Hughes appoints Falb to highway commission in Iowa
Gov. Harold Hughes named John Falb Jr. to the Iowa highway commission effective July 1. Falb, 53, Postville Republican and car dealer, has long served on the Postville school board. The move completes the commission appointments, with dissent in Linn county Democrats delaying a John Bickel choice.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
John Falb, Jr
Postville
Highway Commission
W. H. Nicholas
Clear Lake
Falb
John Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Iowa Highway Commission
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Senate
Derby D. Thompson
Burlington
Jo S. Stong
Keosauqua
Walter E. Edelen
Garner
Liquor Commission
Hughes
Fred H. Moore
Spencer Democrat
State Board of Parole
Albert A. Augustine
Appeal Board
Arthur L. Johnson
Ida Grove
Norman Erbe
Johnson
Thompson
Augustine
Oskaloosa
Drake University
Iowa Senate Votes Longer Trucks 32 18
The Iowa Senate reversed itself to pass a bill raising permissible truck lengths from 50 to 55 feet for standard rigs and 60 feet for motor vehicles and boat haulers. An amendment restricts over 50 foot trucks to highways at least 22 feet wide. The measure now goes to the House for action.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
House
Senato i
Senate
Committee On Transportation and Safety
Joseph Coleman
Clare
Coleman
House Unit Kills School Bus Bill in Iowa House
The Iowa House Judiciary Committee recommended indefinite postponement of a bill allowing parochial and private school students to ride on public school buses. The 9 to 4 vote followed a failed substitute to send the bill to the calendar without recommendation.
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Des Moines
House
Judiciary Committee
John Mowry
Marshalltown
A. L. Mensing
Lowdon
Washburn Steele
Cherokee
Niels J. Nielsen
Ringsted
Charles E. Grassly
New Hartford
Sam Robinson
Guthrie Center
Francis Hakes
Lorenz
David M. Stanley
Muscatine
Chester O. Hougen
Cedar Falls
Riley Dietz
Walcott
Scott Swisher
Iowa City
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
John L. Duffy
Dubuque
GM Acquitted in Anti-Trust Case by Judge
A federal judge in Los Angeles acquitted General Motors and 350 co-defendants of anti trust charges in a trial that began last December. Judge Thurmond Clarke granted a directed verdict after the prosecution rested, ending a DOJ attempt to restrain GM from pressuring dealer pricing on Chevrolet cars.
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Los Angeles
General Motors
Thurmond Clarke
Justice Department
Chevrolet
Adzhubei Says He Scrubs Floors At Home
Soviet editor Nikita Khrushchev's son in law Alexei Adzhubei told Italian reporters in Rome that he personally scrubs the floors at home. He described household roles, noting his wife earns as much as he does and that he decides major purchases like a fur coat, a new car, or a move, while his wife handles secondary matters. He also cited a joke about who decides important questions, saying he would decide if Kennedy and Khrushchev should meet.
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Rome
Alexei Adzhubei
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Rada
Adzhubei
Kennedy
Honeymoon Ends Between McNamara and Congress Over Defense Policy
Washington AP report notes growing congressional disenchantment with Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara as clashes over defense spending and the $6.5 billion TFX fighter contract intensify. McNamara defends integrity and accuses critics of irresponsibility while lawmakers press for fiscal restraint.
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Associated Press
Defense
McNamara
Treasury
Dillon
Advertising Council
Washington
Council
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
Ford
U.S
Senate
General Dynamics
Boeing Co
Pentagon
Four arrested in Cedar Rapids burglary arrests
A three state search was launched for one of four burglary suspects after John Galush escaped from police custody following arrest in Cedar Rapids. The group, including Douglas Hanson, Charles Dahlberg, and Betty Buroden, were stopped by Patrolman Lynn Faaborg during a routine traffic arrest near May’s Drug on Third Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
John Galush
Minneapolis
Douglas Hanson
Charles Dahlberg
Anoka, Minn
Betty Buroden
Lynn Faaborg
Faaborg
May
Third Avenue SE
Hanson
Wally Johnson
U S Ready To Aid Latin Nations Against Castro Subversion
Washington reports a top State Department official testified before the House subcommittee on Latin America that the United States will provide military aid to any Latin American nation requesting help to avert a Castro communist takeover. The panel urged readiness for unilateral action if collective measures fail, and supported a full diplomatic and economic quarantine of Cuba.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Congress
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Latin America
Selden
D-La
Edwin Martin
House
U.S
Organization of American States
Cuba
Punta del Este
Hemisphere
Armour to close Sioux City meat plant after losses
Armour & Co. announced the main Sioux City plant will close June 16, affecting about 1,100 workers with a $7 million annual payroll. The decision follows continuing heavy losses from higher production costs, with Swift & Co. remaining as the only one of the big three packers still operating locally. A small slaughtering plant bought in 1961 will continue to operate with about 40 employees. Liberal severance pay will be provided and village officials noted the impact on the local economy.
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Sioux City
Armour & Co. Meat Packers
Gilbert D. Lewis
Armour
Swift & Co
Cudahy
Lewis
Glaser
United Packinghouse Workers
Afl-Cio
West Point
Neb
U S Popularity Rises Abroad Amid Cold War Shifts
A USIA poll shows record high favorable views of U S foreign policy in Britain and West Germany while France leans toward non alignment. Pro Soviet sentiment also climbs in Western Europe with improved peace image and general esteem for the Soviet Union.
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Washington
U.S
U.S. Information Agency
Cuba
Europe
USIA
America
Russia
Britain
West Ger
Germany
France
Western
West Germany
Soviet Union
Chuckle: Right Side With Nobody Listening
A humorous quip notes the dilemma of being correct in an argument but ignored by others. The line plays on the odd irony of truth failing to gain attention. It frames wit with concise reflection on communication and attention.
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McNamara
Sabin Sunday distribution starts in Linn county immunization
The Gazette notes the Sabin oral polio vaccine program will begin Sunday in Linn county with distribution times and sites listed. A medical spokesman answers common questions and a pre-registration form is on page 8, while page 17 provides the program summary.
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Linn County
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