Roads Bill Is Sent to Conferees
The Senate approved a pay as you go roads bill sending it to a House Senate conferees to reconcile differences. It envisions 40 000 miles of federal highways over 13 years with heavy tax funding and a 90 percent federal share. Senate and House differ on funding allocation and duration. The plan includes no intersection roads bypasses around cities and inner expressways with wide multi lane routes.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gore
D-Tenn
Conference Committee
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Byers Appeals To Hilton In Marshall Case
Senator Frank C. Byers defends Delano Rapids freshman John R. Marshall in a blistering letter to President Hilton. Byers plans to take up the matter with Board President Rider as Ames campus remains unsettled over disciplinary actions against 23 students after a failed panty raid at Finley hall. Marshall denies inciting the raid and his parents vow to continue the fight to clear his name amid potential court action.
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Iowa News
Frank C. Byers
John R. Marshall
Delano Rapids
Iowa State College
James H. Hilton
Byers
David A. Dancer
Des Moines
Iowa Board of Regents
Board
Dwight G. Rider
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Senate
Ames
Marshall
Finley Hall
Verne Marshall
Knollwood Drive
Marshalls
Iowa State
Young Marshall
Camp Good Health Memorials and Budget Totals
A list of memorial gifts to Camp Good Health shows amounts donated in memory of relatives and friends, totaling 2 096 54 with a 5 948 46 amount to be raised for the 1956 budget. Donors include Mrs Sutherland Mrs Bever Elmer Higley Inc and many others with gifts ranging from 2 to 25.
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Joy Richtarki
G. Burton Chadima
Archie Eckert, Jr
Archie Eckert
J. M.D. jIn
Charles Edward Farhart
Karen Waskow
Harry F. Koons
Arthur E. Schmidt
Sally Ann Edwards
Remembering Roland James A Memorial Day tribute in Clarks Summit
Cpl Roland James lies in a hillside grave near his family home in Clarks Summit Pa. The AP memorial piece traces his life from a boy with a catcher’s mitt to a Marine officer who died on Saipan in 1944. It honors him as a symbol of all Americans who died in war.
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Ated Press
Ed Gunder
Clarks Summit
White House
Cpl
Roland James
America
National Cemetery
Arlington
James A. Garfield
U.S
Garfield
Japan
Manchuria
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
Rhineland
Austria
Roland
James
Pearl Harbor
New Zealand
Wake Island
Courthouse
China
Saipan
Eighth Marines
Mt. Topochau
Roosevelt
Russian Bid Accepted by Gen. Twining
President Eisenhower approves and Gen. Nathan Twining accepts an invitation to attend Russia's air force show on June 24. Secretary Quarles notes approval by Dulles and Wilson, with Twining to be joined by several air force officers. The visit would not include other joint chiefs, amid mixed opinions in Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nathan Twining
Air Force
Russia
Quarles
Twining
State Dulles
Deffense Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Moscow
Pentagon
Water Service Opens Memorial Rites for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids observed Memorial Day with a water service featuring a naval reserve firing squad and wreaths dropped into the river near city hall. The ceremony included prayers, a roll of names, a light-plane Flower drop, and a parade of 26 veterans to Oak Hill cemetery with Major Walter Loving as speaker.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Naval Reserve
Navy
Woman's Relief Corps
City Hall
N. L. Wogen
City Hall Plaza
Oak Hill Cemetery
Florida Primary Vote Wraps Close as Stevenson Tops Kefauver
In Florida, Adlai Stevenson edges Estes Kefauver 212,217 to 204,819 with 1,680 of 1,778 precincts reporting. Stevenson secures 22 convention votes to Kefauver’s six as both compete for California, while Eisenhower gains in the Republican slate. Barker is replaced by Carter as national committeeman. Stevenson leads in at large and congressional district delegates, with California looming as a decisive test.
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Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Florida
Stevenson
Kefauver
California
Eisenhower
Republcan
Senator Knowland
R-Calif
Knowland
Richard Ob. Barker
State Committee
Barker
Jerry W. Carter
Millard Caldwell
Alabama
English Valleys School Merger Okayed by Voters
English Valleys school merger approved by about 900 to 200 vote across 25 districts in Keokuk and Iowa counties. Five districts backed it unanimously. remainder split with several districts voting against or narrowly defeated. A new high school will be built between South and North English.
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English Valleys School
Keokuk County
Iowa County
Green Valley
Kinrossi
Crossroads
Oak Ridge
Berry
Washington
Union-Fillmore
North English
South English
Webster
Stand on It Joke Sparks Quick Help Call
A small boy phoning for a movie house number is told to check the directory but insists he is standing on it. The humorous exchange highlights a boyish misunderstanding and a memory aid in a lighthearted Chuckle.
Earthquake Shakes L'Aquila for Fourth Day
L'Aquila Italy experiences another strong tremor marking the fourth consecutive day of earth shocks in central Italy. The AP reports ongoing seismic activity with potential damage assessments and heightened emergency alerts as residents endure continued shaking and aftershocks.
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L'Aquila
Italy
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Inez Robb
Marion Tees
Hilton
Senator Byers
Story of All America
By Relman Morin
Bull Run
E! Caney
Argonne
Red
Changjin Reservoir
Story of
University of Idaho
Alaska
Scranton
San Diego
Bremerton
Wash
Franklin Delano
Gen. Twining
Harry Gunderson
Charles ‘Decker
Wogen
Mt. Calvary
St. John’s
St. George Syrian
Czech National Cemeteries
Campbell Cemetery
Mt. Vernon Road
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Associated Press
G.O.P
Kefauvere
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Stuart Symington
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