UN planes fired on near Kongolo in Katanga war zone
UPI reports Indian and Ethiopian Canberra jets on reconnaissance near Kongolo and Sola area were fired on by Congolese troops suspected in the massacre of 19 Roman Catholic missionaries. The UN notes no life seen around Sola 200 miles from aid and airlift is blocked by ground fire. Col. Pakassa arrested. Gizenga under house arrest in Stanleyville.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Kongolo
Katanga
U.N
Kongolo-Sola
Sola
Kivu
Kilubi
Albertville
Col
Joseph Pakassa
Stanleyville
Pakassa
Antoine Gizenga
Kindu
Gizenga
Stanleyvile
Congo River
Keen interest in U S farm exports for Latin America
Walter W. Goeppinger, president of the National Corn Growers Association, reports strong demand for U S corn and high quality live stock in Mexico, Guatemala, San Salvador and Honduras. He cites import restrictions, storage limits, and short-term credit as barriers, with prices from $2 to $4 per bushel and egg prices around $1.20 a dozen.
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BOONE
UPI
National Corn Growers Association
Latin America
U.S
Walter W. Goeppinger
Latin American
Mexico
Guatemala
San Salvador
Honduras
Goeppinger
Liquid Detergent Fatal to Iowa Baby
Bet t en dorf infant Bruce Zimmerman 14 months died after swallowing liquid detergent. Medical examiner Rollin Perkins cited suspected inhalation of detergent drawing water into the lungs as the cause. Officials noted the incident occurred while the child played in the kitchen Thursday evening.
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Bettendorf
UPI
Scott County
Rollin Perkins
Bruce Zimmerman
Donald Zimmerman
Bettendorf Fire Department
Perkins
Hopes Fade For Two Boys Trapped In Abandoned Mine
In Philipsburg Pennsylvania a Labrador retriever named Jet was brought in to aid the search for Wesley Lowe thirteen and Larry Husted ten believed buried after a rock fall in an abandoned clay mine. State officials weigh dragline use as volunteers continue a thorough hunt amid snowfall.
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Philipsburg
UPI
Jet
Wesley Lowe
Larry Husted
Osceola Mills
James Reese
Sheriff Reese
Ernest Lowe
Eugene Husted
Lowe
Pennsylvania
Reese
Fire Gut Interior of Crawfordsville Home Leaves Family Homeless
The Leroy Conrad family home in Crawfordsville was gutted by a Friday night fire due to flames from a kitchen floor register. Mr and Mrs Conrad and their three children Betty age about 12 and two young sons escaped barefoot into below zero wind as volunteers battled the blaze. The exterior remained intact and insurance covered part of the loss.
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Crawfordsville
Leroy Conrad
Conrad
Leroy
Allen
Rusk Heads to Uruguays Punta del Este for Cuban Sanctions Vote
Secretary of State Dean Rusk sails to Punta del Este Uruguay to push the OAS toward economic sanctions and a collective break with Cuba. Thirteen nations have severed ties, with Brazil Chile Ecuador and Bolivia wavering and Uruguay pivotal as a possible 14th vote amid internal council splits.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Punta del Estes
Uruguay
Cuba
Kennedy
Organization of American States
OAS
Punta del Este
Castro
Rusk
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Havana
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
el Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Parguy
Peru
Venezuela
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
Homero Martinez Montero
Martinez
Council
Argentina
Oscar Camillion
Inter-American Defense Board
The
Economic and Social Council
Agricultural Sciences Institute
Snow Drives Heavy Snow and Ice Across Nation
Frigid conditions spread from Minnesota and the Dakotas to the Midwest and Great Plains with temperatures well below zero. Snow and freezing rain fell from the Pacific Northwest to the South, causing hazardous travel and at least one death with several injuries on icy roads.
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Midwest
Rocky Mountain
California
Minnesota
Dakotas
Philip
Huron
S.D
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic Coast
Oregon
Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
Texas
Tennessee
Virginia
Great Plains
Weather Bureau
Plains States
Kansas
Nebraska
Kalona Man Ismel Schillig Dies in Iowa City Hospital
Ismel Schillig 67 a Kalona lifelong resident died Friday at University Hospital Iowa City where he had been treated ten days after a heart attack at home. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona with burial Sharon Hill Cemetery. He was born December 24, 1894.
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Kalona
Iowa City Hospital
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ismel Sehillig
Peterseim
Sharon Hill
Schillig
Lawrence
Laura Jane Enfield Schillig
Gizenga seeks UN protection in Leopoldville
Leftist Stanelyville rival Antoine Gizenga arrives in Leopoldville and asks the United Nations for protection. He was flown from Stanleyville aboard a UN plane, greeted by about 30 supporters, and taken to UN Headquarters. Gizenga faces secession charges and is under house arrest. UN protection signals a policy reversal.
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Leopoldville
UPI
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
United Nations
Gizenga
U.N
African Solidarity Party
Alphonse Mulunda
Hussein
Jean Lubuma
Red Cross Starts Swim Stay Fit Drive in County
Mrs. Milo Steele Jr chairman explains the American Red Cross expands its water safety program with Swim and Stay Fit activities in Washington County. The goal is 50 miles of swimming to boost health for all abilities and inspire ongoing personal fitness.
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Milo Steele, Jr
Washington County
American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Mrs. Kleese Hartman Dies at 86 in Sunnyhaven Rest Home
Mrs. Kleese Hartman, 86, died Friday evening January 19, 1962, at Sunnyhaven Rest Home after months of illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Lloyd Latta officiating. burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born Minnie Singmaster January 24, 1875, she married Kleese Hartman in 1910. he died in 1937. Survived by daughter Mrs. Guy Carlton of Dubuque and two grandchildren.
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Kleese Hartman
Sunnyhaven
Jones Funeral Home
Lloyd Latta
Elm Grove Cemetery
Minnie Singmaster
Allen
Katherine Carnahan Singmaster
Washington
Methodist Church
Hartman
Guy Carlton
Dubuque
McNamara asserts U S would use atomic weapons in limited war
Defense Secretary McNamara testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee, insisting the United States would not hesitate to use nuclear arms even in a limited war if military needs demanded it. He links non-nuclear force expansion to Berlin and broader Cold War stability while outlining plans to reduce paid reservists and boost equipment funding.
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Washington
UPI
America
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
Nikita Khrushchevy
Europe
Berlin
Viet Nam
Laos
Guba
Kennedy
McNamara
NATO
Eisenhower
U. S
Reserve
Congress
Ranger Returns to Moon Mission Firing Schedule
NASA backs Ranger-3 launch after Atlas-Agena fuel-test issues. Ranger aims to photograph the moon then crash a 96 pound instrument payload. Next week also features John Glenn’s orbital flight and a five-satellite Navy mission, all proceeding on schedule.
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Cape Canaveral
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atlantic Missile Range
U. S
John H. Glenn Jr
Navy
Glenn
Ranger 3
Lunar
Land Mine Blast Raises Tension at Berlin Border
A land mine exploded 100 yards inside the East Germany border zone near West Berlin, injuring or killing a border guard. Western police say the mining confirms Communist fortification of the border as tanks withdraw and officials tour the area.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
ADN
Parsons students present friendship bowl to UI as peace gesture
Parsons College student government officials gave the University of Iowa Memorial Union a silver punchbowl and tray after a Parsons student stole a Herky the Hawk rug and damaged it. The student had been expelled from Parsons. Meanwhile Washington weather cooled to 14 degrees below zero with reports of even lower readings in rural areas.
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Iowa City
UPI
Parsons College
University of Iowa Memorial Union
Dennis Whan
Davenport
Parsons
Norman Nichols
Osage
Iowa Union Board
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa
Washington
Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International
Cloudy and not very cold tonight and Sunday with snow or freezing drizzle. Lows 5 below to 5 above, Sunday highs 5 to 10, northeast to about 15 to 20 in the extreme southwest. Monday brings diminishing snow with little temperature change, strong winds, turning colder northwest late Monday.
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Iowa
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Cyrile Adoula
Activitties
Ranger
Hector Estems McCormack
Roberto Herrera Hernandez
Hilton
Hoy
Sovie
Friedrichstrasse
Thomas K. Finletter
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