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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1961

Page

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Kennedy Leaves Bermuda For Wide-Ranging Talks

President Kennedy departed West Palm Beach after visiting his gravely ill father and flew to Bermuda for two days of talks with Prime Minister Macmullan. They planned a luncheon at Government House and planned discussions on West Berlin, NATO, Congo, nuclear weapons, and the role of neutral nations amid Asia and Indonesia events.

William Ed Ryal AP Hamilton Bermuda Kennedy Macmullan Government House Kindley Air Force Base West Berlin Moscow Kenedy Florida Berlin Macmillan Congo North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ihdia Goa Braat New Guinea Dem Rusk Weed Tonchcon Tod Rusk Home David Oumsby-Gore Washington Norman Brook William Penney Evelyn Shuckburgh

Fighting Report From Cuban Hills Sparks Exile Claims

Exiles in Havana report fierce fighting in the Escambray Mountains with rebel units facing Fidel Castro troops. U.S. officials said they had no confirmation of major clashes and Cuban radio dismissed Maj Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo’s claims.

Mami Ala Fidel Castro Cuba U.S Castro Ia

Newsboy Gives All Proceeds to Yale Collection

A nine year old Newsboy in Wingsport Tennessee donated his two cents profit from each paper sale to the Salvation Army Christmas collection. After club members bought a paper he added seven more cents. The Exchange Club hosted him at a luncheon where he received a bicycle jacket and a savings account showing over sixty dollars for his education. Gary, one of five children, attends third grade and is noted for regular school attendance and generosity to peers.

Wingsport Tenn Salvation Army Exchange Club Kelle Ure Exchange Club Gary

U S 10 Follow If OAS Lifts Dominican Ban

President Kennedy said the United States would resume diplomatic relations with the Dominican Republic promptly if the OAS lifts sanctions. He stated this in a White House release, noting U S support for action by the OAS Council. The U S valued relations with the Dominican since 1960 in line with the foreign ministers resolution.

U.S OAS Washington Kennedy Organisation of American States Dominican Republic United States Caribbean White House OAS Council Council of the Oas

No U S Reds Come Forward in Security Act Action

The Justice Department reported action against roughly 10 600 U S Communist party members by the FBI estimate. By midnight Wednesday none had registered as agents of a foreign power under the Internal Security Act, though a department spokesman said a careful study of the situation would precede any individual actions.

Washington Justice Department U. S. Communist Party FBI Soviet Union

Johnson Opens Pageant of Peace Ceremony

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson opened the eighth Pageant of Peace in Washington with a pledge to pursue Christ’s peace. At dusk he lit the national Christmas tree on the Ellipse, reaffirming dedication to peaceful goals as the nation observed the ceremony. Separately, Iowa’s State Fair posted a net profit of 21,559 dollars from gross receipts of 651,186 and expenses of 626,633.

Washington Lyndon B. Johnson United States Johnson White House Washington Monument Des Moines Iowa Ther State Auditor's

Blaze at Davenport Causes Large Estimated Loss

Fire swept a five unit northwest Davenport building housing a tavern and a barbershop, causing about $30,000 damage. Firemen linked the blaze to the basement. cause under investigation. Two nearby buildings suffered smoke damage as firefighters kept flames from spreading. A five person family above the tavern were away at the time.

Davenport

Tragedy in Waterloo After Car Crash Truck Fatality

Nevada resident Towa is Sur Alin Craft 28 of Waterloo died Wednesday when she was thrown from her car and run over by a truck. Authorities described a single vehicle crash with the victim dying at the scene.

Nevada Towa Sur Craft Waterloo

Honesty Is Best Policy Worth $100 in Cleveland

In Cleveland Ohio on a November morning Sarah Tahler and Terry Northrup both thirteen found a hundred dollar bill while walking to school. They reported the find to officials and authorities checked for claimants. Police Chief Robert B.E. Wesley returned the money to the girls on Wednesday, noting that police hold found money for a reasonable time before returning it to finders.

Cleveland Ohio Sarah Tahsler Terry Northrup Sarah Terry Robert BE. Wesley

County Board set to rezone 130 acres in Fruitland Two

County supervisors ended a public hearing with plans to rezone about 130 acres from agriculture to heavy industry along Highway 61 in Fruitland Township. The proposal, from Muscating Development Corp, faces changes and a residential strip request by L. Lutz. The board also considered a roadway acceptance linked to the corporation site.

County Board Ag] Agriculure Highway 61 Fruitland Township Muscating Development Corporation 2. L. Lutz Development Corporation Bofar Lutz Harold Ogilvie Lute Highty

Speeding Truck Drivers Warned

Des Moines reports that truck drivers face tougher enforcement as the Iowa Highway Patrol, led by Chief David G Hesvick, plans a crackdown on speeding trucks after July 1. Radar tapes and aircraft will aid the drive on major highways.

Des Moines Towa David G. Hesvick Towa Highway Patrol Herricls Ag Pbout

Face Court Tests Raises Doubts On City Speed Laws

Des Moines safety chief Carl Pesch questions legality of municipal speed ordinances, noting state law sets specific limits while some towns operate their own. He cites court cases challenging the department’s authority to revoke licenses for speeds under local ordinances and asks how enforcement should proceed.

Dan Perkes Des Moines Carl Pesch F Pesch Posch Pesch Pesek Gnast M. E. Rawlings Sioux City Rawlings Fesch

Ottumwa Bandit Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced

Ottumwa defendant Harald T. Hood, 27, pleaded guilty to robbery with aggravation and was sentenced by District Court Judge Charles Pettit to up to 25 years in prison. A kidnapping charge was dropped by County Attorney Sam Erhardt.

Ottumwa Harald T. Hood Builly Charles Pettit Hood Sam Erhardt Will

Nitroglycerine Or Hair Oil Found Outside Club

Two New Orleans police found an oddly marked bottle outside a cocktail lounge. Suspected nitroglycerin, they buried it until an explosive expert dug it up and tasted it, declaring it half real. A confusing lab incident followed as police investigated further.

New Orleans

Tshombe Says Katanga Approval Needed From Supporters

Leopoldville reports President Moise Tshombe agreed to end Katanga secession but requires ratification by his supporters in Elisabethville before the pact takes effect. The eight point declaration, signed at the U N base, envisions unity and central government control while Katanga retains provincial status. Observers note past pledges were repudiated, and UN troops now guard Elisabethville as Katanga seeks cabinet ratification.

Leopoldville The Congo Moise Tshombe Katanga Saidhhat Eliabethville Tshombe Cyrille Adoula Central Congo U.N Kitona Ekigabounle Jte Leopardville United Nations Republic of the Con-go Joseph Kasavubu Kalonga Ih U. XI Security Council General Assembly Tshombes Kitous Katange Assen Elisabethville

Bridge Collapse Kills 2 In Western Iowa River Sioux

A truck collision with a bridge caused its collapse into the Mo nona Harrison drainage ditch. William A. Moore and his daughter Cindy Ann Moore were trapped in the wreckage as flames engulfed the engine and rear compartment. Patrolman Tanz and local fire crews reported no chance to free them before the bridge fell and the vehicle plunged 15 to 18 feet. The gasoline transport driver suffered minor injuries. The bridge was an old structure slated for replacement and a detour was set for Missouri Valley to Onawa.

Moore Highway Commission Ames Commisson Iowa 183 Missouri Valley Onawa

New Rocket Plane Test Shows Advanced Controls

At Kawards Air Force Base California a third X15 rocket plane flew for maiden test of new automatic control devices. Pilot Neil A. Armstrong reached 2454 mph at 90 000 feet in an eight minute flight. The system operates jets in nose and wings to reduce manual input in thin air. Armstrong praised the performance despite the cautious test.

Kawards Air Force Base Calif Neil A. Armstrong LA. S .Space Agency Armstrong

Cleanup in Goa Continues After 48-Hour Assault

Indian army engineers pressed demining and restoration in Goa Damao and Diu as Bombay plans civil government for the enclaves. Official reports say Portuguese troops used scorched earth tactics before collapse, with negligible damage to port installations and 15 public buildings amid a 48 hour Indian push involving tanks and planes.

Bombay India Goa Damao Diu

Kennedy Still Serious in Ill Condition

West Palm Beach Florida President's father Joseph P Kennedy remains in unchanged condition and seriously ill, according to his physician Marco Johannsen who spoke today.

West Palm Beach Fla Joseph P. Kennedy Pres Dent Marco Johannsen

Too Old to Twist Ends in Ballroom Tragedy

Bernard Tamplin 79 died at a Los Angeles ballroom party after collapsing near the bandstand during a twist event. The incident occurred Tuesday at the estate office era venue while the Winter Solstice marks the sun's southernmost position at 9 20 PM EST in New York.

Los Angeles Bernard Tamplin New York Winter Beegins

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Father McGeorge Bundy Charles F. Bohlen David Bruce London Glenn T. Seaborg Atomic Energy Commission Fete Yale Collection U.S. Reds Pageant of Peace Maise Tshombe Ndala Rhodesia Kitana Kere Associated Press Monona Harrison County Robert A. Fritts Omaha, Neb Fritts Dallas Tex Jim Unruh Mondamin Unruh Tanz Elder Kennedy Elizabeth Brown Meadville Pennsylvania
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