Relief Plan Geared for Flood Area
The government moved to launch an 80 million dollar flood relief program to aid northeastern areas hit by flood damage. President Eisenhower planned a White House briefing on progress after his Philadelphia speech, with plans targeting streets water systems schools and debris removal.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Colorado
White House
Congress
Sam. Rayburn
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
American Bar Association Convention
Independence Hall
John Marshall
Marshall
United States
Denver
Geneva
America
Indians Move Within Half Game Of White Sox With 2-0 Win
Cleveland moved within a half game of the AL leaders after a 2-0 victory over Boston behind seven hit pitching by Mike Garcia. In the NL, the Giants defeated the Cardinals 4-1 and the Pirates beat the Reds 4-2.
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Cleveland
White Sox
Boston
New York Yankees
Mike Garcia
New York Giants
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Russians to buy 40 Santa Gertrudis cattle in Texas
A Soviet farm delegation led by Vladimir Matskevich travels to San Antonio to purchase 40 Santa Gertrudis cattle from the Santa Gertrudis Breeders Association. Yuri Golubash, Dmitri Kostyukhin, and Georgi Bolshakov accompany the delegation, aiming to import the stock to Russia amid interest in agricultural machinery.
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Washington
INS
Texas
Yuri Golubash
San Antonio
Golubash
Dmitri I. Kostyukhim
Georgi Bolshakov
Tass
Vladimir M. Matskevich
National Press Club
Russia
United States
King Ranch
Santa Gertrude Breeders Association
Workers vote on strike at Allis-Chalmers Cedar Rapids plant
In Cedar Rapids a strike vote is underway at the Allis-Chalmers plant amid ongoing contract talks led by mediator Robert Hall. Union seeks 19 to 25 cents hourly raises plus pension improvements retroactive to June 2. company offers 12 to 18 cents with no pension changes or retroactivity. Don Harris joins local negotiators as vote proceeds.
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Cedar Rapids
Allis-Chalmers
Robert Hall
Des Moines
U. S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Don Harris
Rock Island
United Electrical Workers
Milo Sedlacek
D. A. Loferski
Walter Pierce
Richard Carne
Allis‘Chalmers
United Auto Workers
Nixon To Speak At Iowa Education Convention Nov 3
Charles F. Martin announced Vice President Richard Nixon will address the Iowa State Education Association convention in Des Moines on November 3. More than 15 000 people are expected at the 101st annual event, with Nixon to speak in the evening at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Education Association
Charles F. Martin
Richard Nixon
Martin
Nixon
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Moines
Keyser Plan Approved by South Side Civic Club
Engineer Lloyd Keyser presented a plan to eliminate the Fourth street railroad tracks and received unanimous approval at a South Side Civic Club meeting. Of 42 votes cast, all supported Keyser proposal.
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Cedar Rapids News
Lloyd Keyser
Fourth Street
South Side
Faure faces revolt as Moroccan crisis deepens in France
Paris reports Premier Edouard Faure breaks talks with Moroccan leaders at Aix les Bains and returns to Paris to stem a revolt by rightist deputies threatening his six month old government. France calls 60 000 reservists amid bloodshed in Morocco Algeria Tunisia with thousands of troops in place and ongoing fighting in Atlas regions and Algiers.
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Edigar Faure
Aix-Les- Bains
Faure
France
Morocco
Algeria
Aix-Les-Bains
Foreign Legionnaires
Tunisia
Premier Faure
North
Africa
Atlas
Tadla
Casablanca
Algiers
Constantine
Aures
Des Moines Man Reports Theft of $400 While Asleep
Marvin Nelson of Des Moines reported a theft at the YMCA where more than $400 vanished from his room during the night. He left over $400 in a folder in his trousers pocket. police noted the unlatched room and trousers on a suitcase.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Marvin Nelson
Nelson
The
Twelve killed as Tennessee school bus collides with train
The toll in Spring City Tennessee rose to 11 with the death of eight year old Jerry Mincey in a hospital. Ten children died when a Spring City elementary bus carrying 40 students was hit by a line train near the school on Monday. Several others remained in serious condition.
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Spring City, Tenn
Tennessee
Jerry Mincey
Spring City
Wife Threatens Divorce Over Chicago Strike Shutdown
Esther Quigley, a 35 year old Chicago housewife, threatens divorce if Harrison Sheet Steel Company closes because of a strike by her husband Andrew Quigley and 400 coworkers. She led a 40 woman march to the union hall and urged workers to return to work to avoid layoffs and lost seniority.
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Chicago
INS
Esther Quigley
Andrew
CIO
United Auto Workers
Harrison Sheet Steel Company
In Memoriam Notes From Brantford Ont Obituary Clippings
Fragmentary memorial listings from Brantford Ontario mark tributes to Marietta Hughes and Mrs E H Bingham by multiple donors. Additional entries record condolences for Anna B Moore and small gifts from individuals including Dee, Billy Dallas, and local theatre group Wizard of Oz Players.
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M Rietta Hughes
E. H. Bingham
C. W. Aird
Brantford
Ont
Anna B. Moore
Anabel J. Kurtz
Edward Q. Beatie
Evan- Sane
Dee
Billy Dallas
Forest Drive
Total raises and budget figures in local financial note
The record shows total income of 6015.42 dollars against a budget of 7900.00 dollars. Remaining amount to be raised is 984.58 dollars. The figures reflect a shortfall to meet the budget.
Dog's Lung Used In Girl's Surgery
A three year old girl in Minneapolis underwent a delicate heart operation using a dog’s lung as a detour vessel to keep blood circulating. Carey Ann Katz received blood from nine airmen at Truax Field and was reported in satisfactory condition at the University of Minnesota hospital. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Kutz of Madison Wisconsin.
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Minneapolis
INS
Carey Ann Katz
Truax Field
Madison
Wis
University of Minnesota Hospital
Carey Ann
Norman Kutz
Madison, Wis
Florist cites corsage trouble for strapless gowns
Guelph Ontario florist son Pratt told a meeting of horticulturists that strapless evening gowns have nearly ruined the corsage business. He said florists cannot find a way to attach corsages to bare skin.
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Guelph
Ont
Anson Pratt
Florist
Ontario Horticulturists
Florists
Army Reports Impressive Test Flight of Convertiplane
The Army announced a first flight of its convertiplane, a Bell Aircraft design with three blade rotor-propellers on 30 foot fixed wings. It rose to 20 feet, then demonstrated helicopter and airplane modes with rapid rotor conversion. Aircraft engineers say conversion takes about 15 seconds without losing altitude or speed. Top airspeed as airplane projected at 150 mph, versus 110 mph as helicopter. Capacity four persons or two litter patients plus attendant and pilot.
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Washington
INS
Army
Texas
Bell Aircraft Corporation
U. S. Air Force
Weather Quiet Today With Uncertain Outlook Across Iowa
Eastern Iowa sees scattered showers with a mix of warm air and cooler spots. Cedar Rapids reports a soaking rain of 0.07 inch and 64 degrees at midday, while other towns log varied rainfall and temperate changes as warm and cold fronts merge.
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Hawkeye
Algona
Estherville
Kanawha
Webster City
Popejoy
Williams
Jewell
Hubbard
Buckeye
Eldora
West Bend
Mason
Eisenhower warns against peace built on injustice abroad
President Eisenhower declares no true peace can accept a divided Germany or Communist subversion. Atty Gen Countryman vows continued raids to padlock illegal liquor taverns after new style operations across Plymouth and Davenport counties.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
United States
Germany
Geneva
Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
Countryman
Plymouth County
Davenport
Johnny Hartman
Kent Emery
Fire kills six children in Cleveland tenement blaze
Six children from three families died in a two story Cleveland east side tenement fire. William Murphy Jr aged 6 Veronica 5 and Larry 5 were among the victims. Mrs Murphy escaped as firefighters from seven companies contained the blaze. Cause remains undetermined.
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Cleveland
INS
William Murphy
William, Jr
Veronica
Larry
Oh no country for me thrashing machines joke
A humorous quip from a child devoted to farm life, refusing to visit his aunt due to his fear of thrashing machines. He jokes that even today they thresh by hand, preferring his current rural chores.
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