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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1962

Page

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UN Again Rejects Red China Bid at General Assembly

The General Assembly failed to seat Peiping with 56 votes for Chiang Kai-shek and 42 for Peiping, 12 abstentions. Britain and allies split on recognizing the Nationalists while India supported Peiping amid the China border war. Several nations joined the Soviet bloc in backing Moscow’s demand, with abstentions from Austria and others.

United Nations UPI General Assembly Russia Chiang Kai-shek Brazzaville Britain Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Pakistan India Pei-ping Sia Peiping Afghanistan Algeria Burma Burundi Cambodia Ceylon Cuba Ethiopia Loos Mali Morocco Nepal Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Syria Tanganyika Tunisia Uganda United Arab Republic Yugoslavia China Formosa Taiwan Yemen Austria Cyprus Iceland Israel Lebanon Malaya Netherlands Nigeria Portugal Macao Togo Trinidad and Tobago

Propagandists Pushing Cuban Support Amid Crisis

Castro regime accelerates propaganda pushing for broad backing at home and abroad as Soviet Cuba missile bases issue looms. Raul Castro vows continued Latin American agitation while Latin leaders and exiles weigh Kennedy policy and OAS actions.

Raul Castro Fidel Cuba Caracas Castro U.S Washington U.S. State Department

Seniors Open Sale of Tickets to Class Play

Washington High School seniors began selling tickets for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court to be staged November 15 and 16. Director Daryl Schultz says set and costumes are nearly ready as work continues this week.

Washington High School Daryl Schultz Mark Twain Will Rogers Bing Crosby John G. Fuller King Arthur Phillips Drug Store

Civil Defense Classes For Teachers Begun Here

The state education department will hold a trio of five hour Civil Defense classes for local county teachers at the new junior high building. First session starts November 15 at 4 p.m under instruction by M. M. Dockendorff. The program aims to certify teachers as civil defense instructors and later offer 12 hour public courses.

Education Department Dwight Bode M. M. Dockendorff C.J. Johnston State Department of Public Instruction

Dads Night Friday at Case Field Washington Centerville

Fathers of Demon football players will be honored at the annual event Friday night. Dads will be introduced during half time of the Washington Centerville game at Case Field with a 7 30 p m kickoff.

Washington Centerville Case Field

Mrs. Perry Woods Dies at 96 in Washington

Mrs. Perry Woods, 96, longtime Washington resident, died Monday October 29, 1962 at 2 30 p m after about two years illness. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at Jones Funeral Chapel with Rev Lloyd Latta. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. VFW Auxiliary to attend services. Survivors include two daughters Mrs A N Dayton and Mrs Willard Gray, three sons Ralph Claude and Howard Woods, one sister Helen Nash, 22 grandchildren 48 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Four children preceded her in death.

Perry Woods Washington Jones Funeral Chapel Lloyd Latta Elm Grove Cemetery VFW Jones Funeral Home A.N. Dayton Moline Willard Gray Ralph and Claude Woods Howard Gary Ind Helen Nash

Hog Cholera Quarantine Placed on County Farm Herd

The state veterinarian quarantines a Washington Township hog herd southeast of Washington due to suspected hog cholera. This follows three prior quarantines in the county this year. the 21 day condition after symptoms vanish is noted. Farmers are urged to sanitize and control vehicle movement and vaccinate unvaccinated hogs.

Washington County Washington Township Washington Mr. Frier

Halloween Party At YMCA Draws About 300 Youths

About 300 youngsters are expected for the Halo ween parade and party at the YMCA in Washington Wednesday evening. The event features a preschool parade at 6 p m around the square, costume judging, pumpkin face contest, songs, movies, and a free junior high dance with the Dick Ballard Band. Local civic groups co sponsor the program including Rotary Kiwanis Ys Men Jaycees YMCA and YWCA. In Dodge City Kansas a cemetery wedding took place at Boot Hill Cemetery with Max Engroff 55 and Tommie Edwards 45 tying the knot beneath the hangman's noose as a Halloween season novelty.

YMCA Washington Max Engroff Tommie Edwards Dodge City Boot Hill

Washington merchants back year two of Christmas decor program

Washington Chamber of Commerce launches the second year of a three year funding plan for holiday decorations. Tom Duncan chairs the decorating committee as wiring checks and inventory proceed. Merchants pledged three year gifts last year and many already paid 1962 installments. Bill German and Cub Lehrer prepare decorations for late next month as pledge drive continues.

Washington Tom Duncan Chamber of Commerce Committee Bill German Cub Lehrer Chamber

India claims halt in Chinese invasion and launches limits push

Indian forces halted the Chinese drive on the eastern front and opened a limited offensive in the North East Frontier Agency. General Thapar pledged needed firepower and a resumed offensive as Nehru sought arms from the United States Britain Canada and France. India reported 2000 to 2500 dead or missing on its side with heavier Chinese losses.

New Delhi India UPI North East Frontier Agency Himalayan Jang P.N. Thapar Jawaharlal Nehru United States Britain London Royal Air Force Nehru France Canada U.S Thaper Ladakh Peiping Red China

Disturbances at Mississippi U Rock Campus Over Meredith

At the University of Mississippi in Oxford students shouted Yankees go home and hurled bottles eggs and firecrackers at guards protecting Negro student James H Meredith. The unrest began in the cafeteria and spread to Merediths dormitory Baxter Hall with no injuries or arrests reported.

Oxford Miss UPI University of Mississippi Soldier Guards James H. Meredith Meredith Baxter Hall

Priest shoots burglar in church rectory standoff

In Chicago a Roman Catholic priest, Rev Stephen O'Donnell 49, shot a knife-wielding burglar who entered St Patrick's Church rectory. The housekeeper Betty Walsh 36 died. cook Peggy Walsh 44 injured. burglar Larry Vernon 22 from San Antonio Texas captured after the attack.

Chicago UPS Stephen O'Donnell St. Patrick's Church Father O'Donnell Betty Walsh Peggy Larry Vernon San Antonio Tex

Burial at Cambrian for Henry E. Plett

Funeral services for Henry E. Plett aged 47 of Muscatine will be at First Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial follows in Cambrian Cemetery southwest of Columbus City. Plett died Sunday in the Veterans Hospital at Iowa City. Survived by his wife Dorothy Davis of the Cotter community.

Columbus Junction Henry E. Plett Muscatine First Presbyterian Church Cambrian Cemetery Columbus City Plett Veterans Hospital Iowa City Dorothy Davis Cotter

Two Day Lifting Of Cuban Blockade And Surveillance

The United States lifted its naval blockade of Cuba and halted aerial surveillance for 48 hours at the request of Acting UN Secretary General Thant. The pause aligns with Thant’s visit to Havana to arrange for dismantling Soviet missile bases and U Thant’s party works with Fidel Castro on UN observers access.

Miami UPI Soviet Union Havana United States Cuba Fidel Castro Russia Castro U.S Guantanamo Washington U.N U Than Thant Defense Arthur Sylvester Sylvester Nikita Khrushchev Cuban Washington Star Kennedy National Security Council NSC Defense Department Black Sea United Nations Hemisphere Caribbean New York Vasily V. Kuznetsov Adlai FE. Stevenson Kuznetsov Stevenson Khrushchev Suday

Weather by United Press International Iown

Fair in the west with cloudiness in the east through Wednesday. Colder in the northwest and north central tonight. Northerly winds moderate to strong tonight. Lows around 35 north to 4 south. Wednesday highs in the low 60s. Thursday outlook calls for fair but cold early morning with milder daytime temperatures.

United Press International

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