Sighting of Pirate Ship Reported Near Africa
The Santa Maria hijacked liner reportedly heads toward Africa after a Danish merchant ship sighted a Portuguese vessel east of Trinidad. U S navy planes and two destroyers were alerted while Portuguese officials claimed location. Captain Galvao vowed no surrender and promised a neutral port for passengers.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Santa Maria
Africa
Vibeke Gulwa
U.S. Navy
Trinidad
U.S
Navy
Windward Islands
Lisbon
Henrique Maria Galvao
Woman Named White House Physician for Kennedy
President Kennedy selected Dr Janet Travell of New York as the White House physician making her the first privately practiced doctor in the role since the Harding era. Travell, 59, helped Kennedy with back trouble and noted a leg length difference corrected by a shoe lift. She graduated from Cornell Medical College and has practiced in New York since 1926. She is married with two daughters.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Janet Travell
New York
Harding
Travell
Mr. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Secret Service
Cornell University Medical School
John Powell
Boy 12 Becomes Ordained Minister in Lancaster Area
Francis Flosser Jr a seventh grader from Lancaster is ordained at a Pentecostal church in Kennett Square. He began preaching after feeling a sudden urge while his father cut a radio sermon tape. He plans to finish high school and become an evangelist while continuing pulpit lessons on Saturdays. He says friends are supportive and some tease him as Preach.
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Lancaster
Francis Flosser
Pentecostal Church
Kennett Square
Warmer Than Expected Cool Iowa Morning Weather
Cold in Iowa on Wednesday morning but not as severe as forecast. Lows ranged from 16 below in Sibley to 7 below in Des Moines, with other reads from 10 to 15 below. Forecast calls for gradual warming and scattered snow, but temperatures to stay 5 to 10 degrees below normal over the next five days.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Sibley
Cherokee
Mason City
Washta
Waterloo
Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Des Moines
Burlington
Weather Bureau
State official critiques plan for Northeast Iowa children's hospital
Iowa Health official F W Pickworth warned against rushing specialized hospital efforts and money raises before licensing approval. He said federal Hill Burton funds require need, and all hospitals must meet state standards. He cited a Fayette Independence proposal for 10 counties and estimated 200 beds could cost 4 to 5 million, doubting a specialized hospital is needed.
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Des Moines
SDPA
F. W. Pickworth
Division of Hospital Services
Iowa Department of Health
Hill-Burton
Pickworth
State Department of Health
Ette
Alfred Bolch
Independence
Iowa
Rayburn Delays Rules Unit Vote Until Next Week
Speaker Rayburn postponed the House rules committee expansion vote to next Tuesday to allow more members to attend. A near party line result was anticipated on Thursday, with Rayburn asserting he remains confident they will win. The delay followed requests from both parties due to illness and travel weather delays.
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Washington
Rayburn
House
House Rules Committee
Legislative Fight Looms Over Secrecy
In Des Moines the Iowa house debates restoring secret committee votes, risking a party split but with leaders predicting a hot floor battle. The rules panel proposes two changes to standing committees and to allow a committee to set its own voting rules, reviving secrecy lifted in 1959.
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Rules Committee
William E. Carrington
Persia
Scott Swisher
Iowa City
Areas Targeted for Cedar Rapids Urban Renewal
Cedar Rapids planners identify four potential renewal sites as likely first projects. Leading area is north of A avenue between Fourth and Tenth streets NE. Other options include Oak Hill, the corridor between H and J avenues at Tenth Street NE, and north of Eighth avenue east of First Street SW. John Wagner notes gradual actions and lessons from Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
City Planning Commission
John Wagner
Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors
Sheraton-Montrose
Fourth
Tenth Streets
Oak Hill
J Avenues
Tenth Street
Eighth Avenue
First Street
No Proof of Link with Embezzler
Sioux City AP report says federal charge against Harold E. Kistner Jr. of Sheldon for aiding and abetting a $2 million bank embezzlement was dismissed. FBI auditor testified losses trace back 30 to 40 years. Kistner released. Continued on page 2.
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Sioux City
U5s
W. M. Forker
Harold Eugene Kistner, Jr
Sheldon
Frank Margolin
Kistner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sheldon National Bank
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Geiger
Grand Jury
U.S
Edward J. Kail
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Northern Biochemical Corp
Kail
U.S. Dist. Atty. F. E. van Alstine
Sheldon Bank
New Car Sales Climb in Iowa
Iowa’s sales of new cars and trailers rose by about 11 million from the year before, totaling 35,137,245 for the month. The state use tax of 2 percent generated 702,744 in revenue with Black Hawk and Polk counties among the top contributors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Tax Commission
Commission
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Clinton
Dubuque
Linn
Polk
Pottawattamie
Scott
Webster
Woodbury
New York Sees -5 Degree Low In Cold Wave
The AP reports New York recorded a -5 degree low Wednesday morning in a cold spell that marked the coldest reading in nearly three years. The frigid air challenged daily routines as residents bundled up and shelters operated with extra capacity.
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New York
Pirates Ship Seizes Caribbean Cruise Passengers
Messages from aboard the Portuguese liner Santa Maria show passengers and families in the United States and elsewhere expressing calm and safety amid the ship being commandeered by an exiled adventurer. Relatives in New York Washington Gainesville Lincoln and other cities report optimistic replies and assurances that everyone is OK.
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New York
Santa Maria
RCA
Delbert Smith, Jr
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Children's Hospital Plan
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