Delay in Iowa House Fight Over Secrecy Delayed
The Iowa legislature delayed a fight over committee secrecy for 48 hours as the 60th session opened. House Republicans sought to force open votes in steering and standing committees while Lt. Gov. Mooty urged keeping rules intact. A swan song address by Gov. Erbe was set for a joint session, with preliminary votes canvassed and temporary officers named.
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Des Moines
Iiowa
David M
Stanley
Muscatine
House
Senate
William Mooty
Norman Erbe
Henry Nelson
Forest City
Mooty
R-Grundy Center
Iowa Icebound as Temperatures Plunge Across State
A new Arctic surge drives Iowa into deep cold with 15 to 20 below in the north and near zero to 5 below in the south by Monday night. Overnight lows range from 8 above in Burlington to 20 below in Waukon, with Cedar Rapids and Des Moines also severely chilled. A 94 hour power blackout affected about 100 northeast Des Moines homes, complicating repairs as crews struggled to restore electricity.
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Mason City
Waukon
Marquette
East Iowa
McGregor
Elkader
Oelwein
Waverly
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
The
Mercury
Iowa Power & Light Co
De Gaulle Rejects Joining Polaris Force
Paris AP report says President de Gaulle states France cannot join the Nassau accord creating a multi national Polaris missile force. He says France will build and use its own atomic force and that Kennedy’s offer has no current importance to France.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
Nassau
Kennedy
Bahamas
U.S
Cedar Rapids Publishes City Report to the People
The 24 page city council report to the people highlights 1962 projects and progress in Cedar Rapids. Mayor Bob Johnson notes the pictorial review covers mayoral and council activities plus boards and commissions with goals of a greater Cedar Rapids. Highlights include a wage survey, a five year capital improvements program, bridge redesign, and microfilm upgrades with charts detailing tax dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Johnson
First Avenue
Khrushchev Heads East Berlin Clash With China Looms
Premier Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin amid snow for the East German party congress. He seeks a Berlin settlement stance and to blast Chinese Communists while Gomulka, Ulbricht and others greet him. Wu Hsiuchuan leads a Chinese delegation as debate moves private.
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Wladislaw Gomulka
Walter Ulbricht
East Berlin
Gomulka
Khrushchev
Poland
Red Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Ostbahnhof
East Station
Wu Hsiuchuan
Yugoslavia
Chinese Communist Central Committee
Europe
Farmer Sues City Over Spray Damage North of Cedar Rapids
Louis Melsa sues Cedar Rapids and the airport commission for 14601 claiming spray from June 4 1959 damaged his Linn county farm north of the airport. He seeks compensation for damaged trees shrubs roses fruit trees a garden and production loss for 250 chickens. Major claims include 3000 for 20 Norway Spruce 2000 for a Tree of Heaven 2000 for eight apple trees and 14100 for a 5915 square foot garden.
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Louis Melsa
City of
Cedar Rapids
Airport Commission
Melsa
Committees and GOP Leaders Headline Page Five
Page five reports on naming of legislative committee chairmen and a policy statement from Republican scions. It also covers George Nagle’s renewed urging of liquor by the drink.
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Legislative Committee
G.O.P
George Nagle
Keeper Blamed For Own Death at San Diego Zoo
San Diego zoo officials say an attendant named James Tuttle died after a black leopard leaped onto his back fracturing his jugular vein. The incident occurred Saturday and the attendant died while being rushed to a hospital.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
James ‘Tuttle
Tower urges orderly desegregation in South
Sen. John Tower says the South should proceed with racial desegregation in an orderly fashion while asking for understanding of the region's problems. He affirms Negroes' rights under the Constitution and the Brown v Board precedent, and supports voting rights and equal opportunities.
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Washington
John Tower
Texas
Tower
Brown
Board of Education
South
Kennedy proposes historic income tax cuts in phased plan
President Kennedy unveiled a $13.5 billion tax cut over three years, slashing top individual rates from 91 percent to 65 percent and corporate rates from 52 to 47, with about a quarter of revenue losses offset by reforms. The plan aims to reach 14 to 65 percent for individuals and accompanies broad proposals like a Peace Corps and Medicare.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Franco Soviet Trade Talks to Restart in Moscow
Paris reports that Franco Soviet trade discussions halted last June will resume in Moscow soon under new arrangements. The talks aim to ease bilateral commerce and restore regular high level engagement between the two sides.
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Paris
UPI
Moscow
New York Newspaper Strike Hurts Local Business Figures
New York shopkeepers report sharp revenue losses due to the city wide newspaper blackout. Phil Simon of a Queens luncheonette says his daily take has fallen 600 to 700 dollars weekly as evening papers vanish. He notes customers skip meals and cigarettes, with many commuters rushing to trains without stopping. Delivery of Newark and Philadelphia papers helps a little, but the impact remains heavy. Continued coverage references the strike's spread and local reactions.
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Phil Simon
Queens
New York City
Simon
Newark
Philadelphia
Long Island
Manhattan
Mirror, Herald Tribune
Times
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