Students Ordered To Leave Russia
Five foreign students were arrested outside Moscow's Metropole Hotel for distributing the Russian edition of Amerika to a crowd. They were released and told to depart Russia by noon Saturday, or face further questioning. The group included three Americans, one British, and one West German.
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Moscow
UPI
Metropole
United States
America
Richard Snyder
Soviet Union
Russia
Tornadoes and heavy rains sweep parts of the nation
Severe weather battered the nation with a tornado near Warner Oklahoma and 92 mph winds. Canton Ohio hail and rain, heavy showers hit LaGuardia area, while California faced 49 to 99 degree swings. Forecasts call for sun on the coast and variable skies elsewhere.
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Warner
Okla
Tulsa
Canton
Ohio
Great Basin
Desert
Atlantic States
Upper Great Lakes
Upper
Ohio Valley
LaGuardia
New York City
California
Arcata
Needles
Plains
Atlantic Coast
Kennedy Foresees Vigorous Campaign
Senator Kennedy congratulated Nixon on the nomination and said a margin with Lodge as running mate will lead to a hard fought fall campaign. He urged strong defense and a timely budget while noting the need to push Berlin talks and U.S. military readiness.
Local Contractors Win Iowa Road Erosion Contracts
Charles Wiese of Washington earned three erosion control contracts at Iowa Highway Commission lettings in Ames. Awards include Iowa 25 Ada Guthrie Counties Greenfield to Highway 6 total 47 029 Guthrie Center to Iowa 141 34 459 and Iowa 92 Pottawattamie County 34 459. Hanson Construction Co. of Washington also won a contract for a twin box culvert relocation of highway 63 near Hudson worth 13 525.
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Charles Wiese
Washington
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa 25
Ada
Guthrie
Greenfield
Highway
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Pottawattamie
Hanson Construction Co
Hudson
Mrs. Mary Yoder Dies At Keota At 73
Mrs. Mary Mable Yoder 73 died Wednesday evening at Twilight Nursing Home Keota after two days of illness. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Keota Methodist Church with Rev. L Duane Churchman officiating. Burial in Keota Cemetery. Born February 24 1887 near Wellman she married Daniel Yoder in 1909. he died in 1950. Survived by daughter Sister Danita Lacrosse Wis two sons Robert and Delmar Keota eight grandchildren two brothers John Muscatine Arthur Cedar Rapids three sisters Lattie Plecker West Chester Charles Byer England No Dak Sylvia Oregon.
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Keota
Mary Mable Yoder
Twilight
Methodist
L. Duane Churchman
Yoder
Wellman
Silas and
Ette Miller Yoder
Daniel Yoder
Kinross
Harper
The
Methodist Church
Danita
St. Rose Convent
Lacrosse
Wis
Robert
Delmar
John
Muscatine
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Lattie Plecker
West Chester
Charles Byer
Egland
No. Dak
Sylvia
Oregon
Cuban Sympathizer Killed in Caracas
In Caracas Andres Cova a top representative of Fidel Castros Cuban movement in Venezuela died from gunshot wounds. Venezuelan intelligence police agents reportedly fired on him after government agents asked to question him. The Cuban national radio described him as vilely machine gunned. Cova was born in Cuba and held Venezuelan citizenship.
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Caracas
UPI
Andres Cova
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary Movement
Venezuela
Cuban National Radio
Cuba
Cova
Boy Scout Jamboree Closes With Pageant in Colorado Springs
The national jamboree ends with a jubilee pageant in a 100 900 seat arena and a possible Eisenhower visit. Scouts from 50 states and 27 foreign countries marked 50 years of scouting as final competition determined physical fitness logging and pioneering champions. The Flying Eagle patrol San Rafael California won fitness, Squiggles Cranford New Jersey won logging, Viking Cleveland Ohio won pioneering. Camp breaks tomorrow with three days of travel home by air rail and bus.
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Colorado Springs
UPI
Eisenhower
Denver
Air Force Academy
Flying Eagle Patrol
San Rafael
Calif
Squiggles
Cranford
N.J
Cleveland
Ohio
Lodge Named as Nixon VP Running Mate in 1960 Ticket
Henry Cabot Lodge said he was overwhelmed to be chosen as Nixon's running mate and anticipated a fighting campaign. He planned to resign from his U.N. post in August and expected the campaign to center on qualifications to confront the Communist challenge.
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New York
UPI
U.S
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard Nixon
Lodge
Waldorf Astoria
Chicago
Nixon
U.N
Nixon picks Lodge as running mate for tough 1960 race
Nixon chose Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge United Nations envoy as his vice presidential candidate after clinching the Republican nomination in a landslide. Lodge, 58, is expected to join Nixon in facing Kennedy in November with Nixon calling the campaign potentially the toughest in history.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Lodge
America
United Nations
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
U. S. Senate
Kennedy
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
National Party
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Morton
Helicopter Crash Kills 13 in Chicago Cemetery
A Sikorsky S-58 helicopter operating Chicago Helicopter Airways’ shuttle between Midway and O Hare crashed in Forest Park Cemetery killing all 13 aboard. Officials blamed a one mile off course path while Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation.
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Chicago
UPI
U.S
Civil Aeronautics Board
Chicago Helicopter Airways
Ihe
Midway Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Eisenhower
Meigs Field
O'Hare
Forest Park
Helicopter Airways
Leonard Baldy
Iowan Imposter Bluffs Way Into Convention Scene
Jack Christiansen, a Mason City man, slipped past 175 gatekeepers and 160 sergeants at arms to roam the Chicago Republican National Convention without credentials. He claimed to be Nixon’s running mate and moved through the hall as guards diverted crowds, stunning security experts.
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Chicago
UPI
Jack Christensen
Iowa
Nikita Khrushchev
Mason City
Christensen
Convention Hall
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater Urges Conservatives to Back Nixon at Meeting
Senator Barry Goldwater urged conservatives to support Richard Nixon for president, criticizing Democrats’ platform as socialist and urging turnout. Gov. Paul Fannin placed Goldwater in nomination, but Goldwater declined the nomination and asked Arizona’s delegation to cast its 14 votes for Nixon.
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Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Alabama
Oregon
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Mark Hatfield
Barry M. Goldwater
Goldwater
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Tama Man Escapes After Car Plunges Off Road
Tama driver Raymond Howard Crawford escaped injury when he swerved to avoid two stalled cars on highway 92 two miles east of Washington. His car crossed a ditch hit utilities poles and tore off the top. Damage was estimated at 1000 dollars. The crash occurred at 12 40 a m.
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Tama
Highway 92
Washington
Raymond Howard Crawford
Wilhelm West
Brighton
Paul Glenn Hazelett
Ainsworth
Get Tough Policy At Nashville Prison After Escape
Two convicts escaped from the Tennessee State Prison as officials announce a new get tough policy to stop rioting and hunger strikes. Gov. Ellington blames too much freedom and orders stricter controls including removal of radio sets and newspapers, with guards overseeing work details outside cells.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPD
Donald R. Tolley
O'Neil D. England
Buford Ellington
Memphis
J.C. MacDonald
Lynn Bomar
Ellington
Move to Form County Association For Retarded Children
Washington County hosts a meeting at First Presbyterian Church on Main Street August 11 at 800 pm to form a county association for the mentally retarded. S.R. Christensen of the Iowa Association outlines the program and urges broad attendance including parents teachers psychologists and welfare workers. Richard Jordan will discuss local services and Jack Bergman will stress community responsibility in the program.
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County Association For Retarded Children
Washington County Association For Retarded Children
First Presbyterian Church
Main St
Washington
Iowa
S.R. Christensen
Iowa Association
Mr. Christensen
Richard Jordan
Jack Bergman
Glenwood State School
Kalona Horse Show Moved To Friday Night
A large crowd is expected for a Kalona horse and pony show Friday night at 8 15 p m It was postponed from Monday due to rain and wet grounds and rescheduled for Friday night The Wednesday notice had put the event in Kalona on Saturday night but the correct date is Friday.
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Kalona
Change in Site for Tractor Pulling at West Chester
West Chester officials announce a site shift for the Saturday tractor pulling contest. The event will run on the rural road at the northwest edge of town starting at 1 PM with weigh ins at Porter Elevator from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. Prizes will be awarded in all three classes.
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West Chester
Porter Elevator
Iowa Weather: Scattered Thunder Showers Northwest Then Lows in 60s
United Press International reports scattered thunder showers in northwest Iowa tonight with partly cloudy skies elsewhere. Friday brings widely scattered thunderstorms statewide, cooler north with lows in the 60s and highs in the upper 80s. Saturday trends mostly fair and locally cooler.
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Iowa
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