Train Hits Car. Two Children Die Near Storm Lake
In Sulphur Springs at about 5 45 p m a freight train struck a car carrying Mrs Dale Brunning and four children. Two children Randy 9 and Vera died instantly. Mrs Brunning and two other children Richard 11 and Dale Jr 4 were taken to Buena Vista County Hospital in fair condition. The crossing lacks automatic signals. The car was hurled about 100 feet by the Illinois Central train traveling roughly 45 mph.
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Sulphur Springs
Dale Brunning
Randy
Vera
Illinois Central Railroad
Cut Ordered by Rolvaag Sparks Ongoing Partisan Debate
Gov Karl Rolvaag’s five percent across the board cut in state expenditures has triggered a partisan clash. Republicans and conservatives defend the estimates while Democratic Farmer Laborites praise the move to avert a financial crunch. The Tax Department, led by Rolland Hatfield, disputes shortages and cites a history of forecast accuracy and a method tied to Minnesota’s share of GNP to project receipts.
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Karl Rolvaag
Democratic - Farmer
Minnesota
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Adventurer 70 to Undergo Surgery and Resume Pacific Voyage
William Willis 70, who drifted 7500 miles from Peru to Samoa on a 32 foot raft, was reunited with his wife at Idlewild Airport after repairs to his raft Age Unlimited. He will have hernia surgery, then return to complete the voyage to Sydney, Australia. Willis cites proving a man past 65 can still be in the running.
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William Adventurer
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Samoa
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Australia
Pacific
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Iowan Bound Over in Stabbing Case
Sioux City man Vas cia Michael Bohan 47 bound over to the grand jury on murder charges for the fatal stabbing of his 68 year old stepfather Stephen Sikeracki on November 24 He said he acted in self defense after Sikeracki insulted President Kennedy and the two fought.
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Iowa
Vascia Michael Bohan
Grand
Stephen Sikeracki
Bohan
Kennedy
Mason City man chosen Iowa Master Builders president
Jack J. Buehner of Mason City is elected the new president of the Master Builders of Iowa, a contractors organization based in Des Moines.
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Jack J. Buehner
Mason City
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Trucker Dies in Semi Overturn Near Wiota
Willard S. Moler a Marshalltown truck driver employed by Bus Lines of Marshalltown was killed Tuesday night when his semi overturned along Highway 90 at the east edge of Wiota. Authorities said the truck apparently left the road and Moler became pinned beneath the cab.
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Wiota
Iowa
Willard S. Moller
Marshalltown
Moler
Jury Clears Man Accused of Arson in Iowa Trial
Oliver Green Jr., 31, of Kansas City, was acquitted by a District Court jury in Ottumwa after a second trial on arson charges. His prior conviction for plotting the Marshall Auto Parts fire two years earlier was overturned by the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Iowa
Oliver Green Jr
Kansas City
Marshall Auto Parts
Iowa Supreme Court
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