Waterloo Man Found Dead in Apartment
Aloysius Matt Henkels, 52, was found slain in his downtown Waterloo apartment. Medical examiner Dr. Paul O Keefe said he died from external wounds with scalp lacerations and a broken leg, death likely five days old. No signs of robbery. Henkels worked at the Waterloo Tractor Works. The Burma Road line is noted in the report.
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Waterloo
Aloysius Matt Henkels
Paul O'Keefe
Henkels
O'Keefe
John Deeree Waterloo Tractor Works
Iowan General Blake Promoted To Lieutenant General
Garon Aylesworth Blake, a native of Charles City, has been promoted to lieutenant general and becomes commander of the Continental Air Command while serving as vice commander in chief and chief of staff, Pacific Air Forces based at Hickam Field Hawaii. He recalls Iowa roots, notes from World War II, and praises Iowa hog shipments to Japan strengthening U S Japan ties.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Honolulu
Hawaii
IPA
Garon Aylesworth Blake
Air Force
Charles City
Pacific Air Forces
Joint Pacific Command
Hickam Field
Continental Air Command
Georgia
Blake
Iowa
George A. Blake
Des Moines
Harris Coggeshall
Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Earl
General Blake
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Wright
U. S. Military Academy
Japan
Far East
U. S
Gen
Strawberry Point
Philippines
Midway Islands
Wake Island
New Guinea
Australia
Clark Field
Pearl Harbor
Seventh Air Force Base Command
Christmas Island
Fiji
New Caledonia
Army Airways
Pacific
Alaska
Air Communications Office
Admiral Nimitz
War Department
Central Pacific
Eastern Mandates
North Solomons
Guadalcanal
Papua
South Philippines
Luzon
Western Pacific
New PTA Leader Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins Elected
Mrs. Clifford N. Jenkins from Roslyn New York is elected president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers at the 65th annual convention in Kansas City Missouri. The article notes Gen Blake reflecting on Iowa and his World War II service including B 17 flights and awards.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Clifford N. Jenkins
Kansas City
Roslyn
N. Y
Eisenhower urges air cover for invasion plans and nuclear date
In Cincinnati Eisenhower warns no invasion can succeed without air cover against opposing air power. He cites Cuba abortive invasion and presses for a firm date to resume nuclear testing, urging action over talk. He criticizes erosion of Republican influence and urges responsible criticism within the party. Berlin reports East Germany calls for a German peace treaty to halt West Germany arming with atomic weapons.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Cuba
Fidel Castro
William E. Miller
Kennedy
United States
White House
Lunken
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Sen
Thruston Morton
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Morton
Washington
Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Five Newton residents injured in car overturn crash
Mrs. Ethel Elaine Musser lost control of a car after passing a bread truck and overturned into a ditch injuring five people. The incident occurred Monday in Newton as Lucille Allman and Virginia Pierce are named among the injured in the AP report. The advertisement promotes Father’s Day gift ideas and Rex Pharmacy offerings.
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Newton
Ethel Elaine Musser
Lucille Allman
Virginia Pierce
Rex Pharmacy
Sportsman
Kings Men
Yardley
America
Atlantic Praised For Traffic Safety Record By Pesch
A letter from Carl H. Pesch commissioner of public safety congratulates Atlantic Police Chief Rollie Hoffman for a year of excellent traffic safety. Pesch calls safety an attitude and commends the city’s traffic inventory analysis program as a model for the state. Atlantic along with Red Oak Shenandoah and Clarinda were cited by the National Safety Council for 1960 for not having a traffic death and for ongoing prevention efforts.
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Atlantic
Rollie Hoffman
Carl H. Pesch
Public Safety
Pesch
Department of Public Safety
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Clarinda
National Safety Council For
North High School grads mark Omaha commencement
Massena residents attend North High School in Omaha for commencement as Dan E. Platt, grandson of Mrs. Cramer, graduates. Bonnie Whitaker from Denver visits relatives Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitaker during vacation.
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Massena
Mtyr
Vernon Cramer
Louise Platt
North High School
Omaha
Dan E. Platt
Cramer
Dan
Adair family on vacation spread across North American trips
Adair Mr and Mrs Merle Oaks and Betty visit Billings Montana with Bill Oaks family and Janet. Mr and Mrs R E Langler of Kansas City return home after visiting her parents George Wegner. Erma Stephenson visits Saulte Sainte Marie Ontario with John Marsh family and Art Marsh. Ben Tommerdahl in Raleigh for son Gene’s illness. George Thugsen of Tucson visiting daughter Bob Oaks family. U S strawberries cover about 190000 acres with annual value near 38 million dollars.
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Adair
Merle Oaks
Betty
Billings, Mont
Billy Oaks
Janet
R. E. Langler
Kansas City
George Wegner
Erma Stephenson
Art Marsh
John Marsh
Saulte Sainte Marie
Ont
Caada
Noland
Canada
Ben Tommerdahl
Raleigh
N.C
Gene
George Thugsen
Tucson
Ania
Bob Oaks
United States
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China
Lashio
Kunming
Yunnan Province
Getewey Eer
Guardian
Chevrolet - Buick CO
U. S. Pta
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Texas
Ruth Williams
Presque Isle
Boots Shine
Shoe Trees
Brown's Shoe Fit Co
Ike
Lucille
Virginia
Roger Babson
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Atlantic Auto Exchange
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