Catholic Church Begins Official Mourning for Pope John XXIII
The Roman Catholic Church starts nine days of mourning with Pope John XXIII lying in state beneath St. Peter's Basilica. Requiem Masses are held daily as two million mourners pass by the candle-framed catafalque. The period ends June 17 with global leaders attending the final service.
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Trial Set For Iranian Rioters Amid Unrest
Tehran reports say 55 of Iran's high clerics and 50 key agitators will face trial for triggering antigovernment riots that left at least 79 dead. Prime Minister Alam warned mullahs could face the death penalty for opposing land reform and women’s emancipation, as calm returned to the capital.
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Iran
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Grange to press wheat plan after referendum setback
Herschel D. Newsom, head of the National Grange, told congressional leaders the farm group will persist in seeking farmer approval of a new wheat control plan rejected in a grower vote. He called the loss a temporary setback and said the Grange will continue its efforts despite delays. Four Soviet sailors in Moscow received three year prison terms for bringing back Western goods and profiting from them.
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Partly cloudy with scattered storms in northwest area
Partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms, most numerous in the northwest. A cooler night Friday into Saturday with lows around 68 to 73, highs Saturday 85 to 95. Little change in the outlook for Sunday.
Profumo Snubs Audience With Queen Amid Crisis
British War Minister John Profumo asked to be excused from the traditional audience with Queen Elizabeth II as the political storm over his affair with Christine Keeler deepens. The queen approved, removing the ceremony from current events as Profumo, 48, resigns after admitting deception to Parliament.
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Hot Weather Stretches Across Iowa With Scattered Showers
The Weather Bureau forecasts temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal in Iowa into mid next week. Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected almost daily with totals averaging 1 to 4 inches, some areas receiving up to four inches. Northwest Iowa faces heavy rains Friday night, with cooler skies in the northwest and southern and eastern parts peaking near 90. Thursday highs ranged 86 to 92, with lows 68 to 73, and weekend highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
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Substitutes For Gov Hughes at Hawkeye Boys State
Robert Hayes Jr. of Davenport served as governor for Hawkeye Boys State during a Town Capitol tour. Hayes told reporters he leans Republican though his parents are Democrats and noted the mock legislature approved a joint session with Girl State.
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Area Blood Drive Falls Short of 165 Pint Goal
The Cass county blood program at the Atlantic Elks club drew 149 pints from 174 volunteers, failing to meet the year end quota of 163 pints. High warmth and seasonal demand among farmers and workers likely reduced donations. Five gallon donors included Wallace Drake and Ruth Bornholdt aiming for seven.
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Pesticide Registrations and Iowa Centennial Half Dollar Notes
Iowa centennial half dollars issued in 1946 drew high collector interest with wholesale values up to 19 dollars and potential profits from the state sale. The Agriculture Department list notes pesticide registrations including Lindane pellets and chlorine-algaecides with warnings and safety concerns.
County Board To Hold Hearing On Creek Repair
The Cass county board of supervisors will hold a public hearing Monday at 1 30 p m in the supervisors room at the courthouse on cleaning and repairing Baughman Branch creek through Griswold. Estimated cost is 7000 dollars funded by assessments on properties. John DeWitt of Griswold prepared the assessment list.
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Drowning Victim Melvin Mulder Recovered in Mystic Reservoir
Ottumwa divers recovered the body of 19 year old Melvin Mulder in Mystic on Friday after he drowned Thursday evening. Mulder was wading near a drop off in the town reservoir when he sank. His wife and three young men witnessed the incident. The body was found in about ten feet of water, one hundred feet from the store by Paul Benvodt and Glen Dukes.
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Iowa Moves to Shield Liquor Industry From Hoodlums
Des Moines AP reports state officials act to protect the liquor trade as the new by the drink law takes effect. An attorney general opinion says a license applicant is disqualified if linked to any person convicted of a felony.
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Phone prank ties up police line as infant dies
East Moline Illinois parents of a sick baby tried for 20 minutes to call police for a resuscitator. Officers said pranksters tied the station telephone, causing the line to ring with music. Some youngsters were picked up earlier in the week for similar activity.
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Yank Eliminated at British Amateur by Lunt
Dr. Edgar Updegraff of Tucson Arizona, one of two American semifinalists, was eliminated 1 up by Michael Lunt a British Walker Cup player, in the British Amateur Championship at St Andrews Scotland.
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Blind Boy 11 Meets Kennedy at Depot in San Diego
A blind 11 year old, Joey Renzi, waits at the Marines depot for President Kennedy. Secretary of the Navy Walter Korth assures access. Kennedy meets Joey after reading his Braille letter. Joey describes the President, receives a gold tie clasp, and hopes for a White House visit.
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Plant Strike Reaches 79th Day at Philco Fairfield
The Philco Corp plant in Fairfield remains idle on day 79 of a machinists strike as union leaders demand a three year contract with annual wage gains. Plant Manager R R Austin noted production could resume if a 6 vote shift in the May 25 election occurred, citing a 65 to 54 tally.
One Killed In New s Dixie Race Incident
A race riot in Lexington North Carolina left one white man dead and a photographer wounded as about 2 000 whites and 100 Negroes clashed. Seven Negro youths were arrested on open charges. police reported improvised weapons and gunfire amid the unrest.
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Robert Neal Dairston
Sonny Calhoun
Larry Wayne Winston
Art Richardson
High Point Enterprise
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Richardson
James Comer
Davidson County
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Utility Worker Burns From 7200 Volt Line Near Fletcher Chapel
Atlantic municipal utilities employee Darrell Cook, 35, suffered second and third degree burns on his right arm and shoulder and left heel after a 7200 volt line contacted him while replacing a storm-damaged pole. He remains hospitalized at Atlantic Memorial with expected discharge soon. A tie wire on the pole failed, sparking the incident. Cook was part of a crew about five miles east of Fletcher Chapel when the accident occurred.
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Fletcher Chapel
Ne page Negro registers at Ole Miss under calm stance
Cleve McDowell aged 21 stops for a photographer as he walks from the University of Mississippi law building after becoming the second Negro to register. He says there were no incidents and not a single rude remark.
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Cleve McDowell
University of Mississippi Law
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