Castro accuses U S of Goebbels like propaganda in Cuba
Fidel Castro lashed out at the United States in a three hour and twenty minute nationwide broadcast accusing Washington of using Nazi propaganda methods against the Cuban revolution. He defended his leadership against Eisenhower's charges and praised Americans who died combating fascism.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
Josef Goebbels
Castro
Eisenhower
Goebbels
President Blocks Railroad Strike
President Eisenhower blocks a national railroad strike for at least 60 days and forms a three member emergency board led by John T. Dunlop to study the dispute. The panel reports in 30 days, while unions face a further 30 day cooling off period.
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Washington
UPS
Eisenhower
John T. Dunlop
Harvard University
Benjamin Aaron
University of California Institute of Industrial Relations
Arthur N. Seapliner
Wayne County
Mich
National Mediation Board
Scout Program Open To Public Thursday Evening
Local Cub Scouts will present a preview program in the Lincoln School gymnasium starting at 7 30 pm next Thursday. Doors open at 7:00 pm for public attendance before the Iowa City Cub Scout pagent the following Saturday.
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Lincoln School
Iowa City
Stevenson Flashes Wit But No Answers at ASNE Dinner
Adlai E. Stevenson entertained about 1000 editors at the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting in Washington. He dodged questions on renomination while joking about past defeats to Eisenhower and noting rivals Pearson and Causkell as opposition leaders.
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Stevenson
Washington
UPI
Adlai E. Stevenson
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Democratic Party
Hugh Causkell
Great Britain
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Junior Lodge Applications Open In Local Odd Fellows
Local lodge officials announce applications for charter members of a junior lodge for ages 12 to 17. They also report the drill team benefit dance date moved to May 6 at the Washington Skateway and call all drill team members to attend next Tuesday night.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Washington Skateway
Mediapolis Girl, 3, Killed by Truck Crash
Karen K. Peterson of Mediapolis, age 2, was killed in Burlington when she darted into the street in the downtown business district and was crushed beneath a heavy truck's rear wheels on Friday.
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Burlington
Iowa
UPI
Karen K. Peterson
Mediapolis
Death of Rev. Vance Currier Former Pastor
The Rev. Vance Currier 57, a former pastor of the First Baptist Church, died of a heart attack April 10 in Compton California. Funeral services were held April 14 at the Baptist Church in Compton with burial at Westminster Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife Dorothy, three daughters Mrs. L M Jones Mrs. R L Bellman and Mrs John Temmer, two sons Paul and Dave and eleven grandchildren. He was born in Willow Lake South Dakota and studied at Moody Bible Institute Drake University and Central Baptist Seminary. He served in Wisconsin Iowa Colorado and California, leaving the local church in 1950 after slightly over a year.
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Compton
Calif
Baptist Church
Westminster Memorial Park
Westminster
Willow Lake
S. D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Drake University
Des Moines
Central Baptist Seminary
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Iowa
Colorado
California
Dorothy
L. M. Jones
Albia
R. L. Bellman
Denver
Colo
John Temmer
Pueblo
Paul
Dave
Anaheim
New Lutheran Union Ends Ten Years Of Major Negotiation
In Minneapolis the birth of the American Lutheran Church united 2 225 000 Lutherans after a decade of talks among the ALC the ELC and the UELC. Dr Frederick A Schietz was elected first president on the third ballot. The new church will begin operations January 1 with 400 million dollars in property. Two thousand two hundred twenty five thousand? Noted worshipers sang as three denominations merge.
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Minneapolis
Minn
New American Lutheran Church
ELC
Schiotz
Normal Menter
Detriot
William Larsen
Blair
Neb
UELC
Dr. Schiotz
Larsen
Des Moines Teen Admits Tree Hoax For Sympathy
Des Moines 18 year old Mathew McKeone confessed he hung from a tree to provoke his parents to return from Cedar Rapids. He was rescued after about 10 hours and hospitalized with a punctured lung and rope injuries.
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Des Moines
Mathew McKeone
Mercy Hospital
McKeone
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Technical High School
Hildreth
McKe
De Gaulle to unveil strategy at Washington summit
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington for private talks with Eisenhower and Khrushchev, then may outline plans on East West issues Berlin reunification and arms control. He and Eisenhower shared a warm White House reception, with a Capitol motorcade drawing large crowds as they plan further talks at Camp David.
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Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Pearson
Stevenson
Liberal Party
DE Gaulle
Washington Airport
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Harold Macmillan
London
National Press Club
Berlin
Atom
France
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Lafayette Park
Britain
Diplomatic Corps
Richard M. Nixon
de Gaulles
de Gaulle de Gaulle
United States
Vive de Gaulle
Camp David
Iowa GOP wraps up 1960 convention with Nixon support
At the Des Moines meeting 3,227 delegates backed Vice President Nixon as the GOP nominee for fall. Charles Wittenmyer defeated Don Pierson for national committeeman, while Anna Lomas edged Enid Robinson for committeewoman. Hickenlooper delivered the keynote blasting Democrats over farm policy and Washington.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Charles Wittenmyer
Davenport
Anna Loma
Red Oak
GOP
Richard Nixon
Resolutions Committee
Nixon
National Committee
Don Pierson
Humboldt
Wittenmeyer
Enid Robinson
Hampton
Lomas
Pierson
Sparsley
Robinson
Woodbury County
Polk County
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Verne Martin
Bess Cowden
Sidney
Fred Maytagg II
Newton
Margaret Hennings
Arcadia
Ed Failor
Dubuque
Washburn Steele
Cherokee
Harriett Bryant
Mason City
Art Donhowe
Dudley Weible
Forest City
Phyllis Jaeger
Wapello
Ken Benda
Hartwick
Frederick Bendixon
LeMars
L. P. Winks
Sumner
William Parker
Congress
Mennonite Choir Plans Tour Concert at LMS Hillcrest Union
The Iowa Mennonite School a cappella chorus, 32 youths chosen from 123 students, will present a tour program of songs and choral readings at 2 30 Sunday afternoon, April 24, in the LMS Hillcrest Union. Darrel Hostetler directs the choir.
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Iowa Mennonite School
LMS
Hillcrest Union
Mennonite
Darrel Hostetler
Hofmann Returns Home After Heart Attack Scare
Dale Hofmann longtime manager of the J C Penney store in Washington was rushed to Chillicothe Mo hospital last Thursday with what was feared to be a heart attack. Doctors diagnosed exhaustion and tension he left the hospital after one day and returned home with wife Mrs Hofmann to rest a few days. He is expected to resume duties in Chillicothe mid next week and the family will stay until school ends.
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Dale Hofmann
J. C Penney
Chillicothe
Penney
Hofmann
Rhee to quit Liberal Party post but not presidency
Former Premier Pyun Yung Tai says President Syngman Rhee will resign from the Liberal Party while remaining South Korea's president. Rhee wants officials detached from party politics and may back a European model government. Vice President-elect Lee Ki Poong proposes a parliamentary system and possible reshuffle. opposition leader Chang resigns.
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Seoul
UPI
Pyun Yung Tai
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
South Korea
Pyun
Lee Ki Poong
Rhee
Lee
Joan M. Chang
Democratic Party
Liberal
Hankook Itbo
Mason-Dixon Line Breaks Demo Party Says Sen. Keating
Northwestern University hosts a 1960 mock political convention as Sen. Kenneth Keating accuses the Democrats of a split personality. Thousands of Northwestern students from 50 states parade to Fieldhouse as campaign managers push for unity amid civil rights tensions.
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Sen. Keating
Evanston, Ill
UPI
Democratic Party Today
Mason-Dixon Line
Kenneth B. Keating
R-Nly
Keating
Northwestern University
America
Northwestern
Chicago
University Fieldhouse
Charles Brown
D-Mo
Stuart Symington
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Brown
United States
Cuba
Ezra Taft Benson
Sentence Commuted For Former Seaman
Reginald Joseph Moller, a 59 year old former British seaman, had his eight year murder sentence commuted by Governor Stratton. He will be released to return to his home in Luton England to care for his seriously wounded wife once transfer arrangements are completed.
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Rockford
UPI
Gov. Stratton
State Parole Board
Reginald Joseph Moller
Royal Navy
Moller
Raymond
Love's Park
Eni Ethyl
June Hadie Stratton
Luton
England
United States
Garnavillo Votes Narrowly Against High School Bond
In Garnavillo Iowa the 298000 bond issue to fund a new high school failed by two votes. The tally was 457 yes to 306 no with two spoiled ballots. Officials said they will try again in late next month after past defeats.
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Garnavillo
Iowa
UPI
Adair County Highway Repair Planned After Breakup
Iowa officials and the contractor agree on repairs for six miles of Interstate 80 in Adair County after the surface developed many holes. The Federal Bureau of Roads funds 90 percent of costs, with next week set for final plans and an investigation underway.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Adair County
Iowa Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Roads
Concrete Materials and Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Weather Iowa: Variable Clouds and Showers Across State
United Press International reports variable cloudiness in Iowa with scattered showers or thunderstorms spreading southeast tonight and into Sunday. Cooler conditions develop northwest to tonight with highs Sunday from 60 in the northwest to 80 in the southeast. Low temperatures range upper 40s to mid 60s. Monday trends to partly cloudy with likely showers in the north.
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Iowa
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