Iowa Highway Toll Rises to 325 Through June
Five deaths over the weekend push Iowa 1964 highway toll to 325, with victims Scott Irwin 9 Riceville Eric Anderson 5 Fort Dodge Andy Bents 45 Sibley Henry Detlefs 42 Castana. Jerry Engelkes 12 Sibley died later from injuries suffered Friday.
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Iowa
Scott Evan Irwin
Riceville
Eric Anderson
Fort Dodge
Andy Bents
Sibley
Henry Detlefs
Castana
Jerry Engelkes
Sioux Falls
M.D
Albert
Supreme Court strikes down travel ban under Internal Security Act
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling, invalidated part of the 1950 Internal Security Act restricting Communist Party members from traveling outside the Western Hemisphere and ordered passports allowed. Justices Clark, Clark, Harlan, and White dissented. other noted rulings limited confessions in state trials when police blocked access to counsel. Additionally, yearbook sales at Washington High offer copies for 3.50 with activity-ticket discounts and distributions issues.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Western Hemisphere
Arthur J. Goldberg
Tom C. Clark
John M Clark
John M. Harlan
Byron R. White
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Herbert Aptheker
Hi-Life
Washington High School
Clara Gilbert
Ensley urges active church role in social issues
Bishop F. Gerald Ensley opened the South Iowa Conference urging the church to lead in war race and economic concerns. He warned fear drives conflict and cited Kennedy Oswald tragedy as a fear outcome. He has led the General Board of Social Concerns since 1962 and is slated for a possible fourth term.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPI
F. Gerald Ensley
South Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Ensley
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
Bishop Ensley
Lee Oswald
John Kennedy
Southern Iowa
Methodist
North Iowa
Cedar Rapids
United Presbyterian Home to stage July 3 patriotic pageant
The family of the United Presbyterian Home will present a patriotic pageant at 7 30 p m on July 3 on the east lawn. Titled Let Freedom Ring the Civil War themed program features about 25 Home members in costuming and music prepared by the Home family. Admission is free and the public is invited. Guests should bring chairs and a small bell for applause. Parking is available on the Home grounds and at Immanuel Lutheran across the street. Fireworks close the evening.
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United Presbyterian Home
Immanuel Lutheran
Mrs Callie Meredith Dies In Muscatine
Mrs Callie H Meredith, 84, died Saturday in Muscatine at Riverview Heights Nursing Home. A former resident of Columbus Junction and Conesville, she was buried in Columbus City cemetery after a Muscatine funeral service. Survived by son W B Meredith daughter Frances Hudson and brother Leander McKee, all of Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Junction
Callie H. Meredith
Muscatine
Riverview Heights
Conesville
Columbus City Cemetery
W.B. Meredith
Frances Hudson
Leander McKee
Iowa Forecast: Cloudy With Showers And Storms Tonight
Mostly cloudy conditions across Iowa with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Northern areas may see locally heavy rain with the strongest storms. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and scattered showers in the east, cooler west. Temperatures hold with lows in the 60s to 70s and highs in the 80s. Wednesday looks partly cloudy, cooler, and less humid.
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United Press International
Iowa
Annual Trek hosts 57 campers from Detroit area in city park
Fifty seven girls aged 15 to 17 from the Detroit and Grosse Pointe area start a five week trek with a caravan of nine cars guided by Bill Winkler. They will travel eight thousand miles through fourteen states visiting eight national parks, camping at Sunset Park for night one.
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Washington
Grosse Point
Mid
Detroit
Sunset Park
United States
Bill Winkler
Winkler
Colorado
Pat Kaufman
Oregon State
Kaufmann
O.k
California
Escaped lion roams near Des Moines sparking hunt
Iowa police and farmers launched a safari style pursuit to recapture a nine month old lion that escaped from Ken Walvatne’s farm near Runnells. Officials said the beast is toothless and clawless and poses little danger to adults though small children could be knocked down. The lion was last seen in the timber and pasture lands southeast of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Ken Walvatne
Runnells
Walvatne
Lowa
Hughes Defends Iowa Primary Amid Apathetic Voters
Gov. Harold E. Hughes dismissed calls to abolish Iowa primaries and urged preserving them to counter voter apathy. He suggested a Presidential primary could boost interest and noted the June primary set a voter turnout low. He discussed reapportionment, predicting a five year interim plan until a constitutional or legislative fix is enacted.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hogs From Iowa Area Sold To Argentina Buyers
Swine from Washington County and nearby areas were bought by Argentina buyers. Hogs were delivered to Des Moines by John Knotek and Bob Greene after purchase, including Durocs from Howard Berry in Iowa City and Melvin Jennings Winfield, Durocs from Knotek Brothers Riverside, and Hampshires from Stephens and Greene at Ainsworth. The shipment will be flown to Argentina from Miami Florida.
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Washington County
Argentina
Des Moines
John Knotek
Bob Greene
Howard Berry
Iowa City
Melvin Jennings
Winfield
Knotek Brothers
Riverside
Stephens and Greene
Ainsworth
Marion Avenue church reports cash stolen in break-in
About $35 in cash is missing from the Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church office. Police say the filing cabinet safe was opened after the office door was pried. No forced entry signs were found. Break-in occurred Sunday night.
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Marion Avenue United
Veterans of World War I plan Sunset Park meeting
Veterans of WWI and Auxiliary will hold a potluck supper at Sunset Park pavilion on Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Afterward the groups will hold brief meetings with Commander Howard Alten bernd of the barracks in Veterans Hospital and past commander Claude McCoy presiding at the men’s meeting.
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Auxiliary
Sunset Park
Howard Altenbernd
Veterans Hospital
Claude McCoy
Board told of low morale among Ft. Madison guards
In January 1963 Nationally known penologist Myrl Alexander briefed Iowa Board of Control on Fort Madison and Anamosa guards. He cited weak leadership post orders, lack of line authority, and poor training contributing to low morale and a fragmented chain of command. He urged clear posts and better supervision.
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Ft. Madison
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Board of Control
Fort Madison
Baer
Alexander
Fort Madi
Anamosa
Fred Aiken
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Storm Lake
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Dennis Ray
Nancy Beth
Young Anderson
Robert E. Anderson
James Edwin St. John
Eagle Grove
Charter Oak
Crawford County
Robert Huber
Huber
Bents
Osceola County
Arnold Schell
Terry
Danny Escobedo
Manuel Valtierra
Chicago
Gilbert
Doy McAvoy
Journal
Nic Walker
U.P
Callie Meredith
Republican State Central Committee
Leo Sweesy
Mason City
Sweesy
General Assembly
Miami, Fla
Marion Avenue
Veterans of
Ben Baer
Myrl E. Alexander
Southern Illinois University
Center For the Study of
Southern Illinois
Carbondale, Ill
John Bennett
Bennett
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