Train State Agents for Liquor Law Enforcement
Des Moines reports the State Department of Safety plans a training session for 27 members on liquor law enforcement while not involving the Highway Patrol. Commissioner Carl Pesch says local enforcement remains with county attorneys and training could be ordered by a governor’s executive order. the program targets raiding techniques, search laws, and evidence preservation.
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Des Moines
State Department of Safety
Carl Pesch
Pesch
Highway Patrol
Pesek
State Department of Public Safety
Norman Erbe
Harold Hugh - Pesch
Hughes
Akes
Safety Department
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Lam
British Recapture Oil Town in North Borneo
British troops recaptured most of the Brunei oilfield town of Sorin in North Borneo and moved on the Seria air station where hostages were held. Several Europeans were liberated, rebels suffered heavy losses, and no British casualties were reported. The four day revolt aimed to create an independent Kalimantan coast state.
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North Borneo
Anduki
Brune
Sorin
Prig Station
A. G. Patterson
Seria
Bornieo
Sranch
North Barneo
Sarawak
Kuala Belair
Shell
Amish in Court on School Rift
A gray bearded Amish man testified that his community believes morals have declined as children study with college-trained teachers. Buchanan County officials seek to close two one room Amish private schools near Mavelton for lack of state certification and teachers with higher than eighth grade education. District Court Judge Peter Van Mette heard the case after a hearing with about two dozen attendees, including a significant Amish presence.
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Dan Borstrager
Buchanan County
J.J. Jorgensen
Mavelton
Feachers
Peter van Mette
Borntrager
Farmar
Independence
District Court
Amish Education Debate Reveals Privacy and Faith in Iowa
Borntrager notes 37 Amish children attend no private Amish schools singing German hymns and receiving limited religious instruction. He cites Iowa Code allowing courts to excuse attendance from compulsory schooling if taught by state-certified teachers, arguing freedom of religion permits homeschooling within the community.
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Borntrager
Reds Lag in Departure From Cuba
Washington officials say Soviet withdrawals from Cuba are very slow. Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the Soviet combat presence in Cuba is a major concern and the United States will press Moscow if withdrawals do not speed up. Estimates place Soviet personnel on the island at about 9,000 to 15,000 in units that appear combat ready.
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Washington
Cuba
U. S
United States
Russia
Dean Rusk
Caribbourt Island
Iowa ADC Recipients to Undergo Spot Check in Iowa
Lawrence Putney chairman of the Social Welfare Board announced Iowa will launch a January spot check of ADC recipients. The three month inquiry will sample about 21,000 cases to verify eligibility and curb improper payments. National reviews will follow with federal and state investigators.
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Dex Moines
Lawrence Putney
Social Welfare’ Board
Putney
Iowa
Rites Here Thursday For Mrs Stanley
Mrs. Claude M. Stanley, 84, died at 10 a.m. today at Muscatine General Hospital. Born Laura Stephenson Stanley in Spalding, Iowa, she married Claude M. Stanley May 28, 1902, in Corning. They lived in Corning, Des Moines, then Muscatine, moving to Hotel Muscatine in 1982. Survived by husband and five sons, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fairbanks Chapel with Rev. Edwin Frohardt. burial at Memorial Park cemetery. Visitation 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Claude M. Stanley
Muscastine General, Hospital
Laura Stephenson Stanley
Spalding
Towa
Briant
Fairbanks Chapel
Edwin Frohardt
Memorial Park Cemetery
Last Bodies Found After Mine Explosion Near Pittsburgh
The Rabena No 3 mine near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, suffered a methane and coal dust explosion that killed 37 workers. The last body was recovered Monday night after a five day vigil, ending the search as state mine officials weighed reopening prospects.
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Carmichaels
Cust
U. S Steel Corporation
Rabena No. 3
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Herter Takes Oath of Office as Trade Negotiator
Christian A. Herter, former secretary of state, was sworn in by President Kennedy in Washington as special representative for trade negotiations. Divigi assisted in the ceremony, marking Herter’s new role in overseeing United States trade talks.
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Herter
Associated Press
Christian A. Herter
Divigi
Kenvin
Washington
Communists Face Trial For Spurning U. S. Law
Washington reports that the Communist Party in the United States goes on trial for refusing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union under the 1950 Internal Security Act. Proponents stress the case as a step to compel compliance. critics warn democracy is at risk.
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Washington
Comunists
United States
Soviet Union
Justice Department
James J. Tormey
Amerian ‘Democracy
Tormey
Defense Committee
Gus Hall
Benjamin J. Davis
Hall
Davis
Communist Party
Robert F. Kennedy
Uni
Supreme Court
Moscow
Truck Strikes Bulldozer. One Man Killed
Audubon resident Audubon Edwin Madsen, 34, died after a truck struck a bulldozer blade on Highway 71 south of here. Lyle Lauritsen, bulldozer operator, was not injured. Rescue crews removed Madsen after a 30 minute effort. he died at Audubon hospital.
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Audubon
Edwin Madsen
Extra
Jack Hilsaheck
Lyle Lauriesen
Madsen
Audubon “Hospital
Lauritsen
Missiles at Montana Base Ready for War Duty
Twenty Minuteman missiles at Malmstrom Air Force Base near Great Falls Montana are declared ready for war duty. The 20 nuclear tipped missiles sit in underground silos as Air Force leaders review two days of ballistic missile operations and push-button capability signaling full strategic readiness.
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Great Falls
Mont— Um
Malstrom Air Force Base
Air Force
Stratégie Air Command
Winter Blizzard Grips Nation Halting Schools and Travel
The Associated Press reports widespread snow and freezing air across the eastern half of the United States. Schools closed and motorists stranded as a heavy, blowing storm disrupts travel and daily routines amid a multi day cold snap with frigid conditions extending from Thursday into today.
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Associated Press
Florida
Winry Seeather
Storm toll rises as winter blights broad areas
Deaths exceed fifty as storm weather rages from the Great Lakes to the Southeast. Forecasters predict no quick relief with colder conditions ahead. Snow drifts, blocked highways, and school closures mark the severe spell across New York, Tennessee, and Florida, with record lows in Tallahassee and Miami and travel peril along the New York Thruway.
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Great Lakes
New York State
Southland
Florida
Keys
Iowa lawmakers cool toward plea for tripling civil defense budget
Iowa legislators show reluctance to triple the civil defense budget from 24100 to 108040 yearly for the coming biennium. Director Ray Stiles cites crisis need and expanded county plans but many lawmakers doubt the change in civil defense direction warrants rapid funding. The request also seeks 29780 in capital funds to finish an emergency operating center in Des Moines sub basement, which has been rejected by the committee.
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Iowa
Carl Johnson
Des Moines
Civil Defense Administration
Ray
Stiles
Associated Press
Towa
LeRoy
Chalupa
Pleasant Plain
Itohay Beens Inelfieen
Civil Défense Administration
C. E. Fowler
Norman Erbe
Joly Sage
State Office
Legislative Interim Committee
Relief Forecast In Iowa Amid Freezing Temperatures
The mercury fallen below zero across most of Iowa with Sibley recording the state's coldest morning. Des Moines, Mason City, Spencer and Dubuque reported subzero lows, Davenport the warmest at one above. Snow fell in northern areas as gas winds intensified, while temps were expected to edge up Wednesday. roads were 50 percent snowpacked southwest of Council Bluffs to Clarinda.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sibley
Spencer
Sioux City
Des Moines
Mason
City
Dubuque
Councillors
Davenport
Heve
Council
Bluffs
Clarinda
Towa
City Sees Temperature Swing From Minus to Mild
A day of fluctuating readings in downtown with highs near 17 briefly dropping to freezing. By noon the thermometer stood at 5 above, with forecasts predicting further cold tonight and a dip to minus five to minus ten in southeast Iowa. Skies clouded, northwest winds around 14 mph, then clearing and warming to about 15 tomorrow.
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Wiich
Iowa
Wirtz Seeks End to New York Newspaper Strike
Labor Secretary Wirtz meets with New York publishers and printers to end a blackout that has halted the city nine major daily papers for three days. Wirtz, who aided a prior strike against the Daily News, steps into the stalled talks after futile negotiations.
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New York
Envoy Postpones Trip From India
John Kenneth Galbraith the U S ambassador to India has postponed a Washington trip for a few days due to heavy workload in India a U S spokesman in New Delhi announced
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Associated Press
John Kenneth Galbraith
India
Washington
U. S
New Delhi
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