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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1961

Page

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Geneva Failure Signals Policy Shift On Atomic Testing

President Kennedy indicates a major shift in U S policy toward atomic testing after Geneva talks fail. He plans to resume underground explosions if in national interest while still attending the Geneva talks as long as the Soviets want. Kennedy’s Vienna meeting with Khrushchev is cited as signaling no hope for a broader ban and continued insistence on veto power for control machinery.

Washington Kennedy U.S United States Vienna Khrushchev Kheushchev Geneva

Teacher Backed On Slapping Case at Ottumwa Junior High

A Municipal Court trial heard junior high teachers defend discipline by slapping pupils. Sam Rodgers 35 testified he believed slaps could be proper if discipline warranted it. Witnesses included teachers Darrell Jennings 98 Don Hadin 30 assistant principal Don Hadin and others who said the student was insolent and insubordinate.

Watters Paul Grant Grant Tostitind Rodgers Robert G. Wilson Darrell Jennings Don Hadin Evans Junior High Wilson Jennings Young Miller

Doctor Cabral Cuts Own Throat in Ciudad Trijillo

A doctor named Robert Reid Cabral died after cutting his own throat Tuesday night in Ciudad Trijillo. Government reports say he died in hospital following unsuccessful surgery to save his life.

Ciudad Trijillo Rune Point Rafaelo Feur Julo Robert Reid Carral

Single Foreign Aid Agency Urged by Rusk

Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Congress to create one long term foreign aid agency with minimal strings. He pressed for clear military aid separation and authority to borrow 900 million dollars in the current year and 1.6 billion annually for four years for long term projects, plus raising the contingency fund from 175 million to 500 million due to uncertain times.

Washington Dean Rusk Congress Tusk House Foreign Affairs Committee Kennedy Europe Rusk Treasury Times Pres Dent Fforeign Aid

Time for Quickie Polio Shots Before the Season

Washington urges rapid action on Salk polio vaccine with a plan to complete the basic three shots by July 10 if started June 12. The Public Health Service warns against waiting for oral vaccine scarcity this summer, stressing two week intervals and building immunity for you and your family.

Washington Public Health Service

Marshalltown Woman Fatally Hurt in Crash

Marie Gache, 34, of Marshall town, died in a two car collision on Highway 63 in southeast Mahaska County Tuesday night. Eugene Cramer, 22, of Fort Madison, was listed in serious condition at a local hospital.

Oskaloosa

Rebels Capture Padong Cross in Laos Clash

Pro Communist rebels overran Padong Cross in Laos today, ending a cease-fire five weeks old. The government stronghold symbol fell as western delegates suspended Geneva talks with the 14 nation conference reacting to the rebel advance.

Cross Padong Laos Geneva

Johnson outlines emphasis on counter guerrilla forces

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told the U S Military Academy graduating class that the Kennedy administration is beefing up counter guerrilla forces to snuff out aggression without risking major war. He warned Communists fear a nation that produced pioneers and fighters and said the defense plan includes research to develop weapons for a decisive conventional advantage and intensified training for counter guerrilla operations. At Stockport Iowa a fishing trip crash killed one man, left another injured, as 98 year old Raymonderson of Stockport and 66 year old Ivan Trattor faced hospital care after a one car accident nearby.

West Point N.Y Lyndon ,B. Dolmson Kennedy Johnson Stockport Wes Raymonderson Ivan Trattor Keosauqua

Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks temper war fears

President Kennedy said neither he nor Soviet Premier Khrushchev won a victory in Vienna and that the chance of war is lower as each side understands the other better. He disclosed a sobering two days with Khrushchev and signaled possible resumption of testing if talks stall further. Berlin remained a grave issue with Western rights to be defended at any risk.

Washington Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna United States Berlin Kenenedy America U. S Padong Tody MacDonald Britain George Pushkin W. Averell Harriman MacDonald U.S

Leadership JFK to Grad at Naval Academy

President Kennedy addressed 196 Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis Maryland urging readiness for leadership in a troubled world. He stated the battle for freedom comes in many forms and praised the graduates as he handed diplomas to the top students led by Jerome F Smith Jr of San Diego California.

Annapolis Kennedy U. S. Naval Academy Field House John F. Davidson Kenny Jerome F. Smith Jr San Diego Calif Ogi

Padong Falls: U S Hits Reds at Laos Cease Fire

The United States refused to push for a collapse of the Geneva talks on Laos but urged a cease fire as Communist forces seized Padong. Harriman postponed meetings to consult Washington while Western delegates questioned continuing talks amid truce violations.

Washington United States Laos Geneva Padong W. Averell Harriman

Mrs Geiger Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

Mrs Burniece Geiger left Woodbury County jail in a bright red car to begin a 15 year term for 2.2 million embezzlement from Sheldon National Bank. Sheriff Rosenberger bid her farewell as U S Deputy Marshal Daley and jail matron O Neill accompanied her. She was being transported to the federal women’s prison at Alderson West Virginia.

Sioux City Burniece Geiger Woodbury Sheldon National Bank Whitey Rosenberger U.S Robert Daley Woodbury County Dorothy O'Neill Gelzer Alderson W.va

Custody Fight Over Adopted Son In Houston Rouses Marital Web

Houston couples J W Hood and Miriam Powers Aulmann vie for custody of Thomas J Aulmann in a Texas court story revealing multiple marriages. Aulmann, Des Moines native with an iron works background, and Hood, twice married, clash as Mrs Hood seeks full custody after a 1958 Iowa divorce and a 1968 Houston filing.

Houston Tex J. W. Hood Hood Wee E KR. Te Aumann Des Moines Aulmann Aumann Mrs Towa Wendell Odom Thomas Miriam Powers

Freud Associate Dr Carl Jung Dies in Zurich

Dr Carl Gustav Jung, a Freud associate turned critic and noted neurologist who helped redefine psychiatry, died Tuesday in Zurich. Born in Kesswil to a Swiss clergyman, Jung was a foundational figure in modern psychology and helped shape early psychoanalytic thought.

Zurich Switzerland Carl Gustav Jung Sigmund Freud Kesswil

Castro Trade Talks Move Toward Prisoner Exchange Plan

Detroit observers report progress in negotiations for trading 500 American tractors for 1,280 Cuban invasion prisoners. Fidel Castro signals conditional acceptance as a Havana radio announcement praises the committee’s humanitarian effort led by Eleazor Roosevelt and Walter Reuther.

Detroit Mich Cuba Fidel Castro Havana Mi Fidel Castro Auto Workers Dis Milton Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Solitarity House UAW Comi

Grain to Red China Blocked by U S

Canada faces a U S driven block on unloading equipment for grain shipments to Red China. Ottawa and Ottawa officials weigh the impact as the United States bars a Illinois firm from supplying gear for tankers docking in Communist ports. The move threatens a large wheat and barley export deal while Canadian firms seek legal guidance on allowable exports to China.

Ottawa John G. Diefenbaker United States China Diefenbaker U. S. Treasury Illinois Treasury Officiel Washington U. S Canada Kennedy Montreal William J. Moore Dunbar-Rapple Co Batavia Treasury

Call for 30 MPH Speed Zones in Construction Areas

The Town Highway Commission passed a resolution calling for 30 mile an hour speed zones in areas undergoing shoulder work and other repairs on the Interstate. Planning Engineer Carl Schach said the zones are needed to help law enforcement regulate traffic through construction zones.

Amesim Town Highway Commission Commission Y Carl Schach

Fairfield Slaying Guilty Verdict For Alba Man

Ronald Anderson, 19, of Alba, was found guilty today of first degree murder in the beating death of Harei in Fairfield last April. District Judge Charles Pettit set sentencing for 1:30 p.m. this afternoon.

Fairfield Ith Ronald Anderson Alba Harei Charles Pettit

Cedar Rapids Gazette editor wins Bent Cane Award

Frank Nye, associated editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, is the winner of the Des Moines Press and Radio Club Bent Cane Award for outstanding service in journalism, announced by Club President William Dorris on Wednesday.

Deg Moines Frank Nye Cedar ‘Rapids

Sit-Down Protest Breaks Up at Major Theater Office

A sit-down demonstration in New York West Side in front of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Inc offices aimed to force desecration of a film in Austin Texas theaters. Four protesters were evicted after a 37 hour protest at the company president’s offices.

American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres Inc New York West Side Austin Texas Photofax

Kelley to Hang for First Degree Murder in Iowa

District Judge Leroy Johnson sentenced Charles Edwin Kelley to hang on July 18 1962 for a February killing in Council Bluffs. Kelley pleaded guilty to first degree murder along with accomplice Charles Noel Brown 28 of Bedford Indiana. The two men also admitted killings of Howard Trowbridge and Harry Goldenberg during robberies in Milwaukee and Omaha respectively.

Glenwood Iowa Leroy Johnson Todiy Charles Edwin Kelley Kelley Auny Alvin Oclnsen Internal “Revenue Service Walnut Tawa Minneapolis Charles Noel Brown Bedford Ind Koehrsen Corneil Bluffs

Severe Storm Warning for Muscatine County

Severe storm warning issued for southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. Damaging winds and possible isolated tornadoes or Hugo are expected this afternoon into evening. Area of concern spans Van Buren and Lee counties in the extreme southeast and extends northeast to Muscatine County.

Dex Maines Weather Bureau Iowa Missouri van Buren Lee Museatine

OAS Mission Leaves Washington for Dominican Republic

An Organization of American States unit departs Washington in a U S government plane named Caluybine for a six hour flight to the Dominican Republic. The aircraft, previously used by President Eisenhower, carries the delegation on its first hand assessment mission.

Washington

Kennedy Urges End to Racial Violence and Local Justice

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, addressing FEI trained officers from across the nation, urged that the United States never again see the racial violence that prompted federal marshals to be sent into Alabama. He said the roots of justice must lie in local law enforcement.

Washington Rober F. Kennedy United States Alabama

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