Three Die in Minnesota Road Mishaps Push Toll to 349
The latest crashes killed Merlin Christianson and Wayne Guttmer near Perham on U S 10 and caused a head on collision on highway 61 near La Crescent. Richard A. Anderson 25 and David Pellet 24 of Minneapolis were injured in the La Crescent crash and taken to La Crosse hospitals. The toll for the year rises to 349 with other recent deaths noted in Faribault Dun dee and Glidden Wisconsin incidents.
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Pickets Protest HUAC Hearings Outside Federal Court
In Minneapolis protesters march outside the Federal Courts Building as three day HUAC hearings begin. Police marshal and deputies guard entrances while signs urge individual rights and First Amendment freedoms. Organizers form Citizens against HUAC as venues limit seats.
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Gov Rolvaag Tours Minnesota Pavilion at World’s Fair
Gov Karl Rolvaag visited the New York World’s Fair Minnesota Day events praising pavilion improvements and the state’s industrial, recreational and agricultural wealth. He received the fair medallion, hailed the day as stirring and musical, introduced three state queens, and led a Minnesota delegation at a luncheon with performances by Minnesota bands and choirs.
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Governor at World's Fair Minnesota Day visit
Governor Karl Rolvaag of Minnesota inspects the Indian Head Council Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps from St Paul on the U S Pavilion steps during Minnesota State Day at the New York World's Fair AP Wirephoto shows the ceremony and festivities.
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Johnson health care plan dropped by House committee
Washington AP reports President Johnson's proposal for health care for the aged was dropped today by the House Ways and Means Committee, dealing a heavy blow to chances for enactment this year. Madalyn Murray, the Maryland atheist, left Baltimore with her family and pets, planning to seek religious asylum in Hawaii.
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Lion Escape Ends in Capture Then Death in Des Moines
A three day search for a wet female lion that escaped from its Des Moines owners ended Tuesday with the animal captured. The lion died shortly after being taken. In Washington the FTC was sued over a rule mandating cigarette labels and ads warn that smoking is dangerous and may cause cancer and death.
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Missing civil rights workers probed by federal and state authorities
Former CIA chief Allen W. Dulles heads a Mississippi probe into the disappearance of three civil rights workers Andy Goodman James Cheney and Michael Schwerner. The FBI and highway patrol intensified door to door searches as investigators studied a burned station wagon found near Owl Creek northeast of Philadelphia Mississippi.
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Scranton Campaigns in South for Delegates and Support
Gov. William Scranton flew to Charleston West Virginia to seek Southern Republican backing for his presidential bid. Lodge’s entry into his camp is seen as maintaining Southeast Asia as a campaign issue while Scranton aims to win West Virginia 14 delegates and Florida’s 34 votes from uncommitted and Goldwater-backed delegates.
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Taylor to Lead United States in Saigon as Ambassador
Gen Maxwell D Taylor named by President Johnson to head the U S mission in Saigon succeeding Henry Cabot Lodge. He plans to depart within two weeks and will oversee both civilian and military efforts with Lt Gen Westmoreland as military commander and U Alexis Johnson as political deputy. Wheeler to become Joint Chiefs chair. Senate confirmation anticipated amid mixed reactions from some lawmakers. Lucienne Arnold, 15, dies after drowning at Fountain Lake.
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Traffic Deaths State and Iowa Compare Yearly Totals
State traffic fatalities show 349 today versus 317 a year ago, while Iowa reports 342 deaths today against 268 in the prior year. The figures reflect ongoing roadway dangers and may indicate regional trends. Fiscal or seasonal factors are not specified in the data provided.
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Eight Iowa Liquor Stores Top One Million in Sales
An audit shows eight Iowa state liquor outlets exceeded 1 million dollars in sales in the year ended June 30, 1963. Des Moines led with a 1.29 million dollar self service store, followed by Cedar Rapids and other outlets in Des Moines Iowa City Fort Dodge and Waterloo. Total system sales reached 44.6 million with 11.3 million in profits, reflecting a drop from the prior year amid crackdown on illegal drinks before the July 1963 law change.
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Wallace keynote for National JCs faces mixed reactions
Delegates from Connecticut and Massachusetts rejected Alabama Governor George C. Wallace as he opened the national Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Dallas. Wallace drew boos or cheers as he attacked the Supreme Court and a civil rights bill, while about 7,500 attendees stood for him.
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