Kennedy on Central America talks focus on economic union
President Kennedy meets with five Central American republics and Panama in San Jose Costa Rica to discuss economic integration and Alliance for Progress aid. They aim to draft urgent economic measures while avoiding joint action against Castro for now, with Cuba’s fate eyed by Nicaragua and Costa Rica leaders.
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Kennedy
Central American
Panama
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Conforces
Castro
Francisco I. Orlich
Costa Rica
Central America
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Alliance For Progress
Orlich
Ramon Villeda Morales
Rene Senick
Organization of American States
Gonzalo J. Pacio
Washington
San Jose
Americas
Two American Women Freed from Cuban Jails Report Missile Tests
Miami report says two of more than 20 American prisoners freed from Cuba expect release of remaining captives within six weeks after a ransom deal. They described hearing Soviet missiles tested at Guanajay quarry near Havana, with strong blasts shaking the prison bars. Geraldine Shamma and Martha O Neal recounted days of testing and expressed hope the remaining prisoners will be freed following the Bay of Pigs agreement.
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Miami
Fla
James Donovan
New York
Donovan
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Guanajay
Havana
Geraldine Shanna
Boston
Shamma
Martha O'Neal
Orlando, Fla
Four Killed In Fort Dodge Plane Crash
Four young residents of Fort Dodge and area died when a Piper Tri-Pacer crashed into a ravine south of the Fort Dodge Airport while attempting to land. Victims: Loretta Kelly 18 Carmella Ann Candon 18 both of Fort Dodge Michael Paul Beall 21 of Somers and John D. Fandel 18 near Whittemore. Beall, the believed pilot, died en route to hospital. the others died at the scene. The aircraft belonged to a local Algona flying club.
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Fort Lodge
Fort Dodge
Donald Schmieder
Loretta Kelly
Carmella Ann Candon
Michael Paul Beall
Somers
John D. Fandel
Wittemore
Schmieders
Fanciel
Beall
Algona
Two Wanello Men Held After Illinois Break-ins
Keithsburg, Illinois two men Roger Foster 22 and Tommy Bowdre 23 are jailed in Mercer county awaiting bond on 5000 each after a string of early Friday morning breakins. Victims include Gulfport Oquawka and Keithsburg taverns. Local workers identified a car with an Iowa plate near Jones tavern. Foster on parole from Anamosa and Bowdre from Washington state waived extradition.
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Keithsburg
Vanello
Mercer County
Aledo
Roger Foster
Tommy Bowdre
Louisa County
Ralph McDowell
Muscatine
Gulfport
Oquawka
Tlingis
Maxine
Jones Tavern
Cannon Bronze Factory
Lee Rupert
John Sloan
Jones Establishment
McDowell
Wapello
Foster
Animosa
Bowdre
Washington State
Illinois
Printers Vote To Reject Bid To End Strike
Printers in New York vote to reject a proposed contract settlement, extending a newspaper strike. Local 6 of the International Typographical Union backs continued stoppage against four papers, with 64 ballots 4 621 to 1 357, as five other major dailies had already closed. The Post resumed on March 4.
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York Ter
Robert F. Wagner
Umion
The
International
Typographical Union
Post
Probe Continues Into No 61 Motor Crash That Killed Two
Authorities continued a highway No 61 crash probe near the Scott county line after a noon Saturday collision claimed Edgar Hungate 62 of Rock Island and Connie Harland 17 of Walcott. Husbands Thomas Harland 21 in poor condition at Muscatine General Hospital with multiple fractures and injuries. Deputies and the Iowa Highway Patrol found no witnesses. a maroon car driver notified officials.
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Blue Grass
Edgar
H. Hungate
Rock Island
Thomas James
Harland
Walcott
Hungate
Horland
Highway No. 61
Scott County
Edgar L. Hungele
Mus
Connie Lee Harland
Thomas James Harland
Muscaline General Hospital
Robert Millar
Iowa Highway Patrol
Eugene Ehrecke
Miller
Ehrecke
W. W. Swayze
Muscatie
Mother Seton Near Sainthood Confirmed at Vatican
At St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton becomes the first Native-born American beatified, nearing sainthood. Baltimore teen Anne Therese O'Neill, cure for leukemia attributed to Seton's intercession, witnessed the ceremony and kissed Pope John XXII’s ring during the first public veneration.
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Vatican City
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton
St. Peter's Basilica
Anne Therese O'Neill
Baltimore
Maryland
John, XXII
Mother Seton
Elizabeth
Seton
United States of America
Iowa Traffic Toll Rises to Eleven in Weekend Mishaps
The Associated Press reports eleven deaths in Iowa over the weekend from multiple crashes. Decorah drivers Oscar Howden and passenger Leona Smock survived separate ice river mishaps as two youths rescued them. Des Moines resident Terry P. Riddle died after a high wind crash near Interstate 90. Davenport’s Thomas Norris was struck on a street while crossing. Other double fatalities involved Edgar Bungate of Rock Island, Connie Harland of rural Walcott, Donald Wieland of Waterloo, and his wife Donna Jean Wieland. Authorities pursued outcomes with limited charges in Davenport case.
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Associated Press
Tallalily
Iowa
Oscar Howden
Decorah
Leona Smock
Steve Tensch
Charles Goltz
Howden
Terry P. Riddle
Des Moines
Riddle
14Th Street
Des . Moines
Thomas Norris
Davenpool
Davenport
Florence Farris
Norris
Robert M. Morrisey
Edgar Bungate
Rock Island, NL
Connie Harland
Walcott
Donald H. Wieland
Waterloo
Wieland
Donna Jean
Keokuk Fire Spree Hints Arson Probe Across Iowa
A series of fires hit lumber mills churches and farms across Iowa with damage estimated over half a million dollars. Investigators in Des Moines and Emmitsburg pursued arson theories as multiple blazes, including Otis Lumber Co and Streeter Lumber Co, caused extensive destruction and injuries.
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Des Moines
Otis Lumber Co
Downstown Boone
William Olis
Keokuk
Rxfler
Streeter Lumber Co
Lola Johns
Bartler
Lumber Company
R. J. Straup
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Straup
Arsoi
Pontiff Falls On Steps But Escapes Injury
The 81 year old pontiff tripped on the seventh step while mounting his throne for a series of audiences in Clementine Hall. He escaped injury, helped to his feet by aides as priests cheered, and continued the audience. Officials said the fall was an accident, not related to his health.
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Vatican
Clementine Hall
Legislators battle budget as omnibus tax measure weighs
Des Moines lawmakers returned to the budget fight with the House Ways and Means Committee pushing an omnibus tax increase and property tax relief bill. The package would raise sales tax from 2 to 3 percent, corporate tax from 3 to 4 percent, and income tax to full collection, funding 12 or 13 mills of property tax relief via school aid. Austerity budget plans by western towns and a Substitution proposal are brewing, while debate looms on direct election for State Board of Public Instruction through a House-passed bill amended for district elections.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Meare
William Scherie
Henderson
Vern Lisle
R-Clarinda
Hoare
Senate
State Board of Public Instruction
New Floods Develop on Ohio River
Heavy weekend rains caused fresh flooding in the Ohio River valley affecting Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia as communities clean up from prior overflows. Weather battered the country with snow and storms from the Dakotas to Nevada and Georgia. Local disaster declarations covered 22 Kentucky counties and about 500 homes in Harlan on the Cumberland River.
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Associated Press
Ohio River
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
New York State
Dakotas
Minnesota
Rapid City
S. C
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Flagstaff
Aviz
Alabama
Iowa
Georgia
Centerville
Harlan
Cumberland River
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Wanello
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Geraldina Shomma
Orlando
Homastead Air Force Base
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North Westsem
Lumber Comany
North Western Fepot
Timber Company
Emmitsburg
Kircher Milling Co
Phil Kircher
Wasander Jady
Highland P. Presbyterian
Mecig
Tom HoelScher
Town Falls
Bradford
Harold Carr
Pontiff
Elmer Vermeer
Ro { Palla
Ohio
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