Anti Castro Prisoners Hopeful For Deal For Freedom
Prisoners in Key West Florida and 1187 fellow inmates in Cuba await developments that could free them. John Hooker, former executive secretary of Tractors for Freedom, may attend a third meeting with Havana rivals after returning from Miami. Negotiations appear evolving, though Castro previously rejected a final offer of 500 tractors and threatened to send prisoners back.
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Party Honors Johnston Who Retires July 1
Clarence S. Johnston, 70, retiring as Ottumwa Courier managing editor after 38 years with the paper, was feted by about 120 employees and guests at the Country Club. Johnston joined in the business office after high school, later served in World War I, returned as wire and city editor, became managing editor in 1925, and participated in major press associations.
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Ottumwa Couriers
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Creston Man Heads Veterans Group for Next Year
Craston man Gains of Crest on will head the Town Veterans of Foreign Wars for the next year after being elected commander at the convention's close. Warren Allbauigh of Des Moines named senior vice commander and Boyd Jordal of Buffalo chosen junior vice commander.
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Veterans of Foreign Wes
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Des Moines
Boyd Jordal
Buffalo
Beekeeper Handles Early Swarm Slowing Crane Work
A crane at Muscatine Bank & Trust’s new East Third Street drive‑in facility was halted as a swarm of bees clustered over the weekend. beekeeper Worst, a 45 year veteran, was summoned by police to dispose of the swarm and possibly a second, enabling the crane to resume work. He noted an unusually early hive division this year, with March activity the earliest he has seen.
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Venezuelan Troops Hit At Rebels In Barcelona Uprising
Rebels seized Barcelona radio station and reportedly captured Anzoategui governor General Rafael Solorzano. Loyal forces surrounded Barcelona, with 350 troops warned to surrender or face attack. La Guaira security detachment fled but royal forces quelled the revolt. Caracas traffic rerouted and palace guards remained.
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Miraflores
Five Iowa road deaths in weekend crashes
Five people died on Iowa roads over the weekend with four deaths on Saturday and one on Sunday. Victims included Denise Denton of Marshalltown, age five, who was fatally injured after being run over following a fall from a car driven by her grandmother. Other Sunday deaths were John Henry Piper, 83, near Tipton. Albert Joseph Dobmeier, 73, Redwood Falls Minnesota. Robert C. Wiggs, 26, Lake View. and Herman Schurbon, 34, age details.
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Redwood Falls
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Provisions of Taft Hartley Act Invoked To Halt Strike
President Kennedy invoked the Taft Hartley Act to stop a maritime unions strike and protect national health and safety. He ordered a three member emergency board to report by Friday, without recommendations, and may seek an injunction for an eight day cooling off period. Board members include David L. Cole Lane T Rosenman and James Wealy.
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Harvard Business School
Ocheyedan Girl Is Miss Iowa in State Contest
An Ocheyedan native, Deanne Ostermann, was chosen Miss Iowa at the state pageant held near Arnolds Park. The 18 year old brunette was selected after competing against more than 1, while she stood out for her poise and stage presence as the representative for Iowa in the upcoming Miss Universe contest in Miami Beach.
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Iraq Premier claims Kuwait annexation by peaceable means
Premier Abdel Karim Kassem of Iraq declared Kuwait part of Iraqi territory and announced plans to annex it via peaceful means. Britain rejected the claim and began consultations with Kuwait while the United States and Gulf allies monitored the situation amid oil interests and regional tensions.
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Governors pledge JFK support amid crisis areas
Governors from both parties pledged strong support for President Kennedy in facing Soviet tensions in Berlin and other crises. Alabama Governor John Patterson criticized domestic policy handling of the Freedom Riders while Robert Kennedy drew sparing remarks, and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller urged a moratorium on political attacks as Kennedy confronts complex international problems.
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Alabama
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Freedom Riders
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Laboratory Dedication Is Postponed in Ames
The dedication of the new Animal Disease Laboratory in Ames has been postponed indefinitely by the U S Department of Agriculture. Administrator Byron T. Shay said the delay is because Secretary Orville Freeman cannot attend. No reason for Freeman’s absence was announced.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Public Will Allow Viewing of U S Rocket at Huntsville Center
In Humaville Alabama the United States will open the Marshall Space Flight Center next Saturday to the public. The Saturn rocket will be on display as a major attraction and Soviet visitors may attend with American tourists.
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United States
Soviet Union
Marshal Space Flight Center
Laos Conflict Rift Triggers Geneva Parley Tactics
Cochairmen of the Laos conference seek to keep talks alive until Laotian leaders settle internal disputes. Souvanna predicts a coalition by July 20 while Western officials doubt the certainty. Next month he will meet with princes Bout Oum and Souphanonvong to draft a joint government proposal for King Savang Vathana.
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Laos
Souvanna
Newsmen
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Souphanonvong
Pathet Lao
Savang Vathana
Vote Near on Bridge Height Bill in House
A bill to require a minimum clearance for Mississippi River bridges from its junction with the Missouri to St. Paul may be brought up for a House vote today or Tuesday. Drafted after the Le Claire bridge questions, the measure sets a 1516 foot minimum clearance and would apply to about 20 bridges planned in the next 50 years.
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Mississippi River
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Missouri River
St. Paul
Minn
le Claire
Frank Smith
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House
Public Works
19 Killed in Japanese Flood
A large Japanese flood killed nineteen people, wounded eighteen and left twelve missing after the weekend storm in six prefectures in Shikoku and Kinki regions. Over 35,000 houses flooded by noon Monday as rice fields suffered heavy damage across southwestern Japan.
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