U S Calls Off Congo Naval Unit
The United States canceled plans to send a naval task force to the Congo after learning the U.N. did not need it. Four ships were redirected from a goodwill voyage to Cape Town, while U.N. troops in Leopoldville gain reinforcements amid mounting tensions.
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Riley Sub For Consent Bill Okayed
DES MOINES UPI The Iowa House adopted Rep Tom Riley's substitute for an implied consent driver license bill but time ran out before a final vote. The measure would require license holders to submit to chemical tests with consent given by license acceptance, aiming to protect rights while improving highway safety.
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Paratrooper and accomplice confess to 50 million franc kidnapping in France
Police said Raymond Rolland and Pierre Larcher confessed after 48 hours of questioning to participating in the April 12 kidnapping of Eric Peugeot, a $100,000 ransom net. The group, including a Danish beauty queen, a Eurasian entertainer, and others, had been ski vacationing at Megeve when police closed in.
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Elizabeth Taylor Gravely Ill As Fans Hold Vigil
London AP reports Elizabeth Taylor remains gravely ill and her husband Eddie Fisher stays by her bedside for a third night. Her worried parents also camped at the clinic as doctors rush antitoxin by jet from the United States to combat pneumonia.
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X-15 Sets Speed Mark of 2 650
Edwards Air Base Calif AP a chameleon nosed X-15 rocketed to a record speed of 2650 miles an hour in a warmup for space flights later this year Air Force Major Bob White flew the X-15 with the largest engine yet used and topped his previous 2275 mph mark. A heat indicating paint changed colors as air friction rose toward an estimated 700 degrees The engine capable of 4000 mph was throttled to about two thirds thrust.
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Khrushchev Invites Thompson to Siberia Meeting
Premier Khrushchev invited U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to meet him in Siberia on Wednesday to deliver a Kennedy message. Thompson will fly to Siberia and is expected to meet Khrushchev in Novosibirsk for exploratory talks on improving relations.
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Winter Aims Another Punch For Iowa Snow Forecasts
United Press International reports a new winter storm targeting Iowa with 4 inches or more of snow predicted for the northwest and north central regions. A heavy snow warning was issued for the northwest, with drifting possible. Central areas saw light snow and mixed precipitation, while the southeast could see rain beginning as the system spreads.
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Ironic Spy Saga Ends As Visa Granted For Wife
Delaware Ohio AP A university professor recounts a 10 year separation caused by an alleged double life, with his Czech-born wife reportedly an American spy feeding U.S. Army intelligence. After years of red tape, a telegram says she can now obtain an American visa. they plan to reunite in Ohio.
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Iowa Supreme Court Rules Can't Touch Reapportionment Issue Declines
The Iowa Supreme Court unan imously rejects a challenge to legislative reapportionment in a Cedar Rapids annexation case. It holds courts cannot invalidate laws simply for l ack of immediate reapportionment. The decision affirms city services extension to the new territory and notes farm land immaterial to annexation.
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Senate Demos Censure Elvers Over Reapportionment Vote
Des Moines reports Senate Democrats censured but did not expel Senator Adolph Elvers for pledging to support revoted positions at two caucuses and then violating that pledge with full knowledge his vote was pivotal. The censure, approved unanimously, allows Elvers to attend future party caucuses.
Cedar Rapids Annexation Victory Over Southwest Territory
The High Court reversed a trial ruling to approve Cedar Rapids' annexation of more than 10 square miles on the southwest side. The area includes Lincolnway village and Worthington Acres, involving about 1,400 real estate owners. Original area population was estimated at about the city.
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Cedar Rapids Declared One of Iowa’s Finest Cities
The supreme court ruled unanimously on the Cedar Rapids annexation case. It affirmed that Cedar Rapids, population over 90,000, is one of Iowa’s finest cities with growing population, diverse industries and attracting new enterprises.
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