Explosive blast demolishes Glen's TV building in town
An early morning explosion gutted the Glen's TV and Atlantic Credit Bureau building at 709 East Seventh. Debris scattered over a wide area, with windows shattered and a car windshield damaged. No injuries were reported and fire crews battled remaining flames as investigators sought the blast’s cause.
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Glen’s TV
Atlantic Credit Bureau
East Seventh
Corner Inn
Walnut
Walter Peterman
Seventh Street
Lorenta Sage
Pat Crawford
Peterman
Dale ‘Park
Mehlmann
Henry Mehlmann
Atlantic
Glen's TV and
Olive
Glen
TV and Atlantic Credit Bureau
Sage
Two Killed In Bluffs Shooting
Police say 23 year old Leon Tice Jr opened fire at the Jackson home in Council Bluffs wounding several and killing two children Randy Burtness age 2 and Judy Jackson age 14. Tice turned the gun on himself as officers closed in and others were treated at Mercy Hospital in fair condition.
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Council Bluffs
Saic
Leon Tice Jr
Randy
JoAnn Burtness
Judy Jackson
William Perkins
Burtness
William Jackson
Jackson
Tice
Robert Parker
Clifford Hoing
Peterson
Pard
Re Uriance
Gunman Shoots Guard at Grundy Mining Camp
In Whitwell Tennessee a gunman killed guard Aaron Pressnell at Grundy Mining camp coal-loading ramp north of present location. Two Palmer Tennessee men were held for questioning by state troopers. The shooting occurred as a car carrying five men blocked the road and opened fire while Bobby Layne drove Pressnell to work.
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Whitwell, Tenn
Grundy
United Mine Workers Union
Bobby Layne
Pressnell
Grundy's Mines
Layne
Weekend Weather Outlook Across the State
Fair east and partly cloudy west Saturday night with a chance of thundershowers in the west. Warmer conditions Saturday night with lows in the 60s in the west and around 50 in the extreme east. Sunday highs in the upper 70s east to mid 70s west. East to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph Saturday night. Monday outlook partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder.
West Republicans Press Bid for Greater GOP Voice at 1964 Convention
The Republican National Committee selects a site for the 1964 GOP Convention amid Western states demanding more policy influence. Seven cities are considered with a final vote due after the site committee recommends. Western leaders including Senator Allott and Governor Hansen push for Western representation and power.
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Denver
Republican National Committee
Jean K. Tool
Colorado
Atlantic City
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Miami Beach
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Gordon al- Colorado
Lott
Allott
Clifford P. Hansen
Falming
Ben Dimsdale 59 Dies Former Atlantic Grocer
Ben W. Dimsdale 59 of Des Moines former Atlantic grocer died at 2 30 Friday afternoon at Iowa Methodist Hospital after a 12 day illness from a stroke. He was born in Germany January 1 1904 came to the U S as a boy lived in Sioux City Creston before moving to Atlantic in 1942. He married Esther Jane Welcher Stanley March 15 1941 and later moved to Des Moines about ten years ago then worked at the Iowa Liquor Store in Beaverdale until six months ago. He was a member of Pymosa lodge AF and AM and Atlantic BPO Elks 445. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Dick Pagel of Des Moines four grandsons a sister and a half brother in Sioux City. Funeral services Monday at 2 30 at Roland Funeral Home with burial in Atlantic Cemetery.
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Ben W. Dimsdale
Des Moines
Atlantic
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Mr. Dimsdale
Germany
United States
Sioux City
Creston
Esther Jane Welcher Stanley
Iowa
Beaverdale
Pymosa Lodge
Af&am
Atlantic Bpo Elks Lodge
Dimsdale
Dick Pagel
Work halted on construction project in Des Moines
AP reports a $14.5 million construction project at the Iowa Power and Light Co. generating plant near Des Moines was halted after sheet metal workers formed picket lines. About 150 workers refused to cross. Union Local 45 said wage talks stalled with contractors. No electric service disruption expected in central and southwest Iowa.
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DES ‘Moines
Iowa Power & Light Co
Here
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 45
Iowa
Iowa Over & Light Co
Officials defend Los Angeles on race progress
LA officials from education, unions and housing say Negro leaders lack time to meet integration demands. They complain about insufficient response to a 10 day deadline for total integration set for June 6. Activists plan peaceful protests starting Monday and demand real reform.
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Los Angeles
Christopher Taylor
United Civil Rights Committee
Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission
Frank W. Chuman
Los Angeles County
Georgiana Hardy
Los Angeles Board of Education
Equal Opportunities Committee
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Choice of Montini Praised by Dubuque Archbishop
Archbishop James J. Byrne of Dubuque lauded Giovanni Cardinal Montini after his selection as Pope Paul VI. Byrne described the new pope as easygoing, kindly, understanding, and sympathetic, noting the loss felt by Catholics after Pope John’s death and the world’s need for a shepherd.
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Dubuque
Giovanni Cardinal Montini
James J. Byrne
Pope Paul VI
John
Carindal Montini
Kennedy heads to Europe on 10 day presidential tour
President Kennedy departs for a 10 day European trip starting in West Germany with stops in Ireland, England, Italy and Vatican City. He seeks to project American policy directly to European audiences via extensive TV coverage and a Berlin telecast from Checkpoint Charlie.
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Washington
Kennedy
Europe
America
Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
United States
Telstar
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
West Germany
Ireland
England
Italy
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Konrad Adenauer
Wahn
Pope Paul VI Grants First Audience to Non Vatican Guests
Pope Paul VI gave his first audience to visitors from Brescia Italy including the mayor several priests and notable locals. Highway patrol issued 31 speeding tickets and one reckless driving ticket in high visibility drives with three additional warnings in Griswold and Emerson areas Thursday and Friday.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
College of Cardinals
Brescia
Italy
Griswold
Emerson
West Berlin Wall Clearing Ordered to Halt Escapes
East German authorities ordered a 109 yard wide clearance along their sector of the Berlin Wall to sever escape routes and reduce contact between East and West Germans. The move, the harshest since 1961, limits sightlines as President Regrets prepares to visit the wall on Wednesday.
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Berlin
Commuunists
Berlin Wall
Rites Planned for Mrs Elma Pellett at Atlantic
Funeral services for 83 year old Mrs Elma Pellett will be held Sunday at 1 30 PM at Roland funeral home with Rev Donald C Bissinger officiating. She died Friday at Atlantic Memorial hospital after long illness. Born October 27 1879 in Marshall County Indiana she lived in Orient South Dakota Cass County and Five Mile Grove. Surviving are son Ambrose Pellett Anita step daughter Jens Rasmussen Atlantic four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and three nieces. The family will meet relatives and friends at the funeral home this evening from 7 30 to 9.
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Elma Pellett
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Roland Funeral Home
Donald C. Bissinger
First Methodist Church
Atlantic Cemetery
Orient
S. D
Cass County
Elmer Pellett
Five-Mile Grove
Pellett
Atlantic Methodist Church
Israel to Train Technicians in U S Hawk Defense System
Israeli military technicians will begin training in the United States next month on the Hawk air defense missile. Negotiations for selling Hawks to Israel near completion though no contract is signed. Israel seeks the mobile supersonic system to counter perceived Arab air power buildup and battlefield missiles.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Pentagon
United Arab Republic
Army
Russians Plan Huge Space Welcome
In Moscow crowds greet cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky as Pravda and Tass report a grand reception in Red Square. Tereshkova completed 48 orbits and Bykovsky 81, with Khrushchev’s era pomp planned atop Lenin's tomb and participation from World Congress of Women delegates representing 100 nations.
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Moscow
Red Square
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Pravda
Bulgaria
Khrushchev
Lenin
Tass
Valentina
Earth
L. Cooper Jr
Bykovsky
Izvestia
Pope Pledges Peace Drive and Unity
Pope Paul VI in his first world message pledges to press for international peace and Christian unity. He outlines ecumenical efforts, Canon Law revisions begun by John XXIII, and support for social justice policies. The Latin prepared address followed his election as the second supreme pontiff.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
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Dale Park
Spruce
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Kenneth Hummel
West
Ben Dimsdale
Atlantic Grocer
Montini
Byrne
JFK
North
Congress
South
GOP
Dixie
Paul
U. S
Pope
Clay Belcher
Paml
Doug
Murry Preston
D. C
Kentucky
Ben Jensen
Muriel Biggs
Dave Hansen
Arlene Schamp
Mr. Belcher
Bernie Steen
Steen
Elizabeth Goff
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