New Data Opens Probe Into Oil Lobbyist Activities
Senate investigator says public hearings on Oil Lobbyist John M. Neff are reopening due to new evidence of his Iowa ties. Bridgetes reports Neff made two contacts in Iowa to reach Senator Hickenlooper about the gas bill. Edson and Mrs. Goodwin to testify. Neff, Goodwin, and Evans to testify.
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Washington
INS
Senate
John M. Neff
Iowa
Bridges
R-N.h
Neff
Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Wendell Edson
Storm Lake
Senator Hickenlooper
Edson
Goodwin
Ivan Evans
Charles W. Steadman
Maplecrest and Protein Blenders Announce Major Consolidation
A merger announced today unites Maplecrest Turkey Farms Wellman and Protein Blenders Inc Iowa City forming the world’s largest independent turkey processor and expanding the Iowa City plant. A C Gingerich becomes Maplecrest chair while C Urban Kelly continues as Protein Blenders president and chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Maplecrest Turkey Fairs
Protein Blenders, Inc
Iowa City
A. C. Gingerich
Maplecrest
C. Urban Kelly
Protein Blenders
Turkey Processing Corporation
Kelly
Gingerich
Turkey
Protein
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Midwest
Raid on Chicago Ends Without Scoring a Target
Mississippi disk jockey Allan English staged a so called retaliation raid over Chicago Loop on Friday. Lookouts reported no near miss as the 25 000 paper Confederate battle flags failed to be dropped. The stunt was in response to an earlier flight by Al Benson who arranged drops of the Constitution over Mississippi to protest segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mississippi
Civil Defense
Allan English
al Benson
India Calls Ban on U S Atomic Tests at UN
At the United Nations Trusteeship Council V. K. Krishna Menon warned America would face the War Court over nuclear tests in the Pacific. He argued the Marshall Islands under UN trusteeship belong to mankind and challenged the U S right to use them as a proving ground.
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United Nations, N. Y
INS
India
U.S
Pacific
U.N. Trusteeship Council
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
Marshall Islands
U.N
Tonight Partly cloudy with little change in temperature
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with a low near 28 degrees. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies and windy conditions with a few light showers and a high around 50 degrees.
Small Towns Garrison and Maynard Battle for 1956 State Title
Garrison and Maynard, Iowa, population around 450 each, converge on Des Moines at 8 p.m. to battle for the girls state basketball championship. The towns, both creamery centers, watch as their squads collide with hopes of hosting the next title and celebrations looming for the victorious entry.
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Garrison
Maynard
Des Moines
Gazette
Jack Ogden
Benton County
Vinton
Fayette County
Oelwein
KCRG to Air Iowa State Girls Basketball Finals Tonight
KCRG will broadcast the Iowa State Girls High School Basketball championships finals tonight starting at 6 o’clock. Bob Brooks, sports director, will provide play by play for the telecast.
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KCRG
Bob Brooks
Maynard Battles Over 1956 Girls Basketball Queens Site
In Maynard two towns compete for the hosting of the 1956 girls basketball queen title as older gymnasiums house the games. The Maynard school building dates to 1920 while Garrison built a new elementary in 1950, leaving older high school facilities in use. After tonight, one town will host the queen while the other hosts the runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Maynard Cooperative Company
Farm Service Bulk Plant
Garrison
Dry policy at Cow Palace during GOP convention
In San Francisco the Cow Palace will be dry for August during the Republican national convention. Lawrence Draper, Cow Palace director, confirmed the building’s contract with the GOP excludes liquor sales, a clause added at the Republicans' suggestion, not by the venue.
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San Francisco
Cow Palace
Lawrence Draper
G.O.P. National Committee
Eisenhower Sends Bulganin Open Skies Plea for New Disarmament Try
President Eisenhower plans a friendly letter to Soviet Premier Bulganin calling for renewed U S Soviet disarmament efforts. The reply emphasizes progress on disarmament and the open skies proposal, with delivery by Ambassador Bohlen amid delays. A London U N disarmament sub committee meeting later this month will test the approach.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Kremlin
U.S
Charles F. Bohlen
Moscow
London
U.N
Buliganin
Georgi Zarubin
Mr. Eisenhower
ICC Grants Rail Freight Rate Increase
The ICC approved a 6 percent general freight rate increase for most interstate rail shipments effective next Wednesday. The commission rejected a broader 7 percent plan, kept refunds off the table, and cited higher operating costs from wages and taxes. Specific commodities had lower caps, with coal and coke limited to 15 cents per net ton and other items subject to tighter limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
ICC
Globe Master crash off Iceland with 17 aboard
A U S Air Force Globemaster C 124 with 17 aboard crashed into the North Atlantic off Iceland after engine trouble and distress calls. Wreckage, an oxygen bottle, and burned plywood were recovered by the weather ship Alpha about 250 miles west of Iceland. The plane was en route to Warner Robins Georgia from Keflavik.
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London
Air Force
Globemaster
North Atlantic
Iceland
Keflavik
New York
Alpha
U.S. Air Force
Atlantic
Warner-Robbins Air Force Base
Georgia
Three Hitchhikers Injured in Crash Near Cedar Rapids
A stolen car crashed on highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids injuring three hitchhikers, Robert Savage and Harriett Savage of Lockport New York and Vincent Greco of Cincinnati. The driver fled. authorities seek a young man in his early 20s with dark hair, six feet tall, wearing blue pants and jacket with a green shirt. The trio were hospitalized, with Greco admitted for minor injuries.
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Highway
Cedar Rapids
Robert Savage
Harriett
Lockport
N. Y
Vincent Greco
Cincinnati
St. Luke’s Hospital
Savages
Greco
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Missouri Pacific elects new board and president
St. Louis report notes the reorganized Missouri Pacific railroad elected Paul J. Neff as president at the first meeting of its newly constituted board of directors. The vote signals a strategic leadership change for the carrier.
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ST. Louis
INL
Reorganized
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Eee
Paul J. Neff
Aid for Mothers Replaces Hazing at UW Madison
Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Wisconsin began Operation Babes during Help week. They are building a nursery for babies of working mothers at a community center, replacing the usual hazing week with a community service project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
University of Wisconsin
Eisenhower to Host Canada Mexico Parley at White Sulphur Springs
The White House said the Eisenhower summit with Mexico and Canada will run March 26 to 28 at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent accepted the invitations. Eisenhower offered his plane Columbine III to Ruiz Cortines. St Laurent will travel in his own plane.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
Mexico
Canada
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Louis St. Laurent
Columbine III
Ruiz Cortines
St. Laurent
Heineman Elected Chairman of Northwestern Railroad
Chicago attorney Ben W. Heineman will become chairman of the Chicago and North Western railroad on April 1. The 42 year old was named to the 18 member board and elected chair at a directors meeting Friday. His choice, Clyde J. Fitzpatrick of Illinois Central, was elected a board member and president of the Northwestern.
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Chicago
Ben W. Heineman
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Heineman
Friay
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick
Illinois Central
The
North Western
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Mabel Foster
E. N. Foster
Evelyn Gingerich Abramski
Denver
Louis Shulman
de- Queen
Ark
Cecil L. Gingerich
W. S. Trieschimann
R. L. Godslove
Baxter L. Freese
Mr. Gingerich
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