Kennedy Off On 1st Leg Of Trip San Juan Puerto Rico
President Kennedy begins Latin American tour with 34 hour flight from Andrews Air Force Base to San Juan arriving in Puerto Rico time. He travels by motor to La Fortaleza residence of Gov. Luis Munoz Marin and attends dinner hosted by the Marin couple. The schedule notes Puerto Rico is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base
la Fortaleza
Luis Munoz Marin
Pam
Mie’ Nor Marin
Venezuela
Obituary for Byron L McKee Bank President and Civic Leader
Funeral services for Byron L. McKee 72 president of Muscatine Bank and Trust Co and longtime civic leader were held at Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery followed a heart attack that occurred at the bank earlier Tuesday.
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Byron L. McKee
Muscaling Bank and Trust Co
UW Am
Trinity Episcopal Church
Muscatine Bank and ‘Trust Co
Central State Bank
Greenwood Cemetery
Mckee
Muscatine General Hospital
Armed man leads chase through Albia square with children hostage
An armed man, Marvy Frink, fleeing police with his four children as hostages, led a one hour motorcade chase around Albia public square before officers blocked him. He wounded a policeman but the children were rescued and checked at a hospital. Frink had come from Chicago to take the kids from relatives after his wife left him.
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Albia
Frink
Paty
Chicago
Caracas Faces Sudden Anti American Extremist Incidents
In Caracas extremists staged four hit and run acts as President Kennedy prepares for an overnight visit. Police searched cars for safety items while the army boosted garrison support, yet most of the 1.3 million residents continued with daily business amid government blame on Communists and leftists. Nonetheless, the White House said no trip cancellation was considered despite protests.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Indian Troops Reach Katanga Defense Lines In Congo
Indian U N detachments struck from the north into Elizabethville and pressed to Katanga defense positions near the secessionist capital. American diplomats, acting on President Kennedy's orders, pursued peacemaking efforts as the battle intensified.
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Elizabethville
Katanga
Congo
U. N
Kennedy
Cease Fire Talks Promise Katanga Conflict Relief
United Nations announced a cease-fire in Katanga if Moise Tshombe agrees to negotiations with Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula. A reply from Tshombe was awaited after a message from President Kennedy. U.N. forces carried out a bomb attack on Elisabethville airport during intensified fighting as diplomacy moved toward a general settlement. Ambassador Gullion received presidential orders to pursue negotiations between opposing Congolese factions.
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Washington
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Tshombe
Kennedy
Molxe Tshone
Congo
Cytin Adouls
WU. N
Elisabethville
U.N
New York
Elizabethville
Edmund A. Gullion
Leopoldville
U. N
Rescue 5 From Crippled Plane Near Nassau
Seven men clung to a lifeboat after their PBY ditched in reef crowded Atlantic waters 65 miles south of Nassau. The tug Maggie recovered them and Coast Guard said all appeared air tight after a quick run from Nassau.
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Miami
Fla
Magiie
Nassau
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Seek Cause of Collision Amid Conflicting Reports
Officials search for cause of school bus train crash near Greeley Colorado that killed 20 children. Conflicting statements focus on visibility frosted bus windows and whether the bus stopped at the rural crossing. Driver Duane Harmon 23 and engineer Herbert Sommers 64 testify while passengers recount confusion as investigators review crossing signs and rail safety rules.
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Greeley
Colo
Colorado
Safety Council
Mert Evang
Adv
Duke’ Dunbar
Duane Harmon
Union Pacific
City of
Gage
Chicago
Denver
Herbert F. Sommers
Sommers
Harms
Melvin C. Swanson
Jerry Hombry
Eichmann appeals as Israel metes out hangings
The court ordered Adolf Eichmann to be hanged after a three month, 100000 word judgment. He listened to translation as Judge Landau declared the sentence. The trial followed his capture in Argentina and police kidnap in 1960.
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Adolph Eichmann
Jerusalem
Eichmann
Blehnison
Robert L. Servatius
West Germany
Supreme Court
Izhak Ben Qui
Hiehmann
Herbrew
Gestapo
Jewish Affairs Division
Argentina
Israel
Eiichmann
Isvael
St Louis Hit By Flu Virus Strikes City
A flu outbreak hit St Louis Missouri causing high student absenteeism with some schools reporting up to thirty percent of pupils absent. Medical researchers at St Louis and Washington universities have yet to identify the virus.
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St. Louis
Louis
Missouri
Washington
Kennedy says no US combat troops in Vietnam action
Government officials say the United States will not send American combat troops to Vietnam as Kennedy pledges increased aid to Saigon. Biden? No. The exchange with President Diem, made public in Saigon and Washington, notes possible helicopters and equipment while denying a formal troop deployment.
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Kennedy
U.S
Suwe Nwse Nave Turner Aspenrance
United States
Reeve
Saigon
Viet Nam
Five Year Contract For Town State Coach Stapleton
Des Moines officials announce a five year pact for Town State football coach Clay Stapleton. The deal extends his current contract to February 3, 1953, with a salary of 17000 dollars per year unchanged. President Dr James Hillon praised Stapleton and his staff as the finest ever, expressing strong desire for Stapleton to remain.
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Des Moines
State Board of Regents
Town
Clay Stapleton
Stapleton
James Hillon
Muscatine JC Fund drive nears $36000 goal with Musser bequest
Optimism rises as Muscatine junior college building fund nears its $80,000 target while total contributions push past $360,000. The board of education plans to release drive results Monday and outline plans for the project, aided by a $200,000 bequest from the C B and Margaret B Musser trust.
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Muscatine
Board of Education
C, B. and
Margaret B. Musser
Musser
Universities to operate year round in Iowa system
Iowa’s three public universities were approved by the State Board of Regents to study year round operation starting summer 1963. The plan adds twelve week summer programs and 18 week fall and spring terms, creating four twelve week semesters at Iowa State University and three 18 week terms at University of Iowa and State College of Town, with a year long instructional calendar and holiday breaks only between sessions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Board of Regents
State University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State College of Town
SUL and State College of Town
Towa State University
Board of Regents
Freday
Regents
S Said
Callendar
Electrocuted by Christmas Tree in Mason City
Seventeen month old Mark Richard Olthoff was electrocuted while playing with tinsel near the family Christmas tree. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Olthoff of Mason City. The gruesome accident occurred today as the child interacted with electric lights on the tree.
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Mason City
Mark Richard Olthoff
Larry. R. Olthoff
Iowa Faces Flu Siege in Coming Weeks
Des Moines reports from state health officials warn Iowa may see a renewed influenza surge after Christmas. Officials note outbreaks in nearby states and urge priority vaccination for seniors, pregnant women, those with illnesses, and key workers such as nurses and teachers. They reference past severe flu years in 1956 1957 and a receding vaccine shortage though some limited supply remains.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Milnais
Missour
USA
Public Health Service
Ralph Heéren
State Health Department
Hoeren
Towa
Heeren
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Richard Shultz
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J. GC. Bishop
John Wagsner
Colombia
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Svete
Walll.s
Kennedys
Boxola
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Bedford
Mass
New England
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White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Guillermo Sevilla- Sacasa
Nicaragua
Armed Man
Marvy Frink
Pierre Salinger
Colleen Vetter
Lalleen
Edwin Vetter
Landau
Pasa
Skennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Nort
Elmer E. Blom, Jr
Bloom
Mobile
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New York Life Insurance Co
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