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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1957
Page
14
Elvie Delling fresh from 18 months in prison followed his feet into trouble after shoplifting two leather jackets. He fled into a building and walked straight into Deputy Ross Riggers’s interrogation room, ending in custody as a posse closed in.
Jack Maguire surveys the Idiom of the Rails in Hailprogress describing slang terms born from Boomer era railway life. Terms for locomotives engineers and officials varied by road and region with phrases like G man pull the pin and Jerkwater Town illustrating the colorful vocabulary.
Detroit based Automotive News reports weekly auto production figures for 1957 showing totals to date and year-ago comparisons. The piece details terminology used by railroad workers such as yardmaster called the Ringmaster and caboose nicknames like Crummy and Dog House, highlighting slang origins in industry offices and operations.
Ogonsi led ten groups to oust the Communist rulers of San Marino and establish a new anti Communist regime. Italy recognized the new government as defections weakened the Communist bloc and non Communists demanded change. The anti Communist majority proclaimed itself the legal government after the regents’ terms expired at midnight.
Galveston Texas City Electrical Inspector Kay Wiegand says six pennies placed in fuse boxes caused fires of electrical origin, destroying property and causing damages estimated over 100000 dollars.
A school bus from Saints Catholic School plunged 84 feet into a ravine near Los Angeles. Three children died Steven Mitteren 8 John de Lascis 7 Edmwad Ulwelling 6 and 24 others injured. Driver Meidon Smith 58 hurt as witnesses blamed brake failure.
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