Gov Hughes seeks parole reform in Iowa system
Governor Harold E. Hughes met privately with the Board of Control and the Board of Parole to harmonize confinement and release practices. He cited staffing shortages and proposed modernizing parole operations, including specialized parole agents and a pilot program moving some offenders to mental institutions for rehabilitation.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
State Board
Hughes
Board of Control
Board of Parole
Iowa
Ainsworth Methodist Keeps Summer Hours
The Ainsworth Methodist Church will stay on summer time for two more Sundays with Church School at 9 30 a m and Worship at 10 30 a m. Starting September 22 Worship will begin at 10 45 a m. The summer season ends with an all church picnic after morning worship on September 15.
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Ainsworth
County-Wide Masonic Picnic Sunday at Washington Fair Grounds
Masonic Lodge members and affiliates are reminded of a county wide picnic at the Washington fair grounds on Sunday September 8 starting at 1 p.m. Families should bring two dishes and their own table service. Drinks and ice cream are provided. A talent program and pony rides for children are planned.
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Masonic Lodge
Washington Fair Grounds
Dr Victor Westphal Dies Suddenly in Iowa Home
Dr Victor L Westphal, 52, former Washington optometrist now of Vinton Iowa, collapsed from a heart attack while shaving at home. He operated Westphal Jewelry with his father and held Washington golf titles, survived by wife Lilian Berry Westphal, son William, daughter Vicki, mother Mrs John Westphal, brother John in California, sister Mary Koehler of Washington DC, and other relatives. Funeral plans awaiting announced likely in Vinton Monday or Tuesday.
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Victor L. Westphal
Washington
Vinton
Iowa
Westphal
John Westphal
Vic
Washington City
Lillian Berry Westphal
William
Vicki
John
California
Carl
Mary) Koehler
Washington D.C
Ralph Zeck
Washington County School Elections Set for Monday
Washington County residents head to polls Monday September 9 for local and county school board races. Voter turnout expected light with no major issues. ballots open noon to 7 pm. District details include Washington Community voters voting in courthouse basement and countywide at large for a county board member.
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Washington County
Washington Community School District
Verle Gallagher
Harlan Neuhart
City of Washington
Washington Community
Court House
County Board of Education
Ralph Kleese
Robert Schneider
Riverside
Max Lewis
Earl Booth
China accuses the Soviet Union of massive border abductions
Peking charges Moscow enticed and coerced tens of thousands of Chinese citizens in the Ili region near the Soviet border during April and May 1962. The article says Russia refuses to return them and frames a widening Sino Soviet split amid disputes over peaceful coexistence and possible war.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Russia
Ili
Sinkiang
Borokhova
Peking
Red China
Communist Movement
Moscow
New China News Agency
Khrushchev
Chinese Communist Party
People’s Daily
Red Flag
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Spanish Courses Offered Adults Here
A fall course in Conversational Spanish for area teachers, taught by Laurence Hamley of the KTVO TV course, offers three semester hours through Parsons College. Registration in Washington County is Sept 11 at 6 30 p.m. in the courthouse. other sessions will be in Fairfield Oskaloosa and Ottumwa.
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Laurence Hamley
KTV
Parsons College
Washington County
Court House
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Dwight G. Bode
James Wesley Childers
Farsons College
Supt
Bode
Brighton
Mid - Prairie
Washington
Highland
Mid Prairie
Fortnightly Sponsored Lecture by Renowned Sculptor
Warner Williams, nationally known sculptor and lecturer, will speak in Washington Tuesday evening September 10 at 7 30 p m under the Washington Fortnightly Club sponsorship. The St James School gym hosts the event with a 20 minute clay bas relief portrait from the audience. Williams, artist in residence at Culver Military Academy, has won national honors and travels widely for public lectures.
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Warner Williams
Washington
St. James School
Williams
Culver Military Academy
Berea College
Butler University
Herron Art Institute
Chicago Art Institute
Middle West
Washington YMCA Fall Schedule Sets Activity For Boys
The Washington YMCA outlines fall schedules for grades 2 through high school with gym, swim, and rifle clubs. Hours run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays with Friday 5 p.m. close during sports seasons and special rules for youth access after 6 p.m. on school nights.
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Ith
Gillesby
YMCA
New Soil Testing Method Approved by Iowa State Experts
A meeting of 30 county extension directors and associates in Washington heard Iowa State University researchers E R Duncan and Joe Stritzel announce immediate adoption of a new soil testing procedure. Samples must be field moist and mailed in one day. Cost rises from 1.50 to 2.00 with faster results and richer reporting to guide fertilizer choices.
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Washington
E.R. Duncan
Joe Stritzel
Iowa State University
Ames
Washington County
Continued Work On Washington Jr High Building
Construction at Washington Junior High School proceeds as materials arrive. Superintendent John V. Phleger notes ceilings are finished light fixtures will be installed soon and lockers delivered by month end. Conner Brothers, original contractor, will fix the driveway at no charge, with sliding doors due next week to partition large rooms.
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Washington Junior High School
John V. Phleger
Conner Brothers
Rev Shreve to Speak at Nazarene Church
Rev Harry Shreve, a missionary among Spanish speakers including Cuban refugees in Key West Florida, will speak at the 11 am Sunday service at the Church of the Nazarene. The public is invited.
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Harry Shreve
Church of the Nazarene
Industry Illinois Struggles as No Manufacturing Plant Exists
Illinois towns like Industry report booming industry elsewhere but the town of Industry has no manufacturing or processing plant. A statewide census lists Industry among 450 municipalities without any industry.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
Industry
Ill
Peoria
Illinois Manufacturers Directory
Ilinois
Weather Outlook with Cool Weekend Trend
United Press International reports a partly cloudy tonight period with scattered thundershowers in the southeast and extreme south, cooler north. Saturday shows clearing to partly cloudy and cooler with lows near 50 to 60 and highs around 70 to 80. Sunday's outlook is mostly sunny and cool, five day temperatures near normal, with weekend rainfall averaging .10 to .30 inch west and .40 to .60 inch east.
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United Press International
Child Welfare Worker Mrs Ford Named In Washington County
Mrs. Richard W. Ford is introduced as the new child welfare worker in the Washington County Welfare Office at the courthouse. She is a Vennard College graduate from University Park Iowa and replaces Thomas L. O Connor who returns to studies at the State University of Iowa. Mr Ford teaches at Grandview and the Fords with their six month old daughter plan to move to Washington soon.
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Richard W. Ford
Washington County
Court House
Vennard College
University Park
Iowa
Ford
Thomas L. O’connor
State University of Iowa
Grandview
Fords
Washington
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Jan
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Ainsworth Methodist
Victor Westphal
Soviets
Kremlin
United States
Britain
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito
Yugoslavia
Washington Ymca
Boys of
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John Walker
Ken Cuddeback
Jr. High
Shreve
Nazarene Church
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