Six Injured In Car Pickup Crash South Of Atlantic
Six people were injured in a car pickup crash on U S 71 about ten miles south of Atlantic Friday at noon. Roy Martens 54 of Lewis suffered a concussion and was trapped after the pickup he drove was struck by the Hilts car a 1960 Oldsmobile. The Hilts occupants included Roy G Hills 23 of West Des Moines his wife Bette 34 and their three children Lyann 8 Diane and Steven Po all were treated. The children were released. A farm tractor helped pull the wreckage apart freeing Martens from the pickup.
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U.S. 71
Atlantic
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Roy Martens
Lewis
Roy G. Hills
West Des Moines
Bette
the Hilts
Lyann
Diane
Steven
Martens
Hilts
Hilts Auto
Des Moines
Freeman Urges Support For Farm Bill
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman urged broad backing for the Kennedy administration omnibus farm bill pending in Congress. He said the measure would let the secretary and farmer advisory committees design programs to stabilize prices and supplies with enactment via referendum, veto, and two thirds approval.
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Des Moines
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Congress
House of Congress
Freeman
Weather outlook shows regional fair to partly cloudy skies
Forecast for the region calls for generally fair conditions in the north and partly cloudy skies in the south through Sunday. Cooler readings expected in the southeast Saturday night with lows in the 40s north and near 50 to 60 in the south. Sunday brings warmer conditions with highs in the 70s across areas, then partly cloudy and warmer again Monday.
U S Forces On Alert as Caribbean Tensions Rise
United States Navy and Marine units were placed on alert along the Eastern Seaboard amid reported disturbances in the Dominican Republic. State Department said use of forces is not planned now but could occur if American lives are endangered.
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Navy
Dominican Republic
State Department
Lincoln White
U.S
Caribbean
Shangri- la
Jacksonville
Fla
Camp Lejeune
2Nd Marine Division
Greensboro Daily News
103rd Infantry Plans Big New Recruiting Drive
The 103rd U.S. Army Infantry Division announces a major summer recruiting drive for a six month reserve program. Maj. Gen. Louis D. Burkhalter says 17 to 26 year olds facing military obligation may contact local division reserve units. The program trains six months active duty then reserves the remainder. The division, from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin, is nicknamed the Cactus Patch Division.
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Des Moines
U.S. Army Infantry Division
Army
Louis D. Burkhalter
Cedar Rapids
Burkhalter
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mexican wife collects funds to free Cuban prisoner
Cecilia Velázquez de Rodriguez, 25, a government employee in Mexico City, began raising money to exchange for the freedom of her husband Cmdr. Oscar Rodriguez, captured during the April invasion fiasco in Cuba. She was permitted four days to be with him in a Havana prison.
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Mexico City
Cuba
Cecilia Veláquez de Rodriguez
Oscar Rodriiguez
Havana
Kennedy to ride in new plastic-domed bubble car
Spectators won’t crane necks as President Kennedy uses a bubble-top limousine with a plastic dome and elevator back seat. The redesigned vehicle lifts the president and visiting dignitaries to clearer viewing levels.
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Washington
Kennedy
French security tightens for Kennedy as jet leaves Paris
AP reports security measures extend to hand baggage as President and Mrs. Kennedy depart for Vienna. Two small pickup trucks with luggage are escorted to Orly by motorcycle police with sirens blazing. Also notes Roger Mehlmann, son of Henry and Mrs Mehlmann, earning a diploma in Omaha and joining Swift & Co. accounting department.
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Kennedy
Vienna
Orly Airfield
Roger Mehlmann
Henry Mehllmann
Commercial Extension
Omaha
Swift & Co
Graduation Highlighted as Milestone for 119 Atlantic Seniors
ISU professor Dr. Virgil Lagomarcino told Atlantic High School graduates to view learning as a lifelong process. Diplomas were conferred by Lee Gregerson after remarks by Lester Swartwood and Rev. Dale Brown gave the invocation. He urged graduates to seize opportunities, remain flexible in careers, aim for long term goals, strive for continual improvement, and act honestly. The ceremony featured musical performances and concluded with four guiding ideals: think clearly, love others, act honestly, and thank God.
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Virgil Lagomarcino
Iowa State University
Atlantic
Lagomarcino
Lee Gregerson
Atlantic Community Board of Education
Lester R. Swartwood
A. H. Schuler
Dale D. Brown
Irvin Mueller
ISU
Clyde Roberts Dies at 83 in Greenfield
Clyde Roberts 83 former Mt Etna resident died Friday at Greenfield hospital. Survived by 12 children including Dean Harold Bob and Wayne Roberts and Murial Bochard Jim Roberts Dale Roberts Gaylord Roberts Francis Roberts Mildred Waldron and Wilma Shaw 30 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren two brothers and three sisters. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Greenfield Methodist church with burial at Greenfield cemetery. Family visitation 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Bickford funeral home.
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Clyde Roberts
Greenfield Hospital
Mt. Etna
Dean
Harold
Bob
Wayne Roberts
Murial Bochard
Greenfield
Jim Roberts
California
Dale Roberts
Gaylord Roberts
Perry
Francis Roberts
Toledo
Mildred Waldron
Eldora
Wilma Shaw
New Hampton
Greenfield Methodist Church
Greenfield Cemetery
Bickford Funeral Home
Hammer Dies Newton Leader Served City Groups 27 Years
Neal P. Hammer 64, longtime Newton Chamber of Commerce secretary, died Friday at home. He served 27 years in that post, was secretary-treasurer of the Highway 14 Improvement Association, and an official of Iowa Traffic Safety Committee. Services set for Monday.
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Newton
Neal P. Hammer
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Hammer
Highway 14 Improvement Association
Traffic Safety Committee of
Iowa
Officials Claim Liquor Group Most Efficient
DES MOINES AP Officials of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission defend the agency as an efficient state operation noting 165 million in liquor profits since 194? decade. Gov Erbe accuses mismanagement and seeks higher scrutiny while demanding disclosure of any distributor bonuses by Monday.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Norman Erbe
Gerald Smith
Creston
Erbe
Liquor Promotion Commission
Kaufman the Famed Playwright Dies at 71
New York AP George S Kaufman renowned Broadway producer author and director dies at 71 from a heart attack in his Park Avenue apartment He had suffered a stroke and been inactive about 18 months Kaufman won two Pulitzer Prizes for Of Thee I Sing and You Cant Take It With You Known as Broadway gloomily witty and a top money earner his eccentric manner included stomping the rear of theaters muttering and hair pulling
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New York
Georges
Kaufman
Playright
Broadway
Dean
Park Avenue
May lift ban in Cape Town may lift public gathering ban
Justice Minister Francois Erasmus says public gathering bans could be lifted early next week if South Africa stays peaceful. He warned the ban could be reimposed if opponents demonstrate on June 2, South Africa’s self-styled freedom day. The ban was set for May 31 to maintain order during the move to a republic.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Francois Erasmus
Diefenbaker Says Kennedy Speaks for Canada in Vienna Talks
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker argues Kennedy speaks for Canada and Western nations in Vienna with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He states Kennedy will not speak for the United States alone and will represent three men everywhere.
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John Diefenbaker
Kennedy
Canada
Vienna
Khrushchev
United States
Diefenbaker
Tree Men
Khrushchev Arrives in Vienna for Kennedy Talks
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev reviews an honor guard on arrival in Vienna amid heavy guard. Tass reports thousands lined the streets while other correspondents estimate about 1,000 Austrians greeted him before his exchange with President Kennedy.
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Nikita Khrushchevy
Vienna
Kennedy
Tass
Car Safety Check By Jaycees In Atlantic
The Atlantic Jaycees host a free car safety check next Saturday on Sixth Street east of Walnut from 8 30 a m to 6 p m. Drivers are urged to have their cars inspected for traffic safety as local mechanics and dealers aid. Charles Ness warns motorists to ensure vehicles are in top shape before long trips.
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Atlantic Jaycees
Sixth
Walnut
Jaycee
Jaycees
Charles Ness
Auto
Worthington
Skelly
McCord
Sinclair
Linke Chevrolet-Buick
Cornelison Motor
Henningsen Motors
Bell Motors
Lang's
Mobile
Hjortshot Standard
Hoegh Oi
Bair
Firestone
Ness
Jim Phillips
Gene Figgins
Harry Fox
Vaqueros Auto Club
Russell Hoegh
Dean Barnholdt
Chariton Couple Jailed On Bad Check Charge
Mr and Mrs Alva Booth both 24 of Chariton are jailed on charges of passing bad checks and carrying a concealed weapon. A pistol was found in Mrs Booths purse and two more in the couple's car. Their 18 month old daughter was with them at arrest and later picked up by relatives. Des Moines police have warrants for their arrest on bad check charges.
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Des Moines
Infant Tamara Sue Christensen Rites Held
Graveside services were held at Harlan cemetery for Tamara Sue infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Christensen. The baby died at an Omaha hospital on May 28 after being born May 22. Mrs Christensen is the former Janet Sue Sander of Elk Horn.
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Elk Horn
Harlan Cemetery
Tamara Sue
Gerald Christensen
Omaha
Christensen
Janet Sue Sander
Murdered Atomosphere Prevails In New Jersey Household
Robert Woodruff Besch Sr. 42 a Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. executive was shot dead by his 14 year old son in Millburn New Jersey. The boy a ninth grader at Newark Academy admitted the shooting using a .22 caliber pistol. Police said he had psychiatric treatment for a year and is an accomplished shooter with nine NRA ranks. Besch was found by his daughter in a third floor bathroom. The mother Mrynne Wrightson Besch 38 is the former wife of George Huntington Hartford founder of A&P. Police questioned the son as they piece together events from Friday night after the elder Besch summoned him to dinner. The boy refused to come down and Besch forced entry to his room where the body lay. The elder Besch died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Schoenbrunn
Adolf Schaerf
Europe
Prince Metternich
Mrs. Khrushchev
Schaerf
Mrs. Kennedy
National Rifle Association
Besch
Lorraine
Young Robert
Paul Tighe
Robert
Tighe
Bosch
Newark Academy
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