Kennedy Briefed On Soviet Note and Missile Force
President Kennedy said the United States has 59 missiles with hydrogen warheads ready and 91 soon, including Atlas ICBMs and Polaris submarines. Nine Atlas missiles joined by earlier placements bring total Atlas readiness to 27. Submarines George Washington Patrick Henry Robert E Lee Theodore Roosevelt also nearing combat readiness with 16 missiles each.
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PoliceDog Attack Sparks Tense Jackson Court Scene
In Jackson Mississippi a German police dog lunged at a Black person and tore a sleeve during a clash as police tried to control a crowd of Black youths gathered at the court building. Nine Black youths face charges for disturbing the peace.
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Christians Await Easter Observances
The Associated Press notes Easter events worldwide from sunrise services in Times Square to churches and landmarks in Rome, Jerusalem, Hawaii and Missouri. President Kennedy plans Palm Beach Easter as 11 Washington area services mark the holiday. Easter fires near Fredericksburg celebrate a 114 year old tradition. Cardinal Spellman broadcasts a message of hope to those behind the Iron Curtain.
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Radio Free Europe
Reds Capture Tha Thom City in Laos Conflict
In Laos the Communist rebels report taking Tha Thom, a key government base 85 miles northeast of Vientiane. Western sources say Viet Minh troops aided the assault with heavy shelling, threatening Pak Laos and the Mekong River frontier. The seizure could mark a major shift toward splitting Laos or press toward the Thai border as SEATO talks proceed.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Northwest and Central Areas
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions Saturday night with temperatures in the 20s. Sunday brings fair skies with some cloudiness to the west and a higher high in the 40s. Outlook for Monday calls for generally fair and warmer conditions.
U S May Alienate African Friends On UN Vote
At the United Nations the United States faces pressure from Africa as 25 African states back Ghana’s call for a worldwide sanctions and trade break with South Africa. U S positions on sanctions clash with African leaders who fear harms to Black South Africans and nonwhites.
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Christie Doe
YMCA Family Recreation Period Canceled This Easter Sunday
The weekly YMCA family recreation period normally held Sundays from two to four p.m. will not be held this Easter Sunday.
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Rocks and Minerals Exhibit Delights Memphis Youth
A junior high science fair in Memphis showcases Mary Frances Bradley, 12, with a "Rocks and Minerals" display including hornblende amethyst jasper and other rocks. The crowd favorite is a gravel sample labeled Rock from Elvis Presley’s driveway.
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Satellite Falls After Brief 38 Day Life Over Washington
The Navy reports its Transit III-B experimental navigation satellite reentered earth after a brief but useful life of 38 days. A separate satellite Explorer X may remain in orbit but has completed its mission.
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Massive hunt under way for 4 year old Jimmie Franck
The body of 4 year old Jimmie Franck was found on his parents farm in Winthrop Iowa after a month long disappearance following a heavy snow storm. A large search with 1000 to 2000 volunteers from schools and local residents was planned to uncover the boy’s fate with aid from an Iowa National Guard helicopter.
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Jimmie Franck
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Everett Franck
Buchanan County
Ray Malone
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Iowa National Guard
Des Moines
Cedar River
Suspects Under Surveillance In Caroline Kennedy Kidnap Plot
Secret Service reports a group of four pro-Cuban defendants linked to a kidnapping plot against Caroline Kennedy 3. The Cubans were located around Palm Beach Florida where the child is staying with her parents President Kennedy and Jacqueline. A formal arrest is not yet supported by sufficient evidence. Pierre Salinger confirmed an ongoing routine Secret Service inquiry but said the President and Mrs. Kennedy had no knowledge of the probe.
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Associated Press
Texan held off police for hours in family shooting case
Glen Gustafson Jr an auto parts salesman surrendered after more than three hours of gunpoint standoff with Houston officers. He tied up tear gas delays due to three sleeping children. Police sought the missing Gustafson children and questioned him about the murder of Mrs. John W. Shumate and the critical wounding of his wife.
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Iowa Couple Dies in Kentucky Crash Killing Two Couples
Madisonville Kentucky AP report says four car crash on U S 41 killed James Humphreys 65 and Marie 55 of Wapello Iowa and Ralph Tenant 59 and Margaret Tenant 55 of LaGrange Park Illinois. Two Tenant children Judith 18 Gary 11 critical. several others injured.
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Here
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James Humphreys
Marie
Wapello
Ralph H. Tenant
Margaret
LaGrange Park
Ill
Judith
Gary
Harry
Mary Smart
John
Mary
Winnetka
Thomas H. Robertson
East Chicago
Ind
Robertson
Flood Waters Subside in Iowa as Evacuations Continue
Cedar River in southeast Iowa receded after cresting over six feet above flood stage in Cedar Rapids. About 5,000 residents evacuated. 800 homes flooded in Waterloo Evansdale area with an estimated 60 million dollars in damage. Heavy rain also caused flooding across southern Mississippi and western Alabama, with multiple rivers cresting and flash floods in Alabama.
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Rochester
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Evansdale
Mississippi
Alabama
Hattiesburg
Miss
Weather Bureau
Reds Reply To Laos Cease-Fire Proposal
Kennedy and Rusk received a summary of the Soviet reply to British Laos cease-fire proposals. The briefing came as U S officials discussed Laos tensions and planned further talks with British PM Macmillan.
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Laos
Easter Services Herald Mild Easter Weather
Fair skies and seasonable temperatures forecast for Easter celebration. Union Good Friday services closed businesses yesterday with Dr Kenneth L Hubler delivering the sermon at Grace Presbyterian. Easter vigil at SS Peter and Paul Catholic at 10 36 pm, midnight mass follows. Atlantic High School plans sunrise service at 6 am, breakfast afterwards. Amvets egg hunt set for Sunnyside Park in the afternoon.
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Council Bluffs
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Atlantic High School
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Sunnyside Park
Kennedy signs bill funding emergency unemployment benefits
President Kennedy Friday signed a bill providing funds for emergency unemployment benefits to workers who have exhausted regular pay. The measure allocates $1.6 billion for emergency needs of several federal agencies in the current fiscal year ending June 30.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Veteran's old World War I shrapnel removed after 44 years
In Novi Ligure Italy Giacomo Freggiaro 74 sought medical help for chest pain. A doctor removed a piece of shrapnel he had carried since being wounded in World War I, a 44 year old implant.
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Giacomo Freggiaro
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