National Oats Sold To Liggett and Myers
Liggett and Myers announce an agreement in principle to acquire National Oats Co. in a stock swap valued at about 5.15 million dollars. The Cedar Rapids operation would become a subsidiary and keep its name and management.
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Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
National Oats Co
National Oats
Liggett and Myers
Internal Revenue Service
J. G. Matthews
St. Louis
James L. Cooper
Richard R. Proctor
H. Franklin Kemp
Gordon D. Simonds
J. T. Matthews
Charles S. Vermeersch
Cedar Rapids
Rich Brothers
Belgium Expels Soviet Tass Newsman
In Brussels a Tass correspondent was expelled on charges of endangering state security. The action followed government concerns over Soviet coverage deemed harmful to Belgium.
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Belgium
Brussels
UPI
Tass
Apollo Problems Cited in Suppressed Report Trigger Fire Probe
A congressman probing the Apollo fire charged contractors failed to fix issues cited in a Phillips report. Rep. Ryan said NASA suppresses the report to avoid harming contractor relations. he urged full disclosure and examination by the committee.
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Apollo
Washington
Rep
Ryan
D-N.y
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Phillips
North American Aviation, Inc
Apollo Review Board
North American
Gen. Phillips
Samuel Phillips
Subcommittee
Teague
D-Texas
Webb
Phillips Group
Cedar Rapids Barbers Raise Haircut Prices
Local 97 of the Journeymen Barbers International voted to raise adult haircuts from 2.25 to 2.50 and children's from 2.00 to 2.25 starting Thursday. Cedar Rapids barbershops are closed Wednesdays, and president Paul Knapp linked increases to rising wages and one hour work earnings.
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Cedar Rapids
Journeymen Barbers International
Barbers
Paul Knapp
Knapp
Cigaret Blamed in Fatal Penthouse Fire
Montgomery fire department reported a lighted cigaret discarded in a cloak room laundry bag started the February 7 blaze in a pent house restaurant, killing two people.
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Cigaret
Montgomery
Ala
April Snow Piles Across Nation Amid Storms and Tornadoes
A broad severe weather system coated the country with rain sleet and snow from the Northwest to New England. Utah faced a new snowstorm while Texas Oklahoma and the Gulf coast endured thunderstorms and tornadoes in Hallsville and Coal City. Frost warnings and power outages echoed across Illinois Indiana Vermont and Massachusetts with multiple homes and schools struck by lightning.
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Northwest
New England
Utah
Pacific Coast
Nevada
Montana
Berlin
Wis
Oklahoma
Texas
Gulf Coast
Hallsville
Coal City
W. Va
California
New York
Illinois
Indiana
North Dakota
Austin
Nev
Vésmont
Massachusetts
South Shore
Marshfield
Bonn Chancellor Kielinger Government Fails Nuclear Arms Treaty Talks
Bonn reports the government did not reach agreement on the latest U S proposals for a treaty to halt the spread of nuclear weapons. The stalled talks come amid ongoing pressure from Washington and allied allies seeking a comprehensive pact.
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Bonn
Kiesinger
U. S
West German Leader Adenauer Dies at 91
Konrad Adenauer, longtime West German chancellor and architect of postwar recovery, died at his Rheendorf home at age 91 after a brief illness. President Johnson planned to attend his funeral in Cologne with a possible delegation as leaders from Europe paid tribute.
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UPI
Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
West Germany
White House
Rheendorf
Rhine River
Bonn
Cologne
George Christian
Germany
London
Harold Wilson
Charles de Gaulle
France
Heinrich Luebke
der Alte
Otto von Bismarck
Beiside
Tass
Europe
Paul VI
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Community of Free Peoples
Kiesinger
Bundestag
Washington
Hemisphere
Uruguay
Texas
Luebke
Legislators Clash Over Area 10 Voc Tech Policy
Des Moines reports two lawmakers attacked Area 10 school board expansion while others defended voc tech authority. Rep. Scott McIntyre charged efforts would wreck schools and Sen. John Kibbie said the aim isn’t to train labor pools for manufacturers. Rep. Richard Radl proposed closing most area schools. debate centers on legislative oversight and board powers.
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Des Moines
Area 10
Scott McIntyre, Jr
Cedar Rapids
John Kibbie
Earl Yoder
Lowa City
Richard Radl
Lisbon
Area 10 Board
Radi
McIntyre
Helicopter Landing Sparks Cedar Rapids Neighborhood Complaint
Cedar Rapids residents complain to the city council about Robert E. Welty landing a helicopter in his front yard at 2101 Grande Avenue SE. Welty defends the practice as non hazardous and limited by weather, while neighbors fear danger to children and property. The issue is referred to the city attorney for study.
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Cedar Rapids
Wall Lake
Delaware
Ohio
Hagerstown
East St. Louis
Lloyd Humphreys
Robert E. Welty
Grande Avenue
Humphreys
Welty
Frank Bush
Velty
Grande Avenue House
Avenue NW
U S Proposal Seeks 10 Mile Withdrawal From DMZ
Washington proposes allied and communist units pull back ten miles from the Vietnam demilitarized zone and begin talks to end the war. Secretary Rusk announced the plan at a SEATO ministerial meeting, later confirmed by State Department spokesman Robert McCloskey.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Rusk
The
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
State Department
Robert McCloskey
Planes Downed in Hanoi Broadcast
A Hanoi broadcast reported North Vietnamese Mig fighters shot down two U.S. planes on Wednesday and captured the pilot of one of them.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
U.S
U.S. and South Vietnam Agree on Partial Troop Pullback
The United States and South Vietnam propose a 10 mile withdrawal from a six mile wide zone if Hanoi matches the move and allows international inspection. Canada’s Paul Martin helped broaden the plan, with talks on de escalation and overall settlement to follow, public or private at any suitable level. South Vietnam accepted the Canadian proposal but urged a lighter withdrawal than Washington requested, while Saigon cooperated with the joint stance.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Paul Martin
Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
McCloskey
Saigon
Offer by Ky To Defectors By Eugene Risher
Premier in Saigon extends a televised appeal offering defectors life liberty happiness and status to entice higher level Viet Cong to join South Vietnam’s loyalty program. U.S. bombers conducted 143 missions north of Hanoi targeting Thai Nguyên steel and rail complex while Australian forces joined naval bombardments near the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thai Nguy‘en
Epidemic Deadly in Assam Hazo Area
About 160 people have died in a smallpox outbreak in the Hazo area of Assam state over the last three weeks.
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Calcutta
Hazo
Assam
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