Big Haul Robbery Strikes Washington Jewelry Store
Two masked gunmen robbed Livingston Jewelers in downtown Washington of an estimated quarter to half a million dollars in jewelry. They forced the manager Edward Jackman to the rear and fled after a gunfight that left 16 year old Lloyd Washington wounded in a hallway adjacent to the shop.
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Washington
G. A. Morena
Livingston Jewelers
Edward Jackman
Lloyd Washington
Jackman
Young
Alma Churns To Open Sea
Tropical storm Alma moved past North Carolina's outer banks toward the open sea after buffeting the coast with gale winds and heavy rain. The storm's course suggests potential impacts offshore as authorities monitor the system.
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Alma
Matteras
N. C
North Carolina
Psychiatrists urge parents to spend more time with children
A witty quip notes that some psychiatrists advise parents to invest time with their kids, suggesting it may be a bid to boost their own practice. The line plays on timing and motives in parenting guidance.
Meredith March gains 53 Black voter registrations in Batesville
In Batesville Mississippi 53 Negroes registered to vote during the Meredith march as a dissenting leader witnesses the effort. The 320 marchers moved five miles to Pope where overnight tents awaited them in a weed grown field doubling the town’s population.
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Batesville
Miss
Meredith
U.S. SL
Pope
Eyewitness recounts collapse of Hawkeye Downs bleachers
Eye witness Arnie Juhl described a 20 to 30 foot section of the south bleachers at Hawkeye Downs collapsing in a forward and down motion. About 3,200 spectators were present and emergency crews moved injured to Cedar Rapids area hospitals.
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Ken Sullivan
Hawkeye Downs
Arnie Juhl
Wilson Avenue
Juhl
Roller Coaster Night at Hawk Eye Downs Bleacher Collapse Injures Many
Emergency rooms filled after a grandstand collapse at Hawk Eye Downs auto races. Eyewitness accounts describe a roller coaster like scene with screams from spectators and a floorless collapse, though no serious injuries were reported by one observer.
Topeka Tornado May Yield City Trafficway Plan
Mayor Charles Wright proposed converting the tornado scar through central Topeka into a cross town trafficway. He urged delay of reconstruction while studies are made and plans prepared for federal consideration. The storm killed 17 and damaged a wide swath four blocks wide, with volunteers, guardsmen and utility crews aiding cleanup.
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Topeka
Charles Wright
Wright
Washington
Smith Wins Endorsement as Iowa Democrats Rally
At the Iowa Democratic state convention in Des Moines, Smith receives strong backing from party leaders led by State Chairman Lex Hawkins. He vows a positive, all-hours campaign to win the Senate seat, while Cameron keeps to his positive program and refuses to attack Smith. The gathering includes a delegation poll and a vote on endorsing candidates, with tensions over the Jackson County delegation vote lingering as the piece closes.
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Crats
Lex
Smith
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cameron
Miller
Hawkins
Hej
Paul Kempter
Bellevue
Jackson County
Justin
Hawkins resigns as Iowa Democratic chairman
Des Moines UPI reports Lex Hawkins resigns as part time Iowa Democratic chairman. The state central committee appoints state Rep. Clark Rasmussen to replace him full time at a salary of 15000 dollars per year.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lex Hawkins
Iowa
Hawking Pushes Through New Party Rules at Convention
Acting as temporary chair then leader, Hawking steered a new party constitution authorizing endorsements of primary candidates. A toll vote endorsed E. B. Smith for Senate against Miller, 2,171 to 756, with Smith needing 66 2/3 percent for outright endorsement. Smith advances to the Sept. 6 primary.
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Hawking
U.S
Jack Miller
E. B. Smith
Ames
Miller
Smith
Iowa
Gary Cameron
Fairfield
Cameron
Delegates Reject Vietnam Amendments at Democratic State Meet
At the Des Moines Democratic state convention delegates rejected four proposed Vietnam amendments to the labor plank and adopted a state platform. The Vietnam plank drew most debate as four amendment proposals were read before a voice vote favored keeping the original language.
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Des -Moines
Vietnam
Platform
Collapse of Hawkeye Downs bleachers injures dozens at stock car races
At Hawkeye Downs a temporary bleacher section collapsed during Saturday night stock car races injuring at least 93 people. Ambulances ferried injured to Cedar Rapids hospitals Mercy 42 patients and St Luke’s 51 for exam and treatment. most injuries were leg fractures. No fatalities. safety officials halted the event and described the collapse as the stands dissolving with a creak.
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Carl. Franks
Hawkeye Downs
Tno
Mei- Juhl
Tenn
Lou
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Luke’s and Mercy Hospitals
Mercy, Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital
Inias
St. Juke’s
Loretta, Diouhy
Swisher
Patricia Swain
Cedar Rapids
Vaude Fellwock
Frank Bush
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