Nondiscrimination Policy Tightened
Secretary of Labor Wirtz announced that the government will issue new standards to prevent employment discrimination in federal contracts. The rules aim to ensure compliance before contracts are awarded, and Kennedy had supported the program during the House meeting. Republicans signaled a tough, costly approach to shaping the legislation.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Robert F. Kennedy
Mey Nii
Heritage House Nears Opening Ahead of Schedule
Heritage House Atlantic reports progress ahead of plan with potential opening by November 1 and two unfinished floors to be completed by December 1. The seven story fireproof facility includes night firefighting features, alarm systems, handrails, grab bars, and in-room telephones.
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Heritage House
Atlantic
Harold Phend
Phend
Iowa
Nishna Hills
The
Methodist Church
Des Moines
Homes For
Good Samaritan Fund
Frankfort
Ind
Clark Heads State Civil Defense Department
Gov Harold Hughes appoints Richard C. Clark 4 as chair of a nine member Civil Defense Administration. The panel includes eight others with four year terms beginning July 1 and features reappointments Goddard Scholtus Williams.
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Clark
Civil Defense Department
Des Moines
Richard C. Clark
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Civil Defense Administration
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Nicholas A. Scholtus
Ceder Rapids
Ivan H. Goddard
Muscatine
Jack G. Silverman
Fairfield
J. Russell Stell
Mallard
Kenneth Thatcher
Paul E. Sefton
Frank P. Williams
Cedar Falls
Clifford Welch
Sioux
Goddard
Scholtus
Williame
Regime Bans Strikes in Key Indonesian Industries
President Sukarno's government outlawed strikes in key and vital industries to prevent Communist dominated unions from paralyzing Indonesia's economy. The decree was announced on Wednesday.
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Jakarta, Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesia
First China water arrives in Hong Kong mains
The Liberian tanker Tanthe delivered 3.2 million gallons from Red China's Pearl River to Hong Kong on Wednesday night. Red China provides the water free to the drought stricken colony.
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Hong Annu Iar
China
Hong Kong
Red China
Pearl River
Weather forecast with mixed clouds and storms
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms mainly east and south Thursday night and in the west Friday. Lows Thursday night in the 60s. Highs Friday from the upper 60s to the low 70s. Outlook shows little temperature change Saturday.
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Iowa
George
Lake Para
Sibley 117
Waterloo
Davenport
Ottumwa
Sibley
Estherville
Rock Island Lines Board Approves Union Pacific Merger
Chicago report says the Rock Island Lines board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a plan for merging with Union Pacific Railroad. The decision sets the stage for a major railroad consolidation involving two longtime carriers.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Union Pacific Railroad
Iowa Woman Fatally Struck In Omaha Rain
Ednar d J. Wison, 55, of Shenandoah Iowa, died hours after her car struck a parked pickup in Omaha during a rain shower. Police cited weather as a factor and said the pickup was pushed into a...
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Omaha
Iowa
Ednard J. Wison
Shenandoah
Women's dormitory plans stir Iowa City debate
Iowa State University compares Currier Hall lounge costs to a men’s dorm. architect explains circular lounge design while university leaders defend efficiency. President Hancher notes tenure and retirement policy as regents form a new advisory committee to pick a future SUI president.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Charles Altfillish
Currier
Altfillish
Currier Hall
Iowa State University
Ames
Burge
Iowa
SUI
Virgil Hancher
Burges Hall
Hancher
SUI Council of Administrators
University Alumni Association
Implied Consent Law Rules From Iowa Attorney General
Iowa motorists arrested for drunken driving face tests for intoxication under the implied consent law taking effect July 4. Atty. Gen. Evan Hultman issued guidance on who may administer tests including breath, blood, saliva, or urine and how requests for not withdrawing blood affect options. Officers such as highway patrolmen and sheriffs may perform tests after warning that license revocation will follow a refusal.
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Des Moines
Atty
Evan Hultman
Hurtman
Carl Pesch
Pesach
Iowa
Hultman
Burma Communists Open Peace Talks With Military Government
Burmese Communist rebels, in guerrilla war for 15 years, surface for peace talks with Gen. Ne Wins military government after he invited insurgents to parley and promised safe conduct. Once 10,000 strong, their numbers have shrunk to about 2,500 since 1948. In other news, S-1 Leon Getz visits family during a 90 day leave from USS Pollux in Japan.
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Hangoon
Burma
Ne Win
Leon Getz
USS
Polloux
Japan
Getz
Four Chariton truck operators fined for safety violations
In Des Moines federal court, four Chariton operators Edmond M. Stone Bob Stone Keith E. Stone and Donald McElwain were fined 100 on 15 counts each for failing to ensure accurate driver logs. Drivers Duane Elmore Perry Berg Roy Miller Lloyd Pierschoacker Robert Wilke Loren Day Jerry Taylor and David Taylor also fined 100 each.
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Des Moines
Chariton
Edmond M
Bob
Keith E. Stone
Donald McElwain
Duane Elmore
Russell
Perry Berg
Kenner
Roy Miller
Summersville
Lloyd Pierschoacker
Robert Wilke
Loren Day
Jerry Taylor
David Taylor
Lucas
Helen Keller Quietly Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Helen Keller marked her 83rd birthday in quiet at Arcan Ridge Easton Conn. A steady stream of well wishers arrived with bouquets of roses for the blind and deaf author. President Kennedy sent greetings praising her legendary achievements while Keller remains active as a consultant to the American Foundation for the Blind.
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Helen Keller
Easton
Kennedy
Miss Keller
American Foundation For the Blind
Evelyn Seide
Iran to grant women vote in August elections
Iran's cabinet approved regulations on August elections to give women the right to vote and curb election rigging. This marks the third attempt in two years for a credible vote in the country.
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Tehran
Iran
Rights Issue Faces Legal Showdown
In Frankfort Kentucky Governor Bert Combs orders end to segregation in all state licensed businesses and professions. Attorney Jack Myljord calls the order unconstitutional while civil rights leaders praise it. The directive affects nearly all retail outlets and public service professions with two months to take effect and could reach the Supreme Court.
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Frankfort
Bert Combs
Jack M. i Y Jdr
Louisville ‘Tavern Operators Association
U.S
Combs
Jutus
Segal
Supreme Court
Rather
Cyanamid to Acquire Vorhes Fertilizers Unit
American Cyanamid Co. said it acquired Vorhes Chemical Co. of Charles City Iowa for cash. The deal keeps Vorhes management and creates Vorhes Fertilizers as a department of Cyanamid’s agricultural division. Vorhes manufactures mixed and blended fertilizers.
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Cyanamid
Vorhes Company
New York
American Cyanamid Co
Vorhes Chemical Co
Charles City
Iowa
Vorhes Fertilizers
Vorhes
Kennedy visits Irish kin at Dunganstown barnyard party
President Kennedy traveled to Dunganestown Ireland to attend a family gathering with cousins and neighbors. He enjoyed tea and cakes in a barnyard setting while crowds cheered from New Ross to Wexford, and the town of Wexford declared a holiday in his honor.
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Kennedy
West Berlin
Dunganstown
Ireland
Mary Ann Ryan
Jack
Mrs. Ryan
Dunganetown
New Ross
Patrick Kennedy
United States
Albatross Company
Barrow
Ryan
Matthew McCghekey
Wexford
Wexford Park
Barry
Crescent Quay
Dubuque Priest Killed in Ohio Turnpike Crash
The Rev. William Heber of Dubuque Iowa and seminarian Ronald Friedell were in a car that went out of control on the Ohio Turnpike near Wauseon. Heber died at the scene and Friedell, 22, was critically injured. They were en route to Catholic University of America for summer study from Mount St. Bernard Seminary. Heber, a Loras College faculty member, was identified as the driver by officers.
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Wauseon
Ohio
William Heber
Dubuque
Iowa
Here
Toledo
Ronald Friedell
Mount St. Bernard Seminary
Catholic University of Amelia
Washington, D. C
Father Heber
F Loras College
Doubuque
Greek premier wins confidence vote in parliament
The caretaker government of Premier Gece Pipinelis won a 172 to 14 vote of confidence in the Greek parliament. Pipinelis had replaced Constantine Caramarlis after the king and queen rejected his recommendation to call off a state visit to Britain next month.
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Athens
Greece
Gece Pipinelis
Pipinelis
Constantine Caramarlis
Paul
Frederika
Britain
Martin Marietta Sells Two Iowa Plants Under FTC Decree
Martin Marietta Corp agrees to divest concrete pipe units to Sibley Concrete Products Co and Lake View Concrete Products Co under a federal consent order. The company has also exited two Michigan plants and disposed of about 10 percent of its properties, with total sales around $3.5 million.
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Martin Marietta
New York
Martin Marietta Corp
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
Sibley
Sibley Concrete Products Co
Lake View
Lake View Concrete Products Co
Michigan
Jovanants
Eshkol Coalition Wins Parliament Vote in Israel
The 15 member coalition cabinet led by Premier Levi Eshkol secured parliamentary approval by a 64 to 143 vote, along coalition and opposition lines.
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Israeli Sector
Levi Eshkol
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