Water Rights and Drainage Committee Proposes Iowa Water Code
The Iowa Water Rights and Drainage Laws Study Committee urged licensing rain-makers and permits for high water use with priority to domestic needs. The 30 page report calls for 17 changes to drainage laws, increased data funding, and a nine member council to oversee water use permits. It notes irrigation growth and echoes a broad push for comprehensive water control in the Midwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Southwest district seeks more city funds for B Street extension
A southwest business delegation urged the Cedar Rapids council to earmark funds for street improvements, pressing for a B Street extension to ease traffic. The council approved the 1957 budget of 6,496,570 with a 7.322 mill levy increase, and discussed the request after final budget approval.
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Cedar Rapids
Southwest Side
Frank Kosek
Council
Charles Kriz
B Street
Kriz
Stewart Shank
Southwest
Kosek
Henderson Named Chairman of Linn County Supervisors
Henderson of Central City was elected chairman of the Linn county board of supervisors for 1957. He succeeds Martin Wiley and was named by Wiley and Miles Sutera. Henderson joined the board last June 1 to fill a vacancy and later won a short term through 1957 and a full term starting in 1958. The board met to begin the new year with routine business.
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Cedar Rapids News
Dudley Henderson
Central City
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Threesman
Martin Wiley
Henderson
Willey
Miles P. Sutera
Su- Henderson
Henry J. Hood
Traffic Deaths Take Holiday In Iowa Jan
Iowa officials report no traffic fatalities on New Year’s Day marking a holiday lull after seven deaths during the long holiday weekend. An additional three deaths occurred from injuries sustained before the holiday period began Friday evening.
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Iowa
Iowa's First 1957 Traffic Death Reported in Sioux City
Jerome R. Onnen 21 of Akron Iowa died after his truck collided with a Milwaukee Road passenger train at a crossing near Sioux City. He worked for the Sioux City Brick Yards Company.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Jerome R. Onnen
Akron
Sioux City Brick Yards Company
Milwaukee Road
Iowa Toll Reaches Record 727 In 1956 Traffic Deaths
The New Year toll in Iowa rose to 727 traffic deaths for 1956, with seven on holiday and three more Monday, a record higher than 1955. Officials credit the Rose Bowl rush and near standstill traffic on New Year’s Day, noting ten deaths last year.
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Iowa
Zhukov to Visit India This Month
The Indian government said Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov will visit India late this month.
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Zhukov
India
New Delhi
INS
Georgi Zhukov
Kenny Ploen shines in Rose Bowl performance for Iowa
Iowa star Kenny Ploen delivered a standout Rose Bowl showing despite an early injury. He rushed 8 times for 72 yards, threw 9 of 10 passes for 83 yards, including a 49 yard TD pass to Jim Gibbons, and earned Helms Foundation's outstanding player honor. Coach Evy praised his guts and calling as Iowa overcame Oregon State with strong blocking and a balanced attack.
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Iowa
Forest Evashevski
Kenny
Helms Athletic Foundation
Ken
Evy
Jim Gibbons
Big Ten
Whitey Piro
Oregon State
Moyer to recover agents from Dayton office
DES MOINES INS reports Attorney General Norman Erbe said six state agents formerly assigned to Dayton Countryman will be returned to Safety Commissioner Clinton Moyer. Erbe spoke at the Statehouse, noting he has not decided on continuing Countryman’s liquor stamp raid policy and that law enforcement duties will be handled by the proper public offices.
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Des Moines
INS
Dayton Countryman
Clinton Moyer
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Boone
Statehouse
Moyer
Countryman
Iowa
First Indian Quintuplets Born to Tamil-Speaking Mother
Five baby girls born near Tiruvannamalai, 50 miles from Pondicherry, mark India's first recorded quintuplets. The mother, a 29 year old servant, weighs about 2 dollars a month, and the quints arrived just before New Year. All are said to be doing fine and will be named on the 10th day per Hindu custom.
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Madras
India
Pondicherry
Tiruvannamalla
Uiits
Cedar Rapids preps for Rose Bowl champions homecoming
Mayor James Meaghan invites Eastern Iowa towns to greet Iowa's Rose Bowl champions at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport Thursday at 4 50 p m. Planes bringing the Hawkeyes and coaches from their 35 19 win over Oregon State are to land as a homecoming effort with bands welcome and city cooperation.
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Cedar Rapids
James Meaghan
Iowa
Oregon State
Moline
Meaghan
Hawkeyes
State of Iowa
California
Towa
Iowa City
University
Eisenhower to Deliver Middle East Message Friday
House Speaker Rayburn said the President plans to address Congress in a joint session on Friday with a resolution to deter Communist aggression in the Middle East and expand aid from emergency funds. Dulles and leaders meet Wednesday to discuss the plan. Johnson and Knowland must clear the date.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Middle East
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Knowland
Calif
Mid& East
Foreign Affairs, Appropriations and Armed Services Committees
Dulles
White House
John Foster _Dulles
U.S
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
J Giles Joyce Dies at 64 Former Cedar Rapids Elks Manager
J Giles Joyce longtime Cedar Rapids Elks manager died at his home at 4 30 am at age 64 from coronary thrombosis. Born September 1 1892 in Savanna Illinois he lived in Cedar Rapids 55 years and was a noted sports fan. He pitched for Cedar Rapids in the Central Association under late manager Belden in his youth.
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J. Giles Joyce
Elks
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Elks Club
Joyce
Avenue
Hawkeyes
Savanna
Ill
Iowa
Washingees
Owa
Beldon
Pair Marooned 13,000 Feet Up
Howling winds up to 75 miles an hour left French rescue teams powerless to reach two Paris students marooned for 12 days at 13,000 feet on Mont Blanc in CHAMONIX France.
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Chamonix
France
Ins
Mont Blanc
Paris
Trucks Crush Budapest Riot
Hungarian police and militia broke up a 2000 strong riot in Budapest when trucks forced into the crowd in front of a state department store. Police used clubs but no firearms as reinforcements arrived to scatter the demonstrators with minimal injuries reported.
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Vienna
Budapest
Wholesale Food Prices Rise Slightly in Jan
New York AP report shows the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index at 6.13 for Jan 1, up 0.01 from 6.12 a week earlier. The index also notes a 3 percent year over year gain from 5.95 in the week of 1955.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
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State Ovevese
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Harpers
Don Sulhoff
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Pasadena
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Ploen
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