Defeat for Liquor Bill Threatened By Southwest Iowa Group
A southwest Iowa bloc in the House threatened to vote against liquor by the drink if the 3 percent sales tax passes. The group, led by Rep. Conrad Ossian, urged sponsors to consider the tax’s impact on their area. They warned the 3 percent tax could harm local business across the Missouri River from Nebraska and pressed for budget alternatives.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Conrad Ossian
Red Oak
Kirkwood Hotel
Ossian
Missouri River
Nebraska
Missing $204000 in Stocks At Wall Street Firm
New York AP A Gregory and Sons filing shows 5240 shares of 118 securities totaling 204000 dollars vanished from a Wall Street brokerage. Ford Motor 105 shares worth about 5000 dollars and 100 Chrysler shares valued near 11000 dollars were among the larger blocks. The NYSE issued a notice to members and institutions seeking information.
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New York
Wall Street
F. Oakley Crawford
Gregory & Sons
Crawford
New York Stock Exchange
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Exchange
Iowa House approves diluted fair employment bill
The Iowa House passed a compromise fair employment practices bill by 95 to 9. It bans job discrimination by employers and unions on race religion color national origin or ancestry with a 100 fine or 30 day jail for violations. The bill advances to the Senate and earlier provisions were removed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fair Employment Practices Commission
House Industrial and Human Relations Committee
House
Senate
Blind Commission Bill Passes House
The Iowa House approved Senate amendments to a bill creating a governor appointed three member state commission for the blind. The vote was 88 to 13 amid strong opposition from Rep. Fred Wright. The measure places the governor in charge of two appointees with the third serving as superintendent of the Iowa Braille and S ttaight Saving school at V inon.
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Des Moines
Fred Wright
Vinton
Iowa House
Senate
State Commission For the
Commission
Iowa Braille and
Sta
Lee Iverson
Kenneth Jernigan
Blind Commission
Blind Rehabilitation Commission
Vinton School
Austen
Thresher Inquiry Tribunal Goes into Secret Session
Navy court of inquiry into the Thresher submarine sinking enters closed sessions to review classified evidence. Vice Adm. Aus tin leads as the 129‑lives tragedy is probed. debris from the shipyard and a reactor shield fragment are examined amid secrecy.
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UPI
Naval Court of
Adm
Bernard Austin
Portsmouth Naval
Thresher
Cicero A. Lewis
Atlantic
Eisenhower to Return to Gettysburg After Desert Stay
Dwight Eisenhower plans to head back to Gettysburg on Sunday following a four month stay in Palm Desert California.
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Palm Desert
Calif
Dwight Eisenhower
Gettysburg
U S Maps Maneuvers In Thailand
The United States plans to deploy about 1500 infantry from the 25th Division Hawaii to join SEATO units for joint maneuvers in Thailand June 11 to 19. Over 24000 SEATO personnel will participate amid Laos tensions and Soviet accusations. Okinawa and Japan bases tightened security as troops stay on alert.
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U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asia
25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Laos
Okinawa
America
Asia
U. S. Marine Corps
District Court Judge Philbrick Resigns Position
Cedar Rapids district judge Floyd Philbrick resigns effective May 1 after 27 years on the bench and 17 months ill health. He cites cerebral hardening of the arteries and will receive about 6100 annually in retirement. Ream, his shorthand reporter, also drew county pay while Philbrick was ill. The district backs up cases with judges from other districts until a replacement is named.
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Cedar Rapids
Floyd Philbrick
Philbrick
Phil I Brick
Marvin Selden
John Ream
Ream
Eighteenth Judicial District
Linn
Cedar
Jones Counties
Donald P. Barnes
White Hiker Shot Dead Along Alabama Highway
A white Maryland integrationist William Moore, 35, was found shot beside a highway near Attalla Alabama while hiking from Chattanooga toward Mississippi on a pro desegregation walk. Governor Wallace offered a $1000 reward. Coroner said close range entry with a small caliber slug caused death. Moore carried anti segregation signs and had left a letter for President Kennedy at the White House. Alabama officials pledged full cooperation in the search for the killer.
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Attalla
Ala
Maryland
Alabama
George Wallace
William Moore
Baltimore
Moore
Mississippi
Noble Yocum
Chattanooga
Jackson
Ross Barnett
Kennedy
White House
South
al Lingo
Binghamton
N. Y
McDowell
Three CIA Agents Among Castro Exchange Released
Congressional sources say three Americans released by Fidel Castro in a swap for four Cubans were CIA officers. The dispatch notes Castro knew some prisoners were CIA employees and refused to release until four Cubans were returned. Names linked include Daniel Carswell Eustace Van Brant and Edmund Taransky. The exchange aimed to free the detained agents amid prior 1960 U S spy activity charges.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Castro
New York
James Donovan
CIA
Congressional
New York World- Telegram
Sun
Soldiers of Fortune
Dispatch
Donovan
Eastchester
N. Y
U. S
Cuba
Eustace van Brant
Baltimore
Edmund Taransky
Khrushchev Holds Test Ban Talks With Allied Envoys
In Moscow Premier Khrushchev met with U S Ambassador Fay Kohler and British Ambassador Sir Humphrey Trevelyan for about 90 minutes to discuss nuclear test ban problems. Diplomatic officials say a new approach may be explored and a summit or ministerial talks could be possible.
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U.S
Fay Kohler
Humphrey Trevelyan
Kremlin
Charles Stelle
Geneva
Russia
Laos
Macmillan
Gromyko
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