Sweden Declares Six Week Mourning for Queen Louise
Sweden began a six week mourning period after Queen Louise died at age 75 from a thrombosis. The queen, a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, was noted for her public work with nursing and the Swedish Red Cross. Her death prompted half mast flags, special programming, and court mourning nationwide.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Louise
Britain
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Louise
Earl Mountbatten
France
Swedish Red Cross
Swedish Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
London
Louis Alexander of
Battenberg
Victoria
Gustaf Adolf
Ingrid
Denmark
Prince Bertil
Count Sigvard Bernadette
Princess Sibylla
Princess Alice of
Greece
St. George Hospital
Merger OK for MoPac to Take Control of C and E I Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Missouri Pacific to gain control of the 862 mile Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. It rejected a rival Illinois Central bid and allowed Louisville and Nashville to negotiate buying the C and E Indiana line as a condition of the MoPac deal. The 10 to 1 decision, dated February 16, was announced Monday and follows examiner recommendations from 18 months ago. Commissioner William Tucker dissented citing statutory violations but urged a public interest based disposition.
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Commission
MoPac
Railroad
Mississippi River Fuel Corp
C & EI
ICC
William Tucker
Missouri Pacific
USIA Reports Library Incidents and Damage
USIA notes 53 library incidents since July 1962 with 60 000 books and reading rooms damaged or attacked in the Dominican Republic Indonesia Argentina Martinique and elsewhere The agency spent funds to patch replace clean and restore affected facilities amid ongoing concerns over safety and access.
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Washington
U.S
Nesia
USIA
Dominican Republic
United States
Indonesia
Rock
Argentina
Martinique
Cuba Women Equal Men in Work, Exile Group Claims
Mexico City dispatch reports exiled Cubans allege women work as hard as men while a drive for accountability follows Castro. The piece cites international library damages and restitution cases including Indonesia Prague and Caracas related incidents and notes U.S. efforts to repurpose loaned volumes.
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U.S. Information Agency
Carl Rowan
U.S
Indonesia
Cairo
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mexico City
Sevdel Castro
Cuba
Teenagers Riot Over a Movie in San Francisco
A mob of about 700 teens disrupted a Mogadiscio district showing of a rock film in San Francisco. Police arrested 2 and cited 11 youths for disturbing the peace as shops were vandalized and buses boarded without payment. no injuries reported.
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San Francisco
al Howling Mob
Mission District
Crown Theater
T.A.M.1
Lip Reading Classes Begin At Cedar Rapids Center
A new series for adults who are hard of hearing starts Tuesday at the United Cerebral Palsy Center 1202 Eighth Street NW. Beginners meet 8 p.m., advanced group 7 p.m., weekly for 18 weeks. instruction by Mrs. William Jameson, a registered speech and hearing therapist.
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iUnited Cerebral Palsy Center
Eighth Street
William Jameson
University of Iowa
Austin
Texas
Albuquerque
Boone County
Cedar Rapids
University Accepts Gifts and Grants From John Doe
Iowa City university records show two postal money orders totaling 150 dollars attributed to John Doe and payable to the university. February gifts and grants total 1,842,049 with research funds at 1,648,113 supporting projects from anatomy to zoology.
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Iowa City
John Doe
University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Parkade Average Daily Income and Parking Figures
February figures show the Parkade averaged $248.45 daily income with 1 027.1 vehicles per day and 5 962 80 in parking fees. NASA funding supported space experiments by James Van Allen and the physics department for IMP satellites launching 1966 1947.
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Parkade
Space Research Program
James van Allen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Physics Department
Three Climbers Believed Dead In Alpine Attempt
Three German climbers Manfred Schreiner Hermann Lindenlaub and Manfred Daemon were attempting a Wetterhorn ascent for a new Alpine record when they disappeared on the 12 153 foot peak. They were considered missing and feared dead as rescue efforts continued. A grant of 152 525 funds will support hospital drug distribution research involving University hospitals and Professor William W Tester.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
U.S
Lic Health Service
Manfred Schreiner
Hermann Lindenlaub
Manfred Daemon
Independent agents offer daily value in insurance coverage
An insurer highlights the Big Difference of independent agents who check replacement values, ensure prompt payments, and handle all communication with companies so clients have no worries about insurance costs or losses.
Sheriff Warns No End to Selma Riots Until Agitators Leave
Sheriff James Clark of Selma Alabama says the civil rights turmoil will continue until outside agitators leave sparking conflict. He singles out Martin Luther King Jr calling him an agitator pursuing revenge and wealth and alleges a communist influence behind Selma’s troubles.
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Selma
Washington
UPI
James Clark
Ala
Martin Luther King, Jr
King
Dallas County
Clark
ABC
Alabama
Martin Luther King
Communist Party
War Underground Hero Dies in Malaysia Crash
Gurchan Singh, 51, longtime leader of the anti-Japanese underground in World War II, died Sunday when his small car swerved off a road south of Kuala Lumpur and crashed.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Gurchan Singh
Chilean President Frei Wins Parliamentary Majority
In Santiago Chile the Christian Democrats led by Eduardo Frei secured an 11 seat majority in the 147 member Chamber of Deputies with about four fifths counted. The result signals momentum for Frei's reform program as the party holds 79 seats.
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Santiago
Chile
Eduardo Frei
Christian Democratic Party
Frei
Christian Democrats
Chamber of Deputies
Robbers Break In Take Door In Mexico City
In Mexico City thieves entered the apartment of Hector Ventura Vera by removing the door from its hinges and stole about $2,000 in goods. The door itself was also taken, police reported.
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Mexico City
Hector Ventia Vera
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