Kennedy Pleads for Civil Rights Plan to Congress
President Kennedy urged a divided Congress to strengthen Negro voting rights and school desegregation, proposing three civil rights bills. He asked for extension and expansion of the Civil Rights Commission and a national desegregation program with federal support, warning against filibusters.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Civil Rights Commission
White House
Senate
Commission
College Expense Tax Deduction Passed by House
Des Moines AP report notes a 59 to 43 House vote approving a bill to grant a state income tax deduction for college expenses of a dependent. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Tom Riley, would allow up to 1000 per year for board, room and tuition, with an estimated impact of about 37.50 per student. The bill advances to the Senate.
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DES Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Riley
United States
Soviet Bear bombers fly over U S fleets
Defense Secretary McNamara said reconnaissance versions of Soviet Bear bombers have flown over the U S Pacific and Atlantic fleets for more than a month. Four Bears passed near the carrier Forrestal southeast of the Azores on February 22, with no hostile intent shown.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
McNamara
U.S. Pacific
Atlantic
North American
Forrestal
Azores
Russia
U.S
Clear of Murder Conviction After 50 Year Fight in Japan
Ishimatsu Yoshida, 83, won a 50 year legal battle in Nagoya to overturn a 1913 murder and robbery conviction. A three judge panel acquitted him, ruling he had been convicted on perjured testimony. He may receive compensation for prison time.
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Nagoya
Japan
Ishimatsu Yoshida
Yoshida
Shida
Japan Civil Liberties Union
The
Bar Association
Toichi Kobayashi
Boy, 15, Burned in Cedar Rapids House Fire at Grandparents’ Home
Cedar Rapids News reports Glenn Saxton, 15, suffered third degree burns to feet and legs when a fire at 1602 Fifteenth Avenue SE swept through his grandparents’ residence. Four other occupants escaped serious injury. grandfather Glen McMurrin hospitalized for observation after prior heart attack. The blaze started when clothing near a gas water heater ignited.
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Cedar Rapids
Glenn Saxton
Fifteenth Avenue
Wendl Warner
Fifth Street
Glen McMurrin
Mercy Hospital
Marvin McMurrin
Saxton
McMurrin
Alderman Benjamin Lewis Found Shot Dead in Office
Benjamin Lewis, re elected alderman of Chicago's 24th ward and a prominent Black Democratic leader, was found handcuffed and shot in his second floor office. A janitor reported empty shells nearby and a single bullet wound to the back of his head. Police identified the body and noted Lewis had visited Democratic headquarters the prior day where he spoke of his victory. A special election will be held to fill the vacancy.
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Chicago
Benjamin Lewis
Lewis
Joseph Brown
Democratic
Morrison Hotel
Mary Mullen
Jeff Alford
Eugene Belton
Belton
James Jackson
Ella
Jacob S. Arvey
Alford
Realtor H B Helscher Dies at 58 in Cedar Rapids
Howard B. Helscher longtime Cedar Rapids real estate leader and first local member of the Iowa Highway Commission died suddenly at 58 from a heart attack. Funeral set for Friday 1 30 p m Turner chapel burial Cedar Memorial. He was born Keota 1904 and active in Coe College alumni affairs.
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Howard B. Helscher
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Helscher
Turner Chapel
Jackson Burns
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Heart Fund
Keota
Keota High School
Coe College
Helscher
Coe
the Hedges Co
Hedges Associates Inc
Lindale Plaza
Highway Commission
Norman Erbe
Soviet Troop Removal From Cuba Moves Forward
Washington officials report a Soviet ship with a small troop contingent has sailed from Cuba toward Russia under a pledge to pull several thousand by March 15. Four additional ships are seen en route, capable of carrying 8 000 to 9 000 troops, with the Baltika noted among them. The United States seeks a complete withdrawal, while Moscow indicates gradual reductions.
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Washington
Cuba
Russia
Baltika
Havana
New York Times
U.S
Robert Manning
Times
Anatoly Dobrynin
Rusk
Central Intelligence Agency
John McCone
Congressional
Moscow
Remarkable Woman Rescued After 32 Hours in Well
Mrs. Arthur Hiscock, 45, saved after 32 hours trapped in a caved in California well. Constable Hurshel Pigg praised her calm, noting she kept hold on a cavern ledge and safeguarded valuables while firefighters milled with ladders. She was treated for exposure and mild pneumonia but in good condition.
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Sanger
Calif
Hurshel Pigg
Arthur Hiscock
Val Valles
Sheriff’s Office
Pigg
Peking Upset Over Moscow Rift Says China Won’t Bow
The official People’s Daily broadcast from Peking quoted China as saying it will never bow to a master to servants attitude in the Moscow Peking split. It warned that unity framed as coercion would actually prove a split and stressed independence in policy.
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Tokyo
China
Peking
Moscow- Peking
People’s Daily
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