Negro Leaders At White House Today
United Press International reports President Kennedy will meet seven Negro leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to discuss federal intervention after the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. King's eulogy for three victims drew 6,000 mourners and a street remonstrance, while other cities report civil rights actions and desegregation steps across the nation.
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United Press International
Birmingham
Ala
White House
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
King
New York
James Baldwin
Bayard Rustin
Washington
Shaff Plan reapportionment debate set for Dec vote
DES MOINES UPI Town Medical Society's fall conference opened a clash between Rep. Tom Riley and Sen. David Shaff over Shaff's reapportionment plan. Riley derides it as Farm Bureau backed and a minority-control scheme, while Shaff calls it a compromise to shift power and argues anti Shaff groups are influenced by big interests.
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Des Moines
UPI
Meical Society
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
David Shaff
Clinton
Shaff
Riley
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Afl-Cio
Hughes
Linn County
Rustan Infant Dies In Norfolk Virginia
An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Garth Rustan died in Norfolk Virginia shortly after birth. The parents formerly lived here, and the Navy status of the father on the Atlantic duty delayed funeral plans. Surviving are the parents a brother Tim and grandparents Ralph Kleese and Agnes Rustan.
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Garth Rustan
Rustan
Harriet Kleese
Mr. Rustan
Atlantic
United States Navy
Norfolk
Rustans
Bartin St
Tim
Ralph Kleese
Washington
Agnes Rustan
Pella
Welfare Director Speaks at Kiwanis
Mrs. Marshall of Washington County Department of Social Welfare spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon. She cited a caseload of 303 families totaling 554 individuals and said about 28 000 monthly is paid locally, with one sixth from Washington County and the rest from state and federal sources. Departments include General Welfare, Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age, Aid to the Blind, Aid to the Disabled, with other areas served. The nominating committee announced Kiwanis officers for next year and T M Nelson was named to fill an unexpired board term after Rev Harold DeVries moved to California.
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Marshall
Washington County
Kiwanis Club
T. M. Nelson
Kiwanis Board
Harold DeVries
California
Kalona Man Hurt In Accident Wednesday
An 83 year old Kalona resident Lewis Zook was injured when his car rolled forward while stopped behind a Rock Island Motor Transit truck in the alley behind Connelly Hardware. He was pinned between the car and the truck and suffered a broken leg. He was taken to Mercy Hospital at Town City and reported in good condition.
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Kalona
Lewis Zook
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Rock Island Motor Transit
Connelly Hardware
John Lloyd Jr
Zook
Lloyd
Services Saturday For Mrs Mayhew
Funeral services for Mrs Roy Lu Mayhew 73 of Baton Rouge will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd Latta officiating Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born Myrtle Weaver February 26 1891 in Mount Pleasant and married Roy L Mayhew in 1915 She lived in Baton Rouge where her husband works for Louisiana State University She was a Methodist and Eastern Star member Survivors include her husband and sons Harold and Roy of West Branch and several sisters from Illinois Missouri and Iowa
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Roy Lu. Mayhew
Baton Rouge
Jones
Lloyd Latta
Elm Grove
Mayhew
Myrtle Weaver
Mt. Pleasant
Milton
Martha Jane Wright Weaver
Town Wesleyan College
Roy L. Mayhew
Louisia State University
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Ons
Harold and
Roy
West Branch
W. H. Stotleriberry
Guy J. Thompson
Springfield
Til
Warren East
Sheibina
Emory Curtis Dies At Iowa City Today
Em ory D Curtis 69 of Letts died today at Mercy Hospital in Town City. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. in Letts Methodist Church with Rev Spiker officiating. Burial Letts Cemetery Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction in charge. Born April 21 1894 in Letts son of Thomas J and Harriet Curtis. Married Elizabeth Hill Aug 9 1912 she died 1962. Survived by son Thomas H Curtis of Spark Nevada daughter Evelyn Forbes Lone Tree three grandchildren two great grandchildren and sister Mrs Jessie McGuire Muscatine.
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Columbus Junction
Emory D. Curtis
Letts
Mercy
Town City
Letts Methodist Church
Spiker
Stacy Funeral Home
Mr. Curtis
Thomas
Harriet Jacobs Curtis
Elizabeth Hill
Restopia
Coumbus Junction
Thomas H
Spark, Nev
Rs. Evelyn Forbes
Lone Tree
Jessie McGuire
Muscatine
High School Classes Elect Officers Today
High School here elected four officers for each class. In the senior class Joe McGraw became president with Jim Kauffman as VP and Dave Coon as secretary. Sylvia Teets is treasurer. Junior class elected Jos Scranton president, Dick Holden VP, Joyce Long secretary, Martie Anderson treasurer. Sophomores chose George Statser president, Dennis Black VP, Christine Mobell secretary, Ellen Moriarty treasurer.
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Joe McGraw
Jim Kauffman
Dave Coon
Sylvia Teets
Jos Scranton
Dick Holden
Joyce Long
Martie Anderson
George Statser
Dennis Black
Christine Mobell
Ellen Moriarty
Retired Judge Edwin Hicklin Dies in Iowa Hospital
Edwin Hicklin aged 68 a retired U S district judge died early today in a Burlington Hospital after a stay since Sunday Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p m in the Methodist Church with burial in Napello Cemetery The body was taken to Pierce Funeral Home at Morning Sun.
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Wapello
Iowa
UPI
Edwin 2
Hicklin
Burlington
Napello
Pierce Funeral
Morning Sun
Kennedy Urges Tax Cut as House Set for Battle
President Kennedy urged a nationwide audience to back a proposed 11 billion tax cut, vowing to curb wasteful federal spending. Republicans criticized the address as vague and prepared to block the bill, demanding tighter spending controls while urging that revenue match any tax relief.
Speech contest winners announced by Washington County Republican Women
Carmen Griggs won the contest with "Civil Rights and the Republican Party" at Mid Prairie High School. Sally Allen placed second with "A Plea for the Negro" as seniors, highlighting youth interest in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Republican Women
Carmen Griggs
Sally Allen
Mid- Prairie High School
Louisa County Art Guild Show This Sunday
The annual Louisa County Art Guild exhibition will run Sunday from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at the Columbus Junction community building, with several hundred paintings and other media on display. The Washington public is invited, and a special invitation is extended to Washington Art Guild members. The guild plans a TV appearance on Monday at 8:30 a.m. on WOC TV Davenport with Mrs. Gilkey and other officers presenting the showpieces.
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Louisa County Art Guild
Columbus Junction
Washington
Twyla Gilkey
Washington Art Guild
Woc-Tv
Davenport
Gilkey
Gojewski
Nell Weber
Audrey Cecil
Cuban Boycott Failure Draws Maritime Leaders Calls for Tough Action
In New York UPL reports maritime leaders decry the Cuban boycott as ineffective and urge broader sanctions. AMMI chief Ralph E. Casey and NMU head Joseph Curran call for extending penalties to foreign governments and ships. They urge voluntary withdrawal of tonnage, claiming it could deny 75 percent of Cuba trade and hurt the Castro regime, with 175 free world ships blacklisted since January 1.
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New York
UPL
Ralph E. Casey
American Merchant Marine Institute
AMMI
Joseph Curran
National Martime Union
U.S
Cuba
Casey
Washington
NMU
Free World
International Chamber of Shipping
Russia
Freeman Defends Grass Roots Farm Tour in Monticello
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman defended his Grass Roots tour before about 1,200 town farmers in Monticello saying the trip is non political and aimed at gathering field advice. He defended flexibility in pursuing programs farmers want while facing Republican charges of political barnstorming. Freeman and aides Leggett and Harding cited basic policy on wheat sales to Russia and argued the Soviet Union cannot overtake the United States in farming due to efficiency and system differences.
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Freeman
James Bromwell
Bromwell
Robert Leggett
D - Calif
Ralph Harding
D - Idaho
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Canada
Australia
Roswell Garst
Nikita Khrushchev
Wayland Man Dies While En Route to Iowa City Hospital
Rex Swan 13 of Wayland died about 2 p.m. Wednesday in an ambulance en route to the Veterans Hospital at Iowa City after a period of heart trouble. Funeral services were held at the Wayland Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Nichols and Prof. Paul Miller in charge. Burial was to be in the Center Cemetery three miles east of Wayland, with American Legion graveside rites. Swan, born March 27, 1890, married Ora Cummings March 4, 1919. Survivors include his widow, two children Herbert of Wayland and Mrs. Frank Aurit of Cleveland, Ohio, six grandchildren, two sisters Grace Hewitt and Lou Yohe, in California and Burlington respectively.
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Wayland
Rex Swan
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Wayl and
Methodist
R Ev
Harold Nichols
Aul Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Cenor
American Legion
Zehr
Mr. Swan
Ora Cumings
Herbert
Frank Aurit
Cleveland
Ohio
Grace Hewitt
Oakind
Calif
Lou Yohe
Burlington
T. R. Phillips Is Honored At Dinner
T. R. Phillips of Washington celebrated his 50th year as a local druggist with a dinner and program at the Country Club. Washington County pharmacists, Phillips Drug Store staff, doctors and about 80 guests attended. Special guests were Mr and Mrs Caryl Cunningham of Creston, with Caryl serving as emcee.
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T. R. Phillips
Washington
Country Club
Washington County
Phillips Drug Store
Caryl Cunningham
Creston
Caryl
Mr. Phillips
Phillips
Des Moines
Philips
Basic Training For City Employes Here
A basic training course for operators of Iowa water and sewage plants opened at the city hall Wednesday evening. Weekly sessions run for two months through Nov 21 with two classes each Wednesday for sewer and water works staff. Coordinated by R B McAllister and Keith Bardson of the local state health department. Raymond Miller and Bud LeLa of Washington to attend the sewer sessions.
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College of Engineering and Medicine
State University of Iowa
Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory
Extension Division
SUI
Iowa Water Pollution Control Association
Iowa State Department of Health
R.B. McAllister
Keith Brrdson
State Health Department
Raymond Miller
Bud LeLa
Washington
Kennedy urges nation to back 11 billion tax cut bill
President Kennedy calls for congressional approval of an 11 billion tax cut to spur growth and avert recession. He argues the plan will create 10,000 jobs daily, raise household income, and boost profits while pledging to curb waste and pursue a balanced budget. GOP leaders demand a broader debate on federal spending and tax relief timing.
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Washington
UPI
Republlican
Kennedy
U.S
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mouse Ways & Means
William E. Miller
Amercans
Canada
Australia
Washington Toastmasters Meet on Wednesday Evening
Paul Widmer served as toastmaster and Charles Twinam acted as table topics barman at the Washington Toastmasters event on Wednesday evening. Lawrence Miksch gave a five minute speech titled A Family Affair and Ralph Martin spoke. Sharp reports covered the fun fest held Sunday with about 60 Toastmasters from area communities, with guests from Des Moines and Rock Island attending the noon dinner and afternoon program.
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Paul Widmer
Charles Twinam
Washington
Lawrence Miksch
Ralph Martin
Des Moines
Rock Isand
Mrs. Spanier Dies At Keota Rest Home
Margaret Spanier 78 of Keota died Wednesday at Twilight Rest Home where she had resided since 1960. Funeral at Ss Peter and Paul Church Clear Creek with Rev. Braneis E. Lollich. burial in Clear Creek cemetery. Rosary at Powell Funeral Home Keota Friday 8 p.m. Survivors include daughter Adrine Kaska and several nieces and nephews.
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Keota
Margaret Spanier
Ss Peter and Paul
Clear Creek
Braneis E. Lollich
Powell Funeral Home
Spanier
Mathias
Angel Becker Streit
Harper
Mike Spanier
St Peter and Paul
Altar and Rosary Society
Adrine Kaska
Weather Iowa Mostly Cloudy Tonight Through Friday
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with periods of showers or thunder. Cooler weather in the north tonight and in the east and south Friday. Low temperatures range from 55 in the northwest to 65 in the southeast. Highs Friday reach the 50s in the northwest to around 80 in the southeast.
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Owa
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Mich
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James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Thibodaux
Nicholls State College
Louisiana
Virginia
Kiwanis
Emory Curtis
GOP _ National
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Thomas B. Curtis
R - Mo
House
Ways & Means Committee
U.S. Maritime Administration
State Department
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Trip
Sec. Freeman
United Press
Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
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