Polish Strike Ends After Government Seizure of Depot
Poland's longest strike since Poznan ended with the seizure of a streetcar depot and a pledge to study workers wage demands. The Dombrowski depot was cleared by troops and militia, buses and trolleys ran with guards aboard, and about 80 percent of strikers returned to work as authorities rushed reinforcements.
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Lodz
Poland
Poznan
Dombrowski
Warsaw
Communist Party
Votes cast in unnamed names fuel Teamsters probe
Two Brooklyn witnesses testified before the Senate rackets committee that they were voting in a New York Teamsters election without being members. They said Joseph Curcio arranged fictitious Local 269 delegates to back John O Rourke for citywide president in 1956, part of an alleged scheme involving Jimmy Hoffa and Johnny Dio. Barbera testified he may have voted while drunk. records show at least one vote in his name. Several Dio associates invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
New York
Joseph Curcio
Johnny Dio
Senate
Basil Koschel
Armando Simontacci
Brooklyn
Koschel
Curcio
Simontacci
Teamsters Local 269
John O’rourke
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
Dio
Hoffa
O’rourke
Barbera
George Baker
Harry Davidoff
Davidoff
Teamsters Local
Lee McNeely Plans Departure as U S Court Clerk
Lee McNeely of Dubuque will resign as federal court clerk for the northern district of Iowa effective August 31. The long serving official, honored five years ago for 40 years of service, started in 1912 after a career in the patent office journalism and as a Washington House aide. No successor has yet been named.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee McNeely
Dubuque
Rapids
McNeely
Iowa
Waterloo
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Washington, D. C
Patent Office
Washington
U. S. House of Representatives
South Dakota
Appomaceet
Senate Tributes for McCarthy Highlight Fight Against Communism
In Washington the late Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin was praised in a senate tribute session. Lawmakers from both rivals recalled his anti communist stance and his impact on the era amid lingering controversy and a 1954 censure vote.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Youth Cleared in Hit-Run Death of Cedar Rapids Trucker
Special to The Gazette reports Lee John Barker a 31 year old Cedar Rapids trucker died from injuries in a hit and run near Prairie du Chien. A youth arrested in a high speed chase between Strawberry Point and Manchester was cleared of involvement. Robert K Smock 18 of Marquette remains jailed on breaking and entering with fines for speeding and resisting arrest. Sheriff Clayton County Forrest Fischer said the arrestee was taken into custody before the crash and authorities seek a motorist who tried to remove a damaged fender in Manchester. The case continues as investigators search for the hit run driver.
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the Gazette
Eleader—Lee John Barker
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Prairie du Chiens
Strawberry Point
Manchester
Clayton County
Forrest Fischer
Robert K. Smock
Marquette
Iowa
Fischer
Barker
Post Cancels Steeves Sierra Survival Article
Washington AP The Saturday Evening Post canceled a planned story about Lt David Steeves who survived 54 days in the Sierras after a jet trainer crash. Editors cited discrepancies in Steeves account and ongoing Air Force review as reasons for ending the agreement.
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Steeves
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Can Washington
Senate
David Steeves
Sierras
Air Force
California ‘Mountains
Blair
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
House approves postal rate hike amid pay dispute
Seven Republican House members supported a bill raising postal rates to Oct 1. Rep Coach, a Democrat, opposed. Senate leaders doubt action this year. some Democrats favor passage to aid postal workers though Eisenhower opposes broad federal raises. The House approved the rate increase 256 to 129 with 85 Democrats and 171 Republicans for.
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Town
House
Rep
Coach
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Navy to Cut 18000 Civilian Jobs in Current Year
Washington report says the Navy will lay off 18000 civilian employees in the current fiscal year, most by October 31. The decision comes as part of budget reductions.
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Washington
Navy
In Memory Donations Move Camp Good Health Fund
Fragmentary OCR lists memorial gifts and donations for Camp Good Health. Names include Capt. Fortes H. Cockburn and Mrs. M. L. Johnson with amounts such as 6 014.15 and 50.00, 25.00 from friends Neil Crissy Patrice and Mary Jane.
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Fortes H. Cockburn
M. L. Johnson
Neil, Crissy
Patrice
Mary Jane
F. E. Ormsby
In Memory Donations and Fire Fighters Auxiliary Appeal
A fragmented memorial listing shows donations of 5.00 and 1.00 amounts for Frank L Oyrs and Judy Mc Om, with a total of 6,290.28 raised and 1,894.85 still to be raised. The Fire Fighters Auxiliary contributions are noted among the entries.
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Frank L. Oyrs
el A
Judy Mc
Food Price Index Turns Downward in Wholesale Market
Dun and Bradstreet data show a slight decline in the wholesale food price index for the current week to 6.36 from 6.39 a week earlier. The index remains 4.6 percent above the same week last year.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Rain Does Not Halt All-Iowa Fair Events
By Dan Hinson midget auto racing proceeded as scheduled at the All-Iowa fair on Wednesday after a Tuesday thunderstorm. Sixty racers registered by 11 am and the show drew about 5 000 attendees, reaching 12 000 for three performances. Attendance through Tuesday was 17 228, totaling 55 890 for the three days.
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Enaeite
Hawkeye Downs
Good Neighbor Day Arts and Dairy Crown Highlight Iowa Event
Thursday features a Troy Mills revue and band concerts plus a flower arrangement demonstration. The state dairy contest kicks off with Poe the garden flower judging and the crowning of the Dairy Princess Marilyn Dralle, 20, of Allison, at the Iowa state finals in Ames.
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Holden
Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Poe
Marilyn Dralle
Fred Dralle
Allison
Iowa
Dairy Princess Contest At All-Iowa Fair Highlights
Princess Miss Carolyn Card of Webster City competed during the intermission of Holiday on Ice as Dairy Princess candidates from 24 counties entered the contest. Judges included Mrs H L Witmer Tipton Norbert Kash Waterloo and Dan Murphy Des Moines. Continued on page 6.
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Iowa
Marilyn Drake
Allison
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Card
Drake
Iowa Dairy Promotion Association
Chicago
Patty Gose
Jefferson
Mary Werner
Sumner
Webster City
H. L. Witmer
Tipton
State Farm Bureau
Norbert Kash
Waterloo
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Dan Murphy
Des Moines
Ike hints extra session on aid
President Eisenhower said he may call an extra session of Congress if foreign aid funding is not approved. He announced signing a bill authorizing 3.367 billion dollars for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and plans to seek the full authorized amount, noting a cut of 500 million from his May request may have serious effects.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Crude Efforts by Khrushchev Draw Western Criticism
The state department accused Nikita Khrushchev of crude attempts to influence the West German elections. Spokesman Lincoln White said the communique from the visit was a long dull propaganda document and that the USSR continues its negative approach to the German problem. He dismissed threats to retaliate over NATO atomic support units and noted Western leaders remained steady.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Department
Lincoln White
Khrushchev
White
East Germany
Ussr
U.S
Western Europe
NATO
Soviet Union
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Iowa With Heavy Winds
Thunderstorms rolled across Iowa bringing spotty rain and cooler highs. A large barn burned at the Charles Pierce farm near Afton due to lightning. Des Moines saw 64 mph gusts knocking down trees and cutting lines. Rain totals varied from .23 inch in Cedar Rapids to over an inch northeast of town. Temperatures fell from the 90s to the upper 60s and 80s across the state with more showers forecast into Friday and beyond.
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Iowa
Charles Pierce
Afton
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Spencer
Burlington
Youths Defy U S Warning and Depart for Red China
Forty one American youths defied a State Department warning and left Moscow for Peiping aboard the Moscow Peiping Trans-Siberian Express. Two withdrew before departure, others indicated they might join later by air or along the route.
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Moscow
U. S
China
Peiping
Jake Rosen
New York
Kiev
U. S. State Department
David
Albert Maysles
Boston
Herter
Edward Killham
Llewelyn Thompson
Stocks Stage Sharp Slump
New York brokers reported late selling that pushed the market down. The Associated Press average indicates about two and three-quarters billion dollars was wiped from the value of all New York Stock Exchange listed stocks.
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New York
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
Woman Climber’s Body Found On Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs resident Mrs. Inestine Roberts aged 88 was found dead Wednesday night on Pikes Peak She had been missing since August 5 during her 15th ascent of the 14 110 foot peak Searchers located the body near a cabin high on the slopes.
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Colorado Springs
Inestine Roberts
Pikes Peak
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McClellan
D - Ark
Anthony Doria
Justice Department
Doria
C.R. Trucker
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Clay Blair, Jr
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Ames
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American Fence Dealers
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Ike
Alburnett
Garner
Orville Schmidt
Marion, S. D
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Dan O’connell
Guy Carawan
Peggy Seeger
Stan Fukson
Richard Sherman
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Warren McKenna
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