Kennedy launches Laos salvage mission amid red pressure
President Kennedy held a National Security Council session on Laos as Communist forces advance on neutral positions led by Gen Kong Le. A follow up meeting is planned, with Rusk contacting ICC ambassadors and Harriman traveling to Europe for talks while no military action is decided yet.
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Geneva
Possible gerrymandering under Shaff plan sparks debate
During a Regis high school forum Rep. John Ely Jr. and Sen. David Shaff debated the Shaff reapportionment plan amid fears it could Gerrymander Iowa districts. About 150 attended as Democrats from Linn county and allied groups sponsored the event with remarks by E B Smith and Frank Less.
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Iowa
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Clinton
Regis High School
Ely
Linn County
Jap Volcano Erupts Spreading Smoke Thousands Feet
Mt Mi hara an active volcano on Izu Oshima island 70 miles southwest of Tokyo erupted Saturday sending smoke an estimated 1500 feet into the sky as residents watched.
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Mt. Mihara
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Here
Russia Honors Physicist Who Fled Britain
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian born physicist who defected to the Soviet Union from Britain, wins a Lenin prize. The 60-year-old scientist credited with aiding the Soviet atomic bomb program led Harwell work before fleeing in 1950. He is recognized for pioneering neutrino research.
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Bruno Pontecorvo
Soviet Union
Britain
Russia
Tass
Pontecorvo
Harwell Nuclear Research Institute
Ulbricht Congratulates Wife on 60th Birthday
Berlin AP reports East Germany leader Walter Ulbricht sent a formal letter to his wife Lotte on her 60th birthday. The letter lauded her long party service and activism, noting her roles in the party and the creation of the workers and peasant state.
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Hitler
Sabin Sunday Summary Linn county polio vaccine rollout
The Linn county mass immunization program distributes Sabin oral polio vaccine Type III from noon to 6 pm at most clinics. Residents over three months are urged to participate with a 25 cent donation. those under three months may also join. Pre-registration speeds service. transportation aid is available via the Cedar Rapids Citizens Band Radio club.
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Cedar Rapids
Fillmore
Grant Wood
Jefferson, Johnson, Prairie
Truman
Washington
Wright
Jane Boyd
Marion
Linn-Mar Main
Marion High School
Mt. Vernon
Springville
Central City
Alburnett
Center Point
Citizens Band Radio Club
Norbert Collins
Cooper To Fly Over Red China For 45 Minutes
Houston AP Gordon Cooper's orbital flight plan has him spending nearly 45 minutes over Communist China and Tibet. The map shows seven crossings over China during a 34 hour 22 orbit mission set for mid May with dates May 14 to 25 bracketing the launch window.
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Gordon Cooper
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Tibet
Manned Spacecraft Center
Air Force Chart and Information Center
Cooper
Rick Nelson Weds Kristin Harmon at St Martin of Tours
Hollywood AP reports teen bride Kristin Harmon, 18, wed Rick Nelson, 22, in a ceremony at St Martin of Tours Church. Ozzie and Harriet Nelson attended with over 400 guests at a Brentwood reception hosted by the Harmon family. Kristin is daughter of Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox.
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Rick Nelson
St. Martin of Tours
Nelson
Kristin Harmon
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Michigan
Powers Reflects on Space Record Since 1958
Lt. Col. John A. Powers tells Reserve Officers Assn. members at Cedar Rapids convention that space program results since 1958 show improved accuracy and cautious approach after an uncertain early era. He notes October 1957 lapse but emphasizes steady progress in prediction and performance.
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Shorty Powers
Shirlee Opsahl
H. T. Opsahl
Des Moines
Reserve Officers Assn
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Shorty
Powers
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Col
Opsahl
Col. Powers
Gov. Hughes
John A
Shorty’ Powers
Ten Amish Jailed on New Charge in Iowa County
Ten Amish fathers were arrested in Independence and jailed on a new charge for failure to send children to accredited schools. Bonds of 100 dollars each were not posted. The county attorney said warrants were issued after the families did nothing since March 25. The county could file daily charges for each day children were out of school, potentially adding up to 120 charges.
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Buchanan County
Emory Hart
Justice of the Peace
Joe Koeppel
William O’connell
Koeppel
O'Connell
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Marion Poyner
Jesup
W. W. Sindlinger
Cedar Falls
Street name change at Valley View Medical Center
Cedar City Utah officials renamed Journey's End Street to Sunset Drive on Saturday to avoid residents traveling to the new Valley View Medical Center.
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Cedar City, Utah
Valley View Medical Center
Brazil Signs Five Year Trade Pact with Soviet Union
Brazil signed a five year trade agreement with the Soviet Union on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. The pact aims to boost bilateral commerce and reduce trade barriers between the two nations during the agreement period.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Soviet Union
Oldest West Point grad Hodges turns 103 in Stamford
Gen Henry Clay Hodges 103 celebrated his birthday in Stamford with a West Point delegation including Major General W C Westmoreland and Cadet Richard Eckert. Born in Vancouver, he graduated from West Point in 1881 and served at Fort Clark and in the Spanish American War, World War I, and Hawaii before retiring in 1920.
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Conn
Henry Clay Hodges
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Hodges
W. C. Westmoreland
Richard E. Eckert
Carlisle
Corps of Cadets
Vancouver
Washington Territory
Fort Clark
Texas
Pecos River
San Juan
France
Fires sweep Atlantic coastline towns and woods
Fires raged from Maine to Maryland in a wind swept rain shy belt. Hundreds fled flames destroying scores of houses and buildings. Few injuries reported, mainly to firefighters. On Staten Island high winds fueled grass fires burning dozens of structures.
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Maryland
Staten Island
N.Y
Boston Firemen Offer Aid to New York Fire Dept
About 200 visiting Boston firemen volunteered to help New York City fire crews battling a spike in multiple‑alarm fires. New York officials declined the offer, saying the force was at full strength and could manage the outbreak.
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Boston
New York City
Thomas J. Griffin
John A. Martin
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Bronx
Queens
Staten Island
Nationwide fires threaten coast to city as crews battle blazes
Flames menaced Biddeford Maine destroying a lumber yard and tenement homes. Maryland and New Jersey faced large fires with 10 mile fronts and evacuations. Kentucky Rhode Island and New York reported multiple fires and aid from state and federal responders.
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Baltimore
Forest Service
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Metedeconk
Ocean Gate
West Virginia
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Coventry
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