Showers Predicted After Short Cooling Trend Across Iowa
The Weather Bureau forecast a return to warm levels after a brief cool spell across Iowa. Morning lows ranged from 33 degrees in Dubuque to near 6 degrees in Council Bluffs, with mid morning readings mostly in the 60s. Showers and thunderstorms were reported in northwest and eastern towns, including Ames Valeria Mason City, with rain spreading southeast and extending statewide tonight and Thursday.
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Towa
Dubuque
North Aweat Town
Storm Lake
Ames
Valerlos
Mason City
Brighton Pastor and wife killed in highway crash
A Brighton minister, Rev. E. E. Voss, and his wife died when their car collided with a grain truck and trailer on a rain slick curve of Highway 1 just north of Brighton. The buck driver was not identified.
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Brighton
E. E. Voss
Voss
Highway 1
Fear 23 Dead In New Zealand Plane Mishap
Wellington New Zealand National Airways DC3 crashed in rugged terrain near Tauranga on North Island. All 20 passengers and 3 crew feared killed as searchers scoured the forested wreckage 95 miles southeast of Auckland with no sign of survivors.
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Wellington
New Zealand
New Zealand National Airways
Tauranga
North Island
Auckland
Zoo Fire Threat Near Lions Tigers and Cougars
A 200 acre brush fire at Griffith Park in Los Angeles menaced the zoo’s lion, tiger, and cougar enclosures. Firemen battled the blaze through Tuesday, preventing it from reaching the animal houses and gaining control of the fire in time.
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Los Angeles
Griffith Park Zoo
Two Couplings Arrested by FBI for Soviet Spy Ring
FBI arrested two couples in Washington and Long Island on charges of conspiring to obtain and transmit U S missile base and military data to Russia. Included are Ivan and Aleksandra Egorov, with Ivan a U N Secretariat officer, and others named as involved. Hearings delayed to July 16 with bail denied.
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Ivan Dmitrievich Egorov
FBI
New York
Soviet Union
Egorov
United Nations Secretariat
Aleksandra Eg
Soviet
Washington
FSI
U. S
Moscow
Oli Cer
U. N. Secretariat
Long
Island
U.S
PBI
Flushing
Long Island
Aleksandra Egorov
U.N. Secretariat
John
Jane Doe
Robert Keistutis Balteh
Joy Ann Garber
Joy Ann Balleh
St Ken
Seid
United States
Tax repeal urged on cosmetics by Rep Halpern
Representative Seymour Halpern urged the House Ways and Means Committee to repeal the 20 percent excise tax on cosmetics. He argued cosmetics are not luxuries and that the tax harms the American consumer, requesting action before the tax extension expires in 1964.
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Washington
Seymour Halper
M.Y
Halpern
House
Means
Iowa Utilities Group appoints Chief Engineer
George Steinmetz, 67, of Madison Wisconsin, named chief engineer of Iowa's new public utilities division by the Iowa Commerce Commission. He will oversee the regulatory setup created by the 1963 legislature and will be paid 15000 dollars annually. Steinmetz plans to serve about two years and then depart. The state previously vested rate making powers in local governments.
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Des Moines
Ifm
Wisconsin
Iowa
Public’ Utilities Division
George Steinmetz
Madison
Wis
Iowa Commerce, ‘Commission
Stammeta
Wisconsin Puolic. Service Commission
Shinmetz
Towa
U S Officials Claim Nuclear Lead Over Soviet Union
U S officials say the United States leads the Soviet Union in nuclear weapons, with estimates suggesting about 40 000 warheads. Defense leaders cite secrecy over production and material stocks as key in deciding future arms cuts and reinforce believed U S superiority through 1985.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Roswell
L. Gilpatric
Whr
Pentagon
Bradley elected Iowa Highway Commission chair amid controversy
Ames resident Bradley J of Des Moines was chosen chair of the Iowa Highway Commission after interim appointee Robert Barry of Danbury took office amid dispute. Derby Thompson of Burlington was elected vice chair with Barry and John Fair Jr of Postville as new members. Everett Shockey, former vice chairman from Council Bluffs, noted that Barry’s appointment faced rejection by the senate.
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Ames
Harry Bradley J
Des Moines
Iowa Highiway Commission
Robert Barry
Danbury
Bradley
Gay
Harold Hughes
Howard Helseher
Cedar Rapids
Derby Thomppson
Buslington
Thompson
Barry
John Falr, Jr
Postville
Commission
Everett Shockey
Council
Two Held After Gaming Raid on Harlan Tavern
Federal agents raided Harlan tavern Jacobsen brothers were arrested for operating a wagering setup tied to Ak-Sar-Ben races in Omaha. They admitted taking bets and showed 70 federal stamps. Both men posted $500 bonds and were released. Local authorities learned of the raid after it began.
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Jake
Ffor
Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
Jacob Jacobsen
Alfred Jacobsen
Sai
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
U.S
Shelby County
Orrell Gearhart
Lyons Bridge Remains Closed Through August First
Lyons Fulton bridge over the Mississippi River will stay shut until about August 1 after a fire damaged a steel girder near the western end. Officials led by bridge manager William Ellwanger said the heated girder must be replaced before reopening.
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Clinton
Lyons-Fulton
Mississippi River
Wiliam Ellwanger
Japanese Flood Reaches Tens of Thousands of Homes
A flood disaster in Japan has left about 43 000 homes flooded and caused widespread damage. Rain worsened conditions as authorities mobilized emergency services and issued evacuation advisories for affected prefectures.
Probe Launched After Mohawk Airlines Crash Kills Seven
Rochester flight disaster aboard a Martin 404 with 43 aboard lifted off in a severe hail storm and plunged to the ground. Seven dead include pilot Captain Richard Mr. Dennis and Officer John W. Neft. 36 injured, several critically, as investigators probe wingtip strike and wind draft at Rochester Monroe County Airport near Rochester.
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Monroe County
Rochester
N. Y
Mohawk Airlines
Newark
White Plains
Richard Mr. Dennis
Fairview
John W. Neft
Wilmington
Del
Roy E. Drew
Pelham
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Richard Baldwin
Danbury
Conn
Robert Christopes
Stratford
Thomas Mayer
Westwort
Loven Wagner
Warker
Wirtz to Renew Efforts in Rail Labor Dispute
Washington reports a complete breakdown in talks between five railroad unions and management over work rules. J E Wolfe says unions rejected both presidential board proposals, ending collective bargaining. Despite grace period ending July 10, carriers will implement new rules at 12:01 a.m. July 1, while Secretary Wirtz plans further efforts to resolve the dispute.
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Washington
J. E. Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Kennedy
Wolfe
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Was Today
Two Sought In Stabbing At Mt. Joy
Mount Joy authorities seek two young men after a Lamone Hall, 43, of near Mount Joy, was stabbed eight times during a confrontation with a speeding car. Hall reported he was talking with a neighbor when the vehicle sped by, then chased it. A youth beat him with a tire iron before the second assailant stabbed him. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Davenport hospital.
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Mount Joy
Scott County
Lamone Hall
Davenport
Hall
Journal Will Note Holiday Observance by Muscatine Journal
The Muscatine Journal will observe Independence Day as a holiday and no editions will be published Thursday. The office will remain closed.
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Muscatine Journal
Journal ‘Office
Kennedy weighs Khrushchev test ban bid in Berlin speech
President Kennedy and top advisers debated Khrushchev’s proposal for a worldwide underground test ban and a East West nonaggression pact after his East Berlin speech. A second meeting was set for later to assess the bid’s potential as propaganda or as a pathway to talks, with Harriman heading to Moscow on July 15 for renewed negotiations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Vhtushchev
East Berlin
Iold
Averell Harriman
Moscow
George Ball
Defense
Reabart S. McNamara
William C. Foster
Adrian &. Fisher
Ascen
Khrushchev
Khrushcchev
W. Averell Harriman
Ward Faces Vice Trial Charge at Old Bailey
Dr Stephen Ward, 30, educated in the United States, is ordered by a magistrates court to stand trial for vice charges at London's Old Bailey. Police name him as a central figure in a sex and security scandal that has unsettled the Conservative government. After a three day hearing, Judge Leo Gradwell directs a jury trial for charges including lying about earnings and procuring an abortion. The case is set for September in the Old Bailey. Ward proclaims his innocence.
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London
Stephen ‘Ward
Ward
John Profumo
Christine Kedler
Leo Gradwell
Lonedon
Old Bailey
July 4 Law Ends Iowa Dry Spell With Drink Sales
Iowa prepares to allow liquor by the drink for the first time in over 40 years as the law takes effect July 5 or 6. Railroads Burlington and Rock Island plan licenses. local officials must approve state licenses. Local governments may set license limits. fees start at per year with many uncertainties about the new measure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rairoads
Town Liquor Control Commission
Tully
Burlington
Rock Island
Jgwans
Peare
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