Everest West Ridge Climb Reaches Summit by Bishop and Jerstad
The first U S ascent via Everest west ridge ends with James W Whittaker and Nawang Gombu planting the Stars and Stripes at 29 028 feet on May 1. Norman R Dyhrenfurth confirms Bishop and Jerstad also reached the summit as radios reveal a difficult ascent in windy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
James W. Whittaker
Redmond
Wash
Nawang Gombu
William Unsoeld
Corvallis
Ore
Thomas Hornbein
San Diego
Calif
Everest
West Ridge
Hornbein
Unsoeld
Tibet
U.S
Norman R. Dyhrenfurth
Barry C. Bishop
Washington, D.C
Luther Jerstad
Eugene
California Is Preferred by GOP Leaders
Republican leaders move to award the 1964 GOP nominating convention to San Francisco likely in July. A Denver June 20 subcommittee meeting will formalize the choice, with the national committee expected to ratify it at its June 21 meeting. California delegates may face a bitter June primary, but leaders see California as essential for the nominee to win its 40 electoral votes. The field once narrowed to Miami Beach Chicago and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
GOP
National Committee
Denver
California
Republican Party
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Kennedy
Miami Beach
Chicago
Barry Goldwater
R-Aziz
Two Injured as Cedar River Boat Capsizes Near Bridge
Six people rode a boat on the Cedar River when it capsized near the North Western railroad bridge. Kenneth Sharpe, 49, and Donald Andrews, 37, were taken to St Luke's hospital for observation. Andrews rescued Sharpe, performed resuscitation, and both were pulled to shore by a passing rowboat. The other four passengers were saved by river patrol and were uninjured.
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Cedar River
North Western Railroad
Kenneth Sharpe
Twenty-seventh Street
Donald Andrews
Thirty Eighth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
River Patrol
Sharpe
Andrews
Robert Kohl
US Will Cover for V-Bombers in Europe, NATO Talks
Ottawa reports the United States pledges to cover major strategic targets if Britain withdraws its 180 V-bombers from Europe. NATO officials say talks with General Lyman Lemnitzer and British Defense Minister Peter Thornecroft cover deployment and risks, with final agreement expected in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Europe
Lyman D. Lemnitzer
Supreme Allied Commander In
Saceur
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
NATO Council of Ministers
Lemnitzer
Peter Thorneycroft
NATO
Britain
Fidel Castro backs Soviet line in Cuba pledge
In Moscow Fidel Castro signed a declaration aligning Cuba with the Soviet bloc on major issues dividing the communist camp. The text pledges unity for peace and opposes imperialist danger, marking Castro’s endorsement after months of tension with Mao's China and Khrushchev's Cuban moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
Amur
China
Russia
Khrushchev
Red China
Mao Tze-Tung
Cuba
Caribbean
Castro
U.S
Mao
Chinese Communist Party
Aldo Morodesignated Italy's next premier ahead of elections
In Rome, Christian Democrat Aldo Moro was named prime minister designate to form a center left cabinet anchored by the Christian Democrats with Republican and Democratic Socialist support. He indicated the Marxist Socialists might join the majority but did not specify cabinet roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Christian Democrat
Aldo Moro
Italy
Moro
Christian Democrats
Inside
Amintore Fanfani
Fanfani
Antonio Segni
Bari
Christian Democrat Party
Republican and
Democratic Socialist Parties
Marxist Socialist Party
Pietro Nenni
Nenni
54 Years in Politics Fail To Slow Big Jim Farley
NEW YORK AP Big Jim Farley still charges ahead on his 75th birthday saying politics and travel keep him vigorous. The former Democratic national chairman and Postmaster General says he logged heavy travel last year and remains active in NY politics while leading Coca Cola Export Corp as board chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Jim Farley
New York
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Madison Avenue
Coca-Cola Export Corp
Camp Good Health fund receives major gifts in Cedar Rapids
Two large gifts boost the Camp Good Health fund this week alongside numerous Memorial Day contributions. U.A.W. Local 299 and Link-Belt Speeder contribute 300 each in memory of Mrs. Walter Dunshee, while Louise Leibert Circle of King’s Daughters gives 200 in her name. Additional gifts honor Ernest and Gertrude Iseminger, J. J. Kolarik, and others, with a total noted at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Camp Good Health
Link-Belt Speeder
United Fund
U.A.W. Local
Link-Belt
Louise Leibert
The
King’s Daughters
Walter Dunshee
U.A.W
Afl-Cio
Ernest and
Gertrude Iseminger
Thursday Night Bridge Club
Altruria Club
Mt. Vernon
Barnett Seeks Electoral Stalemate Dinner
Gov. Ross Barnett announces a June 17 fundraiser in Jackson to back a Southern unpledged slate aiming to block both parties from winning the next presidential election. Editor Tom Anderson of Farm and Ranch and Alabama Gov. George Wallace will speak, with other Southern leaders attending. Proceeds at 5.00 25 per plate will support a conservative president who defends constitutional government and states’ rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Ross Barnett
Barnett
Tom Anderson
Farm and Ranch Magazine
Alabama
George Wallace
Sabin Sunday Polio Vaccine Drive in Linn County
Linn county residents aged over three months are urged to receive Sabin oral polio vaccine Type II during a mass immunization drive from noon to 6 PM at most sites, with special hours at Center Point Marion and other locations. A 25 cent donation is asked, but no one will be turned away. rides are available via Cedar Rapids Citizens Band Radio Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Center Point
Central City
Alburnett
Cedar Rapids
Fillmore
Truman
Grant Wood
Wright, Jefferson
Washington
Prairie and Johnson
Jane Boyd
Marion
Marion High School
Linn-Mar Main
Mt. Vernon
Springville
Citizens Band Radio Club
Norbert Collins
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Stars and Stripes
West Face
By Jack Bell
Arthur Garshon
Fidel
By Preston Grover
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Red
Mr. Inside
Atlantic Alliance
Segni
Sunday's Index
City Hall
Iown
Iowa
New Books
Stephen
Jane) Duffy
the Hesperian Club
Iamp
Eeeeeeeeeeeee
J. J. Kolarik
International Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Beeseuesas Baka
J. W. Bradley
International
Ambar Grotto
Jennie Rocharek
Bill
Cedar Rhapsody
Sweet Adelines, Inc
Jennie Bates
Argosy Club
Milner
Jerry” Sopousek
Libbie Sopousek
Edward J. Sopousek
A. W
Carlton
Sabin
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