May Car Sale Totals Higher
DETROIT AP Ford Nanya Co reported early May auto sales were the highest in Ford history. Ford division and Lincoln Mercury combined new car sales for May 1-10 reached 55 665 units, surpassing the prior Ford high of 66,506 set in the opening days of last May. Sales from other auto makers were awaited as a gauge of April’s slump. The industry had seen strong pace through the first three months, with GM Ford and Chrysler cutting June production later, affecting stock prices. Ford's Donald N Frey cited a 10 day period rise over last year for the division.
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Interstate Patrol to Be Boosted by Iowa Patrols
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Highway Patrol will begin stepped up patrolling of interstate highways on June 1. Two man cars will patrol interstate routes from 6 pm until 7 am, a period with no regular patrols and rising accident rates.
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Tests Build Confidence in Gemini 9
NASA reported two straight days of successful major tests boosting confidence in a timely Gemini 9 launch next Tuesday. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Cernan joined Wednesday rehearsals covering simulated launchings emergencies and orbital exercises after Tuesday’s flawless dual countdown practice with Atlas Agena and Titan 2 rockets.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Rains Drench Illinois Eastern Temperatures Moderate
Temperatures moderated in the northeast after freezing spells caused crop damage across the region. The week’s cold snap damaged fruit and vegetables with estimates of 15 million dollars in Ohio, 10 million in Michigan, and 1 million in Wisconsin. other states including New York Virginia Maryland Delaware and Illinois had undetermined losses.
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Strike Looms As Seamen Vote For Action Monday
London AP reports Britain's 65,000 seamen vote to strike for higher pay, with the executive council of the National Union of Seamen approving for Monday action. Across Iowa Cedar Falls orders sewer construction anew for the Town School for the Deaf to stop sewage dumping into a Missouri River tributary. At the Vatican JFK Edward Kennedy met Pope Paul VI in a 20 minute private library audience with no topic disclosed. Iowa health officials warn state parks with trailer camps violate mobile home sewer laws, with no enforcement yet. In Paullina, two young Bergert children die in icy Town 10 incident near US 59. mother and another driver hospitalized.
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Robert Bergert
Cleghorn
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Cherokee
Viet Vote Controversy Over Ky Supervised Elections
Washington reports Sen. Ribicoff and Sen. Gore urge U S action on South Vietnam elections. They warn Ky government supervision could lead to contested results and potential rejection. Lodge returns to Saigon for White House instructions. McNamara backs elections. Rusk pledges U S support and confidence in September constitutional assembly vote.
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D-Ga
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Arkansas
Rusk
United States
Medal Awarded After 72 Years for Reginald Bradley
In San Francisco Army officials finally awarded 98 year old Reginald Bradley a medal for his role as a cavalry sergeant in the Indian campaign of the 18th century. The ceremony came 72 years after his mustering out, with no clear explanation for the long delay.
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Fire damages Dr Harry Lowe home in Columbus Junction
A daytime blaze gutted the basement dining room and kitchen of the two story Dr Harry Lowe residence on Second Street South Hill after being discovered by Lois Bliven. Firemen arrived by 10 39 a m and remained through noon. The home sustained smoke damage throughout and the four Lowe children were in school as Dr Lowe was at work. Weather outlook follows.
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Lois Bliven
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Iowa City
Paint Spill After Collision On Highway 61 Near Red Wing
A Highway Department truck painting the center line on Highway 61 five miles west of Red Wing Minnesota was rear ended by a semitrailer. Both drivers escaped with minor injuries. Dry sand was dumped on the spill and bladed away as cleanup began.
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U S Combat Deaths Exceed Those of South Viet Nam
U S combat deaths last week topped Viet Nam government forces for the second time in five years, with 82 American fatalities versus 61 Vietnamese. The report notes ongoing battles as U S Marines and airborne units engage Viet Cong and air power pounds targets in North Viet Nam.
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Saigon
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North Viet Nam
Ca Mau Peninsula
Move to curb lobbyists in Iowa legislature faces push
Des Moines reports Gov. Robert Fulton seeks a Senate rule to bar lobbyists and other visitors from the floor during sessions. He would keep galleries open and propose a lounge for observers while preserving newsmen seats and desk access only for limited contact.
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Bail Granted Question in Iowa Murder Case
In Mount Pleasant Iowa Judge George Van Allen ruled denying bail to Earl Harkness on a first degree murder charge violates state constitutional rights. Bond amount to be set Friday after argument that all crimes except capital offenses are bailable. Henry County grand jury has not yet acted on the case.
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Near West Point
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Harkness
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