Gale Heads For Tampa Bay Sector
Hurricane Donna moved northwest toward the Tampa Bay area as Florida’s lower Gulf coast faced its fury. Neatly described impacts included destroyed telephones in Naples and blocked Tamiami Trail, with Fort Myers to St. Petersburg in the storm's path. Casualties reported from Tavernier and unconfirmed injuries along the Keys accompanied relief efforts rushing to the battered islands. The coast guard ferried residents from Sanibel and Captiva while crews restored bridges and lines as the center tracked inland.
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Kennedy presses Nixon in California crowds
John Kennedy attacked Richard Nixon at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles praising forward movement and equal access to public facilities while challenging Nixon in Nixon's home state. He denounced church influence on policy and defended his loyalty to the United States. Meanwhile Nixon began a 14 state tour after a knee infection and hospital stay.
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Campaigning Police Nab 33 More Speeders
Cedar Rapids police continued the crackdown on speeders Friday night making 33 arrests from 4 p.m. to midnight. The total motorists ticketed for the violation since midnight Sunday reaches 105. Radar equipped cars motorcycles and unmarked station wagons are used in the effort.
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Cedar Rapids
Truce Order Issued in Congo War Cease Fire
The United Nations said the Congolese army ordered a cease fire to halt fighting in Kasai province and end Premier Lumumba's invasion of Katanga, signaling a potential end to hostilities if followed.
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Edith Nourse Rogers Dies at 79 in Boston
Rep Edith Nourse Rogers a Republican from Massachusetts dies at 79 in Boston She entered Congress in 1925 at age 44 to fill her late husbands seat and remained reelected for decades She helped draft the GI bill and introduced the legislation creating the Women’s Army Corps She became dean of women in the House after Mary Norton retired in 1950
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Edith Nourse Rogers
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Washington
Mary Norton
D-N.j
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Women’s Army Corps
Nixon Kennedy Debating On Canadian TV Radio Sept 26
Canadian TV and radio networks will carry the first Nixon Kennedy debate on September 26. The event marks the initial face off between the two candidates as broadcast media plan wide coverage for Canadian audiences.
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Toronto
Nixon
Kennedy
Iowa City House Collapses After Court Order Defied
A house at the center of a long court battle in Iowa City collapsed after defying a court injunction. Judge H D Evans ordered the house not be moved. highway workers tried to pull it down, then a bulldozer pushed to the site of a highway project. The owner, contractor Max Yocum, and the city dispute remain before the courts.
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Nasser to Attend U.N. General Assembly in New York
Cairo confirms President Nasser will attend the U N General Assembly opening September 20 in New York. It will be his first visit to a Western country.
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Nasser
U. N.general Assembly
New York
Weather Dip Brings Cool Streak Across Iowa
Cedar Rapids slid to a 44 degree low on Friday night with a high near 73. Cherokee also cooled to 39 as the state posted a 76 at Ottumwa and a 39 low in Cherokee. The Weather Bureau predicts a small warming trend through Saturday in northern and western Iowa.
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Cherokee
Weather Bureau
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J. D. Armstrongs
Southern Areas
Miami in Darkness as Donna Rages Through City
Miami faced a near desertion as Hurricane Donna unleashed 97 mph winds and heavy rains. Power outages, flooded streets, and closed bridges left residents indoors with few services operating. shelters filled while Red Cross reported about 10,000 seeking refuge by midnight.
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Donna
Miami Beach
Collins Ave
Dade
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Planes Roam Six Hours in Biggest Test
Planes conducted Exercise Sky Shield over North America with NORAD under real conditions. Jet interceptors defended bombers while commercial aviation paused for six hours. NORAD reported no accidents as U S and Canadian forces simulated defense and attack operations amid secrecy and near to international tensions.
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Elton Fay
Washington
U.S
Canada
Laurence Kuter
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Defense Department
Air
Royal Canadian Air Force
Khrushchev Restricted to Manhattan During U N Visit
The United States informed the Soviet U N delegation that Premier Khrushchev must stay within Manhattan Island during his New York visit. The memo cited security concerns and requested arrangements near U N headquarters, restricting his movements along with Janos Kad ar and Mehmet Shehu. Khrushchev sails aboard the Balti ka and arrives Sept. 19 as the U N Assembly opens.
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Mehmet Shehu
Albania
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Minor quake rattles Seattle and Puget Sound cities
SEATTLE AP A minor earth shock was felt in Seattle and other Puget Sound cities Saturday. No damage was reported.
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