Parachutists among victims in Quad City plane crash
A light plane crashed in a corn field near Quad-City Airport shortly after takeoff. Chutist P Sahan Talbot of Iowa City was killed. pilot Francis P Melroy and jumper Kenneth Riedsel, both of Davenport, plus Dwight Marti of Muscatine were injured. The Hawkeye State Parachute Team members were trapped in the wreckage in light rain.
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Iowa
P Sahan Talbot
Iowa City
Sistant
University of Iowa
East’ Moline
Quad-City
Maine Public Hospital
Dwight Marti
Muscatine
Francis P. Melroy
Kenneth Riedsel
Davenport
Hawkeye ‘State
Dave Johns
Elizabeth Schmidt Fends Off Rome Flirt Breaks Toe
Swedish tourist Elizabeth Schmidt, 23, kicked a wouldbe Rome flirt so hard that she broke a toe. The incident occurred yesterday as she resisted advances while visiting the city.
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Rome
UPI
Elizabeth Schmidt
Prosecution bid in Profumo sex scandal case
Lt. Cmdr. W. G. Banks seeks a summons charging John Profumo with fraud over a 50 pound libel settlement. The case centers on Profumo denying an affair with Christine Keeler and the subsequent resignation from government and Parliament. Dr. Stephen Ward faces July 15 trial on morals charges related to call girl activity connected to the scandal.
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London
John Profumo
W. G. Banks
Robert Blundell
Profumo
Christine Keeler
House of Commons
Commons
Queen's Privy Council
Banks
Director of Public Prosecutions
Boaks
Stephen Ward
Ward
Christine
Mexican sees October deal on Colorado River salinity dispute
Acting Mexican Foreign Minister Jose Gorostiza predicted an October agreement with the United States to resolve the Colorado River salinity dispute. He noted joint surveys and a preliminary concurrence on a solution by then, referencing the 1944 treaty and concerns of Mexicali Valley farmers over salt limits and cotton exports. Senator Carl Hayden warned against hasty concessions.
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Mexico City
UPI
Josef Gorostiza
Colorado River
United States
Gorostiza
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Mexico
Mexicali
Manuel Tello
Europe
Kennedy
Wellton-Mohawk
Yuma
Ariz
Mexicali Valley
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
White House
Publisher Freed in Greece After Seven Months Imprisonment
Athens authorities released a newspaper publisher who served seven months of a nine month sentence for printing an article deemed insulting to Queen Frederika.
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Athens
Greece
Frederika
Hatchery stocks Gene Reid Lake for fishing fund appeal
Jerry Brooks of the B and W Lake and Fish Hatchery in Safford stocks Gene Reid Lake in Randolph Park with more than 1,200 fish including 100 bass 100 catfish and 1,000 bluegills. The hatchery’s effort raises funds through a radio station fishing fund appeal.
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Jerry Brooks
B& W
Safford
Gene Reid
Randolph Park
KTUC
C. van Haaften
Civil Rights Bill Faces Acid Test in Late Summer
President Kennedy’s civil rights bill is seen reaching an acid test in Congress this late summer as committees near floor action. Key questions focus on whether bans on segregation should rest on the interstate commerce clause or the 14th Amendment, and if a cutoff for small public businesses should apply. Republicans and Democrats weigh practical limits on government reach while Kennedy seeks bipartisan support amid looming filibusters by Southern Democrats.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
House ‘Judiciary Committee
Robert F. Kennnedy
Atty. Gen. Kennedy
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Senate
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Mexicans Use Ancient Native Tongues Despite Spanish Majority
More than a million Mexicans do not speak Spanish and continue to use ancient native Indian tongues, according to the government statistics department.
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Mexico City
UPI
Government Statistics Department
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Celtic
Texaco
Grizzly
Hiram Walker Barclay
Ghareos Pit
la Fate Trust
Vista
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Decker
Duncas
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