Water Law Proposal Shaped For Iowa Governing Water Use
Des Moines AP The Towa Water Rights and Drainage Laws Study Committee on Tuesday urged a comprehensive Iowa water code with rainmaking licensing a permit for uses over 2,500 gallons daily by non municipal bodies. It calls for 17 changes in drainage law to advance watershed planning and protect public and private interests.
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Des Moines
Towa Water Rights and Drainage Laws
Leo Hoegh
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Inwa Natural Resources Council
Tawa
Leva
Tubor
Southwest Side group seeks city street funds in budget debate
At the final hearing for Cedar Rapids 1957 budget of 6.496 million dollars, a southwest side business delegation urged more street funding. They pressed for extending B Street to ease congestion, arguing for two blocks of new street and elimination of a jog, while the council approved the levy increase and budget.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Kosek
Charles Kriz
B Street
Kosek
Avea
Iowa Sees No New Year Traffic Fatalities
Iowa reported no traffic deaths on New Year’s Day 1957, a calm contrast to seven fatalities during the holiday weekend and three pre holiday injuries. The state’s 1956 toll reached a record 727, aided by low early 1957 traffic, with the first 1957 fatality near Sioux City when Jerome B. Qanen, 21, of Akron, collided with a Mil waukee Road train at a crossing.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Jerome RB. Qanen
Akronta
Henderson Named Chairman of Linn Supervisor Board
Dudley Henderson of Central City, newest Linn county supervisor, was elected chairman of the Linn supervisor board for 1957. He succeeds Martin Wiley and Miles P. Sutera as appointments were announced by Wiley. Henderson joined the board last June 1 to fill a vacancy and won a short term in November 1956 along with a full three year term beginning in 1953. The board met on the first business day of the new year and handled routine matters.
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Tedar Rapids News
Dudley Henderson
Central City
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Martin Wiley
Henderson
Wiley
Miles P. Sutera
Sir- Henderson
Henry J. Hood
Jay
Zhukov Set for India Visit Later This Month
Soviet Defense Minister Georgy Zhukov will visit India late this month, according to the Indian government. The visit aims to discuss defense cooperation and regional security issues between New Delhi and Moscow.
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Zhukov
India
New Delhi
Tns
Georg! Zhukov
Kenny Ploen Leads Iowa to Rose Bowl Dominance
In Pasadena the No 1 Rose Bowl story centers on Iowa senior quarterback Ken Ploen who dominated the game earning praise from coach Forest Eyvashevik and West Coast observers. Ploen completed 11 of 15 passes for 83 yards and ran 72 yards on eight carries including a 49 yard TD, while Whitey Fordham noted his magnificent play and praised the Iowa team for backing him up with strong blocking and receivers.
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Don Sulhoff
Celle Scott
Pasadena
Ken Ploen
Iowa
Forest Eyvasheveks
Kenny
Whitey I'fra
Towa
Helms Athletic Foundation
Ken
J. Kenny
Srant
Tacilers
Anne
Jim Gibbons
Mayer to Reassign State Agents Back in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Attorney General Norman Erbe said six state agents assigned to former Attorney General Dayton Countryman will be returned to Safety Commissioner Clinton Mayer. Erbe stated that the agents should go back to Mayer as Countryman had requested a crack-dry push. He also noted he has not decided whether to continue Countryman’s policy of listing federal liquor stamp holders for raids by county attorneys.
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INS
Dayton Countryman
Clinton Mayer
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Boone
Statehouse
Tlo Mayer
Countryman
Iowa
India's first quintuplets born to Tamil servant couple
In Pondicherry India five girls arrived early New Year's Eve to a 20 year old servant mother. The quints weigh from 2 to 4 pounds and 6 ounces and will be named and named on the tenth day per Hindu custom. The hospital cordoned off crowds, and doctors say the quints are doing fine. The mother weeps over hardship as the husband, unemployed, says it is the will of God.
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India
APJ
Po- Hee
Pondicherry
Tinwannamulla
Cedar Rapids set to greet Hawkeyes at airport homecoming
Cedar Rapids Mayor James Meaghan invites Eastern Iowa mayors and residents to welcome Iowa Hawkeyes players and coaches home from the Rose Bowl. Planes with the team are due at Cedar Rapids Airport at 4 50 p m Thursday, with bands welcome and community participation encouraged.
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James Meaghan
Iowa
Oregon State
Moline
Meaghan
Hawkeyes
State of Iowa
California
Towa
Ferieliry
Town City
University
Joyce, Cedar Rapids Elks manager, dies at 64
J Giles Joyce, longtime Cedar Rapids Elks club manager, died at his home at 2406 A avenue NE at 4 40 am Wednesday. He was 64 and death was attributed to arter // thrombosis per the family physician. Joyce enjoyed sports and watched the Rose Bowl with friends Tuesday.
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Repids Newada
Giles Joyer
Cedar Rapids
Trucks Crush Budapest Riot Echoes of Baseball Past
Budapest police and militia used trucks to break up a 2000-strong riot near a state department. The report notes a former left handed pitcher from Cedar Rapids who later played minor league baseball before entering militia service. No serious injuries were reported.
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Budapest
Washington
Une
Brand
Eisenhower to deliver Middle East message Friday
House Speaker Rayburn expects President Eisenhower to present in person a Middle East resolution to deter Soviet aggression. Congress will be briefed by Dulles and leadership from both parties as committees discuss the plan and swift Senate action is anticipated.
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Eisenhower
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Texas
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White House
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John Foster Dulles
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D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
French Students and Army Rescuers Stranded in Mont Blanc Weather
In Chamonix France freezing winds up to 75 miles per hour trapped French army rescue teams and Paris students 13 000 feet up on Mont Jane for 12 days. The harsh conditions left the group marooned while efforts to reach them continued amid the high altitude storm.
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France
Mont Jane
Cave
Paris
Wholesale Food Prices Rise to $6.13 in Jan 1 Dun and Bradstreet Index
New York report says wholesale food prices, as per the Dun and Bradstreet index, climbed to 6.13 on January 1, up one cent from 6.12 the prior week. The index shows a 3 percent gain from 4.95 in the same week of 1955.
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Dun and Bradstreet
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