Space Agency Launches Polka Dot Satellite
Space Agency unveils a polka dot satellite aboard a Tietoot Scout rocket, aiming to study solar flares and upper atmospheric density. The balloon-sat features white polka dots to modulate sun rays and protect radio gear, with orbit from about 375 to 1875 miles and a 122 minute period.
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Creston man arraigned in federal extortion case
COUNCIL BLuffs im Haran Mighiel Forknay 2 of Creston was arraigned before a U S Commissioner on a federal extortion charge. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to U S District Court in Des Moines with bond set at 2000 dollars. Forknay, a janitor at a Creston hospital, allegedly threatened to harm the woman’s children if money was not delivered as instructed. He was arrested after picking up money from the woman’s car and later telephoning to instruct where to leave it. The FBI recovered several hundred dollars in the package.
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Creston
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Weather forecast with cold nights and low highs
The bulletin notes cloudy skies and continued cold tonight with lows from 3 to 10 below zero. Expect mostly cloudy and colder conditions Friday with highs from 3 below to 4 above zero. The day’s noon reading is 8 above or below baseline unclear due to OCR.
Mercury Dip Amid Frigid Iowa Temps Forecast
Muscatine residents awoke to 21 below zero with a forecast of continued frigid weather and possible snowfall. The weather bureau warned of 3 to 10 below zero tonight in the southeast town, with Friday to be mostly cloudy and slightly colder. Top temperatures may reach 3 below to 4 above Friday, as cold snaps persisted with slight climb by today. Nearby towns reported subzero readings as low as 16 below in Clinton and Waterloo seeing 1 below.
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Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Clinton
Towa
Waterloo
Blame Exposure In Albia Death
A 61 year old man, Dee Wad, was found dead in an Albia alley on a Wednesday afternoon as temperatures stood at nine below zero. Sheriff William F Bagley said Wad suffered what appeared to be a light stroke or medical attack, but death was attributed to exposure.
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GOP Leaders Push Reapportionment as Sole Special Session Issue
Iowa GOP leaders say a special session should focus only on reapportionment with a brief duration. Democrats flag other urgent problems such as ADC payments and liquor laws, urging consideration beyond reapportionment if called.
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Andrew Frommett
Dubuque
ABC
Froomett
Hughes Opposes Tampering With Liquor Law in Session
Des Moines Gov. Harold Hughes said he believes Iowa's new liquor laws should not be tampered with and urged no special legislative session to address liquor. He suggested the Liquor Commission could handle issues if needed and indicated he would meet with legislative leaders to set an agenda if a special session occurs.
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Mowry
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Towa
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Man Who Helped Expand Du Pont Firm Dies at 86
Trenco du Pont, 86, of Wilmington, head of the Du Pont empire with a long family leadership, died after illness. He guided the firm from explosives maker to diversified giant, serving as president 1939 to 1926 and remaining active in board roles until 1959. His era oversaw major diversification and organizational reforms.
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Student Charged With Threat to Life of JFK
Russell Wence McLarry, 22, a night student at Arlington State College, arrested and charged with threatening the life of John F Kennedy. He worked near the Trade Mart in Dallas where Kennedy was to speak and was arraigned before U S Commissioner Bill Atkins. Secret Service agents and a deputy U S marshal took him into custody. The complaint, signed by Secret Service agent Charles E Kunkel, states he threatened to injure the President near the Trade Mart on November 21.
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Charles E. Kunkel
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United States
Cattle Trapped On River Island In Missouri River
Workmen in subzero temperatures battled to save 130 head of cattle trapped on a Missouri River island near Kennebec South Dakota. Fire Chief Joe Heid reported the cattle stood belly deep in water and would not swim to shore through a narrow ice channel cut and blasted in the ice.
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Senate Rejects Two Amendments Aimed at Reductions
The Senate defeated two amendments aimed at trimming defense aid. Morse sought to cut support for allied economic assistance from 390 million to 300 million, rejected 55 to 38 with 18 Democrats and 18 Republicans in opposition. Ebender proposed reducing from 380 to 259 million, defeated 33 to 50. Debate focused on aid to Sino Soviet border economies, with Humphrey vowing to uphold a House cutoff and Dirksen predicting further cuts before final passage.
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Humphrey
Appropriations Committee
Iowa's Two Senators Vote Split on Foreign Aid Amendment
Washington reports Iowa's two Republican senators divided on an amendment by Senator Wayne Morse to cut 800 million from an 380 million aid fund within a 3.3 billion foreign aid bill. Senator Jack Miller supported the measure while Senator Rourke B. Hickenlooper opposed it as the amendment failed 55 to 28. Both Hickenlooper and Miller backed an Ellender proposal.
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Towa
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
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Alten J. Ellender
Military aid debate over Formosa and periphery nations
The discussion centers on military aid to Formosa, South Korea, and other countries. Sen Pastore argues funds support peripheral nations with troops who, if aid ends, would need American forces. The bill’s floor manager notes the program keeps peripheral soldiers ready against communism.
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South Korea
U.S
John ©. Pastore
Pillage at Moroccan Bases Reported by Air Force
Washington report details Native thieves looting U S air bases in Morocco before turnover to Morocco. Latrines and electric motors were stripped, at least one Arab killed by electrocution. Air Force memo dated December 2 warns facilities now useless. Associated Press release summarized.
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U. S
Morocco
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Associated Press
Intense Cold and Snow Grip Northeast
Snow and frigid air slam the Northeast with record lows from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Nantucket reports 14 inches of snow, Montpelier 10, Falmouth 9, and Bennington 7 inches as Muskegon sees heavy totals. A baby dies from exposure in Alabama as schools close and crews battle back roads in Erie County.
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Jet Crashes on Dakota Farm Near Flasher
A U.S. Air Force FA06 Delta Dart interceptor from Minot AFB exploded and crashed on a farm near Flasher North Dakota. The air base reported one jet unaccounted for as state patrol confirmed the incident today.
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Berlin East Wall opens more crossing points for Christmas reunions
East German authorities enlarged two Berlin Wall crossing points on the border to speed West Berliners heading to East Berlin for Christmas family visits. About 24,000 applications were handed to East German authorities, with 800,000 West Berliners expected to obtain one day passes until January 5. Police dispersed crowds when offices closed, amid cold delays outside the 12 permit offices.
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