Stormy week ahead with scattered showers and cool highs
Weather notes list highs ranging from mid 80s to near 90s in cities including Minneapolis Chicago Denver New York and Los Angeles with scattered showers or thundershowers forecast for Thursday and Friday. Also reports temperatures for Tuesday and overnight lows, barometer readings, wind at Municipal airport, and sun and moon rise/set times.
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Min’apolis
Chicago
N. Orleans
Denver
New York
Duluth
Omaha
L. Angeles
Phoenix
Miami
Iowa
Venezuelan airline Linea Aeropostal Venezolana profile in Idlewild era
The Venezuelan carrier Linea Aeropostal Venezolana founded over 25 years ago became international in 1946 with routes linking New York Havana and Caracas. It operated 59 passenger Super Constellations on inter American runs and earned American Safety Council awards for three straight years from 1949 to 1951 for safe operations.
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Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
New York
Havana
Caracas
Idlewild
American Safety Council
Deaths LeRoux Family Remembered After Idaho Crash
Friday mass at Immaculate Conception for Telesford Ted LeRoux and daughter Donna Jean of Rockford Iowa who died in an Idaho auto crash. Burial at Mt Calvary. Rosary Thursday Teahen chapel with calling after 7 pm. Ted born Oct 3 1896 in Brooks Minnesota. Survivors include mother Mrs Paul LeRoux Milwaukee six sisters and four brothers. Donna Jean born February 9 1940 in Cedar Rapids.
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Telesford
Ted” J. LeRoux
Donna Jean
Rockford
Idaho
Immaculate Conception Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
Brooks, Minn
Mr. LeRoux
Funeral services for Mrs. Huston in Linwood cemetery
Services for Mrs. Lewis H. Huston formerly of Cedar Rapids who died in Longmeadow Mass will be held at Linwood cemetery at 10 am Thursday. The Rev Jack Oliver of First Christian Church will officiate. Friends may call at Turner chapels until 9 pm Wednesday.
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Lewis H.huston
Cedar Rapids
Longmeadow
Mass
Linwood Cemetery
Jack Oliver
First Christian Church
Turner Chapels
Big Milwaukee stock purchase by Chicago group
A Chicago group led by Arthur M. Wirtz and J. Patrick Lannan bought 350000 shares of Milwaukee railroad common stock, becoming the largest single holder with about 16 percent of outstanding shares. They were invited to join the 19 man board, with two seats to be vacated. Wirtz owns Bismarck hotel and Chicago Stadium, Lannan is a Keenland partner, and the group plans no immediate changes to management.
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Chicago
Keenland and Company
Wirtz
Spaak Seeks European Atomic Pool and Market Plan
Belgian Foreign Minister Spaak flew to Boon by helicopter to discuss plans for a European atomic pool and a common European market.
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Brussels
INS
Spaak
Boon
Senators Learn of Brainwashing Success in Korea War
An army expert told a Senate investigations subcommittee that about one third of Americans captured in Korea cooperated with the enemy. Capt. Bert Cumby cited prisoners who attended propaganda sessions voluntarily after 1952, concluding many were collaborators, not necessarily leaders but enough to discredit the United States.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Korea
Bert Cumby
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Robert F. Kennedy
Rene Cumiby
Pws
Kennedy
Cumby
Hospital fund drive contemplates dual campaigns
A city committee considers hiring a professional fund raiser for hospital expansion amid bed shortages and overcrowding. St Luke’s cites 31 percent admissions rise and 38 percent patient days since 1951. a combined campaign with Mercy may be pursued to reach a minimum goal of 1.5 million dollars.
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St. Luke’s
William P. Ellwood
Mercy
Ellwood
St. Luke's
School Aid Bill Passes Rules Committee Vote
Washington AP reports the House Rules Committee approved a federal school aid bill 8 to 3 despite Southern Democrats opposition. The measure now goes to the full House for a likely early vote next week after weeks of delay.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Siren Tests Planned Across Cedar Rapids City
Residents heard air raid sirens during several days as police announced tests with a portable siren to map locations for permanent installations that would blanket Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
City Briefs Highlight Local Meetings And Services
Hospitalized Frank Pusateri Jr. patient at Mercy hospital after Monday surgery. Dr L L Dolson moves his office to Dolson Clinic at 401 3rd Ave SW. High Twelve lunch program features Jonathan the Great at Roosevelt hotel. Breakfast Club hears Cedar Rapids fire station plans by Fire Chief Jesse Hunter. Lions Club noon program and Pat Tracy convention report at Roosevelt hotel. Watch loss reported near post office by Wesley Prokop. Advertising notices for Nutty Brown bread and Brass Rail Tavern new management at 629 2nd Ave SW.
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L. L. Dolson
Guaranty Building
Dolson Clinic
3Rd Ave. SW
Lions
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Pat Tracy
Cedar Rapids
Heavy rains with strong winds disrupt Des Moines area
Widespread rainfall soaks parched ground with 80 mph winds and hail in places. Des Moines reports over half an inch downtown while the airport notes 0.21 inch and power outages affect large city sectors. Forecasts predict hot weather returns with more storms midweek. In Cedar Rapids a 66 degree overnight low follows a 98 degree high. Bethany Missouri endures 1.90 inch rains but little runoff strains city reservoir supplies.
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Cedar Rapids
Bethany
Missouri
City
Sobell Loses Bid for New Release Bid
Atom spy Morton Sobell lost another bid for freedom or a new trial on his 1951 conviction for conspiring with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to deliver atom bomb secrets to Russia. He is serving 30 years in Alcatraz. Judge Irving Kaufman rejected the claims as baseless and aimed to embarrass the courts.
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New York
Morton Sobell
Alcatraz
Irving Kaufmann
Sobell
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
Rosenbergs
Sobel
Iowa and Other States Face Reapportionment Challenges
A statewide study from the Iowa Legislative Research Bureau shows Iowa is not alone in reapportionment difficulties. The report compares Iowa with Illinois Michigan Arizona and New Mexico and notes varied bases for districting along population and area while highlighting legislative reluctance and constitutional limits.
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Towa
Iowa
Iowa Legislative Research ‘Bureau
Clayton L. Ringgenberg
Bureau
Research Bureau
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Arizona
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California
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Colorado
Oregon
Wisconsin
Alabama
Florida
Ringgenberg
Senate
House
G.O.P. Commerce Nominee Set by Iowa Convention Push
Des Moines AP reports that B. M. Richardson narrowly missed the 35 percent threshold in the June 4 primary for commerce commissioner, finishing at 33.9 percent and 64,505 votes. The GOP will name its nominee at the July 20 state convention as final tallies confirm H. M. Reed and Ray Thompson also vied for the spot.
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B. M. Richardson
Richardson
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Edward R. Fitzgerald
Commerce
H. M. Reed
Panora
Ray Thompson
Newton
Iowa
Milnes
Mikel Micich
Charles City
Jover Dan J. P. Ryan
Parkersburg
William F. Denman
Denman
U. S
B. B. Hickenlooper
Atty. Gen
Dayton
Linn County Board Accepts Deputy Sheriff Resignation Appoints New Jailer
The Linn County board on Tuesday accepted the resignation of deputy Edmund E. Tucker and appointed Philip Hoover as his replacement on the sheriff's staff at 250 dollars a month after Tucker cited health reasons. The board also approved three zoning recommendations, granting a quarry permit to C. W. and Alta Houseman and changing 80 acres west of Cedar Rapids to rural zoning, while denying a Chain Lakes change and blocking land use for a used car lot. Additional actions included culvert work for John Wiley, a class B beer permit for Alex Fidler at Hawk Eye Downs, and cigarette permits for C E Murphy Troy Evelyn Winegar and Viola Woodford all of Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Jim Smith
Edmund E. Tucker
Philip Hoover
Tucker
Linn County Zoning Commission
C. W
Alta Houseman
Cedar Rapids
Glass Road
Chain Lakes
Robert Benson
John Wiley
Alex Fidler
Hawkeye Downs
C. E. Murphy
Troy
Evelyn Winegar
Viola Woodford
Hoegh Mobilizes Guardsmen For Jeep Patrols In Iowa
Gov. Leo Hoegh orders 70 Iowa National Guardsmen and 35 radio controlled jeeps to patrol highways daily from June 30 to Aug 5 with weekend shifts starting 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. Guards will assist state police in high traffic periods to curb fatalities.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Clinton Moyer
Moyer
East German Justice Minister Talks Penal Code Revision
East German justice minister Hilde Benjamin announced a revision to the penal code on Wednesday to punish individuals who incite or aid East Germans to flee to the West. The change aims to deter emigration and protect state security.
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Berlin
INS
Hilde Benjamin
Saratoga Mast Rises Above Water Like 25-Story Building
The U. S. aircraft carrier Saratoga towers over the water, its mast reaching a height comparable to a twenty five story building, a striking feature observed from the deck.
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Saratoga
Greenlee Appointed to Linn County Soldiers Relief Group
John E. Greenlee of Cedar Rapids was appointed by the Linn County board of supervisors to the non-salaried Soldiers Relief Commission term expiring July 1, 1957. He fills the vacancy created by Jay Watts’s resignation. commission members include Martin Roemig and Sam Cohen.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Soldiers Relief Commission
Greenlee
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Board of Supervisors
Jay Watts
Martin Roemig
Sam Cohen
Suspended Sentence for Leland H Seimer
Leland H Seimer aged 25 of Oxford pled guilty to a forging charge and received a suspended sentence not to exceed 10 years at Anamosa reformatory. Judge Floyd Philbrick suspended the sentence and remanded Seimer to the Iowa Board of Parole. He was charged last March with cashing a forged $20 check for a tavern in Marion.
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Leland H. Seimer
Oxford
Anamosa Reformatory
Floyd Philbrick
Seimer
Iowa Board of Parole
Leimer
Marion
Dent Receives Suspended Sentence After Larceny Guilty Plea
Robert W. Dent aged 41 of 2228 Bowling Street SW pled guilty to larceny and drew a suspended 60 day sentence in Linn County Jail. The charge stemmed from an alleged theft of about $60 from Nora Potwin of 2425 C Avenue NE. Detectives noted Dent and Potwin had been together.
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Robert W. Dent
Bowling Street
Linn County
Dent
Nora Potwin
C Avenue
Will of Roberta F E Brehm Admitted to Probate
The will of Roberta F E Brehm who died May 2 was admitted to probate on Wednesday. It leaves one third of her estate to her husband Fred Brehm and two thirds to her son Dennis D Dunek. Her husband was appointed administrator with a $3,000 bond.
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Roberta Fe, Brehm
Fred Brehm
Dennis D. Dunek
Divorces Dismissed in Two Tuesday Suits
Two divorce cases were dismissed on Tuesday. Plaintiffs were Winifred F. Davies and Leola I A Tate, with respective defendants Elmer W. Davies and Norman W. Tate.
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Winifred F. Davies
Elmer W. Davies
Leolai A. Tate
Norman W. Tate
Linn County supervisor Martin Wiley admitted for eye treatment
Martin Wiley, First district Linn County supervisor, Wednesday entered University Hospitals in Iowa City for treatment of a minor eye ailment.
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Martin Wiley
Linn County
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Wholesale Food Prices Decline for Second Straight Week
New York AP report shows the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index at 6.09 this week, down from 6.14 last week and 6.49 a year ago. The index previously peaked at 6.18 two weeks earlier, the year's high.
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New York
Eppley Named Chairman of Sheraton Board
Eugene C. Eppley of Omaha was elected chairman of the board of Sheraton Corporation of America at a Boston directors meeting. The 72 year old, a Sheraton director for eight years, becomes the first board chairman in the firm’s 20 year history.
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Omaha
Eugene C. Eppley
Sheraton Corporation of American
Sheraton
Ernest Henderson
Boston
Eppley
Henderson
54 Hotel Empire
Russian Picture Magazine Sets U.S. Debut Newsstand Release
A Soviet glossy titled USSR will reach American newsstands within weeks. The 64 page English language issue features a four color cover of Eisenhower and Bulganin at Geneva. It aims for non political life in the USSR with color and B W photos and sells for 15 to 20 cents.
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Life
Look
Ussr
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Geneva
Soviet Union
U.S
Amerika
Russia
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