Balloon pilots prepare record ascent to 95 000 feet capsule test
Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger and Maj. David G. Simons prepare two linked balloon flights to test ultra high altitude endurance. Kittinger will ascend 95 000 feet from Holloman in a 3 by 7 foot capsule, drift to 111 000 feet in June, while Simons aims for 24 hours at extreme altitude.
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Alamogordo, N.M
Air Force
Earth
Joseph W. Kittinger
Minneapolis
Kittinger
Holloman Air Development Center
David G. Simons
Simons
Winzen Research Company
Navy
Malcom D. Ross
Morton L. Lewis
Rapid City
S. D
Iowa Governor Mulls Vetoes On 16 Million Capital Bills
Des Moines Gov. Herschel C. Loveless says he may veto four capital appropriations totaling 16 million dollars to trim 1957 59 state spending to match expected income from a return to a 2 percent sales tax. An attorney general opinion said the governor cannot reduce appropriations proportionately. Loveless warned he will veto the revenue bill extending the tax beyond June 30 and warned the tax would revert to the lower rate if he vetoes. He may call a special session, but expects to wait into 1958. Additional veto targets include 10.975 million for Board of Regents capital projects 2.5 million for Board of Control projects 1.5 million for parks and lakes.
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Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Erbe
Board of Regents
Board of Control
Hoover Blacksmith Shop Dedication Set for June 20
The restored shop of Herbert Hoover Sr. father Jesse Hoover will be dedicated June 20 in West Branch with AEC chairman Lewis Strauss delivering the main address. Hoover’s sons Herbert Jr. and Allan are expected to attend. an annual Hoover Foundation trustees meeting accompanies the ceremony.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Lewis Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Hoover Birthplace Foundation
Herbert, Jr
Allan
William B. Anderson
Strauss
Hoover Foundation
Hoover
Anderson
John M. Henry
Des Moines
Ralph Evans
Davenport
John D. Farrington
Chicago
George C. Foerstner
Amana
Robert K. Goodwin
Howard Hall
Cedar Rapids
Virgil M. Hancher
Iowa City
Allan Hoover
New York City
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Los Angeles
A. C. Mattei
San Francisco
Fred Maytag II
Newton
Vincent Starzinger
Washington, D. C
DeWitt Wallace
Pleasantville
N.Y
Hedon
Zacherle
Water Hall Gets Unexpected Result
Frontenac Kansas superintendent John Cornella cut the water supply briefly for repairs at the municipal plant and reports no complaints. Instead several residents called to pay their water bills after the service interruption.
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Water Hall
Frontenac
Kan
John Cornella
Sixth Child Born To Oona Chaplin
A six pound girl named Jane was born to Oona O Neill Chaplin and Charlie Chaplin in Lausanne Switzerland on Thursday The baby is the couple s sixth child and the father says both mother and child are doing well in the AP report
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Oona O’neill Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Jane
Beer in Basement Zoning Approved for Cedar Rapids Bowling Alley
Cedar Rapids City Council approved a zoning change to allow beer sales in the basement of the Cedar Rapids Bowl at 3707 First Avenue SE in Town and Country Shopping Center. The ordinance limits B-2 use to the basement, maintaining B-1 above grade, amid debate over future tavern potential and restrictive covenants previously deemed ineffective.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Bowl
First Avenue
Town and Country
Stewart Shank
City Law Commission
Jim Meaghan
Don Gardner
Swede
Halvorson
Plan Commission
Shank
Dad Turns to God Finds Message for Son in Jail
An 18 year old son sits in Elmira jail after a May 8 arrest for speeding in a car with a rifle ammunition and firearms. His father David J. Willig of Niskayuna writes a front page letter to his son describing prayer guidance and moral growth seeking to help him confront the consequences of his actions. The father notes God’s laws are absolute and urges maturity to understand forgiveness and responsibility, reflecting on the family’s hardship.
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Dad
New York
David J. Willig
Willig
Niskayuna
N.Y
Rennselaer
Jon
Hartsdale
N. Y
Elmira
New York Herald Tribune
God
Linn County awards road and equipment contracts
County supervisors awarded multiple road work and equipment contracts Tuesday in Linn County, total bids reaching 183679.98. Major chemical rock road work was let to C. B. DeWees Construction Company for 133950. Morris Products of Cedar Rapids won the calcium chloride segment with 40079.68, lowest among four bids. Four firms tied for the culvert pipe and four-way tie for low bid in part of the project ended with Wheeling Corrugating Company chosen at 6963.30.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn
County Board of Supervisors
C. B. DeWees Construction Company
B. L. Anderson, Inc
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Morris Products
Cedar Rapids
Morris
Robert E. Miller
Palo
B. L. Anderson
Wheeling Corrugating Company
Des Moines
Laundry Union Is Suspended By AFL-CIO
A laundry workers union has been suspended by the AFL C IO central organization. The move affects local chapters and may impact ongoing negotiations and member protections during the suspension period.
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Afl-Cio
AFL CIO suspends Laundry Workers union on corruption charges
The AFL CIO suspended the 85 000 member Laundry Workers union for alleged welfare fund abuses. Allied Industrial Workers 75 000 members and Distillery Workers 30 000 were placed on one year probation for taking steps to correct conditions but failing to satisfy the council. George Meany cited diversions of nearly one million dollars of members insurance funds. The council proposed a democratic procedures code including four year terms.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Laundry Workers
Allied Industrial Workers
Distillery
George Meany
AFL-CIO Adopts Ethics Code To Curb Union Fund Misuse
AFL-CIO president George Meany unveiled an ethics code to bar using union funds for officers loans gifts above nominal value and profitable contracts. He said the code would have prevented Teamsters misuse revealed in senate labor rackets hearings and urged all affiliates to adopt it. If a union refuses, the federation will seek an explanation.
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Washington
INS
Afl-Cio
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union Treasury
George Meany
Beck
Senate
Meany
Teamsters Union
Figure McNulty Found Dead After Probe Mention
The body of 69 year old Terry McNulty, a missing figure in the labor rackets inquiry, was found in his car on a Woodinville road. Coroner's office says he apparently died by his own hand after a note directed flowers to Orthopedic hospital. McNulty, former trainer for Frank Brewster’s racing stables and linked to Teamsters funds, was among 15 sought by a county grand jury.
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Seattle
Sns
Terry McNulty
McNulty
Frank Brewster
Western Conference
Teamisters
Senate
Woodinville
Booth-Ashmore Mortuary
McClellan Named Father of Year in New York
Senator McClellan of Arkansas, chair of the senate rackets committee, was named Father of the Year by the National Fathers Day Committee. The group also announced its first Grandfather of the Year, John B. Kelly of Philadelphia, father of Grace Kelly and grandfather to the royal couple’s daughter.
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New York
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Kinderlift to Fly Berlin Children West for Summer Vacations
Wiesbaden dispatch says the U.S. air force will again fly Berlin children to the West for summer vacations as part of Operation Kinderlift, marking its fifth year with the plan announced on Thursday.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.S. Air Force
Berlin
Dont Scrap Our Chips in Poker Game
Defense Secretary Wilson and Admiral Radford warned the proposed $2.5 billion defense cut risks U S security in an international poker game with Russia over disarmament They urged the Senate to oppose cuts and stressed the need for continued military strength and preparedness amid rising weapon costs.
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Washington
Defense
Wilson
U. S
Russia
Admiral Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Military Appropriations
House
Foster Dulles
Harold Stassen
Senate
G.O.P
Knowland
Calif
Britain
U.S
Committee Clears Postal Rate Rises
Washington post office committee approved the administration bill to raise first class letters from three to four cents and lift other postal rates. Airmail letters would cost seven cents and postcards three cents. The measure gained a decisive majority led by Chairman Murray. The panel also backed annual 15 percent increases for newspapers and magazines.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Administration
Murray
D-Tenn
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Eastbourne
England
Adams
London
Edith Morrell
Sialy
Jesse Hoover
Oona, Chaplin
Meaghan
Peti
Arsenal
Mom
Father
Radford
Con
House Appropriations Committee
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