Senate Tilt Tightens After Kentucky Win
Senatorial balance shifts to 49 Democrats 47 Republicans as Kentucky’s Thruston Morton unseats Earle Clements. Ohio Governor Lausche's stance could tilt control. Javits and Daniel futures in play as vacancies arise. A split vote or appointments loom amid Eisenhower era uncertainty.
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Washington
Senate
Kentucky
Ohio
Texas
New New York
Frank J. Lausche
George H. Bender
Lausche
G.O.P
Eisenhower
House
Nixon
New York
Jacob K. Javits
Maintenance of Streets Assured By Special Fund
Cedar Rapids officials say the 1956 street maintenance budget is $273,085 but was $2,842 over spent as of Oct 31. They expect to use unappropriated cash of about 35 000 to 40 000 to keep work going through November and December. Swede Halvorson warned that 1957 funding may force service curtailments or higher rock surfacing costs for residents.
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Cedar Rapids
Swede Halvorson
Stewart Shank
Halvorson
Shank
Community Chest Audit Shows Campaign Totals Rise
The Cedar Rapids Marion Community Chest reports 226,618.90 in cash and pledges, 68 percent of a 333,441 goal, a gain of about 4,000 since noon yesterday. Arthur F. Clauss announced 26 employe groups reached or exceeded their quotas, with several at 100 percent. The drive ends next Tuesday with a final luncheon and audit at the Chamber of Commerce building.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion Community Chest Fund
National Association of Cost Accountants
Arthur F. Clauss
Clauss
McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn and Company
John Donnelly and Company
Boy Scouts of America
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Iowa Adjustment and Credit Bureau
Linn County Mental Health Center
Montgomery Ward and Company
Central Republic Company
R. L. Lawlor Claims Service
Teamsters Union
Kilborn Photo Paper Company
Armstrong’s
Camp Fire Girls
Bode Optical Dispensary and Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
First National Bank Marion
Beltone Hearing Service
Cedar Rapids Loan Company
Davenport Elevator Company
Fabric Shop
J. P. Galway Company
Fred C. Henson Publicity Service
Janeba Funeral Home
Langer Manufacturing Company
Marion Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Liquor Control Debate Ahead as Erbe Seeks Iowa AG Post
Boone attorney general nominee Norman Erbe plans a cautious approach to liquor law enforcement. He argues reform must be practical and coordinated with existing agencies rather than rapid, sweeping changes.
No Change In Liquor Policy Says Nevada AG
Attorney General Countryman stated there will be no changes to the cracker dry liquor enforcement policy while he remains in office. He told The Gazette there will be uniform enforcement of all laws across Nevada until Norman Erbe takes over on January 1.
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Erbe
the Gazette
Dayton Countryman
Nevada
The
Gazette
Countryman
Norman Erbe
Boone
Attorney General’s
Signpainters Mistake on Highway Safety Sign
Oklahoma City report notes sign painters who posted a highway safety warning misread their instruction and painted Be alret instead of Be alert. The error appeared on a public safety sign and prompted a correction request from officials.
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Oklahoma City
INS
Linn county reservists face immediate induction in Des Moines
Four Linn county registrants born in 1936 and 1937 will be sworn into the Air Force on November 19 in Des Moines under selective service regulation 1631.8 for failing to maintain good standing in their active reserve units. Also listed are seven army inductees named for the regular draft.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County
Air Force
Des Moines
David A. Ross
Jud W. Strickland III
Gerald W. Walter
Mt. Vernon
Robert D. Fisher
J Street
Air National Guard
Draft Board
National Guard
Army
John R. Pavek
C Street
Ramon P. Hernandez
Fifteenth Street
Dean F. Driscoll
Nineteenth Street
Robert E. Olson
Cedar Rapids
Evan Mengler
Marion
Lawrence J. Torgler
Dubuque
Larry D. Millard
Central City
Plane crashes into apartment house in New Jersey
A twin-engine plane in fog struck a seven story apartment building in North Bergen New Jersey clipping a 810 foot WOR tower and crashing onto the roof. At least three people died and several others were injured as a fire followed the impact with a woman killed on the roof and another died inside the building.
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North Bergen
N. J
New York
WOR
Middle East Tensions Escalate Over U N Police Plan
Arab raiders attack along a 30 mile frontier as U N officials push a police force to enforce Egypt cease fire. British French and Egyptian actions include airfield repairs, air strikes and discussions of Soviet arms shipments. Edson Burns arrives in Cairo to prepare U N police. Syria hosts MiG-17 reports amid mounting fear of Russian involvement.
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Jordan l
U. N
Egypt
Port Said
Suez Canal Zone
U. S
U.N
Canada
Edson Burns
Palestine
Cairo
Russia
U.N. Assembly
Lloyd
Middle East
Pineau
Syria
Paris
Turkey
Bulganin
Jin
Washington
London
Philanthropist Marshall Field III Dies at 63
Marshall Field III, 63, multimillionaire philanthropist and head of Field Enterprises, died in New York after two months illness and brain surgery. He built Chicago Sun and PM, owned by his family, and supported social welfare and children’s programs. He was married three times and had five children.
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New York
Marshall Field III
Field Enterprises
New York Hospital
Field
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Duke of Windsor
The
Chicago Sun
Franklin Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Sun-Times
Temperature At Killing Level Reaches Iowa City Area
Bitter winter air swept across Iowa with Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas hitting the killing temperature mark for the first time this season. Snow flurries appeared statewide, with Sibley recording 18 degrees and Cedar Rapids at 29. Forecasters expect a slow warmup Friday but continued cold nights.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Sibley
Balloon flight reaches record height then falls near Kennedy
Rapid City report describes navy pilots Cmdrs. M D Ross and M L Lewis reaching 76 000 feet in a helium balloon launched from the Stratobowl. The gondola spun out of control and began a rapid descent, but the pilots were reported safe after being picked up by helicopter. The mission, delayed by weather, aimed to gather scientific data though no experiments were completed.
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Rapid City
S. D
Navy
Kennedy
Neb
Earth
Badlands
Cmdrs
M. D. Ross
M. L. Lewis
Ross
Lewis
Pierre
S.D
General Mills, Inc
Eliza beth con man Eli Shigley jailed after extravagant frauds
A 28 year old ex airman from Elizabet h N J sat in Cedar Rapids jail after a ten month spree of bank and check fraud. He lived lavishly on others money, driving a $6000 car, gambling in Las Vegas, and passing worthless checks despite claiming he cannot write. Shigley married three times, stole papers for horses, and fled across states before his arrest.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Cedar Rapids
Eli Shigley
Shigley
Las Vegas
Air Force Savings
Denver
Long Beach
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Lou Breuer
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Shigley No. 2
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Nash
Williamsburg
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