Mansfield Says Grounded B-47s Endanger SAC
Senator Mansfield warns 200 B-47 bombers worth about 500 million dollars are grounded for lack of trained crew and servicing. He cites a 20 percent takeoff abort rate and soaring pilot turnover costing taxpayers hundreds of millions. He urges higher pay and status to retain qualified officers and prevent further losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Surplus Food Appeals Rise As Unemployment Increases
Unemployment prompts several Iowa counties to request emergency surplus food shipments for March and April. Emmet county received 21 000 pounds amid a plant layoff in Estherville. Black Hawk Waterloo requests 112 000 pounds and Wapello reports 34 000 pounds. Last month 69 540 Iowans received surplus food. 33 422 were non welfare cases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Welfare Board
L. L. Caffrey
Emmet
Estherville
State Board
Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Wapello County
Calm in Face of Missile Blackmail Vital
General Maxwell D. Taylor warned the United States must stay cool under missile blackmail and tough diplomacy from the Communist bloc. He said limited Soviet aggression remains possible and that deterring or quickly winning local conflicts is essential to world peace. The army chief noted 66 percent of defense dollars and 68 percent of personnel support deterrent forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Russia
U. S
Taylor
All 16 on Board U.S. Plane Dead on Mt Vesuvius
An Air Force transport plane vanished Saturday night with 16 aboard including Lt. Reed Hartsock of Des Moines Iowa. A search party reached the wreckage on Mt Vesuvius and reported all on board dead. the north slope sighting was made by an American plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Reed Hartsock
Des Moines
Driver charged in fatal Edgewood crash
Charges of illegal passing and failure to yield have been prepared against Einar Christensen of Oelwein. The 2 vehicle crash Saturday noon on highway 3 west of Edgewood killed four Cedar Rapids men and left Christensen in fair condition at a Manchester hospital.
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Elkader
Einar Christen
Oelwein
Roggensack
Clayton
Edgewood
Highway 3
Cedar Rapids
Christensen
Manchester
Forrest
Fischer
Wall Street Hears Says Fairchild 1957 Net From Operations
Wall Street notes Fairchild Camera & Instrument 1957 net at 1.65 a share or better despite a first quarter loss. 1956 net 1.91 with most from non recurring sources. 1957 earnings come from operations. Dow threshold around 380-385 seen by John H. Lewis for late March or early April. American Home Products sales up 8-10 percent from 1957 estimate on 346 million. Merrill Lynch study cites secure 40 to 60 dividend amid modest earnings. Investors Mutual top holdings Gulf Oil Texas Company Goodyear El Paso Shell Oil. Thomson & McKinnon says market readjustment has further distance to go and will test the fold.
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New York
INS
Fairchild Camera & Instrument
John H. Lewis
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & ‘Beane
Investors Mutual
U. S
Gulf Oil
Texas Company
Goodyear Tire
el Paso
Shell Oil
Thomson & McKinnon
History Society Reviews Plans For New Building
Davenport report notes final plans for the Iowa City State Historical Society building will be examined at a Feb 26 meeting in Iowa City. Architect attends to explain the program and Davenport sends a delegation. Land transfer by March 15. University of Iowa laundry site to be razed. bids due April 1. ground breaking April 7. foundation concrete early spring and cornerstone mid summer. completion planned late fall or early winter.
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Davenport
State Historical Society
Iowa City
Society
John C. Mohr
Scott County
University of Iowa Laundry
Nixon Prioritizes Office Duty Over Presidential Run
Vice President Nixon said he would not rush a 1960 run and would focus on doing a good job in office. He argued future duties depend on current performance and emphasized defending and articulating administration policy. Nixon also backed tax cuts over new public works to lift the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nixon
Eisenhower
School Continues After Manchester High Fire
School remained in session after a fire at the old Manchester high school on Tuesday. Firefighters dispatched from their meeting fought the blaze believed caused by faulty wiring on the first floor. Damage was estimated at 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester School
Old Manchester High School
Annual YM Group Meetings Set by Cedar Rapids and Ellis Center
Cedar Rapids YMCA and Ellis Community Center YMCA schedule dinners within two weeks. William J. Grede of Grede Foundries will speak at the Cedar Rapids event, introduced by Joseph W. Riley, with reservations via the YMCA. Ellis Center speaker is Jack Hart, on his Orient trip, plus dance exhibitions by local studios.
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Cedar Rapids
YMCA
A. G. Keyes
Grede
Joseph W. Riley
Ellis Community Center
Jack Hart
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sandra Critchlow
Govt Time Use For Firm Draws Senate Scrutiny
Senate investigators seek to determine if former defense official Robert McDonald should repay salary for using government time at his company. McDonald resigned as deputy assistant secretary of defense amid questions about unauthorized absences and extensive travel, with years of unpaid or non official leave noted by the subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Defense Department
Defense
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Robert McDonald
Pentagon
McDonald
New York
Department
McClellan
Lellan
Subcommittee
Asbestos Construction Company of
Police Investigating Two Business Breakins
Detectives probe two Cedar Rapids burglaries Tuesday night where safes at Belden Hill Company Inc and Swift and Company were battered but not opened. A side door forced entry at Belden Hill and a window entry at Swift and Company loading dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Belden Hill Company, Inc
Ist St. NE
Swift and Company
Bave. NE
Belden Hill
Meat Company
Loveless Hospital Bid Blasted by Jurgemeyer
DES MOINES Iowa Wednesday Re publican State chairman L Jurgemeyer of Clinton blasted Gov Herschel Loveless hospital building proposals as a pump priming move on the federal level saying nothing is being done on the state level He noted the governor vetoed 16 million in mental hospital funds and accused Loveless of stalling facilities to ease crowding in mental hospitals and schools The GOP leader charged the governor followed the Hoffa Reuther crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Recveres
L. Jurgemeyer
Clinton
Herschel Loveless
Jurgemeyer
Hoffa~Reuther
Plant Blast at Reynolds Metals Plant Kills Six
Six men die and another is missing after a furnace explosion and fire at the Reynolds Metals plant in McCook Illinois. 27 workers treated for minor injuries and four others, including a fireman, hospitalized with serious injuries. Firemen from nearby towns battled flames for two hours as the blaze spread through sections of the large installation.
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Chicago
Reynolds Metals
McCook
Maceo Liddell
Liddell
William Southern
Southern
Quie Narrowly Wins Minnesota House Seat
Albert Quie a 34 year old dairy farmer and freshman state senator wins the Minnesota congressional seat after the death of Rep August Andresen. He defeats Eugene Foley by 655 votes 44310 to 43655 in a tight unofficial count. The district in the southeast with 12 dairy counties has long been Republican.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Albert Quie
August Andresen
Quie
Eugene Foley
Foley
Benson
Local College Store Ad Lists Clothing and Meals
An itemized advertisement shows a college store at 18 Ist St SE offering men’s and women’s clothing and related services. It mentions a private room and meals with telephone contact EM 32-4835 for details and orders.
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Ninaen College
Ist
St. SE
Paramount
Help Wanted Male Salesmen and Trades Openings
A national firm seeks aggressive male salesmen to sell aluminum windows and doors on commission with expected earnings. Openings in near future. requires car, references, and interview times. Also maintenance man position and farm hand, with housing or basement apartment optional. Apply Commonwealth 1400 2nd Ave SE and Gazette Box B-717 or EM 3-3508 for details.
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Pii Tieide
J. Kraus
5Th Ave. S.E
M. Dial
Marion
Singer Center
Killan
Desire
Cedar Rapids
Ford Products
Myers FM
Somimisa
Naea
Reson
Commonwealth
2Nd Ave
Cascade
Gazette
P.O
Clinton
Iowa
Raft
Aevese
Thororough
Iene
Cedar Rapids Engineering CO
17Th ST. N.E
3Rd Ave
George E. Harr
Merchants _ National’ CoMpANy
Avon Co
Drivers Warned Of Cold Weather Monoxide Danger
The American Automobile Association warns that heavy snow and frigid temps raise carbon monoxide poisoning risk from car exhaust. motorists should clear the tailpipe, drive out of the garage before warming the engine, crack a window, keep distance from other cars, and have exhaust leaks checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Automobile Assn
AAA
Services Thursday for Sarah Folkins 84
Sarah O Folkins 84 longtime Linn county resident died Tuesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital She was born December 31 1873 near Center Point married Charles Folkins November 25 1896 Survivors include her husband two sons Louis Center Point Harold Denhall SD a daughter Mrs Glen Sanborn Center Point a brother David Shepard Urbana and three sisters Mrs O W Carpenter Marion Ruth Brockett Santa Ana and Robert Webber El Monte Calif Services are set for Thursday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church Burial will be Center Point cemetery Body at Murdoch funeral home
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The
Gazette
Center Point
Sarah O. Folkins
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
South Dakota
Charles Folkins
Louis
Harold
Denhall
S.D
Glen Sanborn
David Shepard
Urbana
O. W. Carpenter
Marion
Ruth Brockett
Santa Ana
Robert Webber
el Monte
Calif
Methodist
Murdoch Funeral Home
Delta Air Lines Awards $500,000 Radar and Nav Equipment Order
Collins Radio will supply airborne weather radar and communication navigation gear to Delta Air Lines in a contract valued above $500,000. Deliveries start in March and run through 1959, covering spares for the Douglas 8 and Convair 880 jet transports Delta ordered for 1959 to 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Radio
Delta Air Line, Inc
Delta
Olin School Board Candidacy Announced for Re election
Olin Willard Moyen announced his bid for re election to the Olin school board. Secretary Arno Lawson and Henderson filed papers for the same position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Willard Moyen
Bes
Olin School Board
Censue
Arno Lawson An Henderson
Pig Fire at Calmar Kills Several Pigs on Farm
A hog house on the Ray Kleve farm near Calmar burned after a heat lamp dropped to straw killing several pigs. Firemen saved the building and most of about 50 pigs and sows inside. damage was confined to smoke and water inside. No damage estimate given.
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Gazette
Calmar
Ray Kleve
Kleves
Kleve
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Mansifield
Teleivision
U.S
Wall Street
History Society
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Employers Association of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Manufacturers’ Association
J. I. Case Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers
National Council of Ymcas
G.O.P
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
SLGR
Name Street
R. F.D
Eighbors
Hayward H. Bowser
J. L. Conway
Mortuaries— Monuments
Novak Monument CO
A Ave. N.W
Arara Arras
Vermeen P Grocery. Org
S.we
Ind Ave
Winchester
Hiawatha
Ellis Park
Llis
Lana
2Nd St. S.W
3Rd St. SE
Bolman Nursing Home
Rst Ave. W
Smulekoff
Pafee
Swisher
Media Legion
Joe & His Troubadors
Prairie Moon Ballroom
Prairiebure
Dange Swisher
Decaybows
Ane
Bob Conner
Ray Ferguson
8Th Ave
Peterson Furniture
H. H. Davenport
Milan W. Freese
NNIE
Fae
TR Soares Electric CO
AsnEe Ashe
Elon
Bill Leibrand
Hhauanisi
Vic Bartow
Simon
H.R. Hendrickson
P. W. Lyman
Ian Tea
Gosnell
Robert Northruphup
Work Ork
Reeds
Els
Fyan
Eley eragon-Mon
Sfavics
Bs Resiery
Ealers
Lord Mathews
Dist
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Lore Giscou
Killian CO
General Construction Company
Rome
Apies
Muse Pleasant
Twin Towers
Ady
Dement
Davis Cleaners
Ave
Tnt
Delta Air
Collins
Lennox Industries Inc
Lowa
America
Lennox
United States
Canada
Dun & Bradstreet
Lennox Living
Lennox Organization
Ed Riggs
E. Euclid Ave
Des Moines, Iowa
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