Katanga Threatens to Shoot Down All Planes
Katanga Foreign Minister Ivariste Kimba warned planes over Elisabethville and nearby areas would be shot down. Katanga troops set roadblocks around the airport and U.N. camp as clashes escalated, with casualties and hostage seizures reported. Authorities at U.N. HQ called the threat grave and urged safety amid stalled UN ultimata and renewed defiance.
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Katanga
Elisabethville
Katanaga
Ivariste Kimba
U.N
Elizabethville
United Nations
Kimba
Security Council
Local Boy Injured After Being Run Over at Fifth
Mare Haney five year old son of Basil and Mrs Haney at 208 East Fifth Street was struck when he grabbed a car’s window handle as it crossed Sycamore and East Fifth. Fractures to both legs and a broken left arm reported. he remains in fair condition at Muscatine General Hospital. Police seek driver, a dark green sedan with three rear window stickers observed by two older boys.
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Mare
Basil Haney
East Fifth Street
Muscatine General Hospital
Sycamore
East Fifth Streets
Cly
Haney
Micheal
Nicky Pulliam
Sycamore Street
Clifford Bennett
Fifth Street
GI Tells of Killing Spree in Tennessee Case
A teenage GI named Robert Allen Jones 18 confessed to a three week killing spree from Chicago to Chattanooga. He faces murder charges in the slaying of cab driver John P. Womack 28 and admitted shooting Gerald Shibe 53 of Seymour Indiana on Nov. 14. Jones said he killed four to five men in Chicago area and robbed victims. He claimed selling Shibe's car after the robbery. Chicago officers plan to question him. Jones is held without bail as Judge Morgan orders final disposition.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chicago
Robert Allen Jones
Heath of
John P. Womack
Jones
Gerald Shibe
Seymour
Ind
Shibe
Itn
M. W. Upchurch
Pletcher Morgan
Robertson Named to Civil War Centennial Commission
Dr. Robert James Robertson of Towa City was named executive director of the Civil War Centennial Commission on Monday. His salary will be $15,000 a year. Congressman Fred Sehwengu of Davenport was named vice chairman.
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Towa City
Robert
James Robertson
Fred Sehwengu
Davenport
Second survivor from Golden Gate jump fights for life
San Francisco man Kennedy, 20, remains critical after leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday. He fractured both arms and endured multiple internal injuries from a 150 foot fall onto rain softened ground. In 1941 Cornelia Van Terland, 22, jumped and landed about 220 feet below. her whereabouts now are unknown.
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San Francisco
Francis Parks Kennedy
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland
Cornelia van Terland
State Department blast prompts Thurmond remarks at Legion event
Senator Strom Thurmond expressed strong criticism at a Saturday news conference, accusing the State Department of preparing a document that would transfer the United States nuclear arsenal to the United Nations. The scene indexed by AP Photofax features Thurmond speaking to the Arkansas American Legion.
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Sen Strom Thurmond
Ds.c
Arkansas American Legion
State Department
U.N
Dominican Talks Not Advancing in Dominican Republic Crisis
Government and opposition negotiators reopened talks on a unity government to end the political crisis, but opposition leader says talks have not advanced. A general strike by the National Civic Union backing the opposition continues into its seventh day as Balaguer’s representatives press for his stepping down. Fiallo seeks OAS observers amid claims of a grave political crisis. Air force officers seek removal of Gen. Rodriguez Echavarria, asserting support from many officers for ending a perceived dictatorship.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Ilm
Aemands
National Civic Union
Joaquin Balaguer
Air Force
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Armed Forces
Rodriguez Echavarria
Trying to Give Soldiers Equal Break on Travel
Ft. Lewis Washington reports the Stud Infantry Division aims for equal Christmas leave access with about 75 percent of its 13 000 men receiving leaves from December 20 to January 3. Priority goes to those with families then married without families then single men. Maj. Gen. Herbert Smith ordered non discrimination in allocations. The 32nd Wisconsin National Guard division includes reservists from Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Michigan to reach full strength. Des Moines reports Dr James Moore of Cherokee installed as president of the Iowa Podiatry Society.
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Ft. Lewis
Wash
Herbert Smith
Wisconsin National Guard
Towa
Minnesota
Illinos
Michigan
Des Moines
James Moore
Cherokee
The
Towa Podiatry Society
Wigs Trend Touted After Connecticut Ave Looting
Cadeux notes wigs and toupees may rise in fashion among Washington crime circles after his Connecticut Avenue shop was looted for about $6,000 in hairpieces. The story reflects a cautious urban fashion angle tied to a robbery incident.
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Washington
Maree
Cadeux
Connecticut Avenue
Temperatures Drop as Cold Front Sweeps Iowa
Muscatine and surrounding areas felt a cold front as temperatures fell from unseasonably high levels. Readings slid from 63 Sunday to 36 overnight with noon at 46 as clouds and northerly winds persist. Light rain totaled 0.12 inch. further cooling forecast with mostly fair skies tonight and lower temperatures in northern and southern Iowa.
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Muscatine
Mercury
Crnterm
Towa
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Burlington
Davenport
Ottumwa
Walker Will Go It Alone In Fight Against Communism
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker declares he will act independently in fighting communism and will not affiliate with groups such as the John Birch Society. He quit the Army after removal from command of the 4th Division in Germany following an inquiry into a troop information program. An Army probe cleared him of training that mirrored John Birch Society literature, though it noted he was a Society member. Meanwhile, twelve Japanese workers tunnel rescue from a 1600-foot shaft continued after 60 hours entombed.
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New York
Edwin. A. Walker
John Birch’ Society
Walker
Germany
John Birch Society
Meany Reuther Rift Widens In AFL-CIO Labor Row
Bay Harbour Florida reports a widening rift between AFL CIO President George Meany and Auto Workers chief Walter Reuther with public potshots and a looming AFL-CIO convention. Hoffa Teamsters push for readmission amid tensions as Meany backs a resolution aimed at reaffiliating labor leaders.
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Aix
Agd
Activatien
Reuther
Meany
Afl-Cio
Auto Workers Union
Hoffa Meany
James
German Jet Crash Kills Three
A four jet Boeing 720B of the German Lufthansa crashes near Mainz during a training flight. All three aboard were killed including two captains and a flight engineer. The incident happened near Ebersheim after noon. cause undetermined at once.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lin
Luftharsa Airine
Mainz
Airine
Ebersheim
Scout Rocket Roars Into Space from Arguella California
A high altitude solid-fuel Scout rocket launched from Arguella California carried a two pound package of instruments to measure radiation. The Air Force reported all four stages fired as planned and aimed the craft toward a southern polar point about 27,600 miles out. The payload was expected to burn up about six hours after launch.
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Point Arguella
Calif
Air Force
Pole
Work Through Night to Strengthen Parts of Wall
U S and allied forces bolster the Friedrichstrasse checkpoint with a platoon of 30 infantry, bazooka and machine guns behind sandbags, facing hundreds of East German army troops. British and French observers increase patrols along the border near the Brandenburg Gate as tensions rise.
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U.S
Friedrichstrasse
People's Army
Brandenburg Gate
OAS Council Delays Action on Cuba Crisis Plan
The Organization of American States council postponed five hours a meeting to consider collective action against Cuba, seeking a compromise plan with broader roles for the proposal. The effort, sponsored by Colombia, centers on halting perceived communist influence in the hemisphere while Cuba is not named.
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Washington
Council of the Organization of American States
Cuba
OAS
Colombia
Fidel Castro
Caglio
High Court to Rule on Public School Prayers
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge from parents in New Hyde Park New York alleging school prayers violate the constitutional separation of church and state. The New York State Board of Regents had urged daily prayers at opening exercises, prompting objections from Jewish, Unitarian, Ethical Culture followers, and a non believer.
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Supreme Court
New Hyde Park
New York Siste Board of Regents
Unitaryian Church
Society For Ethical Culture
Five More Victims in Iowa Toll Counts Reported
The Associated Press reports five more deaths on Iowa roads over the weekend. Cecil Overhaugh, 81, and Tina Lamont, 36, both of Mechanicsville, die in a foggy collision near Mechanicsville. Alexandria Jackson, 75, of Sioux City, and Orville Desley, 50, of Davenport, die in separate crashes. Clifford C. Truex, 27, of Waterloo, killed when his car left the road north of Toledo. his wife Mary Lou, 33, injured. Mrs. Lamont's daughter in law, 55, of Mechanicsville, injured in the Mechanicsville crash. Jackson’s car overturned south of Hinton, driven by her nephew, Ollie Yaiusen, 68, of Sioux City. Dooley killed at a Davenport street intersection. Ferdinand Becker, 23, of Davenport, charged with manslaughter.
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Associated Press
Cecil Overhaugh
Tina Lamont
Mechanicsville
Alexandria Jackson
Sioux City
Orville Desley
Davenport
Clifford C. Truex
Waterloo
Farmer
Lamont
Mechanics
Lle
Cedar Rapids
Truex
Toledo
Mary Lou
Jackson
Contol
Hinton
Ollie Yaiusen
Dooley
Ferdinand Becker
Daven‘port
Obituaries and funerals in Muscatine area
Obituary notices list Robert Kolmerer of Wilton who died at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Born 1933 in Muscatine, he had taught in Durant and lived in Wilton. Survived by Lois, sister Phyllis Smith, mother Pearl Kolmerer, and relatives. services at Ralph J. Wiltich Funeral Home. Edward C. Kallenberger of Wapello dies at Muscatine General Hospital. survived by two sons, siblings, and grandchildren. burial planned in Wapello. Warren Howard Baker infant of Gaslow dies at University Hospital in Iowa City. survived by parents and siblings. services held in Wyoming, Iowa. Baker is brother of Mrs. Alfred Rittenhouse.
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Robert KO
Robert
Byteh) Kolmerer
Hwiler
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Durant
Muscatine High
Muscatine
Iowa Wesleyan College
Karl and
Pear Dietrich Kolmerer
Lois Dawell
Burlington
Wilton
Evangelical and Reformed United Brethren Church
Lois
Phylls Smith
Pearl Kolmerer
Whisentine
Susan Smith
Michael Smith
Edward C. Kallenberger
Wapello
Muscatine General, Hospital
Mr. Kallenberger
Christopher
Therine Nevins Kallenberger
Orpha Melon
Marion J
Lyle
Oaksville
Paul Kallenberger
Quincy
Fred Kallenberger
Moscow
Nellie Tanner
Harriet Aring
Dedgeon-McCulley Funeral Home
Harlan Gani
Wapello Cemetery
Baker
Warren Howard Baker
Buford
Gaslow
University Hospital
Lews City
Wyoming
Alfred Rittenhouse
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Violate A. Flallo
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Organization of American States
Fiallo
Balaguer
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Podiatry Group
Dr. Moore
Doy
Ola
West Berlin
State Health Department
Health Department
Rumori
Japan
R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Miami Beach
Hoffa
Afl-Clo
Teamsters
Hota
Scout
Space
OAS Council
Free World
Albert Watson T
Andrei T. Solavyev
Watson
East Berlin
Ralph J. Witich
Mascaline
Rev. J
Eveland
Bursial
Greenswood Cemetery
Ralph 3. Wiltich
Sterling
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