Boat Club Seeks Bridge Removal and Water Level Change
Iowa City Boat club circulated petitions calling for removal of the Mehaffey bridge and restoration of 680 feet water level in the Coralville reservoir. The Mehaffey committee and county supervisors clash over vacating the bridge as engineers keep the pool at 667 feet to preserve travel. Cedar Rapids members joined the meeting and planned to spread the petition.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City Boat Club
Mehaffey Bridge
Coralville Reservoir
Mehaffey Bridge Committee
Boat Club
Johnson
Corps of Engineers
Mehaffey
Cedar Rapids Boat Club
Walter I. Fry
St. Dr
Cedar Rapids
John O'Meara
Mehaffey Group
Army
Brucker
Washington
Mehaffey Committee
Boat
Marvin Perry Eatedly
Club
Perry
Board of Supervisors
Church Pew Case Goes to Labor Board
The National Labor Relations Board will review whether findings against the Carpenters union were too lenient or too harsh over efforts to block Endicott pews. Endicott Furniture Co of Warsaw Indiana accuses the union of boycotts in Chicago Minneapolis New York and Detroit amid a 1956 union election. A trial examiner found insufficient evidence of illegality except in one Nassau Baptist case and recommended the union pledge not to foment strikes. Both sides appealed to the NLRB arguing the ruling was too light.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Endicott Church Furniture Company
Warsaw
Ind
Carpenters Union
Endicott
NLRB
C. W. Whittemore
Nassau Baptist Church
East Williston
N.Y
Whittemore
U.S. Air Force Base
Bunker Hill
Housewife Turns Detective Solves Auto Theft Case
London AP reports Matilda Higgins a middle aged housewife became a private eye after her husband’s car was stolen. She traced the car to a dealer, bought time to catch him, and the suspect was jailed for two years after police intervened. She compared herself to Sherlock Holmes noting it was elementary once on the trail.
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London
Matilda Higgins
Higgins
Matilda
John Yerby
Yerby
Sherllock Holmes
Seven of a Family Die in Flood in Spencer West Virginia
John Willowby survived a flash flood that tore his rural home from its foundation. Seven of his family died as seven feet of water swept the house away. He climbed to the roof, chopped through a wall, and clung to a tree branch until the water subsided. He was hospitalized with shock.
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Spencer
W. Va
UPI
John Willowby
Willowby
New York Mayor Won't Host If Soviet Premier Attends Summit
Mayor Robert F. Wagner said New York would not host a summit with the Soviet Premier, insisting the federal government and the United Nations would serve as hosts. He stressed New York has no role in arranging such a meeting.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Chev
United Nations
Wagner
Linn County Review Board Cuts Taxes 15 Percent
The Linn county review board voted four to none to reduce real estate assessments by 15 percent outside Cedar Rapids. County Attorney Bromwell says such an across the board cut may exceed the board of review powers and must be authorized by the state board of review. Assessor Linkletter asked for an opinion, noting the move aims to align county valuations with Cedar Rapids.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
County Board of Review
M. G. Linkletter
Asst
James E. Bromwell
Bromwell
Board of Review
State Board of Review
Merrill Wiley
Center Point
Ben Holets
Fairfax
Raymond Mallie
Mt. Vernon
Bill Mitchell
Waubeek
Linkletter
Linn County
Lebanon Rebel Chief Balking on Elections
Lebanese rebel leader Saeb Salam said elections cannot occur while Camille Chamoun remains president and foreign troops stay in Lebanon, signaling no presidential vote next week. U.S. diplomat James Wadsworth suggested a possible early withdrawal of U.S. troops, while U.N. efforts to expand observers continued under Dag Hammarskjold.
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Saeb ‘Salam
Camille Chamoun
Lebanon
Salam
Chamoun
Washington
James J. Wadsworth
U.S
U.N
Wadsworth
House
New York
Weather and combat notes mix in Belle Plaine area report
A violent thunderstorm damaged Rudy Pringle farm seven miles northeast of Belle Plaine with broken windows fences down and a tree limb through an attic. Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas saw scattered heavy rain with high temperatures reaching 83 and cooler nights ahead. A U S spokesman denied American planes being shot down in Syria as tense Lebanon events unfold with Marines in the region.
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U.S. Navy
Syria
Damascus
United Arab Republic
Ali
U. S
Lebanon
Rudy Pringle
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Brooklyn
Cedar Rapids
Country Club
Heiserman Nominated for High Court by Acclamation
Des Moines Iowa Loyal Meek reports district judge J E Heiserman of Anamosa won the Republican supreme court short term nomination by acclamation at the state GOP judicial convention. Heiserman, 53, announced last week he would seek the remaining 3 years of the late Justice W A Smith term, facing Don Hutchison and Franklin Jacqua, who both withdrew as Heiserman gained momentum across the state.
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Des Moines
J. E. Heiserman
Anamosa
Republican Supreme Court
G.O.P
Heiserman
W. A. Smith
Dubuque
Don Hutchison
Algona
State Supreme Court
Hutchison
Cedar Rapids
Theodore
Franklin Jacqua
Humboldt
Republican Judicial Convention
Supreme Court
Rutledge
18Th Judicial District
Fort Dodge
Fort Madison
Capehart calls for Senate ethics probe into Roosevelt case
Senator Capehart demanded a Senate investigation into Maryland business dealings linked to Representative James Roosevelt amid a tense Senate Banking subcommittee hearing. Roosevelt defended his testimony on savings and loan advertising while Capehart questioned potential conflicts of interest and payments.
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Washington
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate
Maryland
James Roosevelt
Calif
House
White House
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
iSen. Beall
Eisenhower backs UN role in Middle East summit
President Eisenhower proposed to Premier Khrushchev that the UN Security Council decide if a Middle East summit is generally acceptable and set a date. He authorized Ambassador Lodge to participate and signaled a meeting could open within about two weeks if the Russians agree, with agenda limited to Middle East issues.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Geneva
Lebanon
Jordan
Security Council
Council
Nehru
India
Clutier Worker Fred Hober Found Dead After Shooting
The body of 62 year old Fred Hober was found in a car five miles east of Clutier on a gravel road. Officials suspect foul play as no gun was found and keys and wallet are missing. An autopsy will be held to remove a bullet believed fired from a revolver. Hober worked for Link Belt Speeder in Cedar Rapids and is survived by his wife two sons and his father.
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Clutier
Fred Hober
Tama
Hober
Harry Cosner
Donald Hober
Cedar Rapids
Donald
Roger
Baltimore
Police report radio monitor stolen at West Jefferson HQ
Columbus police confirm a radio monitor was stolen from the desk at West Jefferson headquarters on Thursday. The incident was reported as an embarrassment to local law enforcement.
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Columbus, Ohio
West Jefferson
Bedford High Gets Dual Sociology Teachers
Bedford high school may face a scheduling puzzle as twin brothers take on teaching sociology come September. The two instructors are assigned to cover the course, creating a notable staffing situation for the school.
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Bedford, Pa
Bedford High School
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