Community Chest drive opens Monday in Washington
Community Chest volunteers led by Wendell Eden and Richard Peterson plan a residential campaign to raise funds for eleven organizations. Two kickoff meetings at the YMCA set 3 p.m. and 6 20 p.m. with skits and guidance on pledges and payroll donations.
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Algeria
Washington
Eden
Peterson
United Giving Agency
Robert Kennedy
Hairman
Caiting
Hey
Kennedy frames America on the march in Philadelphia rally
President Kennedy told a Democratic crowd in Conven ton Hall that America is on the march and praised Mayor Tate and Philadelphia leaders. The visit raised about 450000 for the party treasury as riots and race tensions shadowed Tate’s campaign and local issues.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Kennedy
America
Democratic Party
James H. J. Tate
Conventon Hall
Washington
Tate
William J. Green
D-Pa
People of
Pennsylvania
Green
David Lawrence
Joseph S. Clark
Richardson Dilworth
James McDermott
Partisan Convention Hall
U.S
Washington Citizens Call for City Manager and Open Reporting
A Citizens Party slate advocates electing a city manager, direct reporting to the Council, regular publication of council minutes, local purchasing favors for Washington merchants, safe school crossings, a fair cost method for city improvements, and keeping taxpayer burdens low. Also notes UPI report that meals away from home comprise about one quarter of food spending, per USDA economists.
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Washington
City of Washington
Rolla Thornton
Hubert Walker
John Baldrige
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economists Report
Wellman Girl Wins First Phase Of Senate Youth Contest
Wellman resident wEllLMan any Allen daughter of Mrs. Lee Allen wins the first phase of the Senate Youth Program contest. Sally is selected by the faculty to travel to Washington for a qualifying test and is the high scorer among area students. She advances to the state contest by writing an essay to Des Moines. The state winner will visit the United States Senate in Washington, D. C.
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Welllman
Allen
Lee Allen
Wellman
Senate
Sally
Washington
Des Moines
United States Senate
D.C
Snow and Drought Strain New England and Plains
Fresh snow dampens Maine search for five missing hikers while drought worsens from inland New England to Texas. Fires burn 3 000 acres in Ouachita Forest Oklahoma border area as 150 firefighters combat a 700 acre blaze near Columbus Ohio. Kentucky timber loss tops 250 000 dollars as 1 000 fires torch 53 785 acres. Weather notes indicate record dryness in Indianapolis for October.
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United Press International
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New England
Texas
Arkansas
Ouachita National Forest
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain States
Leadville
Colo
Lander
Wyo
Casper
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Almanac
Columbus
Ohio
Georgia
Wopsy Mountain
Altoona
New Hampshire
Vermont
Kentucky
H.W. Berckman
Indianapolis
Ind
Farm Tractor Collision Near Ainsworth Injures Driver
Oba Miller 23 of rural route one Ainsworth drove a corn laden tractor. James DeVarman 17 of Olds crashed head on. Both vehicles wrecked. Miller bruised hip. DeVarman and Harold Grant of Wayland treated for head cuts and hospitalized in good condition. No charges filed.
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Oba Miller
Ainsworth
James DeVarman
Olds
Washington County
DeYarman Auto
Miller
DeYarman
Harold Grant
Wayland
Soviet diplomats ordered out of the United States
Three Soviet U N diplomats were ordered to leave the United States within 48 hours after a State Department note accusing them of involvement in an espionage ring. The officials named were Yuri A. Romashin, Gleb A. Pavlov, and Vladimir Olenev, all connected to the Soviet mission in New York.
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Morocco
Tojay
Hassan I
Bamako
Mali
Ahmed Ben Bell
Hassan
Western Sahara
Ain Bechar
Ben Bella
Sahara
Algeran
Organization For African Unity
OAU
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
New York
U.N
State Department
Yuri A. Romashin
Gleb A
U S plans first major Europe withdrawal amid objections
Paris UPI reports the United States will pull back its first major combat unit in Europe, an armored cavalry regiment, sending home about 5,000 troops and signaling possible larger cuts. The move follows peak European strength of 268,000 during the Berlin crisis, with 35,000 already sent home and more withdrawals likely.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Europe
U.S
Berlin
Brother of Mrs Kent Dies From Farm Injuries Near Glenwood
James Sicher, 36, brother of Mrs Burton Kent of Washington, died early today from injuries received on his farm south of Glenwood yesterday afternoon. The funeral service will be held Saturday morning at Holy Rosary Catholic church in Glenwood.
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James Sicher
Burton Kent
Washington
Glenwood
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Confed counterfeit bills spread during trick or treat
Newton residents report Roy Hough a retired grocer handed out over 1500 in fake Confederate bills to about 100 costumed youngsters at his door on Halloween Each bill carried a penny taped to the back and the kids reportedly enjoyed the joke more than the pennies involved.
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United
Newton
UPI
Roy Hough
Hough
U S Helicopters Search Missing Advisers in Viet Nam
In Saigon a search led by forty five U S helicopters sought three U S military advisers missing after an ambush Tuesday. Two Army officers were believed wounded while the medical technician’s condition was unknown. Names held for relatives notification. Additionally UN observers left for Hue amid the Buddhist crisis.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Tnira
Lsted
United Nations
Viet Nam
Hue
Weather Iowa forecast clears tonight and Friday
United Press International reports clear to partly cloudy conditions in Iowa tonight and Friday. Frost or freezing temperatures expected in western and northern areas tonight with lows in the 20s to 30s and a Friday high in the 30s. Outlook for Saturday calls for generally fair and warmer weather.
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Iowa
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