Antarctic long term program named with Byrd in charge
U S announces a long term Antarctic program with Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd named officer in charge of U S Antarctic programs. The plan supports bases logistics for the 1957 58 International Geophysical Year with 1 800 personnel and a task force led by Vice Admiral George Dufek aboard the Glacier leaving Norfolk November 14. Byrd will depart November 22 and join the force in New Zealand to oversee scientific and operational aspects.
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Richard E. Byrd
America
U. S
Norfolk
Byrd
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Defense
Reuben B. Robertson, Jr
George Dufek
Dufek
U.S
New Zealand
Pentagon
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Thomas
Burke
Naval Operations
Western outlet plan for Fiftieth Street in Cedar Rapids debated
City planning officials outlined four western routes for a Fiftieth Street NE outlet to Center Point road. The favored option would push a 120 foot right of way south from Fiftieth near the city park, swinging parallel to Fiftieth then southwest to Center Point road with about a half mile of new roadway and substantial land purchases. Moore noted acquiring roughly 123% acres, about 14 acres at no cost and 9% to buy, totaling near $20 000 plus house purchases. Council will review after the election, with an aerial survey authorized for cost estimates.
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Fiftieth Street
Center Point Road
First Avenue
Old Marion Road
Tom Moore
New City Park
Fiftieth
Ozark Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Moore
Milwaukee
Commission
Plan Commission
Cedar Rapids
All-German Council Proposed by Molotov at Geneva Talks
Russia proposes an all-German council to bridge Bonn and East Berlin, with mixed committees on economy culture currency and transport and aims for future unification. The plan keeps Germany divided for now and faces Western rejection. Britain shifts away from a buffer zone, backed by the US and allies only after unification.
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Russia
Bonn
East Berlin
Germany
Molotov
all-German Council
Council
Council On European Security
Eden
U.S
Europe
Britain
France
Cedar Rapids Campaign Chest Surpasses 90 Percent
Cedar Rapids Community Chest after Tuesday audit reaches 90.2 percent of its $300 686 goal with $271 195 in pledges and contributions. The Pattern Gifts division led by Robert Armstrong exceeds its $93 700 quota with $93 750, while the Residential division nears 92 percent of its $16 700 target.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Community Chest
National Association of Cost Accountants
Norman Lipsky
Robert Armstrong
Lipsky
Arctic Cold Wave To Arrive Tonight
An Arctic air outbreak from Alaska into the Rockies will bring light snow across Iowa and lows of 12 to 28 degrees tonight. Snow amounts will be limited, with continued cold and fair weather through Thursday and Friday before moderating late Friday.
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Iowa
Arctic
Alaska
Rocky Mountain States
Cedar Rapids
First Step in Cancer Cure Up to Individual
A Linn County public forum heard doctors say early cancer detection hinges on individuals. Four Cedar Rapids experts outlined symptoms to watch, urged prompt medical visits for to improve recovery chances, and noted cancer often requires surgical removal.
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Linn County
American Cancer Society
Linn County Medical Society
R. E. Weland
Ralph D. Hunting, Jr
Richard G. Bausch
Cedar Rapids
R. H. Flocks
Urology
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Dr. Hunting
Fire Marshal Cook Resigns in Des Moines
State Fire Marshall Zack Cook announced his resignation effective December 1. In a letter to Commissioner Clint Moyer he said the office should be expanded and offered to serve as a subordinate to a new division head to aid the expansion. Cook has led the bureau for six years.
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Des Moines
INS
Zack Cook
Cook
Clint Moyer
Department of Public Safety
Countryman Bans Dime-a-Hole Golf by Peace Officers
Iowa Attorney General Dayton Countryman urged Webster county peace officers to oppose gambling at meetings including playing golf for a dime a hole and penny ante poker. He warned that reports of gambling would lead to removal from posts. Officers balked at forming a county association, noting Fort Dodge as a hub for a Northwest Iowa group.
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Fort Dodge
INS
Dayton Countryman
Webster County
Countryman
Countryman That They Form A County Peace Officers Association
Northwest
Iowa
Peace Officers Association
Man accused of arson and hostage-taking in Cedar Rapids
A 29 year old man named James William Cox was arrested after setting fire to his mother in law’s apartment at 1136 Fifteenth Street SE and holding occupants at gunpoint until police overpowered him shortly after 6 a.m. Cox, living with his wife at the duplex, admitted marital troubles and fear of divorce. Lilly Cortez and H B McCrey are among those questioned as detectives probe the incident. The fire gutted the rear of the building about 2:30 a.m. and Cox was arrested at 1222 Fifteenth Street SE four hours after the blaze began. The case continues.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
John Kuba
James William Cox
Fifteenth Street
Cox
H. B. McCrey
MecCrey
Kuba
City Jail
Lilly Cortez
Twelfth Avenue SE
the McCreys
Ed Herron
Lloyd Capes
California
Crash Victim Had Expected Death Shortly
The United Air Lines crash in Colorado claimed 44 lives including James E. Corey 60 Whitman Mass suffering a grave heart condition and seeking to see his son Robert before death. Among the dead were Dr. Harold R. Sandstead and Oldsmobile executives James Straud and Carl F. Deist plus several airline staff and public officials. Scofield another hostess was to wed in December. Price a United engineer is her fiancé.
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Portland
Ore
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Whitman
Mass
Robert
Dorey
Ruth Benedict
Missoula
Mont
Richard
Germany
Harold R. Sandstead
Boston
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General Motors
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Dr. Sandstead
U. S. Public Health Service
Denver
Oregon State College
James Straud
Lansing
Mich
WU. S
Carl F. Deist
San Francisco
F. E. Ambrose
Seattle
Barbara J. Cruse
Sally Ann Scofield
Fon
G. G. Lipke
Pittsburgh
Hagan Corp
Washington State
Associated General Contractors of America
Cedar Rapids
Miss Scofield
Robert C. Price
del T. Stanton
Eleventh Avenue
Price
Air Force
United Flight
Coe College
University of Iowa
United Air Lines DC-6B Crashes in Colorado Kill 44
A four engined United Air Lines DC-6B crashed near Longmont Colorado killing all 44 aboard. The New York to Seattle flight left Denver two hours earlier for Portland Oregon. Investigators headed to Denver to probe an explosion report while witnesses recalled a ball of fire and a loud blast.
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Colorado
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Denver
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Portland
Ore
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D. A. White
S. F. Arthur
Peggy Peddicord
Jacqueline Hinds
Jake Heil
Conrad Hopp, Jr
Hopp
Ken Sheldon Ends Campaign Amid Injury Hurdle
Schenectady AP Ken Sheldon a Republican council candidate ends campaigning under a serious handicap after a fall while hanging storm windows spraining his right hand wrist during a handshaking session.Record of a political campaign setback with named person and location.
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Schenectady
Kenneth Sheldon
Safe Repairman Was an Expert
Webster City AP report says Harvey Lee Hill 23 admitted he and his brother Harlan 25 robbed a Baker’s garage safe of 80 dollars and later Harvey repaired the same safe before they were arrested in Fort Dodge in a string of north central Iowa breakins.
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Webster City
Baker
Harvey Lee Hill
Hill
Harlan
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Don Carney
Harlan Hill
Harvey
Annexation's Effect on C R Tax Bill
In Cedar Rapids the 1956 tax levy was cut by six mills to aid homeowners. Industrial expansion drove the reduction and officials note that annexing the southern industrial sites would shift new plant taxes to Cedar Rapids, further easing residents' tax bills.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Woman Sister of Flight Victim Heads to Oregon
Special to The Gazette Iowa City identifies Ann Stevenson as sister of Jacqueline Hinds one of the United Air Lines victims. She and her husband a University hospital intern plan to travel to Oregon to attend services for Miss Hinds in the days ahead.
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Iowa City
United Air Lines
Ann Stevenson
Jacqueline Hinds
Stevensons
Ore
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