Rusk Flies Home From Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk left Geneva for Washington after 10 aides aboard a Constellation. He carried plans for Kennedy meetings with Khrushchev and de Gaulle, Macmillan, while Laos talks showed little progress. Harriman saw him off at the airport as U.S. delegates regrouped.
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France Opens Talks On Algerian Crisis
France and Algerian rebel representatives begin scheduled discussions in Evian to end six years of war and set a path to an independent North Africa. Rebel leader Belkacem and French Minister Joxe lead distinct positions with cease fire first and gradual independence as aims.
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France
UPI
North Africa
Algeria
Krim Belkacem
Geneva
Louis Joxe
Joxe
Belkacem
Tunis
Ferhat Abbas
Silverware Hidden at Bottom of Grinnell Pool
Pranksters lifted all dining silverware for Grinnell College’s 1100 students. The set was found at the bottom of the indoor swimming pool after breakfast staff arrived at 6 a.m. A prior prank had wired chapel carillon speakers to play the national anthem at midnight.
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UPS
Grinnell College
Food Service
Military Leaders Gaining Support Amid Cuban Crisis
The U S military leaders face political pushback over the Cuban invasion. Senator Gore demands new Joint Chiefs of Staff leadership while Senator Morse backs the current chiefs, citing confidence in Lemnitzer and colleagues Burke Decker White Shoup.
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UPS
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wayne Morse
Dore
Senate Subcommittee On
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Morse
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs
Lemnitzer
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Navy
George H. Decker
Army
Thomas D. White
Air Force
David M. Shoup
Marines
Marine Corps
Gizenga Forces Gathering in Congo
Forces loyal to Congo leftist Antoine Gizenga are massing along the Oriental and Kasai borders for a possible thrust into North Kasai. Troops from Stanleyville press toward Bakwanga as U.N. forces withdraw, while Mekki Abbas departs Leopoldville for Addis Ababa amid succession speculation. Gregory Peck to star in film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Congo
UPI
Antoine Gizenga
Oriental and Kasai
North Kasai
Stanleyville
Oriental Province
Gizenga
Bakwanga
Albert Kalonji
U.N
Kalonji
United Nations
Mekki Abbas
Leopoldville
Abbas
Addis Ababa
India
Rajeshwar Dayal
Freedom Riders Leave Birmingham for Montgomery
A mixed group of white and Black Freedom Riders finally boarded a bus bound for Montgomery after 18 hours at the Birmingham Greyhound station. Police, Greyhound staff, and state officials monitored the scene as Alabama faced injunctions and federal questions over segregation and civil rights actions.
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Ala
UPI
Greyhound
Montgomery
Joe Cavanaugh
St. Petersburg
Fla
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NAACP
Gallion
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Congress On Racial Equality
Alabama
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Kennedy
Robert F Kennedy
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Tenn
Diane Nash
Evan Evans 68 Dies in Crawfordsville Friday Night
Evan Evans 68 a Crawfordsville resident, died at 10 50 p m Friday May 19 1961 in the local hospital after two years of illness He was born May 9 1893 in Welsh neighborhood Louisa County He married Mary Jane Jones in 1925 at Wy more Neb and she died in 1957 Funeral services will be held 2 p m Monday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev H F DeVries officiating Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery Jones Funeral Home in charge Survivors include four sisters Mrs Mary Davis Mrs Elsie Fuller of Crawfordsville Mrs Leah Thomas of Columbus Junction and Mrs Alice Jones of Wymore Neb plus many nieces and nephews
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Crawfordsville
Washington
First Presbyterian Church
H. F. DeVries
Cambrian Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Evans
Alice Jones
Wymore
Neb
Naval Hero's Wife Accepts His Medal
President Kennedy posthumously awarded Lt. Cmdr. Victor A. Prather the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross for his role as scientific observer during a record altitude balloon flight. The ceremony at the White House honored his heroism after he drowned in the Gulf of Mexico during recovery.
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United States
U.S. Naval Service
Pennsylvania man killed aiding crash victims near Mount Pleasant
Alva Ide a 51 year old from Birdsboro Pa died at University Hospitals Iowa City after stopping to help following a two car head on crash eight miles west of Mount Pleasant Iowa The wreck grew to six cars injuring eight others including Ide s wife who flagged down other vehicles before a third car struck and killed him The incident involved several drivers and passengers all treated for varying injuries with some hospitalized and Ide’s death confirmed by police reports.
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Eugene Connor
Tennessee State Line
Montgomery
Greyhound
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Kennedy
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John Patterson
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Here
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Birdsboro
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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Mount Pleasant
Vernon Caldwell
Beverly Sims
Fairfield
Clarence R. Davis
H. J. Miller
Ottumwa
Miller
Caldwell
Sims
Gladys Coop
South Korean political turmoil eases as Yun withdraws resignation
President Posun Yun reversed his Friday resignation amid pressure from the military junta that now governs South Korea. Lt. Gen. Chang Do Yung announced a 14 man military cabinet, while U.S. commander Gen. Carter B. Magruder urged the return of troops to Allied control and reinstatement of commanded units. About 15 generals have been arrested and 50,000 U.S. troops remain at bases awaiting developments.
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UPI
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South Korea
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Chang Do Yung
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Korea
Carter B. Magruder
Magruder
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Castro Says He Will Send Captives to U S for Talks
Havana Premier Fidel Castro told a Friday crowd at the CTC union hall that he will send captured invaders to the United States to begin negotiations on a prisoners for tractors exchange. He offered to trade Manuel Artime for Francisco Molina and said tractors must be fully functional and include spare parts.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
CTC Union Federation
Manuel Artime
Francisco Molina
New York
Fulgencio Batista
Artime
Molina
Magdalena Urdaneta
Armory Dedication Set This Afternoon
Washington to dedicate its new reserve army training center this afternoon with a 1 30 parade from the business district. Congressman Fred Schwengel will speak at the program on the armory grounds on North Marion Avenue.
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Wendell Wilson Hurt In Accident Thursday
Wendel Wilson of near Crawfordsville suffered a fractured pelvis in an accident on the Roy Gerot farm Friday morning. He is in Mercy Hospital Iowa City room 218 in satisfactory progress. Wilson was operating his bulldozer as Gerot used a chain saw to clear timber when a falling tree struck Wilson in midair.
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Wendell Wilson
Roy Gerot
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mr. Wilson
Gerot
Farm Girl 16 Admits Killing Parents Over Dating Restrictions
Sharon Dahl a 16 year old farm girl confessed to shooting her father Victor Dahl 45 and mother Rose Dahl 43 with a 16 gauge shotgun at the family home near Coleridge Nebraska. She said she was angered by restrictions on dating and babysitting duties and had contemplated the act for a week.
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Victor Dahl
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Coleridge
Neb
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Earl Papenhausen
Dahl
Sharon
Hartington
State Patrol
Two Teens Confess Vandalism at Newton Junior High
Two Newton youths, in jail, admitted vandalism at Newton Junior High School and theft of two bicycles and a radio. A chase through farm fields and woods ended with one surrendering after a warning shot. the other was tracked in a wooded area near Perry. They await juvenile court action.
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Newton
UPS
Perry
Ed Seoville
Teens shot as they approach haunted house in Ottumwa
Two Ottumwa teens Larry Banks on 17 and Craig Hall were hospitalized in good condition after a buckshot blast from inside a vacant haunted house. Four other youths were struck but not hospitalized. Stanley Steel 30 fired the shot claiming fear of intruders. No charges filed as authorities investigated the incident and residents recalled prior entry by several youths.
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Ottumwa
UPI
Ottumwa Hospital
Larry Bankson
Craig Hall
Stanley Steel
Steel
Here
Wapelio County
Cliff Riley
Cameron Loving, Jr
Leon Rachford
Ronnie Bower
Sonny Herman
Roy Saner
Jimmy Brown
Dave Thrasher
Ainsworth 8th Grade Graduation Set for Monday Evening
Eighth grade graduation for Ainsworth pupils will be held at 8 p.m. Monday, May 22, in Ainsworth. A miscommunication had delayed confirming the start time, but the ceremony is scheduled for eight o'clock Monday evening.
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Ainsworth
Former Bank Teller Charged in Burlington Embezzlement
A 31 year old former Burlington Bank teller Jack L. Duke was charged with embezzlement of less than 10000 dollars after an FBI arrest. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court on a 2000 dollar bond. Duke resigned April 13 and signed a restitution statement admitting irregularities and misapplication of funds. He is a Burlington native, married with four children.
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UPI
Burlington Bank and Trust Co
W. H. Swiler
Jack L. Duke
Charles Beard
Keokuk
Duke
Swiler
Weather Summary for Iowa This Weekend
Considerable cloudiness persists through Sunday with light rain or drizzle in the west tonight and showers or thunderstorms west and south Sunday. Temperatures slowly rise from the mid 50s tonight to middle or upper 60s Sunday. Outlook shows no significant changes for Monday.
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