Release of Captives in Cuba Stalls
Rebel leader Fidel Castro reportedly blocked U S helicopter rescues as talks stalled over releasing 45 Americans and Canadians still held in the eastern Cuban hills. Five captives were freed Wednesday night, with negotiations ongoing through Park Wollam and U S Envoy Earl Smith.
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Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Ursday
U. S
Park Wollam
Earl ‘Ek. T. Smith
Wollam
Castro
Tmountain
Raul
Henry
Wiech
Wiecha
Edward Cannon
Cornwall
Ont
Raul Castro
Henry Salmonson
Portland
Ore
Anthony ‘Chamberlain
Coral’ Gables
Fla
Howard Roache
Watertown
William Koster
Akron, Ohio
Rural Pastor, Air Force To Abandon Pact
In Abilene Texas a rural Community Baptist church faced growing jet noise from Dyess Air Force Base. Pastor Bob Jackson brokered a tentative pact allowing flights only in emergencies. After air traffic disrupted services and a KC 135 flew overhead, the congregation tore up the agreement and moved the church three miles from the runway.
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Air Force
Abilene
Texas
Bob Jackson
Rural Community Baptist Church
Dyess Air Force Base
Jackson
Aart
No Sign of Mass Infiltration Found in Lebanon
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said there was no evidence of mass infiltration by United Arab Republic forces into Lebanon on Thursday. The statement followed reports of military movements near the border and aimed to reassure observers about regional stability.
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State Department
Cuba
Salmonson
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Goldfine
Francis Mclaughlin
Helen Ryan
Commerce Committee
Rep
Harris
D-Ark
Senate
Fourth of July Holiday Closures In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials announce a city wide Fourth of July holiday closure. Linn county courthouse and all city offices will close Friday and Saturday with no mail delivery on Friday. Municipal court and parking metersSuspended. Memorial Park fireworks sponsored by Hanford Post No. 5. Hawkeye Downs hosts a large car race Friday night.
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Cedar Rapid
Linn County
County Board of Supervisors
Satuday
Hanford Post
No. 5
American Legion
Memorial Baseball Park
Hawkeye Downs
Van Doren becomes father as new baby Elizabeth born
New York AP reports Charles van Doren, former quiz show champion, is a father. The baby Elizabeth weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and both mother and daughter were reported doing fine.
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New York
Charles van Doren
Elizabeth
Ingrid Bergman Plans Marriage to Swedish Theater Producer
Ingrid Bergman announced she will marry Swedish theatrical producer Lars Schmidt as soon as legally possible. They plan to live in France after marriage, with Bergman and Schmidt sharing a home near Choisel, France. Bergman notes her three children with Roberto Rossellini will visit their father and may have visiting privileges.
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London
Ingrid Bergman
Lars Schmidt
France
Poe An
Rossellini
Ingrid
Isabella
Roberto
Miss Bergman
Britain
Schmidt
North
Wales
Sweden
la Grange Aux Moines
Choisel
Paris
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Pool Hours Change At Ellis Park In Cedar Rapids
Play ground Director Nevin Nichols said Ellis Park swimming pool opens at 10 am on Friday and Saturday and at noon on Sunday instead of 1 pm to meet holiday crowds.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Nevin Nichols
I Witnessed Flood Scream Through Water Hazard
Mrs. Russell Smith recalls a devastating flood in Atlantic where her husband vanished and she was rescued after crashing trees and rapid currents. She describes grabbing a branch and screaming until her throat was sore as neighbors pursued a boat rescue.
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Russell Smith
West Iown
Sentry Breaks Silence Shocks British Guard Tradition
London AP reports a Guardsman at Whitehall spoke to a visiting group of Americans, uttering You are a liar as he lowered his sword toward their guide. The incident prompted a War Office investigation into the breach of duty with two mounted guards on duty.
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London
British War Office
Horse Guards
Rock
Britain
What Happened To Other Guys Lone Survivor Asks
A lone survivor recounts being swept over by floodwaters near Hamlin. Jerry Lauritsen, 17, clung to a tree for nearly five hours after his car stalled with five others. He joined two teammates and two other men reaching a service station before a log and whirlwinds separated him from friends. He was rescued by highway patrolmen.
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Audubon
UPI
Hamlin
Jerry Lauritsen
Lauritsen
Mother of 6 Fears Flood Threat to Home and Kids
Mrs. Bruno Lauritsen evacuated with six children as rising waters from a two foot creek encroached on their home. She ferried the younger children through waist-deep water to safety, then watched the house flood while awaiting word on her son Jerry's safety.
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Jerry
Bruno Lauritsen
Waters
Laurit
Floods recede as search continues for missing in Iowa
Amid gully washing rains in Audubon county rescue efforts for the Nishnabotna flood victims continue. The unofficial death toll rose to 16 with three more bodies found and three still missing. Rescue workers, aided by volunteers from Guthrie Center and nearby towns, faced treacherous debris filled waters as they searched creeks and flooded areas for the missing.
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Iowa
Nishnabotna River
Iowa Highway Patrol
Hamlin
John Parsons
Exira
Jack Hilsabeck
Stroke Fatal to C. P. Lewellen
Cedar Rapids loses C P Lewellen a long time design engineer and partner at Howard R Green civil firm after a stroke. He headed designs for the Ankeny Ordnance plant and Lincoln air base projects and directed staff of 450 with multi million costs. He helped plans for Cedar Rapids sewer plant Clinton river bridge and Lake Darling dam. He died after a hospital stay following a June 22 stroke.
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Cedar Rapids
Clifford P. Lewellen
Howard R. Green
Lewellen
Iowa State College
Ankeny Ordnance Plant
Des Moines
Lincoln
Neb
Glasgow
Lewiston
Mont
Black ‘Hills
Provo
S.D
Algona
Mississippi River
Clinton
Lake Darling
Washington County
Hawkeye Downs
Secretaries Receive Christmas Checks From Goldfine
Two White House secretaries, Laura Sherman and Helen Colle, reported Christmas gifts from Bernard Goldfine, with checks from 1950 onward varying from 35 to 75 dollars. Hagerty noted the gifts were not tied to any official matters. Goldfine defended his payments as routine employee gifts.
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Hockington
White House
Sherman J Adams
Bernard Gold
James Hagerty
Truman
Hagerty
Laura Sherman
Adams
Eisenhower
Helen Colle
Thomas Stephens
Miss Sherman
Franconia
Goldfine
Lishman
Congress
Ellen Kaupke Reports Spanish Luncheon Calorie Packs
Cedar Rapids Gazette writer Ellen Kaupke writes from Spain about calorie packed meals for American tourists at luncheon and dinner. Her London dispatch will appear in Sunday's women’s section. Julie Foster, another Gazette writer, is summering in Germany and Russia with a dispatch to follow.
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Spain
Ellen Kaupke
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Europe
Germany
Russia
Gazette
Teamsters Forge Transit Unity Pact With East Coast Unions
Washington AP report says the Teamsters and East Coast maritime unions formed a conference for mutual aid in bargaining and organizing. It seeks air and sea transport union participation with James R Hoffa as temporary chair. ILA NMU also joined amid AFL CIO tensions over corruption and joint operations.
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Washington
Poe
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
International Longshoremen’s Assn
national‘Maritime Union
ILA
Afl-Cio
NMU
Bcoups
Nebrask a Supreme Court allows 14 year old Caril Fugate trial
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that 14 year old Caril Ann Fugate can be tried for murder in district court. If convicted of first degree murder she could face life imprisonment or the electric chair. A county court hearing will decide if she should be bound over for trial.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Supreme Court
Caril Ann Fugate
Charles Starkweather
This is Goldilocks Story in Reverse in Florida
In Marietta, near Jacksonville, three bears visited a suburban home Wednesday night. A woman heard a commotion for three nights, saw a big bear on her porch, and officers found tracks of a large, medium, and small bear leading to a swamp. The serendipitous pursuit yielded the quip This will bear watching.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Marietta
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