Dozen Die in Utah Scout Outing Wreck
A truck carrying 16 people overturned in a remote Utah desert near Hole-in-the-Rock. Nine Boy Scouts and two leaders died, along with others, as rescuers worked to account for the 16 occupants and transport the injured to hospitals. The party, led by teachers and BYU-affiliated professors, was linked to the Provo area Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints youth program.
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Panguitch
Utah
Dennis Davis
Brian Roundy
David Hall
Reed Allen, Jr
Prava
Davis
Roundy
Ita
Alana
Hole-in- the-Rock
Colorado River
Gerson-Salt Lake
Cigs
Floyd Loveriday
Scouts
Provo
Conan Word
Conan Word Lake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-cay Saints
Red Desert
Ats
Darrell Taylor
Brigham Young Unity
Provo Sind
Merlin J. Shaw
Brigham Young
Dorothy Pnsen
Salt Lake City
Desert News
Uteh
Patalman
Burt Giles
Mediapolis Ordinance Curbs Water Use Citywide
Mediapolis, a town of 1,040, restricts use of water to sanitation and cooking after the main well was blocked for weeks. The ordinance bans lawn and garden watering, air conditioners, and car washing with violators facing fines and possible water shutoff. Water was hauled from a nearby U S gypsum plant to the town’s supply during an eight hour period.
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Mediapolis
Towa
Colona Youth’s Body Recovered From Mississippi River
A Colona, Illinois youth who drowned Sunday was recovered from the Mississippi River today. The incident occurred near Colona and authorities identified the victim as a local resident. Further details were not immediately released by officials.
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Colona
Adtine
Mississippi River
Harriman Named Chief U.S. Negotiator for Nuclear Talks
President Kennedy appoints W. Averell Harriman as chief U.S. negotiator in July talks with the Soviet Union and Great Britain on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons tests. Harriman, former ambassador to Moscow, will head three power sessions aimed at ending atmospheric testing, with the United States pledging to curb tests as long as other nations do the same.
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Washington
Kennedy Lelay
W. Averell Hayman
U.S
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Harriman
Mos
Kennedy
United States
Sovley
Bloodshed Feared in Race Clash at Danville
Danville Va police and National Guard confronted a racially charged protest after 37 Negroes were jailed in a downtown disturbance. Nine officers were injured in a shooting as demonstrations continued and warnings of further violence were issued by a Negro leader and religious figures. A SCLC official spoke of sending Birmingham staff to Danville, while Atlanta pools and Orlando business leaders moved toward desegregation steps.
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Danville
Vasite
Vaely
Atlanta
Wyatt Toe Walker
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Spot
Birmingham
Convicts donate blood for brothers but one dies
In New York a prison blood drive by 76 inmates led by Thomas McCarty aimed to save two hemophiliac brothers, Pete and Mike Meurer. Mike died before transfusions could reach him while Pete received care at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn as the Red Cross prepared a pint from the drive.
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New York
Pete Meurer
Birh
Mike
Miamondes Hospital
Brooklyn
Pete
Thomas McCarty
Queens County House of Detention
Michael
Peter
Red Cross Blood Bank
McCarthy
Delay in Washington rail strike extension agreed
Rail unions and railroads reached a five day extension to the looming strike deadline. Secretary of Labor Wirtz limited mediation to federal officials and company and union leaders, with no settlement by midnight Wednesday.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirt
Youth 14 Drowns Near Dam as Search Continues
Rescue efforts resumed on the Mississippi river for 14 year old Jerry McCormick who was pulled into swift currents at the dam spillway. McCormick, a student from Shay Avenue, vanished after entering the water with companions. Local youths and sheriff’s deputies battled rough conditions as searchers worked to locate his body.
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Mississippi
Nck
Hant
Jerry McCormick
Mat
Muscaline and
Wapella Resche Gnils
Ric
Jon
Ryewiine
Young Busch
McCormick
Fredsiie
Gerry
Ted Malsland
Kim Roberson
Sheriff's Department
Young McCormick
Swift
Buse
T Hey
Jerry
Husky Bay
Cam
Harold Ary
Rockmaster
Currans
Busch
Die Appelt
Ary
Lars
Bill
Patrick
Donald
Bertha
Delores
Dorothy
Church Delegates Named For 1964 Methodist Conference
Des Moines Des Moines seven town South Town Conference Methodists balloted today on four delegates to the 1964 General Conference of the Methodist Church in Piasburgh Pa. Two named were Rev. Paul M Hann Mount Pleasant and Rev. Lester Moore Manning. The remaining two delegates were to be named later today. Delegates viewed plans for a proposed state headquarters building to be built at 11th and Park streets. The program also included approval of the coming year budget and discussion of a statewide evangelism program.
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Des Moines
The
Methodist Church
Piasburgh
Paul M. Hann
Mount Pleasant
Lester Bi Moore
Manning
Ilth
Park Streets
Prisoners Try to Cover Tracks in Escape
Police searched for two inmates who fled from Camp Fai chance a minimum security unit. They took a prison bloodhound to train the dog for tracking, signaling deliberate efforts to elude capture after their Monday getaway.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Camp
Fai Chance
Cities Given Wide Powers, Hultman Says
Des Moines reports that the home rule bill passed by the legislature grants cities and towns broad authority. General Evan Bulenan, citing the act as a very broad grant, noted the statute sets guidelines. Hultman said his office will not issue further opinions but warned city actions can be challenged in court.
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Des Moines
Powelly
Evan Bulenan
Hi Hulmand
Muluman
Hultman
Hodges backs JFK tax plan in Fort Madison speech
Secretary Hodges urged President Kennedy’s tax program at a Fort Madison dinner marking Shaeffer Pen Co. founder’s anniversary. He forecast a jump in gross national product to 304 billion by 1962 and beyond, tied to tax cuts, higher profits, and more private investment, stressing education and research to sustain industrial growth.
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Fort Madison
Luther Medges
Kennedy
Hodges
W. A. Shaeffer Pen Co
Tallinn
Hodge
Eadges
Tax Cut Bill May Get Veto
Des Moines Iowa legislative bill would cut sales and use tax on farm machinery and appliance purchases likely to be vetoed Gov Harold Hughes said today.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Kennedy Orders Alabama Guards As Wallace Barred Uni
President Kennedy ordered the Alabama National Guard into federal service after Gov. George C. Wallace barred two Black students from the University of Alabama. Vivian Malone and James Hood faced registration clashes as troops guarded the campus and federal authorities prepared further action to enforce desegregation.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Kennedy
Alabama National Guard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
State
Wallace
Lwoke
Sen
Iyil
Nicholas Kaizenbach
U.S
Edwin Githman
Justice Department
Toe
Netra
Miss Vivian
Malone
Tames Hood
Vivian Malone
James Hood
Wal
Birmingham
U. S
Dee Seybourn
Lynne
Washingtm
Segregasiionist
Dean Rusk
Alabama
Maine
Tuscalonea
Hans
Col
Albert Lingo
State Public Safety
Damage Heavy as Flood Hits Cuba
Floods in eastern Cuba from two weeks of heavy rain have caused extensive damage valued at about 1.5 million dollars. At least 10 people are drowned or missing as 2000 peasants flee to higher ground near Manzanillo. Rescuers in planes and helicopters found bodies washed downstream.
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Havana
Cuba
Manzanillo
Applications For Licenses Go Out Shortly Des Moines
The State Liquor Control Commission plans to mail liquor by the drink license application blanks to city and town councils and county boards. It has already sent copies of the new law and rules to 982 municipalities and 95 counties, with about 500 responses so far. Application blanks will be mailed around June 20 with final regulations.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Jellers
Joseph MM
Dickens
Lae
Saigon Monk Sets Self Ablaze in Protest
In Saigon today an elderly Buddhist monk burned himself to death before thousands to protest alleged persecution by President Ngo Dinh Diem's government. The Rev. Quang Dae calmly lit gasoline soaked robes at a main street intersection as around 30 monks surrounding him wailed and tried to hold back onlookers from nearby trucks.
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Saigon
Vie Nam
Quang Dae
Ngo Dinh Diem
Bom
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wirtz
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JFK
Methodist Headquarters
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