Medal of Freedom Recipients Named by President Johnson
In a Friday announcement President Johnson named 25 men and 5 women from public affairs science education journalism and arts as the 1964 Medal of Freedom recipients. The list includes Detlev Bronk Walt Disney Carl Vinson Aaron Copland J. Frank Dobie Lena Edwards T. S. Eliot Alfred Lunt Helen Keller Willem de Kooning John L. Lewis Walter Lippmann Ralph McGill Helen Taussig Lewis Mumford Edward R. Murrow Samuel Morison Reinhold Niebuhr Leontyne Price A Philip Randolph Carl Sandburg John Steinbeck Thomas Watson Jr and Paul Dudley White with ages ranging from 37 to 86 and a redefined annual awarding practice under Kennedy and Johnson.
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Washington
Johnson
Kennedy
White House
Dean Acheson
Detlev Bronk
National Academy of Science
Walt Disney
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House
Armed Services Committee
Aaron Copland
J. Frank Dobie
Texas
Southwest
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
South
Helen Taussig
Johns Hopkins University
U. S. Information Agency
Samuel Eliot Morison
Reinhold Niebuhr
A. Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Carl Sandburg
John Steinbeck
Thomas Watson, Jr
International Business Machines Corp
Paul Dudley White
Murder Trial of 89-Year-Old Gebhart in Iowa
In Muscatine AP report the murder trial of 89 year old William Gebhart continues after a weekend recess. He is charged with fatally shooting his wife Sarah 76 and her sister Anna Yarbrough 80 at the Gebhart home on March 26. Prosecution plans to recall Deputy Sheriff Charles Whisler and possibly Sheriff Richard Oppelt when court resumes Monday. Gebhart said the two women threatened him with knives.
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Muscatine
William Gebhart
Gebhart
Sarah
Anna Yarbrough
Charles Whisler
Richard Oppelt
Iowa Boy 13 Held In Missouri Slaying
In Unionville Missouri a Newton area man was shot dead with a 22 caliber rifle Friday night. A 13 year old Sioux City Iowa youth was arrested early Saturday after being found walking along highway 136 four miles west of Unionville. Victim identified as Steve Peterson aged 21. Police say the killing occurred during a dispute over a girl.
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Unionville
UPI
Newton
Sioux City
Iowa
Charley Smith
Here
Steve Peterson
Smith
Prices Rise In Livestock
CHICAGO AP USDA reports hogs barrows and gilts 50 cents to 1.00 higher. Sows steady to 75 higher. Slaughter steers steady to 25 cents higher. Cattle notes: high choice and prime slaughter steers 1,150-1,400 lbs 23.75-25.25. prime loads 24.50-24.75. slaughter heifers 23.00-23.75. mixed grades 21.00-21.50. Sheep lambs steady to 50 lower with spring slaughter sales 24.50-25.00 for 80-100 lbs.
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Chicago
USDA
Farm Bureau urged to push constitutional amendment
The New Jersey Farm Bureau Federation asks President Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation to convene a conference on amending the U S Constitution. The aim is to keep rural influence by letting state house districts be population based while senate seats stay largely territorial. The group calls the Supreme Court ruling a radical decision.
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Farm Bureau
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
General Farm Organizations
New Jersey Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Shuman
National Organization
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
House
New Jersey Farm Bureau
New Jersey Farm Group
Judge Marvin Jones Named Food Marketing Study Chairman
President Johnson signed a law creating a study of food marketing and price spread. He named former U S judge Marvin Jones as chairman and former congressman Fred Marshall to join the commission.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Marvin Jones
Jones
U. S. Court of Claims
Congress
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Court of Claims
House
Fred Marshall
Grove City
Minn
Marshall
Van Horne Woman Injured in Accident
Gladys Lint 41 of Van Horne was injured when her car left highway 13 two miles south of Central City and rolled over. She suffered cuts and bruises and was in fair condition at St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. The accident occurred about 9 15 p m Friday with no other persons involved.
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Jane Anne Bigbee
Marengo
Roy Dodson
Bremerton
Wash
Raymond Dirkx
Dodson
Kenneth Dodson
Kenneth
Debra
Victoria
the Gazette
Gladys Lint
van Horne
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Highway 13
Here
Highway Patrol
Steel Consumption Hike in Iowa Seen
Iowa Business & Industry magazine forecasts a 90 000 ton rise in Iowa steel use over the coming year reaching 694 944 tons with an estimated value above 125 million dollars. Publisher Russell F Lundy notes bullish market signals tied to accelerated industrialization.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Business & Industry Magazine
Russell F. Lundy
Gas Plant Blast Destroys North English Depot
Fire at the Texaco bulk gasoline plant caused a major blaze in North English fatally threatening the Milwaukee depot a tank truck a grain freight car and a pickup. Gary Findley of Coralville suffered facial and hand burns but escaped serious injury by rolling in mud as fire crews from five neighboring towns battled water shortages and prevented flames from reaching bulk storage tanks.
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Gazette
Texaco
Milwaukee
Gary Findley
Coralville
Plank Feed Co
U R Oil Co
Theodore van Auken
Ayub Khan Visits Turkey Before London Commonwealth Summit
President Ayub Khan of Pakistan arrived in Ankara for two days of talks with Turkish officials before proceeding to London for a Commonwealth summit conference.
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Ankara
Ayub Khan
Pakistan
London
Marion youths flock to seven playgrounds this vacation
Ray Brainard notes continued attendance by children at seven Marion playgrounds with a senior badminton champion Gerald Hopkins from Washington school and junior hockey champion Don Wishniewsky from Emerson. Next week features table tennis for seniors and checkers for juniors with pet shows as the theme. hobby and doll shows were held this week. Brannaman dies in Iowa City and services announced.
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Gerald Hopkins
Washington School
Ick Hockey
Don Wishniewsky
Emerson
Marion and area churches weekly schedule listed
The notice lists church services for Marion area churches including First Baptist Grace Baptist St Joseph's Catholic Christian and Lutheran churches with pastors and service times. Sunday school mornings range from 9:00 to 9:45 and worship times from 8:30 to 11:30 with midweek activities noted.
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Wayne Rutz
Lloyd C. Kellams
Thomas T. Love
Cornell College
Prairie Chapel Methodist
Clyde C. Scott
First Presbyterian
United USA
Jean P. Hayter
Divine Worship
Reformed Presbyterian
Robert B. McCracken
Paul D. McCracken
Philadelphia
Church of God
W. J. Kuryluk
Bethel Baptist
Paul H. Stenstrom
First Baptist
Edward Roustie
Grace Baptist
Russell Swift
Youth Fellowship
St. Joseph’s
William H. Blessington
John G. Barnes
James J. McBride
Christian
Herbert G. Kohl
God
Lutheran Church of the
William E. Biedermann
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Missouri Synod
E. L. Brandt
Phoenix CORE opposes Goldwater for president
The Phoenix chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality announced its opposition to Senator Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination. Spokesman Austin Coleman said it is CORE’s first 22 year stand, opposing Goldwater over his humane civil rights record. He noted Goldwater helped desegregation in Phoenix and backed the city’s civil rights ordinance, but Coleman called the issue national, not local.
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Phoenix
Congress of Racial Equality
Barry Goldwater
Austin Coleman
CORE
Goldwater
Coleman
Television Listings 9 Law and Defenders and Movie Schedule
Listings show 9 Law and Defenders 7 Joey Bishop 3 Defenders 4 Defenders Ba rews Westies Spa sports 8 Weather News S 10 News Weather 13 News Sports 10 15 Burke s Law 6 Movie No Tim for Comedy 8 Open House 10 Movie Headline Hunter 10 30 a Movie Tareet era 7 Movie Last Outpost 8 Alfred Hitchcock 13 Movie Phan of Opera 11 00 9 News 4 Movie Boys Town 11 15 3 Movie Wyoming 11 30 8 Battle Line
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Spa
Tim
Alfred Hitchcock
Phan
Opera
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Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Theodore Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Clarence Johnson
Frederick Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Helen Keller
Willem de Kooning
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Walter Lippmann
Leontyne Price
Missouri
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North English
Turkey
Marion
Ray Brainard
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Iowa City
Murdoch Funeral Home
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W. Allen Bond
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