Mississippi Jury Blames Marshals For Meredith Riots
A Lafayette County grand jury blamed federal authorities and Chief U.S. Marshal James P. McShane for inciting campus riots when James Meredith entered the University of Mississippi. The panel commended the Mississippi highway patrol and indicted two others, not naming them, while noting no indictments against President Kennedy or Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
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W. M. O'Barr
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
O'Barr
Volunteer Red Cross Workers Keep Busy in County
Gray Ladies and Gray Men from the Washington County Red Cross report active service this week. Seven Gray Men assisted at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City including Eugene Grecian and F L Strickler. Canteen ladies served at the county home birthday party for 18 residents. Additional Red Cross workers at the Iowa City facility included Lyle Darbyshire and Beth Brinning among others.
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Gray
Washington County Red Cross
Ferne Leeper
Red Cross Volunteer Workers
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Eugene Grecian
F. L. Strickler
William Tweeten
Charles Livingston
Walter Sheetz
Clyde Brown
James Larson
Robert Lowe
Myrle Steele
Carl Kelly Gray
Iowa City Veterans Hospital
Lyle Darbyshire
R.A. Baumgartner
Beth Brinning
Walter Sheets
Rodney Arnold
Morton Hughson
Helen Seeburger
Don Wylie
Nancy Barclay
Des Moines Grain and Feed Association Meeting Attendees
Local residents Mr. Merle Turnipseed and Mrs. Merle Turnipseed, Mr. Charles Hotle and Mrs. Hotle travel to Des Moines Monday and Tuesday for the Western Grain and Feed Association convention. Hotle serves as a director of the largest national grain and feed dealers group. Attendees from Washington include Robert Wead, Charles Robison, Bill Matson, Bob Robertson, Dwight Robison, Bill Trotter, and Andy Whiting from Crawfordsville.
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Merle
Red Cross Seeks 80 Dozen Cookies for Veterans Hospital
Washington County residents are asked to provide 80 dozen cookies for the year end holiday season for patients at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Mrs Ralph Martin Red Cross committee chair urges donations and lists contact through the Red Cross office. Forty dozen are needed by December 20 and another forty by December 27.
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Washington County
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Ralph Martin
Red Cross
Mickey Rites Sunday At Columbus Junction
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Mickey, 68, are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Burial will follow in Columbus City Cemetery. Mrs. Mickey died Thursday at her home.
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Columbus Junction
Mabel Mickey
Stacy Funeral Home
Columbus City Cemetery
Mickey
County NFC Meeting Scheduled Monday
The National Farmers Organization will hold a mid month meeting at Franklin Center School on Monday November 19. Election of Grain Board and Dairy Board members plus convention delegates will occur. County Chairman Duane Redlinger urges full attendance to assist with cost of production bargaining. The annual NFO convention is set for Veterans Auditorium Des Moines in early December.
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Dairy Board
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NFO
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Des Moines
Redlinger
Thomas L Stewart dies in Oskaloosa at 85
Thomas L Stewart 85 died at 5 30 p m Friday in Hillcrest Nursing Home Oskaloosa He and wife Hattie Bray had lived in Richland and Davenport before settling on a farm near Richland Funeral services set for Monday 2 p m Gould Funeral Home Richland with burial Friends Cemetery Richland Born February 23 1877 in Freport D He moved to Iowa as a young man and worked as a street car conductor before returning to farming Survivors include his wife a brother George of Ohio and many nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by four brothers
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Hillcrest
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Iowa
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Davenport
Ohio
Washington County Advisor Named for Children’s Home Society
Eileen Jeffrey has accepted appointment as Washington County advisor for the Iowa Children's Home Society a statewide nonsectarian child care organization. She will inform the agency of county child care needs and relay information about operations and policies to county officials and groups working with troubled children. The society participates in the Washington Community Chest.
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Washington
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Washington Community Chest
Winter road crews stockpile salt for Iowa highways
Iowa Highway Commission crews have expanded the winter treatment program to 3,800 miles including new sections on U S 34 from Albia to Ottumwa Iowa 146 from I 80 to Grinnell and U S 63 from Hudson to Waterloo A statewide rapid salting system is ready with 29 000 tons of salt used last winter and 100 to 300 tons of salt calcium chloride abrasive mixes stored in strategic buildings across the state
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Albia
Ottumwa
High School Singers In All State Chorus
Four Washington High School singers Sharon Lowry Cheryl Keating Dave Everetts and Leonard Schantz were named to the all state chorus from tryouts last month. They will travel to Des Moines during the Thanksgiving holiday break to perform with guest conductor Robert Page. the group will sing at KRNT Theater with conductor Vernon Feuerhelm and Mrs. Feuerhelm. The article notes North Dakota ranks 17th in area but 43rd in population.
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Washington High School
Des Moines
Sharon Lowry
Cheryl Keating
Dave Everetts
Leonard Schantz
Robert Page
Krnt Theater
Vernon Feuerhelm
Feuerhelm
Excellent Community Chest Record at Washington Manufacturing
Washington Manufacturing Co. employees show strong payroll deduction support for the Community Chest. The company notes 34 of 36 workers participating with total pledges over 500 dollars and a drive total past 18 thousand dollars with remaining funds to reach the year’s goal.
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Washington Manufacturing Co
Washington
Richard Weeks
Community Chest
Bob Bates
Ron Goff
Robert Reed
Ufacturing Co
UN Cuban Crisis Talks Stall Amid Mikoyan Uncertainty
United Nations at New York reports negotiations over Cuba halted as Soviet deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan remains absent from Cuba after a two week visit. Washington seeks removal of 30 plus Ilyushin 28 bombers, while Castro demands U.S. evacuation of Guantanamo base and adherence to a U.N. inspection framework.
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Fidel Castro
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Russia
Washington
Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Thant
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Organization of American States
Judy Roland Named To USA School Band
Judy Roland daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Roland of 109 North 15th Avenue has been accepted as a member of the 1963 United States of America High School Band. The band trains at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg and travels by chartered buses to cities including Jacksonville Mobile New Orleans Laredo San Antonio Monterey Mexico City Tucson Los Angeles Salt Lake City Denver Oklahoma City Little Rock Greenwood and Hattiesburg for dismissal. Judy plays first chair alto sax in the Washington Community High School Concert Band.
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FBI arrests three Cubans tied to U.N. mission in NYC plot
FBI agents arrested Roberto Santiesteban Casanova Antonio Sueiro and Jose Garcia Orelana in New York on charges of conspiring to sabotage national defense materials and utilities. Jose Gomez Abad and Elsa Gomez are named as conspirators but not arrested due to diplomatic immunity. The group sought pro-Cuban recruitment and planned to gather details on U.S. military installations. Casanova resisted arrest, was armed, and reportedly carried secret explosive formulas later recovered.
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Elsa
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Jose Gomez
Elsa Montero Maldonado
State Department
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United States
Blockaded Cuban Crisis May See Khrushchev Concede
Washington officials said the Cuban crisis could tilt toward diplomacy or erupt again as Khrushchev faces pressure to pull IL 28 bombers from Cuba. If stalled, Kennedy may tighten the naval blockade amid warnings to protect reconnaissance flights. Officials doubted missiles remained at former bases and awaited Moscow's reply to Kennedy's bomber note.
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UPI
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Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
America
U.S
Fidel Castro
State Department
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United States
Saturn C-1 flight shown as 3 for 3 and aims for manned Moon trips
The Saturn rocket completed its third successful test with an embarrassingly smooth flight and a safe end as technicians noted technical gains. Scientists project a fourth test next spring focusing on the booster stage with a live second stage planned for late 1963 and a goal of crewed flights to the moon starting in 1964.
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Moon
Wayland Skin Diver Takes Plunge Nov 10
Jim Brooks of Wayland plunged into a farm pond November 10 to rescue a truck that slid into ten feet of water on the Victor Miller farm. He donned diving gear and went underwater to secure a log chain and pull the vehicle free.
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Wayland
Iowa
Jim Brooks
J. C. Wenger
Mr. Brooks
Victor Miller
Jim
Schells Take Lead In Bridge Marathon
Mr and Mrs M M Schells led after the second round of the Y s Men s bridge marathon with 5780 points. In second place were Mr and Mrs Richard Pratt with 4850, and Mr and Mrs John Meyers with 4490. Top ten also included Dr and Mrs G J Nemmers 4280 and others in the standings.
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M. M. Schell
Richard Pratt
John Meyers
G. J. Nemmers
Nate Young
Charles Snyder
Bob Bates
Bob Gillesby
Harold Putnam
Paul Ryan
Grover Rosenkild
P. L. Fenn
Bert Britain
Gunman Holdups First Iowa State Liquor Store in 20 Years
A gunman robbed the Vinton state liquor store of about $80 Thursday night wearing a Halloween mask. Iowa liquor control commission officials say it was the first holdup at a state owned liquor store in about 20 years. A northeast Iowa manhunt was issued for the suspect.
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Vinton
UPI
Tata
Lowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Cold With Light Snow › Tonight And Sunday
Weather report notes continued cold in Iowa with scattered light snow or snow flurries tonight and Sunday. Lows range 25 to 30 northwest to lower 30s southeast, with Sunday highs in the 30s. Monday remains cloudy and cold.
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Iowa
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