Lockport High Band Crowned National High School Champion
Mason City Iowa AP The Lockport Illinois high school band directed by Ernest Caneva won the national marching band title ahead of 27 other bands from across the United States. The 103 member unit performed at the North Iowa Band Festival tied to The Music Man premiere drawing 100000 spectators. Second place went to Bossier City Louisiana with a $1940 organ prize.
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Mason City
Iowa
Lockport
Ill
Ernest Caneva
L ‘St
United States
North Iowa
Warner Bros
Meredith Willson
Willson
Norman Erbe
Robert Preston
Hollywood
Meredith
Caneva
Bossier City
Lebanon
Plainview
Britt Girl Crowned North Iowa Band Festival Queen
Nicky Ross of Britt won the North Iowa Band Festival queen title at Roosevelt Field, chosen from 84 candidates from north Iowa and southern Minnesota. The 18 year old plans to attend Waldorf College to study secretarial work after high school.
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Mason City
North Iowa
Brunette
Nicky Ross
Britt
Charmer
Roosevelt Field
Minnesota
Miss Ross
Elaine Douglas
Osage
Waldorf College
Forest City
Mankato State
Tiros V May Be Step Toward Joint U S Russ Space Setup
Cape Canaveral report of Tiros V the fifth weather satellite aims to widen cloud observation including the Soviet Union. The launch signals potential U S Soviet data sharing and future joint space research, with Mos cow talks planned on coordination while no joint landing is planned.
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Tiros V
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
United States
Soviet Union
Weather Watch
Tiros
U.S.S.R
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Geneva
Cows Like People Strain Warned By Health Group
Des Moines report says cows under high production strain are prone to milk fever ketosis and mastitis. The American Foundation for Animal Health warns excessive milk output raises health risks for dairy cows.
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Des Moines
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Kennedy Medicare Plan Sparks Senate Vote Fight
Republicans threaten a full-scale clash to block a Senate vote on President Kennedy's elderly health care proposal. The plan would fund hospital and nursing home benefits via Social Security, but the bill remains stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee. Senator Anderson vows to push a rider to force a vote, while Senator Dirksen warns of a prolonged fight and possible delays to any mid-September adjournment.
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Senate
Kennedy
House
Ways and Means
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Congress
De Gaulle Rusk Fail to Bridge NATO Rift in Paris Talks
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk began a European tour with talks in Paris after a meeting with Charles de Gaulle that yielded no progress on the split over France's nuclear program. Rusk met Norstad Finletter and Stikker then eyed Pompidou and Couve de Murville as he pressed for a united NATO approach.
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Dean Rusk
U.S
Dirk Stikker
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Rusk
de Gaulle
Lauris Norstad
Thomas K. Finletter
NATO Council
America
Norstad
Finletter
Dirk A. Stikker
Council
Maurice Couve de Murville
Georges Pompidou
Couve de Murville
Britain
Burglar Charged In Tiny Loot Case In Montgomery
John Frank Bush of Montgomery was arrested as a pickpocket and charged with larceny after police said a billfold he lifted contained two cents.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Frank Bush
Bush
Nine Orphans in Warroad Keep Family Together by Outsider Help
The Foster children of Warroad Minnesota lost both parents within a year and faced separation, but Rita Foster, 20, moved home from Minneapolis to keep the nine siblings together. National generosity followed with about 2000 letters and roughly 4000 in gifts, plus clothing and store credit to cover needs until benefits arrive. The family now depends on railroad retirement and veteran benefits, with gifts saved for emergencies while all except the mother attend school.
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Rita Foster
Warroad, Minn
Warroad
Minn
Foster
Rita
Minneapolis
Grand Forks, N.D
Fosters
Associated Press
House Debates Farm Proposal as Second Day Opens
Washington AP administration forces aim for a thin margin in the House on a farm bill with acreage and marketing controls for wheat and feed grains. Key concessions to opponents are sought, including raising small farm exemptions and limiting presidential power.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
House
Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Thor missile aborts high altitude test near Johnston Island
The Thor booster carrying a megaton class nuclear device was destroyed in flight near Johnston Island after a system malfunction. Debris fell into the sea within a safety zone. no detonation or radiation occurred. Officials said the failure paused the Pacific test series and future shots are not immediately scheduled.
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Honolulu
United Staes
Johnston Island
Pacific Test Site
Johnston
United States
Thor
U.S
JTF8
Hawaii
Former Gov Andersen weighs bid for Congress before June convention
Brainerd Minnesota AP reports former governor C Elmer Andersen said on Tuesday night he has not decided whether to run for Congress. He will decide before the 6th District Republican convention in Willmar on June 27.
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Brainerd, Minn
Elmer Andersen
Willmar
Kennedy Sugar Bill Prospects in Senate Hearings
Washington AP reports the Kennedy administration faced uncertain prospects as it pushes to revamp the House passed sugar bill while the Senate Finance Committee opens hearings on the legislation.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Udall Attacks Opponents Over Planning Act Support
Secretary Stewart Udall says opponents of the Water Resources Planning Act would prefer to halt economic and social progress rather than see an effective federal state partnership. He remarks in Philadelphia that resistance to unified planning hampers progress.
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Philadelphia
Interior
Stewart Udall
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