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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1963

Page

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Memorial Day Services at Muscatine Cemeteries and Riverside Park

Memorial day rites will be held Thursday morning at Greenwood Cemetery and Riverside Park. Ceremonies include a West Junior High Band directed by Charles Piotrowski, a Memorial address by Attorney Roger J. Lande, and readings by Boy Scout Chris Altenpound and Girl Scout Pamela Craddock. Firing squads, taps, and benedictions are planned with Legion and VFW involvement.

Greenwood ‘Cemetery Riverside Park Beegin Military Service Memorial West Charles Piotrowski Thomas Doyle Chris’ Altenpound Troop 116 General Logan Muscatine Carol Marick Roger J. Lande Pamela Craddock Robert Petersen Stephen Petersen J. E. Kleffmann American Legion Galute Thomas Alt David Warner George C. Gerth Riverside Park Service L. A.m Navy Dental Jacque Sterenberg Gerald Powell Worden Albert Weeks Veterans of Foreign Wars Thomas Ahlf Memorial Park St.Mary's

Speculative sugar bubble prompts U.S. warnings

The Agriculture Department warns the speculative bubble in sugar may burst soon as high price buyers face risk when prices drop. Undersecretary Charles Murphy expects hearings by Senate Finance and House Banking to show U.S. sugar supplies will be plentiful and help restore market stability. Causes cited include European weather and Cuba mismanagement, with recent large new foreign commitments noted.

Washington Agriculture Department Charles S$. Murphy Senate , Finance Committee House Banking Subcommittee Murphy Europe Cuba United States

Jobless in Iowa Fewest Since 1959

Des Moines report shows unemployment in Iowa fell to 25,700 in April from 27,700 in March, the Iowa Employment Security Commission said. The April rate marks the lowest in the state since 1954, aided by construction industry hiring for the unemployed.

Des Moines Towa Iowa

JFK and Couve de Murville hold White House talks

President Kennedy met with French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, accompanied by Herve Alphand and Charles Lucet, to discuss defense and Common Market issues. The session followed a Paris talk between Rusk and de Gaulle and stirred talk of a possible Kennedy de Gaulle summit that officials said is not planned. Ottawa NATO talks showed continued U S French rift despite some accords on nuclear forces and allied force structure.

Washington Kennedy Maurice Couve de Murville White Mouse Couve de Murville Herve Alphand Charles Lucet Foreign Ministry Dean Rusk William Tyler Francis Meloy State Department U. S Charles de Gaulle Paris Rusk North Autholic Treaty Council Ottawa White House de Gaulle Europe Kennedy de Gaulle United States NATO Lyman Lemnitzer France

Khrushchev Accepts Castro Invite Plans Cuba Visit

Moscow reports Premier Khrushchev accepted Fidel Castro's invitation to visit Cuba and pledged Soviet aid to defend the island. The Tass communique said the visit would be to the first Socialist state in America and noted the pledge followed missiles withdrawal last fall.

Moscow Kiyushchev Cuba Caribbean Qubar Fidel Castro Casino Khrushchev Black Sea Tass Castro America

Press Probe in Slaying Of Iowa Bachelor Pastor

Police trace the whereabouts of Rev. B. E. Nyfjordor, 43, in the hours before his body was found. He was last seen driving around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, his bloodstained car located in Albert Lea, Minnesota, and his nude body found in a swampy area hours later. Autopsy shows two bullet wounds and eight stab wounds. No weapon or suspects yet. investigators consider robbery or hitchhiker involvement. Evidence suggests the pastor was killed in his car and the body disposed along a trail near Northwood and Silver Lake, about 20 miles south of Albert Lea.

Albert Lea Minn Iowa B. E. Nyfovder Towa Everett Stevern Nyjordot Cor Carl Nyjordel Vicim Northwood Thwood Silver Lake Minnesla-Tawa Melord Perkins

Air Force Outlines Plan for Manned Space Station Patrol

In Dallas Lt. Gen. James Ferguson outlined a future space patrol using a manned orbital space station, codenamed Mods, to defend U S interests. He offered no definite date but aimed for development soon, with the station remaining aloft and supplied for indefinite periods.

Dallas Tex Thn Air Force James Ferguson Aviation Space Writers Association Meening

Space Patrol Vessel Could Aid Budget and Defense

The Senate House Economic Committee says the federal budget deficit for the year ending June may be $1 billion less than estimated due to a business upsurge increasing tax income. Ferguson notes a military orbital space station concept to detect and disable hostile satellites, to be launched by the Titan 3 rocket with over two million pounds thrust.

Washington Senate House Economic Committee Earth Ferguson

Charges Follow Gambling Raid In Keokuk

State agents raided a Keokuk gambling den charging Joseph Hickey proprietor and William Small with permitting gambling. Both men were bound over to the grand jury and released on $900 bonds each. Agents seized gambling equipment and reported Small was a card dealer.

Weokuk Grand Jury Keokuk Joseph Hickey William Small Small

Tuition Boosts Held Off For Year at Three State Colleges

The Regents reserve tuition for the next academic year at the University of Iowa Iowa State University and State College of Iowa. Budgets total about 76 million dollars for 1963 64, with faculty pay raises up to 12 percent. Tuition rises for 1964 65 depend on costs and decisions by the presidents. Funds cover operating needs, not new buildings, as capital improvements received 16 million from the legislature.

Des Moines Arsity of Towa Iowa State University State College of Iowa Board of Regents University of Iowa Town State State College of Town

Pope Regaining Strength Amid Vatican Retreat

Vatican reports Pope Pius XXIII slowly regaining strength while resting during a nine day retreat begun Friday. Officials confirmed no formal update on his health after a severe relapse linked to a stomach disorder possibly an ulcer or cancer. Rumors said he received a large blood transfusion and is under full medical care in his Vatican apartments.

Vatican City Telm XXIII Vatican

Wallace Silent on Court Appearance in Alabama Integration Fight

Governor George Wallace stood silent about whether he would comply with a federal judge order to appear in Birmingham on June 3 for an injunctive hearing. U.S. District Judge Seybourn Lynne demanded Wallace answer the court as federal authorities move to restrain him over the University of Alabama enrollment of Negroes. Wallace had vowed to keep Negroes out of the university, asserting state sovereignty amid national civil rights tensions.

Birmingham Ala George C. Wallace U.S University of Alabama Lynne Tuatiie Wallace Necros Stave University

Commerce Commission to Employ Consultant Firm

The three member commission plans a temporary and permanent support role with Middle West Service Co of Chicago to aid in new duties. An eight member advisory committee will act as liaison between the commission and the utility industry, providing professional and technical help for organizing the new agency. Members include executives from Interstate Power Des Moines ISU professor James McKean and Northwestern Bell Des Moines. The panel will have no official status and is not expected to conduct major investigations in the initial months.

Middle West Ser Co Chicago Commission Tews Commerce Commission ~ Util Cooperation Committee Middle West Service Co Kenneth Gordon Interstate Power Co Dubuque Edward J. Hartman Iowa Illinois Gas & Electing Co Davenport J. W. Hummer Iowa Power and Light Co Des Moines Earl L. King Electric Cooperatives James McKean College of Engineering Iowa State University William F. Miller Iowa Independent Telephone Association Park Binard William L. Tiffany Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Des Mains

Renew Demands On North Korea At Panmunjom

The U.S. command said it will renew demands for the return of two American helicopter pilots forced down in Communist North Korea. The issue to be raised as the Mixed Military Armistice Commission meets in Panmunjom on Monday.

Panmunjam Korea North Korea Mixed Military Armistice Commission

Urge Speed In Airlift Of Climbers

Everest expedition faces slow airlift as Bishop and Unsoeld endure frostbitten night near the summit. Nepalese helicopter access is limited by thin air, forcing a grueling two day march to reach a pickup point while Hornbein and Jerstad proceed toward Katmandu.

Kaimandu Nepal Mt. Everest Barry C. Bishop Washington, D. C William F. Unsoeld Corvallis Ore Kat- Mandu Norman Dybventurth Gilbert Roberts Bishop Dybvenfurth Thomas F. Hornbein San Diego Calif Luther G. Jerstad Eugene Katmandu Kathmandu Unsoeld Wunder U. S

Explosions Raise Alarm in Baton Rouge Areas

A daybreak blast shattered windows in the 34 story Louisiana Capitol and damaged a nearby apartment, with no injuries reported. A magnelix tree on Capitol grounds was stripped of leaves and flowers near Huey Long’s burial spot. Moments earlier another blast woke dormitory students at LSU, three miles south of the Capitol.

Rouge Louisiana Capitol Capitol Huey P. Long D-La Long Kingfish Louisiana Louisiana State University

Chinese Recon Flight Near New Delhi Provokes Protest

An Indian paper said a high altitude Chinese reconnaissance aircraft penetrated to 19 miles of New Delhi on May 6 to photograph military sites. The Times of India report said New Delhi lodged a formal protest with Peking as an Indian government spokesman declined to comment.

New Delhi India Times of India Peking

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