Boy 14 Faces Manslaughter Charges
In Des Moines a 14 year old boy, Terry Lee Gilbert, is charged with manslaughter in the death of his 14 year old friend Otis Godfrey. Gilbert says he accidentally shot while firing a .22 rifle and .410 shotgun at the Gilbert home. He told police he thought the shotgun barrel was armed when the trigger was pulled.
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DES Moines
Polk County
Terry Lee Gilbert
Otis Godfrey
Gilbert
Terry
E. J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Philip Gilbert
Mrs Estey Smith Dies Saturday Evening
Mrs Sadie C Smith age 80 widow of Estey C Smith and Cass county resident died at Berry nursing home Saturday evening after a two year stay She was born January 13 1883 in Cass County and married to Estey Smith in 1900 Survived by two sons Otis Smith and Earl Smith two daughters Ralph Odem Opal Smith ten grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Funeral services are Tuesday at 1 30 pm at Roland funeral home with Rev A Brée ling of Grant officiating Interment in Oakwood Cemetery Lewis
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Estey C. Smith
Cass County
Berry Nursing Home
Mr. Smith
Henry
Mary Ann Eagan
Methodist Church
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Wiota
Earl Smith
Colton
Calif
Ralph Odem
Viota
Opal Smith
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Grant
Oakwood
Lewis
Appoint Republicans To Convention Committees
In Denver the GOP named three Iowans to convention committees for the San Francisco meeting beginning July 13 1964 Charles Wittenmeyer Davenport was named chairman of the Committee on Contest George Nagle Town City was named to the Committee on Arrangements and Anna Lomas Red Oak was appointed to the Committee on Rules The selections were announced at a weekend GOP gathering
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Denver
William E. Miller
San Francisco
Iowa
Charles Wittenmeyer
Davenport
George Nagle
Town City
Anna Lomas
Red Oak
Weather outlook with clouds scattered showers and warm up
Considerable cloudiness Monday night with scattered showers and thunderstorms west and northwest. Lows fall from the lower 60s east to the middle 40s west. Showers northwest Tuesday with warmer conditions in the west and north, highs in the 60s. Outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions Wednesday with few scattered showers and little temperature change.
Explosion Tied to Gas Main Hole at Mehlmann Building
In Council Bluffs a large gas main breach near the Mehlmann building sparked a blast that damaged homes and businesses. Two children were among victims, and a suspect in a separate shooting spree remained under hospital guard awaiting arraignment. Local firms including Glen’s TV, Atlantic Credit Bureau, and Atlantic Letter Service were affected as investigators, fire officials, and insurers probe the cause.
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Mehlmann
East Seventh
Pat Crawford
Henry Mehlmann
Chevrolet
Roger Mehlimann
Reynolds TV & Appliance
Carroll and Clarinda
Mehrmann
Atlantic
Mehimann
Wes
Glen
TV Service
Atlantic Credit Bureau
Atlantic Letter Service
Glen Gustason
Television Service
Credit Bureau
Dan Frank
Frank
Palm
Dave Jones
Gail Odem
Insurance Company
University of Nebraska
Don Mahler
Towa Electric Light and Power Company
Navy Sends Trieste on Mission to Thresher Site
The Navy launches the bathyscaphe Trieste a mile and a half down to 220 miles off Boston seeking the sunken submarine Thresher. Aboard Fort Snelling at sea officials cite debris and three magnetic readings as guideposts to the last known Thresher position and the April 1963 loss of 129 lives.
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Fort Snelling AT
Navy
Shipboard
Trieste
Atlantic
Boston
Thresher
Woman Killed in La Porte City Collision
Mrs Berthold Kotscher 52 of near Waterloo died in a three car crash on Highway 218 seven miles north of La Porte City Saturday night. Mrs Heide Kramer 25 and her son Dan were injured, and Kramer was struck from behind by Floyd Earl Ray 50 of Waterloo. The impact sent her car into a second vehicle carrying Mr and Mrs William Brown of La Porte City and their three children.
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LA Porte City
Berthold Kotscher
Near Waterloo
Heren
Heide Kramer
Kramer
Dan
Floyd Earl Ray
Waterloo
William Brown
Pope Paul VI vows effort for international peace
Pope Paul VI told world leaders at a Vatican audience he will do everything to foster peace based on truth justice love and freedom. He pledged the Vatican will not interfere in temporal powers or in the affairs of worldly governments under his reign.
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Paul VI
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Vatican
British Level Eight New Morals Charges Against Dr Ward
The British government filed eight new moral charges against Dr Stephen Ward, a key figure in the Profumo scandal, including living off prostitution earnings. Ward, 50, remains jailed awaiting a full hearing set for Friday.
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Ill
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Bellaire
Ohio
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France
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Paris
White House talks with civil rights leaders tense
President Kennedy held a special White House conference with Black and White civil rights leaders. He warned peaceful protests could trigger violence while leaders insisted demonstrations would continue. The post conference lineup included Martin Luther King Jr Roy Wilkins Robert Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson.
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Kennedy
White House
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Jordal Named New Commander of VFW
AP Iowa state convention at Arnolds Park names Boyd Jordal of Buffalo Center as new Iowa Department commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Elected officers include Jerald Miller senior vice commander Charles City Dan Messerly junior vice commander Edgar McCon nell Des Moines Father Patrick J. Nooney Manning W. W. Hudson Northwood James Schmidt Schaller William Gordon Winterset and Lloyd Rockne department
Grants Awarded Ford Foundation Support for Coe and Cornell Colleges
The Ford Foundation provided 1.4 million dollars to Cornell College and Coe College each, with conditions to raise twice that amount by July 1, 1986. The grants fund expansion plans including dormitories, a memorial union, science buildings, and scholarships as both colleges pursue multi-year growth aims.
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Associated Press
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Coe College
Cornell
Coe
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Cornel
Atlantic high school musicians attend multiple camps
Three Atlantic high school instrumental students will join summer music camps with one heading to a camp next month. Prentiss Joekel attends the State College of Iowa program in Cedar Falls and the National Stage Band Camp in Bloomington Indiana. Stan Kenton’s jazz combo highlights the Indiana camp while Sue Hitchcock and Lora Kluever attend the University of Iowa all state camp. Randy Rumery, drum major, will attend Augustana College camp in Rock Island Illinois for three days of drill training.
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Atlantic High School
Arthur Meyer
Prentiss Joekel
C. M. Joekel
College Institute of Music, Art and Literature
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Bloomington
Ind
Stan Kenton
University of Indiana
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Jim Hitchcock
Lora Kluever
Lester Kluever
University of Iowa
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Willard Rumery
Augustana College
Rock Island
Jay
Randy
A. R. Casavant
Band Concert at Sunnyside Park Under Arthur Meyer
The weekly band concert is set for Tuesday evening at Sunnyside park directed by Arthur W. Meyer. The program includes Officer of the Page March serene Hall Go Away Little Girl Goofin Two Moods Overture Grandman Northport March Swing Low Sweet Chariot featuring David Shupe and trombonist Yoder with Lynn Grulke as student conductor.
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Arthur W. Meyer
Lynn Grulke
Grandman Northport
Akers
Sweet Chariot
David Shupe
Yoder
Actress Bebe Daniels Recovering After Stroke
Actor Ben Lyon says Bebe Daniels is slowly improving after a stroke. The 62 year old actress was hospitalized last month and on the critical list. Lyon reports she can move her hands and arms and her legs are responding to treatment.
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London
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Miss Daniels
Lyon
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