Lower Duty Free Imports Cut To 100 For Most Visitors
The House approved a bill to reduce the duty free limit for American tourists from 150 to 100 dollars. An exception grants Caribbean visitors a 200 dollar allowance if at least 100 dollars is spent in the Virgin Islands. The measure takes effect 30 days after the President signs and runs until July 1, 1963. The Senate plans to act later on Kennedy era aid and defense proposals while reservists gain authority for 250000 ready to be called to active duty. A Texas congressman proposes a loyalty oath for anyone connected with firms doing business with the government.
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D-Tex
Storms Offer Limited Relief From Hot Weather Across Nation
A frontal trough from Nebraska to New Jersey triggered heavy rains in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley with little relief from heat. The Weather Bureau said cooling would be limited to New England while the East faced rising humidity. Meanwhile crowds at Coney Island and Jones Beach swelled as extreme heat persisted. Flash floods hit Johnson County Kentucky with a drowning and evacuations. Las Vegas saw a cloudburst and $30,000 damage to a new roller rink. Chicago suburbs endured heavy rains. a tornado sighting occurred near New Buffalo Michigan and Green Bay and Cleveland were drenched. Night temperatures fell to the 50s in Fraser Colorado as 100-degree heat loomed elsewhere.
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Colorado
Erbe Urges Iowans to Watch Local Budget Budgets
Gov Norman A. Erbe declared August budget hearing month and urged residents to attend local budget meetings. He called on taxpayers to voice opinions on school municipal and county tax levies where property taxes are decided.
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Wellman Woman Helen Miller Dies Sudden
Mrs Helen Schenker Miller 54 died suddenly at her daughter's home in Wellman. She lived with her daughter for four months and worked at a Wellman department store. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Gerald Beltz. Burial in Iowa City. Born August 3 1906 in Beloff Russia to John and Ann Dinas Casper. Survived by husband George H Miller died 1960, son George Richard Miller Cedar Rapids, three grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters.
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Helen Schenkel Miller
Lester Schmidt
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Powell
Gerald Beltz
Iowa City
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Beloff
Russia
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United States
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Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grand
Baptist Church
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George Richard Miller
Cedar Rapids
Carl and
Henry Schenker
Muscatine
Clarence Conklin
Elizabeth Brown
Des Moines
Storm Warnings For Northern Iowa Areas
Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail are expected in parts of northern Iowa this afternoon and evening. The weather bureau notes activity will intensify from south central Minnesota into western Iowa, moving into Illinois. The warning covers a zone northeast of a line from Dickinson to Sac to Scott counties, about 66 miles either side of Spencer to Rockford, Ill. It started at 3 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. CST.
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Weather Bureau
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Essie Harper Dies In Crawfordsville
Essie M Harper aged 87 89 died at 3 30 Sunday afternoon July 30 at her Crawfordsville home after two weeks illness Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 in United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville Rev Bruce Gillis presiding Burial in Crawfordsville cemetery with Jones Funeral Home handling arrangements She born February 1 1872 to Chris and Martha Bennett Harper lifelong Crawfordsville resident Survivors include daughter Mrs Granville Love of Crawfordsville and several nieces and nephews
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Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Bruce Gillis
Jones Funeral Home
Essie Harper
Chris and
Martha Bennett Harper
Granville Love
Warm Humid Weather Continues Across Iowa
The Weather Bureau forecasts warm humid conditions through Wednesday with near normal temperatures. Overnight rains delivered heavy totals in parts of the state including Alpita and the northeast with reports of 8 and 6.55 inches. Central Iowa expects scattered showers with cooler spells in the northwest and west central counties, while highs reach upper 80s to low 90s.
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Weather Bureau
Alpita
Fayette
St. Ansgar
National Guardsmen to Camp Ripley for summer training
A massive convoy of 9 000 Iowa Nebraska National Guardsmen will move to Camp Ripley Minnesota for a three week annual summer field training. The 34th infantry gets its first such camp since 1940 with staged unit attendance. Training includes firing weapons from rifles to mortars and large howitzers with atomic capabilities.
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National Guard
Camp Ripley
Fearful Exodus From East Germany Amid War Games
East Germans flee to the West in large numbers amid talk of internal resistance and intensified militia training. West Berlin reports checkpoints and machine guns on roads as authorities promise strict control of air traffic if a peace treaty is signed.
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U.S. Demands Supervision of Laos Troop Withdrawal
At Geneva the United States pressed that any Soviet call for all foreign troops to withdraw from Laos be supervised by the International Control Commission. U S roving ambassador Harriman insisted withdrawals be phased and overseen, while France warned any troop pullout must be negotiated with the Lao government and would affect about 1500 French military personnel in Laos.
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Cicada Killer Wasp Sighted by Local Resident
Charles Gibson of Washington found a large Cicada Killer wasp near his home and brought it to the Journal office for display. The insect, over an inch long, stings painfully and can cause severe reactions in those allergic to bee stings. it preys on cicadas, and reports of sightings have increased locally.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State University
Ames
Five in Family Die When Truck Hits Car
A Covington family of five perished when a tractor trailer rear ended the car used to push a stalled vehicle on I 75 north of the Hamilton Butler county line. Two other people were injured including the stalled car driver Tobe Moyer and a passenger. The truck driver Henry Doggett and his passenger were uninjured.
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Middletown
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Oliver Williams
Lillian Willians
Henry A. Doggett
Fairborn
Jerry Nicholson
Cahokia
Carrs
Wayne
Chris
Legion Officers To Be Installed Tuesday
Leon Beatty American Legion post members will meet Tuesday evening August 1 for installation of new post officers. Dale Atkinson will be installing. Everette Burham will present past commander Leo Stone with the pin. George W. Rudiger, newly elected commander, will assume duties and delegates to the state convention in Sioux City will be elected. This is the first meeting since monthly meetings were adopted.
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American Legion
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Everette Burham
Leo Stone
George W. Rudiger
Sioux City
Khrushchev Pushes 20 Year Soviet Economic Plan
Khrushchev starts selling a 20 year economic program to Russians with a 50 000 word blueprint aimed at surpassing the United States by 1980. Experts say farm output and bread shortages, housing, and prices remain central hurdles while welfare and public services exist already.
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America
Mrs. Ella Miller dies at 80 near Harper
Mrs. Ella Louise Miller 80 died at her home south of Harper Saturday evening July 29 after months of illness. Funeral services set for 10 pm Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home Keota with Rev Robert L Burns. burial in Keota Cemetery. She was born January 29 1881 in Cheneryville Pa daughter of John and Sarah Bridges. Survived by four sons Wilson Sigourney Marshall Aladdin Wye Waldo of Keota and Frank of Harper one daughter Mrs George McLain Corvallis ten grandchildren one great grandchild and two great great grandchildren.
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Ella Louise Miller
Harper
Powell
Robert L. Burns
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Cheneryville
John
Sarah Wigfield Bridges
David Miller
Lewis
Iowa
Five Die In Iowa Weekend Traffic and Drowning Incidents
Iowa weekend fatalities reach five as two fatal traffic crashes claim Mrs Margaret Babcock 42 of Des Moines and Carl Casey 53 of Dubuque. Additional deaths include Mrs Emma Reimers 76 of Dysart and two Dysart passengers Elma Schmidt 61 and Bessie Barkdoll 76. Drowned victims Barnard Kozik 38 and Dennis Huen 7 in Iowa City and Ocheyedan respectively. Donald F Kelley 21 of Ottumwa dies after electrocution while using a hand drill.
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Des Moines
Winterset
Carl Casey
Dubuque
Mount Carmel
Emma Reiners
Dysart
Waterloo
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Reimers
Elma Schmidt
Bessie Barkdoll
Barnard Kozik
Iowa City
Dennis Huen
Sae City Kozik
Iowa River
Huen Toy
Ocheyedan
Donald F. Kelley
Ottumwa
Nevada officials reject militia claim over Californians influx
Las Vegas civil defense leaders dismissed an official’s remark about mobilizing a militia to stop Southern Californians entering Nevada during a nuclear attack. They stressed evacuation aid for California refugees and denied intent to bar evacuees, calling Adair’s militia comment irresponsible.
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Weather forecast overview for region this week
The United Press International bulletin notes mostly partly cloudy skies tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast north and central tonight and Tuesday across the state with cooler conditions in the northwest and west central areas. Temperatures will dip to the middle 60s tonight in the northwest and to the middle 60s elsewhere, with highs in the 80s to around 90 across the east. Wednesday shows little change as five day temperatures edge near or above normal. Normal highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 60s. Rainfall expected near 0.8 inch, locally an inch or more in the north, tapering to 0.2–0.4 inch in the south, with thunderstorms possible towards week’s end.
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