No Conclusive Findings in Iowans Death
Webster county coroner jury failed to determine a clear cause in the death of George Brennan a Fort Dodge electrical worker found with multiple gunshot wounds and a slashed throat. The panel ruled death resulted from gunshot wounds inflicted by himself or unknown persons. Webster County Attorney Arthur Johnson awaited further action. The dead man's mother Florence Brennan and fiancée Clara Demery testified about family tensions and insurance proceeds.
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Fort Dodge
UPI
Webster County
George
Brennan
Arthur Johnson
Florence Brennan
Clara Demery
Sioux City Plans August Hearing on Annexation
Sioux City council votes to hold a public hearing in August on annexing 11 square miles between the city south border and Sergeant Bluff. The area would include the airport, airbase, and riverfront to the Missouri border. approval would still require a referendum.
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Sioux City
UPS
Sergeant Bluff
Missouri River
Tipton Uncle and Nephew In Car Collision
Edward J. Vitense aged 60 and his nephew James R. Viten se 21 met on a county road two miles southeast of Tipton at about 8 30 a m Monday. No injuries occurred though both cars were extensively damaged.
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Tipton
Edward J. Vitense
James R. Vitense
West Branch teacher dismissal to be investigated by governor panel
The Iowa Commission on Human Relations named a three member fact finding committee to examine the recent firing of Donald E. Laughlin a 35 year old newly hired West Branch high school science teacher. The panel will report to the commission.
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Ernor
Commission On Human Relations
West Branch
Donald E. Laughlin
Don Boles
Ames
Blaine Kuehl
Waukee
Malcolm Higgins
Des Moines
Laughlin
Donald E. Johnson
Iowa
The
American Legion
Johnson
Spe
Electric Rate Boosts Asked by Iowa Power and Light
Iowa Power and Light asks Des Moines city council to approve rate hikes of about 7 percent for residences and 9 percent for commercial users, effective July or August. The firm expects similar requests to other Iowa communities, while city officials may seek court review for fairness. The increases would raise the average home bill by about 40 cents monthly and commercial bills by roughly $2.85.
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Desm&ines
API
Iowa Power and Light Company
Iowa
Road Grader Accident Injures Ladera Man
Makengo Lawrence Guehrn, 85, suffered a broken right leg and other injuries when pinned under a road grader Monday afternoon. He was driving the tractor near Ladera when the grader tipped, a tractor helped pull him free. He was taken to an Iowa City hospital for treatment.
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the Gazette
Makengo
Lawrence Guehrn
Guehrn
Ladera
Iowa City
American Bus Line Drivers Walk Out Strikes Across 29 States
AP reports drivers for American Bus Line a Continental Trailways unit walked off at midnight in a wage dispute. District Passenger Agent Allen Gordon says negotiations with the drivers union were deadlocked in Lincoln Nebraska, affecting Continental service from New York to Los Angeles across 29 states including Iowa.
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Kansas City
American Bus Line
Continental Trailways
Iwages
Allen Gordon
Lincoln
Neb
Continental
Iowa
New York
Los Angeles
Gordon
Ammonia Truck Leak Injures Five Sioux City Firemen
Five Sioux City firemen were injured and a trailer court evacuated after an ammonia gas leak when a truck struck a low underpass valve. Irvin Felt of St Paul, the driver, saw the valve snap as he attempted passage. Gas drift prompted evacuation. firefighters were hospitalized for observation and X-rays with possible eye and lung damage.
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Sioux City
API
Irvin Felt
St Paul
Sloan
Iowa Bay Tragedy as Train Strikes 2YearOld Boy
A Rock Island train near Chapin Iowa Bay struck and killed 2yearold Michael Wilkinson as he played beside the tracks close to his home. The train traveled about 40 mph. the engineer knew the boy but could not stop in time.
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Chapin
UPI
Rock Island
Franklin County
L. M. Lemke
Michael Wilkinson
Kenneth Wilkinson
Lemke
New Winneshiek Society elects officers
New officers of the Winneshiek County Society for Crippled Children and Adults are Mrs. J. C. Iverson of Calmar chairman Mrs. E. A. Livesind of Decorah first vice chairman Mrs. V. J. Horton ofCalmar second vice chairman Mrs. Carsten Jacobson of Decorah secretary and Darwin Tweet of Decorah treasurer.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Finnish teens visit farm in Iowa learn American ways
Berit Sundman 16 and Sinikka Sundman 14 from Finland visit the Vernon Helble family on a 523 acre Blue Grass area farm near Davenport. They toured the farm and planned a Chicago trip for the Fourth, hoping to bring back peanut butter jars and corn along with clothes as reminders of America.
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Vernon Helble
Buffalo Township
Chicago
Finland
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Helbles
Berit
Sinikka
Helble
Blue Grass
Eric Sundman
Sundman
The
Helsinki
Resort Fines Operator Over Civil Rights Violation
ARNOLDS PARK AP A $50 civil rights fine was imposed Monday night on the operator of a Lake Okoboji resort in a case brought by Mrs. W. B. Jackson of Omaha. Mayor George Collins suspended half the fine after the operator pled no defense to violating Iowa civil rights law.
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Fillenwarth Tesuied
Central SBA Office Planned in Des Moines Move
George Hale of the Small Business Administration said plans to establish a central office in Des Moines Iowa are nearing completion. The Davenport office will be replaced and operation will shift fully under the Chicago office with a probable early September opening.
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Chicago
UPI
George Hale
Small Business Administration
Des Moines
Iowa
Davenport
Hale
Kansas City
Rites at Manchester For Arba Smith
Arba John Smith 44 former Manchester resident died June 26 in Moro Bay California after a boat accident. Services Saturday at Gill funeral home at 1 39 p m burial in Oakland cemetery Manchester. Survived by wife Jeannette Hall Smith stepson stepdaughter mother and many siblings.
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Gill
Arba John Smith
Moro Bay
Calif
Oakland Cemetery
Coffin’s Grove Township
Delaware County
Beach
Jeannette Hall
Morro Bay
Keee Smith
Doran Smith
Delaware
Donald Smith
Mae Smith
Willis Conrad
William Sty
Gentz
Masonville
Aaron al Barrett
Cedar Rapids
Ray Moser
Arlington
Woman Killed in Des Moines Hit-Run
Martha Hayes 43 of Fort Des Moines died when struck by a hit-and-run driver on a Des Moines street. Police reported no witnesses. the incident occurred about 5:05 a.m. and the body lay off the road with a back puncture suggesting a rear impact.
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Des Moines
UPI
Martha Hayes
Fort Des Moines
Decorah to Get Traffic Analysis From National Safety Council
Decorah will receive a comprehensive analysis of its safety and traffic control program from the National Safety Council on July 10. The report will be presented to city officials civic leaders and interested citizens by G. R. Doc Speers of the department of public safety.
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Gazette
Decorah
National Safety Council
G. R. “Doc” Speers
Department of Public Safety
Eichler drunk driving charge dropped after lengthy appeals
Iowa City police and the Iowa Supreme Court saw a two year legal fight over Joseph Eichler. The second offense drunk driving case, arrested May 8, 1958, was dismissed after the district judge’s demurrer and subsequent appellate rulings.
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Iowa City
Iowa Supreme Court
Joseph Eichler
Eichler
William Tucker
Edward O’connor
Iowva City
Gaffney
Attorrney General’s Office
Supreme Court
High Court
Tucker
Supreme Court Ruling Sets Precedent for Similar Cases
Tucker notes the court decision creates a standing precedent for future cases of this type, signaling an ongoing legal standard. The ruling may influence further litigation and judicial interpretations going forward.
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Tucker
Supreme Court
Baptists Urge Ban On Divorced People
At the 79th annual meeting in Des Moines the Baptist General Conference of America heard a recommendation from a committee urging that divorced persons not be elected as paid officers or employed on church boards or staff. The proposal notes the church sees divorce as a threat to the home but stresses it is only a recommendation without legal church authority.
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Des Moines
UPI
Baptist General Conference of America
Eric N. Lindholm
Minneapolis
Lindholm
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