Fulbright Scholarships Awarded to a University Couple
Mr and Mrs Robert Ruigh of the University of Iowa history department won simultaneous Fulbright scholarships to study at Oxford and Somerville College. They will pursue PhD work in history, with Mary studying Anglo Norman legal history and Robert researching natural law. Both are veterans. Mary is a former Navy nurse and Robert flew B 24 missions.
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Oxford
Robert Ruigh
Univerlty of Iowa
Oxford ‘University
England
Ruigh
Iowa City
Meservey
Arlo Wagner
Towa
University of Iowa History Department
Robert
Buigh
Bob
History Department
Robert S. Hoyt
Robert Buigh
University College of Oxford
Mary
Somerville College
Rugh
SUI
Alpha Lambda Delta
Phi Beta Kappa
Panama
Air Force
Larsen
Atttorney
Iowa
Robert L. Larson
State Teachers College
Army Air Force
Ville
Ter
Patricia Ann
Iowa Editors See Ike as President in Straw Poll
Newton Iowa AP editors polled at the Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors meeting show a majority expect Dwight Eisenhower to win the presidency and William Beardsley to win a GOP Iowa governor term. Evans favored for governor by editors in personal vote. Taft and Truman less favored.
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Beardsley
Kenneth Evane
William Nicholas
Eisenhower
Taft
Rate
Evans
Fulbright Scholarships Aim to Extend American Study Abroad
The program awards scholarships to outstanding American students and teachers for graduate study research or teaching in eighteen foreign countries. Recipients plan travels through Europe and pursue terms at Oxford as part of the exchange.
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Europe
Oxford
Return of 150 American Korea dead aboard South Bend Victory
Washington AP reports 150 Americans killed in Korea are being returned home aboard the South Bend Victory. The ship will arrive Friday in Oakland California with notable local names including Army Privates Leistikow Marion Rowland and Marine Cpls Langlas Tumey among the list.
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Washington (Ap
Korea
United States
Department of Defense
Glode
Oakland
Calif
Jowans
Army Pfe
Arnold C. Leistikow
Carl F.leistikow
Fayette
Army
Francis J. Marion
Frank
Ionia
Raymond F. Rowland
Rose-A. Rowland
South Canton
Marine Corps
Ervin. W. Langlas,jr
Ervin
W., Langlas
Srr
Marengo
Thomas E. Tumey
Marie V. Tumey
Wilton
Junction
Evans Favors Income and Sales Tax Reduction
Evans outlines a 10 point platform proposing to adjust the state income tax to the appropriations basis and reduce the sales tax from two percent, aiming to lessen the burden on taxpayers. He calls for aid to teachers, fair pension plans, school funding reforms, and consolidations to improve efficiency. He favors local school control, a three man state highway board, soil and water conservation support, and limited new state commissions. He promotes free enterprise, better labor relations, and restraint on federal encroachment.
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Andi Ee
Elimin
Evang
Evans
Public Instruction
Senate
Auto Insurance Rates Expected to Rise in Iowa
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer said insurers expect higher rates for personal injury and property damage liability. He noted executives call increases inevitable due to higher losses and repair costs, with rate boosts ranging from 11 to 17 percent after authorization last September.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
Tipton to Host SUI Foreign Students This Weekend
Eighteen University of Iowa foreign students will visit Tipton this weekend as guests of the Tipton Lions club. The group will take part in a Ladies' night program, visit local businesses and farms, and spend Sunday in Tipton homes. The trip was moved from Easter vacation due to other activities.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Tipton
Rural schools change hands in two township purchases
Mike Hurley of El kader bought the Cunningham rural school and Ray Klingman of near Volga bought the Sperry township rural school building for 600 dollars.
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VOLGA
Mike Hurley
Elkader
Cunningham
Ray Klingman
Near Volga
Sperry Township
Eastern Iowa Band Festival to Feature Human Seal Bob Dotzauer
Lisbon performer Bob Dotzauer dubbed the human seal will showcase two balancing stunts at the seventh annual Eastern Iowa Band Festival at Hawkeye Downs on Saturday May 17. His acts include lawnmower head touch with 2 forty pound mowers and a pyramid balancing act with a pencil, softball, megaphone, 16 containers and live goldfish and turtles. festival chair Bill Rogers noted more than 45 bands entered and two candidates for Miss Eastern Town will be revealed during the night show Merla Groth and Mary Beth Peiffer are named as finalists.
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Bob Dotzauer
Lisbon
Hawkeye Downs
Bill Rogers
Nes “Dotzauer
Life Magazine
Rogers
Dotzauer
Eastern Town
Wrnter
Merla Groth
Howard Groth
Colesburg
Russell W. Heitland
Merla
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Young People’ Missionary Organization
Iowa physician dies after crash near Riverside on Highway 218
Dr. Robert Stolley 31 a New London Iowa physician died in a hospital after a Monday accident near Riverside on Highway 218. His son Peter 6 was seriously injured. The crash involved a semi truck and a dump truck. both drivers were uninjured. Stolley was en route to New London after taking his mother to Marion. He was a University of Iowa medical graduate.
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Iowa City
Robert Stolley
New London
Riverside
Stolley
Peter
University Hospital Thursay
Joe Smith
Iowa Youth Drowned Testing Homemade Boat
Robert Gene Ford nineteen of Avon drowned when a homemade boat capsized during an outboard motor test in a gravel pit between Avon and Carlisle near the Polk Warren county line. James Goodhue twenty one of Carlisle swam to shore. deputies recovered Ford's body nearly three hours later.
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Des .Moines
Robert Gene Ford
Avon
L Ashe
Ford
James Goodhue
Carlisle
Carlise
Polk- Warren
Goodhue
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