House approves defense bill amid budget cuts
The House voted 410 to 1 to send the defense appropriations bill to the Senate totaling 47.08 billion dollars, about 2 billion less than the administration requested. McNamara warns cuts could cost 60,000 troops and air support as reports of troop withdrawals surface. Kennedy wins 65 to 30 in Senate on low in spirits areas jobs program with 455 million dollars to spur industrial growth. The House may take up the Senate version after the July 4 slowdown.
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House
Senate
Thomas B. Curtis
D-Mo
Kennedy
Rains Hit Eastern Nebraska and Georgia Crop Threats
Scattered severe thunderstorms moved across Eastern Nebraska while Georgia’s tobacco crop faced threats from continued heavy rain. Athens received 7.4 inches while Atlanta logged nearly 6.5 inches over 11 days. Sioux City recorded 67 mph gusts as storms spread from South Dakota and Minnesota.
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Nebraska
Georgia
Athens
Atlanta
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Sioux City
Midwest
Belafonte Attacks Kennedy Integration Policy in Toronto
In Toronto Harry Belafonte blasted President Kennedy for a bankrupt approach to integration at a luncheon raising funds for a Martin Luther King fund. He urged the president to apply force in support of civil rights from the start.
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Toronto
Harry Belafonte
Kennedy
Belafonte
Martin Luther King
Welch Grapes Leader Edgar Welch Dies at 82
Edgar T. Welch, 82, former president of the Welch Grape Juice Co., died Wednesday at Westfield Memorial Hospital in Westfield, New York. The family sold controlling interest in the company in 1930.
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Edgar Welch
Westfield
N.Y
Edgar T. Welch
Welch Grape Juice Co
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Dubuque Priest Dies in Crash Near Wauseon Ohio
The Rev William Heber a Dubuque Iowa priest was killed and seminarian Ronald Firedell 22 was badly hurt when their car went out of control on the Ohio Turnpike near Wauseon The two were en route to Catholic University of America Washington for summer study Father Heber taught at Loras College Dubuque.
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Wauseon
Ohio
William Heber
Dubuque
Iowa
Owich Turnpike
Here
Toledo
Ronald Firedell
Mount St. Bernard Seminary
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
Father Heber
Loras College
Contracts to Build Grounds Awarded
ST PAUL AP State contracts for construction of camp ground buildings at two state parks were awarded Tuesday. A 16819 contract went to Winkles Johnson Construction Co Austin for a sanitation building at Helmer Myhre State Park near Albert Lea. The other contract for 19335 went to Benoy Bros of Forest Lake for a service building at OBrien State Park at Marine on St Croix in Washington County.
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St, Paul
Steven Quigley
Winkels & Johnson Construction Co
Austin
Helmer Myhre State Park
Albert Lea
Benoy Bros
Forest Lake
O'Brien State Park
Marine-on- St. Croix
Washington County
Sam Griffith Dies After Cancer Operation in Miami
Sam Griffith, 56, renowned ocean powerboat racer and organizer of the Miami Nassau power boat race the Gold Coast Marathon and the Orange Bowl Regatta, died in a Miami hospital from complications after a cancer operation. He held the Miami New York power boat speed record at 38 hours 28 minutes.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Sam Griffith
Griffith
Notable performances and honors crowd European week
Joan Sutherland received a dozen curtain calls at Sadler's Wells for Cleopatra in Julius Caesar as a Handel Society event boosted her career. Sir Winston Churchill is named a Kentucky colonel arriving in England with a five gallon bourbon keg gift from Kentucky. Brunetto Bucciarelli Ducci was elected president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, both Christian Democrats. Jayne Mansfield to lead Martinsburg centennial parade expected to draw about 80 000 viewers.
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Joan Sutherland
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Sadler's Wells Theater
London
Cleopatra
Winston Churchill
Kentucky
Southampton
England
Brunetto Bucciarelli Ducci
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Giovanni Leone
Italy
Jayne Mansfield
Martinsburg
W. Va
Berkeley- Martinsburg
Pentagon Largest Office Building Completes in 1934
The Pentagon, covering 34 acres in Virginia, was completed in 1934 at a cost about 83 million dollars.
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Pentagon
Virginia
Regents weigh circular lounge in Currier Hall dorm plan
Iowa City plans for a 2.525 million Currier Hall dormitory addition include an economical circular lounge. Architect Allfillish argues round rooms save space and cost, while noting women’s dorms use more space and furnishings than men’s. Regents approved the plan pending lounge decisions as President Hancher nears retirement.
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Iowa City
Iowa
State University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Charles Allfillish
Currier
Allfillish
Currier Hall
Iowa State University
Ames
St Cloud Girl Chosen Ninth In Princess Kay Contest
Konie Backes, 17, was selected as the ninth of 11 statewide contestants for Princess Kay of the Milky Way at a Daily Days fete in St. Cloud Minnesota. The June graduate of St. Cloud Tech High School stands 5 feet 1 inch and weighs 114 pounds, daughter of Carl H Backes of Sauk Rapids. Runners up in Region IV included Kay Strand and Dolores Schaefer with Bob Blake among attendees.
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ST. Cloud
Dolores Schaefer
St. Martin
Bob Blake
Princeton
Budget cuts trim second story from two story project
The plan remains within budget with the elimination of the second story from the proposed two story building. The change reduces scope to a single story while keeping core goals and timeline intact.
Purebred cattle titles awarded at championship show
The purebred cattle championship awarded the grade title to a Holstein shown by Alice Fiedler 18 Sauk Centre. Blake repeated as senior showman and Julia Ring 14 Buffalo earned the junior crown.
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Alice Fiedler
Sauk
Blake
Julia Ring
Buffalo
Joseph P. Ryan Former ILA President Dies at 79
Joseph P. Ryan 79 a former president of the International Longshoremen's Association died at home after months of illness. He had resigned as head of the union earlier.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Ryan
Union in 1953 Under Fire for Racketeering Influence
A 1953 union faced intense scrutiny over racketeering influence allegations. The article notes investigations, pressure from authorities, and ongoing tension within labor circles while naming involved figures and locations tied to the case.
Which One Of These Lovely Dinettes Will Be Your Choice
A lively sales pitch promotes a large assortment of dinettes with bright colors and chrome and bronze tone options. The ad highlights trade in offers, lifetime plastic tops, and easy cleaning to entice homemakers to upgrade at attractive prices.
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National Bureau of Standards
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