Governor names Bradley to Iowa Highway Commission
Governor Hughes nominated Harry J. Bradley Jr. to fill an unexpired term on the Iowa Highway Commission, pending senate confirmation. The term runs to June 30, 1965, and Bradley would resign from Des Moines city council if approved.
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Des Moines
UPI
Hughes
Harry J. Bradley, Jr
Iowa Highway Commission
Bradley
Howard B. Helscher
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Frank B. Means
Manilla
Commerce Commission
Board of Examiners
Highway Commission
Commission
Herschel Loveless
Norman Erbe
Means
Powell Spent Less Than Others On 1962 Foreign Trip
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell spent the equivalent of 1543.50 in American funds during his 35 days abroad across five nations. Women aides Tamara Wall and Corinne Huff spent 1653 and 1775 respectively, while Carroll Kearns reported over 2000 for a post election swing. The overall cost for Powell’s committee travel totaled 18963 according to The Washington Post.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Congress
Powell
U.S
House Education and Labor Committee
Tamara Wall
Corinne Huff
Carroll Kearns
Pennsylvania
Congressional Record
House Administration Committee
Washington Post
the Post
Nominee from C R Iowa highway post stays open
Gov Harold Hughes limits his Republican bid for the Iowa highway commission seat to Northeast Iowa but Cedar Rapids remains a possible candidate city according to his office. The article notes at least one Cedar Rapids candidate is discussed.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
McNamara Defends General Dynamics in TFX Decision
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said the selection of General Dynamics to build the new warplane is proper and serves the public interest. He criticized a Senate subcommittee investigation for undermining confidence in the department and noted questions about whether General Dynamics or Boeing should have received the TFX contract.
Two Farmhands Held After Prairieburg Shooting
Two farmhands on the Donald Stickel farm near Prairieburg were held by Linn County authorities after a Monday night shooting that left Marion J. Foley with a three inch forehead wound. Foley alleges Noble R. Morgan fired the rifle three times during a confrontation, while Morgan claims the gun discharged during a struggle. Foley was treated at Anamosa hospital and hospitalized in Jones County.
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Prairieburg
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Donald Stickel
Marion J. Foley
Anamosa
Jones County
Noble R. Morgan
Foley
Morgan
van Auken
Five Known Dead in Dixie Twisters Across Three States
Widespread flooding followed deadly tornadoes that struck Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi. Five people died and scores were injured as homes collapsed and property damage reached hundreds of thousands of dollars. In Alabama Cullman county victims included Geraldine Bowen 34 and Minnie Dunn 78. In Tennessee Parrottsville teen Jerry Coakley 17 died when a wall caved in. Mississippi reported a fatality near Starkville as storms moved northeast toward the Great Smokies. The Marshall Space Flight Center is in Huntsville Alabama.
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Jerry Coakley
Parrottsville
Tenn
Cullman County
Alabama
North Alabama
Colbert
Limestone
Pickens
Walker
Madison
Weather Bureau
Huntsville
Marshall Space Flight Center
Missis
Mississippi
Starkville
Tennessee
Great Smokies
Cullman Area
Geraldine Bowen
Minnie Dunn
J. Frank Manderson
Blizzard Strands Northwest Kansas Traffic Locks Livestock
A blizzard hit northwest Kansas causing widespread traffic paralysis and risks to livestock. The weather bureau warned the storm could linger and drop as much as 15 inches of snow in the region.
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Kansas City
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Iowa House OKs Air Space Bill For Pedestrian Bridges
DES MOINES after an hour long debate the house approved a senate bill allowing city councils to lease air space over streets for pedestrian bridges between downtown buildings. The bill SF293 passed 86 0 in the senate and 76 20 in the house before adjourning. it heads to the governor for signature and would become law after publication in the Mt Vernon Record and Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank of
Third Street
Iowans Oppose Churchill Citizenship Vote In Congress
Representatives Gross and Schwengel joined 19 others in voting against a U S citizenship honor for Sir Winston Churchill amid a House debate. Critics praised Churchill while noting his age and travel limits, with no action by Congress or the President.
Ninth Strangling Stirs Boston Area
Cambridge police on Tuesday said they have picked up a handyman sought in the strangling of a Belmont house wife, the ninth such murder in Greater Boston since June. The suspect, a cleaning man hired through a state employment office, worked in the home where Mrs Israel Goldberg was found strangled with a silk stocking. Fear spreads as residents refuse to answer doors and police struggle to access affected homes.
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Belmont
Mass
Cambridge
Greater
Boston
Israel Goldberg
Floods rock Kentucky as millions in damages loom
Rampaging floodwaters drove 10000 from homes in southeast Kentucky in one of the worst floods in state history. Property damage was expected to run into millions as eastern Tennessee western Virginia and Alabama were also battered. Two deaths were linked to floods including Pikeville fireman Hogan Billiter and Huntsville resident Sylvia Woodfin.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Virginia
Huntsville
Ala
Sylvia Woodfin
Logan
W. Va
Lebanon
Hazard
House Votes Sir Winston Churchill Citizenship
The House approved a measure to empower the president to proclaim Sir Winston Churchill an honorary U S citizen by a 377 to 21 vote. The action, first of its kind in history, faces Senate consideration.
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Washington
House
Winston Churchill
U. S
Senate
Marquis de Lafayette
Jake Factor Seeks U S Citizenship After Pardon
John Factor, known as Jake the Barber, applies for U S citizenship after a pardon by President Kennedy ended prior deportation moves. The 70 year old former convict turned investor credits moral rehabilitation and charitable work since 1953, amid questions about campaign contributions connected to the pardon.
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Los Angeles
UPI
U.S
John
Jake
Factor
Kennedy
England
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Frank Nye
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