Church Council Urges New Push for Disarmament
The National Council of Churches General Assembly in St. Louis calls for intensified worldwide disarmament efforts amid rockets and nuclear weapons. It urges rededication to compassion and justice and outlines resolutions on religious liberty, trade, and ending racial segregation in line with Christian teachings.
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ST. Louis
General Assembly of the National Council of Churches
United Nations
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God
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Des Moines Man Awaits Sentence After Narcotics Raid
David Jackson, 27, of Des Moines, one of nine arrested in a Sept 27 narcotics raid, awaits sentence on six charges of illegal heroin possession and sale after pleading guilty in U S District Court. Bond set at $10,000. other co defendants scheduled for trial Monday.
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Des Moines
David Jackson
Jackson
U. S.S. District Court
Polk County
St Paul Woman Faces Forgery Charge After Cashing Bad Checks
Mrs Glo ria M Cossette of St Paul is charged with second degree forgery for cashing about 1300 dollars in bad checks since August. Detective Jeff Couch says she admitted liking nice clothes and obtained about 300 dollars in merchandise and cash on November 7 in two downtown department stores. He states she used 13 false addresses and as many fake driver licenses in the operation.
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Minneapolis
Gloria M. Cossette
St. Paul
Eisenhower Considers NATO Trip Despite Stroke
President Eisenhower weighs attending the December NATO Council meeting in Paris amid recovery from a November 25 stroke. Doctors will decide if he is fit for the December 16 to 18 session as his condition is checked midweek at the farm in Gettysburg.
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NATO Council
Paris
White House
Jerry Beswick
Brandywine
Syracuse
N.Y
Beswick
Frederick
James C. Hagerty
Secret Service
James J. Rowley
Rowley
Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
President's Farm
Washington
Duke of Windsor Tea With Queen Sparks Monarchy Talks
Buckingham Palace announced the Duke of Windsor had tea with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh during a London visit. The event, tied to Maj. Edward Metcalfe’s funeral, renews speculation about lifting the ban on the American-born duchess and a possible return from exile after 21 years.
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Elizabeth II
Duke of Windsor
Paris
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Daily Mail
England
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Palace
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Edward Metcalfe
Vest announces run for Iowa lieutenant governor
State Senator Alan Vest declared he will seek the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in the Iowa primary next June. Vest, a 1951 Senate veteran and former president pro tempore in 1957, becomes the first candidate to announce for the post.
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Sac City
Alan Vest
Iowa
Vest
State Senate
Iowa and Illinois Near Agreement on Truck Tax Reciprocity
Iowa Commerce Commission member Ray Thompson said officials from Iowa and Illinois will present proposals to resolve differences on a truck taxation reciprocity plan after meetings with the Iowa Reciprocity Board. Both sides aim to submit their proposals to each other for final approval.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Illinois
Iowa Reciprocity Board
Ray Thompson
Iowa Commerce Commission
Davenport barber dies in U.S. 6 wreck near Wilton Junction
Kenneth Henry Pink, 23, of Davenport was killed early Thursday when his car collided with a truck on U.S. 6 about five miles west of Wilton Junction. Truck driver David Nicewander, 22, of Ocheyedan said the car veered and struck the truck broadside, with a possible tire blowout cited as the cause.
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Wilton Junction
Kenneth Henry Pink
Davenport
Here
David Nicewander
Ocheyedan
Nicewander
Ottumwa Heights College plans three million dollar facility
Ottumwa Heights College and Academy announced plans for a new three million dollar facility after the prior buildings were destroyed by fire on October 8. The Sisters of the Humility of Mary operate the school. Des Moines officials note a February 1 1958 deadline for 1959 federal airport aid project requests. Congress authorized 63 million dollars for the 1959 program.
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Ottumwa Heights College and Academy
of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary
Des Moines
Frank Berlin
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Iowa
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Berlin
Charles City Man Killed in Iowa 14 Crash
John Mooberry age 65 of Charles City died when his car hit a bridge abutment on Iowa 14 near the city late Wednesday night. Investigating highway patrolman said Mooberry alone in the car may have fallen asleep at the wheel. He had operated a cabin court for 11 years.
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Charles City
John Mooberry
Iowa 14
Here
Mooberry
Business Chiefs Foresee Sains in 1958
Business leaders in New York predict 1958 will bring an overall gain for the U.S. economy. W. W. Morris of Westinghouse Electric foresees GNP rising from 435 to 460 billion dollars with capital goods up and appliance sales up 4 percent. Republic Steel’s William C. Carlin sees a shallow trough between waves of expansion. Ford Motor’s J. O. Wright expects defense orders to surge early in the year, while GM’s E. N. Cole expects a very strong auto market. Reynolds Metals’ Richard Reynolds Jr. expects consumption gains of about 1.5 billion pounds from new uses and existing products over three years.
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Westinghouse Electric
William C. Carlin
Republic Steel
J. O. Wright
Ford Motor
Ford
Pentagon
Wright
General Motors
E. N. Cole
Chevrolet
Richard §. Reynolds Jr
Reynolds Metals
Le Sueur Approves Hospital Bond Issue
Le Sueur voters approve a $445,000 bond issue for a new hospital by a 724 to 447 margin after a 90 percent turnout. The 50 bed facility will be built as plans are finalized, relieving residents who currently travel 15 miles to St Peter or 20 to Mankato for care.
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le Sueur
LE Sueur, Minn
Alan Cords
St. Peter
Mankato
Oleo Violation Holds 30000 Pounds in Des Moines Warehouses
About 30 000 pounds of oleomargarine that fail to meet Iowa oleo marking rules were held in warehouses on state orders. The 1953 legislature allowed yellow margarine in quarter pound packs but required the word oleo on all four sides of each package.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Evening TV and radio schedule highlights
The list outlines a dense afternoon to night lineup with programs across networks and stations. Notables include Burns and Allen and Robin Hood airings alongside film features and sports/weather updates.
No Farewell Appearance as Girard Sails Home
Private William Girard and his Japanese wife Haru sail on the Gen A E Anderson with the last 977 military passengers. The 22 year old from Ottawa Illinois faces discharge en route to Fort Sheridan after a three year suspended sentence for a fatal shooting on a firing range.
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Japan
GI William
Girard
Illinois
Haru
Candy) Girard
A. E. Anderson
San Francisco
Ottawa
United States
Ft. Sheridan
Beaver Fire Dept. Appeals for Returned Borrowed Equipment
The Beaver Fire Department asks all borrowers to return gear to ensure readiness for any potential fires and to have equipment available for firefighting needs.
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Beaver
Okla
Beaver Fire Department
Japan and Soviet Union sign broad trade pact
Japan and the Soviet Union sign a commerce treaty aiming to boost trade to about 28 million dollars annually in each direction. The pact, signed at the Japanese Foreign Office after months of talks, awaits ratification by the Japanese Diet and the Soviet government.
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Tokyo
Japan
Soviet Union
Diet
Russia
Funds Approved for Educational Parley in Minnesota
Minnesota Centennial Commission approved a 10000 grant Thursday to organize a higher education conference next year tied to the state birthday observance. The parley, April 17 19, is led by Hamline University president Paul H Giddens. The commission also allotted 25000 for a university show boat on the Mississippi River and authorized a 600 prize for the county fair presenting the centennial theme at the 1958 exhibitions.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Centennial Commission
Paul H. Giddens
Hamline University
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