Pope John XXIII Succumbs At 81 Urges Blood Drive
A Wichita Kansas Red Cross center suffered a weekend power failure wiping out almost its entire blood inventory. An urgent appeal calls for 190 donors to meet a 163 pint quota when the bloodmobile visits the Elks club on Thursday. Air shipments from Omaha and other centers are rush delivering blood to relieve the emergency.
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Wichita, Kans
Red Cross
Atlantic Area
Elks Club
Omaha Regional
Midwest
Wichita
Kansas
Oklahoma
Omaha
Wichita Center
Atlantic
Omaha Center
R.M. Needles
Cass
Rom Wayner Koski
the Elks Club
Red Cross Office
Tom Clithero
Don Minor
BPO
Drowning of Ottumwa Student Off Northwestern Beach
John Vanderwilt a 20 year old from Ottumwa Iowa drowned Saturday while swimming off a Lake Michigan beach north of the Northwestern University campus where he was a sophomore. In a separate item Donna Baker was fined 15 dollars plus costs for fishing without a license at Cold Springs State Park near Lewis.
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Evanston, Ill
John Vanderwilt
Ottumwa
Iowa
Lake Michigan
Northwestern University
Donna Baker
West Eleventh
Justice of the Peace Court
Cold Springs State Park
Lewis
Weather outlook Partly cloudy through Tuesday drops chance
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with widely scattered showers and thundershowers mainly south. Lows Monday night mid teens. High Tuesday in the teens. Further outlook Partly cloudy and continued quiet.
Boy Found Shot To Death In Rural Area
A 17 year old youth was found shot to death in a roadside ditch near Luverne Minnesota. An 18 year old and a 16 year old girl were jailed at New Ulm after a roadblock pursuit from Springfield to Essig with a car believed linked to the case. Investigators said Harvey Hitch admitted shooting Edwin Ketterling after a dispute about remarks concerning a girl Diane Holland.
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Rodenberg
Hitch
Edwin Ketterling
Laverne
New Ulm
Diane Holland
Neil Roberts
Luverne
F. G. Richardson
Springfield
Miss Holland
Sleepy Eye
Essig
Roberts
Luverne Farmers Co-Op
Theft of cosmetics reported in Chicago truck break in
AP reports police investigate the theft of cosmetics valued at 50 000 to 60 000 from a truck driven by Billy Goode 40 of Davenport Iowa. Co driver Clarence Stewart 35 of Chicago said the truck disappeared Friday from a lot on Chicago's near south side and was found abandoned in northwest Chicago. The cargo had been loaded at Alberto Culver in Melrose Park and was to head to New York.
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Chicago
Billy Goode
Davenport
Iowa
Goode
Clarence Stewcart
Near South Side
Alberto-Culver Produets Co
Melrose Park
Stewart
New York
Vatican City
Vatican
John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
269 Register For Red Cross Swim Lessons
A total of 269 Griswold area youngsters have registered for the Red Cross water safety program at Camp Wakonda pool running through June 14. Registrations include 157 beginners 57 advanced beginners 41 intermediates and 14 swimmers.
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Griswold
Camp Wakonda
David Bullock
Atlantic
Red Cross
Bullock
Dick Croxell
Karl Jensen
Ronnie Fichter
Richard Witt
Bill Cocklin
Ray Casey
Gene Casey
Mary Ann Miller
Judy Boucher
Lynne Wagler
Jerry Petersen
Peggy Tye
Bob Rudin
Griswold Area
Funeral for Mrs Bert Downing 61 Tuesday
Mrs Pearl E Downing 61 of 211 West Sixth Street died 3 40 Sunday morning at Atlantic Memorial hospital after May 6 hospitalization. Born March 30 1902 at Van Meter she married Berl Downing July 30 1919. Survived by husband four sons three daughters two grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Roland funeral home with Rev Roy D Strong officiating. Interment Atlantic cemetery.
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Pearl E. Downing
West Sixth Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Downing
van Meter
George
Anna Morena
Guthrie Center
Berl Downing
Anna Eckert
Des Moines
Berl Downing, Jr
Updegraff Wins First Round at St Andrews in Amateur
Dr. Edgar Updegraff formerly of Boone Iowa won his first round match in the British Amateur at St Andrews defeating Ken Bowden of England 3 and 2. Updegraff, a Walker Cup team member from Tucson Arizona, advanced in the championship.
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ST Andrews
Scotland
Edgar Updegraff
Boone
Iowa
Updegraff
Tucson
Ariz
Ken Bowden
England
Bas
Ana Naind
Court Rules On Two Labor Union Cases
The Supreme Court ruled that the Taft Hartley Act does not ban agency shop agreements while Florida’s ban on such contracts is upheld under state right to work law. The decisions involve Indiana United Auto Workers versus General Motors and Florida Retail Clerks Local 1635 versus Food Fair Miami.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Justice Goldberg
Secretary of
Indiana
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Afl-Cio
Food Fair, Inc
Miami
Agency Shop
Taft- Hartley
Biot
National Labor Relations Board
High Court
NLRB
Soldier admits attacking girl in Missouri
Waynesville Missouri AP A soldier admitted kidnapping and raping a 3 year old girl after heavy drinking at a farewell party Sp4 Calvin Palmer 20 of Ft Leonard Wood gave an oral statement and was held on the case Eugene Urbanski 25 of Ft Leonard Wood was also questioned Marie Watson 3 was in serious condition at Waynesville hospital The attack occurred Saturday near Waynesville near Helena Watsons home The man fled with Marie in a car Urbanski was to be discharged June 5 Palmer from Little Falls New York married and living at a trailer court near the fort.
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Waynesville
Highway Patrol
Calvin Palmer
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pfe
Eugene Urbanski
Marie Watson
Waynesville Hospital
Helena Watson
Marie
Urbanski
Michigan City
Ind
Palmer
Little Falls
N.Y
Rainstorms Hit Eastern Coast as Tropical Disturbance Lingers
The Associated Press reports heavy rain across the middle Atlantic states with a tropical disturbance near the Carolina coast not yet a tropical storm. Small craft warnings extended from Savannah to the Virginia Capes, tides rose one to three feet, and substantial rainfall fell from North Carolina into Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Middle Atlantic
Carolina
Weather Bureau
Savannah
Virginia Capes
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Smoller Made Major General in Army Promotion
Brig. Gen. John F. Smoller son of Atlantic residents has been promoted to major general subject to Congress approval. He serves with the Seventh Army at Stuttgart Vaihingen Germany and will return to the United States late June to command the Second Corps based at Fort Wadsworth New York. Smoller is a West Point graduate and former Atlantic High School athlete.
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John F. Smoller
J. B. Smoller
Atlantic
Congress
Smoller
Seventh Army
Stuttgart - Vaihingen
Germany
United States
Second Corps
New Jersey
New York
Ft. Wadsworth
New York City
Gen. Smoller
West Point
Atlantic Knights of Columbus Meeting Notice
The regular meeting of the Atlantic Knights of Columbus will be held Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the K of C hall.
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K. of C
Atlantic Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
Birdman of Alcatraz Denied Parole Bid
Robert Stroud known as the Birdman of Alcatraz has lost his latest parole bid at Leavenworth Penitentiary where he is confined. Dr Robert Settles warden of the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri reports the decision.
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Robert Stroud
Alcatraz
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Robert Settles
U. S. Medical Center
Springfield
Atlantic Community Schools Announce Summer Music Program
The instrumental department plans a June to July teaching session led by Arthur Meyer. Seventh and eighth grade students will form cadet and prep bands with schedules on June 3 to July 25 at 1 p.m. in the high school band room. Private lessons run 7 a.m. to noon weekdays.
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Atlantic High Schow
Sunnyside Park
Arthur Meyer
Rex Peer
Richard McCauley
Delma Wright
Wallace Roscoe
Atlantitie Airport
Yoder
Men In Gray
Reed
Atlantic Community ‘Schools
Meyer
City golf lessons open for youths at Nishna Hills
Youngsters signing up for the city recreation golf program must register with Howard Justice, the recreation director. Free lessons will be held at the Nishna Hills course and participants must provide their own golf clubs.
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Howard Justice
Nishna Hills
Supreme Court blocks racial transfer plans in Tennessee schools
The Supreme Court rules transfer plans in Knoxville and Davidson County schools discriminatory and invalid under Brown v Board. Separate actions in Alabama and Vatican reporting follow, detailing Governor Wallace enrollment protests and Pope John XXIII death.
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Washington
Knoxville
Davidson County
Nashville
Tennessee
Knox County
Clark
High Court
Brown
Supreme Court
Eichmann's Wife Returns to Argentina to Settle
Vera Eichmann 55 and her son Hansi 7 returned to Argentina to live in the small house he built, a year and two days after Adolf Eichmann was executed for his role in the Holocaust.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Adolf Eichmann
Vera Eichmann
Hansi
Israel
Backers Cite Aging Central Fire and Police Station
Burlington residents backing a bond issue to modernize the central fire station and adjacent police station say proof the building is aging is clear after a ceiling collapse in the second floor sleeping room. Plaster fell onto the floor while six on duty woke and helped clear beds. The 1907 building is to be updated this summer.
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Burlington
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Updegraff Wins
Soldier
Missouri
Birmingham
Ala
Seybourn H. Lynne
Justice Department
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Lynne
Eichmann
Atantic
Chestnut Street
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