Iowa Storms Kill Skier as Thunderbolts Strike
Severe thunderstorms hit Warren County and surrounding areas with 2.7 inches of rain at Indianola and hail over an inch. Lightning killed Robert Heald, 52, of Cedar Rapids, while he was towed on Cedar Lake. Roofs torn from buildings, trailers overturned, and power lines down marked the damage as storms moved across Milo Lacona Melcher Ackworth with some towns reporting up to 2.6 inches of rain.
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Larro Research Farm
Pella
Des Moines
Ford unveils Shillelagh guided missile for near field support
Ford Motor Co. announced development of a new antiarmor anti fortification guided missile by its Aeronutronic division. A released image shows the weapon fired from a tank. Named Shillelagh it is described as designed for close in support of troops with high first round hard target kill capabilities.
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Aeronutronic
Ford
Atmosphere Disturbances Linked to Nuclear Test Blast
The Central Meteorological Agency in Tokyo states stations across Japan detected abnormal atmospheric disturbances. They attribute the anomalies to the U.S. nuclear device exploded near Christmas Island, estimating the blast was several megatons in yield.
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Central Meteorological Agency
U.S
Christmas Island
Pastor 91 retires again after long ministry in Georgia
The Rev. Walter Scott Robinson aged 91 retires from active ministry for the second time after a circuit riding start 64 years ago. He served Decatur's First Methodist Church as associate pastor and plans golf and reflection, saying the Christian life remains the best path and he has a burial place beside his wife in Monroe cemetery.
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Decatur
First Methodist Church
Monroe
Polly Adler Dies Former House Madam Author of Noted Memoir
Polly Adler 62 former New York call house madam died of cancer. She wrote A House Is Not a Home recounting 25 years running a prostitution house, police raids, bribes and a 1935 guilty plea for conducting a disorderly house. Born Pearl Adler in Yanov Russia, naturalized in 1929. Her autobiography sold about 100 000 copies.
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Russia
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Catholic schools in Atlanta archdiocese ordered desegregated
The Roman Catholic Church orders all Atlanta north Georgia archdiocese schools desegregated this fall. About 7,500 pupils across 71 counties, including 735 Black students in Atlanta, will be admitted regardless of race as of Sept. 1 1962. Archbishop Hallinan says policy applies across the province with space and enrollment limits. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. supports the move, calling for calm and inclusivity.
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North Georgia
Paul J. Hallinan
Archdiocesan
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Florida
Ivan Allen Jr
New Orleans
Harold J. Rainey
Pay Boost May Mean Increase in Railroad Passenger Rates
The AP report notes East railroads may raise passenger and freight rates to cover wage and benefit hikes for about 500,000 off train workers after a White House emergency board settlement. If on train workers win a similar deal for roughly 200,000 employees, annual extra labor costs could reach about 180 million dollars.
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East
White House
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Association of American Railroads
Iowa Diver Dead After Lake Manawa Accident
A Council Bluffs man, Adrian Stoops aged 47, died from a broken neck after diving into shallow water at Lake Manawa. He was pulled from the lake by two bystanders but could not be revived. Stoops worked for the American Can Co. in Omaha.
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Iowa
Lake Manawa
Adrian Stoops
Stoops
American Can Co
Omaha
Sons of Norway Re-elect H. Kjos at District Meet
The Minnesota Iowa South Dakota district biennial convention re-elected Herman A. Kjos as president and filled officer posts. Hans Wold and John M. Reno were named vice president and secretary-treasurer, Osmond Johansen became counselor, and Carol Morkved was elected queen to travel to the international convention in Minneapolis in August.
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H. Kros
Glenwood
Minn
The
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Herman A. Kjos
Thief River Falls
Hans Wold
Minneapolis
John M. Reno
Osmond Johansen
Cloquet
Carol Morkved
University of Minnesota Duluth
Secret Army Blasts at Sahara Oil Fields
Secret Army Organization commandos struck a Sahara oil field about 60 miles south of Hassi Messaoud, igniting a gas fire as attacks widen in a scorched earth campaign. European settlers, seen as the backbone of the group, face shifting roles while Algerian leaders urge restraint and warn of potential consequences.
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Secret Army
Sahara
Algiers
Hassi Messaoud
Canada will not change the 92.4 cent dollar rate
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Donald Fleming stated Canada will not consider any shift from the present 92.4 cent Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar. Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton backed a possible devaluation to 90 cents, calling 92.4% a Cabinet compromise and 90 cents a defendable natural peg given the negative trade balance.
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Ottawa
Donald M. Fleming
Canada
U.S
Fleming
Alvin Ham
Ilton
Prairie Rose Park Dedication Set in Iowa
HARLAN Iowa Prairie Rose State Park will be turned over to the state at dedication ceremonies Saturday Gov Norman Erbe will accept the park from the State Conservation Commission on behalf of the state The park lies in Shelby County eight miles southeast of Harlan Future plans include picnicking camping boating and fishing Tree planting and parking area construction will be done this year
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Harlan
Iowa
Prairie Rose State Park
Norman Erbe
State Conservation Commission
Shelby County
Fire losses rise 6 percent in early 1962
Fire loss totals for January to March 1962 show a six percent increase over the same period in 1961, signaling higher costs and greater risk for communities and insurers.
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