Cooper Flight Heroic Landing Earns Praise and Parades
The Space race hero Charles P. Cooper lands the Faith 7 capsule 96 miles southeast of Midway Island after a perilous descent. NASA doctors report normal condition with brief dizziness. President Kennedy hails the feat as a great achievement for free men. Cooper to be flown to Honolulu for a parade and reception before heading to Cape Canaveral.
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Richard L. Pollard
Space Agency
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Pacific
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Deadlock Over Tax Bill Halts House Senate Progress
Des Moines reports a full stalemate between the House and Senate on a controversial property tax relief and revenue bill. Governor Hughes opposes a withholding provision, while the Senate prefers its version without withholding. Enduring questions over how to fund relief and whether to include withholding suggest a conference committee is likely, with few chances of a quick resolution before the session’s end.
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Dew Moines
Volale
Senate
Kevstone
House
Harold Hughes
William Mooty
Korean Reds Down U.S. Copter Near DMZ
North Korea said its ground forces shot down a U S Army helicopter just north of the demilitarized zone near the Han River estuary. Two U S pilots Capt Ben Weakley Stutts and Capt Charleston W Volta missing. UN Command requests return of pilots and aircraft. The incident, described as an armistice breach, prompted a protest at Panmunjom by U N Commander Maj Gen George H Cloud.
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Stutts
Voltz
U.S. Marine
George H. Cloud
Mixed Armistice Commission
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Panmunjom
Cloud
Appropriation Measures Await House Action in Des Moines
Des Moines reports House debate on Senate appropriation bills including a new one cent cigarette tax. Senate approved a $16 million two year appropriation to the State Board of Regents for new buildings at Iowa universities and colleges. Main beneficiaries are the State University of Iowa, Iowa State University and State College of Iowa with about $8 million per year.
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State University of Iowa
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Vereins
Eads Named to Judgeship for 18th District
William Ra Eads a 36 year old Cedar Rapids attorney was named judge in the 1st Judicial District covering Linn Cedar and Jones counties Gov Hap H Hughes appointed him and administered the oath of office making him the first Democrat in the district in over two years
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William Ra Eads
Cedar Rapids
Iélay
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Jones Counties
Eads
Happid ‘Hughes
Des Moines Bank Robbery Conviction Highlights Trial
Harry R. Smith of Chicago was found guilty by a Federal Court jury of burgling the Altoona State Bank east of Des Moines on October 22. The four day trial ended with the conviction. Des Moines Senate approves measure taxing cash difference on farm and household goods sales. car inclusion rejected.
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Harry R. Smith
Chicago
Altoona State Bank
Des Moines
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Senate Passes Administration Feed Grain Act
Senate approves the administration feed grain act in a 45 to 35 vote to back wheat controls for two years. Republicans fail to amend. clerk fixes a typo as the bill moves toward signing, with two-thirds of wheat growers required to approve before contracts. Bourke Hickenlooper led GOP opposition, all amendments defeated.
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Caribbean nations sever ties with Haiti and Dominican Republic
Costa Rica cut diplomatic relations accusing Dictator Francais Divalier of a coup like power grab. Venezuela followed similarly and Duvalier also broke with the Dominican Republic. The row over political asylum almost sparked war between neighboring states. Waiti lacks relations with Cuba.
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Haiti
Costa Rica
Francais Divalle
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Venezuela
Maiti
Duvaliér
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Waiti
Cuba
Busy Days For Cooper Family After Space Flight
The Cooper family faces a busy week after Gordon Cooper’s orbital flight. Mrs Cooper and daughters Camala 14 and Janita 13 fly to Hawaii for a rendezvous with the astronaut, then to Washington for a White House reception with President Kennedy. A news conference followed the flight as the family awaits more public appearances.
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Trudy Coper
Military Significance Seen in Cooper's Trip
Washington reports astronaut Gordon Cooper's orbital flight is highly significant to the military space program. The 34 hour 20 minute mission demonstrated manned high efficiency in space operations, underscoring civilian project value to national defense.
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White House delays Cooper reception and plans
President Kennedy will host Gordon Cooper for a White House reception in the rose garden at 1:15 pm Tuesday, delayed from Monday to allow more breathing time after Cooper's 34 hour, 22 orbit space flight. Cooper will attend a Sunday news conference at Cape Canaveral and rest Monday before traveling to Andrews Air Force Base for the ceremony.
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Trudy
Camala
Janita
University of Hawaii
Cooper
Hawaii
John A. Burns
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Gordon’ Cooper
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White House
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Pierre Salinger
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Andrews Air Force Base
Confidence in Cooper Confidence in Cooper Related
Cape Canaveral reports that Project Mercury officials steadied on Gorton Cooper as pilot despite automatic control failure. Flight Director Kraft noted electrical issues in Faith 7 when in the 15th orbit. Glenn aided by Coastal Sentry and Kearsarge search planes located the capsule after manual rocket firing near Shanghai.
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Japan
Presbyterian moderator elected amid tax dispute
Rev Silas G Hastings, named moderator after three ballots among 840 church commissioners, presided as the United Presbyterian Church tackled proposed federal tax changes. Critics like J Howard Pew warned new rules would merge deductions and blunt giving to churches, threatening missions and the church’s free system of support.
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sPhiladephia Hollaman
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Kessler
Probe Death Of Higgins Firm Head
Frank 0 Higgins 49 chairman of Higgins Industries Inc died from a gunshot at his New Orleans home Thursday night. Police say it was an apparent accidental self inflicted shooting during a joke with his mother Angele Colson Higgins 72 who said he told her he suffered arthritis and joked about killing the pain while pointing a pistol. The death is under investigation. Higgins family founded the firm famous for WWII Higgins landing boats. the company now makes hardwood doors.
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Frank 0. Higgins
Higgins Industries, Inc
Edward C. Touzet
Higgins
Angele Colson Higgins
Sam V. Moran
Andrew Higgins Sr
Pacific
Higgins Company
Iowa Senate Holds Calendar Spot For Home Rule Act
Des Moines reports a bill to grant municipalities broader authority moved to the Senate calendar after committee release. The House also passed similar legislation, aiming to lift restrictions that limit municipal powers unless granted by state law, with a constitutional amendment proposal approved by the Senate.
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