Temperatures and conditions across cities dated December 28 1957
Weather notes list high and low temperatures for cities including Bismarck Chicago Denver New York Duluth Omaha Los Angeles Phoenix Miami Seattle and more. Precipitation figures and December totals are provided along with barometer readings humidity wind, sunrise and sunset times and year ago comparisons. Local items mention traffic incidents and a series of court notices and service announcements from towns such as Brandon Vinton Dubuque Davenport Keokuk and Hopkinton.
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Bismarck
Periatapelis
Jeans
Chicago
Denver
New York
Duluth
Omaha
L. Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Seattle
Iowa
Makeshift Bomb Explodes At Texas Theater
In Amarillo a homemade bomb exploded in a crowded theater injuring four teens. Police say a person tossed the device near the screen. the blast caused minor injuries, no fire, and the suspect fled. Interstate Theaters posted a $1000 reward for information leading to arrests.
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Amarillo
Texas
Lawrence Glover
Willis Williams
Chester Slaton
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Affidavit Claims Beck Jury Head Showed Hostility
Attorneys for Dave Beck allege the jury foreman said they ought to throw the book at him. The foreman denies the remark and cites a sworn statement. An Edmonds man says Charles Hickling made the statement during a October discussion of the Teamsters and Beck.
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Seattle
Dave Beck
The
Teamsters
Beck
Robert Paulson
Edmonds
Charles Hickling
Bellevue
Charles Burdell
Paulson
Hickling
Everett
Senate
Teamsters Union
Burdell
Don Ellis
Licenses of Two Cedar Rapids Residents Taken
The driver's licenses of two Cedar Rapids residents were suspended for 30 days by Judge Loren Hullinger Jr in municipal court Saturday morning. Robert L Simmons of 224 Fifth Street NE lost his license after pleading guilty to failure to have his car under control and Thomas G Murray of 3312 Cox Avenue NW lost his license on a speeding charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn M Snethen
Second Street
Robert L. Simmons
Fifth Street
Norman E. Smothers
Dubuque
Elmer FE. Henecke
Wiley Boulevard
Dean A. Lake
G Avenue NW
Max W. Addison
Eighth Avenue SE
Edwards E. Helgeson
LeRoy J. Bird
M Street
James L. Bacher
Twenty-second Avenue
Helen B. Kearney
Eighth Street
Ralph M. Renshaw
Lester J. Jurgens, Jr
Marquis Court
Charles Jasa
Fifth Avenue
Carl D. Paterson
Twelfth Street
Harry J. Spreitzer
Country Club Parkway
Bruce E. Marolf
Alburnett
Russell J. Lund
Second Avenue
Larry J. Howe
Orchard Trailer Court
Ilegal
Ella M. Zuber
C Avenue NE
Arlis Stumpf
Kalona
Richard Sikulin
Richmond
Donald Smith
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Loren Hullinger, Jr
Thomas G. Murray
Cox Avenue
Italy and Soviet Sign Four Year Trade Pact
Rome reports Italy and the Soviet Union signed a four year trade accord effective January 1. The pact calls for a total exchange of goods valued at about 500 million dollars.
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Rome
Italy
Soviet Union
Soviet Offer Applauded at Cairo Parley
At the Africa Asia conference in Cairo delegates from 42 nations praised the Soviet offer of sweeping economic aid to Asians and Africans. The gathering discussed imperialism disarmament racial discrimination and Palestine while critics warned against Western expulsion from East markets and nationalization moves.
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Cairo
Russia
Algeria
Palestine
U. S
East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Apushavan Agafonovich
Indonesia
Kremlin
Africa
Asia
Reminder on County Mobile Home Regulations
Linn County zoning officials issued a reminder about mobile home rules with enforcement to begin on Cedar Rapids trailer ordinance. A $2 permit is needed to place a trailer with a septic system. permits available at the county engineer's office. Enforcement starts January 2 for Cedar Rapids trailer park requirements.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
A. L. McKinstry
County Zoning Commission
McKinstry
Edgar A. Guest The Poe of the People
A compact verse praising Edgar A. Guest as a dependable man. The poem claims he is good to his wife and a true friend, despite modest means, and that his character shines through in rough times.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poe
of the People
Izvestia Blasts Turkey Over Missile Decision
The Soviet government paper Izvestia says Turkey's permit for U. S. intermediate range missiles endangers peace in the Middle East and around the world, in a report from Moscow.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Turkey
U. S
Middle East
Four more dead in Kingston gas truck blast toll soars
Kingston Jamaica AP reports four additional deaths in a hospital after the Christmas day gasoline tank truck explosion raising the total to 14 fatalities. About 40 people sustained severe burns in the disaster.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Deaths John A. Flathers Maquoketa Farmer
John Adam Flathers 3531 Elm Avenue SE Cedar Rapids resident for three years and a Maquoketa area farmer died at home after a sudden illness. Born November 24, 1879 in Maquoketa he married Louisa Waddell on June 22 1955 in Madison Wisconsin. He was a Methodist church member. Funeral services at 1 30 p m Monday at Carson funeral home Maquoketa with burial in Mt Hope Cemetery.
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John Adam Flathers
Elm Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Louisa Waddell
Madison
Wis
Flathers
Methodist Church
Turner Chapel
Carson
Mt. ‘Hope Cemetery
Indonesia Ex-Vice President Blasts Anti Dutch Push
Former Vice-president Hatta charged that officials mishandled the anti Dutch campaign hurting Indonesia and risking famine in central Java. He blamed disorder in distribution and shipping on the West Irian action committee and urged planning to avert economic calamity.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Hatta
Bungling
Pia
Java
Hatta
Netherlands
West Irian
West New Guinea
Four Youths Sentenced to Death in Hold-Up Killing
In New York four youths aged 17 to 22 were condemned to the electric chair for the slaying of shop owner William Boser during a holdup. All defendants were Black. three remained silent at sentencing while one complained of jury bias and lack of Black jurors.
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New York
INS
William Boser
James McGrattan
Jackson Turner
Watchdog Hero Pays with Life
In Los Angeles county three year old German shepherd Baron died after being shot while protecting owner Robert Nelson during a La Mirada liquor store robbery two weeks earlier. Vets removed a bullet that left Baron paralyzed. his condition worsened and Nelson had him euthanized.
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Los Angeles
Baron
Robert Nelson
la Mirada
Nelson
U S Urged to Stake Antarctic Claims by Lawmakers
Rep. Tollefson and Rep. Judd urged the United States to stake claims in Antarctica. They warned rival powers would press for settlements, noting Britain France Norway Australia New Zealand Argentina and Chile already hold portions while the U S lags behind. They called for a bold American program including an atomic powered icebreaker and linked strategy to the post International Geophysical Year era.
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Washington
U.S
Antarctic
Rep. Tollefson
R-Wash
National Security Council
Tollefson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Judd
R-Minn
Subcontinent
South Pole
Moscow Radio
Magnetic Pole
New Zealand
Britain
France
Norway
Australia
Argentina
Chile
Antarctica
Panama Canal
Cape Horn
Merchant Marine Committee
Judd
Cedar Rapids Youth Arrested as Accomplice in Two Break-ins
A 19 year old Cedar Rapids man Dale Holliday was arrested Friday afternoon as an alleged accomplice with Robert Gatewood in break ins at Crescent Electric Supply and Ted and Glenn Auto Mart last May. Police recovered a radio and money from Holliday and he pled innocent in Linn county district court.
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Cedar Rapids
Dale Holliday
Third Street
Robert Gatewood
Crescent Electric Supply Company
First Avenue
Ted
Glenn
Auto Mart
Sixth Street
Crescent Electric
Gatewood
Anamosa
Crescent
John Kuba
Holliday
Norman Young
George Matias
Kuba
Linn County District Court
Man Falls Under Car In Iowa City. Injuries Minor
Cedar Rapids man Melvin Henderson 31 left Melody Lane tavern on Sixth Street SW to talk to a friend in a parked car. He said he held the door handle as the driver pulled away and fell beneath the vehicle, suffering bruises and minor injuries. He was treated at Mercy hospital and listed in fairly good condition. Henderson gave no driver name.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Melvin Henderson
Fifth Avenue
Melody Lane
Sixth Street
Henderson
Mercy
Lelbow
Allan Jones Wed in Las Vegas Marriage Spree
Singer Allan Jones married Friday in Las Vegas to Shoe Fortune Heiress Mary Florsheim Picking, mere hours after former actress Irene Hervey divorced Jones for the second time.
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Las Vegas
Allan Jones
Mary Florsheim
Irene Hervey
Jones
Youth Pleads Guilty to Lascivious Acts with Child
An 18 year old, Gerry D. Culp of 909 Ninth Street SE, pled guilty to lascivious acts with a 15 year old girl. Judge Charles Penningroth sentenced Culp to a suspended three year reformatory term at Amana reformatory and paroled him to the Iowa Parole Board. A $300 fine was later imposed in a separate case against Herman T. Schlimmer, 32, of Cedar Bluff for drunk driving, with sentencing continued to allow him to work during construction season.
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Gerry D. Culp
Ninth Street SE
Charles Penningroth
Anamosa Reformatory
Culp
Iowa ‘Parole Board
Herman T. Schlimmer
Cedar Bluff
Schlimmer
Tavern Operator Seeks Annulment Of Marriage
Ida Armstrong, operator of Ida's tavern at 219 Fourteenth Avenue SE, Linn County, filed for annulment from Clarence E. Armstrong. She alleges he has failed to support her, plans to live off her income, and stolen tavern keys, seeking an injunction to bar his entry.
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Ida Armtrong
Linn County
Clarence E. Armstrong
Suit Against Holland Furnace Co Dismissed
A lawsuit against Holland Furnace Company was dismissed by plaintiff Emma Kvach after alleging undue influence in a furnace purchase contract. A settlement was reached and the action filed in October. Also dismissed was an account suit brought by A W Peterson Company against Arthur and Ruth Stark.
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Holland Furnace Company
Emma Kvach
Arthur
Ruth Stark
A. W. Peterson Company
Two Men Arraigned On Bad Check Charges
Two men faced district court arraignments on bad check charges. Jack L. Arnold, 37, of Sioux City pled innocent to passing a false $20 check at a Cedar Rapids tavern on Nov. 30. Harold F. Northrup, 41, was given until Jan. 2 to plead to a forged check charge for cashing a $52.50 check with a forged signature in a Cedar Rapids supermarket on Feb. 20.
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Jack L. Arnold
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Harold F. Northrup
Farm Owner Sued on Breach of Contract
Otto Siemer, the farm tenant, filed a breach of contract suit in district court against Joseph M. Sinaiko seeking 2227.86 for repayment of costs Siemer incurred furnishing machinery and equipment and caring for Sinaiko's horse. The farm operated on a share crop basis from 1948 to last spring.
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Otto Siemer
Joseph M. Sinaiko
Siemer
Thieves Steal Gems From Zellerbach Villa in Rome
Italian police report about $30000 in jewels stolen from US Ambassador James D. Zellerbach's Rome villa. The theft, discovered Dec. 19 by maid Helen Imhoff, may have been an inside job given the 12 foot wall and constant security. No clues yet. Zellerbach on vacation in St Moritz.
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Rome
INS
James D. Zellerbach
Helen Imhoff
Mrs. Zellerbach
Miss Imhoff
Zellerbach
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Clare Boothe Luce
Thomas Wins 5168 Judgment on Account
Judgment of 5168.44 entered in favor of Theodore H. Thomas against Frank and Anna Hess for an account balance. In a separate case Kling Equipment seeks 531.41 against C. J. Gavin. A court ordered Mr and Mrs Watson removed from 503% avenue NW. Harold Beendese, owner, brought the action.
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Theodore H. Thomas
Thomas Plumbing
Frank
Anna Hess
Thomas
Kling Equipment Company
C. J.gavin
Leslie Watson
Avenue NW
Harold Eendese
Bank employee aids holdup suspect escape at Sun Mart
Police responded to a holdup call at Sun Mart as a messenger, under guard, waited for the pickup. After questioning, the messenger was allowed to continue rounds with a squad car following. Schueler, who lives at 150 Twenty-first Street SW, has worked at Peoples Bank about nine years.
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Schueler
Peoples Bank
Twenty-first Street
Radio City Hall hits 25th anniversary in New York
Rockefeller Center celebration marks 25 years since the Radio City Music Hall opening amid dire predictions. Major Alexander P. de Seversky, a noted air power authority, guests on Mike Wallace interview. Channel 9 airs the program Saturday at 9:00 pm.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Alexander P. de Seversky
Air Power
Mike Wallace
Channel 9
City Briefs Mixed Hospital and Local Notices
City briefs report Mrs Harold Jepson of 1420 J Street SW a patient at St Luke s hospital Griffin Donald 18 year old Williamsburg youth in critical condition after a Christmas day three car crash that killed two Garnant Edwin M 89 of 411 Sixth Street SE in critical condition after being struck near The Gazette building Dec 11 Auto break in at 2448 Eigth Avenue SW groceries bumper jack and more worth 22 50 Scout troop 33 on overnight hike at Camp Waubeek with members listed</s>
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Harold Jepson
J Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Griffin
Donald Griffin
Williamsburg
St. Luke’s Hospital
Garnant
Edwin M. Garnant
Sixth Street SE
Mercy Hospital
Third Avenue SE
Gazette
Chris Fedde
Forty-second Street
Eigth Avenue
Scout Troop No. 33
Camp Waubeek
Gary Ernst
Bruce Smith
Mike Ernst
John Cecil
Bill Jurgensson
Richard Brecke
Larry Dougherty
Bill Shoemaker
John Park
Bob Thompson
Jan Maly J
Pat Colgan
Shah Tours Quake Zone in West Iran
The Shah of Iran flew to Kerman shan for a two day survey of the Agros mountains after the deadly earthquakes that killed 1,288 people.
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Shah
Tehran
Iran
Kermanshan
Agros
Record Enrollment Reaches 3 Million In Fall Rise
Washington AP reports a record 3 068 000 students enrolled in colleges and universities this fall with an expected 3 460 000 by year end. Freshman totals hit 730 000 up 0 9 percent, UC Berkeley tops with 41 598, and overall liberal arts colleges show strongest gains while first-time student numbers shift across fields.
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Washington
Office of Education
Derthick
University of California
University of Minnesota
New York University
State University of New York
Agricultural and Technical Institutes
College of the City of New York
Columbia University
University of Michigan
University of Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Ohio State University
Teachers Colleges and Technological Schools
Chelsea Man Nabbed in Toledo on Check Count
A Chelsea man, Harry Kaufman, is held in Toledo for Cedar Rapids detectives on a bad check charge. He is accused of writing at least two worthless checks totaling 95 dollars and passing them in Cedar Rapids stores during December.
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Chelsea
Toledo
Cedar Rapids
Harry Kaufman
Justice ministry to push foreigner fingerprint bill next year
TOKYO AP reports the justice ministry said Saturday the bill easing fingerprinting requirements for foreigners will be sent to the diet early next year.
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Tokyo
Justice Ministry
Diet
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Brandon
George L. Zinn
Brandon Christian Church
Fry-Holland Funeral Home
Vinton
Jerry L. Kinkead
Whittier
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First Street
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Twenty-fifth Street
Osmund R. Berry, Jr
Route 3
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Louis M. Lauser
St. Mary’s
Cascade
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Urbana
Fred F. Burrell
Miller-Taylor Funeral Home
Independence
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Forrest Reed
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John E. Lapes
3Rd Ave
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Ater
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B. James Wilde
Sukarno
Lewis Gulick
Atomic Icebreaker
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Sun Mart
Milton Benson
Soutter Avenue
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Minn
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Nels Benson
Morris Plan
Lawrence Derthick
California
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