Kennedy backs voluntary farm controls amid cost savings aim
President Kennedy urged Congress to shift from mandatory to voluntary controls on farm production for feed grains and milk, hoping to cut federal costs by 400 to 500 million dollars annually. He kept 1938 mandatory provisions for cotton, rice, tobacco, and peanuts, while proposing new payments to reduce surpluses and aid crop marketing, with a wheat plan tied to a grower referendum.
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U S Presses Canada on Nuclear Weapons Debate
The United States urged Canada to arm its defense forces with nuclear weapons, arguing a continental defense using nuclear capable systems is necessary against the Soviet bomber threat. Washington said Canada has yet to present a practical plan, while Ottawa debates the issue amid domestic political pressure and calls in Parliament.
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John G. Diefenbaker
Canada
Soviet Union
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Diefenbaker
Social Credit Party
Robert Thompson
British Act To Bolster World Trade
Britain moves to strengthen world trade and revive a lagging economy after Brussels talks collapse. Prime Minister Macmillan meets Denmark’s Krag as EFTA is pressed to fill EU gaps. UK seeks outlets for commerce amid Common Market hopes and Gaullist terms.
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Denver Feels Tremor Shakes City and Boulder Nearby
A fairly strong earthquake shook parts of Denver on Wednesday and was felt as far as Boulder fifty five miles away, with no damage reported. Local officials noted the tremor disturbed residents and caused momentary alarm across the metro area.
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Broken Cold Sets Record Across Midwest
In La Crosse Wisconsin temperatures fell to minus three, marking the 20th straight subzero day. Chicago hit minus five as January stayed among the coldest on record, while Moline reported minus nineteen. Cold stretched mainly through the central county before moderating.
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Weather Snapshot From Muscatine and West US
In Muscatine the temperature rose from 10 below to 15 above by noon with tonight and Friday’s lows forecast 3 to 10 above and highs in the low 20s. Snow flurries expected tonight and tomorrow with traces recorded Wednesday. western states saw 30 to 40 degree swings as blizzards hit mountain passes and a wet belt pushed rain from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast.
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Iowa officer survives blast aboard B52 bomber
A myst erious predawn explosion ripped through a B 52 bomber high over northern New Mexico wednesday killing two of the six crewmen. The eight jet plane valued at eight million dollars disintegrated on a routine training mission from Walker Air Force Base. Surviving crew members were Lt Col Donald Hayes Maj Thomas J McBride Maj Emil Goldbeck and Lt Col Nicholas Horangi. Hayes was found in an abandoned shack with a parachute note attached and said he could not talk but would give speeches. Szabo and Burh Door 29 were among the missing. Szabo was later presumed dead. Wreckage covered about ten miles.
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Thomas J. McBride
Panama City
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Roswell
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Nicholas Horangi
Hayes
Lee Hayes
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Guesa
Strategic Air Command
Mains Freeze Hits Missouri Town in Water Emergency
Princeton Missouri faces a state of emergency after 17 days of subzero weather. About 30 homes lost water as mains froze. Mayor Douglas Pierce urged residents to let faucets drip, promising adjusted bills to offset the extra usage.
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Meredith Returns to Ole Miss for Second Semester
James Meredith began registering for his second semester at the University of Mississippi amid reports another Negro would try to enroll. Military and civilian police surrounded the campus with guards at the library and gates as registration proceeded.
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University of Mississippi
Meredith
University
Release Of Testimony On Invasion Raises Calls For Public Disclosure
Senator Bourke Hickenlooper urged public release of testimony from the 1961 Cuban invasion disaster given to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He cited unreconciled questions in records from Kennedy administration officials and noted the testimony was kept confidential after a closed session. The State Department reportedly weighs whether to declassify long secret remarks from the 1981 senatorial inquiry.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Retowa
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Senate Republican Policy Committee
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Sensate Foreign Relations Committee
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Drop Hunt for Navy Plane: 14 Men Feared Lost
A Navy four engine submarine hunter crashed into the Atlantic about 930 miles southeast of New York during a sea exercise. A search plane found life jackets and debris in freezing fog. Copilot said the scene suggested no survivors among the 14 aboard. The aircraft operated from Patuxent River Maryland, the home base for the mission.
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Higher Taxes Proposed On Business, Individuals
Gov. Harold E. Hughes urged a $230 million Iowa budget funded by higher personal and corporate taxes, liquor by the drink, and a hotel tax. He proposed increased school aids, expanded homestead credits, and new Kerr-Mills medical care matching funds, with capital outlays and state agency boosts to support education and welfare.
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Harold E. Hughes
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State Department of Social, Welfare
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Guerrillas in Viet Nam Kill U.S. Captain
Guerrillas in Vietnam killed a U S Army captain during a clash in the coastal mountains about 300 miles from Saigon. The officer served as adviser to a Vietnamese unit and was the only government casualty. The fighting began when about 200 government troops engaged a Viet Cong unit of similar size near an isolated area 40 miles south of Quang Ngai. The death raised American fatalities in Vietnam since December 1961 to 55.
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All Present Armories Retained in Reorganization of Iowa Guard Units
Des Moines announced the Iowa National Guard will reorganize effective March 1, adding about 250 officers and men while keeping all armories. Brig. Gen. Frank R. Williams will lead the reorganized unit, now called the 34th Combat Forces, with headquarters in Des Moines and a tightened link to the 34th Infantry Division.
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Williams
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Ted H. Corry
Davenport
Robert D.un
Sums Sought For 3 Schools Des Moings Gov Hughes Seeks Big Annual Aid
Gov. Harald Hughes urged the legislature to approve annual appropriations totaling 544,190,900 for the University of Iowa Iowa State University and State College of Iowa. The three Regents schools asked 52,028,427 a year for the next biennium while last General Assembly funding was 38,828,500. The breakdown lists University of Iowa 2,302,700 28,479,285, Iowa State University 13,420 28,407,913 15,097,000 and State College of Iowa 3,914 53 141/299 4,835,000.
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Iowa State University
State College of Iowa
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General Assembly
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Towa State University
State College of
Towa
Rome Sees Heaviest Snow in Seven Years
Winter storms pound much of Europe with Rome receiving its heaviest snow in seven years. Ice and snow disrupt traffic and hospitalize over 200 as falls cause injuries. Ancona roofs collapse, livestock die, and schools close. Europe’s freeze toll nears 440 with 114 deaths in Italy.
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Wiesbaden
Dubuque Cited for Traffic Fatality Free Year
Chicago Dubuque Iowa was cited by the National Safety Council for a traffic fatality free record last year. Dubuque with a population of 6000 was the largest city in the United States to achieve that record.
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Dubuquie
Iowa
National Safety Council
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United States
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