Goldwater Gains Ground Over Rockefeller in 1964 Nomination Race
The Harris survey shows Barry Goldwater leading Nelson Rockefeller by 17 points among GOP and independent voters in national preference. Goldwater leads in the Midwest South and Far West, while Rockefeller is strongest in the East. Romney could overtake Rockefeller in rankings if current trends continue.
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Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Arizona
New York
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Midwest
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
Florida
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Oregon
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
GOP
Romney
Morton Scranton
Hatfield
Romney Morton
Scranton
Mrs Walter L Jones Dies Suddenly at 70 in Washington County
Mrs Walter L Jones, 70, of route one Washington, died suddenly October 6 1963 at Washington County Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Arthur Peters officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. VFW Auxiliary to attend funeral. Survivors include husband, daughter Mary Hayes, two grandsons, two brothers Frank and Joe Podaris, sister Mrs D A Newbury.
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Walter L. Jones
Route One
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones
Arthur Peters
Elm Grove Cemetery
VFW
Anna Barbara Podarill
Washington County
Charles
Mollie Kindl Podaril
Louisa County
Frank
Joe Podaris
Columbus Junction
D.A. Newbury
Bristow
Iowa
Farm Buildings Burn Near Columbus Jct
Fire destroyed three buildings and much equipment on the Everett Piper farm two miles southwest of Columbus City. Columbus Junction firemen answered the 7 30 p m call. A garage with a car inside a machine shed a corn picker and a third shed were wrecked with other equipment damaged. Cause was not determined.
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Columbus Junction
Everett Piper
Columbus City
Nine Die In Iowa Weekend Traffic Fatalities
Weekend traffic toll in Iowa rises to nine with two triple fatality crashes. Victims include Paul Berger, 41, and his son John, 15, from Ventura and Thomas Youngworth, 20, of Wesley in a fiery car truck collision. Other deaths: Mrs. Keith Lawin, 34, Sioux City. Riley Hollingsworth, 61, Perry. Mrs. Jennie Kiner, Woodward. Mrs. Francis Christensen, 39, Denison. Charles Anderson, 23, Ridgeway. A 2C William Smith, 21, Louisville. and area crash victims near Denison and Waverly.
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Ventura
Paul J. Berger
John
Thomas Youngworth
Wesley
Lake View
Keith Lawin
Sioux City
Riley G. Hollingsworth
Perry
Jennie Kiner
Woodward
Francis Christensen
Denison
Charles Anderson
Ridgeway
William Smith
Louisville
Christensen
Illinois Central
Cuba Braces as Flora Stalls Over Eastern Province
Hurricane Flora drifts slowly northward and stalls over flooded eastern Cuba. Fidel Castro travels to Santa Clara to oversee relief as crops and poultry suffer massive damage and rice cotton and corn losses are reported across the island.
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UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Miami Weather Bureau
Camaguey
Bay of Guacanayabo
Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
Agrarian Reform Institute
Havana
Rodriguez
Phil Little Dies In Moline On Saturday
Phil Little 59, a former Washington resident and meat cutter, died Saturday in Moline. He was born here to Mr and Mrs Tom Little and survived by his mother in Moline and four half siblings in Rock Island Br author ton Des Moines and Texas. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Esterdahl Funeral Home in Moline with burial in the local cemetery.
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Phil Little
Washington
Moline
Mr. Little
Tom Little
Donald
Rock Island
Clyde
Brighton
Nina May
Louise
Des Moines
Edith
Texas
Esterdahl
Chinese Interpreter Seeks Asylum From Soviet Embassy
Tokyo reports an interpreter for a Chinese scientific delegation climbed the Soviet Embassy wall before dawn and sought political asylum. Chou Hong-ching, 44, identified by the Japanese Foreign Office, arrived with the delegation for an oil pressure machinery conference.
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Tokyo
UPI
Chou Hong-ching
Chou
Peking Industrial University
Peking
Moscow
Chou Hising-pu
London
China
Streamlined radar traps deployed by Iowa Patrol
Iowa Highway Patrol introduces compact one man radar units installed inside patrol cars. The devices detect vehicles two miles away on highways and one mile for cars, with an antenna resembling a chrome spotlight. Each of 14 districts now has a unit costing about $1000, and motorists are warned that signal gadgets won’t foil the system.
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DES Moines
SDPR
Iowa Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
T. R. Mikesch
Mikesch
Iowa Print Group exhibit to open at Washington library
A traveling exhibit by the Iowa Print Group arrives at the Washington public library for a two week run in the second floor gallery. Thirty seven intaglio prints by Iowa artists connected with Mauricio Lasansky’s University of Iowa studio will be shown daily from 1 to 3 PM and 7 to 9 PM.
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Washington Public Library
Mauricio Lasansky
University of Iowa
John Paul Jones
Des Moines Art Center
Professor Lasansky
Space exploration gets $5.1 billion from House panel
The House Appropriations Committee approved a record 5.1 billion for space exploration, amid warnings of Soviet threats and a moon mission. The panel trimmed the Kennedy plan by 612 million from his request and cut shelter programs while approving a 13 billion bill for 26 independent federal offices and agencies.
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UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Russia
Congress
Kennedy
Appropriations Committee
Initiation for Washington F.F.A.
The Washington F.F.A. held its monthly meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 Initiated as incoming green hands were Larry Applegate John Kleese Bill Lowe Steve Palmer Tom Pacha Jim Peiffer Larry Robertson Tom Waters and Ronnie Wehr Advancing from greenhands to chapter farmers were Tom Duensing Dean Lins Melvin Liska Ron McAvoy Gary Scheeler and Jim Witthoft The work program was presented to the chapter by Ron Freyenburger Discussion centered around the F F A Swine Chain for which the chapter recently purchased a boar and gift The members played dodgeball for recreation and refreshments were served.
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Washington F.F.A
Larry Applegate
John Kleese
Bill Lowe
Steve Palmer
Tom Pacha
Jim Peiffer
Larry Robertson
Tom Waters
Ronnie Wehr
Tom Duensing
Dean Lins
Melvin Liska
Ron McAvoy
Gary Scheeler
Jim Witthoft
Ron Freyenburg
Tighten Controls Around Algiers
Troops loyal to Premier Ahmed Ben Bella seal roads around the Berber rebel stronghold near Algiers in a bid to crush the week-old uprising. Clashes have left a rebel and six loyalists captured as Ben Bella weighs force to end the conflict.
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UPI
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Ben Bella
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Medea
Michelet
Berroughia
Boufarik
Robert Lee Jacobs Dies in Wellman Rites Set
Robert Lee Jacobs died Saturday afternoon October 5 in Veterans Hospital Iowa City after a two month stay. Funeral services will be Tuesday October 8 at 2 p.m. at Asbury Methodist Church Wellman with military rites at Wellman cemetery. Born May 23 1921 in Humeston to Harry and Ruby Jacobs he moved to Wellman at age five. He married Rolene Miller August 18 1941 and was a member of the American Legion and Asbury Church. Survivors include his wife two sons Robert Dean and James Lee both of Wellman his parents a brother Larry Dean and a sister Betty Kemp of Wellman.
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Wellman
Robert Lee Jacobs
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Asbury Methodist Church
Earl Josten
Wellman Cemetery
Mr. Jacobs
Humeston
Harry and
Ruby Townsend Jacobs
Rolene Miller
American Legion
Robert Dean
James Lee
Larry Dean
Russell
Betty) Kemp
Dance Class Starts At Y Next Monday Night
Washington YMCA postpones opening of new dance lesson series to Monday evening October 14. Bob Gillesby, secretary, says reservations remain open for both beginners and advanced classes.
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Washington
YMCA
Bob Gillesby
Officers Elected By Classes at Waco
Waco High School announces annual class officers by year. Seniors name Wesley Boshart president and Sandy Madden vice president with Janice Reschly as secretary treasurer. Juniors select Jim Roth president and Sue Wickham as vice president with Janice Carlson secretary and Jim Henss treasurer. Sophomores choose Ed Olson president and Ron Boshart vice president with Jennie Abrahamson secretary and Steve Sinn treasurer. Freshmen elect Kenneth Madden president Dave Clark as vice president with Steve Sinn as secretary treasurer.
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OLDS
Waco High School
Wesley Boshart
Sandy Madden
Janice Reschly
Jim Roth
Sue Wickham
Janice Carlson
Jim Henss
Ed Olson
Ron Boshart
Jennie Abrahamson
Kenneth Madden
Dave Clark
Steve Sinn
Iowa Weather Outlook Five-Day Forecast
United Press International reports generally fair weather for Iowa with cooler nights in the 40s to 50s and highs in the 70s on Tuesday. Wednesday looks warmer and mostly fair. Temperatures over the five days will run 5 to 8 degrees above normal, with a midweek warm spell and a catch of cooler Thursday and Friday, then another warm weekend. minimal rain is expected.
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Iowa
Bride Wears Black Leather in Neo Nazi Nuptials
London witnessed a controversial ceremony as Colin Jordan of Britain's National Socialist Movement married Francoise Dior. Outside, 400 demonstrators jeered while police restrained clashes. inside, the couple pledged Aryan descent and racial fitness, marked by Nazi symbols and the Horst Wessel Song.
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UPI
Horst Wessel
Colin Jordan
Fuehrer
National Socialist Movement
Francoise Dior
Christian Dior
Jordan
Jordan Re
Coventry
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
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