Bill Estes Faces 29-Count Federal Indictment
Fresh charges pile up against Billie Sol Estes in a 29-count federal indictment charging mail fraud and conspiracy across state lines. The case names three others and Superior Manufacturing Co. as involved, with tanks never built and assets far below debts. Creditors consider bankruptcy, while Texas authorities pursue state actions. Estes posted bail on prior indictments as the case proceeds in federal and state courts.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
Estes
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Een Coc Rennet
Pecos
Wilson
Hind
Eg Oharma
Afomer Wage
Dist
cJarge R. E. Thomason
Harold Orr
Rue
Washington
U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Thomason
Plane crashes in Guadeloupe with many aboard
A Boeing 707 Air France jet carrying more than 100 passengers and 11 crew crashed on a forested hillside near Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe after mis judgment on approach. Coast Guard searchers spotted wreckage 2.5 miles inland with no signs of life reported.
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Associated Pres
Air France
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Pointe-a-Pitre
Paris
Santiago
Chile
U.S. Coast Guard
Air Traffic Control Center
Basse Terre
Coast Guard
New York
Grande Terre
Lisbon
Andre Lesieur
Woman Found Dead in Pool in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Lillian E. Beelow, 70, of Janesville Minnesota, was found dead in a wading pool at the Cedar Rapids home of her daughter and son-in-law Adrian Janson and wife. Deputies say a heart attack may have caused her to topple into the water during a three week visit.
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Cedar Rapids
Lillian E. Beelow
Janesville
Minn
Robinson Resting Comfortably in Nairobi Hospital
Nairobi authorities report veteran actor Edward G. Robinson, age 68, resting comfortably at Princess Elizabeth Hospital after a suspected heart attack. Doctors say his condition is unchanged and no visitors except his wife will be allowed for a week. He was flown in from Tanganyika where he was filming a movie.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Edward G. Robinson
Princess Elizabeth Hospital
Robinson
Tanganyika
Partly cloudy with showers and storms through Saturday
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Overnight lows Friday night around 60 to 65 with daytime highs near 80. The outlook shows more scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly Sunday afternoon and night, then slightly warmer conditions.
Rusk Visits Berlin Sees City Divider Wall
During his first Berlin stop as Secretary of State Dean Rusk stands with his wife on a ramp at Potsdamer Platz surveying the anti refugee wall. He called for unity and a peaceful response to the new division in the city.
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Berlin
U.S
Dean Rusk
Potsdamer Platz
Rusk
West Berlin
Willie Brandt
Senator Francis Case of South Dakota Dies at 65
Washington AP report states Senator Francis Case R SD died at 65 after a brief illness. A former editor and rancher from Custer, Case served seven House terms and two Senate terms, chaired public works issues, and backed Missouri River flood control measures. He had been treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital for a heart condition after a flu.
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Senate Public Works Committee
Case
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Capitol
Custer
South Dakota
Black Hills
House
Congress
Big Bend Dam
Missouri River
Treasury
Mundt Urges Kennedy to Speak on Estes Case Tactics
Senator Karl Mundt and Senator Carl Curtis accused Secretary Freeman of intimidating them as they probe Billie Sol Estes dealings with the Agriculture Department. They released sworn statements about a staff search aimed at Mundt and Curtis, not other members, while Freeman defended the review of inquiries. Mundt urged President Kennedy to address whether such tactics are standard government procedure against Congress.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Kennedy
Mundt
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Senate
Billie Sol Estes
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Senate Investigations
Estes
Agriculture Department
Freeman
Thomas R. Hughes
Hughes
Department
Curtis
Congress
Subcommittee
Dr Harms Elected LCMS President Plans Aggressive Mission Growth
Dr Oliver R Harms of St Louis was elected president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to a three year term. He aims to expand missions work and establish 185 new congregations annually while keeping doctrinal integrity in mergers with other protestant bodies and continuing talks with other Lutheran groups.
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Cleveland
Oliver R. Harms
St. Louis
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Harms
John W. Behnken
Missouri
Four youths fined for wild time at Cold Springs Park
Cass county youths Toyce Sarsfield Terry McCoy Allen Peterson of Atlantic and Ronnie Bicking of Cumberland were fined 20 dollars plus costs in justice court for violating state park law at Cold Springs Park Lewis by staying past 10 p m causing a disturbance and untying boats. A fifth youth unnamed will be referred to juvenile court.
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Cass County
Justice of the Peace Court
Cold Springs Park
Lewis
Toyce Sarsfield
Terry McCoy
Allen Peterson
Atlantic
Ronnie Bicking
Cumberland
Rex Emerson
Model A Ford Caravan Heads to San Francisco Meet
A caravan of Model A Fords in mint condition will pass through Atlantic en route from New York to the Model A Ford Club of America national meeting in San Francisco. The tour spans about 3,045 miles with 75 cars expected at the finish and overnight stops across the country.
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Atlantic
New York
Ford Club of America
San Francisco
MAFCA
Somerset
South Bend
Ind
Des Moines
North Platte
Nebr
Rawlins
Wyo
Salt Lake City
Elko
Reno
Ivey
Former Westside Resident Killed in California Accident
AP reports Larry Ellen Petersen 25 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Petersen of Westside was killed Thursday in an accident near Fresno California Details are unavailable Petersen lived in California four years born in Carroll attended Westside schools and later served in the armed forces Services will be Saturday at Arcadia.
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Westside (Ap
Larry Ellen Petersen
Harry Petersen
Westside
Fresno
Calif
Young Petersen
Claifornia
Carroll
Armed Forces
Arcadia
Infant Wounded After Accidental Shot In Cedar Rapids
Kimberly Konigsmark, 13 months, remained in poor condition at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a .32 caliber handgun discharged at home Thursday. Her father, David Konigsmark, a radio operator for the Highway Patrol, was clearing the weapon when it fired, the bullet striking the child in the forehead.
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Marion
Kimberly Konigsmark
Cedar Rapids
David Konigsmark
Highway Patrol
Former Resident Vera Martin Visits Lincoln Home
Mrs. Vera Martin of Lincoln Nebraska and former Atlantic resident is spending a week at the home of Mrs. C V Welcher, 409 East Seventh Street.
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Vera Martin
Lincoln, Nebr
Atlantic
C. V. Welcher
East Seventh Street
Kennedy farm bill defeated in House shocker
President Kennedy’s farm bill died in a 215 to 205 House vote as 48 Democrats joined 167 Republicans against sending it back to committee. The White House warned of a $1 billion next year cost and rising deficits. Senate action remains uncertain. Secretary Freeman called the result shocking.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Phil Weaver
Nebraska
White House
United States
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Action
Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
British couple wed 80 years longest married pair
James Burgess 102 and Ann 98 celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary in Bermondsey London claiming to be Britain's longest married couple. They hosted a party at home where they have lived 75 years with eight children ages 79 to 59 all married except Florence 63 who helps at home. Burgess quips that he has always worn the trousers in the house.
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London
James Burgess
Ann
Britain
Bermondsey
London Docks
Florence
Burgess
Forest Industry Awards Honored At Towa Meeting
The Towa Forest Industries Committee named the 1962 award recipients for forestry service. Winners include the Keokuk Daily Gate City Russ Palis Ottumwa farm implement dealer and A J Secor Keosauqua forester and tree farm manager.
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Fort Madison
Towa Forest Industries Committee
Keokuk
Gate City
Russ Palis
Ottumwa
A J. Secor
Keosauqua
Gilbert vows to repay 1.9 million withdrawn from E. L. Bruce Co.
Edward M. Gilbert leaves an attorney's office in Rio de Janeiro with Arnold Bauman and a friend. He says he will repay every penny of the 1.9 million dollars he withdrew from E. L. Bruce Co. funds before resigning as president and relocating to Brazil.
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Wall Street
Edward M. Gilbert
New York
Arnold Bauman
Center
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Gilbert
E. L. Bruce Co
Rio
Adenauer and Rusk Reach Full Agreement on Berlin
Bonn reports Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk concluded a 70 minute private talk with an interpreter present. Adenauer said they had reached full agreement on Berlin and all major issues of mutual interest. Rusk praised the frank confidential discussion and the opportunity to exchange views with the German leader.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Rusk
Adenauer
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
West Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Free World
Henriksen Wins Hawkeye Girls State Governorship
Carol Henriksen 17 of Armstrong was elected governor at Hawkeye Girls State finishing close race with Carolyn Lukensmeyer Hampton, 157 to 141. Norman Erbe addressed 304 delegates as officers were installed. other officers named include Van Steenwyk Orange City lieutenant governor Hessier Clinton secretary of state Sondrol Clear Lake auditor Schlachtenhauser Des Moines treasurer Zimmerman Newton attorney general Young Traer secretary of agriculture.
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Cedar Falls
Hawkeye
Carol Henriksen
Armstrong
Miss Henriksen
Nationalist Party
Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Hampton
Norman Erbe
Karen van Steenwyk
Orange City
Ellyn Hessier
Clinton
Susan Sondrol
Clear
Regents Hire Consultant to Finance Iowa Memorial Union Addition
The State Board of Regents retained Chicago financial consultant Paul D. Speer to evaluate three privately negotiated note proposals for financing a 4.5 million Memorial Union expansion at the University of Iowa. Bids on the project will be opened in Iowa City next Thursday with a July contracts decision anticipated.
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DES Moines
State Board of Regents
Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Paul D. Speer
Chicago
Iowa City
Philippines Presses Claim to British North Borneo
President Macapagal asserted Philippine sovereignty over British North Borneo and proposed talks with Britain to resolve the dispute after receiving a British note acknowledging ownership. He said the claim rests on the 1878 lease by the sultan of Sulu and emphasized hopes for an amicable settlement.
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Manila
Diosdado Macapagal
North Borneo
Britain
Philippines
Macapagal
Southeast Asia
Philippine
Sultan of Sulu
British North Borneo Company
British North Borneo
Borneo
Brunei
Sarawak
Indonesian Borneo
Teenage Dance at Elks Club Scheduled
The Elks club will hold a teen dance Saturday June 30 from 8 30 to 11 30 p m Music by the Impacts Charles Hermann is chairman of the event.
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the Elks Club
Charles Hermann
Two Morristown Girls Slain In New Jersey Wooded Area
Police probe a double slaying in Morris Township Morris Plains as two high school students Margaret Kennedy 16 and Noreen Buckley 17 are found dead in a wooded area. An 18 year old acquaintance was questioned and released after a lie detector test. The victims died from blows to the head and a tire iron was found nearby.
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Morris Township
N.J
Frank C. Scerbo
Margaret Ann Kennedy
Noreen Buckley
Morris Plains
Wiliam F. Costello
Buckley
Kennedy
Morristown
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Secret Army Organization Command
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Puerto Rico
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Francis Case
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Iowa
JFK
Dr. Harms
Forestry Awards
C. Adenauer
New Jersey
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