Calif Fog Blamed for 28 Deaths in Central Valley
Treacherous fog blamed for at least 28 deaths since Sunday, including 11 in a bus train collision. Visibility at zero in Fresno and other cities led to school closures and travel bans. The weather bureau warned the fog would persist, with laborers dying at Mendota crossing and authorities urging extreme caution.
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Molotov Reported Hospitalized With Heart Condition
Moscow reports indicate V. M. Molotov, once foreign minister and critic of Khrushchev, is in a hospital with a heart attack. Officials decline comment saying the matter holds no political importance. Molotov returned from Vienna on November 12 and has not been seen publicly since.
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Church Awards Contracts for Building Plan
St Pauls Methodist church in Cedar Rapids awarded contracts totaling 432921 for a new Christian education building. Viggo Jensen Co. won the general contract at 327750, Darragh Associates 82350 for plumbing heating and ventilation, and Paulson Electric 22821 for electrical work. Brick will be purchased from King's Concrete Co. to match existing brick. Construction to start when weather permits with aim to occupy within a year.
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Argentine President pressed over Cuba stand at Punta del Este
Argentine President Arturo Frondizi faced military pressure to sever ties with Cuba and dismiss the foreign minister after Argentina refused to back expelling Fidel Castro from the Organization of American States. Informed sources report an ultimatum from the three armed services.
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Stowaway From Rio Found Half Frozen in Jet
A 17 year old Brazilian stowaway named Jose de Assis Calvocanti was found half paralyzed in the baggage compartment of a Varig jet from Rio de Janeiro after a 9 hour 40 minute flight at 35000 feet. He said he wanted to become a U S soldier and a paratrooper and that his ambition had lasted over a year. He was taken to the airport medical office and to be sent home pending immigration approval.
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Parking meters spark heated council bid on rates
Safety Commissioner Frank Bosh proposes raising parking rates for a lot near the south side liquor store at C Street and Seventeenth Avenue SW to 10 cents for 12 minutes and a 24 minute limit. The plan draws criticism over revenue versus turnover and faces uncertain support.
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JFK backs inquiry into stockpiling
President Kennedy announced support for a Senate investigation into excessive stockpiling of strategic materials. He said stockpiles exceed emergency needs by about 3.4 billion dollars, halted most acquisitions, and ordered a review by a new commission. The probe could implicate prior administrations. He named aluminum and nickel surpluses as examples.
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Rockefeller: Farmer Will Lose Rights
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller warned at a Des Moines rally that President Kennedy’s farm and renewal proposals threaten farm and state rights. He argued the administration aims to dominate farmers and criticized urban affairs cabinet plans as unnecessary and a smoke screen. Rockefeller noted New York dairy production and the need to preserve its milk business while urging states to handle their own problems.
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Kennedy urges $193 million expansion of permanent welfare outlays
President Kennedy called for a $193 million expansion of permanent federal welfare outlays focusing on rebuilding lives and careers. He urged extending aid for dependent children of the jobless, rehabilitation, greater child welfare grants, day care funds, and relaxed relief residence rules. He warned against drastic local cuts and promoted rehabilitative relief as a path to self reliance. The plan seeks broader federal rules to match state welfare outlays and includes maintaining the $100 million annual aid for dependent children and raising the rehabilitation grant share from one half to three fourths.
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Wallendas Continue High Wire Feat After Tragedy
In Detroit at the Shrine Circus, Herman Wallenda 60 and his son Gunther 34 walked a 35 foot wire without a safety net amid the death of two troupe members 24 hours earlier. Gene Mendez joined them, flying in from Stockholm to fill the act, and the trio completed a five minute routine watched by about 5000 spectators. The Wallendas insisted the show must go on as producer Al Dobritch kept Mendez from a separate matinée engagement.
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