Tower radar disaster leads to court martial for officer
Washington AP reports Col. William M. Banks, commander of Boston air defense center, charged with derelict in duty after the No. 4 Texas Tower sank in an Atlantic gale on January 18. The tower’s collapse killed 28 airmen. court martial ordered by Lt. Gen. Robert M. Le. Banks hailed from Raleigh West Virginia.
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Escape Building Before Cars Hit
Three men fled the Wisconsin Lumber Co. office in Cedar Rapids just seconds before a string of eight freight cars sped down a grade and smashed the building. Vernon J. Kriz, manager, and Lyle Jensen, assistant manager, were at their desks when Dietrich alerted colleagues and all escaped unharmed. Camp Counselor Tom Terrill departs Sunday for YMCA Camp Foster at Okoboji to serve as counselor for eight weeks.
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Wisconsin Lumber Co
Vernon J. Kriz
Lyle Jensen
Deitrich
Dietrich
Tom Terrill
Ymca Camp Foster
Okoboji
Pertly Cloudy Warm Humid Weekend Outlook
Weather outlook shows continued warmth and humidity through Sunday with scattered showers and thunderstorms spreading into central and northeast areas Saturday night and Sunday. Overnight lows in the mid 60s and daytime highs in the 80s. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a hint of sunshine later.
Missing NSA clerk leads to murder arrest in Des Moines case
In Des Moines a 22 year old man, Michael Daly, was killed by a rival over his girlfriend Leanna Skultety. Ronald Stump, 23, was charged with Daly’s murder after Daly’s date helped identify him. Stump surrendered in Ottumwa and is jailed in Ottumwa. Police linked the case to a prior love triangle.
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Stump
Leanna Jean Skultety
Local Marriage Licenses Issued at Atlantic Courthouse
Edward Lewis Smith 20 of Red Oak and LaDonna Marie Fudge 18 of Atlantic received a marriage license this morning from Clerk of Court Mrs. Frank McMullen. A license was issued yesterday to Robert Braun 22 of Waterloo and Kathleen Gray 21 of Atlantic.
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Edward Lewis Smith
Red Oak
LaDonna Marie Fudge
Atlantic
Frank McMullen
Robert Braun
Waterloo
Kathleen Gray
Queen Elizabeth Fascinates Soviet TV Viewers
Moscow viewers watched the London to Moscow telecast featuring Queen Elizabeth II and the ceremonial troop review. Soviet officials promoted competing coverage from Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Sukarno, with no audience ratings service available to compare programs.
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Leonid I. Breznev
Sukarno
Indonesia
Castro To Meet U S Tractor Swap Team
Fidel Castro said he will receive a four man bargaining team from the United States to discuss swapping 1200 Cuban rebels for 500 tractors. He urged that the team have full power to negotiate and noted his openness to alternative prisoner exchanges.
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Freedom Committee
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Eisenhower
Two Students Die In Crash Near Iowa City
DES MOINES AP Two engaged to be married students died in a crash returning from commencement at the State University of Iowa. Myrna Sprengeler 22 Mason City died in the collision on Highway 218 near here. Rodney L Anderson 23 Hampton died after initial hospital care. The crash occurred when a westbound semi driven by Richard Clark Mount Hope Wisconsin brushed an oncoming truck and careened into the students car. Arnold Ziegler 62 Dubuque riding with Clark was hospitalized. Clark was charged with failure to have his truck under control.
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State University of Iowa
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E. J. Sprengeler
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Here
Rodney L. Anderson
Hampton
University
Iowa City
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Mount Hope
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Dubuque
Clark
State Highway Patrol
Spaeth Named Assistant Secretary of State for Inter American Affairs
The New York Times reports Carl B. Spaeth 54, dean of Stanford Law School since 1946, chosen as assistant secretary of state for inter American affairs. Spaeth is among top candidates cited by White House aides in a Washington dispatch.
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Carl B. Spaeth
New York Times
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State Department
Washington Dispatch
White House
Drowning of 9 Year Old Daniel Hail Near Indianola
Daniel Eu gene Hail aged 9 drowned Friday while swimming with four siblings on a farm pond eight miles northwest of Indianola. He could not swim and slipped from the shoulders of his step-uncle Larry Northern of Des Moines into deep water and disappeared.
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Daniel Eugene Hail
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Des Moines
Possible Break Seen in Laos Talks Amid Crises
U S Ambassador Harriman delivered Kennedy approved notes to Andrei Gromyko with backing in favor of resuming the 14 nation Geneva talks. Gromyko showed eagerness to continue but offered no concrete compromise as cease fire breaches prompt delay. Eden urged Western political staff to unite to counter Communist pressure and shape events.
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Xieng Khouang
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Vienna
Wetherby
England
Anthony Eden
Paris
Washington
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Yorkshire
Kennedy Injures Back in Ottawa Tree Planting
President John F. Kennedy sustains a painful back injury during a tree planting ceremony in Ottawa Canada. His private medical consult Dr Janet Travell recommends crutches though he later travels to Europe and then to a Florida holiday without aids.
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Kennedy
Janet Travell
Florida
Challenge Feeds Fire Damage At Second Street Plant
Fire at Challenge Feeds on Second and Oak damaged pellet making machinery and storage areas. Owner Bert Laufer estimates losses up to 40000 dollars as crews battled flames and cleared debris to assess the damage. No injuries reported. blaze began before 6 am and another two alarms followed.
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Challenge Feeds
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Couple Slain in Car Near Seligman Arizona
Oklahoma couple J. D. Welch 33 and Utha Marie Welch 31 were shot to death as they slept in their car beside U. S. 6, three feet from a pup tent where their four sons aged 5 to 12 slept. Welch was a truck driver headed for a California vacation. Police probe ongoing.
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Carroll County Taverns Raided Seizing Liquor by Sheriff
Nine Carroll County taverns were simultaneously raided by county and state officers led by Sheriff Al Thorup. Bruner was out of town. charges pending. Officers found liquor and noted minors buying alcohol, with several clubs named in Carroll. No arrests made at raid time.
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True Name of Ben Williams Revealed as David Zahn
Benson Williams is identified as David Frank Zahn 20 Aber deen South Dakota and held in Cass county jail on forgery. Zahn has been absent from the marines for nine months and admitted issuing a fraudulent five dollar check at Corner Inn before cashing a forged Sears check. He is charged with uttering a forged 61.50 check in Charles Hughes name and theft of Frank Armstrong’s car May 20.
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Cass County
David Frank Zahn
Aberdeen
S.D
Ken Jones
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Williams
Zahn
Corner Inn
Sear’s
Sear
U S Popularity Boosts With African Nations After Angola Vote
The United Nations Security Council approved a harshlyworded resolution on Portugal over Angola with nine votes in favor and Britain and France abstaining. The move improves U S standing with Asian and African nations, especially new African states, while straining Portugal ties within NATO.
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Hog Market Totals Hit 234-Pound Animals in Omaha
On the Omaha Market Ray mond Goltry drew $17 on 17 head of 234 pound hogs market ed wi Omaha Friday.
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Raymond Goltry
Waitress Sees 11 Percent Miles Walked In Shift
Ines Sutton, a central district restaurant worker in San Diego, wore a pedometer to track her eight hour shift. The device recorded that she walked 11 miles, illustrating the demanding physicality of a waitressing job.
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Calif
Ines Sutton
Inez
Central District
Hener Bell and Gloria Bannich Earn Spring Honor Roll
Roger Mehrmann of Atlantic joins Gloria Bannich and Hener Bell on the Commercial Extension Omaha spring honor roll, reflecting strong academic achievement.
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Gloria Bannich
Roger Mehrmann
Atlantic
Commercial Exension
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