Moments of truth mark Iowa Wesleyan graduation night
The Class of 1963 at the local high school celebrated commencement led by Dr. John W. Henderson of Iowa Wesleyan College. Ninety four seniors received diplomas as Supt. John V. Phleger and officials announced awards, with music by Pam Hite and the high school choir. Monica McCarthy chaired the event with invocations and benedictions marking the ceremony.
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John W. Henderson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Harlan B. Neuhart
Board of Education
Henderson
Dr. Hen
Erson
John V. Phleger
Neuhart
Pam Hite
Bonnie Miller
Vernon Feuerhelm
Ivy
E. K. Schlapkohl
Emil Burrichter
Vernon Elgin
Monica McCarthy
Investigation of Sugar Prices Opens in Senate Probe
Senate Finance Committee will launch a probe into sugar prices after Mansfield cited soaring costs in Montana. Chairman Byrd supports the inquiry, aligning with a House banking subcommittee study, amid concerns speculators may rig the market and squeezing bakers, bottlers and candy makers.
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Washington
UPS
Senate Finance Committee
Oari
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Fone
House Banking
Byrd
Mansfield
Memorial Service at West Chester Sunday
Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 pm by the J W Baker Women's Relief Corps at the West Chester Federated Church. The Rev. William Andre will speak. Members of the WRC will decorate graves at West Chester Cemetery at 1 15 pm. Cemeteries at Gracehill and New Haven will be decorated after the service in the church.
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J.W. Baker Women's Relief Corps
West Chester
Body Found May Be Iowa Pastor
A blood stained car was found abandoned on a rural road near Albert Lea. Authorities believe the body may be Reverend Bernard Nyjor Det, 42, pastor of Silver Lake Lutheran Church near Northwood, last seen leaving friends in Northwood Wednesday night. FBI and local police search continues.
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Albert Lea
Minn
UPI
Albert Lea Lake
Abert le
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bernard Nyjordet
Silver Lake Lutheran Church
Northwood
Friends
Gary Vincent Wins County Speech Contest
Gary Vincent of Reota won the Washington County soil conservation speech contest held Wednesday evening. County Extension Director Jim Ker announced the results. Vincent will compete in the southeast Iowa contest in June for the top award and state-contest entry.
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Gary Vincent
Reota
Washington County
Jim Ker
Washington Toastmasters
Cluir
Scranton
Washington
Soil Conservation District
Vincent
Iowa
Funeral Service For August Glanzman
Funeral services for August Glanzman will be held Monday at 0 am at St James Catholic Church in Washington. The Rosary will be Sunday at 7 39 p.m. at Ehr Funeral Home in Wayland with the Rev. TJ Lew in charge.
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August Glanzman
St. James Catholic Church
Washington
Ehr
Wayland
TJ. Lew
U S Hits Tactics Of Reds At Geneva
United States Ambassador Charles Stelle accused the Soviet Union at the 136th plenary of forcing political questions into the 17 nation arms talks. He urged Moscow to drop extraneous European issues and warned against linking a non aggression pact with NATO and Warsaw Pact states to the disarmament process.
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U. S
Geneva
UPS
United States
Soviet Union
Charles Stelle
North Atantic Treaty
Services Sunday For Burlington Bay Five Services Sunday For Reece
Funeral services for five year old Randall Allen Reece will be held at 2 30 in Stacy Funeral Home with the Rev Hubert Sunderman in charge Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery He was born in Nebraska November 16 1957 and died in a Burlington hospital Surviving are his parents Ted and Mrs Bessie Rei Columbus Junction and a brother Ryan Scott at home Grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Reece formerly of Columbus Junction and Mrs Bessie Rei Columbus Junction
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Columbus Junction
Randall Allen Reece
Stacy
Hubert Sunderman
Columbus City
Burlington
Ted Reece
Orn
Nebraska
Ryan Scott
Harry Reece
Bessie Rei
Urges Support For Memorial Day Plans
Mayor Willits backs American Legion efforts for a Washington Memorial Day observance on May 30 urging flags be displayed and veterans turnout. A film record will be made and filed with the State Historical Society.
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Clout Willits
American Legion
Washington
Willits
State Historical Society
Wayland Saddle Club Rodeo Set for Two Evenings
The Wayland Saddle Club will sponsor a rodeo in the pavilion at Wayland next week with performances at 7 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday. Stock for performers will be moved into Wayland Monday or Tuesday in preparation. A parade at 6 p m Wednesday will precede the opening performance.
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Wayland
Wayland Saddle Club
Swedish youth to attend Washington High under AFS exchange
Lars Sjoberg of Transtrand Sweden will join Washington High School for the 1963-64 term as a foreign exchange student under the American Field Service program. He is a 17 year old 4H member who enjoys football ice hockey skiing swimming and tennis. He plans to choose between architecture and teaching as a career.
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Lars Sjoberg
Transtrand
Sweden
Washington
Harvey Holden
Lars
Caro
American Field Service
Pio Barone Lumaga
Italia
Loc High School
United States
Naples
Harry Belafonte
Frank Sinatra
Sjoberg
Youner
Lutheran Church
A. C. Peterson
Washington High School
Will Washington
AFS
Betty McConnell
Linda
Hell
Stevenson Appeals to Latins on UN Financial Crisis
United Nations faces its gravest crisis since Korea as Russia threatens to withhold more budget payments. Adlai Stevenson urged Latin American nations to unite in backing Congo, Middle East, and other programs, warning of a $1.16 million yearly impact and urging approval of $42.5 million for current operations.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Russia
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
General Assembly
China
Fedorenko
Ste
Kopeck
U.N
Congo
Middle East
World Organization
Korea
Palestine
Sotet
Siing
Special Assembly
Thant
NATO adopts new look with nuclear focus at spring council
The NATO ministerial council ends its spring session with a communique stressing nuclear strategy including Britain’s V bombers and U.S. Polaris submarines, an all European liaison group, and a deputy supreme commander for nuclear defense. Negotiations on arming eight more NATO aircraft with nuclear capability continue as Dean Rusk heads to Washington with Maurice Couve de Murville for talks with Kennedy.
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Ottawa
UPS
NATO
Britain
Mediterranean
U.S. Strategic Air Command
SAC
Omaha
Th West
Pla
Dean Rusk
Washington
U.S
Kennedy
Europe
Two Members Named To Waco School Board
Two new members were appointed to the WACO board of education at a Thursday night meeting. J. Graber, a former teacher five miles northeast of Wayland, will represent district No. 1, and Vernon Fletcher of Crawfordsville will represent district two. They fill vacancies caused by resignations of Russell Davison and Dr. E. Herrmann.
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Waco Board of Education
J. Graber
Wayland
Vernon Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Dis Ictuo
Russell Davison
FE. J. Herrmann
Five Seniors Win Scholarships At Washington High
Washington Community High School awarded five Class of 1963 seniors scholarships during Thursday evening’s commencement. Jim Moyer and Jan Fane received $200 Kiwanis trade school scholarships. Joy Ann Mills won the $300 Ella B. Griffith award for an elementary teaching career at State College of Iowa. Dan Coon and Bill Koehler earned Henry E. Shields Memorial scholarships. Coon will attend Fort Dodge Junior College in fall with plans toward medicine. Koehler will study at the State College of Iowa aiming to be a teacher.
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Washington Community High School
Jimmy Leon Moyer
Raymond Moyer
Jan Meredith Fane
R. E. Fane
Joy-Ann. Mills
Albert Mills
John Daniel Coon
Robert Coon
William Dean Koehler
Mary L. Koehle
Jimmy Moyer
Jan Fane
Washington Kiwanis Club
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Iowa City
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Jimmy
Joy-Ann Mills
Ella B. Griffith
Hata
Joy-Ann
State College of Iowa
Code Falls
Henry E. Shields
Ralph Dougherty
Dan Coon
Fort Dodse Junior College
Dan
Bill Koehler
Soybeans Damaged by Frost Hit Washington County Fields
Washington County reports show early planted soy fields damaged by frost. Extension director James Frier urges careful damage assessment to decide on replanting. If only a few plants per foot survive, replant may be needed. seed scarcity cautions delaying actions.
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Washington County
Offive. Jr
Ames Frier
Frier
Governor to interview Iowa prison inmates on complaints
Gov Tarpidies will visit the Iowa State Penitentiary next Wednesday to interview 15 to 20 inmates who have written expressing prison and parole concerns. The move, termed an experiment, aims to bring him closer to prison issues. officials may extend interviews to Anamosa and Rockwell City facilities and may form a Governor's Board of Review to assess pardon and parole requests.
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UPL
Tarpidies
Iowa State Penitentiary
Hughes
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Governor's “Board of Review
Parole Board
Board of Review
Iowa
Benjamin Baer
ISU Stock Split Authorized by Iowa Southern Utilities Board
The Board of Directors of Iowa Southern Utilities Company authorized a two for one stock split of common shares, contingent on stockholder and FCC approval. Shareholders of record June 17 would receive two shares at 10.00 par value for each 15.00 par value share. Authorized common shares could rise from 1,100,000 to 2,500,000. A July 15 stockholders meeting will consider the proposal.
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Board of Directors
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Federal Power Commission
Town Southern
Weather Update From Uniteaness International Town
Weather outlook with considerable cloud cover and showers. Occasional rain spreads across the state tonight into Saturday with possible thunderstorms west on Saturday. Temperatures rise from the 50s tonight to the 60s Saturday. Sunday brings scattered showers and milder conditions. Five day forecast shows 4 to 8 degrees above normal through Wednesday, with normal highs near 70s to upper 70s and lows around 50s to middle 50s. Rainfall expected at about half an inch, with weekend and midweek threats of storms.
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Uniteaness International
Middle 50S
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NATO Strategy
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Ann Mills
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