Flash Floods Hit Central Texas Killing Child
Central Texas flash floods from heavy rains swept motorists from highways. A 21 month old boy drowned in Cow Bayou near Golinda as eight people clung to trees. two others rescued. Earlier, a 66 year old woman died near Del Rio in another flood incident.
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Dallas
Texas
Cow Bayou
Golinda
Waco
Harry James Green
Fort Worth
Department of Public Safety
Troy
Monroe Miller
Elmer Adler
San Antonio
del Rio
Rio Grande
Two Arabian Kings Meet and Embrace in Baghdad
In Baghdad Saudi King Saud and Faisal II of Iraq publicly embraced after years of family feuds as Saudi monarchs visit for eight days. A Hashemite king of Jordan, King Hussein, may join within two days. The meeting signals a possible shift away from Egypt's Nasser.
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Bagdad
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Faisal II
Faisal
Hussein
Jordan
Egypt
Nasser
Loveless Presses for Reapportionment and a Constitutional Convention
Gov. Herschel C. Loveless addressed about 175 Linn county Democrats at a Cedar Rapids fund dinner urging a 1960 constitutional convention to achieve legislative reapportionment. He blamed a core of reactionary Republicans for blocking change while praising the “little man downstairs” and stressing need to attract industry and new markets for farm products.
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Herschel C. Loveless
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
East German Reds rescind vet students suspension order
In East Berlin the Communist authorities reversed a suspension of 122 veterinary students after a strike and protests followed the dean fleeing to the West. The regime had expelled the students then reinstated them as mass demonstrations grew.
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Berlin
Reds
Humboldt University
East Berlin
Boy 12 Is Beaten By Motorist Civilian Sought
A 12 year old boy Gary Finlayson was treated at St Luke's hospital for facial injuries after a man jumped from a car and beat him at Oakland Road and Twenty ninth Street NE Cedar Rapids Police sought the assailant identified by witnesses The incident occurred about 8 52 p m Finlayson and his companion Bernard Hall 13 denied using any weapons The Finlayson boy's father said he would sign a warrant for the described man.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Oakland Road
Twenty-ninth Street
Gary Finlayson
Wildwood Court
Bernard Hall
Staub Court
Fred Carstens
Carstens
Finlayson
Stens
Mother’s Drawing Gift Is Found After Raymond Is Gone
Detroit AP reports six year old Raymond Podezervinski forgot his school bag gift to his mother a crayon drawn note. He was struck by a car while playing and died at a hospital shortly after. Nearby McKeesport PA AP notes eleven year old Jimmy Cifone delivered a Mother's Day card then died after running into a truck while crossing a road.
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Raymond
Detroit
Raymond Podezervinski
Bertha Podezervinski
Mckeesport
Jimmy Cifone
Anthony B. Cifone
North Versailles Township
Jimmy
NecKeesport Hospital
Tama Woman Is Severely Burned in Home Explosion
Mrs. William A. Novak, 44, of Tama, was listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital after an explosion at her home. She reportedly threw fuel oil into a wood stove when it blew up, setting her clothing on fire. burns covered about 45 percent of her body and she was moved to Cedar Rapids for treatment.
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William A. Novak
Tama
Mercy Hospital
Novak
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Memorials and 1957 Budget Totals
The document lists memorial gifts and contributions for Camp Good Health including in memory of various mothers and individuals, totaling 1,751.14 dollars. A separate budget section shows 6,373.86 dollars still to be raised toward the 1957 budget, with several donations noted and groups named.
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Elisabeth Bourquin
Herbert L. . Guidinger
Mickey
Belle T. Wilson
G.M
M.E.W
Temple
Elkins Guilty Of Wire Tapping On Seven Counts
Portland jury convicts racketeer Jim Elkins and his associate Raymond Clark on all seven wire tapping counts. Each count carries up to a year jail and a $10 000 fine. Sentencing date set by Judge East. appeal possible. Langley, former district attorney, was key witness and had been convicted in a separate gambling case.
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Portland
Ore
Big Jim Elkins
U. S. District Court
Elkins
Raymond Clark
Clark
William M. Langley
William East
Langley
Bridges Eyes $2.33 Billion Budget Cut and Shifts
Senator Bridges says Congress may trim more than $3.3 billion from Eisenhower’s budget, paving the way for a possible tax cut. He cites reductions in agriculture and foreign aid, with defense fights looming.
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Washington
Bridges
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Republican
Public health alert on mail fraud in medical quackery
Washington AP reports post office inspectors warn mail promotion of fake medicines costs the public over 50 million dollars yearly. Quack devices range from cancer cures to bust development gimmicks, with 46 fraud orders issued and 106 entities stopping under threat of prosecution. Conviction rates run high, yet some patients die before trials.
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Washington (Ap
Summerfield
Ummerfield
David H. Stephens
New Colombian Junta Forms Cabinet After Coup
A five man military junta in Bogota formed a new cabinet drawing civilians from Liberal and Conservative parties and military men after ousting President Gustav Rojas Pinilla. Ex-president Rojas traveled to Bermuda en route to exile while the junta returned control of Bank of Bogota to its managers and directors. The group vowed to relinquish power on July 7.
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Bank of
Bogota
Rojas
Beck scrutinized over widow fund in mail fraud risk
Senator McClellan says Teamsters chief Dave Beck may have violated federal mail fraud law in handling an $80 000 widow’s trust linking him to profits from investments. He warns IRS and Justice Department to review Beck’s tax reporting and other dealings as hearings resume with Roy Fruehaut and A M Burke set to testify.
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Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Senate
Teamsters
Ray Leheney
AFL
Leheney
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Closes Plant to Dramatize Tax Protest
Columbus manufacturer Leo Sokol will shut down his Irrigation Pump Co plant for one week to protest IRS tax collection methods. He was fined $78.01 plus $1.95 interest for late payroll tax payments, and an IRS lien was placed on his account. The 70-employee firm earned about two million dollars last year.
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Columbus, Neb
Leo Sokol
Columbus
Sokol
Irrigation Pump Co
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Uncle Sam Targets Moonshiners Sugar Supply
Washington AP government moves to cut sugar to suspected moonshiners. IRS urges sugar suppliers to refuse sales to suspect persons, aiming to curb illicit liquor production nationwide with emphasis on the South and potential conspiracy charges for violators.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Chrysler Union Reach Agreement After Six Hour Meeting
Chrysler President L L Colbert and UAW leader Walter P Reuther announced a settlement after a six hour session to avert a nationwide strike. Chrysler will drop its five million dollar suit while the union agrees to allow movement of dies and tooling to new plants in Twinsburg Ohio and Newark Del. The leaders said workers in Detroit will not lose the right to transfer to new plants despite the dispute over work transfer arrangements.
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Chrysler
L. L. Colbert
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Twinsburg
Ohio
Newark
del. Reuther
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