Conway vows to stay on board amid political fight
Walter I. Conway of Muscatine declared he would not resign from the Iowa Board of Control and planned to file a new bond to retain his post after June 30. Gov Harold Hughes appointed Corbin Crawford to succeed Conway interim, while Atty. Gen. Hultman ruled Crawford and Robert Barry’s appointments invalid, leaving incumbents in place pending requalifications.
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Three-in-One Polio Vaccine Approved by Lederle
Lederle Laboratories received a license from the U.S. Surgeon General for a new trivalent oral polio vaccine. The Sabin-based product promises immunity against all three polio types after the first dose and fuller protection after a second dose eight weeks later.
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Tampa
Camp Good Health Opens Thursday in Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health starts Thursday with a 9 am bus pickup at city hall for the first group of children. Co managers are Mrs. Paul Beck of Mt. Vernon and Washington high school instructor Howard Rattner. Camp staff training has run since Monday as funds for expenses pass $5,000 this year.
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Bess Johnston
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Sean Cisca
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Berlin Hails Kennedy in Baroque Day of Warmth
The Berlin crowd of hundreds of thousands turned out to greet President Kennedy with overwhelming warmth and cheers. Berliners, long wary of communism, filled streets and squares from the city hall to rooftops, chanting Kennedy’s name and signaling Western resolve.
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Kennedy
Adolf Hitler
Kennedy asserts civil rights plan not aimed at Mrs Murphy
Attorney General Robert Kennedy testifies before a House subcommittee that the civil rights proposals target public accommodations and will reach all establishments serving the public. He notes a possible Congress cut-off line for small businesses and urges action to end racial discrimination, saying the economy suffers and the nation must act.
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Robert Kennedy
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Kennedy
Murphy
Storms lash Iowa with twister and heavy rain across state
Storms swept across Iowa Tuesday night into Wednesday delivering heavy rain up to 2.75 inches in Allison and causing damage from Decorah to Ames. A lightning bolt struck St Benedict's bell tower, bringing power loss and debris damage, while a presumed tornado streak tossed a car east of Ames and damaged crossings.
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Associated Press
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Iowa
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Decorah
New Bell Telephone Co
Go To See One Another Collide In Forest Road Meet
Two rural men from near Slayton Minnesota planned to talk on Tuesday night. Each drove toward the other along the four mile route and they collided at a forested hill. Both cars were badly damaged but neither man suffered serious injuries.
Summer Festival Tonight Features Free Family Entertainment
Cedar Rapids hosts the second annual Summer Festival in Greene Square at 6:15 with Cadets drum and bugle corps at 6:15, Junior League Puppets at 6:30, Sweet Adelines at 6:50, Municipal band at 7:20, Recreation drama at 8:05, and Jazz at 8:40. Iowa paintings and prize photographs join floral displays. library tours and gallery shows add to the program. rain shifts to Friday evening.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
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Recreation Drama Department
Iowa
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Kennedy Starts Historic Three Day Ireland Visit
President Kennedy arrived in Dublin for a three day visit to Ireland, marking the start of a trip to his ancestral homeland. He touched down Wednesday night, greeted by welcoming crowds as he began engagements with Irish leaders and citizens.
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Kennedy
Ireland
Sewage Dump Warned Along Cedar River Reach
Health officials warned of recreation risks as Waterloo dumps large amounts of raw sewage into the Cedar River. Officials expect two weeks of altered treatment, with coliform monitoring advised and Cedar Rapids drinking water unaffected.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
State Health Department
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Vinton
A. L. Bennett
Public Health Engineering Division
Waterworks Laboratory
Kennedy Warns Berlin Wall Proof of Communist Failure
President Kennedy addressed about 250 000 Germans in Berlin denouncing the wall as a symbol of communist failure. He visited Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie amid cheering crowds and urged freedom for all, declaring Ich bin ein Berliner and predicting the demise of police-state systems. East Berliners waved despite police, as Kennedy urged unity and human rights.
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Kennedy
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Checkpoint Charlie
East Berlin
West Berlin
Free University
Iron Curtain
Europe
U.S
39 Applications Taken Out for Liquor Licenses
City hall reports 39 applicants took out licenses to dispense liquor by the drink. They must file certificates of drum shop liability insurance and a $5,000 bond. Approved licenses move to the Iowa liquor control commission after the July 4 effective date. Prior approval requires investigations by building health and police departments to ensure code compliance. Senate File 96 aims to prevent subsidizing retail.
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Harold Schaefer
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Senate
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