Castro Threatens Arm Cuba With Bombers If Raids Continue
Fidel Castro warned that Cuba could acquire long range bombers and naval measures to protect shipping unless the United States ends exile raids. He blamed the U S for attacks on a Soviet freighter by Cuban exiles and tied the escalation to ongoing hostilities. The comment referenced Soviet jet bombers once deployed to Cuba and followed a U S blockade and Khrushchev’s missile withdrawal agreement.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Castro
Merhant
Attr
Gusiro
Khrushchev
U. S
Washington
Minini
antiCastro
Grip
Isabela Do Sagua
Caribbean
Justice Department
Yankee
Peru
FBI
U.S. Coast Guard
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Moscow
Lgov
Isabela de Lagua
State Department
U.S
House Defers Action on Proposed State Assessor
Des Moines Iowa House deferred action on a four-complication bill to establish a separate state assessor office after debate left members confused. The measure would create a state agency led by an assessor with broad powers to oversee property assessments and equalize county valuations, with arguments over whether to exclude industrial factors from value calculations and how to treat obsolescence as a factor.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Paul Knowles
Davenport
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Howard Reppert
Chester Hougen
Cedar Falls
State Tax Commission
Knowles
Mowry
School Rift With Amish Continuing Independence
Nine Amishmen face additional fines in justice court for not sending children to schools with state approved teachers. Ten Amish defendants, including Perry Miller, are set for further summons as officials pursue up to 200 dollars in penalties. The report also covers Cuba, Soviet raids, and U.S. responses amid rising tensions with Castro.
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Independence
Justice of the Peace Court
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Koeppel
Moeppel
Perry Miller
Henry Yorder
Ben Borntrager
Enos Mullett
Joe Borntrager
Ben Beachy
Chris Raber
John Nisley
Andy Kauffman
Abe Yoder
Koeppel
Engravers in New York Keep Presses Stalled
A small group of AFL-CIO Photoengravers in New York City halted eight daily newspapers by striking over a one minute cut in their work week. The rank and file voted 191 to 111 to reject a proposed contract, rejecting a settlement backed by Mayor Wagner and accepted by other unions including the printers, whose December strike caused the blackout.
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New York
New York City
Ulday
Afl-Cio
Lee 1
Robert F. Wagner
Jurors Weigh Fate of Estes
El Paso jurors enter a third day of deliberations to decide if Billy Sol Estes used fraud to amass a brief fortune. After an initial deadlock they reported a fresh attempt to reach a verdict to U. S. District Judge R. E. Thomason.
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el Paso
Tex
Bille Sol Estes
U. S. Dist
R. E. Thomason
Too Appealing Ricky Johnson Provokes Neighborhood Attention
Three year old Ricky Johnson of Great Falls Montana drew fascination from neighborhood women who offered cookies candy and sweet rolls. His mother Richard and Mrs Johnson posted a sign to curb the mid day reading and stop the steady stream of treats.
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Ricky Johnson
Great Falls
Mont
Richard Johnson
AP Phatefax
Crews Push Cleanup of Milwaukee Rail Wreck
Wreck on the Milwaukee line disrupted midwest service as about 50 loaded cars derailed one car toppled into Skunk River. The derailment occurred Wednesday afternoon a mile east of Cambridge between Des Moines and Ames. Cleanup crews from Perry district cleared the main track while other trains were rerouted. Cause was not immediately known.
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Skunk River
Cambridge
Milwaukee
AP Photofox
Milwaukee Railroad
Here
Des Moines
Ames
Railmad
Skunk
Perry
Wife Reunites With Rescued Pilot After Alaska Crash
In Whitehorse Yukon Territory pilot Ralph Flores awaits a reunion with his wife Teresa after a seven week ordeal in the freezing wilderness. She flies in from California aboard the same plane her brother had scheduled to ride, as Flores shows a fractured foot and dislodged jaw from the February crash on a mountainside near the British Columbia Yukon border.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Ralph Flores
Teresa
California
Flores
Lwac-Leeth
Helen Klaben
Brooklyn
N.Y
British Columbia
Yukon
Miss Klaben
Arthur
Wethersfield, Cont
Seattle
Fire Destroys Foundry at Murray Iron Works
A 300 foot brick foundry at Murray Iron Works was destroyed by a fire that also damaged a frame storage building and a sand storage building. An underground fuel-tank explosion occurred at 5:15 a.m. flames rose 150 feet high. No injuries. Night watchman found the blaze just before 4 a.m. Foundry employs 95 people. damage estimate unavailable.
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Burlington
Murray Iron Works
Fim
Iowa Adventist Group Opposes Sunday Closing
More than 500 people gathered in the Iowa Senate chamber for a public hearing on Sunday closing of stores selling general merchandise. Seventh Day Adventist pastors opposed the bill before the Senate Committee. after arguments the committee took no action. Des Moines department stores supported the bill, which has five sponsor senators.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate Committee On Manufacturing, Commerce and Trade
Defer Attempt At Launching Explorer 17
Cape Canaveral Florida the Explorer 17 satellite launch was postponed due to payload trouble. The countdown for the Saturn booster continued for a 1:30 to 3:30 pm window as engineers awaited a new launch date, with NASA saying liftoff would be delayed until at least early next week.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Woman 24 Dead in Auto Wreck on Highway 141
Bayard Mrs. Duane Hoffman 24 of Perry was found dead in a wrecked car along Highway 141 about three miles west of here today. Authorities said she was alone in the car and may have lost control. A passing motorist spotted the vehicle in a ditch.
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Bayard
Duane Hoffman
Perry
Highway 141
Here
Discrimination By Rural Legislators Over City Representation
Des Moines federrsion AFL-CIO president Charles L. Davis testified before three federal judges that rural Iowa lawmakers block city issues such as medical care for the aged and fair employment through committee delays. He cited Polk County taxes returning far less than paid and urged reversion to prior apportionment to increase urban legislative seats. The suit seeks to void the Shaff plan and restore population-based elections to Iowa’s legislature.
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Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Labor Afl-Cio
Iowa
Charles L. Davis
Davis
Yhe Ning
Harry Smith
Sioux City
Aly
Evan Hollman
Wilbur Bump
West Hit and Run Storm Kills Four in Cities and Regions
A severe wind and rain storm caused four deaths in the Far West and knocked out power across Oregon and Washington. San Francisco and Crescent City area fatalities were reported as the system moved east toward the Rockies. Oregon coast gusts peaked near 63 mph, with Vallejo and Crescent City among affected spots. The storm extended into northern Nevada Idaho and western Montana with diminishing intensity and rain or snow forecast.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
San Francisco
U.S. 40
California Sierra
Baxter
Coast Guard
Brookings
Ore
Crescent City
Portland
Washington
California
Vallejo
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Continental Divide
Stray Shot Struck Home Probed In Fairport
The sheriff's office investigates a stray shot that pierced a Parke Cory home door window near the U S fish hatchery at Fanport. Deputy Whisler reports a 22 caliber bullet found on the porch, indicating it traveled some distance and did not penetrate inside. A car window near Fairport was identified as the possible firing source around 8 p m.
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Parke Cory
U. S. Fish Hatchery
Fanport
Charlie Whister
Whisler
Fairport
Subcommittee Hearing on Access Control Act Costs in Iowa
Des Moines hearing on a highway access control bill questioned by lawmakers and officials. Officials estimate over 15 million dollars to be drawn from road funds over 10 to 20 years, with safety concerns and reduced construction capacity. Rep. David Stanley urged reconsideration of a previous House vote while Highway Commission officials defended the measure and its impact on right of way costs.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
State Highway Commission
Klaben
Hughes
Flores
Whitehorna
David Stanley
Muscatine
Stanley
Highway Commission
Aim Highway
L. M. Clauson
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Estes
Wife
San Bruno
Calif
Iowa Adventist Group
Dex Somes
Hulman
Hultman
Dan
Kerr-Mills
West
Subcommittee
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