Prisoners End 14 Hour Sitdown at Stillwater Prison
More than 100 inmates at Stillwater Minnesota prison returned peacefully to their cells after a 14 hour sit down in the recreation yard. National Guard troops entered, searched prisoners, and guards found cookies and candy in pockets. Prison officials said most demands were reasonable and would be discussed with a prisoner committee.
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Minn
UPI
National Guard
Red Wing
Rochester
Ralph Tahash
Will C. Turnbladh
Turnbladh
Time-Life Promotes Charles B. Bear to Deputy Managing Director
Charles B. Bear, formerly associate publisher of Fortune and general manager of Architectural Forum, becomes deputy managing director of Time-Life International. A Washington Iowa native and Grinnell College graduate, Bear joined Time-Life in 1945 and has held key posts in Paris, New York, and Fortune. He served as a captain in the Air Force and sits on the Executive Committee of American Viewpoint, Inc.
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Washington
Iowa
Clayton Bear
Time-Life
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New York
Grinnell College
American Institute of Public Opinion
Air Force
American Viewpoint, Inc
Mother and Two Children Burned in Iowa Explosion
A Marshall County farm home explosion left Mrs Alfred Berry 25 and her son Roger 4 in critical condition with burns about 70 percent of their bodies. Her daughter Michel 22 months was serious. The blast occurred as she lit a gas burner in the basement while the children played nearby.
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University Hospitals
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Local stores to close for Labor Day
Washington merchants observe the Labor Day holiday by shutting stores during the day. Only a few shops stay open at usual holiday hours. The Evening Journal will publish at noon Monday. Texans produced 4,888,000 dollars from the spinach crop in 1959, more than carrots or sweet potatoes or peaches.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Three Iowans Die In Speeding Car Crash
Three young men from Emmetsburg were killed in a one car crash on Iowa Highway 3, three miles west of Hampton. James Kane 22 William Ryan 20 and Patrick Ryan 24 all died after the car failed a curve and slammed into a tree, Kane and William Ryan on impact and Patrick Ryan at a Hampton hospital later. The elder Ryan serves as Emmetsburg police chief.
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4 H Girls of County Win State Fair Awards
Washington County 4H members earned blue ribbons for demonstrations and record books at the state fair. Notables include Carolyn and Marilyn Timmins for yeast rolls, and multiple clubs such as Cedar Clippers and Hi Ores receiving blues for cookies bread and cakes.
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Cloverleaf
Louise Stout
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Patti Gerdes
Carol Donaldson
Linda Warner
Janet Canady
Linda Pence
Karen Yoder
Jolly
Carla Corp
Kathy Kloppfer
Clever Cleverettes
Keokuk Youth Gets Five Day Jail Term
Keokuk teenager James Andrew Wollam 17 was sentenced to five days in jail after pleading guilty to altering a driver license. He faces later Juvenile Court hearings on assault with intent to do great bodily harm false statement for liquor permit illegal liquor possession and license alteration. A hotel clerk reported he struck him with a clipboard over a room dispute. Judge Harry Grund criticized the youth over his plans for college and prospects.
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Des Moines
UPI
James Andrew Wollam
Keokuk
Wollam
One Killed One Hurt In Nevada Auto Crash
David Longenecker and Herbert Jaekel were in a sports car that ran off U S 30 near Nevada Iowa and plunged into a ditch. Longenecker died at the scene and Jaekel was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with cuts bruises and possible back injuries. Both men were returning to La Puente California to resume teaching in the Los Angeles Public School system.
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Nevada
UPI
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Syracuse
Ind
Herbert Jaekel
St. Louis
Story County Hospital
la Puente
Calif
Los Angeles
Retarded Children's Group Plans Meeting
Washington County's newly organized Association for Retarded Children will meet in the nurses' home here Wednesday September 7 at 7 30 p m. The constitution and bylaws are to be adopted at this meeting and plans for the coming year discussed. All parents teachers and other interested persons are urged to attend. Keith Proctor will conduct the meeting.
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Washington County
Association For Retarded Children
Nurses
Keith Proctor
President Signs Foreign Aid and Public Works Bills
President Eisenhower signs a 3.7 billion foreign aid bill enabling him to halt aid to Cuba or the Dominican Republic, plus a 3.9 billion public works bill funding 14 more water projects. He vetoed one subsidy bill for lead and zinc and approved a 4.3 billion bill for labor and health agencies.
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UPI
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Labor Day Highway Toll Tops Two Per Hour
Traffic deaths spiked as millions sought relief from heat over Labor Day weekend. An UPI tally at 11:25 am EDT reported 45 highway fatalities since Friday 6 p.m. local time, with 51 total deaths including drownings and misc. accidents. States tallying highest deaths included Pennsylvania nine, New York seven, California six. Iowa Kentucky and South Carolina three each.
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Bob Blecker
Georgia
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Castro Declares Cuba to Recognize Communist China
Fidel Castro announced Cuba would establish diplomatic relations with Communist China and break off ties with Nationalist China. He defended the move to 300,000 cheering Cubans in Havana and warned of nationalizing American firms while accepting Soviet military aid in case of U S aggression. He also denounced the San Jose declaration and threatened action at Guantanamo Bay.
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First Russian Plane Arrives in Congo Amid Katanga Tensions
In Elisabethville the Congo secessionist Katanga Province tightens airfield defenses as 13 Russian IL-14 aircraft arrive in Stanleyville to bolster Lumumba’s foes. Tshombe fears Lumumba could use them for a ground invasion, while UN and diplomats watch rising clashes in Manono Kabonga Bukama and Bakwanga with hundreds killed in the conflict.
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Khrushchev Arrives at U N With No Special Protocol
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will face standard U.S. rules at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He must observe 24 hour advance travel notices and restricted zones, with no anticipated White House invitation or formal talks planned.
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Baby Airlift To Berlin By Allies Defies Soviet Threats
Western Allies conducted a so called baby airlift into West Berlin defying East German border harassment and Soviet threats. East Germany denounced the flights as a misuse of air corridors and Ulbricht warned of a potential conflict over a separate peace with the East.
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UPI
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East Germany
Otto Winter
Soviet
Walter Ulbricht
Ulbricht
Mrs Ropes Indicted on Larceny Charges in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Mrs Sharlene Margie Ropes 38 wife of former Iowa Commerce Commissioner John M. Ropes indicted by a York County grand jury on grand larceny and receiving stolen goods. About $6000 worth of merchandise stolen from Des Moines stores seized at her home May 17. Indictments allege theft from Norman Cassiday Inc. and concealment of goods from Younker Brothers Inc. Her husband served as commerce commissioner 1952–58 and later in petroleum transport. She had been free on $2000 bond after municipal court denial of similar charges.
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UPI
Sharlene Margie Ropes
Iowa Commerce
John M. Ropes
York County
Norman Cassiday, Inc
Younker Brothers, Inc
Conrad
Ropes
Des Moines Driver Found Guilty Over Pedestrian Death
John Kious, 29, Des Moines, was convicted of failure to yield to a pedestrian in a fatal crash that claimed Mrs Margaret Moon as she crossed the street. He received 30 days in jail and was released on a $600 appeal bond after a left turn at a street intersection.
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Des Moines
UPI
John Kious
Kious
Luther T. Glanton
Margaret Moon
Death at State Fair prompts $225000 suit
The estate of Robert V. Tuttle of California files a $225,000 personal injury suit in Polk County District Court against Amusement Corporation of America Olson Shows. Tuttle, a concessionaire, died Aug. 25 from an electric shock believed caused by a trailer hitch during a thunderstorm and alleged negligence in handling cables and equipment.
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Robert V. Tuttle
Beach
Calif
Amusement Corporation of America
Olson
Polk County
Tuttle
Iowa Weather Outlook Fair to Partly Cloudy Weekend
United Press International reports Iowa will be fair to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of widely scattered thunder showers north tonight. Cooler north tonight, mostly east and north Sunday. Lows from 60s northwest to 70s northeast to lower 90s southwest. Monday outlook: fair to partly cloudy with no large temperature changes.
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