Weather and birth notices mix in Saturday city briefs
Partly cloudy with snow in the northeast and warmer conditions in the southwest forecast for Sunday. The report includes temperatures, wind, humidity, and sunrise and sunset times, followed by a long list of births from St. Luke's Mercy and numerous Iowa funeral notices with names and service details.
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Bism
Iamt
CO Butts
Ain’polis
Chicago
Denver
Omaha
Phoenix
Hal Geet Om. Waolulu
Mississippi River Ice Jam Is Broken at Lock 26
The Mississippi River ice jam at Lock and Dam 26 in Aston Illinois was opened to boat traffic after engineers moved hundreds of acres of ice floes through the dam. Tow boat traffic surged as 1 300 acres of ice were released via 33 gates, with Lockmaster Archie Taylor guiding the process and adjusting gates from ten feet to three or four feet as needed.
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Aston
Ill
Mississippi River
U.S. Army
Archie Taylor
Taylor
State Building Trades Council Opens Sessions
The State Building Trades Council opened a two day meeting at the Sheraton-Montrose hotel Cedar Rapids. Joe Fiala Cedar Rapids council president welcomed attendees with Cedar Rapids Mayor Bob Johnson and Police Chief George Matias giving talks. Vern Davis Iowa State Federation of Labor president spoke Saturday afternoon. Fifty one council members from across Iowa attended a banquet Saturday evening. Fred Pederson Waterloo president presides as sessions continue Sunday.
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State Building Trades Council
Sheraton-Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Joe Fiala
Cedar Rapids Council
Bob Johnson
George Matias
Vern Davis
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa
Sheraton- Montrose
Fred Pederson
Waterloo
The
Pryor Released From East German Detention Arrives in London
American Yale student Frederic Pryor, freed in the Powers-Abel exchange, said he has orders not to speak until he reaches Washington. Traveling under an alias, he stopped 50 minutes in London en route from Frankfurt to New York with his parents, who accompanied him. He declined further comments, noting he would speak after landing in New York.
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London
UPI
Frederic Pryor
East Germany
Powers-Abel Exchange
U. S
United States
Pryor
Bullock
Frankfurt
New York
Washington
Millard Pryor, Jr
Yale
Pryors
Frederic
East Berlin
Passenger Train Hits Derailed Freight Near Ligonier
About ten people were injured when the New York Central Chicagoan struck a derailed freight train near Ligonier Indiana. Two passengers were hospitalized in Goshen and others likely would be sent there. The freight car count derailed ranged from 10 to 14 of 139.
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Ligonier
Ind
New York Central
Indiana
Goshen
Chicagoan
Harry Spurrier
Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
Elkhart
Khrushchev’s Nuclear War Timing in Kennedy Era
The article analyzes Khrushchev’s possible motives after Kennedy’s 1960 election and the Saturday crisis. It questions whether he fears nuclear war enough to compromise and seeks to know if he will concede real policy changes or attempt to split the West. It also considers Berlin talks or a Western split as possible strategies.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Germany
Berlin
France
City Council Agenda for Monday at City Hall
The council meets at 10 a.m. at city hall with an invocation by Rev. Leonard E. Deaver of Salem EUB church. Items include a contract and bond with D&E Excavating Co. for a sanitary sewer on the McLoud run extension and the withdrawal of Park View Place 2nd Addition by Bjornsen Development Co. The advisory committee reports on the Going Out of Business ordinance. Other actions include filing the 1961 sewage treatment plant report, approving an easement from Asbury Methodist church for a storm sewer, and accepting a warranty deed from William A. and Alice Wolleat.
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Leonard E. Deaver
Salem Eub Church
D&e Excavating Co
McLoud Run
Bjornsen Development Co
Park View Place
Camp Good Health In Memory of Mrs Bohlander
In memory of Mrs C W Bohlander from Mr and Mrs W ge EE Chris and Newell. Previous balance on 1962 Camp budget 733.25.
Glenn to Begin World Orbit Flight from Cape Canaveral
After delays the United States plans a 7 30 a m launch to lift Marine Lt Col John H Glenn Jr into a three orbit around the world lasting about 4 hours 50 minutes at speeds near 17 500 mph. The capsule will deploy parachutes for a Atlantic Ocean landing 800 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral.
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Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
John Glenn
Glenn
United States
John H. Glenn, Jr
Atlantic Ocean
Here
Paris Sees Easing Of East West Ties
Paris welcomed the UPI report that the exchange of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel signaled possible East West relaxation. The French foreign office gave no official comment though officials privately showed interest. Observers noted Paris critics of Moscow talks while the Soviet threat remained. Paris Presse ran photos under the headline Russia Frees Powers.
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Paris
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Col
Rudolf Abel
Moscow
Paris. Presse
Powers
Abel
Russia
Kenneth Licht to Tour with Concordia College Choir
Kenneth Licht son of Mr and Mrs Martin Licht will tour this month with the 50 voice Concordia College choir Fort Wayne Ind where he studies The choir plans concerts in North Carolina and Florida.
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Lowden
Kenneth Licht
Martin Licht
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
Ind
North Carolina
Florida
Bomb Burns Three At Buena Vista Girls Dormitory
A homemade bomb wrapped in gift paper exploded in Swope Hall Buena Vista College Saturday night wounding dorm housemother Effie Montgomery and two students Alva Caldwell and Bonnie Parrish. Caldwell and Montgomery were hospitalized in serious condition while Parrish was treated and released. Authorities turn the investigation over to Assistant State Fire Marshal Don Hutchinson.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Swope Hall
Effie Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
Alva Caldwell
Little Sioux
Bonnie Parrish
Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista
Caldwell
Miss Parrish
Don Hutchinson
Cuban Diplomats Leave Argentina
Cuban embassy diplomats and staff departed for Havana on Saturday as about 300 sympathizers shouted pro Castro slogans and waved Cuban flags at the airport. The Soviet ambassador to Argentina and guests from the Czechoslovakian and Bulgarian embassies joined in the farewell.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Havana
Reuther proposes ten dollar caps to curb big money in elections
Reuther lays out a plan limiting personal contributions to presidential, congressional and senatorial campaigns to ten dollars each, with a forty dollar cap and a tax credit return of thirty six. He contrasts this with large sums from a few wealthy donors and lobbyists, noting current limits and 1960 figures.
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Reuther
Joseph Kennedy
Kennedy
Party of Independent
Long-Time Monticello Resident Dies at 95
Mrs. J. M. Rodman, 95, long-time Monticello resident, died Saturday after a long illness. Born February 21, 1867 in Germany, she came to the United States at 17. She married I Mart Rodman in 1890 and lived in Monticello thereafter. Surviving: son Alva of Springville, daughter Mrs. Walter Werner of Homewood, Ill., eight grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, sister Mrs. Kate Ireland of Wyoming, Iowa. Services set for Tuesday at 2 in Goettsch funeral home.
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Leslie Blackleter
Whyte’s. Fayette
Lyle Woolibridge
First Methodist Church
Belllas-Wright
Littleton
Lew Loss
Parker’s
Jesup
Belle Plaine
Kenneth Stratton
McGovern’s
Cecil Truman
Eastridge
Peffers
Guttenberg
Frank Meyer
St. Mary’s Church
Rosary
McBride's
Keota
Walter “Boss” Romine
Powell's
Mechanicsville
Frank Hartman
Morgan’s
Lisbon
Waukon
John Crowe
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Paint Rock
Bakke- Hanson Funeral Home
Marengo
Beulah M. Stanerson
First Lutheran Church
Conroy
Hoover's
Monticello
J. M. Rodman
Germany
U.S
Mart Rodman
Mr. Rodman
Yesapan
Alva
Springville
Walter Werner
Homewood, Ill
Kate Ireland
Wyoming
Goettsch Funeral Home
Spy plane pilot jailed after 1960 border incident
A 32 year old flyer spent 21 months in a Soviet prison after pleading guilty to spying for his high flying photo plane downed in Russian territory on May 1 1960. Soviet officials told him there was no hope for clemency or a parole. He planned a two month visit to Russia this summer, even without assurances he might see Powers.
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Pondent
Russia
Powers
Flyer
Carol Schrage Injured In Sledding Accident
Carol Schrage fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Norbert Schrage of 702 Seventh Street SW suffered a puncture wound in the right lower leg and bruises on the left leg when her sled struck a tree in Jones Park at 6 30 p m Saturday Police said she was taken to St Luke s hospital and treated
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Carol Schrage
Norbert Schrage
Seventh Street
Jones Park
St. Luke's Hospital
Quake Shakes Chile Cause Alarm in Santiago
A strong earthquake hit central Chile on Saturday causing alarm but no serious damage reports. The tremor rattled Santiago and surrounding areas, with residents evacuated from some buildings as authorities assessed aftershocks and potential damage.
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Santiago
Chile
Four youths tied to homemade bombs and cannon
Deputies report four youths assembled bombs from shotgun powder, BBs, and a match fuse, lighting one on Harmon house steps as Scott stood seven feet away. Gregg stood about 15 feet off, others were not nearby. A home made cannon, four feet long with a 2.5 inch barrel, was also found and fired several times last New Year’s Eve.
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Harmon
Scott
Gregg
Robert Sautter
Mt. Vernon
St. Luke’s
Fordyce House
Sunesriatian Gazette Carrier Service Availability
Fragments indicate a note about the status of Gazette carrier service in town. It mentions afternoon routes and yearly rates, with unclear references to neighboring states and regional carriers. The text is incomplete and lacks clear entities or dates.
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Caitiene
Fragmented Caption Hints at AP News Piece
Fragmentary OCR hints at Associated Press coverage mentioning Bose and a 3s run. The readable bits reference a newswire article with unclear details and several garbled phrases for a late edition or databank extraction.
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Bose
AP News
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