Iowa Apportionment Case Goes to Trial Panel
Des Moines witnesses testified that labor faces tough passage in the Iowa House and that urban rural interests shape voting. William Kendrick said 285 general interest groups exist and that population often does not drive votes. The suit alleges current apportionment is unconstitutional and seeks population based reapportionment for both houses.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
House
William R. Kendrick
Towa
Marvin Selden
Selden
Kendrick
Evan Hultman
Robert Wilen
Cedar Rapids
Wilsen
Des’ Moines
Charles L. Davis
Arthur J. Lewis
Towans
Dudge-Panel
Mission Over Cuba Aid Sought for Missing Fliers Kin
Charleston W Va families seek aid after two American fliers Robert Thompson 8 and Trobert Swanner 26 disappeared on a December 14 1961 secret mission over Cuba in a twin engine plane. Refugees say the craft was shot down by Cuban anti aircraft fire. Widows struggle to access insurance and Social Security despite a trust fund payments precedent from Double Check Corp. Requests go to Sen Smathers Sen Byrd and Rep McIntyre to pursue Social Security relief and related benefits.
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Charleston
W. Va
US 5
Secre
Cuba
Robert Thompson
Trobert Swanner
Miami
Jett
Shirley Lyker
Double Check Corp
Double Check
Thompson
Rome Gem Robbery Reported In High Society Heist
Jewels valued at 640000 stolen from Countess Edward von Bismarck and her husband in Rome after they returned from Capri. Missing are court butler Angela Valentino and a gold table service. Insurance valued pieces include a 548000 diamond carving set, 596000 diamond necklace, 80000 emerald lace, and 241000 jeweled earrings. The butler’s wife says he left with a silver candelabrum and bowl to settle debts. she helped recover items.
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Rome
Harrison Williams
New York
Buller
von Bismarcks
Compensation Bill Signed by Governor Hughes
Gov. Har old Hughes signed into law a bill increasing maximum weekly workers compensation benefits for on the job injuries. The measure also raises medical and hospital benefit limits and funeral expense allowances for workers fatally injured while performing duties.
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Harold Hughes
Jury Finds Billie Sol Estes Guilty in Mail Fraud
In El Paso federal court a jury found Billie Sol Estes guilty on four counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy, part of schemes involving about 24 million dollars tied to fake mortgages on fertilizer tanks. He faces up to 25 years if appellate courts allow sentencing. awaits further trials in Pecos.
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el Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Thomason
Estes
Pecos
Texas
Negroes Plan New Effort to Get Registered
In Greenwood and Leflore County a new drive to register Black voters continued with marches on the county courthouse. Police, aided by civilian volunteers with riot clubs and wearing Civil Defense helmets, dispersed marchers twice. Rev. D. L. Tucker, a Greenwood minister, said he was bitten by a police dog, a claim police denied as faked.
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Greemyoog
Wuss
Greenwood
Leflore County
D. L. Tucker
Morning Sun Fire Damages Barns and Homes
A late morning blaze in Morning Sun destroyed Dick Sands welding shop and a Lambert barn with 300 bales of hay and 200 bushels of corn. The fire also damaged two homes, a garage, and sparked downed power lines. Wapello and Independence authorities attended. Separate legal notes report Amish men facing extra charges for not sending children to state certified instruction, with nine men fined.
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Imarning Oun
Dick Sands
Alvin Lambert
Lambert
Morning Sun
Iowa Southern Utilities
Wapello Fire Department
Independence
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Koeppel
Merchant Ship Captain Recalls Cuban MIG Attack
The Floridian captain described two Soviet MIGs firing across the bow and stern as the merchant ship neared Cuba. US Navy jets took 63 minutes to reach the scene escorting the ship back to Miami under fighter protection.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Coast Guard
Key West
Norman Teeples
Dania
Curtis Oleon
U. S
Olson
U.S
Donald Fisher
Negotiations With Engravers Being Resumed
In New York negotiators for striking photengravers and eight newspaper publishers plan talks today, first contact since AFL-CIO members rejected terms. The 320 strong Local 1 stunned the industry, prolonging the shutdown to 112 days as Mayor Wagner secured a meeting. Frank McGowan requested the discussion.
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New York
Photengravers
Afl-Cio
Photengravers Union Local 1
Frank McGowan
Robert F. Wagner
Phoio Engravers
Rank and File
Security Council Meets as Cuba Tension Rises
President Kennedy chaired an NSC session amid new Cuba tensions. Reports say two unidentified jets fired near the Floridian in international waters. Havana denies. Widespread Soviet withdrawal from Cuba appears slower than hoped, with 13,000 to 14,000 remaining and questions about personnel type. The White House strategy group held its first session since February to review the situation.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Security Council
Cuba
Miami
U.S
United States
Caribbean
Soviet Union
White House
Andrew Matcher
Soviet seeks US damages over Baku raid
The Soviet Union demanded United States payment of damages for a Cuban exile commando raid that crippled the Soviet freighter Baku three days earlier. A note to the U.S. Embassy threatened unspecified measures to protect Soviet shipping from anti-Castro guerrilla attacks operating in Cuban waters.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Baku
U.S
Fire rages at Boston hotel killing four and injuring twenty five
Predawn blaze swept the Sherry Biltmore Hotel on Massachusetts Avenue. Four dead and 25 injured as patrons and cast members from a downtown theater production fled via windows and ladders. Firemen battled the blaze with an estimated 100000 in damages. cause undetermined. Rescue included a night bellman who alerted guests. The Rt. Rev. Francis Phelan housed guests at St. Cecilia's Church after awakening smoke-filled corridors.
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Earl
Sharry Biltmore Hotel
Boston
Mass
Road Access Bill Moves To Governor For Veto Consideration
Des Moines IA Town House debate focused on a highway access control bill critics call a 15 million dollar money grab that could undo state access rules. House rejected a reconsideration 68 to 36 and sent the measure back to Gov. Harold Hughes who may veto. Harsh ire targeted the Highway Commission over alleged arbitrariness in enforcing access law. The bill would let land owners connect driveways to highways adjoining their property unless rights are bought or condemned. Representative David Stanley estimated taxpayers face about 15.5 million in costs.
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Des Moines M
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Highway Commission
House
David Stanley
R.muscatine
Iowa Medical Help Bill Draws Social Welfare Fire
A Kerr-Mills bill in the legislature would let Iowa join a federal medical care program for the aged but reviewers say the draft excludes many deserving seniors. The Senate Appropriations panel backs 1.6 million yearly for eligible over 65, with federal funds lifting total near 3.4 million. Social Welfare Chair Lawrence Putney says the bill excludes those eligible for state Old Age Assistance who do not receive it.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kerr-Mills
Man Killed in Crash on No. 6
Davenport officials report 41 year old Vernon Kosnar of Traer died when his car crossed the center line and hit a Red Ball Transfer Co semitrailer on Highway 3 five miles west of Davenport. The truck crew Everette Tuttle and Don Albright survived with injuries and were treated at Davenport hospital.
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Davenport
Frank Vernon Kosnar
Traer
Highway 3
Here
Kosnar
Red Ball Transfer Co
Everette Tuttle
Council Bluffs
Don Albright
Omaha
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Savannah
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Jote Teitelbaum
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Washington P
State Department
US. Coast Guard
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Ala
Florida Straits
Cuban
Defense Department
City Hospital
Charles O'Connor
Marcelyn Meyers
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