Afro-Asian and Communist push UN action over Bizerte
Afro-Asian and Communist nations rally at the United Nations to press for action against France in the Bizerte crisis. Cuba may raise Guantanamo Bay and China seating at the UN, while a 32-power Afro-Asian resolution faces votes before the Sept 19 assembly. France urged to cease fire and withdraw troops per Security Council order.
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UPI
United Nations
France
Bizerte
Tunisia
General Assembly
Cuba
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Russia
China
World Organization
Assembly
Security Council
France Retains Bi zerte Naval Base After Tunisia Independence
At the large Bi zerte naval base France maintains control following Tunisia's move to independence. French authorities confirm continued strategic presence and security duties in the region amid evolving regional sovereignty.
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Bizerte
France
Tunisia
Mysterious Omaha Boy Hoax Baffles Lincoln Police
Lincoln police close files on a 13 year old from Omaha who misled officers about a missing father and Montana backstory. He was found wearing a torn outfit and later admitted his name Curtis Johnson from Omaha. He was detained with a police officer’s son as a roommate but gave no usable facts.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Omaha
O. Henry
Air Force
Lincoln Air Force Base
Montana
Curtis Johnson
Milburn Green
Curtis
Green
Ranger Satellite Sends Information From Low Earth Orbit
Ranger I, launched to probe cosmic rays, veered into an unintended low orbit 105 to 312 miles above Earth. NASA reports all systems function, but the data value is questionable as the experiments were not designed for such a low orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
America
Ranger
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
Erbe Eyes Cave as Atomic Blast Shelter in Iowa
Governor Norman A. Erbe said he will personally inspect a cavern 25 miles south of Ottumwa near Douds for possible use as an atomic blast shelter. A federal interest is possible with leasing arrangements between the state and federal government. The cavern, now used as a rock quarry, maintains about 60 degrees and spans over 75 acres.
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Towa Adj
Fred Tandy
Hollywood
UPL
Laurel and Hardy
Larry Harmen
One Body Found By Davenport Searchers
Davenport searchers resumed for a second drowning victim after a boat collision with runaway barges on the Mississippi River Tuesday night. Arthur Birney of Cedar Rapids was recovered Wednesday. Robert F. Noland of Davenport remained missing. John Faris of Davenport and Ralph Millstead of Omaha were rescued and treated in good condition at St Luke's Hospital. Police probe whether juveniles cut loose the barges from their moorings.
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Davenport
UPS
Arthur Birney
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
Birney
Scott County
Robert F. Noland
John Ii Faris
Ralph Millstead
Omaha
St Luke's Hospital
Pohece
Industrial Issues In Sharp Losses
New York market declines as heavyweight industrial shares lead losses. Ford Lukens and Jones & Laughlin fall about a point. Du Pont drops 4 percent. Zenith down over 5 percent after a new color TV line announcement. Dow Jones noon averages show broad weakness across industries.
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UPI
Ford
Lukens
Jones & Laughlin
du Pont
Allied
Dow
Douglas
IBM
Zenith
Magma
Cerro
American
Reynolds
Hickenlooper Seeks ICA Report on Surplus Food Mismanagement
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa said he asked the International Cooperation Administration for a full report on mismanagement of surplus food distribution abroad. He cited losses in Austria, Italy, Jordan, Libya, and Yemen and requests reports on 13 other countries under the surplus commodities law. He noted Yemen losses near 700000 from two thirds of 15000 tons and Austrian firm complaints of higher corn charges.
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Washington
UPI
Sen Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
International Cooperation Administration
ICA
Hickenlooper
Austria
Italy
Jordan
Libya
Yemen
Iowa Republican
Middle East
Phony Insurance Man Arrested in Iowa
Charles City, Iowa. Donald Joseph Campbell 24, of Independence is jailed in Floyd County on $3,000 bond for nine complaints across seven counties alleging he sold about $1,211 in fake insurance under the alias Joseph Kramer. Campbell’s license had been revoked last May for misrepresentation of policies.
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Des Moines
UPI
Charles City
Donald Joseph Campbell
Independence
Floyd County
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
State Insurance Department
Campbell
William E. Timmons
Joseph Kramer
Farm Boy 14 Killed When Tractor Upsets
A rural Albia farm accident left Billy Love 14 dead when the tractor he drove flipped and pinned him. Colin Edwards 13 suffered head cuts and bruises. Neighbor Robert Yohe, painting the house, attempted resuscitation but failed.
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ALBIA
UPI
Billy Love
Delbert Love
Colin Edwards
Love Farm
Robert Yohe
Police Guilty in Chicago Cops and Robbers Case
An all woman jury convicted seven Chicago policemen of conspiring with a thief to burglarize and receive stolen goods. Sentences ranged 1 to 5 years with fines for two officers. An eighth officer faced a bench trial. Weaker details note 11 weeks of trial and suspensions pending police board action. New teachers join Washington Community Schools Mr and Mrs Duane Havensick bring experience from Blairstown with roles in elementary PE.
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Chicago
API
Cops and Robbers
Parsons
Patrick J. Groark Jr
Richard Morrison
Duane J. Havensick
Washington Community Schools
Taney
Blairstown
Cape Canaveral to be Moon Launch Site
NASA announced Cape Canaveral will be the launch site for sending a man to the moon. Florida senators Holland Smathers and Rep Herlong said NASA informed them of the selection as part of a program to reach a 1970 moon goal with additional plans for a space flight lab and booster facility.
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Washington
UPS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Spessard L. Holland
George A. Smathers
Syd Herlong
NASA
Kennedy
Manned Space Flight Laboratory
East West Tension Tightens Squeeze On Berlin
The Soviet Union warned the West over air corridors to Berlin and could curb access. East Berlin police blocked three US Army bases briefly. American vehicles were later allowed entry. Moscow accused the West of breaching the 1945 four power agreement and urged immediate steps to halt Berlin activities.
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Russia
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West Germany
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Kennedy
Federal Republic of Germany
Friedrich Street
Death Row Inmates From Minneapolis Speak On Life And Crime
Charles Noel Brown and Charles Edward Kelley, both of Minneapolis, are on death row at Fort Madison for the murder of Alvin E. Koehrsen, a federal agent. Brown writes a book from his cell hoping to warn others. Kelley shares the same grim fate, with execution dates set for June 1962 and July 1962 pending appeals.
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Fort Madison
Charles Noel Browne
Charles Edward Kelley
Minneapolis
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Brown
Mississippi
Kelley
Alvin E. Koehrsen
Federal
Internal Revenue
Walnut
Omaha
James Dooley
Adams County
State Supreme Court
Norman Erbe
Erbe
East German Border Clashes Halt U S Bus Entry
East German police used water cannons to deter Western troops after barring three U S Army sightseeing buses from entering East Berlin over an identity dispute. The move followed cross border traffic restrictions amid heightened Cold War tension and new Communist moves in the city. Western Allied patrols girded the 25 mile border while British troops tested city defenses in a war game.
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Berlin
UPI
U.S. Army
East Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
East West Berlin
Friedrich Street
No Man’s Land
Welsh Regiment
Siemensstadt
Siemensstadt ‘el
Red
Essen Street
Compromise School Legislation Offered
In Washington Speaker Rayburn endorsed a $2.1 billion compromise school aid plan. He authorized Adam Clayton Powell to introduce two bills reviving Kennedy era programs offering $1.5 billion for college construction over five years and $600 million to extend existing aid plus a new community school program.
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UPI
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
House Education Committee
Kennedy
Rules
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Peace Corps
Gale W McGee
D-Wyo
United States
du Pont
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
du Pont Co
General Motors
Boston
Senate
Angelo Rossetti
Flas!orse
Mtn
T Tha Srvices Acrosiv
Washington Clocks Set Back for Standard Time Change
Washingtonians prepare to move clocks back one hour Saturday night as Central Standard Time resumes. The change is official at 2 am Sunday August 27, with Crawfordsville applying at midnight. Sunday events will stay on daylight saving time in Crawfordsville while Washington church services follow Central Standard Time with Masses at 7 am 8 30 am and 10 30 am.
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Lester Peter
Brown
Kelley
Weather Outlook for Iowa Picks Up Warmer Night
Partly cloudy conditions with widely scattered thunderstorms across the state tonight and Friday. Temperatures rise tonight into the mid 50s east to lower 60s west with highs Friday in the 80s. Cooler northwest Friday. Saturday outlook shows partly cloudy skies with cooler conditions in the south and east.
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Phyllis Hagensick
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