Nixon Rocky Reach Agreement On GOP Platform
Gov Nelson Rockefeller ruled out as Nixon running mate but conferred with Nixon in New York and reached agreement on a GOP platform. Rockefeller said he would not accept the vice presidency, while Lodge remained the leading VP contender with Morton and others mentioned as alternatives.
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Chicago
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Lodge
Mississippi 4-Hers Visit Iowa Washington County
A group of 34 Mississippi Bolivar County 4-H youths and 6 adult leaders visit Washington County Iowa as part of a national inter sectional exchange. They stay with local 4-H hosts through next Tuesday and tour sites including John Deere Morrell and a Ralston Purina plant. Linda Sue Britt from Rosedale and Kenneth West of Gunnison are among the visitors noting Iowa’s corn and hilly terrain.
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Iowa
Mississippi
Midwest
Washington County
Bolivar County
Washington
Kenneth West
Gunnison
Kenneth
Raymond Bonar
Robert
Linda Sue Britt
Rosedale
Linda
Charles Johnson
Charlene
Judy
Johnsons
Lowa
Mississippi 4
Ottumwa
John Deere
John Morrell
Ralston Purina
Memorial Park
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Des Moines Woman Fatally Hurt by Truck
Mrs Margaret Moon aged 70 was struck and killed by a westbound truck near her Des Moines home as she stepped into the street while holding a parasol. Driver John Kious 55 said he was turning onto East 14th Street. Police noted vision obstruction from the parasol. An additional notice states YWCA Washington office closings July 25 to August 5 with selective swim sessions, and an August afternoon closure on August 8 10 and 11.
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Des Moines
UPI
Margaret Moon
John Kious
Crown Concrete Co
East 14Th St
Washington Ywca
Lumumba Plans U.N. Visit for Aid and Technical Help
Congolese Premier Patrice Lumumba leaves Accra en route to the United Nations in New York to seek moral and economic aid and technical assistance. He cites Belgian colonial policy as a cause of Congolese discontent and hints at outside plots against Congo unity.
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Accra
Ghana
UPI
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
New York
Lumumba
U.N. Security Council
Canada
Belgium
Nkrumah
Leopoldville
Congo Republic
Spy-Diplomat Accused in U S Aerial Espionage Case
UPI reports the United States accused Petr Y. Ezhov of paying a commercial photographer over 1000 to obtain aerial espionage images of U S Navy bases and other targets. The pilot’s name was not released amid speculation about evidence, deals, and possible undercover roles.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Petr Y. Ezhov
State Department
Ezhov
Department
FBI
U S Ambassador Expected to Present Evidence on Plane Over Ocean
United Nations observers anticipate Henry Cabot Lodge will unveil evidence to show the RB-47 reconnaissance plane was not over Soviet territory when downed July 1. Lodge disputed Kuznetsov’s claim of Soviet waters as the crash site, saying the craft remained over high seas far from the coast. He planned to present the proof to the Security Council on Monday morning.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
United Nations Security Council
United States
Barents Sea
Lodge
Kuznetsov
Security Council
U.S
Moscow
Council
The
Soviet Union
Soviet
High Seas
Eisenhower meets aides over feared new Russian move
In Newport Rhode Island the White House said the National Security Council did not fly to a secret meeting with President Eisenhower. Officials reported urgent talks by Eisenhower and top advisers about possible Soviet action, potentially in Berlin, amid warnings of a rapid Russian move.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Berlin
White House
Newport
R.I
National Security Council
Jaycee Chamber Softball Clash Set At Green Field
The Jaycees challenge the Chamber of Commerce to a high stakes softball game at Green Field next Wednesday with proceeds funding local community service projects. The July 27 eight o clock match features umpire Hal Williams and team lead Dallas Chamberlin, inviting all players to join.
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Green Field
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Jaycee
Hal (Reno) Williams
Dallas Chamberlin
Richard Young
Jaycees
Nixon Rockefeller reach agreement on Republican platform
In New York Nixon and Gov Rockefeller finalized a 14 point accord on foreign policy national defense and domestic issues including civil rights and health insurance. They agreed on full nuclear deterrence warning of yet unsettled vice presidential talks and pledged strong civil rights support while praising progressive business action in the South.
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Nixon
Rockefeller
United States
Charles Percy
Chicago
South
Fredonia Man Dies At Iowa City Hospital
Walter Wagner, an elderly resident of near Fredonia, died at 8 a.m. today July 23 at University Hospital Iowa City. Funeral services will be handled by Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction with time and date still undetermined. Survivors include brother Chester of Muscatine and three sisters Mrs Flava Smith Mrs Goldie Blake and Mrs Ethel Evans all of Muscatine.
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Columbus Junction
Walter Wagner
Fredonia
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wagner
Stacy Funeral Home
Chester
Muscatine
Flava Smith
Goldie Blake
Ethel Evans
Rev Blair to Speak at Park Worship Sunday Night
The Rev Ray Blair of the Associate Presbyterian Church will speak at the union service in Central Park Sunday at 7 30 pm If rain occurs the service moves to the Associate Presbyterian Church Lloyd Latta will preside Blair’s topic is Can the Leopard Change His Spots or the Ethiopian His Color
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Ray Blair
Associate Presbyterian Church
Union
Central Park
Lloyd Latta
Blair
Democrats Eye Reapportionment and Convention at Iowa Meeting
At the Des Moines convention, Iowa Democrats push a strong reapportionment plank and a constitutional convention contrast with Republicans. Gov. Loveless, a Senate candidate, vows a hard clean campaign and outlines party goals from tax restraint to civil service reform and road building based on need. Kennedy Johnson ticket praised for experience and dedication.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Toda
Herschel C. Loveless
U.S. Senate
National Party
John Fr. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Loveless
Party For the Future
Hic
GOP
Japan
Latin America
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
Would-Be Thieves Nabbed After Robbery in De Witt
Three Chicago men Evans Hobson Allen Kennitt and Raleigh Portwood were arrested in De Witt Iowa after robbing a Royal Blue supermarket in Moline Illinois of about 400 dollars in ten dollar bills. They were captured at a gas station within 40 minutes aided by a highway patrolman and local officers.
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DE Witt
Iowa
Joe Peters
U.S. 30
Peters
F.L
Buck) Moore
Charles Seifert
Thunderstorms Sweep Across Five States And Midwest
Storms uprooted trees and knocked out power across Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Ontario Canada. Heavy rain and hail damaged crops and flooded areas while isolated towns reported outages and two trailers toppled near Grand Rapids. Cooler air then cut temperatures by up to twenty degrees with widespread showers forecast nationwide.
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North Central States
Great Lakes
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Mountain States
Oshkosh, Wis
Oshkosh
Fenville
Mich
Grand Rapids
Ontario
Can
St. Clair
Oelwein
Chicago
Elkhart
South Bend
Mishawaka
Fort Smith
Ark
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mobile
Ala
Athens
Lake Michigan
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Upper Great Lakes
Minnesota
Pacific
Northwest
Five Day Weather Forecast From United Press International
Five day forecast shows temperatures five degrees above normal west to near normal east with a warm start and cooler midweek. Normal highs 85 to 90, lows in the lower to mid sixties. Precipitation expected 1.5 to 4 inches, showers and thunderstorms favored southern portions early period and northern areas later.
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Bob Elliott
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