Redistrict Plan Voted By Senate
Iowa senate approved a 7 district redistricting plan on a party line vote 31 to 15 with Democrats opposing and four Republicans absent. Chairman Vance defended the plan noting population spread and saying supreme court precedent allows variances. Plan moves to the house after defeating two Democratic alternatives.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Clifford M. Vance
Mt. Pleasant
Senate
Vance
U.S. Supreme Court
U. S. House of Representatives
C. Edwin Gilmour
Grinnell
Melvin H. Wolf
Waterloo
Quadruplets Born To Family Of Eight In Holyoke
In Holyoke Massachusetts Mrs Raymond Feyre 35 welcomed quadruplets joining her family of eight bringing total to ten. The newborns two girls and two boys weighed between 3 3 and 3 13 pounds each and are described in good condition by doctors. The fire incident last month left the family in a six room municipal unit while repairs proceed.
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Holyoke
Mass
Raymond Feyre
Feyre
Iowa House Approves Municipal Housing Program Bill
The Iowa House passed HF-187 by 87 to 15 enabling municipalities to join the federal low cost housing program. Rep. Tom Riley led the measure with Rep. John Ely and others, seeking stricter voting and hearings requirements. Amendments to limit scope by city size were withdrawn.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Riley
John M. Ely
William F. Denman
D-Des Moines
City Hall hosts 24 hour flood relief coordination
Around the Clock Flood Headquarters at City Hall coordinates Red Cross, national guard and local services for flood relief. Marie Clancy and Bob Vernon lead operations with Roger Loving assisting. They plan feeding teams, furniture moves, and storage at Hawkeye Downs barns. About 300 families or 1 200 people may evacuate with a potential permanent shelter at a school. Transportation, cots from 5th Army, and labeled furniture handling are arranged.
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City Hall
Red Cross
National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Marie Clancy
Red, Cross
Bob Vernon
Vernon
Roger Loving
Hawkeye Downs
Clancy
Salvation Army
Hunter
Miss Clancy
5Th Army
Chicago
James Meaghan
Jesse Hunter
Cliff Streed
Kansas ratifies 23rd Amendment giving DC voting rights
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved the 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections. With this vote Kansas becomes the 38th state to ratify, completing the required ratification.
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Topeka
Kansas House
District of Columbia
Kansas
Czech Airliner Crash Kills 52 on Arrival Wreck
Czech investigators arrived to sift the wreckage of a Czech airliner that crashed Tuesday night killing 52 aboard. The plane carried Soviet Czech and Bulgarian technicians and their families to Mali. There were no Western passengers. The airliner plunged into a field.
New Search For Winthrop Boy To Be Saturday
The organized search for Jimmie Franck four son of Mr and Mrs Everett Franck of rural Winthrop will resume Saturday Volunteers meet at Winthrop school at 8 30 a m Deputy Sheriff Ray Moline says searchers will form small groups to cover areas not searched before due to heavy snow State agents ruled out foul play in the disappearance and the area remains snow covered and muddy after melting snow
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Winthrop
Jimmie Franck
Everett Franck
Winthrop School
Ray Moline
Fast at Retort This Britisher Puts Up a Bluff
London AP reports John Price, a foreign office spokesman, faced reporters over Laos crisis questions. Asked if a press department officer would be on duty on Good Friday, he replied with a pointed joke about never closing like the Windmill theater. He implied limited disclosure on programs.
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London
Foreign Office
John Price
Price
The
Windmill
SEATO halts push for a tougher Laos stand
SEATO foreign ministers adopt a compromise cease fire resolution amid Western hopes of a hard line. France’s Couve de Murville blocks a tougher ultimatum, signaling potential Russian prospects for cease fire. The eight-nation council vows action if peace talks fail, within treaty terms.
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Bangkok
SEATO
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Council
Russia
Couve de Murville
Cedar Crests At 21.8 Feet In Waterloo
The Cedar River reached a crest of 21.86 feet at Waterloo causing widespread flooding in Evansdale and surrounding areas. Thousands were temporarily homeless as 80 000 sandbags strengthened dikes and crews of 2 500 high school boys and National Guardsmen aided in tugging back the flood. Authorities warned of lingering danger while the river subsided and damage tallies awaited assessment.
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Waterloo
Associated Press
Cedar River
Evansdale
Fagerlind
Red Cross
Fourth Street
Sans Souci
Two More Dikes To Be Built
Flood control efforts in Cedar Rapids speed ahead as officials, National Guard, and volunteers fortify dikes for a 21 foot crest forecast for Friday. Residents evacuate Ellis park area furniture onto scaffolding while preparations continue and sandbags fill danger points.
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Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Ellis Park
Ellis Boulevard
Penn Avenue NW
Flanagan Home Welcomes Eighth Son
Neighbors in Buffalo New York posted a sign reading Flanagan's Boys Town in front of the Richard Flanagan home after Mrs Flanagan gave birth to her eighth son.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Richard Flanagan
Flanagan
Woman Walks 37 Miles to Bring Sick Son Home
May Bowman walked from her farm to Winston-Salem hospital with her nine year old son Charles who had measles at age three and now faced eye muscle impairment. A welfare worker arranged care at the hospital and planned his return home by ambulance.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
Charles
May Bowman
Winston-Salem
Bowman
Girt
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