Weather and Birth Notices From A Local Almanac
Monday high and low temperatures listed for multiple cities with precipitation totals. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies into Wednesday and a mild late week. births announced from St. Luke’s with several families welcomed and names recorded.
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Detroit
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Iami
Seattle
X-15 Record Recalculated Lower at Edwards AFB
Final computations from Edwards Air Force Base show the X-15 reached 3307 mph in its latest winged flight, revised from 3370 mph. The figure, announced by NASA, still tops the earlier 3074 mph record set by Major Bob White on April 21. Test pilot Joe Walker achieved the new mark last Thursday.
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EDWARDS AIR_ BASE
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Bob White
Joe Walker
Baby Dies After Choking on Plastic Mattress Cover
In Philadelphia Rita Chaykowsky reports 7 month old Nadia choking on a plastic mattress cover. Nadia was found unconscious by her mother and died on arrival at the hospital.
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Philadelphia
Rita Chaykowsky
Chaykowsky
Nadia
Woman Claims Baby Is Monkey After DUI Arrest
Miami police arrested a woman for drunk driving and she pleaded for no ticket so she could rush home to her 24 year old baby. Investigators checked the home and found the baby was a monkey.
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Miami
Fined for unlawful fishing in Guttenberg case
Three Beloit men James Aaron and Nathan Owens were fined 100 each after Guttenberg conservation officer Harlan Franks charged them with taking fish unlawfully. The men were arrested for shocking fish with an electric current device. James and Aaron are brothers and Nathan is their cousin.
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Beloit
Wis
James
Aaron
Nathan Owens
Harlan Franks
Guttenberg Conservation
Nathan
Two Charged in Elkader Drunk Driving Crash
Special to The Gazette Vernie Gentz 30 Elkader charged with drunk driving after his car left the road three miles south of Littleport Monday night and rolled over. Passenger Duane Garlow 22 Elkport charged with intoxication.
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Vernie Gentz
Littleport
Duane Garlow
Elkport
Obituaries for Belle Plaine, Iowa area residents
Obituaries list several Iowa City and surrounding town residents with ages and funeral details. Belle Plaine John E Thede 66 burial at Marshalltown Hrabaks. Ruth Ratzlaff 169 services Wednesday at 2 McGovern s. Oma Zimmerli 70 services Wednesday 2:30 Cathout s. Lloyd F Nelson 156 services Thursday 2 Independence Lorraine Hertzberg 61 Brandon Hawe s. Patrick Smith 60 services Thursday 10 St Johns. Fred Clemmens London $5 died Monday night funeral Thursday 1 Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. William H Septer 82 services Thursday 1 McSwiggin Uhlmann land 2 United Church of Christ Pilot Township Center Point Elsie Brown 78 services Thursday 2 Murdoch s. Friends may call 1 Wednesday Clarence Joe Ditz 92 Services Wednesday 2 St Johns.
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John E. Thede
Hrabak
Murdoch’s. Friends
Clarence—Joe Ditz
St. John’s Church
Khrushchev to Attend Communist Summit in Bratislava
Western diplomatic sources say Premier Khrushchev is expected to join a Communist bloc leaders summit in Bratislava Czechoslovakia before talks with President Kennedy. The Prague plan was changed to avoid a long detour on Khrushchev’s Austria trip.
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Waterloo Man Dies In 2 Car Collision
Vernon Behl, 66, of Waterloo died in a two car crash on highway 20 inside Waterloo city limits Monday night. Eight others were injured, including his wife Rose Behl, 70, and Ernest Hemmer, 52, of Jesup, both listed in critical condition.
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Amanda Harris 117, Former Slave, Dies in Texas Home
Amanda Harris born into slavery and freed in her teens died Monday at a San Antonio convalescent home where she had lived for 47 years. Friends said she was 117.
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San Antonio
Amanda Harris
Five Year Old Given Detention After Auto Theft Chase
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids youth led police on a dawn chase in a stolen car owned by McDonald and Stevenson Ford Co. The vehicle was recovered after a pursuit on Seventh Street SE and the youth was held in city jail pending formal charges. Detectives say he admitted to at least one other car theft.
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Legion
Fourth Ave
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SUI journalism grads honored in Hall of Fame
A passage lists SUI journalism graduates inducted into the Hall of Fame and notes career highlights. It mentions Boyd becoming editor of The Gazette in 1941, memberships in ASNE and Sigma Delta Chi, and roles at the National Conference of Editorial Writers and the Iowa Daily Press Association. Other alumni include Gallup, Childs, Goulds, Koop, Wilson, MacDonald, and Starzel with various national outlets and positions.
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Iowa Daily Press Assn
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C. Bruce Gould
Electoral Reform Would Strike at Pressure Blocs
Washington opinion argues conservatives should push S J Res 12 in room 457 to amend the electoral college. The plan would assign one electors per district with two at large, aiming to reduce influence of minorities and pressure groups and shift advantage toward Republicans, citing 1948 vote figures.
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Mundt
Mason City Globe-Gazette Editorial Acknowledgments
The article notes press figures Conger Reynolds and W. Earl Hall of the Mason City Globe-Gazette with the U. S. Information Agency acknowledged by editor Mason City Globe-Gazette.
Tama County Barn Destroyed by Fire
A Tama County barn measuring 36 by 70 feet was destroyed by fire early Tuesday. Losses included 500 laying hens 3 sows 80 piglets and several pieces of machinery along with 800 bales of hay 550 bushels of oats and 100 bushels of shelled corn. Fire discovered about 4:30 a.m. and still smoldering at 9 a.m. Cause unavailable. barn loss estimated at $20 000.
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Toledo
Tama County
Chang Seeks More U.S. Aid Amid Power Shift
Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young, South Korea's military premier, said he would seek more economic aid from the United States as the U.S. embassy criticized his seizure of power. He claimed ties with the U.S. would strengthen while noting the need to revise constitution and election laws and considering a temporary suspension of the constitution to return to civilian control soon.
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Chang Do-young
South Korea
U.S
Chang
Macmillan Sees Britain Aiming for Europe Unity
Prime Minister Macmillan expressed confidence that Britain and Europe will achieve economic unity and perhaps sooner than some pessimists expect. He spoke from London on plans to strengthen ties within Europe and Britain’s role in developing a shared market.
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Macmillan
Britain
Europe
Kennedy Returns to Hyannis after Boston Banquet
Crowd estimates for the Kennedy family event ranged from 40 000 to 50 000 as the Kennedy clan sang happy birthday The party traveled toIdlewild Airport for a Paris flight Kennedy plans a New York conference with Prime Minister Ben Gurion of Israel Ben Gurion seeks arms shipment limits and backing for Middle East boundaries Mrs Kennedy rests at Middleburg estate joining Mr Kennedy in Idlewild for the Paris departure The presidential team includes advisers but Secretary Rusk is delayed until late Wednesday or early Thursday
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Congressional Committee
New Rulers Hit Snag in South Korea
In Seoul the ruling junta faces a legal muddle over how to suspend Parliament and enact a new supreme law. Yu Chin-oh, Korea University president and key constitutional author, was named supreme adviser as Lt. Gen. Chang Do-young leads a planning committee with nearly 100 experts. The United States seeks clarity on constitutional issues amid U.N. governance questions.
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South Korea
Supreme Council
Yu Chin-oh
Korea University
Korea
Chang Do-young
Ham Pyung-sun
U.S
Marshall Green
Kim Hong-il
Green
U.N
Lions Club speaker Cherif to address Roosevelt Thursday
City briefs report Tunisian Lions Club member Azzedine Cherif will speak at noon Thursday at the Roosevelt. Also listed: bowling Memorial Day special three games for one dollar at Magnificent Tropic Lanes and theft, break in, and story hour notices from local schools and libraries.
Decorah Man 21 Hurt When Car Leaves Road
Decorah resident Thomas Mc Connell twenty one is in fair condition at a Rochester hospital after a crash on a curve at the south edge of Decorah Monday night. Authorities say he apparently fell asleep and suffered head injuries lacerations and a broken collarbone.
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Thomas McConnell
Rochester
Admits Slaying Chicago Man and Shooting Woman
A man admits shooting Daniel Saenz and Josephine Labue in a rural swing area south of Chicago. Police say Thomas Blanchard of Detroit was found asleep in Saenzs car, after Saenz body was dumped near Palos Township and Labue wounded.
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Cook
Thomas Blanchard
Detroit
Saenz
Lemon
Death notices for Mary Bys lifelong Shueyville resident
Mary Bys longtime Shueyville resident and widow of Wesley Bys died Tuesday. Born November 20, 1879 in Western she leaves five daughters Mrs John Buresh Mrs Lloyd Hrdlicka Cedar Rapids Mrs Joseph Zalesky Shueyville Mrs Gordon Mitchell Central City and Mrs Robert Chapman Whittier California and five sons Jerry and Frank Cedar Rapids William Mt Vernon Ivan Swisher and Charles Solon. She also leaves 20 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services will be held at Barta Hesser chapel at a time to be announced.
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Shueyville
Wesley Bys
Western
John Buresh
Lloyd Hrdlicka
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Zalesky
Gordon Mitchell
Central City
Robert Chapman
Whittier
Calif
Jerry
Frank
William
Mt. Vernon
Ivan
Swisher
Charles
Solon
Barta-Hesserchapel
Turner-Briggs rites at 1:30 Wednesday
Mr and Mrs Charles Turner Briggs hold a chapel service at 1 30 Wednesday conducted by the Rev William Harnish. Burial is planned at Linwood.
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Charles Turner
William Harnish
Linwood
Atlanta Desegregation Effort Reduces Pupil Transfers
Atlanta officials report about 119 of 135 transfer applicants were eliminated by tests and interviews as the school system proceeds with desegregation under a federal court order. Only 16 of 135 will receive personal interviews this Tuesday. The plan targets 11th and 12th grades to desegregate this fall.
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Atlanta
Teachers Resign in Tokyo After Fire at Statue Site
In New York and Tokyo reports say teachers at Liberty Island have resigned after a fire damaged the statue area. Hedges and Brack, both at Liberty Island, resigned their posts while others were rehired.
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Everything Is Lost if U S Yields to Castro
By Inez Robb, New York, argues the U S fund drive to ransom Cuban freedom fighters is political blackmail. Kennedy sponsorship legitimizes the exchange, she says, equating it with a national surrender and warning the public against moral capitulation to Castro.
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Castro
New York
Ameri
Hitler
Inez
Kennedy
Washington
LBJ Urges Fight Against Poverty at Texas Graduation
Vice President Johnson urged the 1961 Southwest Texas State College graduating class to combat illiteracy poverty and disease worldwide. He noted the nations need for understanding as he reflected on his Southeast Asia tour and stressed that knowing one another reduces the will to fight.
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Southeast Asia
Johnson
FTC To Widen Use of Subpoenas in Probing Unfair Practices
Chairman Paul Rand Dixon announced the FTC will expand subpoena use in anti trust cases and increase demands for information via questionnaires. He spoke prepared remarks to the Advertising Federation of America outlining broader investigative powers.
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Washington
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Advertising Federation of America
Dixon
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