Amish May Shun Rule On School
In Independence an Iowa judge hears Amish parents who refuse state certified teachers for 37 children. The Amish rely on Bible and Mennonite faith claiming education by state teachers infringes their religion. Hearing postponed to Oct 25 in Waterloo as attorneys argue about substantial equality of education.
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George Heath
Buchanan County
Heath
Waterloo
William Sindlinger
Cedar Falls
Harry Reed
Oelwein School Board
Status of Women in Iowa Commission Formed
AP reports Gov. Hughes created a 25 member Governor's Commission on the Status of Women in Des Moines to push equal rights as barriers persist in hiring and employment. Marguerite Scruggs will chair, with Norma Bruner as executive secretary and Betty Talkington as secretary.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hughes
Missouri Valley
Marguerite Scruggs
Iowa State University
Iowa Council On Employment Problems of Women
George Moore
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Norma Bruner
Bureau of Labor
Betty Talkington
Council On Employment Problems of Women
Commission
SUI Bond Plan Approved for 16.5 Million Financing
The Iowa State Board of Regents approved selling 16.5 million dollars in bonds on Sept 12 in Des Moines to fund University of Iowa projects. Funds will retire notes from three Iowa banks including Merchants National Cedar Rapids, plus 850 thousand for Burge Hall, 195 thousand for Hillcrest dorm changes, 90 thousand for fire protection, 577.5 thousand for Quadrangle remodeling, and 2.525 million for Currier Hall addition.
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State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Paul Speer
Des Moines
Iowa
Merchants National
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Insurance Company
New York Bank
Burge Hall
Hillcrest
Quadrangle
Currier Hall
Ambulance Firm and Cedar Rapids Reach Compromise
Ken Sullivan reports Cedar Rapids reaches a compromise with Howell and the city council over ambulance service. By agreeing to private operation with 24 hour notice for suspensions and requiring Howell to coordinate all calls, the city aims to protect public interest and restore trust.
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Council
B.T. Howell
Cedar Rapids
Howell
Johnson
Major blow to Castro regime from Flora hurricane
The Citizens Committee for a Free Cuba says Hurricane Flora dealt a major blow to Fidel Castro's rule. It cites food shortages, rising disenchantment with communism, and potential leadership upheaval as key fallout. Officials report Cuba suffered deaths while Havana cautions against rumors until an official tally.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Citizens Committee For A Free
Castro
U.S
Miami
Havana Radio
Bayonno
Oriente
Holguin
Bayamo
Las Villas
Camaguey
Swap Two Yanks for Two Russians In Spy Exchange
The United States freed two accused Soviet spies in a deal that allowed two Americans to depart Russia. The Russians are Ivan Egorov, 41, UN secretariat officer, and his wife Aleksandra, 39. One American is Walter Ciszek, a priest held since the 1940s. the other is Marvin Makinen, 24, a student arrested in Kiev in 1961.
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New York
UPI
U.S
Rusa
Ivan Egorov
U.N. Secretariat
Aleksandra
Walter Ciszek
Russia
Marvin Makinen
Kiev
Home backed for party helm amid leadership crisis
In Blackpool, a group of senior Conservative lawmakers moves to draft Foreign Secretary Lord Home as successor to Prime Minister Macmillan. Maudling's lackluster conference speech weakens his bid while Home, though reluctant, attracts strong support after a standing ovation for his foreign policy notes. Lord Hailsham pushes to enter the Commons after pledging to renounce his peerage, eliciting mixed reactions within the cabinet.
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Blackpool
England
Conservative
Lord Home
Macmillan
Reginald Maudling
Maudling
House of Commons
Richard Butler
Lord Hailsham
House of Lords
Hailsham
Commons
Soviets Bar Yank Group From Berlin
About 100 Soviet troops blocked a U S army supply convoy from Berlin while a second convoy moved out and stood nearby signaling readiness to aid. The Babelsberg checkpoint saw armed officers, helmets, and submachine guns as the standoff stretched over the autobahn between West Germany and Berlin.
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Berlin
U. S
West Germany
Babelsberg
Rusk Protests Soviet Blocking of Berlin Convoy
The United States condemned Soviet blocking of a Berlin bound convoy as unwarranted. Secretary of State Rusk personally delivered the protest, and President Kennedy met with top advisers to discuss the situation. Officials said the move was expressing concern to Dobrynin at the checkpoint and in Potsdam, with no satisfactory reply received.
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Howell
Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Steinstuecken
Washington
Rusk
Kennedy
Salinger
Defense
McNamara
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Dobrynin
State Department
Robert McCloskey
U.S. J Army
Boy Michael Stamoulis Seeks Doctor Dream Amid Help
Michael Stamoulis 12 suffers a congenital heart condition but maintains hope. The New York Pan-Icarian Brotherhood raised 2000 to fund his operation at Deborah Hospital Browns Mills New Jersey in mid November with volunteer hosts in Huntington and Port Jefferson. He aspires to become a doctor and aid others.
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New York
Michael Stamoulis
Michael
Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America
Gus Chervouvis
Port Jefferson
N. Y
The
Brotherhood
Deborah Hospital
Browns Mills
N. J
Gus Kostis
Huntington
Trouble and Gromyko Visit Coincide Again
Washington reports that Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, in town during U S talk, professed unawareness of harassment of convoys from West Germany toward Berlin. The visit followed talks with President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk, echoing a prior incident when missile info tied to Cuba caused tension.
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Washington
George Ball
Gromyko
U. S
West Germany
Berlin
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Russia
Cuba
White House
Adenauer Submits Resignation Letter in Bonn
Chancellor Adenauer turned in his official resignation Friday to President Luebke. The move requires presidential acceptance before taking effect. Parliament is set to select Economics Minister Erhard as chancellor on Wednesday.
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Bonn
Adenauer
Luebke
Economics
Erhard
Nation
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