Students Defy Travel Ban in Heated House Hearing
Washington upi Two days of stormy congressional hearings focused on whether peacetime government can restrict where U S citizens may travel abroad. Four travelers linked to an unauthorized Cuba trip testified while a Nazi attacker briefly assaulted a witness, drawing charges and hospital care. The House Un American Activities Committee hears the issue as Rep Edward Willis presses a bill to clarify law, with no action yet.
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Washington
UPI
House Committee On UN American Activities
Congress
U.S
Cuba
American Nazis Party
Morton Slater
New York
Slater
Yvonne Bond
Oakland
Calif
Edward Lemansky
Brooklyn
Albert Maher
Houston
Tex
Maher
Progressive Labor Movement
House Committee
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Miller opens campaign attack in Lockport rally
UPI reports Rep. William E. Miller formally began his 50 state bid for vice president in Lockport New York with a blistering takedown of Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey. Joined by Barry Goldwater, Miller ridiculed Humphrey and Johnson while condemning ADA as subverting government toward a socialist model. The piece notes a local timing: Crawfordsville council votes to return to Standard Time starting 1 a.m. Monday Sept 7.
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Lockport
N.Y
UPI
William E. Miller
R-N.y
Hubert H. Humphrey
Miller
Barry M. Goldwater
Bill Miller
Fairgrounds
New York City
Humphrey
Atlantic City
N.J
Goldwater
Senate
Sen. Goldwater
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Bobby Baker
Crawfordsville
Kalona postmaster Chet Walker dies after surgery
Kalona postmaster Chet Walker 57 longtime resident and city official died Friday at University Hospital Iowa City after open heart surgery. Funeral Monday 10 a m Holy Trinity Catholic Church Richmond with burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation after 7 p m today at Petersims Kalona with prayer service 7:30 p m Sunday. Walker born Oct 3 1906 near Mediapolis and married Catherine Friese in 1930. He served as postmaster since 1933 and held Rotary and foresters memberships. He survived by widow three daughters two sons two sisters and four brothers.
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Kalona
Herman
Chet) Walker
University Hospital
Iowa City
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
William Snell
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Peterseim Funeral Home
Peterseims
Mr. Walker
Mediapolis
J. Ed
Nellie Welch Walker
Kingston
Catherine Viola Friese
Rotary Club
Catholic Order of Foresters
National Association of Postmasters
Frances Walker
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Mike Brenneman
Myron Jones
Tom
el Paso
Texas
Patrick
Harlan Dare
Grinnell
Roger Rebo
Mt. Pleasant
Leo
Burlington
Howard
Wellman
Lloyd
Washington
Floyd
Jury clears two Klansmen in Georgia slaying case
A Georgia jury acquitted Joseph Howard Sims and Cecil William Myers of the night slaying of Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn in a rural highway incident. Despite acquittal they remain jailed on federal civil rights charges with up to five years and ten thousand dollars fine, while other Klansmen face related federal counts.
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Danielsville
UPI
Washington, D.C
Georgia
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil William Myers
Sims
Carey Skelton
Lemuel Penn
Ft. Benning
Penn
James Lackey
Herbert Guest
Lackey
Clete Johnson
Myers
Farmers drive conservation efforts across Washington County
Farmers in Washington County Soil Conservation District stay busy with contour layouts waterway shaping tiling erosion control and pond stocking. Names listed include Marion Robertson Brighton Grove Letts Ainsworth Merle Pacha Washington Dean Zachs Haskins Riverside and many others coordinating tasks from tiling to waterway shaping and dam construction as the district completes 1965 fish deliveries.
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Washington County
Marion Robertson
Brighton
Grove Letts
Ainsworth
Merle Pacha
Washington
Dean Zachs
Haskins
Robert Griffin
Ted Gerot
Lyle Gerot
James Thomann
Dean Yates
Riverside
Dwight Graber
Crawfordsville
Edward Peiffer
Helen Kaska
Keota
Robert Scott
Kalona
Wilbert Graber
Richard Stephens
Claude Kilgore
William Bell
Delbert Grecian
Edward Conrad
Wellman
Herbert Campbell
Amy Schmitter
Rubio
Ralph Dickinson
James Reed
Robert Flynn
West Third Street Opens to Hayes Timber Park
The Washington County Conservation Board announces the opening of West Third Street to Hayes Timber at the west edge of Washington. A cement Tennessee Bridge, grading, and a small parking area were completed this week enabling access for visitors to the 22 acre timber area with marked trees for identification. Tables and grills are provided near the entrance and trails lead through the area. The public is invited to visit but asked not to damage trees or clutter the picnic area. Hunting will not be allowed this year. Cooperation from the city council street crews the county road grader and the conservation board made the project possible, as stated by Tom English.
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Washington County Conservation Board
West Third Street
Hayes
Washington
County Home
County Conservation Board
Roa
Tom English
Missionary to tell of work with Cubans at church
Rena Myers missionary to Cuban refugees will show colored slides on her Miami summer work at the First Assembly of God Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. She led vacation Bible schools and weekly Spanish services for Cubans and will sing in Spanish and English. She is sister of Mrs. Bill Kruger, wife of the church pastor.
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Rena Myers
Assembly of God Church
Miss Myers
Miami
Fla
Bill Kruger
Iowa Weather Summary from United Press International
Fair in the east but partly cloudy with a chance of a shower in the extreme west today. Highs from the mid 70s north to 80 south. Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Lows tonight from the mid 50s north to the mid 60s south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Public probate notice for Christina Derby estate
Notice of probate of will and appointment of executor for the estate of Christina Derby. Court documents indicate the will is being probated and an executor is named to administer the estate. Details on filings and deadlines are available at the county courthouse.
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Christina Derby
Court action threatened over Iowa ballot names
The fight over whether President Johnson and Sen. Humphrey remain on Iowa election forms continued with Conservative Party candidate Gordon Risher and his mother filing a mandamus petition in Polk County. Attorney General Evan Hultman, a GOP candidate for governor, asked for a private attorney to represent the secretary of state, while hearing is expected next week in district court.
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Des Moines
UPI
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Iowa
Gordon Risher
Blanche Risher
Polk County
Melvin Synhorst
Synhurst
Atty
Evan Hultman
GOP
Hultman
Gibson Holliday
Lynhorst
Secretary of State
State Executive Council
Eugene Davis
Synhorst
Wilbur N. Bump
Bump
Risher
Humphrey
Statehouse
Washington kindergarten reacts after first week of school
One hundred thirty four children completed their first week in kindergarten at Stewart and Lincoln Schools in Washington. Four students share their favorite parts: Kendall enjoys recess on the monkey bars and blue coloring. Marilyn loves playtime on the merry go round and singing. Mark likes school, milk, rug time, stories about seals, and singing. Marsha enjoys recess with friends, singing and fairy tales. Journal photo by Dallas Kinney.
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Lincoln
Stewart
Washington
Kendall
Duane Tschantz
Marilyn
Delmar Jaspering
Fum
Mary
Mark
Marsha
Harold Messenger, Jr
Red Riding Hood
Dallas Kinney
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ADA
Red China
United Nations
Chet Walker
U. S
Paul Miller
Carl Craig
Clarence Kauffman
Homer Hillyard
Jesse Pearson
George Lord
Raymond McAllister
Wehr Brothers
Dublin
Lloyd Gray
Walter Messer
Merle Sheetz
Frank Kleese
Carl Kallaus
James Lutz
John Klett
Sikke
Hayes Timber
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Marilyn Kay Jaspering
Mark Leroy Miller
Marsha Kay Messenger
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