Brighton native Dr Hesseltine named Mycological Society chief
Dr Clifford W Hesseltine, a native of Brighton, is elected president of the Mycological Society of America after serving as president elect. He leads a major collection of microorganisms used in fermentation and research and has published 57 papers. He earned a BA in botany from the State University of Iowa in 1940 and a PhD from Wisconsin in 1950.
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Clifford W. Hesseltine
Brighton
Mycological Society of America
Hesseltine
M. J. Hesseltine
Delbert L
W. O. Morgan
Richard
Keota
Marion George
Washington
National Biological Societies
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Amherst
Mass
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State University of Iowa
University of Wisconsin
Northern Laboratory
The
Dr. Hesseltine
Opposition Report Highlights Coup Talk in Viet Nam
A Times of Viet Nam report says opposition leader Nguyen Ton Hoan in Washington has informed Paris followers of a possible guerrilla plot to topple Diem. The piece follows earlier CIA coup rumors and amid rising student protests with hundreds jailed and schools closed in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Washington
Paris
Times of
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo
Nguyen Ton Hoan
Dai’ Viet Party
Hoan
Diem
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Canan
South
Ngo Dinh Thuc
Rome
New York
Vatican
Hughes rejects bid for Iowa governor plane choice
Gov. Harold E. Hughes dismissed the Skymaster twin engine plane as unsuitable for state use citing seating limits and fixed gear. Brown Flight Service bid $54,239 to supply the aircraft, while council agencies delay action awaiting clearer specs and may call for new bids.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Brown Flight Service
Boone
Iowa Executive Council
Hughes
State Executive Department
Mrs Irene Bickford Dies in California
Irene Shannon, formerly of Washington, died Sept 2 1963 in San Diego California after months of illness. She was a Tom Duncan’s store saleslady, wife of Earl Bickford who died 1955, and member of Eastern Star and White Shrine. Survivors include two brothers and one sister. Memorial service set for Saturday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Eastern Star in charge.
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Irene Bickford
San Diego
Calif
Washington
Tom Duncan
Jones
Eastern Star
Eastern Star and White Shrine
George F. Shannon
Escondido
James C. Shannon
Kansas City
Rose Marie Nelson
Oxnard
Elderly Keota Woman Katie Weber Dies at 88
Mrs. Katie Weber 88 died Tuesday evening at Twilight Rest Home Keota where she had lived since January 12 1962 Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at St Peter and Paul Clear Creek Church with Rev Francis Lollich in charge Burial will be in the parish cemetery Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Keota She was born October 29 1874 in Cedar Creek Township daughter of John and Kate Peiffer She married John Weber January 18 1898 at Clear Creek Church Mr Weber died February 1 1949 Survivors include foster son Henry A Weber of Sigourney nine grandchildren four great grandchildren and two brothers.
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Keota
Katie Weber
Twilight
St. Peter and Paul Clear Creek
Francis Lollich
Powell
Cedar Creek Township
John
Kate Smith Peiffer
John Weber
Clear Creek
Weber
YMCA Swimmers Must Be Eight Years Old
Washington YMCA announces eligibility for swim team this season requiring boys be eight years old. Applicants under eight are not eligible to compete.
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YMCA
Washington Ymca
Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools Across the Nation
Schools continue Bible reading and prayers despite the 1962 Supreme Court decision. Parents and educators, including Edward J. Murphy in Cambridge, defend the practice as constitutional guidance. Several states report varying responses with some districts continuing while courts reconsider.
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Supreme Court
Gallitzen
Pennsylvania
Edward J. Murphy
Cambridge
Mass
United Press _ International
California
God We
New Jersey
Hawthrone Board of Education
American Civil Liberties Unions
Walter E. Alessandroni
Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction
New Wilmington Area
Florida Supreme Court
Florida
South Carolina
Jesse Anderson
Newport
Tennessee
J. Howard Warf
Kansas
Missouri
Washington County Grand Jury Urges New Jail
The September 1963 Washington County Grand Jury commends the County Home operated by Mr. and Mrs. Proctor and the County Jail staff led by Deputy Sheriff Robert Swift. It urges condemnation of the current jail and a new jail be funded by voters at the next general election, notes a serious crack in the West Wall requiring immediate repair, and requests publication of the report in county legal newspapers.
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Washington County Grand Jury
Washington County
Iowa
District Court
Keith Proctor
Robert Swift
Swift
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Lloyd Bauer
Kennedy says Senate will be protected under test ban pact
President Kennedy sent a special letter to the Senate assuring that U S security will be protected under the limited test ban treaty. Senate leaders Dirksen and Mansfield urged ratification, with Dirksen urging a start toward peace and vigilance against Cuba. Senator Church called the pact a first step back from nuclear disaster.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Senate
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
United States
Free World
Cuba
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Russia
East Germany
Devel
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Frank Church
Idaho
Foreign Relations Committee
Alabama schools reopen amid student boycotts and tests of integration
Across Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee second day of integrated classes faced absenteeism as police anticipate handling unrest without federal guards. Separate incidents include a concussion grenade thrown at a Birmingham home and earlier bombings sparking rioting.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Tuskegee
Kennedy
Jersey City
N. J
Chicago
Danville
St. Augustine
Fla
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Harry Levy Named Postmaster Here
Harry Levy is Washington's new postmaster, after Senate confirmation of his appointment by President Kennedy. He had been acting postmaster since Oral J. Brown retired, and today’s action makes the Iowa appointments the only local postmaster confirmations.
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Harry Levy
Washington
United States Senate
Levy
Oral J. Brown
Kennedy
Senate
Iowa
Coach Stevens Speaks At Y’s Men’s Meeting
Washington High School football coach Harold Stevens addressed the Washington Ys Men’s Club Tuesday evening detailing prospects for the season and the coaching staff’s challenges.
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Coach Stevens
Harold Stevens
Washington Y
Washington
Stevens
Weather outlook fair to cooler with scattered Friday showers
United Press International reports fair to partly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Thursday with lows in the 50s to near 60. Thursday highs reach the 70s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and scattered showers overnight.
Sculptor Demonstrates Clay Bas-Relief at St James
Nationally known sculptor WARNER WILLIAMS appeared on a Fortnightly program Tuesday at St James school auditorium. He created a clay bas-relief of Judy Thompson, daughter of Rev and Mrs Milan Thompson of Washington, using an audience member as a live model. Journal photo by Charles Morris.
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Judy Thompson
St. James School
Judy
Milan Thompson
Washington
Journal
Charles Morris
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