Boy Leaves Sick Bed To Show Steer
Chuck Wood Jr 17 of Spencer Iowa overcame fever asthma and a broken leg to show his 950 pound Angus calf Holy Cow at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The grand champion steer prize could net up to 30000 as his father praised his determination and plans for college in medicine or veterinary studies.
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Chicago
Chuck Wood, Jr
Spencer
Chuck
Wood
Iowa State College
Charles E. Wood, Jr
Young Wood
A. D. Weber
Kansas State College
The
International
Doors blamed as aid flows after Chicago church fire
Fire experts argued two closed doors might have cut deaths at Our Lady of Angels school possibly saving many. Chicago investigators found no door at the landing. Arson theories centered on a pupil smoking in the basement stairwell and triggering the blaze. Police questioned pupils and nuns as the investigation continued.
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Chicago
UPI
Our Lady of Angels
National Fire Protection Assn
Albert H. Petersen
Cedar Rapids Man Dies From Fire Injuries
Charles P. Jones 58, a Cedar Rapids resident, died from smoke inhalation and pneumonia after a house fire the previous weekend. His wife Sarah was injured leaping from a second floor. Jones, credit manager for Penick & Ford, left a wife, two daughters, his mother and two sisters. Service details to be announced. a memorial fund to St John’s church is requested.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Jones
Park Ave. SE
Sarah
Charles Paul Jones
Tipton
St. John’s Episcopal Church
the Elks Club
Indian Creek
Jones
Penick & Ford
James L. Manley
Hiawatha
N. F. Moore
Topanga
Calif
E. J. Lee
Harry Carr
Turner Chapel
St. John’s Memorial
Lion In Basement Prompts City Rescue Of 6 Month Lion
Salt Lake City AP report says a 6 month old lion named Susie was found in a basement after a meter reader spotted a lion. Police contacted the animal rescue league, which removed Susie, while owner Robert Minnick explained the animal was brought from Africa and fed rabbits daily. Neighbors said they were unaware of the lion living in the basement.
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Salt Lake City
Susie
The
Animal Rescue League
Don Cooper
Robert Minnick
Africa
Minnick
Food Prices Drop Below Year Ago in 1958 Week
New York AP report shows wholesale food prices fell to $6.39 this week, down 4 cents from last week and 3 cents below the same week last year, marking the first drop below the year-earlier level in 1958 according to Dun and Bradstreet.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Escapee Hidden for Six Weeks in Parsons Home
Parsons Kansas AP reports Richard Allgaier, an escapee from Missouri penitentiary, hid in Wilbur March family home for six weeks after being taken in when ill. March and wife say they sheltered him to protect their six children but later faced threats from the fugitive. March says police pressured him to sign a statement denying threats.
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Parsons
Kan
Wilbur March
March
Richard Allgaier
St. Louis
Missouri Penitentiary
Aligaier
Allgaier
Mrs. March
Settlement Reached in Air Strike
Weary negotiators reached a tentative settlement of the 13 day Trans World Airlines machinists strike. The agreement, awaiting ratification by IAM members, includes a 30 cent per hour wage increase and a later vote by union officers. If approved, operations resume and furloughed staff begin returning to work.
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Kansas City
Trans World Airlines
Navy
International Assn. of Machinists Union
TWA
Charles Thomas
Capital, National
Northeast Airlines
Thomas
IAM
SAM
Leverett Edwards
National Mediation Board
Mice To Go Up in U S Satellites
The United States will launch multiple satellites from Vandenberg California over the coming weeks. Some carries mice and a monkey may be used. The ARPA project aims to place a 1300 pound satellite this year or next with potential capsule recovery and no crew yet.
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Vandenberg
California
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Project
Discoverer
Roy Johnson
ARPA
Johnson
Earth
Elderly Woman Robs New York Bank for About $3000
A woman believed in her 60s robbed a First National City Bank branch on 7th Avenue near 34th Street, threatening to splash acid on teller Louis Basile, then fled into Christmas shoppers. The note was pushed across the counter and no weapon was shown.
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New York
First National City Bank
7Th Ave
34Th. St
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
Garment District
Louis Basile
Brooklyn
Army Sets Moon Rocket For Launch At Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL AP The army unveiled its large moon rocket June II as the service tower rolled back in preparation for a launch expected within a week.
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Cape Canaveral
Flu Like Virus Loosens in Iowa Says Health Officials
Iowa health leaders say an unidentified flu like virus is circulating in the state though no epidemic is expected. Officials note the illness resembles the Asian flu but is not the same strain and is unlikely to cause a major outbreak before March. Cases reported in Cedar Rapids areas are gradual and not alarming.
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Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Ralph Heeren
Iowa Department of Health
Division of Preventable Diseases
Albert McKee
Iowa City
World Health Organization
Heeven
Heeren
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Regis
Washington
Jefferson
Malibu Fire Threat Holds After Massive Brush Outbreak
A wind driven blaze in Malibu’s Santa Monica mountains scorched 26 homes and forced hundreds to flee. Firefighters with pumps and residents battled flame walls near the 101 while Lew Ayres Ronald Reagan Bob Hope and Glenn Ford properties burned or were evacuated. Evacuation centers housed 150 plus, eight firefighters were burned, and the blaze threatened the film colony along the coast.
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Malibu Beach
Calif
Santa Monica Mountains
Lew Ayres
Ronald Reagan
Bob Hope
Glenn Ford
Ford
Beach Colony
Jackie Coogan
Los Angeles
Chuckles About A Ride In The Country With Gas In Town
A lighthearted exchange features a man inviting a country ride while the woman jokes about running out of gas in town. The quip reflects casual humor on everyday errands and time constraints.
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Rex Conn
Gazette Farm Editor
International Amphitheater
Spencer High School
Greg
Harry Penzin
Rapids Gazette
Charles P. Jones
Lion
Meter Man
Today's Index
Daily Record Deaths
Inez Robb
Him
T.W.A
U. S
N.Y
McKee
Franklin
Wilson
Mass
Malibu
Quicksilver
John Barton
U. S. 101
San Francisco
Ayres Home
20Th Century-Fox
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