Eisenhower Plans Panama City Council Meeting On Fire Dept Criticism
The Panama City council held a special session to discuss criticism of the Atlantic fire department after a lightning strike on a city transformer near Van's Cafe. Witnesses said alarms were misrouted and response times stretched to about 45 minutes before a truck arrived. The council will review department procedures and may grant the fire chief full control, with another meeting slated for Wednesday evening.
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Atlantic Fire Department
Gail Qdem
Jack Germain
City Light
Chestnut
Olive
Byron Jones
Walt Rattenberg
Chestnut Streets
Ralph van Cleave
Van's Cafe
Gail Odem
Te Invertigete
Jones
Cooler weather and rain for Iowa forecast
The Associated Press reports a drop in temperature across Iowa with forecasts for cooler weather and rain in the coming days. Forecasters expect 0.75 to 1 inch of rain over five days as showers or thunderstorms occur. Highs reach the 70s in places like Mason City and Sioux City.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Dubane
Mason City
Sioux City
Codwell Bluffs
Weather outlook with scattered showers and thunderstorms
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday. Thunderstorms may become severe in the west and central areas Monday evening. Cooler trend in the northwest Tuesday. Lows Monday night in the 60s. Highs Tuesday upper 60s northwest and lower 90s elsewhere. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with more storms in the southwest.
Iceland Vote May Decide Future Of U.S. Base
Icelandic Conservatives lose ground as Progressives and Social Democrats gain in Keflavik base dispute. Althing count shows 25 seats for coalition, 19 for Conservatives, 7 for Communists, with 27 needed for government. Voter turnout exceeds 90 percent for first time in 1,000 years.
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Iceland
U.S
Progressives and
Social Democrats
U. S
Keflavik
Olafur Thors
Washington
Soviet Air Show Highlights New Fighters and Jets
U S Air Force chief of staff General Nathan Twining attended the Moscow Aviation Day with British and French air chiefs as Russians unveiled three new fighter types and a jet-propeller transport. Khrushchev said the omission of heavy bombers signaled a defense focus.
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Moscow
Nathan Twining
U.S
United States
Twining
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Nathan F. Twining
U.S. Air Force
Pavel Ghigarev
Ivan S. Konev
Charles E. Bohlen
International Radio-Soundphoto
Brittons and Barbara Visit Newton Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Britton and daughter Barbara, of Newton, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. K. Britton.
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Newton
Ronald Britton
Barbara
M. EK. Britton
Harriman Says Eisenhower Aims Make U S Warlike
New York Governor Averell Harriman, a Democratic presidential hopeful, told reporters at the 48th annual governor conference in Atlantic City that the Eisenhower administration has given the nation a reputation for warlike conduct. Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin rebutted, insisting the country is not at war. Harriman spoke on a NBC panel, arguing the administration is dominated by big business and seeking global obedience while claiming Americans remain the most peace loving people.
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Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Harriman
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
MccKeldin
Dlecuselan Harriman
McKeddin
NBC
the New Yorker
Johs Foater Dulles
French Press Deive In Algeria Big Rebel Sweep Ends Sharp
Algerian operations in the Aures Mountains target a rebel group of 200 to 300 with about 80 rebels killed. Near Edgar-Quinet and Constantine, casualties rise as French forces press with Operation Pigmy to seal the frontier. Eight French soldiers wounded, 63 rebels captured.
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Algiers
Algeria
Aures
Edgar-Quinet
Constantine
Megoccu
Omaha man elected commander in Jewish War Veterans
Abe Miller of Omaha was elected commander of the Nebraska Iowa Department of Jewish War Veterans at the annual conference. Sid Levine of Des Moines was named senior vice commander and Ben Shapiro of Sioux City became junior vice commander.
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Omaha
Abe Miller
Nebraska - Iowa Department of Jewish War Veterans
Sid Levine
Des Moines
Ben Shapiro
Sioux City
South Dakota Jaycees Visit Atlantic Caravan Dines at Sunnyside Park
South Dakota Jaycee caravan led by Mulhair stops in Atlantic on the way to Kansas City for the National Junior Chamber convention. Nine cars provide a greet and lunch hosted by the Atlantic Jaycees at Sunnyside Park with local, state, and Iowa officers in attendance.
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Chuck Mulhair
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Atlantic
Tom Clithero
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mulhaiira
Sunnyside Park
Kansas City
Wes Beaman
Selby
Lyle Fenstermaker
Sioux Falla
Bob Braley
Hareld Hansen
Iowa
George Larsen
Gordon Chrigtannen
Congress Prepares For Busy Week In Congress
Congress girds for a week of action with civil rights tests and a large veterans pension bill. Senate considers boosting Air Force funding beyond Eisenhower request. defense secretary warns against extra money. House faces veterans pension fight and moves on highway aid, with a compromise measure ready for quick passage.
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Congress
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Air Force
House
American Legion
Eienhower
Democratic House
Truman Calls U S Presidency A Killing Job
President Truman told British Labor Party members over lunch that the U S presidency is a killing job for one man and urged training a new generation of leaders. He recalled meeting Sir Winston Churchill and said the wartime alliance kept strong, adding Churchill was keen as a briar.
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London
Harry Truman
Truman
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor Party
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eisenhower to convalesce at Gettysburg after hospital stay
President Eisenhower will leave Walter Reed and convalesce at his Gettysburg farm. White House press secretary James Hagerty announced plans for a brief discharge around Friday or Saturday as his recovery progresses. The President plans a July Panama City trip and postponement of talks with Prime Minister Nehru. Senate debate on the Air Force budget centers on overseas base losses and a proposed $1.16 billion increase for bases and planes.
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Yate
Panama City
Nehru
India
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Okinawa
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nehru Eisenhower
Panama
Trucker Held After Fatal Highway 18 Crash
Amaral a Somerset Massachusetts truck driver is jailed in Palo Alto County on involuntary manslaughter charge after a fatal collision on Highway 18 near Ruthven. Coroner’s jury cites willful negligence by Amaral as cause of death for John Samuelson 74 formerly of Chicago.
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Emmetsburg
Amaral
Somerset
Mass
Highway 18
Ruthven
John R. Hyde
Palo Alto
John Samuelson
Chicago
Iowa Officials Probe Des Moines Escape Case
W Chief HR Nebergal of the Iowa Bureau of Na l Investigations submits to the State Board of Control a report on Axel Anderson of Des Moines whose son escaped from the State Training School for Boys at Eldora. The report recommends using Anderson’s information as evidence of aiding an escape for Polk County grand jury consideration.
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Moines
W. Nebergal
Iowa
Nal Favggugatio
Axel Anderson
Des Moines
Eldora
Polk County Grand Jury
Nebergall
State Board of Control
Anderson
British Judge Shot On Cyprus
A British judge, Justice Bernard Shaw, who sentenced three Cypriots to death for rebel activity, was wounded by a pistol shot in Nicosia as he traveled from court. Pro-Greek rebels attacked nearby, bombing a police station and blowing a bridge as British troops moved in to repel the assault.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Detera
Destera
Deftera
Nigosiau
Kingsley Lumber plant. fire causes $70,000 damage
A major fire at the Kingsley Lumber Co. plant raged over an hour Sunday, halting Highway 140 traffic and knocking out long distance circuits briefly. Manager Forest Stanfield estimated damage at $70,000 but said firm records were saved and the News-Times building sustained minor damage.
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Kingsley Lumber Co
Trafic
News-Times
Forest Stanfield
Eisenhower postpones talks with Nehru and Panama visit
President Eisenhower delayed the July 7 to 10 talks with Indian Prime Minister Nehru at Nehru's suggestion to avoid burdening his convalescence. He also rescheduled a Panama visit to July 21 to 22 after illness. The White House announced the plan change amid ongoing recovery discussions.
Atlantic Church Rescinds Action On Merger
Atlantic First Congregational votes to rescind the April 25 1948 merger endorsement and amends by laws to express merger policy The action keeps open the possibility of reconsidering a merger in the future and seeks fair presentation by both sides with equal time for church trustees until legal settlement of property rights.
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Atlantic First Congregational Church
Congregational Christian
Erangelical
Reformed
Atlantic Congregation
First Congregational Church
New Union
Athantic Church and Corporation
Trucker Dies in Train Collision Near Mason City
Cortland G. Dorenkamp, 29, of Clear Lake and father of four, was killed when his bread truck collided with a Rock Island freight train on a county road about six miles southeast of Mason City. Investigators say he apparently did not see the oncoming train. Survived by a widow.
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Mason City
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