Storms Fry Cedar River Flood Threat Across Iowa and Midwest
Severe storms and tornado patterns lash the south central U S with floods along the Cedar River in Iowa and rains in Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri. National Guard moves into Meson City Iowa as Red Cross aids 30 families evacuated near the Winnnebago.
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Man confesses to killing elderly man in cabin
Crawford County Sheriff says Arthur Nelson, 52, has admitted beating 66 year old Thomas Singles to death in a cabin near Soldiers Grove. Singles was found Friday with blunt force injuries after Nelson said a quarrel began when he entered the cabin Thursday night and he struck Singles with a beer bottle and a wood piece.
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Girl 7 Dies Saving Niece From Icy Pond
In Peawankee near their farm, seven year old Margaret Condon collapsed from exhaustion while attempting to rescue her three year old niece Karen Condon from an icy pond. Both girls were found on the snow and Margaret died of exposure after hospitalization. Karen drowned.
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Kickapoo River Flood Threat Looms Across Southwestern Wisconsin
Flood warnings spread as the Kickapoo River rises toward 1951-like levels. Vernon County deputies evacuate about 20 people from Soldiers Grove and Gays Mill areas while Heedstown may see crest around 44 feet four inches. Viola and Ontario face closures and traffic cuts as the La Crosse River and Black River surge toward flood stage with crest projections into Tuesday.
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Riverside honors last Chinatown resident with Wong Way
The Riverside City Council voted to name a street after the final resident of the old Chinatown district. The new street designation is Wong Way, honoring his memory and presence in the community.
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Student Riot Shattered by Police Action Near Beach
Police from six communities joined Florida authorities to break up a riot by about 3,500 vacationing college students angered at being denied access to a secluded beach north of Fort Lauderdale. The disturbance involved stones beer cans and overturned traffic blocks and left 25 injured with three arrests for disorderly conduct after two hours of clashes.
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Soviets Back Western Laos Ceasefire Proposal
SEATO ministers meet amid Laos crisis and threat of Communist takeover. Washington signals cautious optimism after Moscow reportedly approves the ceasefire plan, with Dean Rusk urging restraint and reaffirming U S commitment to Southeast Asia freedom and collective defense.
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Rescue Two Trapped By High Tides
Two college students Deval Mc KeeI 13 and George Wood 19 were trapped for 14 hours by a Pacific tide at Oceanlake Cove Oregon. A search party lowered ropes and pulled them up a 200 foot cliff to safety as rain and wind intensified.
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Cuban Defection Predictions Spark Washington Talk
Mexican city reports Jose Pardo Linda a Cuban radio propagandist who defected from Castro is quoted by three diplomats predicting more significant defections from Havana this week.
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Kennedy and Gromyko discuss Laos truce in White House meeting
President Kennedy meets Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the White House amid a Pravda announcement that the USSR accepts the British proposal for a Laos truce and negotiated settlement. Gromyko will relay a Khrushchev message as diplomacy seeks a peaceful solution.
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Men permitted to move into bachelor girls hotel flood crowds
In Nottingham England a near empty single room hotel for bachelor girls drew a surge of women seeking rooms after it was announced men could move in. The chaotic scene followed the announcement triggering immediate interest from female renters and media interest.
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Moscow backs negotiation over Laos but warns on SEATO action
Pravda says USSR favors a peaceful Lao solution at the negotiating table rather than battle and warns SEATO against intervention. It notes Britain’s cease fire proposal and calls for an international conference, while blaming Western powers for the crisis and urging U S advisers to leave Laos. The piece signals possible Soviet acceptance of British plans and awaits Washington response.
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Wisconsin Extends Tax Filing Deadline to April 17
Madison Wisconsin residents can pay state income taxes by April 17 matching the federal extension. The federal deadline was moved to Monday due to April 15 this year falling on a Saturday, and Wisconsin follows the same rule.
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Algerian Rebels Demand Political Accord Before Ceasefire
Ahmed Bow mendjei, director of the political department of Algeria's nationalist government information ministry, said the ceasefire in Algeria will be observed only after a political agreement with France is reached.
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Palm Sunday Procession Marks Holy Week in Jerusalem and Rome
Patin Patriarch Alberic Gori led a Palm Sunday march of 23 000 pilgrims from all over the world in Jerusalem opening Holy Week. The Vatican saw Pope John XXIII bless palms in St Peter's Basilica as thousands cheered from the square. In Poland, Cardinal Wyszynski warned Catholics face forces trying to erase belief amid Communist rule.
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Catholics Lose Big In Belgian Election Sparks Coalition Talk
In Belgium the Catholic party suffered heavy losses in a weekend vote, threatening a long negotiation to form a new cabinet with possible Social Christian, Socialist, and Liberal coalitions. Premier Eyskens submitted resignation. King Baudouin kept the government in place while talks proceed.
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