Prisoner Sets Blaze in Polk County Jail Cell
A 34 year old inmate Donald R Prine in Polk County Jail started a fire in a padded solitary confinement cell saying he wanted to die He is in critical condition with extensive burns at Broadlawns General Hospital Officers say he may have had smuggled matches despite being searched The jail and safety measures are under review by Sheriff Wilbur Hildreth and Fire Marshal George Soderquist with investigators noting prior break attempts and contraband found in Prine s cell
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Wilbur Hildreth
Donald R. Prine
Broadlawns General Hospital
Hildreth
Prine
George Soderquist
Churchill open to honorary U S citizenship says aide
Washington reports Sir Winston Churchill would be delighted and deeply moved by an honorary U S citizenship. An aide to Rep Walter says Churchill accepts proposals, but cannot travel overseas for ceremonies. Churchill previously declined in 1958, citing affection but no official seal.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Walter
Dpa
Churchill
London
House
Subcommittee On Immigration and Nationality
Washington Post
Winston
Congress
Royal Air Force
Parole Board Lowers Beck Embezzlement Sentence
In Olympia the state parole board cut the 15 year term of former Teamsters president Dave Beck to a minimum of two years for embezzlement. Beck will be eligible for parole October 26 with time off for good behavior, while still serving a concurrent five year federal sentence for filing false income tax returns. He is at McNeil Island federal prison. U S parole awaits December interview.
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Olympia
Wash
State Parole Board
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Harris Hunter
Beck
McNeil Island
Puget Sound
U. S. Parole Board
Two Babies Born Four Months Apart in Seoul Lifelike Feat
Mrs. Han Jai-woo, 27, gave birth to twins within four months of each other in Seoul. Both babies and mother are healthy. Medical professors say they have not encountered a similar case, as reported by the newspaper.
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Seoul
Han Jai-woo
Decision on Reporter Pay By Hultman
Iowa Attorney General Evan Hultman rules municipal court shorthand reporters are paid for each day they are in court under judge direction, regardless of actual reporting. They cannot receive per diem pay on sick leave or vacation, ending a long dispute between municipal judges and city officials over reporting costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Evan Hultman
Hultman
Henderson
32nd Iowa Woman's Bowling Tournament Opens in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids hosts the 32nd annual Iowa Woman's Bowling tournament with action today at Mays City and Jubilee Lanes. More than 8,500 women compete across weekends until May 18 19, with updates and photos in the sports pages.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mays City
Jubilee Lanes
Five Marines Die in Copter Crash Near Subic Base
Five U S marines were killed when their helicopter crashed near Subic Bay naval base Saturday. Two marines were seriously burned and one is missing.
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Manila
U. S
Subic Bay Naval Base
Old Art Worth $137,500 Stolen
Police reported the theft of ancient Persian and Egyptian art objects valued at 137500 from a downtown Chicago hotel room. World Antiquities Ltd president Fanaollah Sobhani said 10 of 11 items were Persian and that the room showed no sign of forced entry. He discovered the loss upon returning to his Conrad Hilton room after a meal.
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Chicago
Fanaollah Sobhani
World Antiquities, Ltd
Persia
Sobhani
Conrad Hilton
Philippine Air Lines Plane Missing Over Mindanao
A Philippine Air Lines craft with 27 aboard vanished Saturday over Mindanao during a 120 mile flight from Cotabato to Davao. An all‑out six hour search failed to locate any trace of the aircraft or its crew and passengers. The last radio contact had the pilot reporting readiness to land at Davao near Mt. Apo.
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Manila
Phillippine Air Lines
Mindanao Island
Cotabato
Davao
Mt. Apo
Philippines
Laos King Savang Vatthana Visits Poland
In Warsaw the Lao king Savang Vatthana is received with a state welcome including red carpets flags and vodka marking his first royal visit to Poland and the communist regime's ceremonial reception.
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Warsaw
Poland
Savang Vatthana
Laos
Ream Pay Sparks County Supervisors Row Over Claims
John Ream seeks a $600 monthly pay as court reporter for Judge Floyd Philbrick amid a 15 month illness. The Linn county board debates funding as Henderson and Sutera flip stance citing legislative disability bill likely to pass.
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John Ream
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Ream
Floyd Philbrick
Dudley Henderson
Miles Sutera
Anthony Scolaro
Philbrick
Henderson
Sutera
Czech Leader Rompotl Dies at 79 in Cedar Rapids
John V. Rompotl longtime Western Bohemian Fraternal Assn official and former national president dies after a long illness at 79. He lived in Cedar Rapids 63 years and left a wife Zdenka Macek four daughters seven grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral services set at Hesler Memorial chapel with Masons meeting prior and burial at Czech National. survivors listed.
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Cedar Rapids News
John V. Rompotl
Western Bohemian Fraternal Assn
Bohemian Savings and Loan Assn
Mr. Rompotl
Twenty-fifth Street
Siroky Dal
Czechoslovakia
Zdenka Macek
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Business College
W. F. Severa
Swisher Savings Bank
Philip McKim
Harold Warner
Northbrook
Emmet Murray
Charles City
Roy McBride
Belle Plaine
Frances Novak Rompotl
Rompotl
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Crescent Lodge
Iowa
Karel IV
ZCBJ
CSA
So‘kols
Jan Hus Lodge
IOOF
Czech Reading Society
Hesser Memorial Chapel
Roman Hruska
William E. Harnish
Masonic Temple
Panther Hunter Ends Conejo Valley Panther Terror
Gospel singer and hunter Stuart Hamblen killed a female panther that had terrorized the Conejo valley after escaping Jungleland. He and partner Ronnie Page hunted the animal beneath a warehouse, using dogs and rifles as locals watched. Hamblen, 54, is noted for past political runs and religious music.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
San Diego
Stuart Hamblen
Conejo Valley
Hamblen
Ronnie Page
Page
Goldwater says low-level Cuba recon halted on Feb recall
Senator Goldwater says the United States suspended low-level reconnaissance flights over Cuba and is using electronic listening planes from outside. He notes the move followed Defense Secretary McNamara's Cuba report and says high-level U two flights continue, while officials debate the switch.
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Washington
Goldwater
Russians Depart Havana as Another Soviet Liner Arrives
About 2 000 Russians left Havana on a Soviet liner as another liner entered the bay. Port authorities withheld the departing ship’s name and destination. Cuba said it killed insurgents in Las Villas and captured an alleged U S agent named Manuel del Valle Caral near an embassy.
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Havana
Havana Bay
Counter Revolutionary
Las Villas
U.S. Central Intelligence
Manuel del Valle Caral
18 U S airmen flew in Bay of Pigs invasion says Birmingham editor
Albert Persons of the Birmingham Examiner says 18 battle tested U S airmen flew strafing missions in the Bay of Pigs invasion. He and 21 others were hired to replace inexperienced Cuban crews and four Birmingham natives were killed. He criticizes Kennedy era planning and defends CIA unwisely shouldering blame.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Albert Persons
The
Birmingham Examiner
Persons
Central Intelligence Agency
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