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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1958

Page

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Loveless to Recommend Wide State Government Reorganization

Des Moines Iowa Governor Herschel C Loveless pledged a sweeping re organization of state government to the Iowa Legislature to cut duplication among about 100 agencies. He will push appointive posts for the Commerce Commission and consolidate vehicle purchasing while seeking salary increases and civil service for retained workers. The plan will echo the Little Hoover Commission and aims to save at least five million dollars, with details due next year.

Des Moines UPI Herschel C. Loveless Iowa Loveless Iowa Commerce Commission Commerce Iowa Board of Regents Iowa Highway Commission Little Hoover’’ Commission The Lit

Brechler Explains Rose Bowl Profits for Iowa University

Des Moines reports Athletic Director Paul Brechler stating Iowa’s 14 year Rose Bowl profits total about 340000 with overall Rose Bowl revenues near 600000. He notes each trip yields 120000 to 130000 for the school, tickets allocations to 150 per share plus 400 to Bob Hope, and says the program still costs little beyond break even.

DES Moines UPI Paul Brechler Iowa Brechler Hawkeyes Bob Hope Rose Bow Big Ten

Abandon Hope for 33 Missing Crewmen of Sunken Freighter

Coast Guardsmen held little hope for the 15 crewmen missing after the Great Lakes cargo ship Carl D. Bradley sank in Lake Michigan. Two men survived, 18 bodies were recovered, and rescue efforts continued as survivors recounted the nightmare of 14 hours at sea in 60 mph winds and 20 foot waves.

Charlevoix Mich UPI Great Lakes Carl D. Bradley Lake Michigan Coast Guard Elmer Fleming Frank Mays Rogers City Fleming Henry Steinbrenner Mays Charlevoix Hospital Lawrence E. Grate Grate

Iowa City Girl Killed in Street Accident

Janice Steele, 6, of Iowa City, was struck and killed by a car driven by 60 year old Dewey R. Robshaw as she crossed Gil bert Street after leaving St Patrick s School. No charges filed as the car traveled less than its length after impact.

Iowa City Iowa UPI Janice Steele St. Patrick's School Leon Steele Dewey R. Robshaw Joseph McLaughlin U.S. 6 Gilbert St Jesse Cook Johnson County

Wellman Rites Friday For Mr Butterbaugh

William Butterbaugh 81 longtime Wellman resident and retired farmer died at his home after a year of illness. Born March 18 1877 in Johnson County he married Zoe Dawson April 16 1908 in Iowa City. Survivors include his wife three sons two daughters 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Services set Friday at 2 p.m. at Wellman Methodist Church with Rev Paul Dietterich officiating burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Wellman William Butterbaugh Butterbaugh Johnson County David Isabell Grey Butterbaugh Zoe Dawson Iowa City Carl Lester West Chester Donald Wealthy Snider Leanna Veda Lynn Wesley Luke Mary Woods Wellman Methodist Church Paul Dietterich Pleasant Hill Cemetery

Defends $13,500 Expenditure for Rose Bowl Float

Rep. George Paul defended a $13,500 appropriation by the Legislative Interim Committee for an Iowa float in the Rose Bowl Parade. He argued the expense classified as an emergency post adjournment, aiding promotion as millions view the event. The dispute centers on whether the funds qualify as an emergency and if the athletic fund should cover costs.

Des Moines UPI George Paul Brooklyn Legislative Interim Committee Iowa Paul Eugene Halling R-Orient Norman Erbe Erbe Halling Iowa Athletic Fund

Y-Teens to Collect Food for Needy Tonight

Y-Teens plan a scavenger hunt in Washington this evening to collect food for needy families. Four town sections will be searched starting from the Y building at 7 p.m. The fragment notes a seventh grade student Mary Ellen Stout and a missing honor roll entry from Washington junior high.

Washington Mary Ellen Stout

Schwengel to Visit All Area Counties

Congressman Fred Schwengel will tour the twelve counties of Iowa's First District during the first two weeks of December. He will start December 1 in Fairfield and finish December 12 in Scott County, meeting residents and taking interviews at each county seat. He will be at the Washington court house December 10 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Fred Schwengel Washington Iowa Fairfield Scott Couny Washington County Keith Vetter Schwengel Congressman Schwengel Court House

Rackets Probers Hear Story Of Labor Vote Delay

The National Labor Relations Board chief told the Senate Rackets Committee a legal squeeze play delayed counting seven ballots in a Coffey Transfer Co. representation election in Alma Nebraska. He said both unions and employers use due process tactics and that court orders from the Teamsters slowed the process.

Washington UPI National Labor Relations Board Nebraska Boyd Leedom Senate Sam J. Ervin D-N.c John L. McClellan D-Ark Leedom United Press _ International Teamsters

Caril Ann Fugate's Fate In Hands of Nebraska Jurors

Nebraska jurors take charge as the fate of Caril Ann Fugate is discussed in local coverage. First petitions on school reorganization are sent to the steering committee. Over half of Oregon School Township voters signed to demand a vote. Additional petitions expected soon with a completion target of November 26.

Caril Ann Fugate Nebraska Oregon

Burt Farmer Heads Iowa Farm Bureau

Wayne Keith of Burt was elected to a two year term as Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vice president at the 40th annual convention in Des Moines. He defeated Howard Waters of Danville, who had served as vice president and as a long time director. Waters urged Bureau unity after losing and Waters sits on a farm labor committee under Labor Secretary James Mitchell. Keith is a current member of the Bureau Board of Directors from District Two.

DES Moines UPI Wayne Keith Burt Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Keith Howard Waters Danville Waters Farm Bureau E. Howard Hill Bureau Hill James Mitchell

Kennedys Lead After Second Round in Pinochle Marathon

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kennedy hold the net score lead at the end of the second round in the U's Men's Club pinochle marathon with 3,530 points. In second place are Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy McGraw with 3,280 points, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Crone at 2,770 and other couples with decreasing scores.

Charles Kennedy Kennedys LeRoy McGraw Francis Crone Verle Gallagher Floyd Blankenhorn Richard Hall

Kiwanis Club Hears About Senior Citizens

Cloud Willits and Rev. Walter Smith spoke at a Kiwanis meeting outlining the Senior Citizens group active at the YMCA. The program explained the group’s purposes and activities and noted it is open to all men aged 60 and over.

Cloud Willits Walter Smith Kiwanis Club YMCA

Soviet Says Berlin Occupation to Be Liquidated

Soviet ambassador Andrei Smirnov told Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn that Moscow would liquidate the occupation status of Berlin. The move would transfer Western Allied traffic control to East Germany, raising fears in West Berlin over possible Western withdrawal.

Berlin UPI Andrei Smirnov Konrad Adenauer Bonn Russia West Berlin West East Germany Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Smirnov Henrich von Brentano Adenauer East Germany

Western and Soviet Reach Space Cooperation Compromise

At the United Nations a Western bloc and 19 sponsors agreed to two main points of a Soviet compromise on space control. They accepted creating a permanent international space body and favored a smaller preparatory group, while keeping their own study committee wording and adding Haiti and Spain to the talks.

United Nations UPI United States U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Valerian A. Zorin Russia Zorin Soviet Union Britain France India United Arab Republic Sweden Argentina Czechoslovakia Poland Romania U.N Outer Space Haiti Spain West

Dr Fred Miller Describes World Trip At Local Meeting

Dr Fred Miller former Methodist pastor now in Waterloo spoke to the local Methodist Men at their first winter meeting. One hundred fifty five men attended the dinner in the church basement with Norman Schoonover presiding and Cloid Willits introducing the speaker. Miller shared engaging aspects of his year long world tour and offered serious observations from the group’s travels.

Fred Miller Methodist Church Waterloo Norman Schoonover Herb Osincup Cloid Willits

University to Build World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescope

The University of Illinois plans a giant radio telescope in a Danville area ravine, backed by federal funding and $233,000 from the Office of Naval Research. The 600 by 400 foot trough will use metal-plate reflectors to capture cosmic radio waves, operating day or night with minimal interference.

Chicago UPS University of Illinois Jodrell Bank England Illinois Office of Naval Research Danville George McVittie University

Mrs Earnest Lunow Dies After Seven Month Illness

Mrs. Earnest Lunow 58 of 1002 North Seventh Avenue died at 11 05 a m today after a seven month illness. Funeral services are set for 7 30 p m Friday at Jones Funeral Home and 1 30 p m Saturday at St Paul Lutheran Church Bennett Iowa with burial in Lowden Iowa. Survivors include her husband two sons John H Troop South Bend Indiana and Fred C Troop Centerville four grandchildren her mother two brothers Clarence and Glen and a sister Mrs Sarah Gentry of Trenton Missouri.

Earnest Lunow North Seventh Avenue Jones St. Paul Lutheran Church Bennett Walter Johannes Lowden Bessie A. Kincaid Trenton John Mary Kincaid Davenport Trinity Lutheran Church John H. Troop South Bend Ind Fred C. Troop Centerville Clarence Glen Sarah Gentry

Romulo Sees Iowa Farmer Tied To World Struggles

Des Moines UPI reports General Carlos P. Romulo, former UN General Assembly president, told the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convention that Iowa farmers are part of the global power struggle and must defend Formosa Strait allies. He warned against ceding Quemoy and Matsu to Red China and said proximity cannot dictate U.S. defense of Formosa. In a separate note, Phi Sigma Delta at C W Post College honors Walt Whitman by planting a garden representing eighty plant species mentioned in his works.

Des Moines UPI Carlos P. Romulo Romulo United Nations General Assembly Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Quemoy Matsu Formosa Straits China Alaska Russia United States Formosa Asia Soviet Russia Brookville N. Y Alpha Xi Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity C. W. Post College Walt Whitman Whitman

Plane and Train Collision At El Toro Marine Base

A Marine F4D Skyray fighter overshot a landing field and crashed onto a speeding Santa Fe train at El Toro California. The impact derailed two diesel engines and five cars while the plane exploded. The pilot suffered minor injuries. 130 passengers and five crew escaped unharmed. The train engineer described seeing a dust cloud before the crash. Charles Chaplin Jr faces alimony of 150 dollars per month to his estranged wife Susan Magness pending divorce.

EL Toro Marine Air Base Calif UPI W. M. Rider Philip M. Schmidt Santa Fe Los Angeles Charles Chaplin Jr Chaplin Jr Susan Magness

Jury Chooses Among Three Verdicts in Fugate Murder Trial

Lincoln Nebraska UPI The jury retired to decide if Caril Ann Fugate 15 should face first degree murder second degree murder or be acquitted in the slaying of Robert Jensen 17 Judge Harry A Spencer outlined the choices and potential penalties including life or death for first degree and 10 years to life for second degree The trial centers on Fugate's aiding and abetting Charles Starkweather during a rampage and jury instruction warned against sympathy as they observed by a small crowd of spectators and reporters.

Lincoln Neb UPI Caril Ann Fugate Robert Jensen Harry A. Spencer Caril Charles Starkweather Jensen Starkweather Spencer

Weather Summary for Park United Iowa

Iowa forecast from United Press International shows fair and colder tonight with lows 24 to 34. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday with a high near 52. Saturday to be partly cloudy and cooler.

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