Iowa's Largest Square Dance Festival Heads to Cedar Rapids
The sixth annual Iowa spring square dance festival and clinic hits Cedar Rapids this Friday and Saturday with about 1500 participants. Manning and Nita Smith of College Station Texas lead a Friday round dance, Saturday clinic, and a 9 30 p m solo. Events run 8 p m Friday VFW ballroom 50 cents admission 10 11 30 brunch Saturday Colonial restaurant reservations required 2 5 p m clinic Memorial coliseum 50 cents admission chuck wagon dinner 5 7 p m Memorial coliseum 1 50 per place reservations by May 6 Cedar Rapids and Waterloo dancers join in round dances during breaks and the 9 30 intermission. Tickets go to the Playground and Recreation Commission 601 City Hall Cedar Rapids.
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Ngo Dinh Diem Visits U S As Strong Anti Red Leader
Saigon reports Ngo Dinh Diem, Vietnam’s first president, seen as a staunch anti communist and key ally of the West. The reformist leader, who led Vietnam since 1955, survived internal foes, restored security, and now pursues a five year economic plan amid ongoing North Vietnamese threat. Diem’s U S goodwill tour follows his earlier push for independence from French rule and efforts to unite the country under a democratic regime.
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Dust shapes the world from sunrise to stormy skies
Dust in the atmosphere influences rain, color, and weather. It colors sunsets and skies, aids cloud formation, and can alter climate during volcanic events. The piece notes Krakatau’s 1883 dust storms and the 1816 year without a summer linked to volcanic ash.
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Glaciers and Ocean Rise in IGY Antarctica Quest
Scientists from 12 nations including the United States pursue answers in Antarctica as part of the International Geophysical Year to gauge how glacier melt could raise sea levels. IGY work benchmarks, weather data, and future expeditions aim to quantify ice thickness, warming trends, and potential global impact.
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Mundt Wife Surprised by Teamster Hearing Tone
INS Special Correspondent recalls Mary Mundt, wife of Senator Karl Mundt, noting polite Teamster witnesses during the Labor racket hearings. She contrasts with Karl Mundt’s earlier probes of Communists and other groups and cites a 2 a.m. home phone call during army McCarthy hearings.
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Birds Building Nests across North America
Across North America millions of birds craft cups and saucers jugs and penthouses for eggs. Builders range from cliff swallows to eagles with nests in chimneys trees and old nests, using mud twigs plant fibers snakeskin cellophane and even light bulbs.
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Two Robbers Exit Real Estate Office After Robbery Attempt
In Philadelphia two bandits entered the office of Thomas Descano 78 demanded money. Descano remained calm saying he had no money and that they could shoot him as he was old enough to die. The gunmen fled without harming him.
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Colorado Traffic Blocks Target Tired Long-Distance Drivers
Colorado state patrol will man road blocks to check motorists on long trips for sleep deprivation. Chief Gilbert Carrel cites one car crashes accounting for 20 of 79 traffic deaths this year and urges drivers to stop rest and refresh with a coffee break or exercise if found fatigued.
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JenningS seeks 1.70 after overparking fine in Flint
In Flint Michigan Jack Jenkins paid an overparking fine then filed a $1.70 claim against the city alleging the membrane damaged his windshield blade when he placed the stick under it.
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Soviet Submarine Threat Disclosed
The navy told the appropriations subcommittee that Russia operates at least 250 transoceanic submarines posing a definite threat to the continental United States. Russian subs spend substantial time in American waters and U.S. ships report increasing numbers of submarine contacts. Some Soviet submarines may already carry guided missiles.
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Russia
U.S
Portland Probe Director Is Hit by Grand Jury Report
A Portland vice-investigating grand jury delivered 69 indictments and a sharp report criticizing District Attorney William Langley and local officials May a Terry Schrunk. Langley and Schrunk face multiple new indictments while the panel urged replacing Attorney General Robert Thorn to lead the probe.
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Ore
William Langley
Maya Terry Schrunk
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Schrunk
Robert Y. Thornton
Gloria Grahame Seeks Divorce in Mental Cruelty Case
Actress Gloria Grahame 28 seeks divorce from writer producer Gy Howard 41 on a charge of extreme mental cruelty. She requests custody of their seven month old daughter. The couple wed August 15 1954 in Santa Monica California.
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Gloria Grahame
Gy Howard
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