Princess Margaret to wed Antony Armstrong-Jones in surprise engagement
London reports Princess Margaret announced engagement to Antony Armstrong-Jones a society photographer. The couple, in love for months, plan a spring or summer wedding at Westminster Abbey, with the nation celebrated and palace circles startled by the royal secret.
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Elizabeth
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Robert Armstrong-Jones
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Rosse
Armstrong
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UPI
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Billy Wallace
Margaret Set
Queen Elizabeth
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Wallace
Harold Macmillan
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Windsor
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Prince Philip
Tony
Edward VIII
Wallis Simpson
Missiles May Outdate Radar
Pentagon research director Herbert F. York warns future global ballistic missiles could bypass current radar warning by coming from the Southern Hemisphere. He backs a Midas satellite system with infrared detectors to detect heat trails at launch, extend warning time, and spot submarine launched missiles, noting the need for a solid program despite costs and technical challenges.
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UPI
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Herbert F. York
U.S
Arctic
Midas
Alcoa Plans $1.3 Million Expansion at Davenport Plant
The Aluminum Company of America announced a 1.3 million expansion for its Davenport works adding two enamel coated aluminum sheet production lines. Construction starts immediately and is expected to finish later this year. The Davenport facility is described as highly modern.
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UPI
Aluminum Company of America
Davenport Works
L. T. Letsinger
Iowa Farmers Union Backs Reapportionment Move
At the annual state convention in Des Moines on Friday the Iowa Farmers Union endorsed reapportionment of the legislature and supported a constitutional convention as the quickest method to achieve it. The group also backed strict crop controls to reduce surpluses and depoliticize farm program administration.
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UPI
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa
Farmers Union
Room Service premiere delights Iowa City hospital audience
The Y's Men's cast performed Room Service at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City to a large patient audience. Despite limited facilities, the show drew frequent laughter. The play comes to the high school auditorium March 2 3 and 4 at 8 PM with reserved seats on sale at Osincup Drug.
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Iowa City
Osincup Drug
Divorce deprives car of wheels in Iowa case
Des Moines judge awards Mrs Henderson the two front wheels from her husband Lewis Henderson’s car in an uncontested divorce. Mrs Henderson testified the wheels were borrowed from her father and never returned. The couple, married January 24 1959, have no children and she alleged cruel treatment.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lewis Howard Henderson
C. Edwin Moore
Louann Marie Henderson
Henderson
Hendersons
Band Concert Here On Tuesday Evening Features Guest Conductor
A local high school auditorium hosts a combined band concert Tuesday at 7 30 pm led by Fred Ebbs University of Iowa director of bands as guest conductor Alan Bergstrom conducts Washington High School Symphonic Concert Band while Mrs Bergstrom directs junior high and grade school ensembles A baritone horn solo by George Mc Daniel and a trombone quartet by Logan Heilman Robert Lee John Wilson and Merwin Swanson are featured The grade school band opens the program at 7 30 pm.
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Fred Ebbs
University of Iowa
Alan Bergstrom
Washington High School
Bergstrom
George McDaniel
Logan Heilman
Robert Lee
John Wilson
Merwin Swanson
Eisenhower Begins Andes Rest Visit After Buenos Aires Stop
President Eisenhower arrives at Mar del Plata for a brief stop before a 42 hour rest period with Arturo Francizi in the Andes region. Tight security surrounds the departure from Buenos Aires as Peronists lurk in the background while crowds cheer and shower flowers. Secretary Herter and Foreign Minister Taboada confer briefly before joining the president for travel to Bariloche.
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UPI
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Juan D. Peron
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Diogenes Taboada
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Ike
Brazil
Arturo Frondizi
Ezeiza
U. S
Surviving Injured in Shannon Airliner Crash Raise Toll
In Shannon Ireland 23 survivors remain in critical condition after the Alitalia DC-7C crashed while attempting a New York flight. Some died earlier and two more are believed cremated as doctors fight to save burn and injury victims at three area hospitals. An official cites possible engine failure on takeoff.
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UPI
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Limerick Region
Barrington Hospital
Limerick
Ennis County Hospital
Rome
New York
Iowa highway sufficiency ratings under review by commission
Iowa highway commissioners plan a thorough review of the sufficiency rating formula used to rank road needs. Debates focus on which factors reflect true road conditions and how revised components could shift repair timing for communities, with the 1964 Lacona and 1962 Lacona routes cited as examples.
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API
Iowa Highway Commission
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Iowa
Robert Brice
Bradley
Oto
Anthon
Lacona
Warren County
L. Clauson
Iowa 51
Iowa 206
U.S. 65
Carl Schach
Iowa 31
Winter Storm Rips Plains As New England Braces For Cold
A severe three day storm sweeps from the Rockies to the Atlantic bringing heavy snow in the Plains and New England. At Lynn Massachusetts ten year old William Hollingsworth drowns on a seawall as waves surge the coast. Dozens die across Arkansas Indiana Illinois Louisiana Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Kentucky Colorado Washington Michigan and Massachusetts.
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Mass
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United Press International
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Colorado
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McHenry
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Fairview
Bullis
Bozeman, Mont
Expect New Attempt To Orbit Midas
The Air Force plans another Midas satellite launch after the first prototype failed to reach orbit. Investigators study five minutes of telemetry to determine why the Atlas Agena rocket failed to separate and ignite the satellite. A new launch could occur within a couple of months pending fixes and official confirmation.
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Midas
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Midas I
Earth
Agena
Chicago Man Faces Extortion Charge
A Chicago insurance investigator Joan Kennedy was charged in Peoria with extortion by threatening to implicate attorney James Reynolds in arson connected to the Park View Arms Hotel fire. Kennedy, detained on bond, denied the charge after a lie detector test, and the case awaits further action.
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UPI
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Peoria
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Joan Kenedy
Reynolds
Kennedy
Justice of the Peace
Mile Nelson
The
Home Insurance Co
General Investigation Inc
Park View Arms Hotel
Proctor
Walter Parlier
Khrushchev hints secret meeting with Eisenhower date
Khrushchev tells reporters at a Jakarta party a private date with Eisenhower is fixed and secret. Nasution suggests an isolated meeting to settle differences. Khrushchev jokes about the moon as a possible meeting place and notes the Americans may go first.
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Isia
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Indonesia
Abdul Haris Nasution
Khrushchev
Nasution
Earth
Sukarno
Rose C. Gilbert Dies Here Today
Rose C. Gilbert 86 of 314 North Avenue died February 27 1960 at The Pines Nursing Home after five years of ill health Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Jones Funeral Home Rev S Jay Curry will officiate Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery She was born March 25 1873 in Rozetta Illinois daughter of Edwin and Jane Lofftus Gilbert taught for about 30 years in Sharon Spring Kansas and was a Baptist Church member Survivors include two sisters Miss Fannie Gilbert Washington and Mrs Marie Auchard Clay Center Kansas plus several nieces and nephews
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North Avenue
the Pines Nursing Home
Jones Funeral Home
S. Jay Curry
Elm Grove Cemetery
Miss Gilbert
Rozetta
Ill
Edwin and
Jane Lofftus Gilbert
Kansas
Sharon Spring
Seh
The
Baptist Church
Fannie Gilbert
Washington
Marie Auchard
Clay Center
Car Ownership Question Dropped by Iowa Regents
The Iowa board of regents dropped for now the inquiry into whether car ownership correlates with student failure at state universities. Board member Arthur Barlow requested a comparison between University of Iowa and Iowa State University students to see if car owners drop out or fail more often. The decision followed receipt of related reports on Friday.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
Arthur Barlow
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Iowa Weather: Cloudy, Light Snow Likely Southwest Sunday
United Press International reports mostly cloudy skies in Iowa with light snow possible in the southwest on Sunday. Temperatures remain below normal with lows from five below to ten above in places, and a slight warm up to Sunday night. Monday brings clouds and scattered light snow.
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