Hughes threatens special session on liquor bill in Iowa
Gov. Harold Hughes warned he may call a special session of the Iowa legislature if it does not act to legalize liquor by the drink before adjourning the regular session. He expressed confidence the House and Senate will pass the liquor bill and noted talks with Republican leaders on tax proposals.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
House
Senate
Boston
Elmer Vermeer
R-Pella
Ways and Means Committee
G.O.P
Kennedy
Elderly Cedar Rapids Man Survives House Fire
John Cerveny 84 unable to walk narrowly escaped death when fire gutted his three room home at 945 Fifteenth Ave SW. Neighbor Floyd Manwiller 53 and David Morson 16 pulled him from a smoke filled porch with police help. Fire likely started when a match from Cerveny’s pipe fell among papers.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifteenth Avenue
John Cerveny
Mercy Hos
Cerveny
Floyd Manwiller
Eleventh Street
Manwiller Manwiller
Manwiller
David Morrisson
Sixteenth Avenue
French officer Bastien-Thiry executed for assassination bid
Lt Col Jean Marie Bastien Thierry executed by firing squad in Paris for leading the ambush attempt on President de Gaulle last August.
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Paris
Jean-Marie Bastien - Thiry
de Gaulle
Rule 26 Death Sentences In Iraq Revolt Trial
In Bagdad, revolutionary military courts sentenced 26 people to death and two prison terms for opposing the coup that overthrew Abdel Karim Kassem on February 8. Twenty five soldiers were ordered executed by firing squad, and a civilian was given a hanging sentence.
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Bagdad
Iraq
Abdel Karim Kassem
Six Students Quit School Over Dating Edict at St Michael’s
In Jersey City AP report Father James Carey says six students left St Michael’s parish high school after he issued a dating prohibition effective March 1. Two pregnant girls aged 16 and 17 withdrew. four boys left after objecting that the rule was too strict. The 17 year old has married. the 16 year old declined marriage. Forty students reportedly pledged to end steady dating.
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Jersey City
N.J
St. Michael’s
Carey
Father Carey
Bidault Asylum Request Unopened Letter Returned by Bonn
Bonn officials say Chancellor Adenauer sent back unopened a Bidault asylum letter. Bidault, French terrorist leader, sought asylum in Bavaria under police protection near the Swiss border. He may be expelled to Austria or Switzerland. extradition to France unlikely on political charges. Bidault's presence strains Franco-German ties.
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Associated Press
West Germany
Georges Bidault
Herrsching
Munich
Germany
de Gaulle
France
Bidault
Bonn
Adenauer
Bavaria
Werner Krueger
Krueger
Tria
Switzerland
Gerhardt
Steinebach
Woerthsee
Airline captain warns FAA overreliance on safety research
Captain Robert Buck of Trans World Airlines told the FAA in a special report that air safety is in danger of being over-researched. He noted four fatal crashes since last November during landings in restricted visibility and urged appointing a project manager to drive practical improvements.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Aviation Agency
Robert Buck
Trans World Airlines
FAA
Najeeb Halaby
Buck
All Weather Landing System Seen Delayed by Overresearch
Buck urged Halaby that practical blind landing tech exists and warned against delaying decisions by chasing new ideas. He cited stagnant limits since 1937 despite speed and range gains, noting massive instrument approaches but high landing accident risk in bad weather and stressing better installation of proven runway lighting.
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Tson
FAA
Buck
Halaby
Russia Opens Door to China Talks on Sino Soviet Rift
Moscow publicly acknowledged behind the scenes efforts to persuade Beijing to enter bilateral talks with the Kremlin to resolve the ideological split. Peking indicated mutual agreement on the need for discussions and referenced a February 21 letter from the Soviet party central committee.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Central Committee of
Soviet Communist Party
Chinese Communist Central Committee
Peking
Red China
Russia
Lawyer Says Impartial Estes Jury Impossible
EL PASO UP I Billie Sol Estes facing trial on federal charges of bilking finance companies to build a bankrupt 150 million farm empire. His defense attorney John Cofer of Austin argued publicity will deny Estes an impartial jury in West Texas and produced three boxes of newspaper clippings to support the claim in U S district court.
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EL Paso
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
U. S
John Cofer
Austin
Estes
Kennedy says economy fails to provide enough jobs
President Kennedy told Congress that unemployment is the nation’s top problem. He warned the economy grows but cannot keep up with a fast expanding population, wasting lives and unrealized production that could raise living standards.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Labor Department
East Iowa Sees Wet Snow Slush Slow Travel Across State
March weather brought rain snow and sleet across Iowa with highways in slush and ice. Manchester Cedar Rapids and Dubuque reported several inches while accidents increased as forecasters warn of colder air and more snow midweek.
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Iowa
East
Waterloo
Decorah
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Belwein
Independence
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Nicholas to Retire From Public Life in Iowa
Nicholas 70, a Clear Lake Republican and former lieutenant governor, will retire from public life and decline a four year highway commission reappointment offered by Gov. Harold Hughes. He noted his gratefulness for the governor’s confidence but will end his public service after completing his current term June 30. Hughes expressed regret at the decision and indicated Nicholas had sought reappointment previously.
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Clear Lake
UPI
William H. Nicholas
Harold Hughes
Highway Commission
Nicholas
Commission
Hughes
Des Moines
Slippery Iowa Roads Cause Four Car Pileup Injuries
A four car collision near Center Point Iowa injured three Cedar Rapids men on Highway 150 at 7 25 a m Monday. Maurice Luther 4018 Council Street NE lost control as his car drifted off the road and struck Eugene Moss Jr 22 of 1139 Center Point Road NE. Luther Moss and David Lemke 1546 A Avenue NE suffered facial lacerations and Moss had a knee injury all treated at St Luke's hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway 150
Center Point
Linn County
Maurice D. Luther
Council Street
Luther
Eugene F. Moss, Jr
Center Point Road
Moss
David L. Lemke
Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jack M. Hoglan
Dennis E. Fritz
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