Opposition to Oregon Field sales for South Lake Park plan persists
Muscatine city council, by a 5 to 1 vote, authorized the park commission to sell Oregon Field and acquire Bruner Field and Muscatine Slough land to create the South Lake Park. Critics cite parking and drainage issues and fear reduced children's access to a playground.
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Gil Dietz
Muscatine
Park Commission
Oregon Field
South Lake Park
South Muscatine
Stward
Lyndon
Council
Oregon
Bruner
Mull Estate
Muscatine Slough
Heat and floods plague West as deaths mount
The Associated Press reports heat waves and flash floods across Western states causing several fatalities, including seven in California from heat. Drownings linked to high temperatures trace through the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States. Fires erupted in Southern California, aided by rain brush and gusty winds, while New Mexico and Texas saw heavy rainfall. Temperatures climbed to 108 in Portland and 122 at Palm Desert with many inland California cities above 100.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Texas
California
Ore, Son
Pacific Northwest
Mountain States
San Gabriel Canyon
Los Angeles
Mint Canyon
Tierra Amarilla
Portland
San Francisco
Palm Desert
Calif
Blank Diplomas For Egg Slingers At San Marino High
San Marino High School awarded blank diplomas to 30 graduates after a student-caused incident. Principal John Landrum said a caravan vandalized Vice Principal Norman Frost’s Arcadia home with eggs and rubbish. Eligible students must write apologies, perform 40 hours of labor, and write a 500 word essay before receiving diplomas by mail. Rudolf Nureyev, 23, sought asylum in Paris after leaving his Kirov ballet troupe amid travel from Le Bourget Airport to London.
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On Marino
Calif
San Marino High School
John ‘Landrum
Arcadia
Norman Frost
Frost
Jals
Landrum
Mall
Mic
Patism
le Bourget
Paris
Rudolf Nureyev
Kirov Opord Ballet Group
Leningrad
London
Hunger Strike By Riders Blocking Segregationat Tallahassee
Ten Freedom Riders were arrested at Tallahassee airport as they continued a hunger strike to demand service at the all-white restaurant closed for a second day. Clergy spokesman Rev D. W. Collier Dr of Newark said the group would not eat or drink until served, noting they had eaten only at the integrated Greyhound Bus Terminal yesterday.
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Integrationis
Freedom Riders
Tallahassee
Fla
Allport
D. W. Collier Dr
Newark
N. J
Allahassee
AP Photafax
France Calls For New Truce Team Orders
Geneva France urged the international conference on Laos to issue new directives and supply equipment for truce teams enforcing the Laotian ceasefire. Jean Chauvel of France noted the ICCTV hamstrung by transport and guidance, lacking clear directives and means to perform its duties.
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Geneva
France
Hite
Jean Chauvel
Chauvel
International Control Commission
Oregon State Presidency to ISU Provost Ames Dr Jensen Named
Dr James H Jensen 54 provost at Iowa State since 1953 chosen as president of Oregon State University. Announcement to State Board next week. will assume duties Oct 1. Former Brookings Institution staffer on Dominican Republic survey and first chief of AEC biology branch. taught at Nebraska and NC State.
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Jensen
University of Nebraska
North Carolina State College
Lovers Unloved In Vienna
Vienna authorities refused to grant a marriage license for actress Lauren Bacall and actor Jason Robards Jr. The couple, filing a personal appeal with Justice Minister Broda, was told the denial rests largely on Robards' Mexican divorce and cannot be recognized as a matter of principle. Peter Wille, their representative, stated reporters that Austrian authorities upheld this stance despite efforts to resolve legal hurdles.
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Vienna
Austria
Lauren Bacall
Jason Robards Jr
Peter Wille
Trujillo slaying linked suspect shoots self in Dominican Republic
Police said the man tied to the Rat gel Leonidas Trujillo murder killed himself Thursday night. He is Ramon Roman Fernandez, brother of ex-Defense Minister Jose Rene Roman Fernandez, who is detained in connection with the assassination.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Ratgel Leonidas
Trujillo
Ramon’ Roman Fernay ‘Dez
Jose Rene-Roman Fernandez
Iowa Department of Agriculture Chief Under Consideration
Des Moines sources speculated on who will be named to head the Iowa Department of Agriculture. Clyde Spry, 72, Secretary of Agriculture, died on Wednesday night from a heart attack and will be buried Saturday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
I Js
Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
Two Pastorate Changes In Local Methodist Churches
In Des Moines Thursday night Bishop F. Gerald Ensley announced pastorate shifts across Iowa. Rev. A. D. Steffenson leaves First Methodist in town for Ottumwa chapelry. Rev. Dr. Edin W. Frohardt arrives from Boone to take over here. Rev. Stanley C. Kennedy moves from Muscatine North to Lacona-Liberty Center-Mila. Rev. Lealand Burke succeeds him. Rev. Nancy J. Nichols departs Nichols circuit for Irwin-Kirkmian in Council Bluffs district. Revs. Enke and Reed receive new postings while Rev. Hann shifts to Burlington district supervision.
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Whecat
Nichols-Cedar Valley-Conesville
F. Gerald Ensley
Towa
South Towa
Des Moines
A. D. Steffenson
Ethe
First Methodist
Methodist
Ottumwa
Edin W. Frohardt
Bounce
Stanley C. Kennedy
Muscatine North Methodist
Lacona-Liberty Center-Mila
Leland Burke
Bluffs
Nichols
Steffenson
Oritumbva
Frohardt
Enke
Washinton
Wesley ‘Theological Seminary
Washington, D. C
Lowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
C. Raymond Reed
Burlington
First Methodist Church
Boone
Paul M. Hann
U S Tried To Recruit Czech As Spy at UN
The Czechoslovak mission to the United Nations charged that two U S intelligence service members sought to recruit the Czech counselor as a spy. The counselor was identified and the note demanded his expulsion from the country.
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U.S
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Tosiay
Nacvalac
Negro Guardsman Joins Secret Service Detail
Abraham Bolden becomes the first Negro to serve on a White House security detail on a temporary 80 day assignment. Secret Service chief inspector Michael Torina confirms Bolden’s transfer from Chicago and says no biographical details will be provided. The note appears in a June 1961 Associated Press file.
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Abraham ‘Bolden
Michael Torina
Spector
Secret Service
Bolden
Chicago
Animal Shelter Permit Denied in Fruitland Township
Muscatine county supervisors denied a special zoning permit for an animal shelter and caretaker home in Fruitland township west of Stewart road. The board approved a Bloomington township rural-area rezoning and set the highway right of way value at 1115 dollars, authorizing signs and easement steps while rejecting the shelter plan due to land zoning and neighbor objections.
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Muscatine
Fred W. Hoopes
Elmer Thms
Garry Woodward
Hoopes
Muscatine County
Bulla
County Zoning Commission
Bloomington
R. B.fuller
No Settlement Seen Could Hamper U S Shipping Trade
A nationwide strike began today by seven unions, threatening to stop up to 990 ships and disrupt U S commercial transport from Atlantic to Pacific. President Kennedy urged a quick settlement while unions warned of port delays and intensified picketing of American and foreign flagged vessels.
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New York
Seaman
U. S
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Kennedy
Panama
Liberia
Honduras
East West
Gulf Coast
Arthur J. Goldberg
Calls For Joint Effort On Freedom
Chicago, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Lord Home urged joint action with the United States to support freedom movements as a bulwark against Communist policy. He warned the Soviet Union seeks to destroy the United Nations and push the world toward war over Berlin, citing East Germany’s lack of free competition.
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Chicago
Lord Home
United States
Britain
Senate Passes Highway Bill Landmark Inter State Financing
The Senate approved a multi billion dollar highway financing bill after adding a board control extension. It guarantees 90 percent federal funding for the interstate system, with Washington covering about 7.6 billion of the 41 billion estimate. The measure heads back to the House for reconciliation. Separately, two homemade bombs exploded in downtown Washington amid threats tied to the Freedom Riders movement.
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Washington
Senate
Kenedy
House
Freedom, Riders
South
Adlai Flies To Peru After Bolivian Riots
Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson flew to Peru to express sympathy for the families of five leftist demonstrators killed during a night of rioting in La Paz. About 30 students remained locked in a university building after clashing with police, while Stevenson avoided direct involvement.
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la Pas
Bolivia
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy Seeks Support for Foreign Aid Plan
President Kennedy, addressing the National Conference on International Economic and Social Development, urged backing for a foreign aid program. He argued spending too little late could be worse than spending too much now as Congress debates an eight and a half billion five-year plan opposed by several lawmakers.
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Kennedy
National Conference On International Economic and Social Development
Congress
Kkennedy
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