Everest Assault Teams Move Toward Summit
The American Everest expedition reports Camp Six at 27 800 feet as two assault teams from four Americans and 13 Sherpa porters prepare to reach the 29 028-foot summit. A second team and a third support group also advance with plans for new routes. William Ansoeld and Dr. Thomas Hornbein rest at base camp, while others work to set up a motorized winch on the west ridge.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Lhotse
Sir Edmund Hillary
Tenzing Norgay
Everest
Rocky West Ridge
Tibet
William Ansoeld
Corvallis
Ore
Thomas Hornbein
San Diego
West Ridge
Ousted War Hero Declines White House Medal Reception
Marine Captain Arthur J. Jackson, ousted after the Guantanamo Bay incident, declines a White House Medal of Honor reception fearing embarrassment to President Kennedy. Jackson, 38, survivor of Peleliu, sent a telegram expressing respect while his wife and he would be welcome at future events.
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Washington
UPI
Corps
White House
Arthur Jackson
San Jose
Calif
Kennedy
Arthur J. Jackson
Salinger
Jackson
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station
Military Air Transport Service
Peleliu
Iowa House approves any length truck permits
The Iowa House approved a measure 99 to 5 authorizing the highway commission to grant over length and over weight permits if deemed in the state's economic interest. An amendment removed length limits, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration with existing 55 and 69 foot limits effecting July 4.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa
Henry Nelson
Forest City
Iowa Highway Commission
Senate
Highway Commission
Uphold Freedom Under the Law Law Day Speech
Cedar Rapids Law Day ceremonies urged lawyers to defend freedom under law not just apply rules. About 75 attorneys gathered at Linn County Courthouse with Judge Barnes and David Bleakley speaking. An evening address by Rear Admiral William C. Mott was planned at the Roosevelt Hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn Lounty
Donald P. Barnes
David G. Bleakley
William C. Mott
U.S. Navy
Roosevelt Hotel
Yanks Boycott Moscow Display Starring Castro
May Day parades in Moscow Havana and East Berlin featured Fidel Castro with Khrushchev on the Lenin mausoleum reviewing Soviet military displays. U S diplomats boycotted the Moscow review as Castro observed rockets and Malinovsky denounced U.S. aggression. Raul Castro led Havana parade with no Soviet tanks. East Berlin urged peaceful coexistence while West Berlin vowed freedom. China held rallies without a mass parade and with Liu Shao-chi present. Mao’s whereabouts were unclear.
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Moscow
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Lenin Mausoleum
Castro
U.S
Foy Kohler
Kohler
Presidium
Frol Kozlov
Kozlov
Havana
Raul Castro
Wall
Willy Brandt
Doctor Denies Teen Spring Fever Is Incurable
A learned doctor claims spring fever among teenagers is not incurable but notes the difficulty lies in finding patients who want to recover. The remark appears in a lighthearted Chuckle column.
Powers Resigns As Conservation Unit Director
Glen G. Powers resigned as director of the Iowa conservation commission for health reasons. The commission accepted the resignation effective June 1 and named him director of the division of planning at maximum salary. E. B. Spekier was named acting director and will serve until new commissioners take office July 1.
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Mason City
UPI
Glen G. Powers
Iowa Conservation Commission
Division of Planning
E. B. Speakier
Powers
Commission
Chet B.akers
Fast Vote By House Kills Veto Overrode Interim Appointment Bill
In Des Moines the Republican led Iowa legislature overrode Gov. Harold Hughes veto on an interim appointment bill. The 78 to 29 vote split along party lines with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing amid charges of political blackmail.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Senate
Harold Hughes
J. W. Grassley
Ida Grove
Hughes
Walter F. Carey
Chamber
Romney
Romney urges citizens party to curb federal control
Gov. George Romney told the UPI that a Citizens party is needed to relieve federalization and push government back to individuals. He urged business leaders to join politics as citizens and to challenge labor or business interests when wrong. Delegates at the UPI noted the speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting with applause.
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Washington
UPI
George Romney
America
Michigan Republican
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Romney
Chamber
Michigan
Tore
SW Iowa Bloc Ends Resistance
DES MOINES The Iowa House beat a dry amendment 59 to 49 as the southwest Iowa bloc shifted to back the Senate liquor bill. Rep. Conrad Ossian announced a favorable position while Rep. William Scherle agreed to handle the measure. The bloc signaled possible defeat of the 3% sales tax and endorsed actions to end the long standing liquor scandal.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Senate
Iowa House
Iowa
Conrad Ossian
Red Oak
House
Southwest
William Scherle
R Henderson
Peking Ship Torpedoed Report
Tokyo reports 59 crewmen rescued from a Red Chinese freighter torpedoed in the Yellow Sea. Kyodo cites crewmen saying an unidentified submarine attacked the vessel carrying maize minerals and other goods bought by Japan under a trade deal negotiated with Peking by private Japanese businessmen. The ship was the first Red Chinese freighter scheduled to visit Japan.
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Tokyo
Maritime Safety Agency
Kyodo
Yellow Sea
Japan i
Peking
Japan
Mystery surrounds Cezanne drawings' disappearance
Four pen and pencil drawings by Paul Cezanne once in the Louvre have become an international dispute. Discovered missing for eight years, they resurfaced in the FBI’s possession after being bought in 1954 for $20 each. The involved American, Harry Jackson, says the works were sold by a studio caretaker. The FBI and Louvre seek return. appraiser John Rewald confirmed the works as Cezannes and noted their missing status.
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New York
Paul Cezanne
Louvre Museum
Paris
FBI
Louvre
Harry Jackson
Meeteetse
Wyo
Cezanne
Art Museu
Aix en-Provence
France
Jackson
John Rewald
Cezannes
Rewald
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Malintovsky
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West Berlin
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East Berlin
Conservation Unit
By Jerry Gross
Gov. Romney
Citizen Party
Joseph D. Hutnyan
Scherle
Ossian
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