Floods in East Claim 10 Lives
Floods across Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana killed ten people and displaced thousands. Tornadoes and wind storms hit Alabama and Georgia as floods eased in parts of the region. Evacuations rose in Athens Ohio and surrounding areas while major rivers neared crest levels in Cincinnati Huntington and Pittsburgh.
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Dirksen Details GOP Budget Slash Plan and Targets
Senator Dirksen outlined a three year GOP campaign to cut the federal budget aiming for about 35 billion in savings. He said Republicans will oppose a 360 million outdoor recreation coordination bill and a youth employment measure, seeking up to 500 million yearly in program costs though Democrats push for swift passage amid high youth unemployment.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Carter Lake Residents Seek Iowa Boundary Stay
Two Iowa lawmakers heard Carter Lake residents favor remaining in Iowa amid a bill proposing the Missouri River center as a state border. Representatives Elroy Maule and Leonard Anderson visited to learn how the plan would move Carter Lake into Nebraska, raising local tax fears among residents.
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Leonard ‘Anderson
Sioux City
Nebraska
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President of Bank at Paris Slain
Henri Lafond 68, president of a Paris bank, was shot dead in Neuilly while seated in his sedan. A lone gunman fired six rounds at point blank range. the chauffeur was lightly wounded. Police offered no motive and the attacker escaped.
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Plane Crash Claims Grand Ole Opry Stars in Tennessee
Wreckage of a light single engine plane found five miles west of the Tennessee River killed all aboard, including Patsy Cline Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Capas, manager Randy Hughes, and pilot. no survivors reported. The Opry performers were returning from Kansas City after shows with a refueling stop at Dyersburg. Billy Walker said he would have flown with Hughes but chose a commercial plane.
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Nashville
Opty
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Discharged prisoners will regain citizenship
Gov. Harold Hughes announced a policy to restore citizenship rights immediately for former prisoners or parolees who have shown good conduct since release. He noted delays under prior administrations and said over 300 parolees or ex-prisoners in the past two years await restoration, hoping rehabilitation will help them rejoin society. The State Parole Board approves the policy.
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Parole Board
Powell faces slash in committee expense fight
Washington Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, chair of the Education and Labor Committee, confronts a budget cut after a House Administration subcommittee slashed his committee’s two year funding from 697000 to 200000 for 1993. Rep. Landrum called Powell’s 202.00 for an investigative task force a patronage grab and urged trimming to 322000. The Taft era total was 632000. The full House action was moved up to avoid a floor clash.
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Ames Bridge Repair Contract Approved by Iowa Highway Board
The Iowa Highway Commission approved a joint bid of 25,650 by Owen Construction Co Crawfordsville Lep Pkunb and Goodnews Farm Inc to repair the Skunk River bridge on U.S. south of Burlington. Bridge was closed after a truck collision last month and repairs are scheduled for completion by May 10.
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Lep Pkunb
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Goodnews Farm, Inc
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Storm Brings Snow Across Iowa With Varied Depths
A storm dumped heavy snow across portions of Iowa with 12 inches or more in Mapleton McGregor and Webb while Davenport Clinton and Clarinda saw about an inch. Skies cleared overnight but NW snow flurries continued as a new system moved through the state. Schools reopened after a one day holiday as highways ranged from clear to 50 100 percent snow packed and icy.
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Arrange Honor For Churchill
Washington i Sir Wins ton Churchill is another step closer today to becoming an honorary citizen of the United States. A bill to grant the honor to Britain's wartime prime minister was approved unanimously Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee.
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Winston Churchill
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House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy backs tax plan while urging youth bill passage
President Kennedy pressed for quick action on tax revisions linked to a $13.6 billion three year cut and said he would support a bill if necessary. He urged Congress to pass the youth opportunities act before Easter recess and noted progress on physician and dentist recruitment. The president also discussed Cuba and Latin American diplomacy, stressing isolation of communism and non negotiation on core issues.
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Kennedy
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American Bankers Association
House
Not Satisfied on Troop Withdrawal Kennedy Says No
President Kennedy answered a three part question on Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba. He declined to give precise numbers, indicated dissatisfaction with the withdrawal rate, and commented on verification of Soviet promises. The remarks reflect ongoing tensions over Cuba and Soviet military disengagement.
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Kennedy
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Ne Wan
Kennedy deflects on Soviet buildup questions during mental health briefing
The official urged prompt attention to mental health policy. He dodged a three part query on Russian personnel in Cuba, saying he would not comment. He acknowledged rumors of information delays on the Soviet buildup, and reflected that perhaps the data could have surfaced earlier.
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Wright Named Samoa Education Director in Pacific Territory
J C Wright longtime Iowa school chief former Keokuk superintendent and state education leader has been appointed director of education for American Samoa in Pago Pago. He signs a two year contract under the U S Interior Department overseeing 47 elementary, five junior high, one senior high, vocational, nursing schools and a teacher training college plus educational radio. He will report in March 39. Wright is a Garnett Kansas native with Drake and Iowa degrees and earlier leadership that helped shape Iowa school district reorganization. He resigns as secretary of the Committee for the Advancement of School Administration in Washington DC.
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Towa Department of’ Public Instruction
American Samoa
South Pacific
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Samoa
U. S. Department of the Interior
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Towa
Committee For the Advancement of
Washington
Query Upon 4 Aviators Is Dodged
President Kennedy dodges a direct answer on whether the four Americans killed in the Bay of Pigs invasion were soldiers of fortune or CIA employees. He says they served voluntarily and kept details private due to the nature of their work. NBC News cites CIA employment and CIA funding for the widows’ payments of 925 dollars biweekly.
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United States
U S Will Insist on Inspection in Test Ban
President Kennedy declared the United States will demand a nuclear test ban treaty with inspection safeguards. He said such provisions must assure detection of any series of secret Soviet weapons tests, rejecting views that testing cannot upset the power balance.
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