Cold Weather to Persist as Iowa Braces for Snow
The Weather Bureau halted blizzard warnings but Iowa faces continued cold through the weekend. A northern Minnesota low and Montana high pressure weakened, sparing much of Iowa from severe storms. Lows ranged from 10 below in the north to near zero in the south with expected subzero temps tonight. daytime temps will stay very cold through mid next week with occasional snow. Highway crews report snowpacked and icy unsalted stretches from Corydon to Cresco, while salted roads remain near normal and overall highways outside towns are normal.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Minnesota
Montana
Spencer
Des Moles
Dubuque
Mercury
Mason City
Council I
Corydon
Colfax
Webster City
Oelwein
Cresco
Rites Held for Woman Killed by Train Near Tiffin
Elizabeth Herrovington, 30, formerly of West Liberty, died after being struck by a Rock Island train while sitting on tracks one mile east of Tiffin. The engineer reported whistling for more than a mile but she did not move. The train traveled about 73 to 80 mph eastward.
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West Liberty
Snider Funeral Home
Elizabeth Herrovington
Rock Island
Tiffin
Iowa City
Hetherington
Towa City
Johnson County
George D. Callahan
Betwen
Foreign Aid Bill to LBU Stirs Senate to White House
The Senate passed a $3.399 billion foreign aid authorization, trimming over $930 million from request levels in a compromise between Senate and House versions. Senator Morse blasted the bill as a monstrosity and shocking, inexcusable, while details on further actions remained unclear. Burial services for Elizabeth Hetherington were held at Oakridge Cemetery with Snider Funeral Home in charge.
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Washington
Senate
White House
San
Wayne Morse
D-ove
Hauke
Johnson County
Mervin Rotter
Lyle Kinney
Jesse Hodge
Explosion at Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory Reported
Cumberland Md state troopers were dispatched to an explosion scene at Alleghany Ballistic Laboratory near Cumberland. Trooper Walter Gross said no injury reports yet. The laboratory operated by Hercules Powder Co for the Navy was in a state of emergency and not taking outside calls.
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Cumberland. Md
Cumberland Barracks
Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory
Here
Walter Gross
Hercules Powder Co
Navy
Iowa Receives $548,140 Civil Defense Grant
Senator Miller announced a $548,140 Office of Civil Defense grant to Iowa to create a statewide radio communications system for civil defense emergencies. Funds will primarily upgrade the Iowa Highway Patrol radio network and support fallout shelter planning in public safety buildings.
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Washington
Jack Miller
Relowa
Office of Civil Defense
Iowa
Miller
Towa Highway Patrol
Theowa Public Safety Commissions
Reputed Crime Boss Arrested in Boston Airport Takedown
Washington dispatch reports Angelo Bruno, 133, identified as Philadelphia crime syndicate head of the Cosa Nosica, detained by FBI agents on a Pan American World Airways flight after landing at Logan International Airport Boston. The seizure occurred moments after arrival amid a nationwide sweep.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Cosa Nosica
FBI
Angelo Bruno
Pan American World Airways
Boston
Logan International
Weather forecast warns of frigid snap tonight
The Weather Bureau warned southeastern Iowa may see zero to five below by Saturday morning with continued cold and mid teens highs. Snow flurries were possible tonight though no significant precipitation expected after a seasonally low of four above zero. Thursday’s high reached 27.
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Weather Bureau
Towa
Indictment in Slaying of Grinnell Officer
A Polk County grand jury indicted three Des Moines men Gary Wessleg 28 Richard Craig 25 and Thomas Kiernan 23 for first degree murder in the slaying of Grinnell police officer Ralph Ozan Jr. 34. District Judge L R Carson set arraignments for December 28. Ozan was killed November 18 while questioning three men about a burglary attempt.
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Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Des Moines
Gary Lee Wessleg
Richard ‘Craig
Thomas Kiernan
Booneville
L. R. Carson
Ovan
Closing of More Bases Is Studied
The Pentagon advances base closing studies likely to trigger more shutdowns in the year ahead. Thomas D. Mortis leads the surveys to decide which installations to keep or drop, with McNamara signaling plans for 33 closures and budget cuts. Over a year, about 8,500 civilian jobs and 7,800 military positions would be affected, as savings rise toward 424 million dollars annually and a 60 million-dollar plateau in three years. Further reductions across 870 bases domestically and overseas are expected, including some Navy shipyards.
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Washington
Pentagon
Thomas D. Mortis
Defense
Robert, MacNamiara
Mortis
McNamara
Navy
Morris
Associated Fress ‘Ne
Defanse Department
Anpenn
No FBI Comment Ransom Pickup Pictures Taken
A man claiming closeness to Frank Sinatra says the TBI filmed the ransom pickup of Frank Jr. suspects and that the boy was released unharmed near his mother's home after the money dropped. FBI declined comment while newsmen gathered scraps. Belfords, raided home owners, rented the house to a man who identified himself as Frank Long.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
TBI
Frank Jr
FBI
Canoga Park
Paul Belford
Frank Long
Cletus Scallon
Serial numbers tied to Sinatra Jr ransom case emerge
An informant told the Oakland Tribune that serial numbers on ransom bills ranging from 5 to 100 dollars were photographed at the bank preparing the 240000 parcel. Sinatra Sr viewed the footage and tentatively identified some suspects as possible kidnappers amid ongoing FBI inquiries.
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Hull
EBL
Frank Sinatra Jr
Washington
House OKs Expanded Vocational Training Plan
The House approved expanding the nations vocational training program and refashioning it for a changing economy. The measure passed 300 to 85 after GOP backed trimming failed 193 to 180. The Senate may take up the education bill today with a total authorization of 1.56 billion dollars across three programs including vocational education, college loan increases, and extended defense education act funding through 1965. Five residential schools would be built to train and supervise school dropouts and youths in undesirable environments.
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Washington
House
Senate
National Defense
Arctic-Plagued Forecast Says Snow Flurries Tonight
Weather brief notes a party cloudy and colder night with light snow flurries. Lows expected near zero to five below, then Saturday remains fair but cold with daytime highs in the mid teens. Thursday's high near 27 with a nighttime low around 4. Today's noon reading around 14.
Titan 2 test boosts U S man in space program
CAPE KENNEDY Fla United States man in space effort gains a boost from the successful Titan 2 test while the Saturn 1 two stage launch is postponed to late January. NASA says the Saturn 1 remains the world s most powerful booster as the unmanned TIROS 8 weather satellite mission moves toward orbit and the Gemini program advances toward its first two man orbital flights next year. The Titan 3 conducted a 5800 mile military test supporting the two man mini spacecraft plan.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
U. S
W Spiter
Tiros
AP Phototox
Crashes Kill U S Servicemen In Viet Nam Route
U S servicemen were presumed dead in two Viet Nam crashes on Thursday. An H375 helicopter crashed in the Mekong Delta after losing control. five Americans aboard, three bodies recovered, one survivor in serious condition. A single Otter plane with four U S advisers and three Vietnamese crashed in the central highlands. no survivors reported. No names disclosed. The helicopter was among five H375s used to recover crashed aircraft in Viet Nam.
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Saigon
U. S
Contol
Mekong
Kien Phong
Viet Nam
NATO Ministers Meet to Review Communist Bloc Changes
Secretary of State Rusk flies to Paris for NATO foreign ministers meeting. The three day talks in January will review East West relations, military research cooperation, civil emergency planning, and NATO force levels. US and France reportedly seek broad political consensus while market troubles and Moscow-Peking ties loom.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
Conference of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Vies de Gaulle
Johnson
Europe
Alliance
Permanent Council
United States
France
Tron
Moscow - Peking
Funds Sought For Committee Highway Study
DES MOINES A special committee to study town highways funded by the Legislative Research Committee seeks state funds to operate. If funds are not provided the group may not function. Two former highway committee leaders Sen Martin Wiley and Rep Dewey Goode are named members, with Rep William J Scherle and others to follow.
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Des Moines
Legislative Research Committee
Sen. Martin , Wiley
Cedar Rapids
Dewey Goode
R-Bloofield
Wiliam J. Scherle
R. Henderson
Regents OK Addition to SUI Campus
Des Moines reports the State Board of Regents approved a 4,943 square-foot land tract for 30,287 dollars at 21 Newies Rd as an addition to the campus. It notes aPsi Omega house on site and lists four construction projects in Iowa with a combined budget of 139,000 and a dormitory rate hike from 3600 to 620 for 1964-65.
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Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Newies Rd
Psi Omega Dental Fraternity
Bencnits
Towa
Law
Lakeside Laboratory
Milford
Shambaugh Auditorium
State College of Town
Rale
Léo Qayesr
State College
Johnson seeks broad reorganization of Alliance for Progress
Washington report notes President Johnson plans a sweeping reorganization of the Alliance for Progress to sharpen U S relations with Latin America. A well informed source predicts a complete shake up in top leadership and operation methods. Mentions possible nomination of Thomas C Mann to a high level post overseeing Latin American policy.
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Johnson
U. S
Latin America
Thomas C. Mann
Mexico
Allaance For Progress
John F. Kennedy
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