Berlin Blockade Ends as Soviet Gate Closes and Withdraws
UPI reports a sudden deflation of crisis as Soviet armored units withdraw from Babelsberg near West Berlin. American trucks refused a Russian count, maintaining protest over control of lifeline routes. A 25-vehicle relief convoy arrived with 150 personnel to feed and supply stranded GIs.
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Washington
UPI
Berlin
West Berlin
U.S
Babelsberg
East Germany
U. S
United States
Kremlin
Britain
France
Sian
U. S. Army
Poisoning of Household Pets Investigated in Washington
City police probe weekend poisonings in a two block area of North Third and Fourth Streets. Four dogs and two cats died after ingesting strychnine since October 4, with the latest stomach sample sent to Iowa State University for analysis. Neighborhood safety concerns rise as investigations continue.
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North Third
Coin Club to Meet Here Monday Evening
Washington Coin Club members will meet at the fairgrounds on Monday October 14 at 7 30 p m This marks the end of the first year and officers will be elected during the evening Membership for the year reached 52 Dues may be mailed to Ethel Aller or left at Wilsons Clothing Store Washington
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Washington Coin Club
Fairgrounds
Ethel Aller
Keota
Wilson’s Clothing
Washington
Printmaking Talk and Demonstration at Public Library
Virginia Myers of the University of Iowa Art Department will give a talk and demonstration on The Art of Printmaking at the public library at 8:00 p.m. Monday. The event invites the public to view prints on display, including Miss Myers’ piece Helene. She will discuss materials and tools and answer questions before and after the talk.
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Virginia Myers
Art
University of Iowa
Miss Myers
Helene
Keota Youth Pinned Beneath His Tractor
Arthur Peck fourteen, son of Benny and Mrs Peck of Rural Route 1 Keota, was pinned under a tractor after it ran off a gravel road six miles north of Keota. Blinded by headlights an approaching car, he escaped serious injury after rescuers freed him from the wagon and tractor seat.
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Keota
Arthur Peck
Benny Peck
Peck
Exchange Spies Return From Russian Prisons
Two Americans released from Soviet custody arrive in New York City as part of a prisoner exchange. Father Walter Ciszek a Roman Catholic priest and Marvin Makinen a university graduate student land at Idlewild Airport after a London to New York flight. The swap for Ivan Egorov and his wife Aleksandra follows a 1962 precedent with Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers. Family reunions and potential attendance at a wedding mark the homecoming.
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New York
UPS
United States
Walter Ciszek
Siberia
Marvin W. Makinen
Ashburnham
Mass
Idlewild
Makinen
Father Ciszek
London
Shenandoah
William J. Makinen
Kathy
Carroll H. Arnold
Ciszek
Ivan Egorov
United Nations
Aleksandra
Washington
Rudolf Abel
Francis Gary Powers
Walter
Loretta Balzeuk
Hartford
Conn
Msgr
David J
Sophomore Float Wins in Homecoming Parade at Washington High
The sophomore class won first prize for a garbage truck replica float with the slogan Let’s Dump the Hounds during the homecoming parade at Washington High School. Second prize went to the junior class for a huge coin ad We Bet on the Demons. The Pep Club came in third with Sorry Charlie Only the Best Win.
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Washington High School
Charlie
Letter Club
Robin Buehgly
Joe McGraw
Traffic Check In Washington Issued 162 Faulty Equipment Tickets
Eight Iowa highway patrolmen and Washington city police conducted a Friday traffic check for about two hours. They issued 162 faulty equipment tickets, three memorandums, and seven summonses for drivers to appear in court.
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Iowa
Washington
Walter D Hunt 73 Dies After Short Illness in Fairfield
Walter D Hunt of Fairfield dies at 73 after a brief illness at Fairfield County hospital. Funeral at Weston Behner Funeral Home October 3 at 3 p.m. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by wife Hazel L Martin, daughter Rose Ann Tickford of Cedar Rapids, and three grandchildren. He worked for Dexter Company and was active in civic affairs. Married June 10 1915.
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Walter D. Hunt
Fairfield
Fairfield County Hospital
Weston Behner
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Hunt
Hazel L. Martin
Washington
Dexter Company
Rose Ann Tickford
Cedar Rapids
Vaiont Dam Disaster Devastates Italian Valley
In the Piave Valley at Vajont Italy rescuers from the United States and Italy search for victims after a massive dam collapse. Over 1 000 bodies recovered with up to 3 000 feared buried as towns wiped off map and survivors face food water scarcity and disease risks.
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Belluno
Italy
UPI
Piave Valley
U.S
Vajoni Dam
Sleeping Valley
Vajont
Valley
Codizzago
Longarone
Mrs Butterbaugh 72 Dies at Wellman
Mrs John Butterbaugh aged 72 died at her Wellman home Friday evening. Funeral Monday at 1 30 p m Powell Funeral Home Wellman Rev Ezra Shenk officiating. Burial Wassonville Cemetery. Born February 23 1891 Wassonville daughter of Perry and Frances Carr Whetstine. Married October 25 1916 to John Butterbaugh. Survived by husband four children and 15 grandchildren two great grandchildren.
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Wellman
John Butterbaugh
Powell
Ezra Shenk
Wassonville
Iowa Weather: Warm Weekend With Showers Likely
United Press International reports fair weather in Iowa through Sunday with warmer temperatures in the north tonight and Sunday. Lows in the upper 40s, highs in the 80s. Outlook for Monday shows partly cloudy skies, cooler conditions, and a few showers likely.
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Iowa
Oh For the Life of a Queen in Homecoming Parade
Queen and attendants ride in a convertible as Washington celebration begins. Robin appears in the parade with two young attendants away from the football game. Nancy Schlapkohl and James Cordes also featured. Photo by Dallas Kinney.
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Keota Friday
Northwestern Refining Co
St. Paul
Journal
Tom Eicher
Coin Club
State
D Department
Hart
Immaculate Conception Church
Westminster
Mrs. Butterbaugh
United Press International
Robin
Nancy Schlapkohl
James Cordes
Dallas Kinney
Jim Kauffman
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