Macmillan resigns as Home named to form new government
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan resigns and Foreign Secretary Lord Home is chosen to form a new administration after Conservative leaders failed to unite behind Hailsham or Butler. Queen Elizabeth II invited Home to form a government and he prepared to consult colleagues at Downing Street. Some party figures criticized the choice while Nigel Birch praised Home as the best for the job.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Home
Home
R.A
Rab
Butler
Lord Hail ‘Sham
Macmillan
Buckingham Palace
King Edward VII _ hospital
Lord
No. 10
Downing Street
Gerald Nabarro
Lord Hailsham
Nigel Birch
ADC reaches 175 county children in Des Moines area
Iowa state welfare data show Decatur County has the highest ADC ratio with one child in 15. Polk County reports 5,451 ADC recipients, about one in 17, and Washington County lists 175 children, one in 40. Other counties include Louisa one in 38 and Keokuk one in 105, among details for multiple counties.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Towa
State Department of Social Welfare
Decatur County
ADC
Plymouth County
Decatur
Plymouth
Colk County
Polk County
Washington County
Louisa County
Henry J County
Town County
Jefferson County
Breakfast series seeks Washington County residents participation
Washington area residents are reminded to reserve for a seven part breakfast series on What’s Happening in Washington County. Reservations must be made by noon Saturday with a $7 fee covering breakfast and materials. Registration available at the Extension Office or the Chamber of Commerce. Discussions focus on economic and social trends and their impact on local prosperity and growth.
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Washington Area
Waington County
Chamber of Commerce
Burglary Probe Expands Across Washington County
Police in Washington County continue tracking burglars after a string of break-ins. The most recent crime occurred at Welkona Turkey in Kalona, where suspects pried open the front door and robbed the safe, taking $200 in cash and $5 from a vending machine. Authorities seek leads and emphasize cooperation with the county sheriff.
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Washington County
Welkona
Turkey
Kalona
Jaycees Arrange Saturday Seat Belt Installations
Washington Jaycees have arranged with two local firms to install seat belts sold at cost starting at 1 p.m. Saturday in Central Park. Installations may occur at the Mace Car Lot on Washington or Mills Rambler Car Lot on North Second Avenue. Total cost, including installation, is 4.35 dollars.
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Washington Jaycees
Central Park
Jaycees
Mace
Washington
Mills Rambler
North Second Avenue
Reformation Program By Wash ington Church Choirs
Washington church choirs join to present a Reformation observance at the Methodist Church on Sunday October 27 at 8 p.m. The program blends Protestant hymns and organ music with brief pastor comments on Protestant heritage. Rehearsals are announced for Sunday 2 p.m. and Wednesday 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church and Sunday October 21 at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church.
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Washington
Vernon
Feuerhelm
William Stewart
Mes
Helscher
Methodist Church
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
British Pastor to Speak at Methodist Church in Washington
Dr Neville W Wright of Stoke on Trent England will conduct a Wesley Mission to America series at the Washington Methodist Church next week. He leads a group of 25 British Methodist ministers in the United States. Services run 730 p m Sunday through Thursday lasting one hour with special music from local choirs including Washington Brighton and Crawfordsville choirs.
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Neville W. Wright
Stoke-on-Trent
England
Washington
Methodist Church
Wright
United States
Wesley
America
Lloyd Latta
Washington Church
Washington Methodist
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Iowa plans tougher push on tax evaders enforcement
Iowa Tax Commission contemplates geographic and occupational enforcement to catch tax evaders. Commissioner Lynn T. Potter notes need for more staff and a strengthened data processing system to cross check state and federal returns. Interims call for study of collection methods and tighter procedures.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
Lynn T. Potter
D-Cresco
Commissio
Potter
Dema
Onder
Nis
X.T. Prentis
Mount Ayr
Iowa Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast
Iowa forecast shows mix of sun and clouds with mild conditions. Night lows range from mid 40s to around 50, highs near 70s to upper 80s, and rainfall light to moderate mainly in the east tonight and Tuesday or Wednesday overall. The pattern remains generally mild through midweek with no strong temperature swings expected.
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Iowa
Sutheast
Leaders in Kansas City Pinochle Marathon Round Two
Mrs. Bob Marie and Mr. Bob Marie lead the second round of the Knights of Columbus pinochle marathon in Kansas City. Top ten mixes include Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McIlure, Mr. and Mrs. George Horn, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ossman, Steven Wolfer and Steve, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marie Jr, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Marie, Pearl Casey and Whittaker, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hess ame Martha.
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Bob Marie
Knights of Columbus
Marvin McIclure
George Horn
Wilmer Kauffman
Harold Ossman
Steven Wolfer
Steve
Bill Marie Jr
Leo Marie
Pearl Casey
Whittaker
Howard Hessame
Martha
Julius Miller Rites Set at Wellman Mennonite Church
Funeral services for Julius Miller will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Wellman Mennonite Church with Rev. Noah Landis presiding. Burial will follow in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Miller was killed in California when struck by a car earlier this week.
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Wellman
Julius Miller
Wellman Mennonite Church
Noah Landis
Wellman Mennonite
Miller
California
Hopes fade for Algerian peace dispute settlement
Algier's government says M Hammed Yazid will seek UN involvement after deadlock in the Algeria Morocco border talks. Yazid will fly to Paris then New York. Moroccan Foreign Minister Balayfre vows to defend Morocco's claims before international bodies. Yazid expresses pessimism about an early settlement.
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Algiers
API
M’hammed Yazid
United Nations
Yazid
Paris
York
Casablanca
Ahmed Balayfre
Morocco
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Hassan
Sixteenth Anniversary at United Presbyterian Home
The sixteenth anniversary of the United Presbyterian Home of Washington was celebrated with a 10 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. program. Harvey Allbee of Muscatine opened the event as board president, with Rev. Vernon Elgin delivering the invocation and other clergy presenting remarks. Rev. John Simpson of Springfield, Illinois, spoke on vision and concern, noting rising elderly numbers and the home’s preparedness, as gifts were announced by treasurer Richard Stewart and prayers led by Rev. W. L. McIntyre.
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Mattie Black
United Presbyterian Home
T. T. McIntyre
McIntyre
Miss Black
Vernon Elgin
Journal
Dallas Kinney
United Presbyterian Home of Washington
Harvey Allbee
Muscatine
Marion Avenue
William Stewart
Helen Harvey
George Kerr
John Simpson
Springfield
Ilinois
Capital Funds Campaign
United States
Richard Stewart
W. L. McIntyre
Topeka
Kansas
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Illinois
Monmouth City
Western Stoneware Co
UPL
Neville Wright
Rentis
Prentis
Legislative Budget and Financial Control
H. Dwayne Wicker
Richard A. Stewart
K. C
U. P
Webster
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth
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