Schneider Freed at Iowa City in Kriz murder case
Robert Joseph Schneider 18 of Oxford is freed after the district court dismissed the murder charge tied to the 1961 slaying of Edward J. Kriz at Hamburg Inn No 2. County Attorney Neuzil praised the action while noting ongoing probes.
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Iowa City
Robert Joseph Schneider
Oxford
A. J. Murphy
A. C. Cahill
Schneider
Edward J. Kriz
Kriz
Hamburg Inn No. 2
Ralph Neuzil
Pirates Seize Two Cuban Boats Allegedly With U S Help
Havana reports that counter revolutionary pirates aided by Americans captured two Cuban fishing vessels ninety three miles east of Havana and sailed north with them. Two Lopez Ruis brothers were wounded. authorities allege mercenary forces sheltered by Yankee imperialism attacked defenseless fishermen.
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Havana
Cardenas
Armando
Ramon Lopez Ruis
Key West
U.S
Cuba
Bus fumes overcome about 30 Bennett pupils in Denver trip
About 30 girl pupils from Bennett high school were overcome by exhaust fumes as a school bus carrying the basketball team and other pupils returned from a game at Central City. Superintendent Frank Barta estimated 55 aboard and said none were seriously affected.
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Denver
Bennett
Colo
Smithsonian To Get Glenn Space Suit On Anniversary
John Glenn will present his space suit to the Smithsonian Institution on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of his triple orbit. He will also donate the tiny American flag he carried on his mission to the National Air Museum, where Friendship 7 has been on display since December and will be formally accepted at the ceremony.
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Washington
John Glenn
Smithsonian Institution
Institution
National Air Museum
Smithsonian
Seat Belts for All Studebakers
Studebaker Corp said that from March 1 all its cars will come with seat belts installed. Dealers may remove the belts if customers refuse, with a price saving of $9.
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Chicago
Studebaker Corp
Hijack Labeled Piracy by Hick
Senator Hickenlooper called the hijacking of a Venezuelan freighter piracy on the high seas. He urged the government to aid in recovering the vessel and punishing the hijackers.
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Hick
Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
High Seas
U S Plans Training of Cuban Vets
The Defense Department will accept Cuban veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion for U S military training including officers. Between 1,000 and 1,500 brigade members may volunteer with basic enlistment or officer programs. Training includes 22 weeks for enlisted and 12 to 15 weeks for officers with Spanish language prep and oath procedures.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Cuba
2506 Brigade
U. S
Harriman Likely to Rise in State Department Shakeup
W Averell Harriman, former ambassador to Russia and Britain, is expected to become undersecretary for political affairs, moving into the No 3 spot as part of Kennedy’s broader State Department reorganizations. George McGhee may move to a foreign assignment.
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W. Averell Harriman
State Department
Kennedy
Harriman
Russia
Britain
State
George McGhee
McGhee
Dean Rusk
George Ball
New York
Chester Bowles
Turkey
Near East
South Asia
Africa
Premier Caramanlis Government Survives Censure Vote
Athens premier Karamanlis' government defeats a censure motion over labor policies by 173 to 14 in a parliamentary vote. The motion targeted the handling of labor reforms and social measures amidst domestic tensions.
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Athens
Caramanlis
Britain to Boost Budget with Record Defense Spend
London reports the British government plans a 6.13 billion pound expenditure for the new fiscal year starting April 4, 1.47 billion more than the current year. Defense outlays rise by 364 million to a peacetime high of 5.33 billion dollars.
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London
Eden Suffers Heart Attack
Lord Avon once Sir Anthony Eden aged 65 suffered a mild heart attack this week at his Bequia Island home in St Vincent Windward Islands, medical sources said Saturday.
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ST. Vincent, Windward Islands
Lord Avon
Sir Anthony Eden
Bequia Island
Tall MSU student finds dating payoff with six footers ad
Tall Michigan State University sophomore Dave Steiner advertised in the State News seeking women six feet tall or taller. He reports about 10 calls daily, has had five dates in a week, and filters prospects by height while noting some coeds joke about his tall dating hunt.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Dave Steiner
State News
College Daily
Chet
David
Lonely Hearts Club
Steiner
Veteran Finds a Friend at Last in Rome
Wilmer Summerville, 73, a blind World War I veteran, died in a Cedartown nursing home after 46 days in the county jail when he could not access government or private care. Sheriff Joe Adams aided him on December 20, and Christine Perry offered free nursing home care. The VA initially threatened to suspend his pension but corrected its mistake. a VA social worker was assigned to assist.
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Rome
Wilmer Summerville
Summerville
Joe Adams
Christine Perry
Cedartown
Merville
Adams
Joseph Erwin
Medical Administration
Atlanta
Chuckle Quip on Luck and Unlikable Winners
A witty observation questions luck as the driver of success for people we dislike. The concise quip plays on belief in luck and social judgment, hinting that fortune explains outcomes more than merit.
Asian Flu Bares Into Midwest Amid Quick Spread
Asian type flu, linked to 1957 and 1960 waves, has been confirmed in Illinois Michigan Ohio and Kansas with signs of wider spread in Kentucky Missouri and Virginia as absenteeism rises in schools and workplaces. CincinnatiDetroit and Great Lakes reports note rising cases and hospital admissions.
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Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Kansas
North Carolina
Communicable Disease Center
U. S. Public Health Service
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Virginia
Richmond
Seizure Planned if Venezuelan Freighter Enters Belem
A hijacked Venezuelan freighter Anzoategui was sighted by a U.S. navy plane 180 miles north of Dutch Guiana heading toward Brazil. Brazilian authorities ordered seizure if Belem or Recife ports are entered as part of a possible asylum arrangement or return to Venezuela. The ship’s crew claimed political asylum potential, while Venezuelan and Brazilian officials weighed actions under international law.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S. Navy
Anzoategui
Brazil
Dutch Guiana
Amazon
Belem
Recife
Navy Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
U.S
Caracas
Ricardo Sosa Rios
Navy
Vaccinations Urged for Asian Flu in Iowa City
Dr. Albert McKee of the University of Iowa urged Iowans to take Asian flu vaccines promptly. He noted no proven Iowa cases yet, but samples from across the state are under analysis. The last epidemic in Iowa occurred in fall 1957.
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Iowa City
Striking Milan Architecture Students Demand Tougher Courses
In Milan 300 architecture students at the University of Milan barricaded themselves in the upper class building on the third day of a strike. They demand stiffer courses, lectures by practicing architects, and a say in curriculum and examinations. Authorities refused this last point.
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Milan
Italy
University of Milan
School of Architecture
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James Gaffney
North Liberty
Johnson County
Coralville
Neuzil
Robert Schneider
Glenn
Studebakers
State Dept
Eden
Veterans Administration
Sum
Midwest
Yank
By Frank Brutto
Department
Robert Dennison
Atlantic Fleet
San Juan
Puerto Rico
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