Lumumba Wins Confidence Vote in Congo Senate
Premier Patrice Lumumba secures a 41 to 2 confidence vote with 7 abstentions and 29 absent, demanding immediate withdrawal of United Nations troops while preserving U.N. technical aid. He accuses the U.N. of colluding with President Kasavubu to topple his government amid power struggles.
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the Congo
UPI
Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Lumumba
U.N
Congo
Hurricane Donna Targets Florida Keys
Hurricane Donna moved toward the Florida Keys with winds around 110 mph and was expected to bring hurricane force gusts to the island chain by late Friday. The Miami Weather Bureau ordered hurricane flags and warned of tides 4 to 12 feet above normal in the Bahamas as residents stocked supplies and prepared for the storm.
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Miami
UPI
Donna
Florida Keys
Florida
Cuba
Miami Weather Bureau
Key Largo
Key West
Keys
Weather Bureau
Ragged Island
Bahamas
South Florida
Nassau
Hog Island
Mayaguana
San Salvador Islands
Acklin
Long Islands
U.S. Air Force
Turks Island
New Providence Island
Pipeline crews lay mile a day in Washington County project
The River Construction Corporation employs about 350 workers to lay 36 inch steel pipe for the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. The project runs east west across Washington, Keokuk and Mahaska counties, begun August 10 near Haskins and targeting completion by late November or early December. Payroll runs near $60,000 weekly as crews work 10 to 12 hours daily seven days a week, with weather favorable and no major rain delays.
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Washington County
Imuge
Strecen
Highway 92
Haskins
Chicago
Keokuk County
Mahaska County
Rose Hill
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Miller
West Chester
Harold Mehail
Larry Harris
Harris
Beef Producers Tour Clinton County Cattle Feeders
Beef Producers Association leaders confirm plans for a Clinton County cattle feeders tour on Thursday September 15. The nine stops include Paul Hofer near De Witt A H Keen Lloyd Hermson Wayne Mommsen and Robert Jargo farms with silos and carload lots and a noon dinner in Elvira. Reservations via County Extension by Saturday with total cost Bb.
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Robert Miksch
Washington
Washington County
Mikscch
Robb
Clinton County
Iowa
Norman Goodwin
Clinton County Beef Producers Association
Goodwin
Paul Hofer
de Witt
Hofer
International
A. H. Keen
Keen
Herb Smith
Lorenz Bahnsen
Elvira
County Association
Lloyd
Robert Johnson
Andover
Wayne Mommsen
Mommsens
Robert Jargo
T O Ranch
New Mexico
Clinton County Beef Cattlemens Associaton
County Extension
Dutch Elm Disease Found in Washington Iowa
Dutch elm disease has reached Washington Iowa with a laboratory confirming an elm at the west edge of town is infected. County officials urge cooperative control efforts as many elms may be affected, noting the need for testing and community action to weigh costs and outcomes.
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Des Moines
Washington
Iowa
Cuba Feels Pressure Of Economic Policy
In Havana the Commerce Ministry imposes strict measures including a Wednesday ban on sales or slaughter of poultry and a price freeze on canned vegetables set between August 8 and 13. Gasoline rationing is anticipated as curbs tighten to curb profits. The Havana Post suspension due to newsprint shortages adds to the restrictive climate.
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Havana
UPI
Cuba
Commerce Ministry
Havana Post
Record Enrollment At St James School
Enrollment at St James Catholic School reached 203 students after the first full day of classes on Wednesday, 10 more than last year and part of a five year rise. Principal Sister Mary Editha noted plans for a PTA meeting on September 13 to discuss a new tape teaching program and a visual aid initiative. The eighth grade led this year’s fund drive with a $25 donation from last year’s bake sale funds.
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St. James Catholic School
Mary Editha
Khrushchev, Thompson discuss fate of RB47 crew
In Moscow Premier Khrushchev met US Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson for nine minutes to discuss the two RB47 airmen shot down over Barents Sea. Captains John McKone and Freeman Olmstead face espionage charges and a public trial. The talk followed earlier exchanges at a Kremlin party and a separate argument over spy flights.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Llewellyn Thompson
Arctic
Thompson
Khrushchev
New York
Kremlin
Barents Sea
John R. McKone
Topeka
Kan
Freeman Olmstead
Elmira
N.Y
United States
Anastas Mikoyan
United Nations
United Arab Republic
Black Sea
Washington Community School District election on Sept 12
Voters in the Washington District will choose two directors in district two and one in district three, with only district treasures contested. a 2.5 mill schoolhouse tax question and district boundaries also appear on ballots. Polls open noon to 7 pm at designated locations.
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Ore
Washington Community
Iowa
Washington
Truman Tuttle
William McConnell Jr
Tuttle
McConnell
Harlan Neuhart
Frank Kos
James Birney
Herbert Campbell
City Hall
Washington Independent
United Presbyterian Home District 2
Washington Independent District
United Presbyterian Home District 3
Washington In
Washington Street
City of
Community School District of
Erbe urges higher school aid to fund standards
Sigourney Iowa UPI Norman Erbe the Republican candidate for governor told a dinner crowd that yearly rises in school costs cannot be ignored for political expediency. He urged taking responsibility to maintain public order and educational standards for children.
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Sigourney
UPI
Norman Erbe
Boone
Erbe
Iowa Weather Forecast From United Press International
Mostly cloudy tonight and east Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Central to night and extreme east Friday cooler conditions. Lows tonight mid 50s to west, near 70 in the south. Highs Friday near 70 in the west to lower 80s in the southeast. Partly cloudy, mild Saturday.
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United Press International
Iowa
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