Mothers of 38 children among crash victims in Worthington area
Nine people died in a head on collision near Worthington Minnesota early Saturday. Six of the dead were mothers leaving 38 children. One car burned destroying an occupant. Survivors included Mrs. Ernie Lueck seriously injured. Authorities identified victims from Wilmont and Worthington including six women and a man from a Wilmont canning plant crew.
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Worthington
Minn
Ernie Lueck
Wilmont
Minnesota
Here
John Schroer
Larry Bunker
Ted Voss
Matt Gerber
John Voss
J. C
James Bruss
Sibley
Bruss
Echo
Buckner
Germany
Gerber
Birds to Garden Club Battle Ends with Magnolia Removals
In Nashville five years of post office clashes with starlings ended when 17 magnolias were felled to deter the birds. Garden club leaders regret the loss, noting the trees were magnolias and memorials planted in 1956 for Mrs Baynes’ father-in-law, former U S House speaker. Postmaster Lewis Moore cited bird complaints and botanical harm as reasons.
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Nashville
Garden Clubs
Garden Club
Charles Sanders
National Council of State Garden Clubs
Joseph Byrnes, Jr
Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs
Baynes
U. S
Lewis Moore
Russian envoy mission opens in Cuba after 1952 gap
A group of Soviet diplomats arrived in Havana on Friday to establish the first Russian diplomatic mission in Cuba since 1952. Leading the 11 members was Boris Kasantsev as the mission begins operations.
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Havana
Cuba
Boris Kasantsev
Soviet Aide Expelled After Bribe Complaints
The United States ordered the expulsion of Valentine Ivanov, first secretary at the Soviet Embassy, for allegedly paying substantial sums to a U.S. citizen to help him secure a government job. Deputy Undersecretary Hare summoned the Soviet ambassador, saying Ivanov grossly violated diplomatic norms. Foss reportedly received about 500 over nearly a year ending June 14.
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Washington
U.S
Valentine Ivanov
Hare
Mikahail Menshikov
Ivanov
Russia
William Blair
State Department
Roger Foss
Foss
Man’s skull fractured by flying frying pan in fight
Muskegon Michigan police report Jessie Key startled his wife during cooking. A frying pan she swung in surprise struck Key on the head, fracturing his skull. The incident occurred as the couple argued, investigation underway.
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Muskegon, Mich
Jessie Key
Key
Dream Finale Wins Miss International Beauty Title
Stella Marquez, 21, educated in the United States, crowned Miss International Beauty after beating 51 contestants. Finalists included Miss India Iona Pinto Miss Iceland Sigridur Geirsdotter Miss England Joyce Kay and Miss U.S. Char lene Lundberg. Marquez majors in language and psychology at Marymount College Tarrry town New York and plans to finish college before choosing a career.
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Long Beach
U. S
Stella Marquez
India
Iona Pinto
Iceland
Sigridur Geirsdotter
England
Joyce Kay
U.S
Charlene Lundberg
Joliet, Ill
Marquez
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N. Y
Ship Passenger Airlift Set Up
Passengers stranded by strikebound transatlantic liners in British ports gathered in London for seats on an emergency airlift to New York and Canada. Cunard said flights were arranged for 400 aboard the Queen Mary in Southampton with plans to remove 620 more over the weekend.
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London
New York
Canada
Cunard Line
Southampton
Fidel Castro Observes 34th Birthday in Havana
Castro marks his 34th birthday in Havana Cuba on a Saturday with attendance by supporters and news crews. The event highlights Castro's continuing political leadership amid Cuba's post revolutionary era.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Navy Vessel Fire Claims Five as Mine Sweeper Burns
In the Atlantic off Savannah a Navy minesweeper Exultant caught fire in the engine room Friday night. Five crewmen died and the 170 foot ship was crippled with 64 aboard. The vessel was en route from Charleston to Miami, 70 miles southeast of Savannah when diesel fuel spurts ignited. Sister ships Sagacity Nimble and Cone aided, Nimble towed Exultant toward Savannah with no reported injuries among survivors.
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Savannah
Exultant
Sagacity
Nimble
Cone
1000 4 H Items Additional Seats At All Iowa Fair
Report from the All Iowa fair board final pre exposition meeting notes 1000 4 H exhibits and preparations of silver anniversary floral displays. Plans call for extra amphitheater seating including at least 500 chairs in front of the grandstand for the ice and country and western shows. Ticket sales for these events are ahead of usual with box seats still available. County Extension Director announces new events with Linn county 4 H Achievement.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Stolar
C. E. Herriott
Linn County
Senate panel backs limited elderly medical aid plan
The senate finance committee approved a capped medical care program for the aged rejecting direct ties to social security. The plan would grant federal and state funds to low income seniors. Douglas said the decision rebukes the Democratic platform and vows to push the measure to the senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
McNamara
D-Mich
Anderson
D-N.m
Frear
D-Det
Kerr
D-Okla
First live message off Echo I signals tested by Collins Radio
Arlo Jacobson and Donald Molander describe the historic broadcast from Cedar Rapids to Dallas via Alpha Corp. The test used KA2XDV and KA2XCI call signals with a two way live exchange. Molander noted a readable but noisy line and he recorded the message on tape.
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Collins Radio Co
Cedar Rapids
Dallas
Power rationing hits Pierre after transformer failure
A broken transformer caused a 20 percent cut in Pierre South Dakota's power supply triggering 10 days of rolling outages. Downtown merchants closed early at 7 pm to conserve energy for water pumping hospitals and residential lighting while traffic signals failed and air conditioning units were shut down. The mid 90s heat intensified the disruption as theaters went dark.
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Pierre
S.D
Eisenhower Visits Cattle Farm Amid Rainy Day
President Eisenhower, sidelined from golf by rain, toured his Black Angus cattle at the Gettysburg farm Friday. He traveled 25 miles from Camp David, Maryland, by automobile to inspect the herd.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Camp David
Echo Satellite Echo Lighting Timetable Appears
Ames residents may see the Echo satellite balloon four times tonight and early Sunday. Professor Joseph Senne of Iowa State University notes amateur astronomers mapped the approximate paths: 8:45 pm west of south horizon rising eastward to 45 degrees, 10:45 pm southwest overhead then northeastward, 12:48 am west to north-northwest at 40 degrees, 2:58 am northwest to northeast setting.
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Ames
Joseph Senne
Iowa State University
U S Space Lead Sparks Western Europe Confidence
Western Europe reacts to the United States space achievements with optimism about beating the Soviet Union in the space race. Newspapers in Britain France and Germany hail the X 15 flight and Echo launch as a U S lead and stress potential Soviet counter surprises.
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London
U.S
Europe
Britain
Express
West Germany
First Echo I voice link links Dallas and Marion in orbit
Collins Radio Co recovers live north south transmission with Echo I from Marion tracking station to Dallas 700 miles away using two 28 foot dish antennas. The event marks the first live two way voice test and first north south Echo I contact. Donald Molander leads the Dallas end with Ollie Metzger and William Atterbury also transmitting. A Bell Labs tape of Eisenhower was bounced from Holm del New Jersey to Goldstone California and back.
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Collins Radio Co
America
Marion
Alpha Corp
Dallas
Cape Canaveral
Collins
Eisenhower
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Holmdel
N.J
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Goldstone
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Ollie Metzger
William Atterbury
Bell Labor
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Iowa Auto
Robert Buckman
James Buckner
Jack Clark
Iowa
Birds
Moore
Mrs. Sanders
Colombia
Victor
Charleston
Miami
Social Security
Douglas von
Arlo Jacobson
Donald K. Molander
Chandler St. SW
Texas
Molander
Dennis Neeld
Frankfurter Allegmeine
Figaro
France
Soir
Uncle Sam
Paris
Jour
L’humanite
East Germany
Communist Neues Deutschland
C. R. Firm
Jack Illian
Echo I
Collins Engineering
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