Hill Clans' Feud Ends in Fatal Battle With Police
In Charleston West Virginia a long feud between the Moore and Miles families culminated in a gun battle as officers attempted to serve a warrant at Ernest Moore's cabin. Ernest Moore and his son Andrew were killed. Mrs. Moore Gar net Moore was hurt and charged with resisting an officer. A coroner's jury ruled the shootings justified.
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Hill Clans
Charleston
W. Va
Ernest Moore
Moore
Andrew
Garnet
Moores
Ing
O. F. Miles
Miles
Charles Walker
Willie Gibbs
Lawrence Carpenter
D. A. Nickerson
C. N. Cooke
J. O. Blevins
Gibbs
Mrs. Moore
Juries to Hear Two Federal Criminal Cases Monday
Two criminal cases have been set for jury trials Monday in Cedar Rapids federal court. Roach and Son Inc. and Oliver Greenley Inc. face multiple counts accusing false grading in grain certificates.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Roach and Son Inc
Plainfield
Oliver Greenley Inc
Jesup
Edward J. McManus
Clifford J. Emerson
Raymond Levis
Four Step Ladders Stolen from Cummings
Four step ladders valued at seven dollars each were stolen from the Cummings Plumbing and Heating Co. between Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. The ladders, two six foot and two eight foot, have blue stripe identification marks and were taken from Third Street and Second Avenue East.
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Cummings Plumbing and Heating Co
Third Street
Second Avenue
Tanzy Moeller Injured in Sixth Street Crash
Miss Tanzy Moeller of 520 Fourth Street SW suffered leg bruises Thursday in a two car collision on Sixth Street NW. She was treated at Mercy Hospital and released. Police cited her as a rider with Phylis J. Husmann of 1224 Second Street SE. The other driver was Jacqueline Smith of Marion. No charges were filed.
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Tanzy Moeller
Fourth Street
Sixth Street
Mercy Hospital
Miss Moeller
Phylis J. Husmann
Second Street
Jacqueline Smith
Marion
Citizens' Group on Elms Formed Promises Elm Disease Action
Mayor Bob Johnson announced a citizens committee to raise awareness of Dutch elm disease problems. Frank Sheppard was named chairman with Mrs. Bryan Cronbaugh as women’s vice-chairman and Bob Naibert as youth vice-chairman. A public meeting at Memorial Coliseum Wednesday at 7 30 p m will present facts and start a campaign to combat the disease. Several hundred letters are being mailed inviting attendance. Johnson said citizen effort will determine campaign success.
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Bob Johnson
Frank Sheppard
Bryan Cronbaugh
Bob Naibert
Memorial Coliseum
Johnson
Cedar Rapids Youth Receives 30 Day Suspended Sentence
An 18 year old Cedar Rapids youth was given a 30 day suspended sentence in municipal court on larceny in the nighttime. Ronald D. Keilholtz 2721 Avenue NW arrested after midnight for taking a knob and boot protector from a car behind Square D Co 3700 Sixth Street SW. The theft occurred hours earlier. Judge L M Hullinger ordered court costs and to replace the stolen items.
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Cedar Rapids
Ronald D. Keilholtz
E Avenue NW
Square D Co
Sixth Street
L. M. Hullinger
Keilholtz
Railway mislaid space equipment finally recovered
Dr R C Jennison of Jodrell Bank says research gear sent from Woomera range Australia was landed in London and given to Britain's state railway for the 160 mile trip to Jodrell Bank. The consignment, last heard of June 12, was retrieved and distributed to the rail system.
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R. C. Jennison
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Woomera Range
Australia
London
Jouriney
Jodrell Bank
Jennison
Cedar Rapids postal workers sign first local contracts
The Cedar Rapids post office signs the first local labor contracts covering seven groups including clerks carriers and mail handlers. Contracts become effective the following Monday and run for varying terms, with carrier terms expiring March 31 and others adjusting as national contracts change.
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Cedar Rapids
General National
Military Enlistments From Eastern Iowa Reported
Eleven local men enlist in military service. Six join the Air Force and go to Lackland Texas for training in administration general mechanics and electronics. Five join the Navy and report to Great Lakes Illinois with fields in general electronics and officers.
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Iowa
Air Force Land
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Gerald L. Young
Tenth Avenue
Marion
Kenneth W. Gray
Montezuma
James B. Cochran
Delbert C. Prewitt
Monticello
Donald L. Harran
Garwin
Leland P. Kenney
Stanwood
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Stephen M. Lauser
Cascade
Charles R. Beckman
Dyersville
David A. Boyd
Larry E. Tremmel
Sigourney
Kenneth J. Connolly
St Petersburg Council Votes Desegregation of City Facilities
St Petersburg Florida city council approved a 5 to 1 resolution directing desegregation of all city owned or operated public facilities including the Gulf coast beach. The measure also bans hiring based on race color or creed for city employees.
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ST. Petersburg, Fla
St. Petersburg Beach
Gulf of Mexico
Two Face Trial In Fire Bombing Case
Theodore Carr and Aubrey Cauthern will face trial next week for the fire bombing of Aaron Henry's home in Clarksdale Mississippi. A gasoline filled bottle was thrown through a window on April 12. Fire damaged draperies and furnishings. Rep Diggs of Michigan was an overnight guest of Henry, president of the NAACP. No injuries were reported.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Theodore Carr
Aubrey Cauthern
Aaron Henry
Rep. Diggs
D-Mich
Henry
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Sergeant Makes Gift To Orphans In India
Sgt Steve Bero of Fort Riley Kansas donated 1000 dollars to widows and orphans of Indian soldiers killed in the border war with Chinese communists last fall. U S Ambassador John Galbraith delivered the gift to the Indian army on Thursday. Bero 55 a native of Hungary and a bachelor said he gave the money for the love of God and because he was tired of hearing about people being pushed around.
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New Delhi
Steve Bero
Fort Riley
Kan
U.S
John Galbraith
Bero
Hungary
Civil rights tensions fuel protests and political clash
Barnett accuses Kennedy administration of encouraging demonstrations and socialism while warning that the proposed civil rights bill threatens constitutional government. The piece also notes federal actions against discrimination in state employment and rural libraries, upcoming August 28 protest plans, and Senate and House warnings from Sen. Young and Speaker McCormack.
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Barnett
Kennedy
Department of Labor
Bureau of Employment Security
Office of Education
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Stephen Young
Ohio
Senate
House
McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
Peoples Bank Planning Drive-Up Bank at May's City
Construction of a drive-up banking office at May's City shopping center by Peoples Bank and Trust Co. was announced Friday by Ted Welch, the bank's president. Kinderknecht Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids began work this week with an Oct. 1 completion target. The facility will have two drive-up windows and a walk-in lobby.
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May’s City Shopping Center
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Ted Welch
Kinderknecht Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
New Fighting Flare on Damascus Frontier with Royalists
Ye men say new fighting flared Friday on the frontier with Saudi Arabia as Royalists clash along the border. The report highlights ongoing hostilities and regional tensions amid the Republican government’s stance.
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Damascus
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Clark Sworn in As Chairman of Civil Defense
DES MOINES AP Richard C. Clark 35 an assistant professor of history at Upper Iowa University Friday was sworn in as chairman of the Iowa Civil Defense Administration by Gov. Harold Hughes. Clark a Central City native and Upper Iowa and Iowa graduate taught at Iowa from 1956 to 1959 before joining Upper Iowa His term runs through June 30 1967. Other new appointees include Kenneth C. Thacher Mrs Paul E Lefton Jack Silverman J Russell Steil and Clifford Welch Holdover members include Vice Chairman Nicholas A Scholius Ivan H Goddard and Maj Gen Frank P Williams.
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DES Moines
Richard C. Clark
Upper Iowa University
Friday
Iowa Civil Defense Administration
Harold Hughes
Clark Is
Central City
Upper Iowa
University of Iowa
Civil Defense Administration
Clark
Kenneth C. Thatcher
Paul E. Lefton
Jack Silverman
Fairfield
J. Russell Steil
Mallard
Clifford Welch
Sioux City
Nicholas A. Scholius
Cedar Rapids
Ivan H. Goddard
Muscatine
Frank P. Williams
Cedar Falls
Iowa National Guard
Technicolor Pioneering Developer Dr Herbert Kalmus Dies
Hollywood memoralizes Dr Herbert Kalmus 82 founder of the Technicolor process after a Thursday death from a heart attack. He helped create color film technology used by major studios and reshaped cinema history.
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Hollywood
Herbert Kalmus
Clint Walker in Cheyenne saves man from lynching on TV
Clint Walker stars as Cheyenne in a televised Friday night episode about a young man facing mob violence. The 6:30 pm broadcast on Television 9 highlights themes of justice and rescue.
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Clint Walker
Cheyenne
Young Man
Television 9
Farah's Lounge Liquor License Approved in Cedar Rapids
The application of Farah's Lounge at 111-113 A Avenue NW for a squor license has been approved by city officials and sent to the Iowa liquor commission. It is the eleventh such approval in Cedar Rapids. An application was also filed by Bob's Parkway at 624 Center Point Road NE.
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Farah’s
A Avenue NW
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cedar Rapids
Bob's Parkway
Center Point Road
Howard-Winneshiek Leasing Is Okayed
DES MOINES UP I The Howard Winneshiek Community school board was authorized by Atty Gen Evan Hultman to lease classrooms and buses The ruling allows leasing from the Howard County Agricultural Society the local fair association and permits leases longer than one year He added the board could lease buses from a private agency The query from Henry Elwood Cresco cited a classroom shortage and bonds difficulty He noted long term leases would help owners secure financing for renovations
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Figge Auto Co
Ossian
Greg Figge
Cyril Figge
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
David James Taylor
Elmira
Ontario
Arlene Taylor
William D. Bissell
Ackley
Rosalie Gibson
Tama
Toledo
Cummings
Citizens’ Group On Elms
Britain
Arela
H &W
Seventeenth Street
E. R. Petro
Post Office Department
Petro
Air Force
Donald R. Matheny
Harvey Matheny
North Island Naval Air Station
Calif
Gary L. Zimmerman
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Balboa Naval Hospital
Kirk R. Shearer
J. E. Shearer
I Avenue NW
Pensacola, Fla
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
James L. Sarchett
Donald E. Sarchett
Center Point
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Stephen D. Eicerfly
T.G. Eicherly
Maplewood Drive
Fort Lewis
Wash
Pvt. Satchett
Pvt
Eicherly
St. Petersburg
Sergeant
India
Life Insurance
Jim Wagner
America
New Fighting
Civil Defense
Farah
Howard-Winneshiek Leasing
Meals ON Wheels
St. NE
Perpetual
Gage
Headquarters For Home Financing
S.E
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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