Senate Fight Shapes Iowa Revenue and Liquor Bill in 1963
Des Moines IA early in the week the Lowe Legislature moved toward swift action on a revenue bill including a sales tax rise and a state income tax withholding proposal. The House liquor by the drink bill was expected to gain Senate approval soon, with final passage needed before governor assent. If approved, liquor by the drink could be legal in Iowa by July 4.
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Des Moines
Lowe
Senate
Sehalars
House
Robert Rigler
RsNew Hampun
Rigler
Gay
Harold Hughes
Towans
C. J
Dutch) Burris
State Liquor Control Commission
Burris
Rockefeller Honeymoon in Venezuela Fuels 1964 Bid Debate
Rockefeller and Margaretta Fiterphy wed in New York and honeymooned at his Mante Sacro ranch near Caracas. Reporters noted mixed views on whether the marriage would hurt or help his presidential ambitions, with GOP rivals split on the impact of a second marriage for the 84 year old governor.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Margaretta Fitterphy
Mante Sacro
New York
Republian
Ittewild
United States
Navigator Missing From Crashed U S Bomber Over Yellowstone
One crewman found alive and well after a mid air collision over Yellowstone National Park. Two bodies identified as Capt Frank Gumba and Staff Sgt Lawrence Harrison were recovered southwest of Old Faithful. Navigator Capt Lorin Matthews remained missing. Copilot Capt Bruce Chapman was rescued after ejecting and surviving by setting a parachute shelter and fire.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National
Air Force
Frank G.gumba
Elmhurst
N.Y
Lawrence E. Harerison
Wheelersburg
Oho
Lorin B. Matthews
Bremerton
Wash
Bruce A. Chapman
Mountain Home
Idaho
News Editor Hoffman of Davenport Times Dies at 83
Harvey H. Hoffman longtime Davenport Times news editor since last November died of a heart attack Sunday night. He served 36 years at the paper and earlier was city editor. Survived by wife Jane son Frank and a sister. services pending.
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Davenport
L— Harvey H. Hoffman
Davenport Times
The
Times
Fairgrounds
Uhat
Frank
Pending Proposals Will Keep Congressmen Busy
Washington bills on national debt military pay consolidation and postal service will keep Congress busy this week. All but the postal measure are on the House docket as the Senate may restore much of the House cuts to a $6 billion funding bill for Treasury and Post Office. The Senate Appropriations Committee backs $77 million of denied funds. the week may also see a House feed grains bill move. The House opens with minor measures and a travel expense ceiling bill for congressmen abroad faces Senate skepticism.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
Post Office
Weanedy
Post Office Department
Oper
Senate Appropriations Committee
The
Nasser Visit Shadowed by Nile Tragedy in Algeria
Gloom over Abdel Nasser’s Algerian visit as officials mourn Mohamed Shemisti the foreign minister killed by a fanatic. News of the Meghagna disaster leaves 216 dead or missing after an overloaded boat capsized on the Nile, marking the worst Nile tragedy in memory and complicating Arab unity prospects.
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Hikmat Abu Zeid
Maghagha
Upper Nile River
Alpovia
Canal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Mohamed Shemisti
Khentisti
Meghagha
Upper
Nile
Cairo
Syria
Algeria
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Iraq
Astronaut and Family Plan Japan Visit After Flight
The Associated Press reports astronaut Glen plans a 10 day stay in Japan with his family in Nagasaki after a planned orbit with L Gordon Cooper. They expect to board a tracking vest and communicate during the mission this month.
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Associated Press
Plene
Nagasaki
Japan
L. Gordon Cooper
Glen
Cooper
Glenns
Pella Tulip Festival Nears With Queen and Blooms
Pella prepares for the 1963 Tulip Festival across Thursday to Saturday featuring Mary Veer as queen. Officials anticipate more than three million tulips blooming at the peak of the event.
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Pella
Mary ‘Veer i
A. Testival
Integrationists Promise Further Action in Birmingham
The Sunday march by more than 1,000 Negroes in Birmingham drew police attention as fire hoses and dogs stood by during a park to church procession. Police Commissioner Connor shifted tactics to allow a peaceful route while Rev. Wyate Tee Walker warned that plans for demonstrations would continue Monday. federal mediation efforts continue with Burke Marshall meeting with leaders as 1,400+ arrests occur in four days of intensified activity, and about 2,000 detainees remain in jail or quarters, including 500+ schoolchildren under 16.
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Birmingham
Ala
New Gra Integraion
Eugene Connor
Marcel Vom
Wyate Tee Walker
Foris
Burke Marshall
U. S. Justice Department
Evith
Dick Gregory Ws ‘Ho
Greenwoul
Miss
New Pilgrim Baptist
Ghared
Actor Man ty Woolley Dies at Albany Medical Center
Stage and screen actor Man ty Woolley died early today at Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany New York. He was 74 and had been in declining health in recent months.
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Manty Woolley
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, N. Y
Ribicoff Speech Boosts Democratic Fund Drive in Des Moines
U. S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff D Connecticut spoke at a New Frontier Club dinner in Des Moines. The Democratic Party reportedly gained about 35000 as 300 plus attendees heard the address during weekend events.
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Des Moines
Democratic Party of
Dominican Forces Poised for Border Invasion Move
Dominican government reports thousands of troops moving to the Haiti border overnight near Jimani. Air patrols and naval liaison with U.S. ships accompany armored units as President Bosch weighs invasion or action to protect political refugees. Cuban, OAS, and Haitian tensions heighten as Duvalier’s regime remains under global scrutiny.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Negro Republic
Gonzalo Facio
Costa
Rick
OAS Council
Jimani
Juan Bosch
Francois Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Bosch
Duvalier
Frank Bobadillo
Santo ‘Domingo
Raymond Thurston
Tonton Maconte
Clement Garhot
American Officer Executed by Guerrillas Near Saigon
An American Army Lieutenant and two Vietnamese guides were executed by Communist guerrillas on Route 13, 30 miles north of Saigon. The bodies were found by a military patrol. Authorities noted past ambushes on the route and that several American advisers have been fatally wounded in the area.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Hillas
Militar
Route 13
Jae
Mekong River
Can Tho
Five Die As Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
A weekend of Iowa road crashes left five dead. Victims include Earl Joh Blum 19 of Milford and George Noe 20 of Keokuk, with Doris Stevens 32 of Portland and Clarence G. Meller 77 of Griswold among the injured or deceased. crashes occurred on Highway 218 near Keokuk, Highway 71 north of Milford, and in Council Bluffs and Glenwood areas.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Doris Stevens
Portland
Ore
Earl Joh Blum
Milford
Claba Brooks
Glenwood
Grorge Noe
Keokuk
Clarence G. Meller
Griswold
Noe
Muller
Red Oak
Lyman
Abs. Stevens
Council Bluffs
AK Sar-Ben
Missouri River
Norman Louis Stevens
Robert Dennis
Alantic
Virginia Tooley
Omaha
Neb
Blum
Highway 71
Brooks
Council Bluffs Hospital
Glenwood Street
Peace hopes sink as Laos crisis deepens in attack on helicopters
In Vientiane the Pathet Lao attack on two peace mission helicopters wounds three foreigners as Souvanna Phouma blames Pathet Lao leader Souphanouvong for disrupting talks. ICC delegates visit the scene while Britain and the Soviet Union press mediation efforts with Souvanna to avert a Communist victory.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna -Phouma
International Control Commission
Canada
India
Poland
Souvanna
Pathe Lao
Prince Souphanouvong
ICC
Pathet Lao
Tce
Pathet Lan
Souphanduveng
Pasthet Lao
Britain
Soviet Union
Genev
Cordan
Aviatrix Reaches Canton Island on Pacific Solo Flight Bid
Betty Myer a Sanita Monica California resident and veteran housewife, on the second leg of her bid to become the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to Australia, landed at Canton Island after a 25 hour 6 minute 1700 mile flight from Honolulu.
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Canton Island
Betty Myer
Sanita Monica
Calif
Pacific
Australia
Froy
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Santa Dormngo
Boseh
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Organization of American States
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Fispaniola
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