Violent Protests Mark Birth of Malaysia Across Region
Turmoil surrounds the new Federation of Malaysia as Indonesia and the Philippines oppose its creation. In Jakarta protesters storm British and Malayan embassy compounds. a crowd of about 3,000 tore down the British flag, smashed windows, and burned an ambassador’s car. Malaysia unites Malaya with Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo, while regional powers question its legitimacy.
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Sarawak
Kennedy says bulk of US aid funds fight communism abroad
President Kennedy told Congress that the largest portion of US aid in fiscal 1962 goes to military assistance to counter Communist powers, especially the Chinese threat in the Far East. The report shows totals and shifts toward Latin America, with Greece Turkey Iran Pakistan Thailand South Vietnam and South Korea receiving over half of military aid.
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Latin America
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Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Thailand
Viet Nam
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South Korea
Civil Rights Trip Upheld By Hultman
Des Moines reports that Attorney General Hultman insists the Washington conference with U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Kennedy aide Nicholas Thazenbach was routine. He says there was no political maneuvering and that Democrats complain only because Kennedy invited a Republican AG without Gov. Hughes’ initial contact.
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Iar
Hultman
U. S
Robert Kennedy
Washington
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Huliman
Nicholas Thazenbach
Houlman
Tow
Harold Hughes
Des Moines Council Chooses Piper Aztec Plane for State Use
Des Moines officials decided to buy a Piper Aztec for Governor Hughes and state executives. The decision followed legal review of bids, with Beechcraft Baron and Cessna Skymaster considered but rejected for capacity and radios. The Aztec would cost 861 500 and feature Callins or Collar Rapids radios as preferred by state aviation leaders.
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Harold Hughes
Piper
Tecomes
Callins Radio
Collar Rapids
Junior Miller
Frank Berlin
State Aeronautics Commission
Hughes
Miller
Berlin
Dropouts From School Costly Says Writer
Des Moines reports veteran education writer C K Hederfield of Washington asserts 10 million U S youth will drop out of school in a given period, costing the economy about 84 billion dollars annually. He warns many dropouts turn to crime or relief dependence, calling the broader impact a cancer on the nation.
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C.K. Hederfield
Washington
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Associated Press
Iowa Daily Press Association
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Opon
Lad on Cycle Killed by Car in Des Moines Suburb
A boy named William Schultz was killed Sunday evening when his bicycle rode into a car on a Des Moines suburb street near his mobile home. Deputy Sheriff Roger Stephens said the driver was Mrs. Dovalty Fern Westbrook, who also lives nearby. No charges were filed.
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Des Moines
William Schultz
Ralph Schultz
Roger’ Stephens
Dovalty Fern Westbrook
Two Parsons College Students Dead In Iowa Crash
A southeast Iowa air crash Sunday night killed Parsons College students Russell Yuravalt 18 of Aleon Ohio and Laird Schobert 18 of Short Hills New Jersey. Richard Perea 18 of Wilmette Illinois survived in fair condition. The driver Malcolm Gaver of Wilmette escaped injury. he wore a seat belt and remained in the car when it flipped three times into a field.
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Pereau
British Queen Expecting Fourth Child
Buckingham Palace announced tonight that Queen Elizabeth is expecting her fourth child. The statement issued while the queen and family are on holiday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland confirms the pregnancy.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Quints Make Remarkable Start As They Fight For First 72 Hours
Aberdeen report says Fischer quintuplets, four girls and one boy, were doing well after early birth Saturday. They received sugar water every two hours and may switch to formal diet today. Father Fostered by tradition, James Andrew named boy. Babies to stay isolating up to two months.
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Andrew Fischer
Aberdeen
S. C
Northern State Teachers College
James Barbas
Berbos
Mary
James Andrew
Martial Law Lifted in South Viet Nam Saigon
Martial law was lifted throughout South Viet Nam at noon today, twenty six days after it was imposed following government raids on Buddhist pagodas. Viet Namese authorities also announced relaxation of press censorship as opposition and student protests continue.
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Robertson Warns of Blackmail Over Test Ban Pact
Senator Robertson of Virginia says ratification of the limited nuclear test ban treaty could invite Soviet blackmail, arguing the United States must defend free nations and deter Russian aggression. Senator McGovern echoes defense stakes while urging broader protections beyond nuclear stockpiles amid the debate with Senator Sparkman and Senator Neuburger.
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Lis Robertson
D-Va
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Russia
Free World
Four Dead in Birmingham Church Blast
A blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham killed four girls and wounded 23 others during a youth day program. The incident spurred federal action as leaders urged nonviolence and national guards were deployed amid rising racial tensions. Police reported additional shootings and unrest across the city as investigations opened with FBI involvement and a federal grand jury set to convene.
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Vd. ‘B. Justice Denarment
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George C. Wallace
Albert Boutwell
Sinngenth Street Baptist Church
Sharely
Agewin Bailey
Medgar Evers
Jackson
Miss
Synthia Wesley
Carol Robertson
Addie Mac Collins
Denice McNaix
Civi
Remarriage a Factor in Rockefeller Nomination Puzzle
Nelson Rockefeller acknowledged his remarriage could hurt his presidential bid as he argued the decision depends on voters in conventions and ballots. He noted Gallup polls show Goldwater ahead, yet he believes another candidate could win the prize. Rockefeller plans to decide by year’s end, possibly November. He declined to say if the subversion charge targeted Goldwater, and he cautioned about a disciplined radical minority influencing the GOP.
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A. Rockefeller
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Booth
Heu
Gallup
Barry. Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Sein
Goldawater
Coad Resigns Plans Return to Answer Critics
Washington Merwin Coad a former Democratic congressman says he will return to Town this week to answer criticisms that caused his resignation from a 175 a day consulting job with the Agency for International Development. He left after Iowa Senator Hickenlooper urged Bell to remove him and said he would present a report on AID and voluntary agencies.
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Merwin Coad
Coad
Boone
David Bell
Agency For International Development
ALD
Des Moines
U. S
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bell
Mal Coad
Hunter shoots man while aiming at squirrel in hunt
Murdoch Jen, 52, of Willon, was struck by shotgun pellets in the right leg arm chest and abdomen when hunter Don Ash, 33, fired at a squirrel. Murdoch, missing a left arm, was transported from Muscatine General to University hospitals Town City in fair condition. Ash had permission to hunt but did not know Murdoch was in the line of fire. sheriff notes the incident occurred on the second day of the new squirrel season.
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Willon
Muscatine General Hospital
University Hospitals
Town City
Huseatine
Murdoch
Don ‘Ash
East Sixth Street
Murdock
Ash
County Goads
Ike Murphy
Sheriff's Office
Alabama School Boycott Gains Ground in Four Public Schools
Alabama reports a segregationist boycott impacting four recently integrated public schools. In Tuskegee progress was reported as 15 percent effective with most students remaining in segregated settings. Local efforts aim to resist desegregation in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
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