Storm and rain lash NE Iowa causing damage and fires
A surprise storm struck northeast Iowa Friday afternoon with high winds lightning rain and hail. It uprooted trees damaged a barn and boats at McGregor and sparked several fires before easing with more rain and lightning this morning. The storm also brought temporary relief from a record heat spell.
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Waterville
Kolsrud
Waukon
Mississippi
Elk Boat Line
West Union
Oelwein
Elkader
Colesburg
Storms Sweep Across the U.S. with Severe Weather Losses
A vast weather system brought isolated severe storms from the western mountains to the Mississippi Valley and East Coast. Tornadoes touched down near Waterville, Wisconsin, and a student drowned after a lake incident in Madison. High winds, lightning, and heavy rain disrupted cities from Cincinnati to Chicago, with extensive property damage reported.
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Dell Abramson
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Diamond Rings Theft Reported at Local Jewelry Store
A pad of eight diamond ring sets disappeared from Newton's Jewelry on Second Avenue SE. One set valued at 1250 dollars. others' values undetermined. Police have no suspects. inventory underway and multiple shoppers reported in the store between noon and 2 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Newton’s
Second Avenue
Second Street SE
Siamese Twins Born Joined at Chest in Allegheny Valley
A pair of Siamese twin girls born Friday in Natrona Heights weigh eleven pounds two ounces and remain in satisfactory condition at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital. They were moved for tests to determine shared organs or functions. Parents are John and Theresa Temenoshenko of Tarentum.
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Children’s Hospital
Allegheny Valley Hospital
Natrona Heights
Pittsburgh Hospital
John
Theresa Temenoshenko
Tarentum
A. M
Fetchko
Kennedy to address National Council of Churches in Philadelphia
President Kennedy will speak at the 1963 General Assembly in Philadelphia on December 3 becoming the first U.S. chief executive to address the council. He will discuss freedoms described as liberty indivisible. The council includes 24 Protestant and seven Eastern Orthodox bodies with about 40 million members.
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Kennedy
National Council of Churches
General Assembly
Philadelphia
J. Irwin Miller
Couple posed as Reds for seven years to aid FBI
Mrs. John Tichonuk recalls seven nerve-wracking yet rewarding years undercover in the Communist party for the FBI. The pair, married in 1951, described secrecy and a 31 year old husband, both speaking after testifying before New York hearings.
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Potsdam
N. Y
John Tichonu
Philadelphia
Subversive Activities Control Board
New York
Tichonuk
Tichonuks
Communist Party
Youth Admits Eight Burglaries in Local Businesses
A 19 year old Cedar Rapids resident Charles Kramer admitted involvement in eight burglaries at local businesses over the past month. Kramer, of 1506 Fourth Street NW, is held on an open charge. his brother Daniel, 25, was arrested for possession of stolen goods.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Kramer
Fourth Street
Kramer
Daniel
Asst
James Shannon
Adams School
Kennedy Makes Plea for Civil Rights Program
President Kennedy urged rapid civil rights progress and tax cuts at a Los Angeles breakfast for 3,000 Democratic women. He argued ongoing recovery could stretch to 1963 and pressed education reform to ensure every child has a fair chance, while opposing states rights advocates.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
Grinnell Man Captured in North Iowa Death Threat Case
One man was captured and a large police search pursued another man who allegedly held a 14 year old girl hostage in a hill country chase north of Grinnell. The suspect, James Farnham, fled after a car robbery in Coralville and was pursued by officers with bloodhounds and aircraft.
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Coralville
John Rhodes
Rockford
Ill
Here
Rhodes
James O. Farnham
Farnham
Terry
Ralph Fleener
Hudson Oil Co
Highway 6
Judd Kahleer
Dr Ward Arrested In London
Dr Stephen Ward, 43, central figure in a scandal shaking Britain’s government, was arrested in North Watford on charges of living on earnings of prostitutes. He is named as treating high-profile patients, including Sir Winston Churchill, Elizabeth Taylor, Prince Philip, and Princess Margaret.
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London
Stephen Ward
Britain
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth Taylor
Scotland Yard
Watford
Ward
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Margaret
John Profumo
Wilson Says Profumo Affair Threatens Government Security
Labour Party leader Harold Wilson warned that John Profumo's secret love life posed a security risk capable of toppling Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's government. He pledged a parliamentary confrontation on June 17 to force a confidence vote over the scandal and its security implications.
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Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Patrick Gordon Walker
Labor
London
Moscow
Wilson
Britain
John Profumo
Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
Christine Keeler
Eugene Ivanov
Ivanov
President Kennedy Joins John Burroughs Prom Crowd
President Kennedy surprised John Burroughs high school graduates at the Beverly Hilton prom after leaving a Democratic dinner. He appeared with Jack Benny, clowned with Benny and praised the class, saying he’d rather be a member of the class and noting the room upgrade.
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Los Angeles
United States
Kennedy
John Burroughs High School
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Jack Benny
Benny
Waukegan
Ill
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