Holiday Toll Mounting In Holiday Traffic
A United Press International tally reports 41 traffic deaths by 10:30 a.m. on the first full day of the Memorial Day weekend, with New York leading at 9, Illinois 7, California 6, Michigan and Wisconsin 5, Missouri 4, and a total of 44 including non-traffic fatalities.
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Chicago
Junta Relaxes Grip on South Korea
Seoul reports the military regime eases martial law from emergency to security while retaining overall control. Press censorship remains, with restrictions still limiting news, editorials, cartoons, and photographs deemed harmful to national security. The United States presses for fuller relaxation to curb potential Communist influence.
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South Korea
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UPI
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Riders Refuse to Pay Fines in Mississippi Jail Action
Twenty seven convicted freedom riders, 25 Negroes and two white men, sat in a downtown Jackson jail refusing to pay $200 fines for breach of peace. Judge James L. Spencer imposed 60 day suspended sentences. riders may stay jailed at $3 per day and face possible work farm transfer after five days. Proposals for further Friday and weekend rides warned by leaders in Nashville and Atlanta, with routes toward Birmingham and Jackson mentioned.
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Rev Harris to Speak at Richland Memorial Day Program
Richland will host Memorial Day services Tuesday afternoon with Rev Fred eric Harris of Richland Methodist Church as featured speaker. Gilbert Dickinson will serve as master of ceremonies and Keith Thomas will read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as the high school band plays at 1:30 PM.
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Richland Methodist Church
Gilbert Dickinson
Keith Thomas
Texans to Elect Congressman Today
Texans head to the polls to choose a replacement for Lyndon B. Johnson in the US Senate in a runoff. Democrat William A. Blakley and Republican John Tower, both conservative, defend their campaigns as polls open and voters weigh a high turnout in a state long dominated by Democrats.
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Cowboy Bill) Blakley
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Hora Named To Resolutions Committee Of Iowa Farm Bureau
George Hora president of the Washington County Farm Bureau is named to the Iowa Farm Bureau resolutions committee for 1961. Announcement by E Howard Hill Iowa Farm Bureau president notes the committee will meet June 12 at the Mid summer Conference in Des Moines to plan policy and boost county participation in July meetings.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Washington County Farm Bureau
State Resolutions Committee
E. Howard Hill
Des Moines
Cruel hoax huge joke over Castro swap raises split views
UPI survey finds American editors and readers divided over Fidel Castro's prisoners-for-tractors offer. Critics liken the idea to bargaining with a tyrant, while supporters urge humanitarian action. Congress spars over the proposal as public groups campaign for or against the drive led by Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, and Milton Eisenhower.
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United Auto Workers
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Milton Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Daylight Savings Starts Tonight In Washington Area
Washington area residents will set clocks ahead one hour tonight at 2 a.m. to begin daylight saving time for the summer. Most people will not stay up to change clocks and will adjust before sleep. Starting tomorrow all community activities will follow the daylight saving time schedule.
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Eighth Graders Invited to Saturday Youth Center Dance
Students who completed eighth grade are invited to attend a Saturday night dance and recreation session at the Washington Youth Center tonight. The center is on the east side of the square over the McLellan Store and operates Saturdays 8 to 11 p.m. Plans call for weekly activities through June and one dance in July and August.
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Youth Center
Memorial Day Service Planned in Ainsworth
Annual Memorial Day program set for Tuesday at 10 30 am in Ainsworth cemetery with Rev William Simbro of the Alinsworth Methodist Church as speaker and Lee Hunt as master of ceremonies. Participants will assemble at the school and march to the cemetery.
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Public hearing set for Iowa 22 upgrade Kalona to Riverside
The Iowa State Highway Commission schedules a public hearing on June 5 1961 at Kalona Public School Gymnasium 7:30 p.m. to discuss the Kalona to Riverside Iowa 22 project totaling 6.86 miles with 24 foot pavements and 10 foot shoulders and planned access control. Grading and bridging begin 1962 paving 1963 with detours during construction and an estimated total cost of 720000 dollars including 277000 for grading and right of way 443000 for paving and other work.
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Emma Hebel Dies in Wayland Rest Home
Emma Hebel died about 2 a.m. today at Sunny Haven Rest Home in Washington. Funeral services will be at Wayland Methodist Church Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Center Cemetery. The body is at Zehr Funeral Home.
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Emma Hebel
Sunnyhaven
Washington
Wayland Methodist Church
Center
Defense Officials To Admit Mistakes
Washington UPI Defense Secretary Robert McNamara outlined four principles to guide Pentagon briefings. He urged admitting mistakes that do not aid enemies while balancing public information with necessary secrecy and ensuring statements reflect official policy.
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Defense Department
Dr B J Palmer of Davenport Dies Today
Dr B J Palmer of Davenport Iowa died today at his winter home in Sarasota Florida He was 79 years old and had a long career as a chiropractic pioneer and broadcasting innovator He founded the Palmer School of Chiropractic and served as its president He built the first FCC licensed station west of the Mississippi WOC Davenport attuned to Davenport’s chiropractic and broadcasting leadership
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UPI
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Davenport
Iowa
B. J
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Palmer School of Chiropractic
Mississippi River
WOC
Federal Communications Commission
Schlapkohl Elected By Local Teachers
Kelly Schlapkohl was elected president of the Washington Teachers Association at the annual May Breakfast. Vernon Feuerhelm is the vice president and Mary Soper the secretary treasurer. Carlton Bump and Tom English received roses for ten year membership. Entertainment included selections by the Uncalled Four. Cancer, which ranks second to heart disease as a killer of man, also takes its toll of animals at the San Diego Zoo with bears and snakes among the victims.
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Washington Teachers Association
Vernon Feuerhelm
Mary Soper
Carlton Bump
Tom English
George McBee
Bob Lee
Merwin Swanson
Gary Jones
San Diego. Calif
UPI
San Diego Zoo
Iowa Weather Summary Fair Warm with Increasing Winds
Weather Iowa reports fair and warmer conditions with increasing southerly winds. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms likely in the west and north. Warmer on Sunday in the southeast and extreme south. Overnight lows 40s east to 50s-55 west. Sunday highs 65-70 northwest to 70s southeast.
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