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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1963

Page

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Mikoyan says talks with Johnson satisfy Soviet leader

Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan told Washington he was very satisfied with discussions with President Johnson and briefed Premier Khrushchev. Soviet sources say Khrushchev wants a Johnson meeting soon, with Stockholm or another neutral capital as a possible site.

Moscow UPI Anastas Mikoyan Johnson Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Stockholm China Soviet Union Pacific United States Mikoyan Kennedy Dean Rusk Washington U. S Fay D. Kohler

Funeral Services Set for David R. Evans

Funeral services for David R. Evans a 22 year old University of Alabama student will be held at 2 30 p m Saturday November 30 in the Jones Funeral Home in Washington officiated by the Rev D E Brehmer Burial will be at Ainsworth Cemetery

David R. Evans University of Alabama Jones Funeral Ome Washington Neral D. E. Brehmer Ainsworth Cemetery

Phleger to head county drive for retarded children

John V. Phleger will chair the 1963 education and financial drive of the Washington County Retarded Children's Association. The campaign theme is A Helping Hand and aims to aid mentally impaired children toward self support. Phleger, superintendent of Washington Community Schools since 1959, will announce the campaign date soon.

John V. Phleger Washington County Retarded Children’s Association Earl Lowe Washington County The Retarded Children’s Association Phleger Washington Community Schools

Polio Vaccine Day Set By Washington Jaycees

The Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce and Washington County Medical Association announce an oral polio vaccine distribution on January 19, 1964. They ask families planning to participate to return the coupon with name and number in family to Vaccine Box 308, Washington Iowa.

Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce Washington County Medical Association Jaycees Washington Iowa

Ottumwa Boy s Work Secretary Richard L. Matthew

Richard L. Matthew has been named Boys Work Secretary of the Ottumwa YMCA. A 23 year old native of Ottumwa, he recently completed US Army training at Fort Leonard Wood and will arrive in Washington Monday to assume duties. He succeeds Tom McSpadden who left after resigning. Matthew is a Parsons College graduate with extensive local YMCA experience and Jaycee and church involvement.

Richard L. Matthew Washington YMCA Mr. Matthew Ottumwa United States Army Fort Leonard Wood Parsons College Tom McSpadden Matthew McSpadden Ottumwa Y Camp Arrowhead The Christian Church Jaycees Red Cross

Shafi Reapportionment Plan Detailed for Iowa Referendum

The text presents the complete Shafi Reapportionment Plan for Iowa voters in a special referendum on December 3. It proposes a constitutional amendment redefining Senate structure to 58 members, with redistricting by lot to nearly balance two year cycle elections and rules to manage terms if districts shrink or shift.

Des Moines UPI Senate Iowa

Cape Kennedy renamed to honor Kennedy for lunar program

President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral will be renamed Cape Kennedy and that Launch Station 1 at Cape Kennedy Space Center will bear John F. Kennedy. The move honors Kennedy and his push to reach the moon by 1970 with Florida cooperation.

Washington UPI U. S Cape Kennedy Johnson Cape Canaveral Kennedy Atlantic Missile Range NASA Launch Operation Center Florida John F. Kennedy Space Center Cape U.S District of Columbia Stadium Hugh L. Carey D-N.y Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts Carey

Johnson urges military to honor economy pledge

President Johnson told the Joint Chiefs of Staff he expects adherence to his economy pledge to Congress that the government must get a dollar's value for a dollar spent. Andrew T. Hatcher said Johnson did not seek changes in current operating procedures and met Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and the other military leaders to discuss international and domestic affairs. He began the day with an intelligence briefing from McGeorge Bundy, which will become a daily event.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress White House Joint Chiefs of Staff Andrew T. Hatcher Maxwell D. Taylor Joint Chiefs Bundy McGeorge Bundy John F. Kennedy Defense Robert S. McNamara Central International Agency John A. McCone Secretary of Dean Rusk Lawrence O’brien Myer Feldman House John W. McCormack Senate Mike Mansfield Wilkins Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Hatcher West Berlin McNamara Kennedy

Soviet to Resume Space Rocket Tests in Pacific

The Tass news agency said the Soviet Union will restart multi stage rocket tests in the Pacific next Monday through Jan. 25. The area lies about 800 miles northwest of Midway Island and 600 miles south of Johnston Island, with ships and aircraft asked to avoid the zones.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Pacific Tass Midway Island Johnston Island

Bill Joneses Lead Pinochle Marathon at West Chester

The Bill Joneses top the Y's Men’s Pinochle marathon with 4410 points, followed by Charles Kennedy and John Young in second and third with 4210 and 3450 respectively. Other top ten standings list Horn, Klopfenstein, Connelly, McCreedy, Conner, Sojka, and Combs. In West Chester Laura MacLachlan will speak at the Thankoffering service on Sunday at 10 30 a m.

Bill Jones Charles Kennedy John Young George Horn Harold Klopfenstein Dale Connelly M. L. McCreedy Ed Conner Franklin Sojka John Combs Westchester Laura MacLachlan United Presbyterian Home In Washington West Chester Methodist Church

Newton Illinois taps cyanide free water after emergency

Newton residents had been using river water polluted by cyanide from a furniture factory. Volunteers completed a 300 foot pipe link to two new wells feeding the main reservoir, delivering 300 gallons a minute of clear water. Mayor Henry I Brown announced the new supply and reduced chlorine use.

Newton Embarass Kickapoo Mattoon

Thousands Visit Kennedy Grave at Arlington National Cemetery

Mourners in the tens of thousands file to President Kennedy’s grave at Arlington as Jacqueline Kennedy and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill visit. Long lines form before gates open and the hillside becomes brown and muddy from the crowds. Mrs Kennedy prays at the tomb and views the Potomac, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Capitol Dome from the hilltop.

Arlington National Cemetery UPI Virginia Kennedy Robert E. Lee Jacqueline Kennedy Hyannis Port Mass

Six young Castro Communists hijack Venezuelan airliner

Six teenage hijackers and a girl calling herself Major Olga faced possible trial after forcing a Venezuelan airliner to Bolivar City then surrendering to authorities in Trinidad. They were flown back to Caracas under military guard for questioning. Edwin Richards, the sole American passenger, said the group boasted they were members of a Communist terror organization.

Caracas UPI Bolivar City Olga Venezuela Trinidad Eric Williams Romulo Betancourt Betancourt

Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International

Iowa will be partly cloudy tonight with generally fair conditions on Saturday. It will be a little warmer, with lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s north to 50s south. The five day forecast shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal, with little precipitation aside from light rain east Monday.

United Press International Iowa

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