Kennedy Victory Delivers Housing Bill Amid Senate Fight
In Washington the Kennedy administration won final Senate passage of the $6.14 billion housing bill after a marathon 1314 hour session. Gore’s amendment cutting the moderate income program sparked the showdown, with Sparkman restoring key provisions including a down payment. The bill now heads to the House for final action.
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Coad Drops From Politics Amid Divorce Suit
Iowa Congressman Merwin Coad announces he will not seek re election in 1962 or any public office. His decision follows a divorce suit filed by wife Dolores alleging cruel and inhumane treatment and seeking custody of four children and alimony. Coad previously represented the Fifth district and resided in Boone.
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City Will Seek Aid On Streets
Cedar Rapids officials meet to review major streets plan to qualify for state and federal aid. Priority projects include the northeast expressway and Fiftieth Street NE extension with a river crossing near Edgewood Road. An Edgewood Road intersection redesign could cost $12 000 more for land, with state plans deeming the current design adequate.
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Chuckle Six ages of man humor panel
A short comic verse listing life stages with age milestones from infancy to old age. It plays on body parts and bodily focus at each age, ending with a humorous line about a paunch and aging. The piece is a lighthearted, copyright-protected cartoon caption styleing part of a humor column.
Bonn calls Soviet Berlin protest artificial and baseless
West Germany dismissed Moscow objections to West Berlin parliamentary committee meetings as propaganda. Felix von Eckardt said Russia creates trouble for propaganda but the meetings align with four power status and have occurred for years without incident. The British foreign office affirmed Britain's Berlin stance remains unchanged.
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United States backs U N Angola stance over Portugal pressure
The United States said it will support a United Nations Security Council resolution calling Portugal to stop repressive measures in Angola. The move marks another split with Britain and France on the issue.
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Three of Family Dead in Shooting in Iowa City
Iowa City police report a man shot and killed wife and 3 year old daughter then killed himself at 1024 Sixth Ave. Angie Klett 50, Lucille Klett 49, and Diane Klett 3 died. The father used a snub-nose .22 revolver and shot his wife the same. Two older children fled. a 17 year old returned during the event. The incident followed a family quarrel.
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Ralph Neuzil
Kletz
Charles
Runaway Freight Cars Level Lumber Co Office In Wisconsin
Three men escaped injury when eight freight cars rushed off a spur near Crandic rails and crashed into the Wisconsin Lumber Co office at Third Avenue Southwest. The mishap occurred about 9 am after brakes released. Office workers Vern Kriz Lyle Jensen and Owen Dietrich barely fled as the cars demolition disrupted the building. Dietrich warned them and fled the scene.
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Uruguay Sour Note for Adlai Stevenson in Uruguay
In Montevideo Uruguayan opponents of U S policy held a mass meeting to repudiate the Stevenson mission as Adlai Stevenson arrived from Buenos Aires. The airport and city route were almost deserted reflecting muted reception and past tensions from Eisenhower visits.
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Architectural College
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Erbe Orders Iowa Liquor Control Tightening
Gov. Erbe told the State Liquor Control Commission to tighten procedures and barred commissioners and staff from giving or selling sample liquor. He urged immediate effect and said the missing four thousand sample bottles prompted a broad overhaul, including state seals on all liquor and return of unused seals.
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Goldwater Demands Clear U S War Aims
Sen. Goldwater told United Press International editors that the nation needs a presidential statement of U S objectives in the cold war and a priority list to carry them out. He criticized Kennedy administration policy as chaotic and evasive and urged decisive leadership against Soviet expansion.
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