Moon Capsule Launch Vehicle A Little Joe II
A two section launch vehicle 29 feet tall and 13 feet in diameter will power initial flight tests for the Apollo moon program at White Sands New Mexico. Seven solid fuel motors ignite together to produce 310 000 pounds of thrust as dummy models and a flight command section are lifted to 30 000 feet for flight worthiness tests. The Apollo program aims to carry three men to the moon area land two on the surface and return all three before 1970.
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White Sands
N. Mex
Cle
Moon
Earth
Minnesota idle cash debate pits Mondale against Bjornson
In St. Paul the attorney general Walter Mondale and State Treasurer Val Bjornson clashed over how Minnesota handles idle state cash. Mondale criticized non interest bearing deposit practices while Bjornson defended the system as enlightened and efficient. The dispute touched on June idle balances, expected interest, and legal requirements for investing idle funds.
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ST. Paul
DFL
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Val Bjornson
Mondale
Bjornson
King and Mondale
Karl Rolvaag
Joseph Donovan
Des Moines Negro Alleges Housing Bias in Sale Attempt
James N. Bethel of Des Moines a social worker and Glenwood State School employee accuses Holiday Lake developers of refusing to sell a lot due to his race. He says a company representative cited potential loss of other buyers and notes an invitation that implied discrimination. Bethel cites firm members and local officials while outlining his background and residence history.
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Des Moines
James N. Bethel
J. A. Clark
Iowa Recreational Development Co
Bethel
Holiday Lake
Glenwood State School
Poweshiek County
Des Moines Better Business Bureau
D. A. Wilson
A. N. Wilson
Belle Plaine
L. H. Wilson
Trenton
Joe Burgess
John Burgess
Cresco
Clark
Atlanta University
Atlanta
The
Veterans Administration
North Carolina
Iowa
Code Violation Cited in Death in Dubuque Harbor
Municipal Judge Edward Failor weighed dismissing an electrical code violation charge against Archie Kissell 37 after youth Donald Meyer 15 died of electric shock July 19 while swimming in Bissell Harbor. Kissell faced allegations of wiring alterations at a marina float to power a gasoline pump without a city permit.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Edward Failor
Archie Kissell
Donald Meyer
Bissell Harbor
Kissell
OConnors Condition Stable After Heart Attack
Basil O'Connor 71 president of the National Foundation March of Dimes remained in fair condition at Suffolk Hospital in Riverhead NY after suffering a heart attack Saturday and being treated for an acute heart condition.
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Riverhead
N.Y
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Eday
Corral Suffolk Hospital
O'Connor
Balance of Payments Deficit Shapes Bank and Policy
The deficit in the U.S. balance of payments drives borrowing costs, federal debt, and foreign aid debates. Expert views differ on solutions as Congress weighs tariffs, aid, and loans while the dollar’s international shortfall influences banks and markets.
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New York
U.S
Congress
Washington
Wall Street
Iowa Couple Wins Minnesota Vacation Sweepstakes
Des Moines couple Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Huston win a free two week Minnesota vacation in a state sweepstakes. Five couples win trips valued at about $1,000 each with a lake possibly named for the winners. Drawings were from submitted coupons in a tourism promotion.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Gerald Huston
Des Moines
Minnesota
Lot
State Department of Business Development
Iowa to Send Group of Civil Rights Protesters
A chartered bus leaves Des Moines Monday carrying 40 to 50 Iowans to join a Wednesday civil rights demonstration in Washington. The group meets Tuesday with Senator Jack Miller and Senator Rourke B. Hickenlooper and Representative Ren. Fred Schwengel. Sponsors include the Des Moines NAACP and the American Friends Service Committee.
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Des Moines
Washington
Iowa
Jack Miller
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Ren
Fred Schwengel
R-Davenport
Des Moines National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
American Friends Service Committee
Lumet Denies Overdose Report After Hospitalization
Film director Sidney Lumet, recently divorced from Gloria Vanderbilt Lumet, was hospitalized after police described an overdose of pills. Lumet called the AP from St Vincent's Hospital denying the report and attributing the incident to a four day quarrel, noting he ingested a tranquilizer and several vodkas.
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New York
Sidney Lumet
Gloria Vanderbilt Lumet
Lumet
Greenwich
Soviet China propaganda clash noted in world briefs
AP dispatches report Izvestia cites China food rationing while Pravda compares Peking propaganda to Nazi Goebbels. Elsewhere in Yukon, miner Desmond Loughran, 23, Edmonton, is found dead after a rock fall at 900 feet, after 90 hours of rescue efforts.
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Moscow
Red China
Izvestia
China
Pravda
Peking
Joseph Goebbels
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
A. E. Pike
Calumet Mine
United Keno Hill Mines
Lts
Desmond Loughran
Edmonton
Alta
Here
Pike
Loughran
Four Parties Back One Candidate Against Park in Korea Vote
Four political parties agreed to back a single candidate against Gen. Chung Hee Park in the presidential election set for October 15. No candidate was named, but the move pits Park against his strongest opposition as the junta backed Democratic Republican party seeks to exploit party splits.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Park
Democratic Republican Party
World socialist youth groups call for disarmament
More than 200 young socialists from 75 countries wrapped up a week long policy session by accusing capitalism and communism of hastening the day of total annihilation. The seventh world congress of the International Union of Socialist Youth adopted a declaration of principles Sunday backing the United Nations.
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Oslo
Norway
International Union of Socialist Youth
United Nations
Hitler Rise and Nazi Threat in Germany Report
AP wires describe a Nazi propaganda surge in Berlin with anti Semitic rhetoric and growing fears over Adolf Hitler’s ascent. The dispatch notes public rallies, censorship and the regime’s tightening grip as Germany faces international concern.
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Britain
Adolf Hitler
West Berlin
Woman Falls 90 Feet Into Abandoned Mine Shaft
Webb City Missouri area news reports Margaret Hayes, 29, fell ninety feet into an abandoned mine shaft and landed in deep water. She clung to timber walls for over an hour Sunday before rescuers pulled her to safety.
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Webb City
Margaret Hayes
Israel Threatens Border Actions After Shelling Clash
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol told Parliament Israel would act to defend itself if peace with Syria fails to return. He lightly referenced fighting with Jordanian forces in Jerusalem Sunday, noting a soldier was killed and Jordan claimed shells hit populated areas.
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Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Jordan
World Council Unit Holds Meeting in Rochester
Representatives of the World Council of Churches policy making committee met in Rochester for their annual session. Meetings covered business and discussions on relations with the Roman Catholic church. The world council includes Anglican Orthodox and Protestant churches with 400 million members in over 90 countries.
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Rochester
N.Y
World Council of Churches
World Council
Youthful Iowa Fiddlers Reach National Contest Medals
The Pleasant Valley Boys of Barnett Iowa placed third in the combo division at the National Fiddlers and Country Music contest held in Brownville Nebraska. Country Gentlemen Combo of Maryville Missouri won first with the Wanderers of Columbus Nebraska taking second. Dwight Lamb of Onawa Iowa won first in individual fiddling and Linda Howard of St Charles Iowa was runner up to Don Beasley of the Country Gentlemen in the singers division.
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Brownville
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