US Manufacturer Exhibits Aircraft Equipment in Moscow
An American aircraft equipment maker arrives in Moscow with a plane load of gear banned for sale to the Soviet bloc. William P. Lear says the Soviet Union is interested in automatic pilots and flight controls, notes Swiss Geneva HQ and Michigan and Ohio factories, while Lear Inc president denies any current Russian sales or headquarters move. He hints Russia may buy three French Caravelle jets using his equipment, as embargoes are said not to last long.
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Moscow
NATO
William P. Lear
Soviet Union
Lear
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Calif
Geneva
Switzerland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Elyria
Ohio
Richard M. Mack
Lear, Inc
Russia
Berlin
Washington
Mahon
D-Tex
House
Pentagon
Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations
Dulles
Stalin
Iol Monmunist
Nhev-Bulgarin
Iceland
Cairo
Dmitri Sheplov
Sheplov
Shepilov
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Aswan High
Nile River
Former Anita Coach Bruce Peters dies from crash injuries
Bruce C. Peters 33 of Kearney Nebraska former Anita high school coach died in a Morris Manitoba hospital from injuries in a June 19 collision between his car and a truck. Peters a World War II Purple Heart recipient directed the Kearney American Legion youth program and built the post into Nebraska's third largest. Surviving are his widow Betty Bell two sons Frank and Jimmy and daughter Linda his parents three brothers and a sister. Raymond Peters of Orient is traveling to Canada to bring the body to Greenfield.
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Bruce C. Peters
Kearney
Nebr
Anita High
Morris
Manitoba
Canada
Peters
Creston
Finis Peters
Orient High School
Maryville
Frank
Jimmy
Linda
Raymond Peters
Orient
Greenfield
Woman digs first pipeline trench with dirt digging machine
Mrs. RB Freeman, a 39 year old Omaha housewife, fulfilled her ambition by operating a dirt digging machine. EB A Dougherty's crew supervised as she dug a foot trench near her home, learning which lever to pull first.
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Omaha
RB. L. Freeman
EB. A. Dougherty
Dowsherty
Mrs. Freeman
Maytag declares quarterly dividend on stock
The Maytag Co directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents per share on cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable August 1 to stockholders of record as of July 16.
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Maytag
Newton
Maytag Co
Christians vow legal fight over segregation in Omaha Legion post
The Congregational Christians general council authorized funding for legal action against the Omaha American Legion Post for denying accommodations to a Negro delegate. A. Houston Gordon of Chicago led the delegate challenge as others urged forgiveness, while supporters argued Christian charity requires action in court.
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Omaha
Congregational Christians
General Council
Omaha American Legion Post
Omaha Legion Post
A. Houston Gordon
Chicago
Thomas Anderson
Atlanta
Saul Miller
Boise
Idaho
Joseph Copeland
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Legion
Bluffs votes to keep city manager government
In Bluff s voters approved retaining the city manager system in a special election. Unofficial results across 19 precincts show 6 069 against returning to mayor council and 3 558 in favor of restoring the old form. The contest pitted pro manager groups against opponents.
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Council Bluffs
Good Government Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Better Representative Government Assn
Jaycees Toss Mammoth Party in Kansas City
The Kansas City Jaycees hosted a mammoth June gathering for the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention with about 7,500 attendees. Delegates from Ark ansas Indiana California Missouri and others provided regional foods and beverages while Miss America Sharon Kay Ritchie of Colorado and Miss Kansas City Angie Snooks helped run the lavish event.
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Kansas City
Jaycees
Newton Baker
22 Million Hire in Iowa Road Aid
The 33 billion highway bill signed by President Eisenhower raises Iowa federal aid for the coming year from 18.8 million to 41.37 million. Iowa’s allotments are set to climb further to 245 thousand in 1957 and 58.75 million in 1958, all to fund the interstate system including U.S. 6 69 and 75 275 in the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Eisenhower
U.S. 6
U. S. 69
U.S. 75
NAACP outlines desegregation strategy at San Francisco convention
Thurgood Marshall led a plan calling for federal action to enforce desegregation, lawsuits in eight states, community education and negotiation, and strong civil rights planks in party platforms. The article also notes congressional debate over a proposed extra billion for airpower and Defense funding.
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San Francisco
Speynote
National Alan
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Eine Court
Marshall
Congress
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Wee
Band Concert At Sunnyside Park This Thursday
The weekly band concert directed by Arthur W. Meyer will be held Thursday at 8 o clock in Sunnyside Park. The program includes De Molay Commandery Hall Beeler Lovase March of the Slide Tromboness and other orchestral works by Andersen Lang Lang and Walters with selections such as Londonderry Air The Lost Chord and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Sunnyside Park
Arthur W. Meyer
de Molay
Commandery Hall
Hans Christian Andersen
Beeler-Lovase
Scott-Lang
Lady
Tramp
Roberts
A Mighty Fortress
Luther Phantom Lake
Tarver
Pride of the Pacific
Kleffman
Londonderry Air Walters the Lonesome Road
Walters
la Hora Pan Americana
Paulson the Lost Chord
Sullivan Joshuan
Yoder
Berlin
Star Spangled Banner
Knights Templar Session Opens at Spirit Lake
The Grand Commandery of Iowa Knights Templar met at Spirit Lake Temple Park with nearly 500 attendees. National grand commander Walter A. De Lamater of Rheinbeck New York led 12 officers from six states. Norman F. Young of Burlington served as town grand commander. The conclave runs through Thursday with state officers to be elected.
Twining Tours Soviet Plane Factories
Western Air Force leaders led by Gen. Nathan Twining visited Soviet aircraft facilities around Moscow starting at a jet engine plant that builds Klimov engines. The group split into four tours, heard a welcoming escort, and discussed plans to visit Stalingrad with five writers allowed to go the next day. The Zhukovsky Air Engineering Academy was described as a balanced five year program training Red Air force technicians with about 2000 annual students.
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Moscow
Nathan Twining
U.S. Air Force
Twining
Stalingrad
Zhukovsky
Red Air Force
Plane Effective In Road Patrol
Des Moines WA reports a single air patrol plane handled the work of 30 patrol cars by spotting and aiding in apprehending 36 drivers for improper passing on Highway 6 and Highway 275 between Atlantic and Council Bluffs. Capt. James Machholz notes planes can rapidly target violations and relay data to ground units.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Atlantic
Council Bluffs
James Machholz
Highway Patrol
Machholz
Urges Western Unity To Halt Future Red Victories
罗斯well report: A KC97 tanker crashed near Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico killing 11 aboard as it exploded after takeoff. Investigators launched to determine cause while Dulles urged Western unity to deny Communist advances and warned of future Soviet victories.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Walker Air Force Base
Air Force
509 Bomb Wing
Russia
Dulles
George Hastings 82 Atlantic Retired Farmer Dies
George C Hastings 82 a longtime Atlantic resident and retired farmer died last evening at the Dennis nursing home after years of declining health. He was born January 6 1874 near Davenport and moved to Cass county as a child. He married Annie Louise Oaken in 1898 and the couple farmed north of Atlantic before retiring to Tritby apartments in 1953. Surviving are his daughter Mrs Harry Brewer Atlantic sister Mrs Henry Stier Atlantic brother Earl Hastings Massena two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 30 pm at the Roland funeral home with Rev Jack Merritt officiating and interment in Atlantic cemetery.
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George C. Hastings
Atlantic
Dennis
Joseph and
Clarinda Hastings
Davenport
Cass County
Annie Louise Oaken
Oaken
Brayton
Tritby
Hastings
Harry Brewer
Henry Stier
Earl Hastings
Massena
John Nelson
Brayton and
Lyle Brewer
John
Plague Fatality Confirmed in California Man
Bubonic plague caused the death of 43 year old Andrew Lukacs of Port Hueneme California. He died Monday night at Corona Naval Hospital and the case marks California s first human plague death since 1947. Infected possibly during a June fishing trip in Ventura County.
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San Francisco
Andrew Lukacs
Port Hueneme
Calif
Corona Naval Hospital
Malcolm H. Merrill
State Department of Health
Berkeley
California
Sakacs
Sespe George
Ventura County
Merrill
Harold Olsen Dies Suddenly at 49 in Atlantic
Harold C Olsen 49 died this morning at 9 45 from a heart attack while riding in a garbage truck on Eighth street near Hickory. Born May 13 1907 in Elk Horn he was a World War II veteran and a member of St Pauls Lutheran church. Surviving include his widow three sons his mother a stepfamily two half brothers and three granddaughters with funeral arrangements pending.
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Harold C. Olsen
East Fourth Street
Harry Dill
Eighth Street
Hickory Street
Mr. Olsen
Elk Horn
Chris
Julia Olsen
Clara Christensen
Anita
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Duane
Navy
Norfolk
Dennis
Larry
Julia Nelson
Kenneth Christensen
Grand Forks
N. D
Kenneth Walling
Portland
Ore
Arley Olsen
Westside
Ernest Olsen
Hamlin
Alton Olsen
Extra
Emer Nelson
Atlantic
Noeman Nelson
Coon Rapids
Roland Funeral Home
Weather outlook for midweek mild and partly cloudy
Partly cloudy and mild Wednesday night and Thursday with widely scattered light showers in the northeast Wednesday night. Low Wednesday night around 58 to 38. High Thursday in the 60s. Outlook partly cloudy and a little warmer Friday.
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Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Knights OF Templar
Atlantic City
Maxwell M. Habb
Senate Investigations
John L. McClellan
Ark
Rabb
Robert J. Donovan
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Walker Tower
George Hastings
Jack Merritt
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Harold Olsen
William {Empleton
Stockton
Robert Harms
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