Invasion Remembrance at Normandy Marks D Day Anniversary
Veterans from American British French Canadian Belgian and Norwegian forces gathered at Utah and Omaha beaches and Sainte-Mere-Eglise to honor D-Day. Gen Omar Bradley led the U S delegation joined by Gen Maxwell Taylor. Montgom ery criticized Eisenhower in a televised program.
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Omaha Beach
Normandy
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Montgomery
Eisenhower
U.S
Gettysburg
Omar N. Bradley
D-Day
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
101St Airborne Division
Hermanville-sur-Mer
America
Utah
Omaha
Sainte-Merc- Eglise
Showdown Avoided by LBJ Intervention
In Des Moines the Ministries Council of the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ accuses Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper of favoring property rights over human rights in civil rights debates. The letter, led by Dr. Judson E. Fiebiger, urges stronger leadership and a vote for cloture on the civil rights bill. The exchange highlights tensions over States rights and racial equality.
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Des Moines
Ministries Council
Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Judson E. Fiebiger
Four Air Reserve Units Disbanded Across Iowa
The Air Force plans to disband 131 reserve or recovery units by August 31, including four Iowa units: the 9538th in Ottumwa, 9539th in Mason City, 9541st in Burlington, and 9542nd in Waterloo with about 300 men. Other reductions include the 9527th Recovery Squadron in Omaha and the 9501st in Moline, Illinois, totaling 8,500 personnel. The overall authorized reserve strength remains 61,000.
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Washington
Air Force Reserve
Iowa
Air Force
United States
Ottumwa
Mason City
Burlington
Waterloo
Omaha
Moline
Thief Steals $1600 From Las Vegas Housewife’s Icebox
Las Vegas Mrs Stella Horton reports a theft of 1600 in cash from her refrigerator after a neighbor’s idea to hide money in an envelope in the icebox. The plan backfired as the money disappeared and the thief fled.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Stella Horton
Agreement Ends 99 Day Essex Wire Strike in Hillsdale
Negotiators led by Gov. George Romney reached an accord to end a 99 day strike at Essex Wire Corp in Hillsdale. The plan lifts the Hillsdale curfew and mass picketing ban, while reducing National Guard presence though police and guards remain on duty until ratification votes.
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Lansing
Mich
George W. Romney
Essex Wire Corp
Hillsdale
Romney
National Guard
James Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Washington
Hillsdale County
Atlantic High School Band Concert at Sunnyside Park
The Atlantic high school band under Arthur Meyer presents a Tuesday evening concert at 8 o clock in Sunnyside park. The program includes Washington Post march Apache selection Reed Carnival overture Merrill A Swingin Safari Porgy and Bess Gershwin Yoder Colonel Bogey Hoosier Holiday Canadian Sunset selection Warrington Beautiful Savior Christionson Copa Cabana selection Anderson Manhattan Beach Sousa and ends with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Sunnyside Park
Atlantic High School Bend
Arthur Meyer
Washington Post
Merrill
Alford
Hoosier
Veeseses
Cecaeeis
Ees Foreman
Trombonanmza
Fecture
Cofield Canadian Sunset
Warrington Bertiful Savior — Chorale
Christianson
Anderson Kentucky
Babe
Long Manhattan Beach
March
Sousa the Star Spangled Banner
Moon trip may land astronauts 18 months early
Houston AP reports Dr. Joseph Shea, director of the Manned Spacecraft Center moon program, told about 100 Texas Air Force Association delegates that rockets and crew could be ready for a manned moon flight by 1968, 18 months ahead of the Kennedy era target.
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Houston
Tex
Joseph Shea
Manned Spacecraft Center
Shea
Texas Air Force Association
John F. Kennedy
Hitchcock reports burglaries at Universal Studios
Alfred Hitchcock and actress Elle Sommer reported to the sheriff in Hollywood that their dressing rooms at Universal Studios were robbed of two clock radios and 279 dollars in cash. The incidents occurred while they were working on a film.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alfred Hitchcock
Sheriff's Office
Elle Sommer
Universal Studios
LBJ Credits Labor NFO and Tax Cut Spur Jobs
President Johnson credits record employment and a 5.1 percent May unemployment as proof the tax cut boosts the economy. He warns youths face higher job competition while urging anti poverty training and jobs legislation to address teenage unemployment.
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Washington
Johnson
Labor Department
Department
Congress
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rights Showdown Postponed in Senate Debates
Senate leaders postponed a cloture vote in the civil rights debate after agreeing to consider three amendments next week. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield said the petition to curb debate will be filed Monday, forcing a showdown vote after the Wednesday session. In Des Moines, the National Farmers Organization signals hold actions may resume to push higher farm prices amid years of low livestock values.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Hickenlooper
Russell
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Des Moines
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
Corning
Salesmen Guests at Chamber Smokers Dinner and Golf
About 230 salesmen, Chamber of Commerce members and guests attended the annual event at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Golfing occurred in the afternoon, followed by a buffet dinner and prize drawings in the evening. Winners included Warren Hutchinson and others. Freese shot 37 for low round. Bob Kelso emceed the evening program as 65 prizes donated by local firms were awarded.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Atlantic Golf and Country Club
Warren Hutchinson
Keith Travis
Dave Bullock
Jim Gee
Charles Bacon
Jerry Ide
Ed Freese
Freese
Bob Kelso
Private TV Station Under Construction Off Dutch Coast
A private television station is being built five miles off the Dutch coast in the North Sea, outside territorial waters. It may be the first of its kind. The Netherlands is moving to bring all artificial North Sea installations under Dutch jurisdiction with new legislation.
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Nicosia
Turkey
Cyprus
Mansoura
Morphou Bay
Istanbul
Rotterdam
The
Netherlands
Ser
Staton
North Sea
Waterloo Jazz Drummer Convicted of Murder
AP reporting Monte Tharp of Waterloo convicted of second degree murder for the February slaying of Lawrence Salter, a suburban Evansdale tavern operator. A nine plus three jurors deliberated seven hours. sentencing is set for June 16. Tharp claims self defense and plans appeal.
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Waterloo
Monte Tharp
Tharp
Lawrence
Salter
Surburban
Evansdale
George Heath
Changes plea in riot hearing at Anamosa
John M Anderson 20 of Washington Iowa changed his plea to guilty on riotous conduct charges from the Men s Reformatory riot. Judge William Eads schedules June 12 for sentencing hearing. Greg Roberts 17 of Ottumwa, who pleaded innocent, ordered to undergo a mental examination at state expense.
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Anamosa
John M Anderson
Washington
Iowa
Anderson
William Eads
Greg Roberts
Ottumwa
Rare Type 34 Typhoid Germ Linked to Aberdeen cases
U S Public Health Service officials say a rare germ causing a typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen Scotland could be spotted quickly in the United States. Health workers at ports and cities have been alerted to watch for changes in Type 34 typhoid, the strain tied to the Aberdeen outbreak. No U S cases have been reported for 18 months, doctors noted.
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Atlanta
Aberdeen
Scotland
U.S
Public Health Service
United States
Albanian Leader Claims Khrushchev Plotting Stalin’s Murder
Enver Hoxha told a banquet in Tirana on May 24 that Khrushchev and his allies once plotted Stalin’s murder, a claim reported by Radio Peking. Albania remains a staunch ally of Communist China in the Soviet split.
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Tokyo
Hoxha
Khrushchev
Stalin
Radio Peking
Hloxha
Tirana
Albania
China
Eisenhower to Address Governors Conference on GOP Nominee
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower may speak at the Governors Conference in Cleveland about the GOP presidential nomination. Ohio Governor Rhodes hosts a meeting seen as a informal Republican summit with possible attendees including Goldwater Nixon Rockefeller Scranton Romney.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Eisenhower
James A. Rhodes
Curtis Lee Smith
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George W. Romney
Michigan
Rhodes
Three Teens Die In Iowa Car Crashes In Weekend Toll
The Associated Press reports three people died in separate Iowa crashes Saturday and Friday. Jerry Swearingen, 21, Davenport, died in a two car collision on Interstate 80 West Liberty interchange. Nancy K. Klinker, 20, Sioux City, killed when her husband’s car hit a parked vehicle. Afton victim, a seven year old Talmadge boy, died from injuries after being struck by a truck on Highway 34 while attending a church school. The 1964 toll rises with these deaths.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Jerry Franklin Swearingen
Davenport
Nancy K. Klinker
Sioux City
Rl Giza
Talmmadke
Swearingen
West Liberty
Highway Patrol
Tom Joyce
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joyce
Klinker
Randy
Talmadge Boy
John Giza Tie
Barry Chubik
Afton
Tragic Shooting Fatality In Macomb Youth Dies
In Macomb Illinois Sue Ann Wiley aged 13 died in a trailer home accident when a shotgun discharged as a neighbor 15 year old Eric Westfall attempted to remove a shell from it. The gun fired inside the trailer and Sue Ann was fatally wounded. Westfall was treated for shock at a hospital.
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Macomb, Ill
Sue Ann Wiley
L'R Day
Russell Reed
Eric Westfall
More Iowans Back Scranton to Seek GOP Nomination
Iowa delegates to the GOP convention express support for Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania. Five of 24 delegates wired Harrisburg saying Scranton would unify the party and help victory in November. Signers include Ralph Bastian John McDonald Francis Braley Harold Goldman and Ben Webster Jr with alternates James Potgeter and Mrs Bert Dieter. Officially the Iowa delegation is uncommitted though Goldwater supporters claim eight delegates are theirs and four favorable. one has favored Nixon.
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Des Moines
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Scranton
Harrisburg
Ralph Bastian
Fort Ddge
John McDonald
Dallas Center
Francis Braley
Shenandoah
Harold Goldman
Ben Webster Jr
James Potgeter
Bert Dieter
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Ottumwa Couple Injured in Massena Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Loyal Fulcher of Ottumwa were injured in a two car collision at the Massena north edge at 6 10 last night Mrs Fulcher 52 is under treatment at Atlantic Memorial hospital for head wrist and rib injuries Her husband 58 was treated for arm bruises and released after X ray Officers said the Fulcher Rambler 1963 collided with Sargent s 1959 Chevrolet at Iowa 92 and 254 Sargent and two passengers escaped injury
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Loyal Fulcher
Ottumwa
Massena
Fulcher
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Philip Sargent
Carson
Iowa 92
Iowa
Sargent
Former Residents Visit Atlanta Friends
Mr and Mrs George Christensen of Arvada Colorado formerly in the cafe business here are spending several weeks with relatives and friends in Atlanta.
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George Christensen
Arvada
Colo
Atlantie
Transfer Site of Fashion Farm Trial Moves to Des Moines
Bankruptcy proceedings to unwind Fashion Farms Inc of Meservy shift from Northern Iowa to the Southern Iowa division in Des Moines. Trustee John M. Powell says centralizing may reveal hidden assets and aid liquidation of some livestock holdings as creditors dispute about $100,000 in claims.
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Fort Dodge
Fashion Farms, Inc
Meservy
Des Moines
Northern Iowa
Southern
Columbia River Flood Control Project Gains Favor
Ottawa reports Canada’s House of Commons approved the 1961 U S Canadian treaty on the Columbia River flood control and power project. The U S has already approved it and will pay 274.8 million dollars to British Columbia by Oct 1 for downstream power benefits, with another 89 million for storage and flood control dams in British Columbia.
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Columbia River
Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
U.S
Senate
United States
British Columbia
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