Weekend Weather, Temperatures Shaping Up Across Cities
Partly cloudy with little temperature change forecast for Sunday and Monday. The forecast notes high 40s, lows in the 20s, with no significant precipitation. Observed readings include Denver 61, New York 60, Seattle 50, and Chicago 34. Local notices cover traffic fines, road incidents, and a series of hospital and merchant legal actions with several named individuals and firms.
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Sismaree
Minapolis
A. Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Morse Says It's Time for Silence
Senator Morse of Oregon urged restraint in foreign policy, calling for silent support for the administration. He argued that war danger has lessened due to UN unity and leadership, stating this is a moment for thought and united action rather than public disagreement.
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Portland
Morse
D-Ore
Eisenhower
U.N
Deaths Dennis Louis Reilly of Cedar Rapids and Portland
Dennis Louis Reilly, born August 31, 1905 in Ryan, lived in Cedar Rapids then moved to Portland where he died Thursday. A World War II veteran, he worked at the Portland post office and belonged to St. Patrick's in Cedar Rapids. Survived by two sisters, services Tuesday at St. Patrick's with burial at Ryan. Rosary Monday evening at Brady mortuary.
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Dennis Louis Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Ryan
Portland
Ore
Reilly
St. Patrick's Church
John Cunningham
Irene Reilly
Chicago
Hearing on Iowa Budget Is Finished
Des Moines AP reports state agency budget hearings closed with most departments seeking larger 1957 59 biennium funding. The State Board of Control delayed capital requests due to illness. Key increases include Commerce Commission from 205 980 to 322 471 and motor transport from 34 400 to 80 000.
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Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
Loveless
State Board of Control
The
Commerce Commission
Commission
Israel Planning Assault Syria Claims at the UN
Syria charged at the United Nations that nearly half a French division and 100 French aircraft are posted in Israel for an imminent attack on Syria. The Syrian ambassador named arms contracts with Czechoslovakia and denied Soviet involvement, while Israel denied planning any attack.
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N.Y
INS
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Israel
Farid Zeinnedine
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Moscow
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Britain
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Pakistan
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Floods Displace Over 90,000 Along Sumatra Coast
Reports say more than 90,000 people have been left homeless by floods along Sumatra's east coast. The disaster struck Indonesian coastal regions, prompting rescue and relief efforts as authorities assess damage and needs.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
U.S. Cautious on Helping Europeans Pay for Oil
Washington moves to ship 500000 barrels daily to Europe under emergency plans while ruling out a special fund for aid. Europe to cover costs with dollars from their treasuries for at least a month, with Britain France and Italy likely most affected. Officials warn price pressures may rise though no rationing is planned, as tanker shortages persist and a pooled-effort plan proceeds.
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Washington
U.S
Europe
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Italy
Cedar Rapids girl pleads innocent in larceny case
A 16 or 17 year old Cedar Rapids girl, Phyllis Jean Batey of 1209 Fifth Street SE, pled innocent in Linn county district court to larceny after allegedly taking 121 dollars from another girl during a Cedar Rapids drug store lunch. Police say the victim’s money was returned when recovered from a sack Batey carried. Batey previously received a suspended 10 year sentence in August for robbery with aggravation tied to an armed holdup of a Cedar Rapids service station on August 21. Illinois youths Charles F. Wilson and Robert Gates, ages 21 and 19, respectively, were sentenced to 25 years in the Anamosa men’s reformatory for that holdup.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Phyllis Jean Batey
Fifth Street SE
Darlene Donahugh
Batey
Miss Batey
Rockwell Women’s Reformatory
Illinois
Charles F. Wilson
Robert Gates
Anamosa Men
Pleads Innocent Of Drunk Driving By Jesse Valandingham
Jesse M Valandingham 33 of 624 Sixth Street SE pled innocent in district court to a drunk driving charge after his car swerved across First Avenue East Friday night and struck a tree in the 1700 block Police said three weeks earlier Valandingham sustained an abdominal puncture from a nearly four inch needle wielded by his wife who faces an assault charge in district court
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Jesse M. Valandingham
Sixth Street
Valandingham
First Avenue
Man Wanted for Forgery Held in Winneshiek Jail
Cedar Rapids police report Arthur Barness, 32, with no fixed address, is in Winneshiek county jail after a forgery charge. A true information filed by the county attorney alleges he endorsed a $97.20 payroll check in Cedar Rapids on Nov 14. Barness, serving 15 days in Decorah jail for suspension of license, was picked up by Cedar Rapids police on Dec.
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Cedar Rapids
Winneshiek
Arthur Barness
Barness
Decorah
Plumber Sues For 1121.83 Over Materials and Services
A plumber filed a 1121.83 suit in district court against Ruth M Thompson and three defendants asserting due for materials and services furnished to properties owned by Thompson. The petition seeks foreclosure of a mechanic lien and declares liens of two banks and a private party inferior to the plaintiff’s lien.
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Ruth M. Thompson
Francis D. Brown
Brown
Ruth Thompson
Cedar Rapids Building and Loan Association
First National Bank of Marion and Frank
Bessie Sulek
Five Year Sentence To Raymond Harville
Raymond D. Harville a Cedar Rapids man aged 30 was given a sentence not exceeding five years in the Fort Madison state penitentiary after pleading guilty to a concealed weapon charge. Police reported a .22 caliber revolver found in a car at Skyways Inn. Sentencing was by Judge Charles Penningroth.
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Cedar Rapids
Raymond D. Harville
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Harville
Sixth Street SE
Mersine
Skyways Inn
Charles Penningroth
Miller Lieutenant Mourned After Air Force Service
Relatives of Lt. Miller traveled to Florida while funeral arrangements were pending the return of the body to Cedar Rapids. Survived by his parents, three brothers Arlo Arlen and Gene and a sister Evelyn Miller of Cedar Rapids.
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Grinnell College
University of Iowa
Air Force
Miller
Florida
Cedar Rapids
Arlo
Arlen
Gene
Evelyn Miller
Licenses of Two C R Drivers Suspended
Two motorists Saturday drew 30 day suspensions of their drivers licenses in municipal court. Cecil Dennis age 17 of 1123 Sixteenth street SE was accused of driving with four persons in the front seat of a pickup truck and Robert Westhine of 612 Eighth avenue SE accused of speeding.
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C Avenue
Robert Whetstine
Eighth Avenue
James Lynn
Newton
Jane Yoakum
Dewey Hibben
Fifth Avenue
Alice Bixby
Nineteenth Street
Walter Valenta
Walker
Raymond Surls
A Avenue
Patricia Harwick
Judith Gipp
Marion
Mary Hunting
First Avenue
Cecil Dennis
Sixteenth Street SE
Joseph Benes
Fifth Avenue SE
Joe Zacek
Tenth Avenue SE
Eighth Avenue SE
U S Track Stars Sweep Medals in Final Day Clash
The United States clinched 16 track and field golds on the final day, led by Morrow in the 400 meters and the 4x100 relay, plus strong showings in the 1600 relay and high jump by Miss McDaniel who cleared 5-9 3/4. France, Ireland, and Australia also posted notable results as Japan and Germany trailed.
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U.S
Jesse Owens
Berlin
Helsinki
Russia
Nick Costes
Farrell
Alain Mimoun
France
Australia
Tom Courtney
Charlie Jenkins
Lou Jones
Jesse Mashburn
Rhe l
Miss McDaniel
Mildred
Romania
Yolanda Balas
Husing Improvement Reported After Brain Tumor
Sportscaster Ted Husing, recovering from a brain tumor, was reported to be getting better in nearly all aspects except eyesight. The Burke Foundation said most of the tumor was removed in two operations and that he was nearly blind with little chance of recovery in sight.
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White Plains
N. Y
Ted Husing
Burke Foundation
Husing
Five killed as Westlander diesel crashes into steam train
In Brisbane, five people died and 13 were injured when the diesel express Westlander collided with a standing steam train at Wallumdilla station, about 20 miles from Brisbane, on Saturday.
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Brisbane
Australia
Westlander
Wallumdilla
Fading Plain Language in Quaker Practice
George W. Cornell notes a decline in the Quaker habit of using plain language or thee. Executives like Arnold B. Vaught cite diminishing use as centuries of custom erode. The piece traces its origins to princial equality and the shift away from distinctive address forms.
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Arnold B. Vaught
Friends Center
New York
England
City Briefs and Notices from the Iowa City Area
hospitalizations include LeRoy C. Dixon at Veterans hospital in Iowa City with visitors allowed and Patricia Lowe at St Luke's hospital with visitors allowed. plus local ads on holidays and a pledge to Phi Delta Phi at the University of Iowa. a break-in reported at Hawkeye Shell, and a Cedar Rapids Bird Club meeting with specific speakers. Also a historical note on Quaker practices and notable figures.
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Fifteenth Street
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Patricia Lowe
James Lowe
C Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
James L. Chipokas
Louis Chilpokas
Twelfth Avenue SE
Phi Delta Phi
University of Iowa
Coliseum Opens For Seventh Parade Of Barber Shop Quartets
Doors to the Memorial coliseum open at 7 15 tonight for the seventh annual Parade of Barber Shop Quartets sponsored by the Cedar Rapids chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America Curtain time is 8 15 sharp Chairman Gordon Christian urged parade goers to arrive early to be seated by 8 15 as seating will be restricted to numbered sections after that time
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Memorial Coliseum
Barber Shop
Cedar Rapids
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Gordon Christian J
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