Girl Denies Stump Fired Shot at Her
Des Moines UPI report on Leanna Skultery denying involvement with Ronell M Stump in the death of her fiancé Michael Daly. She admits a park overnight with Stump but says he did not fire at Daly. police testimonies conflict over bullets fired.
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Des Moines
UPI
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Iowa City
Ronell M. Stump
Keokuk
Coed
Michael Daly
Daly
Robert Daly
Miss Skultery
Gaylord Brooks
Atty
J. Riley McManus
Miss Skultetvy
Miss Skultety
Lester Kellogg
McManus
Miss. Skultery
University of Iowa
Police Tighten Security After Prisoner Liquor Incident
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Lester Woodward ordered stricter control of trusties and a locked drunk tank after a prisoner found a liquor bottle in his cell. Cells are now locked after cleaning and trusties will be searched when returning to the block to boost department security.
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Cedar Rapids
Lester Woodward
Woodward
He Didn't Quit Fourteenth in a Series
A youth named George, helped by Jane Boyd Community House staff, overcomes early school struggles. He quits once but is encouraged to finish high school and win a college scholarship with aid from the Community House. The program is funded largely by the United Good Neighbors campaign that opens tonight.
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Jane Boyd
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United Good Neighbors
Vietnamese Intervention Bid Hinted by Saigon
South Vietnam accused North Vietnam of sending 1840 regular troops into the country to subvert the Diem regime and asked the International Control Commission to investigate. The claim cites a single supply station in eastern Laos as the route over six months. The move could form a legal basis for possible U.S. intervention.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids Marion Vote Trails 1959 Turnout
Cedar Rapids and Marion polls stayed open until 8 pm as voting picked up after noon. About 1 500 ballots were cast by noon in 32 Cedar Rapids precincts rising to 2 600 by 2 30 pm signaling a moderate turnout around 6 500. In 1959 4 680 ballots were cast by 2 30 pm in key races and 12 143 by close. Robert M L Johnson sought re election as safety commissioner two years ago and lost to Ralph Mikesell who currently holds the post.
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Accused Slayer Dies of Wounds in Utica Adironack Hideout
Charles Warner aged 16, charged with killing two former friends for taunting him, died from wounds suffered while being flushed from an Adirondack hideout eight days earlier.
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Utica
N.Y
Charles Warner
United Good Neighbor Campaign Opens in C R
The Cedar Rapids Marion United Fund launched its annual drive with a downtown pep rally. Mas ter of Ceremonies Bob Brooks introduced performers as the Washington high school band and the Jefferson band played. Mayor James Meaghan and Campaign Chairman Robert Yaw arrived on a city fire truck with a living campaign symbol aboard.
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Bomb Sets Off Flood Of Protest Around World
Protests and demonstrations spread from London to Tokyo after a Soviet giant bomb detonation. Leaders scientists and newspapers condemn the blast as terrorism while public figures urge peace and safety measures and warn of radioactive fallout.
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Bonn Eyes East German Air Corridor to Berlin
West Germany told President Kennedy it would consider talks with East Germany to establish a civilian air corridor from West Germany to West Berlin. Ambassador Wilhelm Grewe relayed the plan during a Washington meeting, aiming to supplement the U Nited Allied air routes while avoiding formal East German recognition.
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Spills Push Kennedy Toward Caution With Furniture
Washington AP reports President Kennedy, resting a back injury, endured two chair collapses at White House events. He escaped harm but worries over recurring sprain as he avoids strenuous activity. Vice President Johnson helped after the August breakfast chair broke. Lawrence O'Brien also fell when his chair split. A prior leather chair skid left Kennedy on the floor at his desk.
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Met Opera Opens Amid Labor Strife and Western Romance
Opening night at the Metropolitan Opera celebrates Leontyne Price as first Black star of a Met debut, a U.S. labor dispute resolved by Secretary of Labor Goldberg who attended with dignitaries. Puccini inspired La Fanciulla del West, featuring guns, poker, and a dramatic rescue as Price and Richard Tucker lead the performance.
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Anselmo Colzani
James Price
Laurel
Backfire on Winds from Arctic Site
U S weather bureau scientists say radioactive fallout from Russia’s Arctic explosion rides south to southeast winds over Russia. AEC cites 30 to 50 megatons but notes it was the largest man made blast. fallout expected to reach North America by Thursday or Friday, likely Alaska and Canada, with most debris remaining aloft until spring.
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