Lebanon asks U.N. force after shelling by Syria
Premier Sami Solh announced Lebanon sought a U.N. emergency force to seal the frontier after shelling from Syria. President Chamoun said 10 000 to 12 000 rebels faced government forces, with 25 to 30 percent Egyptians or Syrians among them. U.N. Secretary General Ham marskjold surveyed the area before heading to New York.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
U.N
Sami Solh
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Christie Metbaared
U.A.R
Harris and Ex Head of SEC Clash in Congressional Hearing
Washington AP The Goldfine Adams investigation exploded into an angry row as ex SEC chairman J Sinclair Armstrong challenged House subcommittee questions on SEC handling of Goldfine cases. Harris of Arkansas ordered Armstrong from the witness chair amid tense exchanges over influence and funds for an adequate SEC staff.
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Washington
Goldfine-Adams
Securities and Exchange Commission
J. Sinclair Armstrong
SEC
Armstrong
Harris
Subcommittee
Senate
Navy
Congress
Senators Urge U.N. Action In Lebanon Crisis
U.S. Senators urged immediate U.N. police action in Lebanon blaming the Korean War shock eight years earlier. Senate GOP Leader Knowland dismissed Soviet accusations that a U.N. force would be aggression. Senator Smith and Senator Sparkman supported patrolling Lebanon with a U.N. force to maintain peace.
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Washington
UPI
U.N
Lebanon
Senate
G.O.P
Knowland
Calif
Sen. Smith
R-N.j
John J. Sparkman
D- Ala
Laramie Gets Inch Snow in June Moment
Cheyenne reports southeastern Wyoming saw an unusual January in June with Laramie recording a low of 34 and about one inch of snow on the ground this morning.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Laramie
Water Ski Thrill Show Pins Traffic at Ellis Park
The Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Thrill show sponsored by KCRG starts at 6 this evening at Ellis Park. Parking on Ellis Blvd Vernal and First St NW is banned until after the show with alternative routes via Vernal, 6th Ave NW, Ellis to 20th St NW and Zika NW to the park. Auxiliary and regular police will aid traffic flow.
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Tommy Bartlett
KCRG
Ellis Park
Ellis Blvd
Vernal
First Streets
Ellis Boulevard
North Western Flights Passenger Trains Move to Beverly
North Western will move its last downtown Cedar Rapids passenger train to Beverly next Monday at about 4 p.m. The first train under the new setup, westbound No. 5, is scheduled to stop at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday. Ticket hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. daily.
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North Western
Beverly
Cedar Rapids News
North Western Railroad
Cedar Rapids
L. A. Robertson
Robertson
First Avenue
Edgewood Road
Linn County to widen Old Route 30 and pave Present 94
The Iowa Highway Commission approved a plan to relocate Highway 94 east of Cedar Rapids, creating a bypass for Marion and Cedar Rapids. The eight mile route, costing 1.186 million dollars, will extend Highway 13 south of the 151 and 64 junction to current Route 30 passing Bertram. Work is not scheduled for this year. widening Old Highway 30 and paving Present Highway 94 await state handoff and funding timelines.
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Gazette News
Iowa Highway Commission
Fussdey
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Mariona
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Robert Brice
Waterloo
Miles Sutera
Linn Board of Supervisors
Sutera
Secrist Road
Marion
Secrist
Hero Truck Driver's Death Sparks Wide Santa Barbara Gifts
Russell Moore 31 died after guiding a runaway truck through eight street crossings to avoid pedestrians. The Santa Barbara community donated nearly 13 000 dollars for his widow and four children, with many anonymous gifts and a pro baseball benefit. YMCA aided with summer camps for the children. Moore lived a mile from the crash site and left a fifth child on the way.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Russell Moore
Moore
Camp Good Health Budget and Donations Record
Summary of a church budget listing donations from various groups and individuals including Catholic Council Welfare League Knights of Columbus No. 909 and Memorial gifts. Totals shown with a large overall budget and a remaining amount still to be raised.
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Catholic Council Welfare League
Knights of Columbus
A. C. Robbie
Vandalia
Friends Business and Professional Women's Sunday School
Westminster Presbyterian
Cedar Rapids Friends
J.M.D
Teeter Enone
Russell Insistent On Free Opinion From Military Leaders
Senator Russell of Georgia said Congress will demand free unrestricted access to opinions of military leaders before acting on President Eisenhower's defense department reorganization proposal.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Commerce Dept Flags Stump in Sales and Production
The Commerce Department, in its broadest statement yet, says the slump may have bottomed as both sales and production have steadied. It notes the downward trend begun in early 1957 is arrested about 15 percent below end-1956 totals, but sees no clear sign yet of slowing in inventory liquidation, a key aggravating factor.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Iowa Fire Fighters Seek Civil Service Law Changes
The Iowa Association of Fire Fighters urged amendments to pensions civil service and a tax against insurance companies at its 34th annual convention. They asked to redefine average final compensation to mean the average earnable pay of the five highest salary years as a policeman or firefighter.
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Iowa Association of Fire Fighters
Iowa
Sheraton-Montrose
Civil Service Commission
Soviet Union Rejects Dulles Terms for Geneva Talks
The Soviet Union said it cannot send experts to the Geneva talks on nuclear test suspensions under terms it says Dulles seeks. Gromyko handed U S Ambassador Thompson a note calling the July 1 conference a fruitless waste of time and rejecting Dulles June 17 statement.
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London
Soviet Union
Geneva
Dulles
Moscow
Gromyko
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Eisenhower
Conference of Experts
Thompson
Foreign Ministry
U. S
Record Lows Set As Mercury Dips In Iowa Towns
Temperatures fell to the 40s across several Iowa cities on Wednesday with for many sites a record low for June 25. Spencer recorded 41 while Fort Dodge 42 and Des Moines 47. Cooler winds and scattered showers are forecast with 0.5 to 0.75 inch of rain possible Sunday and Monday.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Spencer
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Waterloo
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Russians Grow Tree Bearing Thirty Citrus Types
London dispatch reports a Moscow radio claim of a tree producing 30 citrus varieties including seven tangerines, three lemons, four oranges, four grapefruits and twelve other types.
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London
UPI
Radio Moskow
Slogan Contest Aims to Boost Cedar Rapids Pool Bond Vote
Cedar Rapids urges voters to back a $425000 three pool plan with pools at Noelridge Van Vechten and Jones Memorial parks. A slogan contest offers $25 $15 and $10 prizes to promote support for all three sections and self supporting operation by the Playground Commission.
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Cedar Rapids
Noelridge, Park
van Vechten Park
Jones Memorial Park
Ellis Park
Playground Commission
Ellis
Jaycees
Jaycee Charities, Inc
U S Links Red Regime To Flareup
The United States accuses the Soviet government of staging a demonstration before the U S embassy in Moscow in retaliation for Hungarian refugees protest at the U N. The State Department says the scene will heighten international tension and notes the contrast with spontaneous expressions of revulsion at executions in Copenhagen, Bonn, and New York.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
State Department
U.N
New York City
Lincoln White
Imre Nagy
Copenhhagen
Bonn
New York
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