Everest Climb By American Sherpa Team Reaches Summit
An American climber and a Sherpa guide reached the summit of Mount Everest from the South Col, placing aluminum flags at the top. The pair returned to base camp with the rest of the team, while two alternative routes were planned for further climbs. President Kennedy praised the expedition and the leader Norman Dyhrenfurth coordinated a large crew of Americans and one Briton.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
South Col
Everest
Mao Tze-tung
Richard Pownall
Denver
Luther Jerstad
Eugene
Ore
Kennedy
Norman Dyhrenfurth
Santa Monica
Mt. Rainier
Himalayas
McClellan Accuses Pentagon Over TFX Contract Data
Senator McClellan charges the Pentagon with refusing or failing to provide documents requested in a probe of the TFX aircraft contract. He renews a demand for materials and cites disputes over a General Dynamics award versus Boeing bids.
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Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Pentagon
Gilpatric
Senate
General Dynamics
Fort Worth
Texas
Air Force
Zuckert
David McGiffert
McNamara
Boeing
William Allen
Kozlov Suffered Second Heart Attack in Moscow
Moscow reports say Frol Kozlov, 55, Khrushchev's chosen successor and Soviet first secretary heir apparent, had a second heart attack and remains in serious condition. He has not appeared in public since early April and his health may end his bid to lead.
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Moscow
UPI
Frol Kozlov
Khrushchev
Kozlov
Senate restores bulk of postal slash to $50 million
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to restore $50 million of a $69.8 million cut to the Post Office Department operations budget. The panel aims to keep postal service intact in the new fiscal year, though final figures depend on conference with the House. If restoration holds, drastic service changes are unlikely.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Senate
Sen. Robertson
D-Va
Subcommittee
Vinton Man Killed In Car Bus Crash
Cletus Schoeberl, 26, of Vinton died in a crash at a county road intersection six miles south and four east of Vinton. He drove east while a school bus traveled north. all 16 children on board escaped injury. Schoeberl was en route to Baxter Motors in Cedar Rapids for work.
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Vinton
Cletus Schoebert
Here
Schoeber
Shellsburg
Severe Weather Forecast for Central and Northern Iowa
The Weather Bureau warns of scattered thunderstorms forming in northern Iowa and eastern Nebraska that will intensify and move eastward. Severe storms with hail and damaging winds are expected around 1 30 p m CST along a line from Columbus Nebraska to east northeast of Waterloo, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Des Moines, Iowa City and Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
Columbus
Neb
Waterloo
Plymouth
Mitchell
Fremont
Cedar Counties
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Dubuque
New Synagogue to be Built by Temple Judah in Cedar Rapids
Ground breaking for Temple Judah's new synagogue and religious school is planned for late May or early June. The 110-family Cedar Rapids Jewish congregation will replace the 40 year old building at 1947 Washington Avenue SE with a sanctuary, community hall, religious school facilities, rabbi's study and offices. Final plans will be unveiled at the June 5 annual meeting led by Rabbi Herman Schaalman of Chicago. William Galway chairs the congregation. Stanley Seidler heads the building committee.
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Cedar Rapids
Temple Judah
Washington Avenue SE
Lindsay Lane
Bever Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Herman Schaalman
Chicago
William Galway
Stanley Seidler
McNamara to Lead Southeast Asia Conference in Hawaii
Defense Secretary McNamara travels from Washington to Hawaii to chair a Southeast Asia and Western Pacific conference. The meeting gathers U S officials to discuss the ongoing regional situation and policy options.
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Washington
Defense
McNamara
Hawaii
Southeast Asia
Western Pacific
Desegregation march in Birmingham faces police resistance
Police used fire hoses dogs and nightsticks to disrupt hundreds of marching Negroes in Birmingham Alabama. Eyewitnesses reported bystander injuries from the water and officers were hospitalized after rocks were thrown. Martin Luther King Jr said federal authorities were concerned and Justice Department officials in Washington were contacted.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King
King
Justice Department
Washington
Atty
Richmond Flowers
Alabama
Senate defers 50 million regents funding amid revenue doubt
A Senate committee deferred a proposed 50 million dollar annual appropriation for the Iowa Board of Regents until state revenue is resolved. The move followed an item by item recommendation, with key lawmakers voting to defer. Subcommittee figures show higher post is planned for Regents institutions, except Oakdale Sanatorium.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
Senate
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Full
Appropriations Committee
Schroeder
George Scott
West Union
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Rigler
Dewey Phelps
Hillsboro
Regents Institutions
University of Iowa
University Hospitals
Psychopathic Hospital
Bacteriological Laboratory
Iowa State
Agricultural Experiment Station
State Extension Service
State College of Iowa
Iowa School For the Deaf
Oakdale
Hughes
Counties Wet Can Vote Dry Counties Wet
The Iowa House voted 56 to 50 to adopt county wide local option in liquor legislation, with a 53 to 51 vote removing license caps, enabling broader licensing. A straw poll local option was added by Rep. Winkleman, creating three local option paths and signaling a conference committee path.
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Des Moines
Drys
Iowa House
Wets
William P. Winkleman
Lohrville
Winkleman
House
Senate
Elmer H. den Herder
Sioux Center
Lorne R. Worthington
D-Lamont
Syrian Govt Split Threatens Arab Union Link
BEIRUT Lebanon AP reports a fracture within Syria's revolutionary government endangers the unborn Arab union of Syria Iraq and Egypt as tensions mount among regional actors Friday.
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Perils Arab Union
Beirut
Lebanon
Arab Union
Syria
Iraq
Egypt
FBI Chief Warns of Looming Law and Order Crisis
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns Congress that crime has risen 114 percent since 1950 and could trigger chaos unless the public cooperates. He cites apathy toward law enforcement and urges citizens to report crimes and testify, noting 1962 saw over two million serious crimes and a 7 percent rise from 1961.
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Raymond Crowley
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crim
Hoover
Justice Department
U.S
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Lowan
Pownall
West Branch
Iowa State University
Ames
Jerstad
University of Oregon
Mt. Rainier National Park
G. Milton Kelly
Department of Defense
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