Hodges Urges Tax Cuts to Boost Economy
Commerce Secretary Luther H Hodges called for cuts in personal and corporate income taxes to reassure business and stimulate the economy. Treasury secretary Dillon urged quick passage of Kennedy’s proposed tax credit for business, while lawmakers weighed market conditions and policy responses.
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UPI
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Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Congress
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White House
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Senate Finance Committee
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Wall Street
Local Pool Won’t Open Wednesday Due to Repair Delay
Washington Municipal pool will remain closed on Memorial Day as repairs to the filter system continue. A Ames company is working on the filter, but officials have not set a completion date. The pool will reopen as soon as repairs are finished and an opening announcement will follow.
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Washington Municipal Swimming Pool
Commission
Ames
Rotary honors Dr. Boice for 62 year medical career
Washington physician Dr. C. A. Boice was celebrated by the local Rotary Club for his 62 years in practice since 1900. The program highlighted his early adoption of X ray in 1911 and his role in founding Washington County Hospital. A film on drug manufacture accompanied the tribute, with guests from Lilly Davenport and area officials attending.
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Washington
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Glen Rickert
E. I. Lilly Company
Davenport
Ken Thomas
Moline
S. W. Schnoebelen
Riverside
Harry Wenger
Wellman
Mrs. Mary Alma Taylor of Wellman Claimed
Mrs. Mary Alma Taylor of Wellman died at 11 p.m. Monday in an Iowa City hospital after a six day stay. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with Rev. Dr. Paul Deitterich in charge. Interment will be in Wellman cemetery. She was born April 13, 1893 in Fairbanks to Eugene and Lucille Ludwig Chase and married Harry Taylor on November 24, 1915. She leaves husband, two daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, and two siblings.
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Mary Alma Taylor
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Paul Deitterich
Taylor
Eugene
Lucille Ludwig Chase
Fairbanks
Harry Taylor
The
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Wilma Taylor
Richard
Mildred) Huber
Roy Taylor
Torrence
Calif
Laverne Brant
Los Angeles
Earnest Chase
Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Poppy Day Sale
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored a poppy sale in Washington on Friday and Saturday. The event raised 501.30 this year. An earlier Evening Journal article wrongly credited the VFW Auxiliary.
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Washington
Evening Journal
VFW Aux. Ary
American Legion Auxiliary
FBI to Take Over Plane Crash Probe
CENTERVILLE Iowa UPI reports the FBI is expected to assume lead in the Continental Airlines crash investigation that killed 45. Focus may be a murder suicide plot with a bomb in a rear washroom aboard a Boeing 707 en route from Chicago to Los Angeles via Kansas City.
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Iowa
UPI
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Continental Airlines
FBI
Unionville
Chicago
Los Angeles
Kansas City
W. Mark Felt
George van Eps
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Release Astronaut Scott Carpenter Color Photos
Cape Canaveral reports released by NASA show Scott Carpenter's color shots of space snowflakes and earth cloud patterns from his space voyage. The pictures include sunrise and sunset over the West Coast of Africa, the booster separation, a blue light on the horizon, and a tow balloon to study drag effects. Debriefing at Grand Turk Island used the images to illustrate his findings, though the snowflake images were less impressive than the earth cloud photographs prized by meteorologists.
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UPI
Scott Carpenter
Federal Space Agency
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Space
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Earth
Plans Set for Annual Memorial Day Observance
Washington observes Memorial Day with a 10 am parade on Wednesday May 30. Transportation to two cemeteries is provided from the courthouse. American Legion members meet at city hall at 9 45 am for parade lineup near the courthouse. Most local businesses close. The Evening Journal prints at noon.
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Washington
Court House
American Legion
City Hall
Evening Journal
Washington County Fair Association Annual Meeting Held
The Washington County Fair Association will hold its annual meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday June 11 at 7 30 p m. The event will be followed by a board of directors meeting.
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Washington County Fair Association
Association
Blue Chip Stocks Rally After Record Monday Losses
UPI reports a late recovery in blue chip stocks led by American Telephone Standard Oil of New Jersey Bethlehem Steel Sears Roebuck and Du Pont. IBM rose sharply to 382 as trading volumes surged, while Dow Jones fell 34.95 points to 576.93 amid heavy losses across 1 375 issues with 1 212 down and 75 up.
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UPI
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du Pont
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Standard of
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General Motors
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Europe
Canada
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Japan
London
Amsterdam
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Exchange
Search for Iowa gunman stalls as heavy rain halts hunt
In Appanoose County Iowa a 125 man posse and deputies scoured hilly timber country for Gaynor Gilbert Smith 24 the man accused of slaying five relatives including two 19 year old cousins and a 17 year old aunt The escapee possibly fled after the weekend killings near Hayesville Brighton and a farm home investigation continues as weather worsens and foot and aerial searches pause awaiting his next move.
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Appanoose
Paul Thomas
Thomas
Iowa
Smith
Andrew Mc-Beth
Amos and
Anna McBeth
Donna Jean Mc-Beth Kellogg
Rites Here Friday For Mrs. Edna Richards
Mrs Edna M Richards 65 of Rock Island died May 29 1962 at a brother's home Everette Tobin in Ainsworth after two months illness Funeral services set for 10 am Friday at St James Catholic Church burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Prayers at 730 pm Thursday at Jones Funeral Home Edna Tobin born June 16 1896 in Louisa County daughter of John Patrick and Catherine Flynn Tobin attended St James School and Marycrest College married Howard J Richards Oct 10 1928 who died Oct 24 1943 Survived by daughter Ann Frymire Decatur IL three grandchildren brothers Everette Joseph Tobin Ainsworth Louis Tobin Minneapolis sisters Helena Van Horn Rock Island and Mrs Predrick Ryan Boston Mass One sister preceded her in death
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Rock Island
Louisa County
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St. James Catholic School
Marycrest College
Davenport
Howard J. Richards
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Washington Elementary
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Richard
Ann) Frymire
Decatur
Everette
Joseph Tobin
Ainsworth
Louis Tobin
Minneapolis
Torrential Rains and Tornadoes Plague Iowa, Claim At Least One Life
Torrential rains and tornado like winds across Iowa caused extensive damage with at least one death in Linn county. Wilbert Peshek 30 of rural Fairfax died when his pickup slid into a washout. Multiple towns reported heavy rainfall up to five inches and widespread washouts.
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Wilbert Peshek
Chain Lakes
Cedar Rapids
Jane Osborn
Hamburg
Nishnabotna
Iowa
Mount Vernon
Mervyn Armstrong
Ottumwa
Sigourney
Gilman
Enterprise
Humeston
David Hickenlooper
U. S
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenloopers
Smiths
Cigarettes and Cash Stolen From Kalona Cafe
Intruders broke into the Chicken Shack in Kalona during the night and stole 70 car tons of cigarettes and 55 dollars in cash after forcing the rear door. Local sheriff's officials probe the theft as other break ins in Henry County are reported.
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Kalona
Ainsworth
Henry County
Rain totals reach 1.77 inches in Washington area
The Washington region recorded 1.77 inches of rainfall Monday night adding to earlier moisture for over two inches in total. Despite the soaking, the area escaped the damaging storms hitting eastern Iowa with only a few hailstones noted in the evening.
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Washington
Official Weather Observer
Lowa
False lead places Smith near Vaughn Smith farm
Sheriff's deputies rushed to a farm east of Washington around noon to verify a report that Gaynor Gilbert Smith, sought for five killings, was in the area. The lead proved false as Deputy Robert Swift found a man resting in a highway culvert near the Vaughn Smith farm. The man, from Sigourney, was released after questioning.
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Washington
Gaynor Gilbert Smith
Robert Swift
Vaughn Smith
Sigourney
Edith Skipton Dies at 86 in Columbus City Iowa
Edith May Skipton 86 of Columbus City died Monday at University Hospital Iowa City. Funeral at Free Methodist Church Columbus City Thursday at 2 with Reverends Knepper Vanderlinden. Survived by two sons Cecil and Roy a daughter Sylvia Orris a sister Lee Cuthamp 22 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Edith May Skipton
Columbus City
University Hospital
Iowa City
Free Methodist Church
J. P. Knepper
Walter Vanderlinden
Duncan Funeral Home
Skipton
George
Elizabeth Bolton
Harvey Homer Skipton
Cecil
Roy
Chicago
Sylvia Orris
Lee Cuthamp
Lightning Blamed For Service Station Fire
Lightning struck the Walker Service Station in Wellman around 6 30 p m Monday starting a fire that caused considerable damage before Wellman firefighters extinguished it
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Wellman
Walker
Weather Summary for East and North Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms affect east and north areas with locally heavy storms possible this afternoon and evening. Cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change. lows 50s to 60s, highs 70s to 80s, then partly cloudy and slightly warmer Thursday.
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