Eight Iowans Die in Weekend Accidents
Eight Iowans were killed in weekend accidents including auto crashes, a horse racing fatality, and drownings across several counties. Victims include Dale Schmidt 36 of Tripoli a jockey who died at Buchanan County fairgrounds. Clair L Devault 52 of Denison killed in a two car crash on Highway 4. Charles E Guthrie 42 of Murray who fell from a pushing car. Eldon Coomer 23 of Charles City on Highway 218. Otto Treptow 57 of Iowa City found in the Iowa River. and others who drowned in sand pits near Albany Illinois and in the Cedar River at Cedar Falls. Services set for Treptow and Schmidt with survivors listed for related drownings.
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Tripoli
Buchanan County Fairground
Independence
Clair L. Devault
Highway 4
Odebolt
Devault
Denison
Charles E. Guthrie
Murray
Eldon Coomer
Charles City
A. J. Murphy
Treptow
Cathout Funeral Home
Iowa City
Memory Gardens
Charles Westgate
Raymond Gordon Wells
Camanche
Albany
Ill
Donald A. Sunderlin
Ralph Sunderlin
Cedar Falls
Cedar River
Black Hawk Park
Italian Election Sees Big Turnout Across Italy
Rome AP reports election officials began counting more than 30 million ballots after 1.5 days of voting for Italy's 3rd postwar parliament. Turnout appeared above 90 percent of 32,506,417 registered voters with final results expected Tuesday.
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Rome
Italy
Romance Sparks After Traffic Collision Courtship
Jule Neilson and Walter Sheffield met after their cars touched fenders. Shefton helped her after the accident. their ride to traffic school led to a first date. The couple married on Saturday and departed for a honeymoon in Mexico by plane.
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Sheffield
Walter
Traffic
Six Die In Surf Tragedy At Rockport Beach
Janice Bailey, 9, drowned after wandering into an unmarked 8 foot ditch in shallow water. Six others perished while rushing to save her including her mother and four would be rescuers. A military chaplain Leonard Berry, 40, from Syracuse also died. Three thousand spectators watched as bodies were recovered within ninety minutes.
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Texas
Janice Bailey
Bailey
Gulf of Mexico
Corpus Christi
Janice
Mrs. Bailey
Leonard Berry
Syracuse
Bomb Trolley in Lebanon Kills Six
A streetcar bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, killed six people and wounded twenty as opposition forces push President Chamoun toward resignation. The attack marks the latest violent act amid a general strike that began 17 days ago and aimed to intimidate the public.
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Lebanon
Chamoun
Severe Weather Warning For Iowa Northwestern Regions
The weather bureau issued a severe weather bulletin noting thunderstorms with hail and damaging winds in northwestern and extreme north central Iowa from 0 to 8 p.m. today. The danger area lies northwest of a line from Allamakee to Pottawattamie counties. Temperatures later in the week are forecast to reach the upper 70s to low 80s. Cedar Rapids recorded 76 degrees at 2 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Allamakee County
Pottawattomie County
You Auto Buy Doubles Car Sales in Cedar Rapids Campaign
Cedar Rapids dealers boosted total auto sales during the nine day You Auto Buy Now campaign ending Saturday. Campaign coordinator William C. Culver said sales nearly doubled the usual period with 618 units sold, 201 new and 417 used, and total cash of 987000 plus.
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Cedar Rapids
William C. Culver
Campagn
Jefferson High Dedicated After Delays in Building
Nearly 300 parents visitors and students attended the dedication of the new Thomas Jefferson senior high school in Cedar Rapids. The 3 750 000 structure designed for 1200 to 1500 students opened after delays with Dr Russell Cole from Cornell College delivering remarks on education and flexibility.
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Washington High
Cedar Rapids
East Side Senior
Russell Cole
Repneent
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
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France's Struggle with Freedom and De Gaulle's Rise
James Marlow explores France's split identity as a colonial power and its shift toward De Gaulle. He argues postwar French governance grew unstable, with repeated governments, misused power, and a drift from liberty at home to authority abroad, especially in Algeria.
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France
Europe
NATO
Algeria
de Gaulle
Slaying of U N Official Reported
In Jerusalem AP reports Lieutenant Colonel George Flint Canadian chairman for the U N Mixed Armistice Commission and two Israeli police men were found dead after a clash between Israeli and Jordanian forces on Monday.
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Jerusalem
George Flint
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Court Backs Damages in Union Cases
The Supreme Court upheld state court damage awards in two union related cases one involving an Alabama electrician who received 10000 and a California worker who was awarded 9300 for alleged illegal expulsion. The 6 to 2 ruling could broaden suits against unions while sparking debate over punitive damages and federal protections.
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Supreme Court
Alabama
California
High Court
Warren
Douglas
Justice Black
Decatur
United Automobile Workers
San Francisco
U.S. Urges Restraint in North Africa Crisis
The United States cautions French and regional authorities in Algeria Tunisia and Morocco to show restraint amid escalating tensions. Ambassador Alphand delivered a note about provocations faced by French troops in Tunisia. Consul Lyons met Algerian officials to urge cautious handling of Tunisia relations. A State Department spokesman refused to discuss possible U.S. aid if Tunisia were attacked.
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Tunisia
Frederick Lyons
Lincoln White
France
Iowa’s First Death Auto Emerges After 44 Years Sealed
A 1910 Maytag recovered from a Homestead barn where a widow sealed it for 44 years after Hugh Owens died in a 1914 crash near Marengo. Vernon Betz found the dusted car, now owned by Herbert Coden who started its restoration after cranking the motor.
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Iowa
Davenport
Vernon Betz
Herbert Coden
Rock Island
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H. K. Owens
Betz
Eisenhower Maintains Tax Rates, Seeks No Immediate Cut
President Eisenhower rejected an anti recession tax cut now and urged Congress to keep corporation and excise taxes at current levels. The White House said taxes would drop about 3 billion dollars on July 1 if no extension is enacted. Secretary Anderson consulted leaders and informed Vice President Nixon and Speaker Rayburn of the decision.
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Eisenhower
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Senate
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Texas
Council approves widening Williams Blvd SW in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council on Monday approved plans to widen Williams Boulevard SW to 49 feet for a four-fifths mile section between Eighteenth Street and Highway 149. The State Highway Commission funds most costs with the city covering storm sewer and rights. detours planned on Sixth Street SW and Sixteenth Avenue SW. 35 mph speed limit on the widened stretch. parking bans along the project. designated as a controlled access project per a 1957 resolution.
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Cedar Rapids
Halvorson
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Sixth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Garden Mishap Fatal to Boy
In South Bend a garden incident left 4 year old Kaven Onax dead after suffering brain bleeding. His 7 year old brother Kent unintentionally struck their father with a shovel causing no injury. Raren Onax died at 11 15 Sunday night after emergency surgery failed.
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Kaven
Raren
De Gaulle Paris Trip Reported Amid French Crisis
Gen Charles de Gaulle left Colombey for Paris amid reports he sought talks with Premier Pflimlin to avert civil war. The government moved to stamp out Gaullist revolt, extend censorship, and expel anti-republic deputies. The French navy prepared maneuvers as Corsica unrest continued. Habib Bourguiba is mentioned in context.
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Pascal Arrighi
Smell Dimension Added to TV in Plymouth
Inventor William Rose unveils smel levision a device producing varying odors from a television via a transmitter impulse. The Plymouth England report notes the Sunday announcement and details the concept of a scented TV experience.
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England
UPI
William Rose
Rose
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