Shift in Wind Eases Cold Across Muscatine Area
Temperatures rose from nine below to five above in downtown Muscatine as a northwest wind shifted to southwest. Dam No. 16 also showed a rise, with readings from ten below at 3 a.m. to two above at noon. Forecasters warned of further cold, with 5 to 10 below tonight and possible snow flurries on Friday.
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Associated Press
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Senate probes Cuban red arms buildup ordered by Morse
Senator Wayne Morse moves to probe reports of a renewed Soviet military buildup in Cuba. State Department officials to testify first before his Latin American Affairs subcommittee on Saturday, amid controversy over missile and bomber presence and escalating tensions. Senator Keating and Goldwater push further Senate inquiry through Armed Services Committee.
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Wayne Morse
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Kenneth B. Keating
BR NY
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New York Times
Soviet Union
Times
State
Defense Department
Eight Amish Post Bonds Face Hearing Later
Eight Amish men charged with failure to enroll children in a late approved school posted bonds of 95 each and were released for a hearing later. Henry Yoder began a three day jail term instead of paying a fine, after a November charge for noncompliance with town school laws. A ninth man paid a 10 dollar fine. Yoder had posted 25 dollars on the current charge before starting his term. Eleven Amish men were charged Wednesday with violating Iowa school laws. three were away for funerals and would be taken to the justice of the peace court upon return.
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Independence
Henry Yoder
Yeter
Adnisth
Iowa
William O’connell
Ben Beachy
Ben Barntranger
William Barntwager
Justice of the Peace Court
Estes Gets 8 Years to File Appeal
Judge Dunagan ordered a new trial for Billie Sol Estes, then jailed him for eight years for swindling. Estes appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on bond set at 5 000 dollars. His brother Dr John Estes Jr and father John Estes Sr posted the bond, as Estes declined comment. The proceeding lasted 22 minutes. other defense motions were debated briefly. Estes faces another indictment for antitrust charges in the fertilizer business.
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M— District
Otis Dunagan
Billie Sol
Estes
Estes Io
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
John Estes Jr
John Estes Sr
John Cofer
R. B. McGowan
Monahans
Track Blocked By Derailment on Milwaukee Road
A freight train line on the Milwaukee Road was derailed midweek with 12 cars leaving the rails and the caboose in the wreckage blocking the track. No injuries are reported but service was halted awaiting cleanup crews.
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Milwaukee Road
Air Force bomb accidentally drops on village near Tokyo
A U S. Air Force plane dropped an unarmed 2Spound practice bomb on a village about 60 miles northeast of Tokyo today. Air Force officials reported no injuries.
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U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Aid Critics Receive Posts in Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington Republican Herb Gross a budget minded lawmaker will join the House Foreign Affairs Committee to oppose heavy aid outlays up front. Four less vocal critics of overseas aid gain seats on the panel, including a foreign aid critic, with shifts announced among Republican vacancies. Cross departs Merchant Marine, stays on Post Office and Civil Service. Schwengel gains District of Columbia assignment and stays on Public Works.
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Herb. Gross
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cross
Merchant Marine Committee
Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
District of Columbia
Pubic Works Committee
19 Area Six Schools Closed By Cold
The 19 local buildings of Area Six Community school district closed today due to cold. Superintendent Frank Ralslan said classes resume in district grade schools Friday morning. Ninth and high school students attended classes as usual in Muscatine. Construction planned for two attendance centers to address heating and plumbing inadequacies.
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Frank Ralslan
Area Six Ninth
Muscatine
Burlington Man Killed by Auto
Burlington district manager John J. Chuck, 29, was killed on Highway 163 when struck by a car while standing behind his vehicle after blowing snow. Willis DeGoey of New Sharon was identified as the other driver. Three passengers in Chuck's car were reportedly hospitalised and released.
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Highway Department
Tennessee
Perature
Oskaloosa
John J. Chuck
Burlington
Here
Willis DeGoey
New Sharon
Chuck
Arctic Air Grips East Coast and Southland
The Arctic air mass moved from the Midwest into the Atlantic Coast and deep into the Southland. Subzero readings appeared from Georgia to Kentucky as winds and snow disrupted travel and daily life. injuries and fires were blamed on exposure amid frigid conditions.
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Associated Press
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Freezy Skid Stuff Brings Icy Chaos Across South
In South Knoxville Tenn a new name for the slick glaze spreading across highways is Treeny Skid Stuff as icy conditions halt travel. Temperatures plunged to record lows with widespread frostbite cases, school closures, factory shutdowns, and massive traffic jams as trains buses and planes slowed or halted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Midwest
Missiles to Be Withdrawn From Italy and Turkey
Washington reports American Jupiter missiles in Italy and Turkey will be pulled out as they become antiques of the rocket age after four years. Thor missiles in Britain are also planned for removal, shifting NATO reliance to Polaris submarine missiles as targets in the Soviet Union are to be attacked from beneath the sea.
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Turkey
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Thor
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Soviet
Kennedy tax plan seeks three year nine percent cut to taxes
President Kennedy urged Congress to cut taxes by 3.2 billion this year as the first step toward an 18 percent eventual slice in the average American’s tax bill. The package would total 10.2 billion in net reductions after revenue-raising changes, with three-step rate cuts for individuals and a lower corporate rate, plus new deductions for families and working parents.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Ang Kennedy
Wermady
Federal Treasury
Balz
Stage Set for crackdown on liquor by the drink in Iowa
Gov Harold Hughes and Atty Gen Evan Bultman agreed to step up enforcement as liquor by the drink looms in the legislature. State Safety Commissioner Carl Besch will lead raids on violators with BI and BIS cooperation, while local officers stay uninformed to prevent tipping off bootleggers.
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Maines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Evan Bultman
Bultman
Public Safety
Hultman
Hughes
Carl Besch
Pesch
T. A
Kennedy Tax Plan Would Cut Taxes For Most Americans
President Kennedy proposes a broad tax overhaul with income tax cuts for most Americans and a new minimum standard deduction. About 730000 to a million people could drop off the tax rolls, while 3 million would shift to the standard deduction, and a few in high earners or special-interest groups might pay more. The changes would begin later this year and take full effect in 1965 only if Congress approves.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ennedy
Unti
Congress
Sixth apportionment plan filed in Des Moines saloons
The 1963 session’s sixth proposed apportionment plan, filed in the Town Senate by Rep. Richard Turner, would base Iowa House seats on county gubernatorial votes. Each county would get at least one member, with representation proportional to its share of the governor’s vote. A county voting four times the state total would gain four representatives.
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Diay
Richard Turner
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House
Werner
Market Bandits Seize Cash From Waterloo Dick's
Three bandits robbed Dick's supermarket in Waterloo during business hours on a Wednesday night, taking about $2,000 in cash from the store's cash room and leaving with a significant haul. Police urge witnesses to come forward as the investigation continues.
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Dick's
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