Postal rate hikes take effect Monday across special services
Washington announces July 1 increases in special delivery, money orders, business reply cards, registered and insured mail, return receipts, and parcel post handling. The raises aim to shave a 651 million dollar postal deficit for fiscal 1958, adding about 28 million dollars annually, with 133 million in extra congressional funds offsetting service cuts.
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Washington
Summerfield
Department
Congress
Atlantic Woman Bitten Twice By Neighborhood Squirrel
Mrs. Andy Botz of Highland addition was bitten on the ankle and upper leg when a pet squirrel attacked her as she returned home. The animal was killed and sent to University of Iowa laboratories to test rabies. Mrs. Bolz began rabies shots as a precaution.
Russians in Iowa visit Charles City industrial firm
A three man Russian delegation sponsored by the U.S. State Department visited Charles City Friday as guests of the Oliver Corp. They then traveled to Chicago to inspect other industries.
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Charles City
U.S State Department
Oliver Corp
Chicago
Cut In Foreign Aid Draws Ire From Rep Vorys
Rep Vorys said the House Foreign Affairs Committee cut too close on trimming 600 million dollars from foreign aid requests. Chairman Gordon defended the cuts as not harming the program while Eisenhower seeks a 3.865 billion dollar aid package for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Vorys
Ohio
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Gordon
D-il
Eisenhower
Senate
America
Congress
Lana Turner Sues For Divorce Against Lex Barker
Santa Monica California Lana Turner files for divorce from her fourth husband actor Lex Barker alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. The complaint filed in Superior Court cites no specific acts lists one community property and asks no support. Turner says separation began February 19 and notes Barker moved into a hotel. They wed September 7 1943 in Turin Italy. Turner has previous marriages to Arte Shaw Stephen Crane and Bub Topping.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Lana Turner
Lex Barker
Superior Court
Tiain
Italy
Moss Turner
Bandicaer
Arte Shaw
Stephen Crane
Inthionaire — Sportssman
Bub Topping
Veteran actor Jack Shutla dies after vaudeville career
Houston obituary notes veteran actor and vaudeville performer Jack Shutla died Friday. Born in New York City, he performed in New York and later Hollywood and Houston stages.
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Houston
Tex
Jack Shutla
New York
Hollywood
New York City
Couple Will Wed Despite Lawsuit in Milwaukee Suburb
A 21 year old groom and bride plan to marry at St Matthew's Lutheran in Wauwatosa despite a $500000 custody suit filed by the groom's father. The bride Mary Werner is daughter of Arnod Werner of Elm Grove. groom Leland Cummings Jr. is son of Leland W. T. Cummings Sr. of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. The suit accuses the Werner parents of enticing the son to abandon his family and Catholic faith. The parents of the couple are not expected to attend.
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Milwaukee
Mary Lucille Werner
Arno'd Werner
Suburban Elm Grove
Werner
Wagner Tron Works
Leland William Thomas Cummings Jr
Leland W. T. Cummings
Wincote
Philadelphia
Cummings
St. Mathew's Lutheran Church
Wauwatosa
Werners
Lee Cas
Harvard
Early End Of Army Court-Martial Seen
Five men at the Atomic Test Site Nevada described disarming a dud device as routine work. They reached the 500 foot tower after a 35 minute climb, while others checked instruments at the base. The court martial of Col Nickerson began deliberations in Huntsville after his guilty plea to lax handling of secret data.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Forest Fairbrother
Fairbrother
Bernard
Barney) Rubin
University of California Livermore Radiation Laboratory
Robert Burton
AKC Sandia Laboratory
Albuquerque
N.M
Walter Arnold
Livermore
Edward &. Tucker
Dr. Burton
Nevada Test Site
Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Army Ballistics Missile Agency
Wiliam G. Barry
John B. Medaris
Medaris
Nickerson
West Pointer
Love Held on Manslaughter Charges in Davenport Crash
Robert E Love, 34, of Montpelier, held for arraignment on two counts of manslaughter after a collision at a curve on Highway 6 near Davenport. Victims include Mrs. Donald Argenta, 21, and her seven month old son Donald Jr. A coroner's jury found negligence and reckless driving by Love led to the deaths.
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Davenport
Robert E Love
Montpelier
Donald Argenta
Donald Jr
Love
Death in Highway 63 Wreck Near Lancaster
Des Moines man Floyd J Kline aged 53 was killed when a car driven by his wife Gladys overturned on Highway 63 south of Lancaster. Mrs Kline, 51, sustained spinal and other injuries in the crash.
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Lancaster
Floyd J Kline
Des Moines
Highway 63
Here
Gladys
Kline
Escaped prisoner Turner flee again on new warrant
Olin Lee Turner, 35, a life term inmate who escaped from a Columbia SC prison in 1955, was sought on a new fugitive warrant in Indianapolis after being recaptured and released on bond for an appeal. He failed to appear for a routine hearing, bond forfeited, and he remained a fugitive.
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Indianapolis, Inc
Olin Lee Turner
Des Moines
Iowa
Turner
Columbia
Indiana Supreme Court
South Carolina
Iowan Named to Office in Augustana Luther League
An Iowan was named to office in the Augustana Luther League youth group meeting in Chicago. Esther Ruth Over of Council Bluffs was elected Friday as devotional secretary.
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Chicago
Augustana Luther League
Esther Ruth Over
Council Bluffs
Bandit Steals Sheriff's Car and Kidnaps Deputy
In Madera California a bandit abducted a sheriff's deputy after forcing entry to the county jail. Deputy Harry Haring, 30, radioed for help as the armed suspect James Goldman, 38, fled in the deputy's car. Police set roadblocks and searched highways, but the vehicle was not immediately recovered. The patrol pursued across the rich farming region with orders to monitor all routes.
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Madera
Calif
Caliornia
Harry Haring
Jameo F Goldman
Marlin Young
Bos Banos
Haring
Goldman
Sacramento
Ing
North
Clyde Agurre
Naocone
Phaarins
Goldmicey
Med
Here
Tresus Groscit
Cobmeg
Ale Es
Eral Brusties
Dearborn Establishes Youth Traffic Court
A youth traffic court is set up in Dearborn Michigan, the Detroit suburb, to hear teenage violators aged 15 to 20. Judge George Po Vaart leads the panel, which will assess cases and suggest penalties for those accused, with Martin presiding on sentence. The ceremony marks the program’s start.
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Dearborn
Mich
Cis
Detroit
Wall
Veneca Court
George PO Vaart
Crete Man
Wall Srt
Jude Iniest
Lade
Martin Will
Steel Price Boost Brings Protest
US Steel faces protests over a planned price increase of six dollars per ton while Workers leader David J. McDonald says the company could absorb costs and boost profits. He accuses the firm of masking profit growth and shifting blame to steelworkers. Other firms are expected to raise prices as well.
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Pittsburgh
US Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Robert Anderson
Secretary of the Treasury
US Steel
McDonald
U.S. Steel
Dimson
Corporatas Republic Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Corp
Inn and Steel Co
Hd Itbiliry
Harass U S Pilots Tauthakawa Clash Reported
Unclear OCR text describes tension around American pilots at Pachshawa base and a clash with Japanese police. Vague references to villagers and alleged tailed observers, with damaged place and date details.
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Tauthakawa
Japan
Pachshawa
Novane
Lb Police
Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Weekend
Scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast Saturday east and south portions. Temperatures in the 50s Friday night, rising to the 80s Sunday with partly cloudy skies and a few widely scattered showers. The outlook calls for more showers and a chance of storms into the next period.
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Micuidas
Storny
Cameron La Faces Grim After Floods
Stan Meisler reports from Cameron Louisiana where death and devastation loom as survivors search through floodwaters and rubble for missing relatives. Residents abandon camps to scour makeshift morgues for loved ones with grim determination.
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Cameron
Charles Leboeuf
Cameron Aftermath Deepens Toll From Audrey
Lake Charles Mayor Sidney Gray raised the death toll to 150 in southwest Louisiana as survivors poured in from Cameron. Rescue workers warned the figure would rise while citizens described grim scenes, missing neighbors, and ships and buses buried by the hurricane’s floodwaters.
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Lake Charles
Sidney Gray
Audrey
Louisiana
Cameron
O. B. Carter
Charles Jeffers
Jeffers
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Fesco
Calcasieu River
Gulf of Mexico
Loan Granted to Lime Springs Telephone Co
Washington reports Lime Springs Telephone Co of Riceville Iowa received a Rural Electrification Administration loan of 190 000 dollars to finance local electrical service improvements and expansion efforts.
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Washington
Lime Springs Telephone Co
Riceville
Iowa
Rural Electrification Administraton
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