Parity as moral issue urged by Gov Loveless in Des Moines
Gov Herschel C. Loveless told about 700 Democrats that legislative reapportionment is a basic moral issue and Iowa must reapportion its seats by 1959. He noted bipartisan support and cited the Reapportionment Action Committee and the Commission on Economic and Social Trends as key to expanding representation and improving governance.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Iowa
Herschel C. Loveless
Bipartisan Commission On
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
Senate
Clark H. McNeal
Belmond
House
J. Henry Lucken
Akron
X. T. Prentis
Mount Ayr
Car Hits Freight Train Near Fairbank Twice
A Fairbank car driven by Richard Fuller, 20, struck a Great Western freight train late Thursday, narrowly missing derailing it. This followed a Wednesday derailment that derailed 20 cars and killed one person after the track had just reopened.
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Fairbank
Great Western
Here
Richard Fuller
Crossing Collision Kills Driver as Train Passes
The report says Fuller’s car was demolished and he was found in good condition later with a broken jaw and head injuries after crossing where the crash occurred. His wife Helen and mother in law Mrs. Louis Meyer are patients at Oelwein hospital. Earlier, Lee Roy Davis 25 of Vinton died when his truck hit a Great Western freight at a Dunkerton crossing.
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Fuller
Oelwein
Lee Roy Davis
Vinton
Great Western
Dunkerton Crossing
Davis
Gazett MA NGO names new chamber leaders
Merle Hobbs is elected president of the Chamber of Commerce. F. D. Potts becomes vice president and Kermit Sherman is re-elected director, strengthening the organization’s leadership.
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Gazett MA
Merle Hobbs
Chamber of Commerce
F. D. Potts
Kermit Sherman
Atlas Launch Praised By Iowa Scientist Van Allen
Dr. James Van Allen of the University of Iowa lauded the Atlas missile launch as a splendid achievement while noting skepticism about the weight. He described his involvement as strictly scientific and tied to instruments studied for satellite missions and the International Geophysical Year.
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Atlas
van Allen
Iowa City
UPI
James van Allen
University of Iowa
Air Force
America
United Press International
International Geophysical Year
University
Benton County Grand Jury Named for 1959
The Benton county clerk’s office has drawn the grand jury for 1959. Named jurors include Lyle Albert and Conrad Thompson of Vinton, Henry Grunewald Jr. and Hiram Lanam of Blairstown, Don Aller of Van Horne, N F Drilling of Garrison, Rollie Fish and John Meek of Shellsburg, Carl Gerhold of Atkins, Richard Jahnke of Luzerne, Lester Wiese of Keystone, and Kathryn Zimmerman of Belle Plaine.
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Vinton
Benton County
Grand Jury
Lyle Albert
Conrad Thompson
Henry Grunewald, Jr
Hiram Lanam
Blairstown
Don Aller
van Horne
N. F. Drilling
Garrison
Rollie Fish
John Meek
Shellsburg
Carl Gerhold
Atkins
Richard Jahnke
Luzerne
Lester Wiese
Keystone
Kathryn Zimmerman
Belle Plaine
Chamber Officers Named at West Liberty
West Liberty chamber of commerce announces new officers Virgil Harr ed as president and Ben Asby as vice president in a formal installation notice.
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West Liberty
Chamber of Commerce
Virgil Harned
Ben Asby
Legislators Back Plan To Appoint Commerce Unit
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers show growing support for replacing the Iowa Commerce Commission with an appointive body A AP poll of 75 legislators finds 60 in favor 36 Republicans and 24 Democrats with 8 in opposition and 6 undecided Some resist due to merit promotion concerns or gubernatorial control by a Democratic governor.
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Commerce
DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Associated Press
House
Robert Maggert
Creston
Murder Indictments At Fort Dodge In Drag Race Case
Webster county grand jury returned murder and manslaughter indictments against two Fort Dodge youths Walter Hicks Naylor 20 is charged with open murder for shooting Hattie Mae Wade 34 at their home with a shotgun on November 22 Danny Jones 17 faces a manslaughter count in the death of Bruce Ludwig 15 whose body was found near Fort Dodge on November 16 Police say a group of youths planned a drag race when Jones' car struck Ludwig
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Fort Dodge
UPI
Webster County
Walter Hicks Naylor
Hattie Mae Wade
Danny Jones
Bruce Ludwig
Ludwig
Jones
Holthaus Death From Tractor Accident
Coroner reports Harry Holthaus aged 51 of Colesburg died in a tractor accident on December 9. Initial belief of a heart attack preceded the overturn and entrapment beneath the tractor.
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Holthaus
Manchester
Harry Holthaus
Colesburg
Judge declines to block Milroy vote certification
Des Moines Judge Dring Needham refused to enjoin the Iowa Executive Council from certifying Rep. Jack Milroy's narrow re-election. George Good had sought a temporary injunction amid claims that Benton county ballots showed blank spaces due to machine setup. The ruling kept in place a prior injunction to keep machines locked while Good may pursue an official contest with the Iowa legislature.
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Des Moines
UPI
Dring Needham
Iowa Executive Council
Jack Mil‘roy
Vinton
George Good
Newhall
Mil‘roy
Needham
Good
Benton County
Raymond M. Fish
Shellsburg
Iowa
House of Representatives
Milroy
Commercial club hosts Santa visit in Newhall Saturday
The Commercial club sponsors a Santa Claus visit in Newhall this Saturday at 2 p.m. Local residents are invited to meet Santa and enjoy a community event hosted by the club.
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Newhall
the Commercial Club
Santa Claus
Two Wisconsin youths face larceny charges after minor car crash
Galord Lisney and Timothy Seymour of Richland Center Wis were arrested in Prairie du Chien then brought to Waukon to face larceny charges for stealing a vacuum cleaner electric percolator iron and small items from a Waukon apartment utility room early Thursday. A service station attendant alerted authorities after seeing the items in their car.
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Waukon
Galord Lisney
Timothy Seymour
Richland Center
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Former Tama Man Dies in Pittsburgh
Carl Zak 53 former Tama resident and general sales manager at Phoenix Iron and Steel Co. Pittsburgh died at his desk of a heart attack. Survived by wife four children in Pittsburgh and mother Agnes Zak of Tama. Services will be held in Pittsburgh.
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TAMA
Carl Zak
Phoenix Iron and Steel Co
Pittsburgh
Agnes Zak
New Mayor Appointed as Columbus City Council Change
De Roy Coil resigns from the council and is appointed mayor to succeed Harold Park who leaves for Iowa City. The transition names Coil as Columbus City’s new chief executive and notes Park’s move.
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Columbus City
de Roy Coil
Harold Park
Iowa City
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