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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1962

Page

3

Free World Faces Limits In Offering Haven For Chinese Refugees

Washington reports UPI that U.S. diplomats warn the refugee crisis from Red China may be too vast for solution. Hundreds of thousands seek escape via Hong Kong, which is overwhelmed. Formosa offers some resettlement but faces its own shortages.

Free World Red China Hong Kong Donald May United Press International Washington UPI U.S Formosa Formoci India Kennedy Asia Thailand Australia Francis E. Walter D-Pa Walter House Immigration Subcommittee House United States United Nations U.N

Cauliflower Tomato Casserole and Blueberry Pie Delights

A home cook shares cauliflower and tomato casserole instructions with layers of cauliflower canned tomatoes and cheese. It also offers a potato and mushroom soup bake with hard boiled eggs and breadcrumbs, followed by a crumb crust blueberry pie with graham cracker topping.

Women protest as South Africa tightens policing under Verwoerd

In Johannesburg a group of women, symbolized by their flame of freedom, faced jeering youths while opposing a sweeping new anti-sabotage bill in Parliament. The measure grants unprecedented police powers in peacetime, imposes the death penalty, and limits press, academic, and religious freedoms, removing pre-trial checks and jury trials amid widening public dissent.

Johannesburg South Africa Union of South Africa Hendrik F. Verwoerd Verwoerd Black Sash

Pakistan Stores Use Rugs on the Streets

In Karachi, Pakistan, rug merchants cover busy streets with handwoven carpets inviting drivers to run over them. The practice aims to pressurize buyers by showcasing the rug’s value after being compacted by heavy vehicles.

Pakistan Karachi UPI

Local Notes

Norman H. Foster, former Washington resident now KU graduate student, elected to Sigma Xi for geology research. Roger Fulton to give senior vocal recital June 1 at 8 pm in Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church with Brad Fulton and Kenneth Kent, Terry Kent assisting. Norman M. Merz of Washington a candidate for a B S at Marquette University with commencement June 3. Gerald Horak of Washington earns a B A in biology from St. Ambrose College Davenport May 27.

Roger Fulton Robert Fulton Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church Brad Kenneth Terry Kent Ottumwa Horak Gerald Horak Washington St. Ambrose College Davenport Paul R. Horak

A Shot in the Dark and Broadway Musicals Review

New York previews and touring plans mention A Shot in the Dark starring Elizabeth Seal at the Booth Theatre with Julie Harris in the background. The piece notes Golden Boy Broadway plans with Sammy Davis Jr and Odets adaptation, plus Shakespeare Revisited with Hayes Evans and a long run of Little Mary Sunshine at Cherry Lane. It ends with U.S. marriage projections reaching 2.14 million by 1970.

New York UPI Elizabeth Seal Harry Kurnitz Marcel Achard Reach Booth Theater Julie Harris Miss Seal Irma la Douce Hillard Elkins Broadway Clifford Odets Golden Boy Cherry Lane Theater Greenwich Village

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China Helene Dillon Phil Newsom By John Barton United Press International Indus Valley Washington City Washington Township City of Washington Court House Perdock 2Nd St 2Nd Ave Fourth Ward Klein Kle. Ko Square Washington Township Mace’s Iowa Ave Washington, Iowa Fred £. Bourgeois Jacqueline Kennedy President Kennedy John Jr White House Keith Wonderon Michaels-Stern Jack Gaver UPI Drama Luther Adler William Holden Richard Rodgers 54Th Street Times Square Shubert Alley Helen Hayes Maurice Evans Stratford Conn Washington County Bar Association Paul V. Shearer Robert Bates Sec’y America’s Finest Iowa Supreme McCarthy West End
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