Iowa Storm Destroys Roads and Claims Several Lives
Northern Iowa digs out after a crippling snowstorm that killed at least four, closed schools and businesses, cut power to Spencer and Algona, and stranded motorists across a wide area. Winds up to 60 mph toppled trees and snapped lines as eight to ten foot drifts trapped travelers and halted travel from Mason City to Sioux City.
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Iowa
Spencer
Algona
Sioux City
LeMars
Emmet
Robert Knox
Estherville
Sibley
Atlantic
Mason City
Ames
Hawarden
Pocahontas
Iowa Falls
Jefferson
Red Oak
Webster City
Storm Lake
Humboldt
Webster Counties
Nebraska
South Dakota
Charles City
Hampton
Iowa 12
Chatsworth
Chester Dagle
Stacy
Dagle
Ethel Dagle
Cherokee
Supreme Court strikes down Virginia poll tax on voting
The Supreme Court ruled six to three that Virginia may not require a poll tax for non federal elections. Justice Douglas led the majority saying wealth must not determine the franchise and voting rights are fundamental. Dissenters Black and Harlan argued the issue lies with Congress and longstanding property-based qualifications. The Fairfax County group and Norfolk’s Evelyn Butts filed the suits.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Virginia
William O. Douglas
U.S
Justice Department
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Mississippi
Texas
Douglas
Hugo L Black
John M. Harlan
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Black
Congress
Harlan
Fairfax County
Evelyn Butts
Norfolk
Shocked to life 152 times dies after final collapse
Dallas widow Lorene Hawks aged 65 died today after being shocked back to life 152 times since last weekend. Doctors used a battery of machines called The Monster and later direct heart massage when the device failed. Dr Brashier of Dallas Osteopathic Hospital described the case as fantastic and unprecedented.
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Dallas
UPI
Lorene Hawks
Colonel Brashier
Dallas Osteopathic Hospital
Brashier
Odyssean husband braves blizzard to summon help
Ed Anderson, in his 70s, and his 75 year old wife live on a Chatfield farm. During a February blizzard a stair fall left her injured. With phones dead and neighbors unreachable they trudged a mile to help, then seven miles to find a working phone. A Rochester ambulance finally reached St Marys Hospital where she recovers. The couple marks their 50th anniversary next week.
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Robert Kellen
Ted
Jack Kellen
Patrice
Mason City
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Chatfield
Minn
UPI
Ed Anderson
Odysseus
Anderson
Minnesota
Rochester
Anderson Farm
St. Mary’s Hospital
Probate of will and executor appointment
Probate of will and estate matters for Elizabeth Fritchen announced with the filing of the will and appointment of the executor. The notice invites interested parties to respond as required by local law and court rules.
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Elizabeth Fritchen
Junior Chamber elects tonight in Washington
The Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce will elect a new slate of officers tonight after a 7:00 dinner at the Captain's Table. Two slates The Good Guys and The Young Men of Action campaign ahead of the vote with names including Dick Horak Bill Arthur Joe Evanovich Ed Beam Karl Jones Yale Jarvis Jack Moore Dick Anderson Neal Hall Larry Griggs Jim Treiber Howard Wilshire.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Good Guys
Young Men of Action
Dick Horak
Bill Arthur
Joe Evanovich
Ed Beam
Karl Jones
Yale Jarvis
Jack Moore
Dick Anderson
Neal Hall
Larry Griggs
Jim Treiber
Howard Wilshire
Washington County Audit Filed For Public View
The 1964 Washington County annual audit is complete and filed for public inspection in the county auditor’s and state auditor’s offices. Worthington urges more idle funds be invested, notes past difficulty in short term investments, and suggests mental fund levy adjustments to balance receipts and expenses at the county home. The audit welcomes taxpayers to review the full report.
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Washington County
Lorne R. Worthington
State
Worthington
Hughes cites study favoring studded tires safety
Des Moines Iowa Gov Harold E Hughes backs metal studded snow tires citing tests showing safety value outweighs highway damage. He declined to discuss a Polk County ruling that studs are legal statewide and noted the attorney general appealed. Hughes says states should legislate auto safety and will propose necessary rules to the 1967 General Assembly.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Polk County
Gibson C. Holliday
Atty
Lawrence Scalise
Iowa Supreme Court
Holliday
Warren K
Spencer Iowa power outage ends after 47 hours
Spencer Iowa regained electrical power at 8 50 a m after 47 hours without service caused by a spring snow storm. The outage halted many businesses and cut heat in homes as furnace blowers failed. Water pressure fell to critical levels as pumps and wells lost power. Officials asked residents to conserve electricity and warned against overloading circuits. Gasoline stations and other electricity dependent businesses closed during the outage. A resident said it felt like going back to the middle ages.
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Spencer
Iowa
UPI
Storm Death Toll Rises Across Upper Midwest
The death toll from the second great blizzard in three weeks surpassed 30 today across Minnesota Michigan Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and Kansas as below zero temperatures hampered efforts to dig out from heavy snow drifts.
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Minneapolis, Minn
UPI
Upper Midwest
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Kansas
Weather Iowa Warms Tonight With Strong Northerly Winds
Generally fair and warmer tonight and Friday. Northerly winds 20 to 30 mph this afternoon diminish tonight. Low temperatures tonight 10 to 20. Highs Friday in the 40s.
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Iowa
Bodies Found as Marines Push Quang Ngai Front
U S Marines sweeping 15 miles northwest of Quang Ngai report 326 Communists killed and 330 likely dead in five days of Operation Texas. In 24 hours South Korean forces kill 321 Viet Cong in a sanctuary northeast of Saigon. U S planes hit rail lines and anti aircraft sites while Coast Guard kills three on a Communist sampan.
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Quang Ngai
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
Viet Nam
China
North Viet Nam
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