Dual Parity Favored by Single Vote
The senate approved a dual parity system for crop price supports by 45 to 44, allowing use of either old or new parity formula. Wheat would gain most, 13 cents a bushel, with corn cotton wheat and peanuts rising. Debate tied to school milk funding and political attacks surrounded the farm bill. The school milk amendment later passed 89 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Aiken
House
Humphrey
D-Minn
Cedar Rapids parking receipts hit 1955 total of 155000
Shoppers and parkers in Cedar Rapids paid 140242.19 from metered spots plus 14858.45 from unmetered lots totaling 155100.64 in 1955. Prochaska noted funds allocated to off street and police, with 11229.24 in expenses. Police issued 35375 parking tickets and 44686 total tickets, while moving violations and speeding dropped.
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Cedar Rapids
F E. A. Prochaska
Prochaska
Police Department
Public Safety Department
New York Moves to End Horn Honking
New York City imposes fines from ten to fifty dollars for horn tooting starting at 12:01 a.m. as police enforce the quiet street drive. Mayor Wagner proclaims the day with a playful gesture and a sign urging drivers not to honk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Robert Wagner
Starhemberg of Austria Dies After Heart Attack
Vienna report Prince Ernst von Starhemberg aged 56 and former pre war commander of the heimwehr Austria's defense force died Thursday following a heart attack.
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Vienna
INS
Prince Ernst von Starhemberg
Heimwehr
Austria
Store Hours To Be Discussed At Meeting Friday
A group of independent Cedar Rapids merchants will meet at 12 30 p m Friday at the Montrose hotel to discuss continuing current store hours. The gathering is open to all city retailers not a Retail Merchants bureau meeting though many attendees may be bureau members. The bureau voted 33 to 30 to close downtown stores on Monday and stay open Tuesday and Thursday nights. Luncheon reservations are requested.
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Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Otters Take Control of Freight Plane
A Miami to Chicago freight plane diverted to Chicago O'Hare after two otters escaped their crate and menaced pilot Henry Fulford. Ground crews at the airport corralled the animals, assisting Fulford as six airline employees helped remove the otters and send them to San Francisco.
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Chicago
Henry Fulford
O’hare Field
Fulford
San Francisco
Parker pleads innocent in first degree murder case
Darren F. Parker, 24, a former city forester, pled innocent to a first degree murder charge on Wednesday in connection with the strangulation death of his wife.
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Lincoln
Darren F. Parker
City
Barbara 16 wins $500 homemakers prize despite diabetes
Barbara Carey, a junior at Washington DC schools, wins a $500 homemakers of tomorrow prize while managing type one diabetes. She has injected insulin daily since age 12, excelled in debate and journalism, and plans to become a nurse inspiring others with a handicap.
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Barbara
Washington
Our
St. Thomas More
Arlington
Holy Cross Academy
Catholic University of America
District of Columbia
American Legion
Washington Evening Star
District of Columbi
Homemakers of Tomorrow
General Mills
The Dollar Falls But Not As Low As Some People
A wry observation notes that even if the dollar loses value the depths some will stoop to gain money remain lower. The quote reflects biting humor about monetary folly and human greed.
Plane with Five Aboard Missing
A military plane with at least five and possibly six aboard disappeared Thursday on a flight from Fort Sill Oklahoma to Clovis Air Force Base. Area weather was overcast with light snow and freezing temperatures.
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Clovis, N. M
Fort Sill
Okla
Clovis Air Force Base
Rose Denies Spear-Fisher Fine Illegal
Justice of the Peace Fred B. Rose of Vinton filed a state ment of facts after a petition charging an illegal fine to Emmett L. Turner of Hiawatha for spear fishing. Turner says Rose threatened him with jail and ignored his plea, and seeks restitution of the $100 fine plus costs.
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Justice of the Peace
Fred B. Rose
Vinton
Emmett L. Turner
Hiawatha
Justice Rose
Turner
R. W. Daubendiek
Urbana
Daubendiek
Benton County
Reform Lag Criticized By Hoover
Washington INS reports former President Hoover calling for sweeping housekeeping reforms in government and tax savings if adopted. He urged legislated changes, noted potential four to five billion dollar annual savings, and criticized high turnover while stressing merit based Civil Service promotions.
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Washington
INS
Hoover
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Griffin Asked to Aid Autherine Lucy Education
A senate resolution in Alabama urged Gov. Marvin Griffin of Georgia to arrange education for Autherine Lucy, a Black student, and Leonard Wilson, a white segregationist expelled from the University of Alabama. The move follows Griffin's pledge to finance Wilson's education.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alp
Alabama Senate
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Autherine Lucy
Leonard Wilson
Grifffin
Wilson
University of Alabama
Cedar Rapids sees slight drop in juvenile delinquency in 1955
Cedar Rapids reports a small decline in juvenile activity for 1955, with 511 youths detained and 337 offenses investigated, down from 539 detainees and 338 offenses in 1954. Fewer youths were referred to probation, and larcenies, sex offenses, break ins, and beer law violations all fell.
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Cedar Rapids
North-South Air Hearing Set for Cedar Rapids Route
The Civil Aeronautics Board will hold a pre hearing conference in Washington DC next Thursday on Cedar Rapids North South service. The route would connect Minneapolis and St Paul with the Quad Cities via Cedar Rapids and Rochester with applicants Ozark North Central and Eastern Airlines. A rapid expedited hearing could bring north south service to Cedar Rapids this summer.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Joseph L. Fitzmaurice
CAB
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Quad Cities
Rochester
Ozark Air Lines
North Central Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Airport Commission
Don Hines
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club withdraws beer permit bid
Cedar Rapids Memorial Stadium beer permit plans folded as 20 ministers from the Ministerial Association pressed opposition. Club president Art Swartzentruber said the board withdrew the application to honor fans and preserve baseball as a family recreation, with Rev. Leonard Deaver leading the opposition remarks. The mayor noted the withdrawal and announced no decision was needed.
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Cedar Rapids News- Beer
Ballclub
Art Swartzentruber
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club, Inc
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids’ Memorial Stadium
Leonard E. Deaver
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Jim Meaghan
Deavers
Town Fire Truck Stolen and Recovered in Farmington
In Farmington, a fire truck vanished from the station around 3 a.m. Thursday and was located about an hour later on state highway 2. The drive shaft and universal joint were broken, and a hitchhiker found nearby was questioned in Keosauqua about the incident.
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Farmington
van Buren
Keosauqua
Hen with three hornlike teeth draws crowds in Benguela
A freak hen in Benguela Angola attracted crowds as it peered with what appear to be three sharp upper teeth. The odd bird, noted for preferring boarding house scraps over chicken feed, became a regional curiosity.
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Benguela
Angola
Ex-Premier Malenkov Arrives in Britain for Knowledge Tour
Ex Premier Georgi Malenkov arrives in Britain with 14 Soviet electrical experts for a three week tour to study public power systems and power stations. He speaks at an airport news conference and tours plants from Southampton to Loch Sley amid tight security and ministerial welcomes.
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London
Georgi Malenkov
Britain
Malenkov
Scotland ‘Yard
East Berlin
Lord Citrine
Central Electrical Authority
Aubrey Jones
Jacob Malik
Smake
Southampton
English Channel
Loch Sley
Highlands
Scotland
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Eden
Say Tho Set Fire To Woo Kin of Chief Say Tho Set Fire To Woo Kin of Chief
Three youths face arson charges for setting a fire to a Laurel area horse training barn to keep Fire Chief Lewis Redmond busy and away from his daughter. The barn loss totaled 250000, destroying an indoor track, stalls, horses, and ponies.
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Jerry Knnsely
Thomas O’keefe
May
Lewis
Redmond
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Starhemberg
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Autherine
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