Powell's New York return in limbo amid court appeal
Adam Clayton Powell's son met reporters at Kennedy airport saying a decision on his father's year and a half exile would come soon. Powell faces criminal contempt charges linked to a libel judgment and a House dispute over public funds. Lawyers sought stay of arrest and an appeal as Powell planned to leave Bimini. Powell may be met by New York officials under technical arrest but not detained. The NAACP and legal counsel coordinated actions with state courts to seek stays and appeals. Powell has not appeared in New York for 18 months and remains at odds with Congress and federal courts.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Kennedy Airport
Henry Williams
William Chance
Young Powell
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Miami
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Bimini
New York County
Robert Carter
NAACP
Williams
State Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Florida
Newark
Troops Ordered To Minneapolis After Neighborhood Riots
National guardsmen were sent into a Negro neighborhood in Minneapolis at the request of Mayor Arthur Naftalin to quell violent outbreaks, as fires raged and looting occurred. Three people were wounded by gunfire and more than 25 arrests were reported as firemen battled dozens of fires and police cleared a six block area.
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National
Harold LeVander
Arthur Naftalin
Plymouth Avenue
LeVander
North Side
Syd Davis
Davis
Brother-in-Law Echoes Rugged Life Adventure in Yellowstone
Henry Coe of Lawrence New York writes Interior Secretary Udall about a grizzly bear encounter during a fishing trip in Yellowstone above Nez Perce creek. Coe praises wilderness risks while Udall responds praising preserving wilderness despite dangers and questions how the brother-in-law escaped.
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Henry Coe
Lawrence
N. Y
Coe
Interior
Udall
Firehold
Yellowstone Park
Nez Perce Creek
Bozeman, Mont
Park
Landslide Crashes Romes Munich Express in Italy
A landslide crashed into the Rome Munich Express near the Brenner Pass in northern Italy and was struck by a following freight train. Initial reports cite one death and twenty injuries among passengers and crew. Authorities note the freight was traveling at slow speed behind the passenger train.
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Bolzano
Italy
UPI
Brenner Pass
Epidemics Claim 95 Lives in Manila Region
Health authorities report ninety five deaths from pneumonia and gastro enteritis in Manila and nearby areas over the past five days. The fatalities highlight a spreading illness as officials urge caution and seek medical care for symptoms.
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Manila
Muggy Weather Persists Through Weekend Across Iowa
A humid pattern continues with showers and thundershowers roaming the state through Sunday. Thursday brought thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in several towns, including Keosauqua, Sigourney, Manchester, Ottumwa, and Cedar Rapids. Forecasters expect warm, humid conditions with highs near 90 and lows 65 to 70, as central and northern areas face intermittent showers.
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Keosauqua
Sigourney
Manchester
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Supreme Court to hear Atkins appeal in Iowa City
Justice Robert Larson will chair a three judge panel at 10 a m to hear the Atkins Fremont school case appeal. Justices William Stuart and Clay LeGrand join him in the University of Iowa law practice courtroom. The Benton Community district seeks to delay attachment while the state board review proceeds. Residents of Atkins Fremont district have twice voted against attachment. most high school students attend Cedar Rapids classes.
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Robert Larson
Iowa Supreme Court
Benton County
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Larson
William Stuart
Chariton
Clay LeGrand
Davenport
University of Iowa
College of Law
M. C. Farber
Marshalltown
Atkins- Fremont
Benton Community
State Board of Public Instruction
Farber
Fremont-Atkins
Benton
Cedar Rapids
Party Founder Dies
Gaetano Martino 66 founder and head of the Italian Liberal party died Friday AP reports.
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Dies Rom
Gaetano Martino
Italian Liberal Party
Chuckle: Growing Old Isn’t So Bad
A light joke suggests aging isn’t terrible when weighing the alternative, noting humor over the passage of time and the inevitability of growing older. The line plays on word choice and a pun about change.
Americans Clash With North Vietnamese In Large Battle Reports
American and allied forces reported heavy fighting in Vietnam with 380 enemy soldiers killed in two battles. South Vietnamese and Korean units overran Viet Cong positions in Quang Tri and Binh Dinh provinces. U S naval air action over Haiphong area and carrier air combat between MiG-17s and Crusader jets led to several confirmed and probable kills. Marine and Army landings occurred near the 17th Parallel and in the Mekong delta as both sides suffered losses.
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North Vietnam
North
Quang Tri
Binh Dinh
South Korea
White Horse Division
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Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Haiphong
Tier Bon Homme Richard
17Th Parallel
South Vietnam
Long An
Ninth Division
Iowa tax package is defended as progressive and balanced
Des Moines report says economist James Papke, Purdue trained, defended Gov. Hughes tax plan aimed at 100 million in new annual revenue. He called the measure a significant improvement, noting offsetting income tax credits for low income and broader service tax coverage to reduce regressivity.
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Des Moines
Burdue — University
Iowa
James Papke
Harold Hughes
Papke
Purdue
Williams seeks probe of Subversive Activities Board appointment
Senator Williams plans a motion for reconsideration of Simon McHugh’s nomination to the Subversive Activities Control Board to probe its usefulness. McHugh, married to a former Johnson secretary Victoria McCammon, was sworn in after Senate confirmation. Mansfield questions the fuss, noting the nomination passed unanimously.
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Williams
R-Del
Congress
Senate
McHugh
Mansfield
Mont
Johnson
Tye
The
Wall Street Journal
Victoria McCammon
Man Dies in Crash South of Iowa City
Elmer Fabian 19 of West Chester died in a two car crash on highway one about 6:40 a.m. Friday, northbound Fabian attempting to pass, struck by Allan Bohr 22 of Keota who was en route home from Mercy hospital after his wife had a baby. Bohr in fair condition. Fabian died en route to Iowa City hospital. Services for Fabian at Holm funeral home in Sigourney. It was the third traffic death in the Iowa City area in two days.
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Gazete
Iowa City
Elmer Fabian
West Chester
Highway One
Here
Fabian
Cary
Allan Lynn Bohr
Keota
Bohr
Mercy Hospital
Highway Patrol
Sigourney
Holm Funeral Home
Tshombe Faces Execution Extradition Ruling by Algerian Court
Moise Tshombe, 48, former Congolese premier, was ordered extradition by the Algerian supreme court and faces execution on treason charges in Kinshasa. He was tried in absentia, jailed in Algiers after a hijacking flight from Spain, and his fate rests with President Boumedienne.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Kinshasa
iHe
Spain
tsHombe
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Joseph Mobutu
de Gaulle
Houari Boumedienne
Chicago
Luis Kutner
U.N
General Assembly
Human Rights Commission
Patrice Lumumba
Washington
Sen
Dodd
Dconn
U.S
Explorer Maneuver Works Beautifully At Cape Kennedy
Ground controllers activated a small gas jet on the Lunar Explorer spacecraft and adjusted its pointing direction as it continued toward lunar orbit. Officials praised the maneuver as successful, noting the spacecraft reached the three-quarter mark of its 225,608 mile trip.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Percy Pigeon Dives in Washer
SHERBORNE England AP Percy the racing pigeon escaped the loft and was chased by a terrier. He then flew into a home where a woman doing laundry screamed as Percy nosedived into a washing machine. The bird spun in the washer but stayed afloat and was rescued, dry and mostly unharmed.
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England
Percy
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