Valachi Details Cosa Nostra Boss Genovese Power
Joseph Valachi testified before Senate investigators about the Cosa Nostra. He described Vito Genovese as the boss of all bosses and recounted orders from prison and the kiss of death as a tool to control rivals. He cited planned killings, the commission, and his own past crimes as context.
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Frank L. Taylor Dies Thursday in Arkansas
Word has arrived of the death of Frank L. Taylor Thursday morning at Eureka Springs Arkansas. He was born in Washington on April 8 1887 and married Blanche Neiswanger on February 9 1910. The Taylors lived in Crawfordsville then Elgin Illinois before moving to Eureka Springs for Mrs. Taylor’s health. Survivors include his widow their son Jean and four grandchildren in Wichita Kansas and a brother Dr. Mills J. Taylor of Philadelphia.
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Washington
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Washington Academy
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Crawfordsville
Elgin, Ill
Pope Paul VI to Open Second Ecumenical Council
Pope Paul VI will open the second session of the Ecumenical Council in St. Peter’s Basilica with a plea for renewal and bold reforms. Some 2,700 church leaders from around the world attend as the session revises procedures and tackles 17 working papers on Catholic life and thought.
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St. Louis
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Wheeling
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Hughes renews drive for equal tax assessments in Iowa
Gov. Harold E. Hughes pledges new state laws to equalize property tax assessments and create a foundation plan to distribute state school aid. He criticizes the Republican legislature for not acting and calls for broader federal education funding while stressing state responsibility and balanced education.
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UPI
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Iowa
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Tax Commission
Dominican Republic Coup Triggers Diplomatic Breaks
Provisional leader Emilio De Los Santos vows to define Bosch's fate after the bloodless coup that ousted President Juan Bosch. Mexico Bolivia and Costa Rica sever ties as Eduardo Sanchez Cabral resigns from the OAS amid the junta’s 13 member cabinet led by Maj. Gen. Victor O. Vinas Roman as armed forces secretary.
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OAS
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Foreign Ministry
Donald Reid Cabral
Sevenman Council of State
Reid
Moonshot proposal called premature says Izvestia critic
Izvestia commentator Stanislav Kondrashov says Kennedy's joint U S Soviet moon mission proposal is premature. Kondrashov notes Soviet press edited Kennedy speech to omit moon talks and predicts cautious Kremlin reaction despite Khrushchev's past support for space cooperation.
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UPI
Izvestia
Kennedy
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Nikita Khrushchev
Big Three Meet in New York to Discuss Nuclear Tension
UPI reports Dean Rusk British Foreign Secretary Home and Soviet Andrei Gromyko meet in New York for talks after the test ban. They aim to find progress on arms control and other measures to lower Cold War tension.
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U.S. weighs selling surplus wheat to Russia amid mixed views
The Kennedy administration debates approving a sale of subsidized surplus wheat to the Soviet Union with Treasury and State officials weighing benefits to the U.S. balance of payments against political tensions. No formal offer has been received, and decision timing hinges on Kennedy's return from the western tour.
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UPI
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U.S
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L. S. Joseph, Inc
Minneapolis
James Patton
National Farmers Union
White House
Congress
County Legion Meet At Lake Darling Sunday
A county wide American Legion gathering with the Auxiliary will be at the Lake Darling shelter house Sunday. Attendees should bring basket lunches. drinks provided. Dinner time is set for 6 p.m. Chester Miller is county commander and Dr Enos Miller is county adjutant.
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Storybook romance in Des Moines wedding of Mary Lee Davis
Mary Lee Davis 15, niece of Princess Grace of Monaco, and John Paul Jones Jr. 18, plan a single ring ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church Des Moines. The couple eloped from Philadelphia, won court approval, and began life as Mr and Mrs Jones while facing lowa legal age requirements and press attention.
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United Press International
Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
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Prince Charming
Charming
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John Paul Jones Jr
Mary Lee
Grace of
Monaco
John Paul
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Grace Kelly
Grace
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Monte Carlo
Lowa
Jones
Davis
Miss Davis
James Walden
Corn College planned for area adult farmers at Washington High
Adult farmers from the region are invited to attend a ten week program titled Corn College at Washington High School this winter. The plan includes expert talks on corn production, films, and a booklet of materials. Sessions begin December 5 and occur every Thursday except holidays with a second class starting October 24 focusing on current farm problems.
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Adult Farmer Evening School Council
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Sale of KTVO TV Announced in Ottumwa
OTTUMWA UPI The sale of television station KTVO Ot tumwa and Kirksville Mo for 1 255 000 subject to FCC approval was announced Friday by James Conroy president and general manager The station was sold to the Post Publishing Co Appleton Wis publisher of the Appleton Post Crescent and owner of a TV station at Chippewa Falls Wis
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Federal Communications Commission
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Appleton
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Chippewa Falls
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Cool Tonight
A weather note for Iowa reports partly cloudy and cold conditions tonight with lows from 35 to 40 in the extreme northwest and near 40s in the east and south. Sunday offers mostly fair skies and cooler temperatures with highs 60 to 65. Monday promises sunshine and a bit warmer temperatures.
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