Washington County opens worship and recreational center
About 300 visitors attended the open house at the Washington County Home Sunday, touring the new worship and recreational center. The facility, formerly a rural school, is funded by local donations organized by the Washington Kiwanis Club and dedicated with a ceremony led by county officials and church representatives.
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Keith Proctor
Washington County
Washington Kiwanis Club
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Demos Split Funds As Hughes Trails Erbe In Iowa Poll
A private Des Moines poll shows Democrat Harold Hughes trailing Republican incumbent Norman Erbe by a small margin with two weeks to go. The party will allocate 60 percent of last minute funds to Hughes while 40 percent goes to E. B. Smith. Hickenlooper leads Smith in Senate polling. Dem leaders report Erbe at 48 percent and Hughes at 44 with the rest undecided. The party faces a $44,000 red balance though activity may intensify with newspaper ads and radio TV spots. About 1,250 attended the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner boosting donations for late campaigning.
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Hickenlooper
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Party Workers
Central Committee
Bank robbery sparks fatal chase near Altoona Iowa
A bank burglary at Altoona triggers a 110 mile an hour chase. One man, Paul Smith, was killed when the suspect car crashed east of the scene. Harry Smith and Anthony Walters were hospitalized with injuries. Police seek a fourth suspect, George Ruben of Chicago.
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UPI
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Westmount
Harry Smith
Chicago
Anthony Walters
Aurora
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McCleery Cumming Calendar Corp Names New VP
Carl Dallmeyer was named vice president of the McCleery Cumming Calendar Corporation to fill the vacancy created by the death of Harold Cumming. President Richard H. McCleery announced Harold Cunningham and J. E. Mc Quaid as departmental vice presidents and elected Robert Nicola to the board with Nicola also serving as treasurer.
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McCleery- Cumming Calendar Corporation
Harold Cumming
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Harold Cunningham
J. E. Mc.Quaid
Robert Nicola
Nicola
Eleven Are Killed On Iowa Highways
Weekend traffic toll rises as a two car crash near Salix claims five lives. Iowa reports 11 fatalities across the state since Friday evening with a 1962 toll now at 473.
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Iowa
Salix
India fights Chinese invasion as Nehru calls war footing
Nation reports Chinese troops penetrating five miles into Indian territory near the McMahon Line with tanks for the first time. Nehru urges rapid wartime production, unity, and national savings bonds while officials warn of heavy casualties and potential further offensives along Ladakh and Kibitoo.
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India
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George Carl Replogle Dies at 60 in Stockport Rites Planned
George Carl Replogle 60 died Saturday afternoon at Van Buren Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Burch Funeral Home Birmingham with Rev. Charles Kerestly officiating. Born June 18 1902 in Wapello County he was the son of Roll and Lillie Smith Replogle. Survived by wife Muriel Gregg son Cecil Cincinnati Ohio daughter Beatrice Huston Winfield mother Lillie Replogle Ames two grandsons half brother William Logan Camanche two half sisters Leona Braden Fairfield Zona Roberts Ottumwa.
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Birmingham
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Wapello County
Roll and
Lillie Smith Replogle
Muriel Gregg
Cecil
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beatrice Huston
Winfield
Lillie Replogie
Ames
William Logan
Camanche
Leona Braden
Fairfield
Zona Roberts
Ottumwa
Caribbean Navy Exercises Cancelled In Vieques Maneuver
The Defense Department announced the cancellation of a Caribbean amphibious exercise in Vieques Island near Puerto Rico. More than 6,000 Marines were to participate alongside 40 ships and over 20,000 Navy and Marine personnel, but ships were scattered by a hurricane and the landings were called off.
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U.S
White House
Defense Department
Vieques
Bob Wilson
Calif
Hickenlooper Recalled to Washington For Urgent Meeting
Iowa Senator Bourke Hickenlooper was recalled to Washington DC for an urgent meeting with President Kennedy and advisors. He will not attend the Washington County Republican dinner. Fred Schwengel Evan Hultman and Bill Tyson will speak. Dinner remains set for 6 30 pm at the Washington Country Club.
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Bill Tyson
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Rockefeller Rejects Pledge to Serve Full Term
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller refused to pledge a full four year term if re elected, saying he could not guarantee he would complete it. The race against Robert Morgenthau centers on questions of using office as a stepping stone to the White House. Rockefeller remains favored in a tight gubernatorial contest as national attention focuses on the campaign season across the country.
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Kennedy to Address Nation on Urgent Foreign Crisis
President Kennedy summoned top congressional leaders to Washington and planned a 6 p.m. CDT television address on an international emergency of high national importance. Defense officials canceled a major Navy Marine drill off Puerto Rico due to ships being scattered by a hurricane.
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Public Invited To Wick Dance Recital
The public is invited to attend a Wick School of Dance recital Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the new junior high building. Dancers from 20 surrounding towns and Washington pupils appear in a Hap py Holidays themed program with tickets at the door.
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Washington
Tarkio Alumni Will Meet Here Thursday
Tarkio College alumni students and friends will gather in Fulton Hall Parlors at the United Presbyterian Home Thursday at 7 p.m. Dr William H Schechter president will speak on recent developments and future plans. All Tarkio alumni and friends in the Washington area are urged to attend.
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Washington Area
Iowa Weather: Clear to partly cloudy and much cooler
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with a sharp drop in temperatures. Frost or light freeze is possible west and north, with lows 28 to 32 in the northwest and middle 30s elsewhere, Tuesday highs in the 50s, and a generally cool pattern continuing into Wednesday.
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