Car Bus Crash Kills Two Teens Near Tipton Iowa
Two Eastern Iowa teenagers, William Adams 16 and Pat Lasley 15, died after a car and a Knox College bus collided at the intersection of highway 38 and old highway 1 eight miles south of Tipton. Roy Osterkamp 16 remained critically injured, and bus passengers from Knox baseball team escaped unharmed.
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Tipton
Iowa
Here
William Adams
Clarence Adams
Pat Lasley
Martin Lasley
Bennett
Adams
Lasley
University Hospital
Iowa City
Roy Osterkamp
Herman Osterkamp
Old Highway 1
Knox College
Osterkamp
Knox
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Galesburg
Ill
Birmingham pact seeks desegregation steps in 90 days
A biracial committee in Birmingham proposes a nonofficial accord to desegregate lunch counters rest rooms and drinking fountains in stages within 90 days. It also calls for upgrading Negro hiring on a non discriminatory basis and releasing jailed demonstrators while establishing citizens group talks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supports improved white Negro communication.
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Birmingham
Senior Citizens Committee
Martin Luther King
Surgeon and stewardess perform emergency operation aboard jet
In a high Atlantic flight a Stockholm surgeon and Varig crew member attempt an emergency operation on co-pilot Geraldo Segala. They used a galley knife and blankets as other crew aided with oxygen and heart massage. Segala died en route to Idlewild. autopsy pending.
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New York
Stockholm
Geraldo Segala
Varig Airlines
Buenos Aires
Idlewild
Yvonne Stapfer
Clarence Crafoord
Crafoord
Karolinska Hospital
Segala
Russia Announces New Carrier Rocket Tests
The Soviet Union announced Saturday plans to test new carrier rocket designs on ranges in the Pacific Ocean between May 15 and July 15. It warned ships and planes to stay out of the impact areas.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pacific Ocean
Signs of Naval Base Building in Cuba Reported
The New York Sunday News says new intelligence reports indicate Soviet Russia is building a naval base near Banes Cuba. The reports claim substantial troop and civilian movement with 1600 naval personnel 1360 radar technicians and 2400 coastal defense missileers in Cuba.
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Naval Base
Cuba
New York
New York Sunday News
Russia
Banes
Senate
Washington
Bahia de Nipe
Crowds Gather on Coast For Launching of Cooper
Crowds flock to Cocoa Beach and surrounding areas to witness Major Gordon Cooper's planned eight hour space sleep launch. The event draws plane and car travelers, campers, and a wake up service from Muchea Australia to ensure no nap is missed. Beachfront viewing lines extend along Cape Canaveral as motels fill and tent cities form near missile sites.
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Associated Press
Cooper
Gordon Cooper
Chris Kraft
Cape Canaveral
Cocoa Beach
Fla
America
Outer Space
Air Force
Kelly
Muchea
Australia
Daytona
Vero Beach
Gordo
Cape
Polaris
Chuckie Children Repeated Quotes Highlight Copyright Concerns
A short note discusses how children echo spoken words verbatim, raising questions about who owns what is spoken. The piece cites caution about repeating phrases and the implications for copyright and attribution in media and daily speech.
Wind and Rain Halt Cedar Rapids Traffic
Strong winds and heavy rain blocked nine Cedar Rapids streets from 9 to midnight with police barricades. Arborists and crews cleared downed trees and wires at blocks on Second Avenue SW Second Avenue SE and Thirty third Street NE as gusts reached 40 mph and rainfall totaled about 0.46 inches.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Two Hurt After Motel Explosion During Desegregation Campaign
A hazardous device exploded at a motel used as headquarters by integration leaders in Birmingham during desegregation efforts. Two people were injured in the blast and two additional accidents occurred in a nearby Black residential area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sidewalk Superintendents To Have Their Day Tuesday
Cedar Rapids prepares for a hometown event as Albert Luke returns home to pilot helicopters and airlift six 12 foot high MNB letters to the Merchants National Bank penthouse. The project, with neon red signage, promises a dramatic skyline show and nightly color imagery.
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Cedar Rapids
Bank
MNB
Albert Luke
Emma Zavodsky
Louis Michalec
Thirtieth Street
Martin
Elmer Luke
Brother al
Nesper Sign
Merchants National Bank
Waukon Man Killed in Highway 51 Crash
A 44 year old Grant Allison of Waukon died and Curtis Kurth, 22, of Luana was injured in a collision on U S Highway 51 south of Waukon during a heavy rain. Kurth was hospitalized. Allison worked for Stone Plumbing Company and was en route to visit his mother on a farm.
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Waukon
U.S
Syria and Iraq Shake Up on Arab Unity Drive
In Damascus the national revolutionary council accepted Prime Minister Salah Bitar's resignation after a week of pro Nasser rioting and asked Sami Jundi to form a new government. Baghdad announced Iraq would proceed with Arab unity, signaling continued push toward the Nasser-backed federation despite Syria's crisis.
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Damascus
Syria
Iraq
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Revolutionary Council
Salah Bitar
Ba’ath
Sami Jundi
In memory of community members and city notices
A jumble of memorials and club notes appears alongside political dispatches. Reports from Baghdad detail Brig. Ahmed Hassan Bakr’s resignation and a new government to pursue the Cairo federation as Iraq moves toward a tripartite Union.
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Bakr
Iraq
U.A.R
United Arab Republic
Tripartite Federation
In memory notices for family members and camp budget note
A fragmented memorial message lists in memory of father and mother and in memory of Gertrude E and Emma. It also includes a line about a 1963 camp budget balance of 1,463.08 dollars and a preceding account balance.
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Mary Louise
Gertrude E
Emma Prone
Accoun
End of Toll on U S 30 Bridge Celebrated
Iowa and Nebraska marked the end of tolls on the Blair Nebraska bridge over the Missouri River. Governors Harold Hughes and Frank Morrison led parades at Blair and Missouri Valley and attended a midday ceremony where the final toll tickets, totaling $1,978.08, were dumped into the river.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Nebraska
Blair, Neb
Missouri
U.S. Highway 30
Mississippi River
Harold Hughes
Frank Morrison
Blair
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