Rebels Repulsed In Two Battles In Cuba
The Cuban army reports repelling rebel forces near Santiago and in the north of Oriente. A downed plane, seven rebels killed, and raids on cane fields accompany the military claim of pursuing insurgents as Castro’s movement disrupts rail hubs and targets rural guards.
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Havana
Cuba
Santiago
Oriente
Sierra Maestra
Fidel Castro
Castro
Camaguey
Ken
Raul Castro
San Luis
Central Palmas
Mayagua
Strike Ends as Iowa Power and Light Employees Return
More than 800 Iowa Power and Light workers resumed duties after an agreement in principle reached after a 22 hour bargaining session. Governor Loveless aided mediation as unions and IPALCO set terms for final settlement.
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Des Moines
Iowa Power and Light Co
J.F. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Beth
John Connolly
Union
LE. Slade
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Ipalco
Chicago
Lana Turners Daughter Faces Juvenile Hearing On Knife Case
Cheryl Turner, Lana Turner's 14-year-old daughter, awaits a Juvenile Court hearing to decide if she will be released to her parents or kept in custody after a violent incident involving an 8 inch butcher knife. The hearing spans late today or Tuesday with further sessions to determine possible trial for the stabbing of Johnny Stompanato.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Cheryl
Johnny Stompanato
Film Land
Jerry Giesler
Crane
Arthur Crowley
Giesler
Stompanato
Cohen
Lana
Three Die In Iowa Traffic Weekend Crashes
Three people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend. Roy Glines, 32, of Davenport, lost control on Iowa 115 near Davenport, hitting a utility pole and multiple obstacles. Ralph Szemkus, 39, and James Renwick, 33, both from West Union, were in a single car that left the highway near Luana. Renwick was hospitalized in good condition. In Wilton Junction a mother, Helen Meixner, 29, and her two daughters Elva 8 and Patricia 6, plunged into a rain swollen creek. Meixner died at the scene with the girls treated at a Muscatine hospital.
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Iowa
Roy Glines
Davenport
Glines
Ralph Szemkus
West Union
Luana
James Renwick
Postville
Wilton Junction
Helen Meixner
Atalissa
Elva
Patricia
Muscatine
Gambler Costello Wins Fight to Keep His Citizenship
The Supreme Court dismissed the five year old denaturalization case against Frank Costello on a technicality. The government failed to file an affidavit of good cause under the McCarran Walter Act, leading to the case’s dismissal and Costello retaining his citizenship.
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Washington
Frank Costello
Supreme Court
New York
Justice Department
Costello
High Court
Boy Drowns After Fall at Des Moines River
Ottumwa Iowa Easter fishing trip ends in tragedy as 10 year old La verne Porter falls 30 feet from the West Dam abutment into the Des Moines River. His 13 year old brother LaVine attempted rescue but the body was not recovered. Harold Wisecarver 18, Fairfield, entered the water to help but failed to locate him.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Laverne Porter
Des Moines
Laverne
LaVine
West Dam
Harold Wisecarver
Fairfield
Easter Egg Hunt at Sunset Park Draws Large Crowd
A Jaycees sponsored Easter egg hunt at Sunset Park despite rain drew a sizable crowd of children ages one to eleven. About 3 000 candy filled eggs were hidden and found in minutes across three age groups with top prizes of large gift baskets.
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TTT
Easter Sunrise Service Attends Large YMCA Crowd
A near capacity crowd filled the YMCA Sunday for the Easter Sunrise service sponsored by the Washington Y's Men's Club. Grinnell College professor Paul G. Kuntz delivered the message on Rolling Away the Stone. FE. D. Morrison Jr introduced the speaker while James Anderson and Paul McLain assisted. Elouise Sorden sang and a male chorus performed.
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YMCA
Washington Y's
Paul G. Kuntz
Grinnell College
John Yousling
Elouise Sorden
James Anderson
Paul McLain
FE. D. Morrison Jr
Don Benblossom
Floods Threaten Central California as Dams Reach Full
Central Valley dams and reservoirs are at critical capacity as 48 hours of heavy rain threaten new floods. More than 100000 acres of farmland submerged, 2000 homeless, 12 dead, and property damage over 12 million dollars in the past week. Stanislaus dairy area seeks cattle trucks. levee break south of Modesto floods nine square miles.
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San Francisco
California
Central Valley
William Ward Jr
Stanislaus County
San Joaquin
Modesto
Merced County
Madera County
Three Young Children Burned to Death at Redby Home
Three children under five perished in a house fire near Redby in Red Lake Indian Reservation. Oliver Clark and his wife reported their children trapped as neighbors tried to summon help. fire crews could not reach in time due to a line outage on the Red Lake Reservation.
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Red Lake, Minn
Oliver Clark
Redby
Red Lake
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Plane crashes short of Tri City runway in snow
A Capital Airlines Viscount crashed short of Tri-City Airport runway in a light snow storm killing all 47 aboard. Investigators say misjudged approach or instrument failure possible. CAB teams begin teardown and seek cause. Names released for crew and some passengers as identification proceeds.
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Midland
Midh
Capital Airlines
Tri-City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Civil Aeronautics Administration
William J
Joe) Hull
Fred G. Powell
Chicago
Powell
William Joseph
Ridgewood Blvd
Westwood
N.J
Capital
Earl M. Binckley
Moss Lane
Levittown
N. Y
Ruth Benecke
East Aurora
N.Y
Jackson
Mich
John Weiss
New York
Ford Foundation
Government figures due Tuesday predict March job gains
Secretary James P. Mitchell forecasts a March employment rise with unemployment near February levels and a total of 5,173,000 jobless in February. He cautions any tax cut depends on the economy, while non-government groups urge significant tax reductions to curb the recession.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Labor Department
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Mitchell
National Planning Assn
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Eisenhower
George Smathers
D- Fla
Senate
Irving M. Ives
Clear Skies Return Over Iowa After Mild Weekend
Weather improves across Iowa with clearing skies and rising temperatures after weekend storms. Small tornadoes caused minor damage in Ayrshire Alton and Remsen but no injuries were reported as highs ranged from 37 in Mason City to 50 in Burlington. Showers and storms expected to return midweek as a low center approaches from Arizona.
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Lowa
Mason City
Burlington
Iowa
Ayrshire
Alton
Remsen
Towa
Weather Bureau
Arizona
Taxpayers head warns Iowans to scrutinize spending
Des Moines — Lyle R. Mercer president of the Iowa Taxpayers Assn. urged Iowans to press Congress to curb spending. He criticized Washington proposals as potentially inflationary and warned against pump priming. Mercer cited past recoveries from reduced federal spending and taxes.
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Taxpayers Group
DES Moines
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Washington
Congress
Lyle R. Mercer
Iowa Association
Mercer
Weather Update From United Press Iowa
Fair tonight with increasing cloudiness east on Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday, cooler tonight with lows 25 to 30. High Tuesday around 59 to 60. Some showers possible by evening, mainly in the west. Five day outlook shows a small warming trend then cooling mid week with scattered showers and thunder showers late week.
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United Press
Iowa
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