Monk self immolates in protest in Saigon streets
In Saigon an aged Buddhist monk named Quang Duc self immolates at a main thoroughfare, surrounded by 300 monks, to protest perceived Buddhist persecution under President Ngo Dinh Diem. The act follows a wave of demonstrations and calls for religious freedom, with U S officials wary of broader civil unrest and possible Viet Cong exploitation.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Quang Duc
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
Diem
U. S
America
South Viet Nam
Marines Enlist Harold Heeren From Mt Vernon to San Diego
Harold D. Heeren 18 of Mt. Vernon will report to the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego on July 9 to begin active service. Airman John L. Zamarino and Yeoman Robert Gene Jarnigan are on 30 and 19 day leaves respectively from California bases. Pvt. Guy S. Berger of Belle Plaine attends motor transport school at Camp Pendleton as the USS Wilkinson shifts its home port to South America and Newport R. I.
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Marine Corps
Harold D. Heeren
Mt. Vernon
Marine Recruit Depot
San Diego
John L. Zamarino
Alvin Anderson
Belmont Parkway
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
California
Yeoman
Robert Gene Jarnigan
Robert T. Jarnigan
Twenty-fifth Street
USS Wilkinson
Long Beach
Bottles Lacking For Beer in Cuba
Havana radio urged Santiago de Cuba residents to surrender empty bottles to ensure beer for the upcoming carnival. Authorities report beer ingredients are available but containers are scarce with about 30,000 empties scattered in town. Taxi drivers redeployed to collect them.
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KEY West
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Russia orders Australian envoy official to depart on spying claim
Moscow accuses the first secretary of the Australian embassy of spying and expels him from Russia, citing the alleged intelligence activity. The move follows a diplomatic clash with Canberra and underscores tensions between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
United Fund and Chest Workshop Set for June 24
A workshop for Community Chest and United Fund workers across Eastern Iowa is planned for June 24 in Cedar Rapids at Town House Motor Hotel. The program runs 9 30 a m to about 4 p m with speakers from United Community Service and other regional funds and councils. Reservations should be sent to United Community Service at 512 Second Avenue SE and should include topics desired for coverage.
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Community Chest
United Fund
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Town House Motor Hotel
Jay Hess
United Community Service
Hess
Second Avenue SE
Marshall G. Hardesty
Francis Marzoli
New York
Midwest
United Community Funds and Councils of America
Thomas S. O'Connor
United Services
Black Hawk County
Walter T. Grubb
United Fund of
Dubuque
Dwight S. Adams
United Community Services of
Greater Des Moines
Local Graduates Earn Degrees From Noted Colleges
Patricia Lagle and Eleanor Putnam graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana and Wheaton College in Wheaton Illinois. Mary Emily Sutthoff earned a Wheaton College degree, while Joseph E Day finished at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D C. Carlyle Henry Whipple received a bachelor of laws from the University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Lagle
Veril Lagle
Elmhurst Drive
Eleanor Putnam
Ray Putnam
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Mary Emily Sutthoff
Elmer Sutthoff
Tenth Street
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Ill
Joseph E. Day
Regis E. Day
Racial Violence in Danville Va Shuts City After Protest
In Danville, Virginia, Monday night violence flared as about 50 marchers confronted police near the jail. Police reports say two cruisers were struck by bullets rocks and bottles. Four officers were unhurt two demonstrators were hospitalized and three people were arrested including a white man. A policeman was bitten during the clash. Demonstrators protested city hiring practices they say discriminate against Negroes.
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Danville
N. H. Boswell
Elevator Fall Sparks $900,000 in Damage Suits in Iowa
Federal court in Iowa sees multiple parties sue after a June 15, 1961 elevator collapse at the Champlin plant in Enid Oklahoma. Champlin Oil and Refining Co. seeks $67,523.33. two injured men seek $300,000 each. widows claim $96,000 and $60,000 plus estate amounts. Defendants Hawkeye Products Corp. Energy Manufacturing Inc. and owners George Scanlon and Gerald Parker are named as Iowa firms. Breach of warranty alleged due to drive mechanism and safety device failure. Additional cases include Elmer Rogers dba Elmer’s Plaza Bowl vs American Insurance Co. and National Fire Insurance Co., seeking $47,157.54 for a July 14, 1962 fire. Two new bankruptcy filings noted in Davenport division with debts listed and exemptions claimed.
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Oklahoma
Iowa
Champlin Oil and Refining Co
Hawkeye Products Corp
Energy Manufacturing Inc
George H. Scanlon
Gerald J. Parker
Champlin
Enid
Jesse P. Upp
Robert Leon Thompson
Pearl E. Walker
Wallace E. Walker
Antonia M. Cox
Charles E. Cox
Davenport
Elmer Rogers
Bettendorf
American Insurance Co
New Jersey
National Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
Fay Glenn Debt and Asset Claim in Exemption Listing
Fay Glenn of 1365 Thirty eighth street SE lists debts totaling 19 and assets of 3 775 all claimed as exempt. Occupations are salesman and housewife. Formerly worked in trucking in Olin.
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Fay Glenn
Thirty Eighth Street
Glenn
Olin
Elm disease and root grafts threaten city trees
Arborist Bob Gardner explains Dutch elm disease spreads via root grafts and elm bark beetles. A 1701 Sixth Avenue tree may require removal, as nearby elms could be affected. He notes 90 percent root grafting in a Wisconsin study and says beetles spread spores, needing weakened wood for breeding. Liquor license counts are not yet totaled.
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Bob Gardner
Sixth Avenue
Wisconsin
Commission
Applications for Liquor Licenses Due Next Week
DES MOINES AP The state liquor control commission will send license application blanks for liquor by the drink to city and town councils and county boards next week. Officials said the new law becomes effective July 4 and action on applications cannot occur until July 5.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Joseph M. Dickens
Commission
Dickens
Councils
Arson Suspect Bound Over to Grand Jury
Iowa City 22 year old Robert Morris bound over to the grand jury on an arson charge. Bond set at 10000 dollars. he is jailed. Preliminary hearing held Monday after fire at Campus Hotel on March 22.
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Iowa City
Robert Morris
Justice of the Peace
Carl Goetz
Goetz
Morris
Greek Premier Resigns in Royal Family Dispute
Athens AP report says Greek Premier Caramanlis resigned Tuesday amid a clash with the royal family, sparking a government crisis and signaling upheaval in Greek politics.
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Athens
Caramanlis
Resort hotel burns in Catskills. three dead
A fire swept the Waldemere hotel in Livingston Manor New York early Tuesday killing three people and injuring five others. The blaze destroyed the Catskill mountain resort building and prompted emergency responses. Authorities investigated the cause as dawn broke.
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Livingston Manor
N.Y
Catskill Mountains
Ithe Waldemere Hotel
Nassif Escapes Injury After Car Hit by Switch Engine
Albert Nassif, 58, of Crescent Street SE, escapes injury after his car is struck by a North Western switch engine at Second Avenue West near the tracks. Engineer T. L. Pettit, 48, says Nassiff did not see or hear the moving headlighted engine traveling about 10 miles per hour Monday night.
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Albert Nassif
Crescent Street SE
North Western
Second Avenue West
T. L. Pettit
C Avenue NE
Nassiff
Two Hurt In Prairie Drive Cycle Crash At NE Street Intersection
A motorcyclist Lon Fisher 17 and his passenger Harold Kinkead 17 were treated and released from St Luke's hospital after their bike collided with a truck driven by Roy Buckley 41 at the Prairie drive Twenty-ninth street NE intersection. Buckley was charged with failing to yield at a stop sign.
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Prairie Drive
Twenty-ninth Street
Lon Fisher
Carroll Drive
Harold Kinkead
Blairs Ferry Road
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Roy M. Buckley
Tipton
Buckley
Noted commentator Ron Cochran and globe reporters on weeknights
Noted commentator Ron Cochran leads correspondents reporting from around the globe each weeknight at 6 on KCRG TV 9. The program pairs his insights with live reports from international bureaus and local affiliates for a broad view of world events.
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Ron Cochran
All the Globe
Kcrg-Tv
Boy struck by car injures head and limbs
Terry Claypool 11, son of Mr and Mrs William Claypool of 1116 Eighth Street NW, was admitted to St Luke's Hospital after running into a moving car at 1112 Ellis Boulevard NW. Driver James Finzen 26 of 1542 Bever Avenue SE, was not charged. Police said Terry darted from between parked cars into Finzen's southbound car.
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Terry Claypool
William Claypool
Eighth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ellis Boulevard NW
James Finzen
Bever Avenue
Terry
Finzen
Ellis Boulevard
Multiple Insurance Agencies Listed With Address and Phones
A historical listing shows numerous insurance agencies by name and street address. Entries include Cook-Rowley-Runkle at 201 American Building and Davis-Jones-Whitock at 702 American Building with several other firms and contact numbers across Dows and Guaranty buildings.
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Cook-Rowley-Runkle
American
Davis-Jones-Whitock Agency
Doolittle and Co
Guaranty
Hamilton-Newland Agency
Dows
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Monk
Marines
Harold Heeren
Cuba
United Fund and Chest Workshop
T.M. Reg
May's Drug
Eldon E. Thompson
Twenty-sixth Street
Zika Avenue NW
James W. and
Laverna
Greyhound
Las Vegas
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Albuquerque
N.M
Cleveland, Ohio
Detroit, Mich
Pittsburgh, Pa
Greyhound Terminal
2Nd St. SE
ALLMI
Boards of
Super
Greece
Smulekoff
Goodyear
Modayh Phy
3Rd Ave
Ceder Rapids
Burns
City National
Old Marion Road
Lindale Plaza
42Nd Street
Cedar Rapids Association of Independent Insurance Agents
Joe C. Ainsworth Agency
Granby
John Arthur Agenc
Guaranty Bidg. Or
Burkhalter Ins
Burleson-Wilts Agenc
Corberey Witwer Agency
Carne Ins
3Rd St. SW
Hedges Company
H. E. Kensin Agenc
Guaranty Aed
Kohl-Thretheid Agency
E. D. McCoy
Agenc
Higley Bidg. Ye Y
Paul C. McCoy & Co
McLean & Bassin Agency
3Rd St
L. C. McWhinney
Millhiser-Smith
Ind Ave
Ray T. Moore
Hissey Bidg
Yessree
Pusateri Ins
Ist
Ave
Shepard Ins
Slapnicka Ins
Sonsy
Slavia Realty Co
First Tr. & Sav. Bk
Stamy Ins
Guaranty Bidg
Stark Ins
Ord Ave
Welch-Donovan
Hisley
Werning Ins
Whipple-Winterberg
Ieee
Wiss
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