Eisenhower hosts Nehru for overnight talks at Gettysburg
President Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Nehru arrive in Gettysburg after a Washington to Gettysburg motorcade for an overnight stay. They aim for closer relations and mutual understanding rather than specific agreements. Nehru envisions bridging nations and hopes for U.S. recognition of Communist China in time.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
Washington
Blair House
Chou En-lai
Red China
Chou
U. S
China
U. N
Nixon
National Airport
U.S
Republic of India
Eisennhower
Pair Held for Five Hours as Theft Prelude
Two gunmen invaded the Hyattsville apartment of bank teller Donald Bischoff and his wife, held them captive five hours, then forced Bischoff to drive to the College Park Suburban Trust to surrender weekend deposits. No one injured. Police alerted after Bischoff freed himself.
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College Park
Mrs. Donald Bischoff
Hyattsville
Bischoff
Suburban Trust Company
Fishline
Bishoffs
University of Maryand
Washington
Bishoff
Des Moines Considers Subpoenas On Liquor Enforcement Talks
The Des Moines city council asked Polk County Attorney Leo Tapscott to issue subpoenas for former Council Member Ruby Holton and reporters George Mills Guy Toulouse and Fred Pettid of the Des Moines Register and Tribune to learn what they knew about city plans to relax liquor and gambling law enforcement. The 3-2 vote authorizes the immediate subpoenas.
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Des Moines
INS
Polk County Attorney’s Office
Polk County
Leo Tapscott
Ruby Holton
George Mills
Guy Toulouse
Fred Pettid
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Power mower aids post office in Christmas card rush
In Terryville Connecticut assistant postmaster James Flynn used a power mower to operate canceling machines and process 10 000 Christmas cards after a storm knocked out electricity at the post office.
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Terryville
Conn
James Flynn
Gage Named Acting President at Coe College
Dr. Harry Gage, 78, longtime Coe College president, appointed acting president by the college trustees after Howell Brooks resignation. Former Lindenwood and Huron College president, founder of the Association of American Colleges, and Presbyterian minister, will lead until a permanent successor is chosen. He and Mrs. Gage reside at 1400 Second Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids News
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
College Board of Trustees
Howell Brooks
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Midwest
Huron College
Coe
Association of American Colleges
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Coe Board of Trustees
Gage
Second Avenue SE
Hawks Get Royal Sendoff From Cedar Rapids Airport
More than a thousand people watched the Iowa Hawkeyes depart for the Rose Bowl as fog delayed flight plans at Municipal airport Cedar Rapids. Coach Forest Evashevski spoke to mayors and officials before the team rode buses to Moline for departure to California and a 3 30 p m takeoff.
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Municipal
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Moline
California
Page of Pictures at Eastern Iowa Mayors Sendoff for Iowa Football
A page back gives a photo layout from the Eastern Iowa mayors sendoff for the Iowa football team. The 44 man squad received a round of applause as dignitaries greeted them at a Terrace Room breakfast. Players and coaches each got a gold painted key with a Rose Bowl motto. Mrs Evashevski accepted a silver bowl of red roses as Cedar Rapids band played in the lobby.
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Tom Merryman
Suchy
Roger Pyburn
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids
Don Suchy
Iowa
Lebeda
Chelsea
Pyburn
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Leads In Spending Rate
Cedar Rapids shows the strongest income growth among Iowa cities with an 11 month 1956 spending rise of 10.7 percent driven by checks drawn on local banks. Davenport Ottumwa and Des Moines follow with smaller gains while Sioux City declines. November figures show mixed results across cities with Cedar Rapids at 8.0 percent and statewide up 3.9 percent for the month.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Davenport
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Burlington
Sioux City
Ar Rapids
Ubuque
Midwest
Bank of Chicago
Three Million in Flight Insurance For Iowa's Hawks
Iowa's Hawkeyes head to California with three million dollars in passenger flight insurance on two planes bound for the trip. Coverage totals one and a half million per plane with twenty five thousand dollars per passenger, including children. Continental Casualty and Associated Aviation underwrote the policies via the Hughes agency and Airport Sales. Cedar Rapids officials lauded the sendoff at a breakfast for mayors and football supporters, praising the community effort that backed the trip and boosted the team's morale.
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Iowa Football Party
California
Lyman B. Hughes
Hughes Agency
Des Moines
Doris Hall
Municipal Airport
Airport Sales Corporation
Continental Casualty
Associated Aviation
Hughes
Miss Hall
Kudrna Quits as Cedar Rapids Police Chief After Six Years
Cedar Rapids city council approved the retirement of Police Chief William Kudrna after 27 years on the force with departure set for January 22. Safety Commissioner Prochaska praised his record, noting Kudrna built a strong department and will be hard to replace.
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Cedar Rapids
William Kudrna
Kudrna
E. A. Prochaska
Kudina
Prochaska
Jesse Clift
Iowa
Midwest
Bill
C. W. Garberson
Garberson
Jim Meaghan
Des Moines Man Appointed Cedar Rapids Personnel Officer
John F. Graves 33, former Des Moines personnel head, was chosen by Cedar Rapids City Council Monday to establish a new city post as personnel officer. He will start January 1 at 5800 dollars annually and help create job classifications central records recruiting training and employment rules.
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Cedar Rapids
John F. Graves
Des Moines
Graves
Jim Meaghan
Thersmy
Council
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Group
Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Meaghan
Mnel
Phoenix Train Car Crash Kills Twelve on Desert Crossing
A 1938 car carrying twelve people collided with the Southern Pacific Golden State Limited near Phoenix. One 18 month old girl died. the toll rose to twelve with a boy found among victims. Survivors include an injured infant and a woman later identified as residents of Phoenix. The crash occurred at a sparsely marked crossing. the train was traveling about 75 mph. The incident marked the worst auto train collision on record, surpassing a 1947 Colorado death toll. The car bore a California plate registered to Donald L. Haga of Sacramento who had sold it six months earlier to a man later identified as Massary in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Southern Pacific
Golden State Limited
Juan Alires
Juan Alires, Jr
Victor Alires
Clara Alires
Sofi Alires
Mike Alires
Steven Alires
Bone Alires
Royohnson
Johnny Massary
Los Angeles
Chicago
California
California Highway Patrol
Donald L. Haga
Sacramento
Haga
Chevrolet
Massary
U.S
Colorado
Poland Gains Voice in Soviet Troop Movements
Warsaw reports Poland and the Soviet Union signed an agreement granting Poland a say in movements of Soviet troops stationed in Poland. Principles include Polish consent for troop moves, no use of troops for political pressure, mutual agreement on numbers and locations, and application of Polish law to Soviet troops and families with full payment for supplies.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
Zhukov
Shepilov
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Egypt
Hungary
Diane
Mrs. Bishoff
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Marion Eneeee
Ennee
Seeeeneenener
Harry Gage
Iby Art Helsinkveld
Forest Evashevski
Evy
iMayor Jim Meaghan
Oregon State
SUI
United Air Lines
Bvyshevski
United
Hawks
Russ Wiley
Paul Brechler
Dr. Brechler
Joe Liebensdorfer
Hampton
Iowa City
Liebendorfer
Richard
University Hospitals
C.R
Union Station
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