Marion considers city manager form of government
The Marion city council gave first reading to an ordinance creating a city manager council form of government with a second reading set for October 21. If approved after three readings, a city manager could be in place by January 1. The mayor would still appoint the police chief. The council also approved a pay cut for the mayor and council members.
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Marion
William Linstrom
Linstrom
Robert Bunn
Maplecrest Drive
Roy Potthoff
Chamber of Commerce
Wilkins
Quints Pass Key 72 Hour Mark Safely
Aberdeen reports the Fischer quintuplets reached the end of the first 72 hours with stable breathing and good color. Dr. James Berbos cautions there is no universal danger period while noting progress as the four girls and one boy are fed small amounts of formula and monitored closely.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Fischer
James Berbos
Negroes plan march on Wallace over Birmingham bombing
About 1,200 civil rights supporters vote to march on Montgomery to press Gov. Wallace after the dynamite deaths of four Birmingham girls. The rally accuses Wallace of causing tension and calls for federal intervention, while a mass service is planned for the victims.
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Birmingham
Montgomery
Wallace
Statehouse
Carol Robertson
St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church
Rockefeller and Goldwater pledge mutual support in 1964 race
Governor Rockefeller and Senator Goldwater promised to back the other if either wins the Republican nomination. Goldwater voiced no caveats, while Rockefeller attached conditions that a GOP nominee faces current problems and future opportunities. The two spoke in separate TV interviews and addressed future primaries including New Hampshire.
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Associated Press
Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
G.O.P
Washington
Ae Goldwater
Los Angeles
America
New Hampshire
Jackie Plans Greek Trip
Mrs. John F. Kennedy will travel to Greece on October 2 for two weeks with her brother in law and sister Prince and Princess Stanislaw Radziwill. The White House calls the visit wholly private and part of Mrs. Kennedy’s recovery from the newborn son who lived two days.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Greece
Prince
Princess Stanislaus Radziwill
White House
Pamela Turnure
Seven Patients Missing In Riggins Rest Home Fire
An early morning blaze at a one story rest home in Riggins Idaho left seven patients missing. Thirty were evacuated safely and taken to a hospital for treatment. eighteen remained under care with shock and exposure but no serious injuries. The fire reportedly started near a wood stove at the center of the building.
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Riggins
Idaho
Meeting of Federation of Labor Opens
Two U S department of labor representatives spoke at the Iowa Federation of Labor eighth annual convention opening at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Charles Wilkins and Homer J Freeman discussed unemployment insurance reforms, extended coverage, and a higher wage base, with projected federal state coordination on benefit timing. Freeman urged stronger cooperation between labor groups and the agency for better employment prospects nationwide.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Iowa Federation of Labor
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Homer J. Freeman
Kansas City
USDS
Wilkins
Freeman
Organized Labor
Organized Labor Councils
Cindy Hammers Texas Coast as It Slams Inland
Hurricane Cindy struck the Texas coast near Galveston and Port Arthur with 80 mph winds, then weakened inland. Authorities urged refugees to return after minimal damage, but Cameron parish faced significant pecan crop losses. About 13,000 fled Cameron and shelters housed 1,500 in Port Arthur and 525 in Beaumont, with several boats reported in trouble and missing persons. Rainfall up to 10 inches was forecast as Cindy moved inland.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Cindy
Louisiana
Galveston
Port Arthur- Beaumont-Orange
Cameron Parish
Carla
Cameron
Audrey
Port Arthur - Beaumont - Orange
Carl Roon
Main Street
Roon
Beaumont
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Firm Ordered To Halt Stock Sales In Iowa Nebraska
A Nicaraguan agricultural firm formed by US citizens was ordered to stop illegal stock sales in Iowa and Nebraska. Injunctions were served on principals in Creston and other states as authorities probe about 50 000 dollars in subscriptions and unregistered offerings. The CALCCO case involves prospective land deals in Nicaragua and options on 50 000 acres of forest and jungle from Standard Fruit Co.
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DES Moines
UPI
United States
Iowa
Nebraska
Creston
Wilbur Bump
Bump
Chicago
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Central American Land and Cattle Co
SEC
Nicaragua
Better Business Bureau
James A. Warner
Clyde Forrey
Boise
Charles Beshaler
Arnold
Forrey
Calcco
Walters
Briggs
Beshaler
Dewey and Forrey
Standard Fruit Co
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Pinball Illegal as Gambling Device
The Iowa supreme court ruled 5-4 that a pinball machine that may grant extra balls is a gambling device and therefore illegal in Iowa.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Chuckle About High Prices Straining Ties
A humorous quip notes that high prices fail to get on speaking terms with the country that raised them, highlighting economic frustration in a light, observant tone.
Dog Responds to Hurricane Cindy On Radio
Mrs. Z. S. Scarboro's Chihuahua named Cindy becomes excited when a radio newscast reports on Hurricane Cindy. The dog runs to the radio whines and sniffs at the dials, and she believes the newscaster is calling her to dinner.
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Camden, Ark
Z. S. Scarboro
Cindy
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