Rockefeller Balks at Kennedy Civil Rights Plan
Albany Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller denounces Kennedy civil rights proposals as two years late and incomplete, rallying with the NYS NAACP. He cites 28 recommendations while praising some steps, criticizes federal judge appointments, and warns of continued Republican pressure for action.
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N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Congress
Rockefeller
New York State
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Civil Rights Commission
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Deep South
Department of Health Education and Welfare
South
Labor Department
Mississippi
West Liberty Girls Lose To Colfax In Iowa Tournament
Colfax defeats West Liberty 47 to 37 in the opening round of the 1963 Iowa girls basketball tournament at Des Moines. Colfax improves to 21-2 and advances to face the Guthrie Center Alden winner at 1:30 Thursday. West Liberty ends 19-4 with a junior, sophomore lineup. Sheila Kelley scores 18 total, Corrine Windus 8, Virginia Hawke leads Colfax with 2 Washington reporters note a separate draft extension bill.
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Liberty Belles
West Liberty
Colfax
Iowa
Des Moines
Guthrie Center
Sheila Kelley
Corrine Windus
Virginia Hawke
Truck Slips Off Scales Into River Near Harbor Drive
Leonant Adams on Route 4 watched as the truck slid from the city scales ramp on Harbor Drive and toppled into the Mississippi River. The 60 foot descent dumped 300 bushels of shelled corn. most cargo washed away after tarpaulin was removed. Wreckers from George Ty Schmidt Auto Service and Elliott Brothers aided retrieval, with crews spreading cinders to prevent further slides.
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McKee Feed and Grain Co
Mississippi
Leonard Adams
Route 4
Leonant Adams
Harbor Drive
Mississippi River
Adams
Harnordrive
George Ty Schmidt Auto Service
Elliott Brothers House
Heavy Loss in Sheffield Fire
Fire at Keystone Manufacturing Co destroyed the main building in Sheffield. Estimated loss exceeds $130,000 with damage continuing into the early morning hours. Cause undetermined as firefighters battled late into the night. Keystone is a major laminated wood beams arches and rafters producer.
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Sheffield
Keystone Manufacturing Co
Keystone
Storm Snowbound Iowa Roads Up To Ten Inches In State
A major snow storm swept across Iowa bringing up to 10 inches in areas from Lamoni to Decorah and Des Moines. Hidden ice and strong winds created hazardous travel with many schools closed and buses late. Weather crews spread salt and warned more freezing rain and sleet as the system moved east.
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Associated Press
Towa
Iowa
Lamoni
Spencer
Decorah
Iowa City
Chariton
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Boone
Town Falls
Derailment Sabotage Suspected in Northridge Crash
In Northridge California a tampered switch caused a rain carriage to derail a Southern Pacific Coast Daylight train near a warehouse. Eleven passengers were hurt with three hospitalized. seven cars, last on track, stopped after veering into a field. An SP official called the incident deliberate sabotage.
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Northridge
Calif
Genser
San Fernando Valley
San Francisco
Nigmal
Ames Phone Ordinance Ruled Illegal by Municipal Court
Judge John McKinney ruled the Ames ordinance forbidding solicitation by telephone invalid and dismissed charges against Philip Dusenberry of Washington Town. Dusenberry had been tried last month on a violation of the ordinance.
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Ames
John McKinney
Philip, Dusenberry
Washington
Dusenberry
Four Iowa Bills Signed and Pending Return From recess
Des Moines Gov. Harold Hughes has signed 36 bills this term. He recently signed three more, bringing the total. One measure places state banks under national-bank rules for loans backed by U.S. bonds. Another increases pharmacist license costs from 10 to 25 and renewal from 2.50 to 7.50. A third allows cooperatives to pay 20 percent dividends in cash or a revolving fund.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
General Assembly
Hughes
U.S
Mansfield Challenges GOP Contention Over Cuba Intel
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield rejected Republican claims that President Kennedy misled the public about Cuba. He noted Rep. Leslie Arends alleged Kennedy knew of Soviet missiles before Oct. 14, while Arends criticized closed briefings as masking truth. Separately, sources said Soviet troops in Cuba may be withdrawing slowly and other lawmakers proposed bi monthly survivor payments related to the Bay of Pigs.
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Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Cuba
Mansfield
Senate Democratics
Leslie C. Arends
A-lll
Avenda
St. Petersburg
Fla
Guba’ St
Soviet Union
Barry Goldwater
Raviz
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Flood Waters Roar Across Four States Forcing Evacuations
Hundreds of residents from Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania were evacuated as historic rains and melting snow swelled rivers and flooded towns. Emergency shelters opened in Springfield while Wheeling Newtown Morrow and Marianna faced isolation and closures. Forecasters warned more rain and rising rivers threatening the Ohio River and other waterways across the region.
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West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Cincinati
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Vi
Vierma
Wellsburg
McKinleyville
Moundsville
Louise
Wheeling Medhion
Othe
Newark
Licking River
Newtown
Steubenville
Vilage
Morrow
Springfield
Bourneville
Akron
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
Canonsburg
Marianna
Cecil Township
Pear Marianna
Wabash
White Rivers
Indianapolis
Central Plains
Yemicine Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Lower
Great Lakes
Maine
South Cena
Wyoming
Two Youths Rescued by Helicopter in Ohio River Rescue
In Xenia Ohio an Air Force helicopter from Wright Patterson Air Force Base plucked Robert Page, 15, and Carl Henderson, 17, from trees above a flood swollen river after their boat capsized. Crowds watched as Capt. Clyde Jacobs piloted with Capt. Earl May as copilot. Both youths were examined at a hospital and found uninjured.
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Xenia
Onio — Um
Air Jrorce
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Robert Page
Carl Henderson
Clyde Jacobs
Earl May
Trailer Upset Blocks No 92 At Junction
A Columbus Junction crash blocked Highway 92 for about four hours when a westbound Midwest Emory Freight trailer swerved to avoid an oncoming truck and hit the overpass. The 1961 tractor and trailer were heavily damaged, with $15,000 total losses. Driver John J. Speckman was uninjured. George Schmidt moved the wreck to reopen one lane. Australian mutton cargo destined to Ottumwa was being transferred. investigation by Patelman dim Fuchart cited the swerving cause.
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Columbus
Davenport
Ortumwa
Midwest
Emory , Freight System, Inc
Chicago
John J. Speckman
New York City
George Schmidt
Schmidt Amo
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Schmidt
Patelman Dim Fuchart
Ington
Speckman
Floods Force Hundreds From Homes Across Ohio PA WV
Map highlights cities in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia where floods drive hundreds from homes after heavy rain and melting snow. The AP Photofax image documents widespread flood impact across multiple states.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
AP Photofax
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