Hope to Continue Nuclear Tests In Laboratory
Government scientists seek to duplicate explosive effects in a pulse reactor to study defense against missiles while obeying the underground test ban. The Army seeks 2.1 million for construction at Aberdeen Proving Grounds with a 16 month completion target, rejecting New York state’s offer to build the reactor.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Army
House
U.S
Ed Minor
Ballistic Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Congress
Aberdeen
New York State
New York
Fannie Gilbert Leaves Farm to Baptist Church in Washington
Fannie E. Gilbert who died Thursday morning near Washington leaves a farm to the First Baptist Church of Washington. She earmarks 2000 to Rev. Richard Peterson and 1000 to Minnie E. Van Meter. Home and furnishings go to tenants Owain and Beatrice Johnson. After debts and expenses, the remainder is to be shared equally by the church and the Washington YMCA.
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First Baptist Church of Washington
Fannie E. Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Baptist Church
Richard Peterson
Minnie E. van Meter
Washington
Owain
Beatrice Johnson
Gilbert
Washington Ymca
Glenn Wenger Loses Arm in Farm Accident
Glenn Wenger 46 of near Wayland suffered the loss of his right arm when a corn chopper entangled his limb while clearing a clogged machine on his farm. His son Joseph aided him during the emergency before they rushed him to Washington County Hospital and then Mercy Hospital in Iowa City for surgery.
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Wayland
Glenn Wenger
Near Wayland
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Wenger
Washington
Joseph
Daniel
Washington County Hospital
Wayland Voters Back Four-Year City Terms in Special Election
Wayland residents approved extending mayor and council terms from two to four years in a special election held Wednesday. Of 46 voters, 33 supported the measure and 13 opposed it, changing the length of local terms.
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Wayland
U S Backs Down In Viet Nam Spat Over Diems Brother
UPI reports Washington has dropped demands that South Viet Namese President Ngo Dinh Diem remove his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu and his wife amid a Vietnam crisis. Officials say no contingency plans existed and Nhu stood firm while American confidence eroded.
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United States
Washington
Diem
Nhu
Waco District Hires Teacher of French
Waco school board hires Ellen Stock of Ames to teach French in Wayland and Crawfordsville junior high schools and one advanced class at Olds High School. She has taught at Diagonal and Harlan and will live in Wayland. Stock is a graduate of State College of Iowa and studied at Iowa State College.
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OLDS
Waco School Board
Ellen Stock
Ames
Wayland
Crawfordsville
Olds High School
Miss Stock
Diagonal
Harlan
State College of Iowa
Iowa State College
John W. Elliott Named Ainsworth Postmaster
John W. Elliott of Ainsworth was named one of 11 Iowa postmasters appointed today by President Kennedy. The appointments were sent to the Senate for confirmation. Elliott, a local grocer, previously ran as a Democratic candidate for state representative from Washington County.
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John W. Elliott
Ainsworth
Iowa
Kennedy
Senate
Elliott
Washington County
Waco Receives NDEA Grants for Science and Guidance
Waco School District has approval of National Defense Education Act applications in science and guidance. The district will receive $559.62 for science and $2,030.25 for guidance. Iowa Tests of Educational Development will be given to all Waco High School students September 12 and 13.
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Waco
Supt. Thomas
Sept. Thomas
Iowa
Hope for Contracts NFO Holds Feed Grains Action
The National Farmers Organization launches a hold action to withhold soybeans corn and grain sorghum from markets until contracts for higher prices are signed by processors. President Oren Lee Staley aims to sign 50 million bushels in two weeks and 200 million by harvest, with store and hold for old crop stocks.
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Corning
Iowa
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
NFC
NFL
Staley
Chicago
US student reports many Russians in Cuba
Dick Riemann a Yonkers New York 27 says Russians are widely present in Cuba living in a walled area in Regla near Havana. He describes fortified Havana with antiaircraft batteries atop hotels and poor food while noting limited contact with ordinary Cubans during seven weeks with 59 American students.
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New York
UPL
Castro
Cuba
Dick Riemann
Yonkers
N.Y
San Francisco Bay Area
Regla
Havana
Riemann
Goldwater Calls Cuban Missile Clause Key To Test Ban
Senator Barry Goldwater urged a Cuban withdrawal condition as a prerequisite to a nuclear test ban treaty. He said Russia must remove missiles and troops from Cuba before the pact takes effect, and backed an Eisenhower idea to reserve U S rights to use nuclear weapons in defense. He suggested he might oppose the treaty without the Cuban removal clause, while noting bipartisan support for ratification overall.
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Washington
UPI
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Russia
Cuba
GOP
Senate
Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Europe
Asia
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Aviation pioneer Major Reed retires after 20 years in service
Maj Hubert N Reed, longtime aviation pioneer and pilot for generals in the United States and Europe, retires after more than 20 years in uniform. He helped develop the first Army instrument course at Ft Sill and flew Berlin airlift missions in 1949 before a major Atlantic crossing in 1957. He now resides in Colorado Springs with family.
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Hubert N. Reed
Colorado
United States
Europe
Army Air Corps
Iowa
Atlantic
Goose Bay
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
Scotland
Germany
Reed
Army
Artillery School
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Major Reed
Berlin
Orin Wallace
Willus Greiner
Bernard
Francis Reed
Aztec Drive
Security Village
Colorado Springs
Colo
Boy begs for a knife sparks rescue at playground
In South Bend Indiana a 2 year old girl Michell Hoeppner hung from a clothesline on a playground slide. David Strickler and a truck driver freed her by leaping a fence and performing mouth to mouth resuscitation. Bobby Smith ages not listed told a worker he needed a knife to cut his sister down. She remained in fair condition at Memorial Hospital.
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South Bend
Ind
David Strickler
Bobby Smith
Bobby
Michelle Hoeppner
Strickler
Memorial Hospital
Toastmasters Trial Newscasting At Weekly Meeting
Bob Miller served as Toastmas ter at the regular Toastmasters Club gathering with Preston Harvey as table topics chairman. New member Rev. Al Bertke gave his Ice Breaker speech and members practiced news casting, recording, and evaluating the bulletins.
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Bob Miller
Toastmasters Club
Preston Harvey
al Bertke
Extension Directors Meeting Held in Washington Iowa
County extension directors from throughout this section of Iowa met in Washington at the YMCA for a day-long session. New soil testing techniques were discussed and demonstrated as part of one of four statewide gatherings.
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Iowa
Washington
YMCA
Police seal three Birmingham schools as riot rages
Birmingham police surrounded three desegregated schools at Gov. Wallace's request after rioting that killed one man and wounded several, with over 200 state troopers held back to avoid delaying schooling. The bombing of attorney Arthur Shores’s home sparked the unrest, while police struggled to restore order.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
George Wallace
Wallace
Birmingham School Board
West End
Ramsay High
Graymont
Ramsay
Arthur Shores
John D. Coley
Hutchcroft Speaks at FFA Meeting in Washington Schools
Ed Hutchcroft, director of curriculum in Washington Community district schools, spoke at the Future Farmers of America meeting Tuesday evening. Don Davis presided. Members discussed what to do with two boars and two gifts, voting to sell the older boat, with committee members named and changes made to the chapter program.
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Ed Hutchcroft
Washington
Future Farmers of America
Don Davis
Iowa Weather: Clear to Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in Iowa tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures in the north. Expect a few showers in extreme northwest Friday afternoon. Lows tonight 55 to 60, highs Friday in the 80s. Saturday looks for scattered showers and a cooler trend.
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