Fourth Child's Death Follows Family Tragedies in Iowa City
In a sequence of fatal and injurious incidents, the Huey Chandlers mourn their fourth child lost to accident. Mary and Martha Chandlers, 3, died in 1955 when a parked car burned. Billy Gene Chandlers died next year in an auto crash in Texas. On Tuesday, David Chandler, 18, and friend Carl Williams, 18, drowned when their boat capsized during a fishing trip.
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Hartford
Ala
Huey Chandlers
Mary
Martha
Chandlers
Billy Gene
Texas
David Chandler
David
Carl Williams
Eva Erie
4Th St. NW
St. Olaf Hospital
4Th St
6Th Ave
Mower County
Minnesota
Duane Klingerman
3Rd St. NE
Odin Sorose
8Th Ave. SE
Terry D. Trimble
Austin Rt. 2
Klingerman
Sorose
Oakland Ave
Trimble
Oakland Ave. W
Erie
LeRoy Lutheran Church
Claud Kaplan
Albert Lea
John Johnson
Tappi
Brannon
Stockton
Calif
Wesley Card
Stewartville
Martz
Martz Funeral Home, LeRoy, Is In Charge of Arrangements. St. Olaf Hospital
Sidney T. Olson
12Th Ave. NE
Manputs 10 Children Through College Then Graduates
Daniel Elmore a 72 year old Compton handyman graduates from David Starr Jordan High School after funding his 10 children's college educations over 20 years. He worked odd jobs while his children earned at least ten dollars monthly and pursued diverse careers as teachers nurses a biologist and a musician.
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Compton
Calif
Daniel Elmore
Elmore
David Starr Jordan High School
Watts
William Warden
Jordan’s
Bobby Baker Expands Stock Stake Amid Senate Probe
Bobby Baker, former secretary to the Senate, has purchased a larger stake in a food vending firm. The move comes as the Senate Rules Committee investigates Baker’s affairs, per the New York Times report.
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New York
Bobby Baker
Senate
Democratic
Senate Rules Committee
New York Times
Minting 45 Million Silver Dollars Proposed by Senate Panel
Washington AP reports the Senate Appropriations Committee backed prompt minting of 45 million new silver dollars within an annual appropriation bill. The package includes 6.24 billion dollars for Treasury Post Office and White House operating funds. A second AP item notes Calvin Nelson, 34, died in Pine River when a dead tree toppled onto him during road clearing. In St Paul AP says Minnesota veterans relief payments face a 20 cent cut to avert a deficit in the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
White House
Pine River
Minn
Calvin Nelson
ST. Paul
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Minnesota
State OK's Land Trade at Nashwauk
Minnesota Land Exchange Commission approves a swap adding about 1000 acres to Hanna Mining site near Nashwauk. Private land valued at 35660 dollars exchanges for 35600 dollars of state land, totaling 1096 acres received by the company.
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State OK
Nashwauk
ST. Paul
Minnesota Land Exchange Commission
Hanna Mining Ca
Minn
Ore Tax Collections Hit Low in Minnesota
St Paul AP reports this year's iron ore occupation tax take was the lowest since 1948. Total collections reached 12.176 million dollars, with high grade ore contributing 10.936 million and taconite 1.239 million. Oliver Iron Mining Division led payments at 7.596 million, down over 800 thousand from last year.
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ST. Paul
Val Bjornson
Oliver Iron Mining Division
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Flood Floods Western Omaha Suburbs Trapping Millard Area
Three bodies recovered after a flash flood in western Omaha environs following six inches of rain. Dozens evacuated as floodwaters cut Offutt housing and flooded Papillion Millard and Ralston. National Guard called, civil defense activated, and a Plan to boil drinking water issued.
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WAHA
Yja
Omaha
Offut
Frank Morrison
National Guard
Millard
Papillion
Ralston
Schribner
Fremont
Scribner
Parkside
Paul Matthews
Matthews
Grube Equipment Co
Dead whale with Russian radio gear towed near Sitka
A bluefin whale about 20 feet long carrying radio and radar equipment marked definitely Russian was found 10 miles off Baranof Island. Coast Guard recovered the gear. The incident coincides with talks in Juneau on fishing gear impacts on American crab catches.
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Sitka
Alaska
Pacific
Jim Jaqua
Ksa-Tv
Baranof Island
Jaqua
U.S. Coast Guard
Juneau
U.S
Traffic Deaths State Then and Now
A brief statistical note compares traffic deaths with figures from 320 years ago. It lists current totals for Iowa and the broader state, contrasting today’s counts with historical year 297 and 253 figures.
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Iowa
Scranton Visits Minneapolis Spars With Johnson and Goldwater
Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania visited Minneapolis briefy as he eyed the Republican nomination. He criticized Lyndon Johnson's Viet Nam policy and Goldwater's social security ideas, drew delegates to a private dinner, and danced the Pennsylvania polka with his wife at a hotel reception.
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Adolph Johnson
Associated Press
Minneapolis
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Viet Nam
Goldwater
Scranton
Walter Judd
Scranton Arrives in Minneapolis to Seek Delegates
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton arrived at a Minneapolis hotel last night amid a waving crowd. Supporters held Scranton for President signs as he sought delegate votes in the Republican presidential nomination race.
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Minneapolis
Scranton
Southern Fight on Civil Rights Bill Nears End
Washington AP Sen ators resume the marathon civil rights battle amid signs the Southern fight is nearing its end. In a 13 hour session, 34 roll calls occurred with 33 to strike down amendments as leaders expect about 20 more. If so, Friday could bring final passage to send the bill back to the House in revised form.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Dixie
House
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D N.C
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Khrushchev and Krag Meet at Danish Manor
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag traveled to the Marienborg estate outside Copenhagen for talks described as political but likely focused on trade and cultural ties. Khrushchev noted an emphasis on economics and farming after arriving in light rain.
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Copenhagen
Khrushchev
Jens Otto Krag
Marienbrog
Krag
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William Hales
St. Cloud
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Russell Lund
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M. G. Brataas
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P. Kenneth Peterson
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U.S. Supreme Court
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