Arab Leaders Back Kuwait oppose Iraqi oil grab
Arab leaders united against Iraq's claim to Kuwait as Cairo and Riyadh warn against annexation. Nasser plans a mission to Kuwait to affirm its independence while Saudi Arabia threatens force if Kuwait is attacked. King Saud, Jordan's King Hussein, and Beirut reports signal regional unity. Kuwait declares a state of emergency as military alert is raised and British forces bolster Gulf defense.
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Iraq
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Abdel Kater Hatem
Nasser
AL Akhbar
Kuwait
Saudi Araba
Radio
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Saud
Kitwail
Hussein
Jordan
Baghdad Radio
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Hatrind Kassem
Connecticut
Kuswait
Diplomatia Xourens
Arab League
Beirut
League
Kyunwit
Britain
Sheik
Sir Abdullah
Sheik Abdullah Mubarak
Lebanon
Persian Gulf
Hultman Rules Iowans Must Appear for Wedding License
Des Moines reports Iowa’s three day waiting period requires couples to appear in person at the court clerk’s office to receive a marriage license, not by mail. Osceola County officials discuss whether filing day counts toward the waiting period and how affidavits must be handled under state law.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ally
Evan Hultman
Osceola
Donald iSkiver
John Harms
Osceola County
Towa Clerks of ‘Court Association
Hallman
Towa
Hubean
Sie
Gas Cars Derailed Near Rock Island Freight Train
Seven railcars derailed northwest of here on Tuesday. Three cars carried gasoline and petroleum products. the others held cargo. No fire and no injuries were reported.
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Pocanontas
Rock Island
Here
Radar Tower Collapse Sparks Navy Blame in Senate Report
A Senate committee faulted the Navy and the designers of the Texas Tower radar for the Open Sea collapse that killed 28 aboard January 15. The Air Force face blame for buck passing and indecision as winds and waves overwhelmed the 3,000 ton steel structure 80 miles off New Jersey. Col William Banks faced possible charges of dereliction in duty, while Sen John Stennis called design criteria inadequate and placed fault on Navy yards and structural engineers.
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Senate
Navy
Texas Tower
Air Force
New Dersey
Wis
William M. Banks
Banks
Nile
Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
Defense ‘Eparedness
Inaton
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Stennis
Youth Awaits Sentencing in Rock Island Murder Case
Robert Lea Taylor, 21, of Rock Island, was found guilty of murder in Circuit Court for the March 26, 1960 slaying of Thomas Power, 48, a Alleman High School student. Sentencing before Judge George C. Hobel is set for Friday at 2 p.m. amid defense claims of insanity and Taylor's denial of a confession. The trial began June 20 with a seven man, five woman jury.
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Rock Island
Robert Lea Taylor
George C. Hobel
Thomas Power
Alleman High School
Naylor
Ans
Wider Economic Powers For Kennedy Are Urged
Unity House pa cites the need for broader presidential authority to mobilize the economy in emergencies. AFL CIO leaders push for full nuclear testing resumes and standby powers for Kennedy, as Moscow spurns friendly moves and accelerates world domination efforts. The AFL CIO council awaits Labor Secretary Goldber g visit to discuss the plan.
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Unity House
Yeaders
Congress
Ker
Federation
Tal
Moscow
United States
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Secre+ savy
Arthure J+ Goldberg
Pocono Mountains
Ares
Marine
Civil Rights Action Sought By Governors
California Governor Brown backs a plan to push a civil rights resolution at the Governors Conference. Republican leaders claim Brown’s vote with four Republicans could force debate in the nine member committee. The conference ends with a nominating slate led by Maine Governor Reed and a possible chairman pick, New Hampshire’s Powell.
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Fawn
California
Joh H. Reed
Maine
Wesley
Powell
New Hampshire
Faculty House With Contents Lost in Blaze
Sioux City reports a fire destroyed the Faculty House causing eight Cather students to lose nearly all possessions except clothing. Damage was estimated at $80,000, with books desks typewriters and other equipment burned. Reverend John Bauer and the school’s administrators noted a spared item as a pair of base priests’ possessions.
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Sioux City
Mies
John. Bauer
Sumner
Body recovered at gravel pit near Lone Tree school
The body of Hermann Bud Havemann, a retired Muscatine businessman who disappeared while fishing May 10, was found in the Northern Sand and Gravel pit on Stewart road north of Lone Tree. Rescue units and divers searched for days under the direction of Sheriff Dick Oppelt, with Dr Earl E Peters present.
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Sand and Gravel Company
Stewart Road
Lone Tree Rural School
Muscatine
Hermann
Bud) Havemann
Lord Avenué
Museatine
Ltewary Road
Dick Oppelt
Earl E. Peters
Muscatine County
Heavy Rains Over Japan Continue Amid Rising Toll
Torrential rains pound central Japan for the fourth straight day causing widespread peril and devastation. Eighty eight killed, eighty six missing, one hundred thirty six injured as the downpour, which began Saturday, continues with forecasts of intermittent rain through the week.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hopes Fade For School Aid Action
Washington report notes Democratic split in the Rules Committee over Kennedy’s aid for parochial schools sinks a 2.5 billion public school plan and a 4.8 billion NDEA extension. House opposition, once rising, risks killing the bills, sanctioning Speaker Rayburn after a tight Rules Committee fight.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Kannedy
Sam Rayburn
Howard W. ‘Smith
D-Va
Fire alarm sounded by cow in Deerfield pasture
A pasture belonging to Gordon Ainsworth in Deerfield, Massachusetts, drew a rush of people Tuesday after a fire alarm rang. No fire was found as a cow scratched its neck against a pole with the alarm button, triggering the alert.
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Deerfield
Mass
Gordon Ainsworth
Kennedy Warns Reds on Berlin Crisis and Peace Treaty
President Kennedy addressed a Washington conference denying any weakness in Allied unity over Berlin. He warned the Soviets against undermining peace efforts, rejected Soviet claims of a 1970 US withdrawal, and urged peaceful economic competition. He also noted no mobilization plan and discussed potential measures relating to Berlin and stability in Europe.
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Soviet Union
Kennedy
Cubans Await Decision From Tractor Group
A group of 10 Cuban prisoners waited for the Tractors for Freedom Committee to decide whether it would reform and renew negotiations. John Hooker Jr. met with the delegation, saying no change in their situation, with a decision hoped for today or Thursday. Committee members include Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther.
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Rey West
Fla
Cuba
Tractors For Freedom Committee
John Hooker Jr
Hooker
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Senate Follows House in Farm Plan Fight But Dead for Session
Senate Agriculture Committee rejected a Kennedy plan to let farmers draft their own control and price support programs. The 98 vote upheld a substitute by Aiken and Holland to reject the administration plan and keep existing programs with changes. Ellender said the Aiken-Holland proposal would give the secretary less authority, while Freeman urged allowing commodity groups to draft their own programs with Congress a veto in 60 days or automatic operation if approved by producers.
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Sen
Allen J. Ellender
D.ex
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture and Farmer
Senate
House Agriculture
Lurhed
Ellender
Aiken—Holland
Recs Rey of
Agriculture
Aiken
Freeman
Kennedy
Kennedy orders probe on Soviet nuclear tests amid talks
President Kennedy directed investigation into whether Russia secretly tests nuclear weapons and if such tests could occur undetected. He reiterated U S support for a controlled and agreed-on nuclear test ban and urged Khrushchev to end intransigence while keeping Geneva talks alive.
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Washington
Kennedy
Russia
U. S
United States
Geneva
Khrushchev
Kremlin
West Warned About Berlin Troop Buildup
Khrushchev warned the West against a military buildup around Berlin during a Kremlin meeting with Soviet and North Vietnamese officials. He stated there would be no Berlin blockade but insisted on Western recognition of East Germany and outlined possible measures to bolster Soviet and allied security if Western mobilization continued. The premier suggested the West must prepare for a peace treaty and warned of further actions if separatist moves occur.
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Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Ussr
Berlin
Kennedy
East Germany
West Berlin
Nazi Germany
Consid
Moscow
Khrteshchev
Inday
Germany
Kremlin
Thhat
West Mint
Soviet Union
West Germany
Unification motion favored by Lutheran district
The Town District of the new American Lutheran Church approved a resolution backing talks toward unification of Lutheran bodies in the United States. The plan, presented Tuesday by the ALC state committee led by Rev. C. M. Widebeck of Atlantic, praises ongoing conversations with other Lutheran churches and notes the ALC was formed last year by merging Evangelical, United Evangelical, and American Lutheran churches.
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New American Lutheran Church
ALC
State-Of-The- Church
C. M. Widebeck
Atlantic
Evangelical
United Evangelical
American Lutheran Churches
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