Town Suit On Paving Is Reversed
The State Appeal Board did not exceed its jurisdiction in dis approving a Mechanic sville street improvement project funded largely by special assessments. The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a Polk County District Court ruling, affirming the board can disapprove contracts paid for in substantial part by town funds.
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Eisenhower denies briefing Kennedy on Yugoslavia jet sale
Former President Eisenhower said the decision to sell obsolete jet interceptors to Yugoslavia occurred after Kennedy took office. He recalled no White House approval before leaving in 1961 and said the matter involved state and defense departments.
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James Mitchell
New Jersey
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Soviet Union
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Lonely No More in Cedar Rapids Community
A young wife, newly moved with three small children to the Cedar Rapids Marion area, finds homesickness eased by YWCA and Cedar Hills YW clubs. She learns nursery care is available for meetings and classes, makes friends, and becomes part of a new supportive community aided by the United Good Neighbors campaign.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Gazette
YW Wives
YWCA
Cedar Hills
United Good Neighbors
X-15 Sets 3920 mph Speed Mark at Edwards AFB
Edwards AFB AP report states X-15 piloted by Joe Walker reached 3920 mph in 80 seconds with flaps down to limit speed. The run came close to the 4000 mph design cap as officials collected data through a cautious test. Friction heated flaps to 1100 degrees, wing leading edges to 1000, while the craft climbed toward 110000 feet in pursuit of high speed and re-entry challenges.
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Calif
Joe Walker
Bob White
Walker
Bashir Ahmad Visits Dallas Area Including Irving Super Market
The famed camel driver Bashir Ahmad toured a Dallas suburb while in Texas. He kissed a 3 year old admirer in Irving and marveled at a supermarket door sensor and fresh produce. He rode in a blue pickup, received Western paintings, and claimed his camel would outrun trucks.
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Bashir
Pakistan
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Fort Worth
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Rodeo Avenue
Irving
Jane Marie Littleton
Jane Marie
M. D. Cumbie
State Department
Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc
Henry English
Nigeria’s Calm Stance Over Peace Corps Postcard Incident
Nigeria seeks calm after a Peace Corps volunteer Margery Michelmore 23 wrote a critical postcard about Nigerian life. Government spokesman notes anger in Nigeria but urges restraint and downplays deportation demands while stressing strong U S relations remain undamaged.
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Nigeria
Peace Corps
Margery
Architects for Junior Highs in Cedar Rapids Named
Cedar Rapids board of education completed land acquisitions for two new junior high schools in the northeast and northwest. A design contract was tentatively awarded to Kohlmann Eckman Hukill of Cedar Rapids for sites at Noel Ridge Park and a 23 acre Cedar Hills parcel. Purchases of Cedar Hills will proceed after sewer feasibility clears. The Noelridge site transfer from Marion district to Cedar Rapids, and a planned land swap for a First Avenue W and Fifteenth Street plot, are under consideration. Construction is 2 to 3 years away pending a bond issue.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Hills
Marion
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First Avenue
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Khrushchev offers to delay German peace deadline in Berlin talks
Premier Khrushchev proposes postponing the year end deadline for a German peace treaty if the West shows willingness to negotiate Berlin. In a six hour speech to the Soviet congress he claims Russia will lead a 50 megaton nuclear test, the biggest yet, while insisting the German problem be settled promptly. He warns war would destroy capitalism and urges a mutually acceptable settlement with West Berlin as a free demilitarized city.
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East Germany
Khrushchev delays Berlin deadline as tension lingers
The Khrushchev move to drop the Berlin deadline and promise a 50 megaton nuclear blast drew cautious analysis in Washington. The White House would not comment until more study. British officials warned Moscow still aims to squeeze the allies from Berlin while signaling a milder tone.
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