Corvette Called America’s True Sports Car in 1958 Lineup
Sports car expert opinions clash as Chevrolet Corvette is deemed a true sports car by Iowa club member Frank Bush, while Ford Thunderbird is labeled a personal car by experts. The piece surveys FIA standards and places various makes into luxury, classic, and sports type categories, noting subjectivity in classification.
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Waliull Gill
Chevrolet
de Soto
Russ Wiley
America
Iowa Sports Car Club
Frank Bush
Cedar Rapids
Ford
Playboy
Bosh
Iowa
Corvette On the Race Track.” Bosh
FIA
Organization of Racing Clubs
Bosch
Ford Company
Studebaker
Plymouth
Pontiac
Booneville
No Big Changes For Automobiles In the Year 1961
The 1961 autos are in early design with secrecy and few drastic shifts. Cars will be long and low with internal combustion engines and possibly higher compression ratios, while major styling changes stay limited. Fuel injection and air suspension face cost barriers for lower price models.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Ford
Town Sees Realistic Civil Defense Drill Cause Damage
In Carnike England villagers blamed civil defense workers for a highly realistic exercise that used an explosion to simulate a mis guided nuclear missile. The blast shattered windows at the post office and Methodist church and damaged several homes, frightening residents.
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Carnike
England
Geraghty Heads Catholic Laymen
Joseph G. Geraghty of Cedar Rapids is installed as president of the Catholic Laymen for the year, succeeding William H. Ryan. John B. Reilly is named vice president and Clinton E. Shaeffer re elected secretary treasurer. The parish Representatives board includes Joseph E. Franey W. C. Zeman and Joseph Sindelar.
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Joseph G. Geraghty
Cedar Rapids
Cathree Layman
William H. Ryan
John B. Reilly
Clinton E. Shaefffer
Joseph E. Franey
W. C.zeman
Joseph Sindelar
Tot Starts Fire Smoking in Bed
Four year old Alvin Baumstat admitted his smoking habit and promised to quit after firefighters were called to extinguish a mattress fire he started in bed with his mother's cigarette in Neenah Wisconsin.
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Tot
Neenah, Wis
Alvin Baumstat
Invention Reveals Heart’s Hidden Resonance and Pace
The article profiles Harry Lobel, a former Grand Island youth and self made inventor who, after a long struggle and university set backs, developed a hand sized instrument using resonance to measure heart efficiency. Lobel’s device aims to provide essential data beyond blood pressure to guide treatment.
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Darrell Garwood
International News Service
Atomic Science
Harry Lobel
Tahal Aovenue
ALA Penna
Auvel
Vilalla
Sisters of St. Francis Hospital
Grand Island
Neb
Lobel
Michael
Philadelphia
Advance sign of heart or brain attack via device
The text discusses an instrument that could warn people of an impending heart or cerebral attack before symptoms appear. It cites Eisenhower's attack, notes low blood pressure at the time, and estimates potential life saves if it reduces cases by one percent, projecting 7,500 lives preserved annually in the United States.
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Eisenhower
U. S
Robbers Use Ash Can to Rob Manhattan Superintendent
In New York two men hid William Thomas, a Manhattan building superintendent, by dropping an ash can over his head after his rent collection route. They searched his pockets and escaped with about $200 in small checks.
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Grand Island Highchool
Grand Island College
Park College
Missouri
City Hospital
New York
University of Nebraska Medical School
Omaha
William Thomas
Manhattan
Jail hiccups lead to arrest after two robberies
In El Paso Texas detectives chasing a man with persistent hiccups arrested Jose Munoz within five hours of two armed robberies. Victims described the suspect by the hiccuping detail, aiding the arrest.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jose Munoz
Munoz
Suez Crisis Boosts Panama Canal Traffic and Revenue
Panama Canal Company reports a 3 million dollar revenue rise after Suez closure, routing 1.6 million long tons of cargo away from Suez to the canal. Net income hits 3,821,456 dollars in its biggest year, with more cargo moving Atlantic to Pacific for first time.
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Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Japan
Suez
State Police Car Found Gets Tag
A black unmarked Ford with two way radio stolen from Norristown Pennsylvania state police was found in Camden New Jersey. Camden Police Sgt Earl Quinton spotted it and a patrolman had ticketed it for illegal parking. If Pennsylvania state police pay the Camden parking fine they may retrieve their car.
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Camden
N.J
Norristown
Earl Quinton
Pennsylvania
Car Starts But Wheels Won't Move After Shaft Stolen
Denver police report Tony C. Madina 33 started his car but the engine ran while the drive shaft had been stolen, leaving the vehicle immobile. The incident highlights auto theft concerns in the city.
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Denver
Tony C. Madina
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A. Ross McIntyre
C. W. M. Poynter
al Young
Dean Frederick Gillick
Creighton University
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Newman
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