Fate of Bill To Impose New Tax on Big Trucks in Doubt
In Des Moines the fate of a bill to tax three axle trucks on miles traveled hung in the House roads committee. Rep. Conway Morris proposed revenue from heavy trucks for highway work, with a subcommittee voting 4-1 to back the measure, while a minority report urged killing it or shifting to four axle trucks only. The panel plans a Wednesday meeting with safety and commerce officials to study big truck licensing and possible licensing data.
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DES Moines
Oben Payne
House Roads Committee
Conway Morris
Dallas Center
Morris
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
Russell A. Patrick
Hawarden
Lisle
Iowa
Roads Committee
Motor Vehicle Registration Division
State Safety Department
State Commerce Commission
Attorney General’s Office
A. L.mensing
R-Lowden
Mensing
House
Social Security Committee
Agent Contribution Rates Vary by Age in Program
Agents have contributed from 3.81 to 5.50 percent, depending on their ages when they joined the program. The range reflects age-based varying contribution levels and the overall participation terms for contributing agents.
Narcotics Seized in Raid in Des Moines
Des Moines authorities detained two men after a raid yielded narcotics and hypodermic needles. Capt. Louis Volz identified the suspects as Roy Robinson Clark Jr., 28, and Robert Wesley Massey Jr., 29, with narcotics found on Clark.
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Des Moines
Louis Volz
Roy Robinson Clark, Jr
Robert Wesley Massey, Jr
Volz
Clark
Bessie Bogan 73 Dies in Clarinda Mother of Des Moines Leader
Mrs. Bessie Bogan age 73, mother of Gerald Bogan of Des Moines and longtime Iowa Good Roads Association secretary, died after 10 days of illness in Clarinda. Funeral services were held. survivors include two sons, three daughters, and seven grandchildren.
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Clarinda
Bessie Bogan
Gerald Bogan
Des Moines
The
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa State Theft Suspect Linked to Campus Burglaries
A 23 year old Bayonne New Jersey resident Robert Dingel was bound over to Story county grand jury on breaking and entering charges. He admitted eight burglaries including two at an Iowa State campus theater. Police arrest followed an attempted break in at a cleaning establishment. Dingel, a veterinary student at Iowa State, kept a stash of women’s clothing and accessories in his room believed stolen in recent burglaries.
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Ames
INS
New Jersey
Story County
Robert Dingel
Bayonne
N. J
Iowa State
Dingel
Iowa City Painter Granted New Trial
Iowa City painter Litchford was granted a new trial in a $77,500 damage case against Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co. The judge ruled he did not properly instruct the jury at the October trial after suffering burns from a contact with a power line while painting a Solon barn, which caused the loss of an arm and a crippled foot. The new trial date was set.
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Iowa City
James T. Gaffney
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company
L. J. Litchford
Gas and Electric Company
Litchford
Solon
Three Iowans to attend transportation conference
Governor Hoegh will be represented by three Iowa legislators at the governors transportation conference in Evansville Indiana on Monday Senators C S Van Eaton of Sioux City and J T Dykhouse of Rock Rapids chairmen of the Senate toll road and roads committees and Rep Carl Ringgenberg of Ames chairs the House roads committee Hoegh says the talks will cover toll roads and their linkages with trucks railroads and highways
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Gov
Hoegh
Governors’ Transportation
Evansville
Ind
C. S. van Eaton
Sioux City
Senate Toll Road Committee
J. T. Dykhouse
Rock Rapids
Senate Roads and Highways
Carl Ringgenberg
Rames
House
Iowa House Passes Conservation Rules
The Iowa House approved a bill 97 to 0 requiring 75 percent of affected land to be under soil conservation practices before the State Conservation Commission can create an artificial lake.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
State Conservation Commission
Stassen Urges Atomic Peace Record at Farm Institute
Harold Stassen, head of the Foreign Operations Administration, told Des Moines listeners that history will mark Eisenhower as the maker of atomic peace. He praised the FDA as a partner program, citing Europe’s recovery, improved agriculture, and training for Free World forces, and noted Eisenhower’s congratulatory letter to the Iowa Farm Bureau. Barbara Ward Jackson urged faster aid to non Communist nations during the session.
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Des Moines
INS
Harold Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Eisenhower
National Farm Institute
Minnesota
FDA
Stassen
Western
Europe
Institute
Iowa Farm Bureau
Howard Hill
Charles H. Percy
Bell and Howell Company
House of Representatives
Iowa
J. W. Maucker
Iowa State Teachers College
J. H. Hilton
Iowa State College
Barbara Ward Jackson
In Memoriam Eva Rowray and Religious Announcements
In Memoriam for Eva Rowray expresses remembrance by family. Religious notices list Sunday services at Ard Haven First Christian church and broadcast times on WMT and XEL with Rev Oliver and Evangelist Billy Gra. Fred F. Collard urges accepting Jesus and teaching children to accept Him.
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WMT
Ard Haven
First Christian Church
Rev. Oliver
XEL
Billy Graam
Jesus
Fred F. Collard
Wellman Farm Shooting Probed by Sheriff
Wellman in Washington County sheriff investigates a shooting at a farm three miles north of Wellman. A 17 year old farm worker Carl Shetler was minorly wounded in the hand during a scuffle with a stranger who demanded money and tried to buy Shetler's rifle.
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Wellman
Washington County
Charles C. Snyder
Carl Shetler
John Shetler
Young Shetler
Kansas
Shetler
Gas Storage Hearing Slated for March 15
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Commerce Commission set a March 15 hearing in Des Moines on Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha request for additional underground storage space. The firm was granted 9,660 acres in the Redfield area last year and seeks 658 more acres east of the storage area.
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Creston
Neil McCann
Ruth Sullivan
Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Commerce Commis Hood
Sion
Northern Natural ‘Gas Company of
Omaha
Redfield
Two Quarts of Milk All Saved from Fire
Des Moines firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thompson Friday night. Neighbors saved two quarts of milk as the Thompsons and their two daughters, aged eight and three, returned home. the cause appeared to be a leaky fuel line or defective pilot in a propane furnace.
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Des Moines
Fred Thompson
Thompsons
Maytag Posts Higher 1954 Net Income
New York AP report shows Maytag Co. of Newton Iowa earned 6,736,494 dollars in 1954, up from 6,490,184 dollars in 1953. The 1954 earnings per share were 3.68 versus 3.53 in 1953.
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New York
Maytag Co
Newton
Iowa
TV Replacing Radio Slower Than Home Work Says Study
A study notes television adoption lags behind radio in households while home work routines shift with new media. The report highlights slower uptake of TV compared with radio and increasing use of television for home chores and tasks.
Family of Seven Escapes Fire Loss at Farm Home
Marshalltown Iowa report says William Bown Jr and wife and their five children aged 1 to 5 fled a northwest Marshalltown farm home as it burned to the ground. Officials attributed the fire to an overheated or exploding stove. Neighbors offered shelter as the family lost all possessions.
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Marshalltown
William Bown, Jr
Here
Dr F R Throckmorton Dies At 85 In Des Moines
DES MOINES AP Dr R Fred Throckmorton 85 long known in Iowa medical and military circles died Friday. A native of Derby Lucas county，他 was prominent in state medical and military communities.
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Des Moines
R Fred Throckmorton
Iowa
Derby
Lucas County
Lost and Found notices mix with local ads and services
A jumble of lost items and requests for rewards appears, including a brown leather suit bag found in a city parking area near 4th and Mon depot, a German Shepherd lost and a call for the owner to contact a Montrose hotel clerk for a reward, plus scattered ads for watch repair, tax returns, plastering, hauling, and painting services. The page blends notices with dozens of business listings and personal reminders.
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Avesary
Belonings
4Th
Mon Depot
Montrose Hotel
Shepherd Collie Don
Brown
Patie Wing
6Th St. SE
Rome
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William C. Stuart
Rchariton
Thomas J. Dailey
Burlington
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House Committee On Elections
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Vowre
University of Iowa
Jeanne Hotz
Fort Dodge
Warren Lawson
Fairfield
Rees
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Herkimer
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Tooming House
F Ave
MAYVU
Robert Preston
JOE & His Troubadors
Battle of Music
Melody Inn
Wrecano Pernewion
Ehere
Blind Hospital
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Augustine
Fetaro
2Nd St. NE
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Vic Barto
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Bob Waddington
L. A. Proop Ong
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