Castro Claims Uprising Quelled in Oriente Province
Havana reports an eight killed and more than 100 counter-revolutionaries captured after two months of clashes in Oriente. Government says rebel forces were aided by Guantanamo Naval Base and denounces North American imperialism.
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Havana
UPI
Oriente Province
Guantanamo
Armed Forces Ministry
Oriente
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Caimanera
Pentagon
Imias
Ramon Ortega
Castro Army
Lovers receive life terms in Barbara Jean murder case
Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tre goff were sentenced to life imprisonment with possible parole after seven years for the July 18, 1959, killing of Barbara Jean Finch in Los Angeles. The couple vowed to appeal, while tearfully signaling they remain in love.
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Los Angeles
UPI
R Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Sears
Finch
Carole
Barbara Jean
State Board
California
David Coleman
Jar
Don Bringgold
Johnson demands end to Soviet veto on nuclear treaty
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told reporters in Geneva that there can be no nuclear test ban treaty unless Moscow drops its demand for veto power. He warned that a treaty without such vetoes would lack credibility and said the United States and Britain have proposed plans to address Soviet concerns.
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Geneva
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Moscow
Johnson
Paris
Senegal
Arthur H. Dean
U. S
United States
Soviet Union
Flood Waters Reach Cottages Along Cedar River
Flood peak reached Columbus Junction inundating lowlands and submerging cottages of Jungbluth Etter and Breitbach while Jones cottage remained on high ground. Evansdale Methodist church center of damaged area fed 500 workers and served Red Cross HQ during sandbagging efforts.
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Iowa
Cedar River
Columbus Junction
Jungbluth
Etter
Breitenbach
Jones
Cedar Rivers
Cedar Falls
Methodist Church
Evansdale
J. H. Peet
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids man joins Iowa highway commission
The Iowa Senate confirmed seven governor appointments including Howard B. Helscher of Cedar Rapids to the highway commission. Helscher, 56, a real estate man, replaces Robert Brice and will serve a $5,250 annual term starting July 1. He is a Coe College graduate and Keota native.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate Today
Norman A. Erbe
Howard B. Helscher
Cedar Rapids
Keota Man Hurt in Car Truck Crash
Bernard Sieren a 46 year old Keota resident was injured in a collision with a semi truck at the intersection of highways 92 and 77 near Keota. He was taken to Mercy Hospital Iowa City for observation with a broken arm and possible additional injuries. LeRoy Smith of Gary Indiana driver of the semi was uninjured.
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Keota
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bernard Sieren
LeRoy Smith
Gary
Ind
May Order Removal Of Diseased Elm Trees
Iowa Senate clears a Dutch Elm disease bill authorizing city councils to order property owners to remove infected elm trees at their expense with council power to assess costs if not complied. One dissenting vote by Sen. Carl Hoschek. The chamber also approved Davenport two Scott County supervisors by township terms and allowed school districts to adjust common boundaries and gave the regents broader power to invest trust funds.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Carl Hoschek
Burlington
Senate
Scott County
Schroeder
Attorney General's Office
State Board of Regents
U S Judge Graven to Retire After 17 Years
UPI reports U S District Judge Henry No Graven of the Northern District of Iowa will retire August 31 after more than 17 years on the federal bench. Graven, 67, has served since March 30, 1944 and says he is in good health and will aid in emergencies with full dockets. He announced his resignation in a letter released by Francis Tierney, U S commissioner and county Democratic chairman.
Western leaders discuss Laos peace prospects at high level talks
Washington officials reported that British and American leaders sought a lasting Laotian settlement as a cease fire nears. Rusk and Home deliberated on Laos disarmament and nuclear test ban while Kennedy and Macmillan planned a Honey Fitz conference. Talks touched Berlin and Germany, NATO unity, and UN Hammarskjold issues.
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UPI
Laos
Russia
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
State Department
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan Macmillan
Honey Fitz
Potomac River
Rusk
Home
Thailand
United States
Visuti Arthayukti
U.S
Kenneth T. Young
Arthayukti
Macmillan
Moscow
Berlin
Germany
East and West Germany
Capitol
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Erbe Names Five State Appointees In Iowa
Gov. Norman A. Erbe submitted five appointments to the Iowa Senate including Everett Shockey for a highway commission post and Wilbur C. Molison to the board of regents. The slate also adds three soil conservation committee members Donald Johnson Wendell C. Pellett and Fred Cherry with terms set to six years for Pellett and Cherry and four years for Johnson under a new law.
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Board of
Regents
Wilbur C. Molison
Grinnell
Erbe
Soil Conservation Committee
Donald Johnson
Fairfield
Wendell C. Pellett
Atlantic
Fred Cherry
Rowley
Cherry
Johnson
Former Teacher Here Claimed in Indiana
Mrs. Margaret Echlin aged 81, longtime local teacher dating to about 1905, died Tuesday in Newburgh Indiana. A native of Tipton Iowa she was the former Margaret Safley. She married Rev Dr Roy P D Echlin a local minister who later led Buena Vista College and died in 1928. Survivors include daughter Margaret Echlin Boorman of Mill River Massachusetts son James Safley Echlin of Nova Scotia and five grandchildren.
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Margaret Echlin
Newburgh
Ind
Tipton
Iowa
Echlin
Margaret Safley
Roy PD. Echlin
Buena Vista College
Margaret Echlin Boorman
Mill River
Mass
James Safley Echlin
Nova Scotia
Local Group Tours Anamasa State Reformatory
Supt John V Phieger and three area high school students joined 22 students and faculty from Oskaloosa and Monroe for a guided tour of the Anamosa State Reformatory. Burrell Smith, county probation officer, organized the visit to show how the institution operates.
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John V. Phieger
Anamosa State Reformatory
Burrell Smith
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Supt. Phleger
Joe Pollock
Merwin Swanson
Kenneth Hansen
Terry Leeper
Washington
Iowa Unemployed to Get Added Federal Benefits
Beginning April 10 unemployed Iowa workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance can file for additional Federal benefits. Chairman Henry E. Carter said Iowa joins a new program paying temporary extra compensation for those whose benefits ended since June 30, 1960. Eligible workers may receive up to half of their Iowa benefits, with 13 extra weeks possible for some who drew 26 weeks. Prospective claimants must have exhausted all regular benefits and meet Iowa law requirements. Unemployed workers in Federal programs for ex servicemen and federal employees are included.
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Iowa
Henry E. Carter
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Carter
Humphrey condemns John Birch Society and GOP praise
Sen. Hubert Humphrey denounces Barry Goldwater's praise of the John Birch Society as "impressive" and asserts that tyranny and bigotry are evil. He urges Birch supporters to reconsider and withdraw from the movement.
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John Birch Society
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
GOP
Congress
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Hitler
Mussolini
Goldwater
Farr Warren
John Birch
Y Dance Lessons Begin This Friday At Washington YMCA
Union high and high school students are invited to enroll in eight Friday dance lessons at the Washington YMCA. Sessions meet at 6 pm for eight weeks led by Dean Garrett. Fees are 6.50 for YMCA members and 7.50 for non members.
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Juncion High
Washington Ymca
Dean Garrett
YMCA
Congo Sees Gizenga Oppose Federation in Talks
In Leopoldville, Antoine Gizenga, leader of Oriental Province, remains opposed to a federation of Congo states while agreeing to talks with central government delegates. Premier Cleophas Kamitatu outlined Gizenga’s willingness to meet at Stanleyville or near Oriental territory, naming Boukango and Cyrille Adoula as negotiators.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
UPL
Antoine Gizenga
Oriental Province
Congo
Leopoldville
Cleophas Kamitatu
Gizenga
Stanleyville
Bunduki
Jean Boukango
Cyrille Adoula
Kamitatu
Joseph Heo
Patrice Lumumba
Jobless Trend Could Rise If Current Rates Persist
Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg warned unemployment could top 8.5 million by next April if rates stay unchanged and new workers or those displaced by automation cannot find jobs. He cited 7.3 million new jobs needed next year to drop unemployment to four percent and noted Kennedy weighs extra economic stimulus.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Kennedy
Centennial Plans at Shorter AME Church Announced
Rev. Fred L. Penny announced plans for the centennial observance at Shorter AME Church on South Avenue C in Washington. Roger Maxwell of Wayland High School will present a musical program at 2 30 p m Saturday and lead singing Sunday at 2 30 p m. The Rev Penny will supervise a free pit barbecue ready to serve about noon both days with other district AME churches presenting the program.
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Shorter Ame Church
South Avenue C
Washington
Fred L. Penny
Roger Maxwell
Wayland High School
AME
Penny
Assassination Try By Algerian Rebels
Algerian terrorists attacked a hospital in Montfermeil, killing a police sergeant and wounding four patients, a hospital attendant, three visitors, and two other officers. They fled in a car after firing on a Moslem patient and escaping at visiting hour.
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Paris
API
Montfermeil
Paris Stock Exchange
Charles de Gaulle
Algerian National Liberation Front
FLN
Evian
Kiwanis Hear German Exchange Student At Meeting
Inge Flagmann, a German exchange student at Washington High School, spoke to the Washington Kiwanis Club about West Germany history and political life. She contrasted postwar progress with East German conditions. George Cordes and Rev. Harold DeVries attended as guests.
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Inge Flagmann
Germany
Washington High School
Washington Kiwanis Club
George Cordes
Harold DeVries
Iowa Weather Outlook Clouds and Snow Tonight
Considerable cloudiness with scattered light snow over the northeast and north central regions tonight. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with lows in the 20s and highs around 40 to 50. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with little temperature change and no major shifts.
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Iowa
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