Eisenhower Returns to Gettysburg Farm for Weekend Rest
President Eisenhower arrived at his Gettysburg farm for at least a weekend of rest after a mild stroke. White House officials say recovery is proceeding rapidly with doctors approving the trip. The visit follows a Thanksgiving day schedule and brings the president closer to normal activity as aides note improved speech and no arterial hardening.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Hagerty
White House
Mr. Eisenhower
Farm Gate
Three-Decker Thrill Given CP Children
A Cedar Rapids event gave 11 cerebral palsy center youngsters, plus 40 Jane Boyd Community House children and elderly residents, free plane rides with Santa aboard. Strong winds and a snowstorm briefly cut flights short, but the day offered a rare experience outside wheelchairs and crutches.
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Municipal
Santa Claus
Santa
Cedar Rapids
Ozark Air Lines, Inc
Cerebral Palsy Center
Jane Boyd
Ozark
Killian’s
Missile Transfer to SAC Stated by Air Force Chief
Washington AP General Thomas D White announced Friday that ballistic missile programs have been moved from the Air Force to the Strategic Air Command The shift covers intercontinental and intermediate range missiles and aims to speed operational capability White cautioned about defense risks and noted US bases abroad complicate Soviet calculations He also discussed future space and airpower roles referencing the X15 program and comparing it to the Bell X2
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Washington
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Thomas D. White
Air Ace and Development Command
White
U. S
U.S.S.R
And That's Why He's Dining Out
A Denver man wearing only trousers burst into a tavern and asked to be invited for Thanksgiving dinner. He explained he could not go home because his wife’s relatives were there and he had forgotten to turn on the oven after preparing the Thanksgiving bird.
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Denver
Wyoming U Coach and Star Cleared After Disturbance
Wyoming football coach Bob Devaney and star quarterback Lawrence Zowada were cleared of disturbing the peace charges after a hotel disturbance at the Shirley Savoy. Assistant coach Michael Corgan and guard Paul Muratore were fined $10 each, suspended, for disturbance.
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Denver
Wyoming
Bob Devaney
Lawrence Zowada
William Burnet
Michael Corgan
Paul Muratore
Corgan
Shirley Savoy
Albert Martinac
Tom Butler
Zanada
Muratore
Devaney
Joseph Holeman
Holeman
Butler
Martinacc
Martinac
Gas Fume Explosion Destroys Witwer Garage Injuries Reported
A gas fumes blast at the Witwer Grocer garage on Ninth avenue and Second street SE in Cedar Rapids caused a major fire. Three men suffered minor injuries from debris and a fourth had burns while several workers escaped. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, with a broken gas line and fuel drums feeding flames.
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Witwer Grocer Company
Ninth Avenue
Secondstreet SE
Carroll Man Is Named to Banking Post in Iowa
Gov. Herschel Loveless named Joe H. Gronstal state banking superintendent to replace the late Lee Chandler. Gronstal, 39, vice-president of Carroll County State Bank, has eight years in the post and was a former state banking examiner in 1943-44. He earns an $18,000 annual salary and faces Senate confirmation. Gronstal hails from Estherville and grew up in Council Bluffs, a St. Bonaventure College graduate.
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Des Moines
INS
Herschel Loveless
Joe H. Gronstal
Lee Chandler
Gronstal
Carroll County State Bank
Carroll
Carroll County
Democratic
Estherville
Council Bluffs
St.Bonaventure College
Atchison, Kan
Wind and Snow Move Into Iowa From Dakotas
Strong northerly winds whip snow and cold air into Iowa with lows near zero in the north and around 10 above in the south. Ice forms on highways in Cherokee Ida Monona and Crawford counties while Carroll and Greene counties turn slick. Light snow falls in Sioux City Council Bluffs Des Moines and Elkader with more in Marengo and Cedar Rapids. Snow expected to spread statewide through Saturday morning with light totals and gusts to 40 mph. Cedar Rapids records a 26 degree 2:30 pm temp after a 38 degree high at 10 am.
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Iowa
Dakotas
Cherokee
Ida
Monona
Crawford
Iowa Highway Commission
Carroll
Greene
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Elkader
Marengo
Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Man Arrested in Abilene for Doctor Swindle Case
A federal indictment charges Jesse Carroll Nance with using the mails to defraud Dr D T White of Williamsburg and multiple victims across Florida Louisiana Texas and Arkansas. The fraud total likely reaches hundreds of thousands with about 35000 traced to Iowa. Nance was arrested in Abilene Texas and arraigned before a U S commissioner.
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Cedar Rapids
Williamsburg
Abilene
Texas
Federal District Court
Jesse Carroll Nance
Louisiana
D. T. White
O. M. Morrison
W. E. Hobbie
Cleo Derbyshire
Frank L. Miller
John A. Mills
John D. Hoagland
Ralph Burroughs
Hazel Miller
Hylton B. Miller
Mabel Flynn
Florida
Arkansas
U. S
F. E. van Alstine
Sioux City
Iowa
Nance
Gladys
Alburnett Man Recalls Narrow Fire At Witwer Garage
Myrell Jones a 53 year old gasoline transport driver from Alburnett survived a Friday morning blaze at the Witwer Grocer Company garage. He described climbing from his truck just before the explosion that blew out the south wall and touched off the fire. Jones suffered burns to the back of his neck and hands and escaped to the north end of the building. Fire Chief Jesse Hunter said fumes built up inside the closed garage and ignited from a heater in the southwest corner.
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Robert Woolstrchill
Watford
Charles Keyes
Waterloo
Keyes
Clem
Nineteenth Avenue
Woolstrchill
Witwer Employes
Myrell Jones
Alburnett
Hunter
Jones
Witwers
Cedar Rapids
Witwer Grocer Company
North End
Witwer
Jesse Hunter
Fraternities Bid To Preserve Racial Barriers Across Campuses
A committee of the national interfraternity conference names 63 U.S. campuses amid anti discrimination activity and urges approval or disapproval by a 700 strong assembly. Francis van Derbur warns of attempts to curb Greek life while praising the report as a well considered document. The panel leader is Herbert L. Brown with ties to Phi Sigma Kappa.
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Colorado Springs
National Interfraternity Conference
U.S
General Assembly
Francis S. van Derbur
Denver
van Derbur
Marilyn van Derbur
Herbert L. Brown
Philadelphia
Phi Sigma Kappa
Universities of
Massachusetts
New
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Buzzy Hand
Bill Peters
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Roy Eblen
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