Fish Day Brings Joy to Iowa City Hospital Children
Twenty two patients from the Iowa City hospital joined a Washington County Izaak Walton League outing at Lake Darling for annual fish day and picnic. Weather caused no fishing but a noon meal and sunny spell brightened the day as therapists assisted the group and a few local children joined in. About one fish was reportedly caught at a specially stocked area, with food provided by the League and pop donated by a Pepsi distributor.
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Larry Fedderson
Brighton
Handicapped Children's Hospital School
Iowa City
Bob Frantz
Lake Darling
Izaak Walton League
Journal
Bob Elliott
Iowa City Hospital
Washington County
Pepsi-Cola
Iowa Plans Tourism Promotion Meet in Burlington
Plans to boost Iowa tourism discussed at a district meeting in Burlington with county representatives. Roy Hodges of Washington and Iowa Tourism Promotion Council leaders highlighted tourism’s economic value and pamphlet exchange. Membership details and local promotion efforts were outlined by council officials.
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Iowa
Burlington
Roy Hodges
Washington
John Brockway
Iowa Tourism Promotion Council
Earl Revell
Iowa Tourism Council
Des Moines
Rain Causes Minor Two Car Crash Near Brighton
Heavy rain led to a minor collision at the junction of Highways 1 and 78, about half a mile west of Brighton. No injuries. damages totaled about 350 dollars. Nancy Rae Wise of Williamsburg and Leroy Henry Baker of Iowa City were the drivers.
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Brighton
Nancy Rae Wise
Williamsburg
Leroy Henry Baker
Iwo City
Wise
Teenager in Cedar Rapids Faces Murder Charge
Romaine Schoenfeld 15 is jailed on second degree murder charges for the shooting of Bill Furnish 17. She was hospitalized for physical and mental exams under bond after release from Linn County jail. Authorities say she and Furnish argued over photos and she retrieved a .22 revolver, later stating Furnish taunted her.
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Cedar Rapids
API
Romaine Schoenfeld
Bill Furnish
Linn County
Walter H. Schoenfeld
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Stanley Nielsen
Romaine
Furnish
Iowa Farm Service Studying Merger Plan
Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company and Illinois farm supply company may merge. President E Howard Hill said the proposal is being studied by farmer owned member companies and farm bureau leaders in both states. Boards have agreed on broad merger conditions and official shareholder ballots likely next summer.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company
Illinois Farm Supply Company
E. Howard Hill
Iowa Company
Hill
Red Forces Roll Ahead in Laos Siege
The Royal Lao government declared a state of siege as pro Communist forces entered Ban Houei Sai and threatened Luang Prabang and Vientiane. U S sources said the town fell completely while China pledged resolute support to the rebels as refugees fled into Thailand.
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Laos
UPS
Ban Houei Sai
Sisouk Na Champassak
Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
U.S
Laotian Defense Ministry
Washington
State Department
China
Chou En-lai
United States
Southeast Asia
Houei Sai
Mekong River
Thailand
Bangkok
Prapas Charusatien
Luang Prabang
Defense Ministry
Vientiane
Red China
Chou
Souvanna Phouma Chou
Indo-China
Asia
Spring Concert at Crawfordsville School
Crawfordsville students will present their annual spring concert Tuesday May 15 at 8 pm. Directed by Herbert P. Jones and Allan D. Kellar the entire school will participate and admission is free.
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Crawfordsville
Herbert P. Jones
Allan D. Kellar
Heavy Damage In Mexico's Quake
Authorities in southern Mexico began repairs after a Friday quake killed four people and injured 22. The tremor affected a 100 mile wide zone from Acapulco to Veracruz, with Guererro state suffering the heaviest damage and panic. A heart attack in Guerreros was blamed on fright. Unverified reports linked a new volcano north of Acapulco to the quake.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Acapulco
Pacific
Veracruz
Gulf
Guerrero
Williams charm wins over Kenyan villagers during Africa tour
UPI dispatch from Giakanja Kenya describes G Mennen Williams greeting villagers, receiving a spear and fly whisk from local leaders, and pledging US aid while highlighting his informal diplomacy and past political success in Michigan. He gifts $100 for school tuition and calls for education to beat misery and poverty.
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Africa
U.S
G. Mennen
Soapy
Williams
United States
England
UPI
Jack Ensoll
Kenya
United Press International
Giakanja
G. Mennen Williams
Kikuyuland
Nyeri
Tom Mboya
New York
Kwa Heri
Kikuyu
Michigan
Holleman Resigns Over Estes Gift Controversy
Washington UPI Jerry R. Holleman assistant labor secretary resigned after admitting he accepted a $1000 personal gift from Texas financier Billie Sol Estes to cover personal expenses. He said no official favors were given, but the incident drew scrutiny amid Estes fraud probes and department actions related to the bracero migrant program.
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Washington
UPI
Jerry R. Holleman
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Holleman
Estes
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Sen
Karl E. Mundt
RL. D
Senate Investigations Committee
Kennedy
Goldberg
Texas Afl-Cio
Two More Nuclear Tests in Pacific
The United States conducted two nuclear explosions in the Pacific on Friday. One was an underwater detonation possibly used as an anti-submarine rocket and the other a first underwater test in the series near Christmas Island. The tests were part of the Dominic series begun April 25 and involved missiles like Asroc and Polaris with warheads slated for future tests. Moose Lodge hosts a fish fry and dance tonight from 6 to 8 15 and 8 45 to 11 45 with Rhythm Masters providing music.
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Journal
Bob Elliott
Algiers
Algeria
UPI
Bone
Raymond Vignal
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Vignal
Oran
Cite Perret
Gambetta
Washington
United States
Pacific
Dominic
Christmas Island
Pacific Ocean
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
Moose Lodge
The
Rhythm Masters
Space flight delays push Carpenter mission to May
Technicians work overtime at Cape Canaveral to fix a 3,000-pound spacecraft ahead of Scott Carpenter's three orbit flight. Problems in the control jets show similarities to John Glenn's Feb 2 issue and delay final checks on the booster and capsule. NASA and the Air Force test missiles as the Navy also conducts a submerged Polaris test.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
America
Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
John Glenn
Glenn
Tate Nicians
National Aeronautics Ee Administration
NASA
Hao
Navy
Air Force
Atlantic
Space Agency
Iowa Weather Alert: Clouds, Showers, Storms Through Sunday
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Sunday. Locally heavy thunder showers possible in the north tonight. Temperatures steady with lows in the 50s to 60s and highs Sunday in the 60s to 80s. Monday outlook calls for scattered showers and storms with little temp change.
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