Iowa outlines civil defense plan with fallout shelters
The Rockefeller panel and federal agencies press an integrated civil defense strategy focusing on fallout protection, warning systems, and radio nets. Iowa's plan assigns Lester Orcutt to lead a state survival program with Cedar Rapids as a designated target area and local talks scheduled on Civil Defense.
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Rockefeller Panel
Rockefeller Group
United States
Federal Communications Commission
The
Federal Civil Defense Administration
State of
Iowa
Lester G. Orcutt
Des Moines
Orcutt
Air Force Reserve
Strategic Air Command
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
L. G. Orcutt
Cedar Rapids
Little Doctor of Kentucky Dies at 92 in Hillsboro
Dr W S Reeves known as the Little Doctor died at 92 after a 66 year practice in northeastern Kentucky. He delivered over 3000 babies and even in one 24 hour span delivered four including twins. He had been bedfast three days prior to his death.
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Hillsboro
W. S. Reeves
Kentucky
Reeves
Nurse Home Nursing Class Open For Enrollment
Applications are still being accepted for the Red Cross home nursing class directed by Beatrice Streit of St. Louis. The Linn County Red Cross chapter urges interested residents to contact Empire 3-2673, with advance applications required. The course runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the first set of four days and will certify graduates to teach general home nursing. Miss Streit is a Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduate with a public health nursing degree from Loyola University and has served as a Red Cross home nursing instructor in Wyoming and Colorado.
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Red Cross
Beatrice Streit
St. Louis
Midwest Area
The
Farm Bureau
Linn County
Red Cross Chapter
Empire
Donald E. Smith
Te Red Cross
Miss. Streit
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
Loyola University
Wyoming
Colorado
Nazette Ils Named Chairman for 58 Easter Seal Sale
Nazette Ils, active in Linn County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, selected by Arthur Bezdek as chairman of the 1958 Easter seal sale. The campaign funds the YMCA Easter Seal Rehabilitation center aiding crippled children and adults, with a Cedar Rapids parade planned and mail solicitations and volunteer-led efforts across Linn County.
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Nazette Ils
Richard Nazette
Linn County
Nazette
Linn County Society For Crippled Children
Arthur Bezdek
Linn County Group
YMCA
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Whitefish restricts long calls with 50 minute buzzer
In Whitefish Mont the city discourages lengthy telephone conversations. A 50 minute buzzer halts the call and the line goes dead after 30 seconds, after which callers may redial. The procedure aims to curb extended use.
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Whitefish, Mont
Whitefish
Bible-Toting Cop Faces Hoodlums in Houston
Houston patrolman J B Lowry a 26 year old Bible carrying officer confronts a carload of youths. He delivers sermons before policing and has arrested over 100 teens in 1957. He teaches Sunday classes at Faith Memorial Baptist church and says his Bible is as necessary as his gun.
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Houston, Texas
INS
Houston
J. B. Lowry
Lowry
Faith Memorial ‘Baptist Church
World Laughter World Laughter
A Lyons store lost 4000 bottles of wine after the manager left the delivery in the truck overnight. By morning every bottle had vanished, saved only by wine fanciers. In Hong Kong a shoplifter claimed to follow a store sign to take two ducks home for the new year. A Welsh Danish flyweight bout ended early when a phone rang in the arena lobby, pausing the match. In Houston the junior Chamber of Commerce began efforts to form a crime commission but found obstacles.
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Lyons
France
INS
Hong Kong
Liang Kong
Cardiff
Wales
Misunderstood project draws membership appeal letter
A Jaycees member applicant claims expertise from 1946 prison time for murder. In Japan a thief ransacked a house, lectured a sleeping boy on crime, then drank sake and was jailed. In Italy a resident finds a baby bull napping on her jacket after wandering in.
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The
Jaycees
Commission
Fukuoka
Japan
INS
Kazuo Oiwa
Kazuo
Brescia
Italy
Achilla Fremondi
Teen Guard Dislocates Spine after Vigorous Morning Grooming
Cleveland report says Gary Thobaben, 16, rose and combed hair with such force he suffered a dislocated vertebra. Phoenix item notes waiter Mark Cummings was paid for two hours.
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Cleveland
INS
Gary Thobaben
Phoenix
Mark Cummings
Man Cashes Check in Cashier Scam at Local Eatery
A man tried to cash a $65 002.93 check at a restaurant. the cashier reacted, and the employer paid him $2.93 in cash when the check bounced. A Dallas INS note says the missing wife is sought so she can sign income tax papers for a joint return refund.
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Cummings
Dallas
INS
Advice Given for Convention Visits
A Cincinnati detective warned Louisville Rotarians about dangers while traveling to conventions. Floyd Niswenger advised avoiding friendly strangers and gambling and offered a controversial tip about tavern visits to identify trouble, suggesting seating with the least attractive patron and leaving after being served.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Floyd Niswenger
Lone Ranger and Tonto Nose Cattle Theft Mystery
The Lone Ranger and Tonto appear lost in a canyon while pursuing a cattle theft case. The segment airs at 5 30 p m Sunday on Channel 9.
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Lone Ranger
Tonto
Channel 9
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