Hick Asks Bonus for Hog Sales
United States Department of Agriculture economists study a proposal to pay premiums for sows and gifts marketed for slaughter. Sen. Hickenlooper pushes a plan costing up to 150 million dollars to reduce breeding stock and curb the spring pig crop amid low hog prices and farm distress.
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Another Day for Speeding Test in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa public safety commissioner Clinton Moyer says there will be another day and another case in the night time 65 mile per hour speed limit test. The first case, against Gerald J Haldorf of Algona, was dismissed for insufficient time to present evidence. Moyer indicated the attorney general will decide when and where to pursue another test case and press for early action. Haldorf, arrested near Duncombe for 71 mph at night, had prior convictions for driving without a license.
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Des Moines
Clinton Moyer
Iowa
Moyer
Haldorf
Weather Outlook: Cloudy with Freezing Drizzle to Snow
The forecast warns of cloudy skies through Sunday with freezing drizzle changing to snow and continuing tonight and Sunday forenoon. Strong northeasterly winds will cause considerable drifting, and temperatures will dip to 18 to 23 tonight with highs in the 20s on Sunday.
Anthony Fined Total of $800 On Raid Counts
Cedar Rapids scene notes a club manager Charles J Anthony 71 pled guilty to immoral entertainment and illegal liquor charges arising from a Oct 20 raid. He received 300 dollars and costs on liquor and 500 dollars and costs on morals plus a suspended three month sentence. Naomi Warren 32 pled guilty to immoral entertainment on Oct 26 and received 200 dollars and costs with a suspended three month term.
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Cedar Rapids
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Charles J. Anthony
Willis A. Glassgow
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Chicago
Naomi V. Warren
Rodes
Eisenhower SEES WORLD NEEDS HIM AS 1956 RUN
Senator Knowland and Representative Martin discussed the presidents future at Eisenhowers downtown offices and predicted he will run again for the world safety. Martin urged a world focus, urging a continuation of leadership while outlining congressional priorities including highway aid school funding tax relief and farm measures.
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Airmen Rally To Aid Wrights' Pioneer Charles Taylor
At Travis Air Force Base air crews launched a cross Pacific fund drive to aid Charles E. Taylor 87 credited with building the first aircraft engine. A hospital stay and income of 800 a year from an Orville Wright fund prompted the appeal as containers bearing his story circulated at MATS centers in Hawaii Wake Island Tokyo and Los Angeles County Hospital.
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Gieseking Hurt in Crash Wife Dead in Bus Accident
Walter Gieseking, famed pianist, was among 15 injured when a bus skid on an icy road and rammed a bridge pillar near Stuttgart. His wife died in the crash and an American serviceman also perished while the trip to Rome was canceled for the group.
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Des Moines Fire Routs 100 At Downtown Block
A midnight blaze in Des Moines destroyed a quarter block near the post office area, forcing 100 plus evacuees from the Salvation Army center and Olympia hotel. Fire officials say all escaped unharmed. several residents lost belongings. Phillips luncheonette rear likely ignition point with spread to Pete's Place and other shops.
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Robert Doty
Granville Knight
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M. G. Allen
Pilot crash lands B-29 after eight hours circling Tokyo
Captain William W. West of South Charleston West Virginia piloted a B-29 recon plane that could not fully retract its landing gear. With eight hours of circling Yokota air base and fuel nearly exhausted he chose a belly landing. Two crewmen parachuted. nine remained aboard as ground crews laid foam along 4,000 feet of runway and emergency services stood by.
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South Charleston
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Howe
Iowa Warned to Brace for Cold Spell
Weathermen warned Eastern Iowa to brace for a cold snowy weekend with hazardous driving conditions. Blizzard conditions affected the northwestern corner, Spencer saw the storm first with heavy snow and strong winds reducing visibility. One to two inches of snow were forecast late today with winds up to 35 mph and frigid temperatures tonight and Sunday.
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Gary Crawford 17 Dies From Cedar Rapids Crash
Gary Lee Crawford, 17, of 1635 Park Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, died Saturday at 1 am in University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries from a traffic crash in Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon. The motorcycle rider collided with a car at First Avenue and Thirty sixth Street E. He had been in critical condition. He was a Franklin high school senior and member of S and J Paul’s Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother Mrs Helen Secor, two sisters Jacqueline and Karen, a brother David, and grandparents Earl Metham of Rock Island and Mrs Etta Crawford of Marion Ohio. Burial in Linwood Cemetery after services Monday at 3:30 pm in Turner Chapel conducted by Dr H Hughes Dill.
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Boone
Jacqueline
Karen Crawford
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Earl Metham
Rock Island
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Marion
Ohio
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Franklin High School
Turner
Iowa Department Store Sales Gain
Iowa department store sales through October rose six percent from 1954, with five Iowa cities showing a seven percent October rise over September and six percent above October 1954. Dubuque led gains, Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Waterloo posted solid increases, while Sioux City showed declines year over year.
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UCLA Sociologist Sees Birthrate Affecting Family Size
Los Angeles AP reports Dr Ruth Riemer a UCLA sociologist argues that if current birthrates persist American women could raise families as large as those of their grandparents and great grandparents, aligning with historical family sizes.
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Ruth Riemer
UCLA
Georgia Tech Students Riot Over Sugar Bowl Conflict
Georgia Tech students clashed with state troopers and police near the Capitol and governor's mansion in Atlanta to protest Gov. Marvin Griffin's move to ban Tech from the Sugar Bowl with Pittsburgh. Rioters burned Griffin effigies and demanded the team be allowed to play.
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