Avery Quits Post as Ward Chairman After Wolfson Bid
Sewell L. Avery, 81, resigns as Montgomery Ward chairman two weeks after thwarting Louis Wolfson's bid for control. John A. Barr succeeds him as chairman and executive committee head. Avery remains a director. Barr joined Ward’s board in 1950 and has been general counsel and labor relations head.
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Chicago
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Louis E. Wolfson
John A. Barr
Avery
Wolfson
New York
Florida
On Roebuck and Company
J. P. Mongan and Company
Ward
Sewell Avery
Barr
Montgomery Ward chief resigns pledges support for Barr
Edmund A. Krider announced his resignation as president of Montgomery Ward and pledged full support to John Barr. Krider said Barr is an excellent choice for chairman and will lead the company to growth prosperity and service to the business community.
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Chicago
INS
Edmund A. Krider
Montgomery Ward
John Barr
Gasoline Prices Raised in State
A major Iowa gas price increase takes effect with ethyl gasoline up one cent and regular gas up half a cent. Varying service stations are expected to pass the rise to motorists. A one cent gas tax also begins July 1, boosting Iowa’s total levy to six cents per gallon to fund road improvements.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Admiral Stump Visits Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei
Admiral Felix B. Stump, commander in the Pacific Fleet, arrived in Taipei unexpectedly on Monday and planned a meeting with Chiang Kai-shek to discuss naval matters and regional security.
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Taipei
Felix B. Stump
U. S
Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Railroad strike ends in arbitration across 25,000 workers
In Washington representatives of striking workers and the Louisville and Nashville railroad signed a mediation board backed agreement to submit the 57 day walkout to a neutral referee. All employees will return to work and operations resume after the arbitration begins Thursday.
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Washington
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
National Mediation Board
Louisville
W. C. Kendall
Western Big Three plan meeting with Molotov in Vienna
Paris reports the American British and French foreign ministers will meet with Molotov in Vienna to discuss a Austrian state treaty and possible Western agreements. They aim to sign Sunday and await Russian security guarantees while coordinating with a Warsaw meeting of Communist ministers.
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Paris
Molotov
Vienna
Pinay
Faure
Warsaw
NATO
Europe
Elaborate Ruse Lures Girl From Home In Iowa Case
An 11 year old Council Bluffs girl was abducted Sunday by a man using an elaborate ruse and found unconscious later in a Stuart motel. Sheriff J C McCool said she had been drugged and there was evidence of criminal assault. The man, Louie Dumont, drove her from home claiming a TV audition in Omaha.
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Stuart
Council Bluffs
J. C. McCool
Guthrie County
McCool
Guthrie Center
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
Hiroshima Girls Arrive for Plastic Surgery in New York
Twenty five Hiroshima maidens scarred by the atomic blast arrived in New York to begin a year of plastic surgery at Mt Sinai Hospital, aided by three sponsoring groups. They will undergo multiple operations costing over 250000 dollars after a stay at a retreat, then return for treatment.
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New York
Hiroshima
Japan
Mitchel Air Force Base
Michiki Sako
America
Mt. Sinai Hospital
More Moisture Brought to Iowa
Moisture spreads across Iowa with showers and gusty winds. The stormy pattern continues into Tuesday with occasional thundershowers and little temperature change. Rain totals reach up to 1.54 inches statewide and Cedar Rapids reports 0.49 inch by noon.
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Towa
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Farr Urges Civic Action On Cedar Rapids Expansion
Chicago real estate leader New am C. Farr told Cedar Rapids business leaders at the Real Estate Board lunch that growth hinges on solving the Fourth Street railroad problem and planning downtown parking and transit. He urged a core group of top executives to coordinate plans for industrial expansion, housing near downtown, and organized traffic solutions including truck loading and expressways to guide growth and keep the city progressing.
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Cedar Rapids
Newam C. Farr
Chicago
Roosevelt Hotel
Quaker Oats
Penick and Ford and Wilson and Company
Fourth Street
Farr
Iity
Iowa Postmasters Meet Sees About 300 Attend Montrose Event
About 300 registered at the Montrose hotel for the Iowa chapter of the National Association of Postmasters convention. The gathering opened Sunday with an executive committee meeting and mixer and runs through Tuesday night. Speakers included John W. Godbold and Estelle M. Burroughs, with Rex C. Severt and Albert J. Robertson addressing members at later events. A women’s program features a luncheon and style show on Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Iowa
National Association of Postmasters
John W. Godbold
St. Louis
Ninth Civil Service Region
Association
Estelle M. Burroughs
Albion
Rex. C. Severt
Well‘man
Albert J. Robertson
Killian Company
Supreme Court rejects Iowa Indian Burial case
The U S Supreme Court dismissed Evelyn Rice widow of Sgt John Rice suit challenging Sioux City Memorial Park cemetery for denying burial to an American Indian GI killed in Korea The action leaves U N Charter issues undecided and notes no division on Charter view while signaling no retrial or new rulings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa
Washington
Supreme Court
Korea
U.N
Harlan
High Court
Senate
Evelyn Rice
John Rice
Arllington National Cemetery
Sioux City Memorial Park Cemetery
Vaccine Still Available for Final Booster
Polio booster shots will be given Friday to students in schools outside Cedar Rapids who received the vaccine in last year's county test. The leftover vaccine from the April 29 mass inoculation will be used, but there is not enough to cover Cedar Rapids pupils unless more supplies arrive.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Iit
Polio Rates Drop Nationwide Despite Regional Changes
The U S Public Health Service reports fewer polio cases nationwide this year, totaling 1 452 vs 1 976 last year. Iowa rises slightly from 22 to 23, California falls from 478 to 259, and Puerto Rico jumps from 16 to 339 cases.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Iowa
California
Puerto Rico
Schools schedule limits spring vaccine booster program
Dr Harrington said only two Fridays remain before most Cedar Rapids area schools close and 20 pay is allotted for the second shot for youths. Insufficient equipment prevents giving boosters and regular second shots the same day, and administering after summer recess would be difficult. He cited vaccine safety, noting the remaining doses are from the same lot as April 29 shots given to over 5,000 Linn county youths with no reported reactions, and the same shipment backed inoculations for more than 140,000 Iowa youngsters.
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Harrington
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Scheele
Connecticut
Maine
Vermont
Los Angeles
Stay of Vaccine Sensible in Iowa Says Official
Des Moines Iowa health officials welcomed the national decision to suspend polio vaccination clinics. Dr Edmund G Zimmerer Iowa Health Commissioner called the move very sensible and said the halt would stay until national authorities lift it. He stressed no hysteria and that no Iowa child vaccinated has been struck, noting no lack of confidence merely concerns over vaccine safety. The delay will not affect eventual immunity after the second round.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Edmund G. Zimmerer
Scheele
America
Jonas E. Salk
Postal Workers Award 8.8 Percent Pay Raise Approved
The House approved an 8.8 percent pay raise for 500000 postal workers by a 328 to 66 vote, surpassing the two thirds needed to override a veto. The bill moves to the Senate as Eisenhower signaled he would not approve more than 7.6 percent.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Building Collapse Traps Forty Workmen at New York Coliseum
A large section of the New York Coliseum under construction collapsed on Monday at Columbus Circle. About 40 workmen were trapped beneath debris, with 15 hurt and one believed missing. The 20 story building stands near Times Square.
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New York
New York Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Times Square
Polio vaccine program delayed after safety review
U S health officials urge a pause in polio inoculations as a new safety check reopens vaccine stocks. Governors in 34 states halt shots while Michigan resists without a formal order. Delays push the anticipated two shot protection well past the polio season, with experts warning of continued caution.
Cedar Rapids Attorney Craven Shuttleworth Hospitalized in Paris
Craven Shuttleworth, a Cedar Rapids attorney, was stricken with a mild coronary in Paris late last week and hospitalized at the American hospital. He and his wife traveled with Mr and Mrs Owen Elliott. associate T M Ingersoll said he spoke with Shuttleworth by transoceanic phone Saturday and found him in good spirits with his condition deemed good.
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Cedar Rapids
Craven Shuttleworth
Cedar ‘Rapids
Paris
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