Auto Toll Climbs to 7 in Iowa
A teenage serviceman and two young children were among seven Iowa traffic victims as Labor Day ended. Kenneth Wee 17 of Estherville died. Janet Michaelson 15 was injured. Several other deaths occurred in Iowa and Minnesota as weekend crashes were tallied by the Associated Press.
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Iowa
Kenneth Wee
Estherville
Janet Michaelson
Wee
Miss Michaelson
Holy Family Hospital
Navy
Iawa
Helen C. Strode
Fort Dodge Messenger
Lyle Luckey
Riverside
Vivian Conway
Madison
Wis
Windom
Minn
C. H. Beach
Story City
Larry Rugg
Mason City
Todd Allen
Fergus Falls
Associated Press
All Hope of Saving Bova Is Abandoned
Hazleton Pennsylvania AP report says virtually all hope of rescuing miner Louis Bova is gone after a television search found no trace of him in the shaft or chamber. State Mine Secretary H B Charmbury notes no one will descend the 22 inch shaft and recovery efforts may take days or involve drilling elsewhere. The mine cannot be worked again.
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Hazleton
Louis Bova
H. B. Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Charmbury
Bova
East German Couple and Infant Injured by Mine
A young East German couple and their infant were injured by an exploding mine while fleeing toward the West near Brunswick Germany but they reached West German territory. Police reported Monday.
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Brunswick
Germany
Here
Norwegian tourist envoy predicts record U.S. visitors
Bergen Norway AP reports Per Krag Norway tourism envoy in New York predicts 90,000 American visitors this year, up 20 percent from 1962.
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Bergen
Norway
Per Krag
New York
Missing Michigan girl returns home after nationwide search
Jacqueline Wilson, 16, an Ann Arbor High School honor student, flew home from New York City with her sister and a family friend after her parents and investigators in three states chased leads about her disappearance since the civil rights march in Washington. Her father is a University of Michigan education professor.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Jacqueline Wilson
New York
FBI
Ann Arbor University High
New York City
Patricia
Parker Pennington
Jacqueline
Ann Arbor
Washington
Russell Wilson
University of Michigan
Indonesia Receives Credit to Import Cement from USSR
Indonesia has secured a credit facility worth 10 million dollars to import cement from the Soviet Union. The agreement enables Indonesia to source cement for construction needs and strengthens trade ties with the USSR. The credit details include repayment terms and delivery arrangements to be finalized by both nations.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Soviet Union
Red China accuses Soviets of tattling to Washington
Peking Radio in Tokyo quotes China accusing Moscow of informing the United States it would withhold nuclear aid. The broadcast labels Soviet actions a gift to the U.S. and accuses Russia of leaking confidential defense information since 1959. Indications exist to suggest U.S. officials were alerted this summer.
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Tokyo
Red China
Soviet Union
Washington
Peking
Nuclear Club
Peking Radio
Moscow
U.S
Russia
Hitler
Germany
West
China
Maryland Teens Defy Curfew Face Fines in Ocean City
Ocean City authorities report 34 youths arrested for violating a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew, boosting Labor Day weekend arrests to 131. Each offender was fined 54 dollars by Magistrate James Robbins. Nine other youths were convicted on varied charges, including soliciting funds without a permit.
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Ocean City, Md
Atlantic Resort
James Robbins
Robbins
Jack Phillips
Phillips
Rain and Clearing Skies Forecast for Labor Day
The Labor Day 1963 weather in Iowa began with rain and gray skies but cleared from the west by midmorning. Sunday showers left up to .79 inches in Spencer and lighter totals across Ottumwa, Elkader, Oelwein, Waterloo, Burlington, Dubuque, Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and Mason City with gradually improving conditions into Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Spencer
Ottumwa
Elkader
Oelwein
Waterloo
Burlington
Dubuque
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Father-Daughter Marksmanship Act Ends in Fatal Accident
Calexico California reports the dissolution of Milo Ploof and his daughter Marilyn’s act after Marilyn, 14, was shot in the forehead by her father during a chalk shooting stunt at the Calexico Gun Club. A balloon gag failed, and Marilyn died instantly as witnesses and sheriff’s deputies responded.
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Calexico
Calif
Milo
Marilyn Ploof
Imperial Valley
Ploof
William Tell
Marilyn
Calexico Gun Club
el Centro
Marine Corps
Former King’s Wife in Coma After Overdose
Alexandra of Greece wife of ex King Peter of Yugoslavia lies in a Venice hospital coma described as very grave after authorities say she took 16 sleeping pills in an act police found notes beside her. Her son Prince Alexander 18 alerted authorities and Peter flew to her bedside.
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Venice
Italy
Alexandra
Greece
Peter
Yugoslavia
Prince Philip
Britain
Prince Alexander
Aspasia
Paris
U. S
Canada
Licousehold
One Week Delay Ordered In Tuskegee Desegregation
Gov. George Wallace halted the opening of the newly desegregated Consolidated Tuskegee Public School for one week using police powers. State troopers ringed the brick school as 13 Black students were to join about 550 pupils. other districts planned desegregation this week under court orders.
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Tuskegee
Ala
George Wallace
Wallace
Macon County
Alabama
Huntsville
Birmingham
Mobile
al Lingo
Montgomery
Iowa Farmer Kills Wife and Two Daughters
In Harlan Iowa a farmer Francis Schomer 43 killed his wife with a claw hammer and released cyanide gas on her and baby Patty 5 months then shot himself. Daughter Janice 18 died from gas inhalation Jo Ellen 20 survived in serious condition. Five other children upstairs may have inhaled gas but are listed in good condition.
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Harlan, la
Here
Shelby County
Orrell Gearhart
Francis Schomer
Patty
Janice
Jo Ellen
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