Okinawa Plane Crash Kills 21 Injures 100
A pilotless U S jet crashed near Miamori elementary school in Ishikawa Okinawa killing 21 and injuring about 100. Most victims were Okinawans including many schoolchildren. Rescue efforts continued as crowds gathered and blood donations were requested.
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Kadena Air Base
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John G. Schmitt, Jr
Chalmers
Ind
Richard Roussell
Lockport
Miamori Elementary School
Ryukyus Army Hospital
Record Soviet Defectors Surge to the West
Washington reports a record number of Soviet diplomats defecting to the West in the past week. Officials cite disillusionment with internal security, lure of better living conditions, and offer asylum under U.S. policy. A 27 year old Kaznacheev fled Rangoon and seeks integration abroad.
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Washington
Burma
Alexander Ureviteh Kaznacheev
Rangoon
Russia
Cedar Rapids boy shoots prowler with bow and arrow
A 14-year-old Cedar Rapids boy, Neil Janko, wounded a would be window peeper with a steel tipped arrow after hearing movement near his bedroom window. The prowler fled, leaving the arrow and blood evidence in a flower bed.
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Cedar Rapids
Neil Janko
Norbert Janko
Elmhurst Dr. NE
Neil
Eisenhower Signs Vet Housing Loan Bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill providing 100 million dollars in direct loans for veterans housing and raising interest rates on both direct and guaranteed loans. The Veterans Administration will issue the loans and guarantee repayment on standard home loans, while Congress had debated larger funding but scaled back due to veteran threats.
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Senate
Soviet Scientists Exhibit Opens in New York
A 42 day Soviet scientific and cultural exhibition opened in New York at Columbus Circle. Kozlov and Nixon spoke at the ceremony as Eisenhower reviewed Sputnik replicas and other displays. The fair, held under a U S Russia exchange, runs daily with admission of 31 for adults and 30 for children.
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Troi R. Kozav
Richarr M. Nixon
Kozlov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Washington
U.S
Russia
Acres
Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Outer Space
U. S
Moscow
Georgia Train Wreck Toll Climbs to Nineteen
A large-scale probe continues into Sunday's GeorgIa crash near the Ogeechee River, with 19 dead and three seriously injured. Investigators from the Interstate Commerce Commission the Georgia Public Service Commission and Seaboard Air Line scrutinize wreckage and eyewitness reports while volunteers search for additional bodies.
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Meldrim
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia Public Service Commission
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co
Iowa Officials Warn On Amphetamine Pep Pills
A Des Moines report examines amphetamine abuse known as pep pills or goof balls rising in Iowa. Authorities warn use risks heart damage hallucinations and blackouts while noting a shift from medical prescription to illicit reliance.
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Iowa
J.F. Rabe
State Pharmacy Board
Rabe
Governor Earl Long Faces Counter Divorce Action In Louisiana
Mrs. Cora Long files a counter divorce suit in Covington demanding 2500 monthly temporary alimony as Gov Earl Long, recently released from a state hospital, seeks separation amid allegations of defamation and abandonment. Federal agents probe campaign funds while Long contemplates further firings and possible divorce in Winnfield.
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Louisiana
Earl Long
Federal Internal Revenue
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Cora Schley
Alexandria
Winnfield
Pea Patch Farm
Internal Revenue Department
Hel
Washington
Downpour Continues Across Iowa Amid Strong Storms
Iowa suffered a widespread downpour with rainfall totals ranging from 2 to over 5 inches in many areas. Des Moines endured its heaviest storm in 12 years while Cedar Rapids showed heavy showers. damage remained light and no evacuations were needed as officials forecast no relief before Thursday. United Air Lines reported continued disruptions.
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Winterset
van Meter
Marengo
Oskaloosa
What Cheer
Booneville
Osceola
Cedar Rapids
United Air Lines
Two Cedar Rapids Banks Raise Savings Rates to 3 Percent
Two Cedar Rapids banks the First Trust and Savings Bank and City National Bank raised savings deposit rates to 3 percent on Tuesday. Four other Cedar Rapids banks also announced increases. In Marion the First National and Farmers State banks will decide on rate hikes at board meetings this week with decisions due Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
First Trust and Savings Bank
City National Bank
Marion
First National
Farmers’ State
Today's Chuckle About Two Kinds of Workers
A humorous quip contrasts workers who prevent blunders with those who create blunders that seem impossible. The joke plays on overconfidence and the inevitability of mistakes.
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