Hearing Set On 18 Block Street Plan By City Council
City council set August 30 at 7 30 p m for objections on the 18 block street improvement plan estimated at 118000 funded by property owners and general bonds. Leo Daly Engineering studied the project and the plan includes Portland cement concrete and asphalt layers with property assessments, Cedar and Mulberry streets among those affected.
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Aly Council
Leo Daly Engineering Company
Omaha
Palm
Sunnyside
John A. R. Hansen
Settle Dispute Over Eichmann
Israel and Argentina reached a settlement over the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann, who was seized in Argentina in May and taken to Israel. A joint communique from Buenos Aires and Jerusalem cited desires to mend ties and noted that the incident would be resolved in line with UN resolutions.
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Israel
Argentina
Eichmann
Hitler
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Poe
Buenos Aires
Republic
U.N
Ieeus
Ambiguous OCR Readout From Daily Press Run Figures
The readable lines show numeric placeholders and fragments like dates totals and press run counts with unclear context. Key entities such as people or organizations are not identifiable. The fragmentary data suggests a press run figure around 6247 and dated entries, but lacks coherent narrative.
New Chief Willing To Step Down In Oelwein Controversy
Robert Schmidtke, newly named Oelwein police chief, says he would step aside if the public wants Ray Stoddard reinstated. A citizens petition seeks Stoddard’s return after his demotion to patrolman by Mayor Louis Lonborg. Another officer received a 90 day suspension for alleged insubordination as the force reshapes leadership amid public pressure.
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Oelwein
Robert Schmidtke
Ray Stoddard
Stoddard
Louis Lonborg
Lonborg
Schmidtke Wes
Schmidtke
Af’ Sumner
Captain Kittinger to Take Another High Dive
CAP T. JOE KITTINGER of Holloman Air Force Base, famed for his space falls, plans another high dive from the edge of space this month. He previously jumped from 14 and 12 miles on November 16 and December 11 from a test balloon over a southern New Mexico missile range. The Air Force will announce the date in Washington. The mission aims to study equipment at extreme heights and human reactions as part of space research.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Joe Kittinger
Holloman Air Force Base
Kittinger
New Mexico
Air Force
Washington
Air Force’ Space Research
Motorist Dies After Car Leaves Iowa Road
Virgil Cole, 60, of Lisbon, died at University Hospitals after his car ran off a county road three miles south of town. Officials believe a heart attack may have preceded the crash.
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Iowa City
Lisbon
Virgil Cole
Cole
Storm Strikes Quad Cities Region With Flooding
A summer storm hit the Quad Cities Wednesday night downing trees and power lines and leaving 3 to 4 feet of water in some downtown areas. Davenport reported about 60 trees down, Rock Island over 30, and Moline about 15. Power and telephone lines were severed in all three cities. The East Moline police commo system was silenced, forcing patrols to use ham radio equipped cars. The forecast called for cooler relief across the state Thursday with highs in the 80s and a chance of showers in eastern Iowa.
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Associated Press
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Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Spencer
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Iowa
Storms Leave At Least Two Dead Across Midwestern States
Storms swept through Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana and Iowa killing at least two people and injuring seven. A Decatur Michigan construction worker died as 50 mph winds toppled a half built warehouse and a Kalamazoo greenhouse was leveled by a possible tornado. Five others were hurt as trees power lines and flooded streets disrupted communities. The Weather Bureau warned of continuing severe thudderstorms with damaging winds and hail. One fisherman drowned near Chicago as a boat capsized in rough waters. Hillsborough River in Tampa Mexico?
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Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Decatur
Mich
Kalamazoo
Greenhouse
St. Joseph
Chicago
O'Hare International
Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough
Patrolman Bob ve Injured In Highway 30 Collision
AP reports State Patrolman Bob ve sustained injuries in a Wednesday night accident near Clinton. His patrol car collided with a pickup driven by Joe Brown of Charlotte on Highway 30 about miles west of Travel. Both men were listed in fair condition Thursday morning at the hospital.
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Bob Ve
Joe Brown
Charlotte
Trave
Brown
M Hospital
Cass County fair showcases 110000 in livestock and exhibits
More than 110000 dollars in livestock and numerous home economics exhibits will fill the Cass county fair grounds as 4-H and FFA members compete for grand honors. Judging starts Monday with livestock and girls’ exhibits, followed by swine and breeding heifer judging on Tuesday. Baby beef and showmanship contest outcomes, hog, sheep and poultry sales, cherry pie bake, style review, and special awards unfold through Thursday with baby beeves sale Friday. Special attractions include carnival rides, Cass county merchants exhibits, Za-Ga-Zig Shrine patrol, 4-H band programs, Little Britches rodeo, and a public dance with Morris Powers orchestra.
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FFA
4-H
Cass County
Nixon Urges End To Discrimination In U S
Honolulu AP Nixon campaigns in Hawaii calls for nationwide end to discrimination. He says nondiscrimination is a moral national issue not just a legal or Southern problem. He outlines voting themes on experience versus Kennedy and federal limits. A 35,000-strong Honolulu crowd greets him at Iolani Palace.
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Honolulu
Richard M. Nixon
Cniea
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Iolani Palace
Car reef planned to aid fishermen off Miami Beach
The Metro Commission will spend 10,000 dollars to build an artificial reef off Miami Beach by linking about 1,000 junked autos into groups of five and lowering them along a two mile stretch. The reef is to attract marine life and draw larger fish by providing homes for small species.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Beach
Metro Commission
Kennedy to Convene Midwest Farm Conference in Des Moines
Sen John F Kennedy announced a Des Moines Iowa Midwest farm conference for August 21 and a visit to former President Harry S Truman at Independence Missouri that weekend He also unveiled a National Policy Committee of Agricultural Progress and plans for Farmers committees across the nation to address agriculture as the No 1 domestic problem amid Kennedy Nixon campaign tensions and a Truman campaign shift.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Kennedy
Herschel Loveless
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Agricultural Progress
Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Loveless
Moines
Congress
Agriculture
Richard M. Nixon
X15 Rocket Ship Hits 2150 MPH Speed Record
NASA test pilot Joe Walker in the X15 rocket plane set a record speed of 2,150 mph at Edwards Air Force Base California surpassing the previous 2,004 mph mark by Milburn Apt. The flight from Rogers Dry Lake used twin four-barrel engines, with future plans for engines exceeding 4,000 mph in all X15s.
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Calif
Joe Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Milburn G. Apt
Walker
Apt’s
Silver Lake
Desert Test Center
Rogers Dry Lake
North American Aviation
NASA
Des Moines Girl Struck and Killed by Car
Valerie Jane Me eight, of Des Moines, died Wednesday after stepping into a four lane street. Witnesses said a vehicle near the curb missed her but a car in the inner lane struck her. The driver was Jerry Larkey, 19, of Kirksville, Missouri.
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Des Moines
Fire destroys Schuster Drug Store in Shelby
AP reports a early morning blaze in Shelby destroyed the Schuster Drug Store. Only walls remained after a fire started in the basement and was brought under control by Shelby fire crews within two hours. The store is owned by T. H. Schuster.
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Schuster Drug Store
Shelby
T. H. Schuster
Fort Dodge Man Drowns In Des Moines River
Clarence Edward Kile, 66, of Fort Dodge, drowned while fishing in the Des Moines River about four miles south of Humboldt. His body was found by three Eagle Grove men about six feet from the riverbank in fourteen inches of water. No investigation is planned.
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Humboldt (Ap
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Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Here
Kile
Eagle Grove
Katanga Seeks Federal Ties as U.N. Moves In
Katanga Premier Tshombe warns U.N. forces they must fight to enter the mineral rich province while the U.N. Command plans to dispatch units on Saturday. Katanga mobilizes both black and white forces under Belgian officers to resist Lumumba's central government.
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Mefit
Wea
Katanga
Tahombe
U. N
Bawa
Iice
Hammarskjold
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Lumumba
Bette ‘Te Hoomand
Muneniy
Tshombe
Kate
Ment
NATO Leader Cites Reserve Troop Power
U S Gen Lauris Norstad says Western Europe would gain formidable reserve manpower if the Soviet Union attacked Berlin. He spoke after a conference with President Eisenhower at the summer White House. Norstad called NATO deterrent power highly effective and likely to grow more so. He declined to discuss details of the talks. Newsmen pressed about possible Soviet moves against West Berlin.
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Newport, RI
Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin
U.S
Lauris Norstad
North Atlantic
Eisenhower
White House
Norstad
Paris
NATO
David
Barbara
Anne
Susan
Mary Jean
Johns Eisenhower
Washington
West Berlin
Charlestown voters approve $600000 high school bond
APPROVE ISSUE CHARLESTOWN AP Lee County Central Community School District voters Wednesday ap proved a $600000 bond issue to build a new high school here. The vote was 738 for and 335 against.
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Charlestown
Lee County Central Community School District
Flies To Freedom First Korean Defector Since War
North Korean pilot Lt. Chung Nak Hywn aged 24 defected by flying a MiG-15 from Wonsan across the Bamboo Curtain to a Teet airstrip 35 miles south of the DMZ. He said he left the Communist area seeking freedom, and he met with ROK Air Force Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Kim Shin in Seoul after the training flight.
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ROK Air Force
Kim Shin
Seoul
Wonsan
South Korea
Teet
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