Patrolmen Air Their Grievances In Iowa Highway Patrol
Patrolmen from the West Liberty district deny mass resignation rumors by Chief David Herrick while criticizing shift changes and long hours. They urge return to day shifts 8 am to 6 pm, cite disruption to home life, vehicle equipment delays, and a compulsory necktie for summer uniforms amid ongoing March schedules and future uncertain extensions.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
David Herrick
West Liberty District
West Liberty
Herrick
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Highway Patrol
Merged Unions Form New 450000-Member Labor Group
TheAmalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the United Packinghouse Workers agreed to merge into a single union for about 450,000 members. Ratification by members is required. The new organization will base in Chicago with joint conventions set for June 11 in Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
North America
United Packinghouse Workers
AFL
CIO
Amalgamated
Packinghouse Workers
Earl Jimerson
Patrick E. Gorman
Ralph Helstein
G. R. Hathaway
Jimerson
Cincinnati
Roosevelt Students Tour White House Visit in D C
About 101 Roosevelt and Franklin students visited the White House on their final day in Washington D C. They crowded the hallways and marveled at Mamie Eisenhower but it was unclear if she was in town. The group lingered in lines for the Smithsonian and planned a free afternoon before boarding their 6 p m train.
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Washington, D.C
Ike
Franklin and Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Mamie
Judy Ernst
van Dyke
Franklin
Smithsonian Institution
Wratten Wins $100000 Injury Settlement
Walter F. Wratten, 61, of Cedar Rapids, settled a personal injury suit against the Rock Island railroad for 100000 in Chicago Superior Court on the third day of trial. His petition had sought 400000 after losing his left leg seven years earlier in Cedar Rapids rail shop accident while working as a mechanic.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter F. Wratten
Meadowbrook Drive
Rock Island Railroad
Superior Court
Chicago
Wratten
Roosevelt students tour Washington with mishaps and memories
After exploring the State dining room and the famous rooms in the capital the Franklin group speaks of the trip as more than expected. Terry Popelka uses a Polaroid while others climb the Washington Monument and a collapsed hotel bed jolts Judy Noe and friends in the night prompting chaperone help.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Terry Popelka
Franklin
Washington Monument
Scott Hubacek
Richard C. Hubacek
Judy Noe
Icelandic Parliament Demands U S Forces Leave Iceland
Iceland's parliament backed a Communist-supported resolution calling for all NATO forces to quit the strategic island republic. The 31 to 18 vote urged revision of the 1951 agreement under which U S army navy and air units are stationed in Iceland to allow Iceland to assume its own defense.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U. S
NATO
Moscow
New York
Scouts Top Vets In Rifle Match
In Dayton Ohio a Boy Scout troop defeated a Marine Corps reserve unit in a .22 rifle match. Marines blamed the 12 point gap on missing top shooters. exact scores were not released.
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Dayton
Ohio
Korea
Marine Corps Reserve
Hiawatha Seeks Cedar Rapids Sewage Solution
Hiawatha Mayor Fay M. Clark proposed Cedar Rapids handle Hiawatha sewage via an extension and ongoing rental fee. Cedar Rapids council referred the idea to the full council, attorney, and engineer for study as sanitation concerns grow near the northern city line and potential industrial expansion.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Fay M. Clark
Clark
Milwaukee Railroad
To Begin Arrests Sunday for 1955 Plates on Autos
Iowa motorists in Cedar Rapids face arrests starting Sunday for driving with 1955 plates not yet installed. Offenders can pay a $5 fine at the police station parking window without court appearance, avoiding $3.75 in court costs if paid promptly.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
George Farmer
Pension tax break sparks fight in Congress
Washington AP. Rail unions press legislation to tax-exempt workers contributions to retirement plans. Treasury warns broader use could cut federal revenue by about two billion annually. Unions dispute Humphrey’s figures and compare to tax deductible union dues and employer pension contributions. Britain and Canada cited as precedent.
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Washington
Congress
House
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Britain
Canada
Delayed Decision On Sears Younker Center Plan In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids planning officials said a vote on the Sears Younker 20-25 store shopping center proposal will be postponed beyond April 3 as Attorney Don Hines reports back from headquarters. The zoning committee discussed reducing the 72 acre rezoning to about 40 acres with controls, with a May decision unlikely.
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George Cockburn
Commission
Don Hines
Planning Board
First Avenue
Old Marion Road
Plan Commission
Hines
Cockburn
Sears Roebuck and
Younker Brothers
Cedar Rapids
Explosion levelled granary in Philadelphia causing multiple deaths
An explosion at Tidewater Mill and Elevator in Philadelphia’s Market Street area blasted a four story granary, injuring 84, killing at least one, and leaving two missing. The blast damaged the nearby Philadelphia Bulletin building and damaged several blocks with debris and looting reported as emergency crews responded.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia St
Philadelphia
Drexel Institute
Tidewater Mill and Elevator Company
Schuylkill River
West
Philadelphia Bulletin
Market Street
City Hall
Samuel Purdy
Purdy
Wilfred P. Sutton
Iiling
George Barrett
Bulletin
Easter-6 Pretonius Belief Story Turns Fatal
Sixth Easter week tale follows a man who asserts Christ is the son of God and faces the consequences of his belief. The narrative centers on faith, accusation, and a fatal outcome within a historical religious setting.
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Christ
God
Execution Party Traverses Crowded City Streets
By George Cornell AP Newsfeatures writer, the condemned prisoners march under guard as a bystander is pressed into service to carry a beam. A teeming crowd follows the execution detail while onlookers console the injured man and a herald leads the party with the grim orders.
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Etonius
Fireworks Plant Blast Injures 3 in Wallingford
An explosion and fire at the M. Backes and Sons sparkler shop near Wallingford shopping district injured three workers, one critically. The blast destroyed three buildings including the sparkler plant and cap pistol assembly building, with damage potentially reaching a quarter million dollars.
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William Haas
Wallingford, Conn
M. Backes and Sons
Dallas woman sentenced for selling
A Dallas woman identified as Janice Swindle was sentenced on Wednesday after pleading to selling an alias for a good reason. The case notes show Swindle involved in a scheme to provide falsified aliases.
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Dallas
Sellntine, Co
Janice Swindle
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