Smaack
Terry Cox
Diane Richaads
John Courtney
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