Lee Held In Death Of Kehne
Edward Allen Lee, 21, of 5010 Avenue NE, is held by Cedar Rapids police on a manslaughter like charge after a bottle tossed from a car struck Thomas Kehne, 23, killing him four hours later. Kehne, riding in the car near Ninth Avenue SE, was found dead Tuesday afternoon. the incident occurred about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in front of a tavern near Fourth Street railroad tracks.
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Lou Breuer
Cedar Rapids
Edward Allen Lee
Avenue NE
Thomas Kehne
Ninth Avenue
Fourth Street
Kehne
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert Brosh
Highway clash ties two men to tavern dispute
Detectives rounded up occupants of the car in which Kehne rode after Edward L ee was found dead. The fight stemmed from a Sept 27 highway argument between Ollie Tobin of Cedar Rapids and Robert Myers of 818 Twentieth Ave SW. Myers and Kehne were with two youths in downtown when the incident continued.
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Kehne
Ollie Tobin
Cedar Rapids
Myers
City Plans Purchase of Park Areas in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city leaders unveiled a three tract park purchase totaling 404 acres for 202 850 dollars. The plan seeks immediate action to acquire and develop the sites with a bond issue later, including a potential municipal pool and future golf course, plus a river park and boat harbor.
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City Plan Commission
Planning Board
Cedar Rapids
Richard C. Jones
Plan Commission
Leach
Old Marion
Forty-second Street
Elmcrest Country Club
Skogman Construction Company
Wilson
Ely Ave Inne
Bowling Street
Iowa City Road
Prairie Creek R.E.A
George L. Skvor
FrancisSkvor
Mary L. Hawkins
C ‘Street
River Park
Boat Harbor
Robbins Lake
Ellis Park
Robbing Road
Cedar River
John K
Joe E. Kelly
John C. Heins
Leo J. Stanek
Hastie and Jones
Nixon Cites Eisenhower Achievements in Iowa Tour
Vice President Richard Nixon spoke in Waterloo at the National Dairy Cattle Congress grounds, framing his remarks as a report on Eisenhower administration accomplishments since 1953. He also praised Rep. Tom Martin and Rep. H. R. Gross and noted foreign policy successes including Korea’s end and peacetime stability.
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Gazette
Rex Conn
Richard Nixon
Dairy Cattle Congress
Hippodrome
Waterloo
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Council Bluffs
Nixon
Mason City
Eisenhower
Rep. H. R. Gross
Gross
Korea
Cedar Rapids Jaycees nominate Ringoen for TOYM award
Ringoen, 28, Collins Radio Company researcher in Cedar Rapids, heads the radio astronomy group and helped develop the radio sextant praised by Capt. P. W. H. Weems. He is Cedar Rapids’ first TOYM nominee, selected by local Jaycees, with national winners to be announced before a January 12 ceremony in Louisville.
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Jaycees
Ringoen
Cedar Rapids
Richard M. Ringoen
Collins Radio Company
Jaycee
National
Jaycee Organization
Collins
Weather Outlook Frost Expected Across Iowa Tonight
The federal weather bureau warned of a northern cold mass bringing frost to northern Iowa and possible frost in southern low-lying areas. Temperatures may dip into the 30s statewide, prompting gardeners to protect plants as predicted.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Five People in Apartment as Man Shoots Self
Walter Stephenson aged 32 of 615 First Street SW shot himself with a shotgun Tuesday evening in the living room of the shared apartment. The roommate Harold Angell and four other residents were present including Angell’s fiancée and her three brothers amid a dispute over Angell’s planned marriage.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter Stephenson
First Street
Harold Angell
Stephenson
Angell
County approves $233000 road work in Linn County
The Linn county board of supervisors said Tuesday that four highway projects totaling about 233000 have begun or will start soon under contract to the Iowa Highway Commission. Projects include grading on Highway 174 from Cedar Rapids to Palo and construction of two bridges plus improvements on the Red Ball road corridor.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Iowa Highway Commission
Palo
Central City
E Avenue NW
Covington
Highway Commission
E Avenue
Marion Township
Maine
Jim Smith
Arthur Axmear
Dempsy Jones
Korean Reds Free Two American GIs From Panmunjom
Two U S prisoners were released by Korean Reds at Panmunjom. Lt. Col. Herbert A. Peters of Seattle a marine pilot and Pfc. Charles Julius of Orlando Fla a member of A battery 196th field artillery battalion walked to freedom. Both men in good health and wearing blue uniforms were flown to Eighth Army headquarters in Seoul after the exchange.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Eighth Army
Herbert A. Peters
Seattle
1St Marine Air Wing
Charles Julius
Orlando
Fla
196Th Field Artillery
Demilitarized Zone
United Nations
Seoul
Train Derailed in Oklahoma Injuring 15 on Santa Fe Route
An east bound Santa Fe passenger train derailed 242 miles east of Gage Oklahoma. A chair car overturned injuring 15 passengers.
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Gage
Okla
Honey Chile in New Orleans Featured in Chuckle
A lighthearted caption notes a woman nicknamed Honey Chile in New Orleans as the season’s spicy feature while an expense account joke hints at extravagant costs for gas cigars and lunch.
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New Orleans
Powell Loses Bid To Avoid Grand Jurors
Clyde L. Powell former FHA official lost a bid to halt a federal grand jury investigation into activities including a $100-a-day gambling claim. Attorney General Brownell created a new unit to handle FHA related scandals and assigned Max H. Goldschein to assist U.S. Attorney Rover in housing cases before the grand jury. Judge Letts rejected Powell’s motion to avoid appearing, and Powell then testified in the grand jury room as probes widen into windfalls from a 1946 1950 rental housing program.
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Washington
Clyde L. Powell
Wednesday
Leo A. Rover
F. Dickinson Letts
Powell
Letts
Federal Housing Administration
Senate Banking Committee
Justice Department
Housing Home Finance Agency
White House
Plane crash at Pope AFB injures 10. 2 dead
An air force C 119 courier plane crashed near Pope air base in North Carolina after an engine exploded during approach. At least two were dead and ten injured. Pvt. Gerald E. Wilson, 22, assisted victims before returning to the wreckage.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Washington
Army
Pope Air Base
Pope Afb
Air Force
Gerald E. Wilson
Joy
325Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Wilson
Marion basketball star Hugh Leffingwell dies at 20
Marion observes the death of Hugh W. Leffingwell III at 20 from leukemia at his home in Marion. Memorial services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. in Murdoch chapel with pastors De Jong and Gable officiating. He was an Iowa basketball recruit and Marion High School senior athlete who played football and track.
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Marion
Hugh W. Leffingwell III
Iowa
Fourth Avenue
Murdoch
C. V. R. de Jong
James P. Gable
Pittsburgh
H. Wallace
Olive Hanaway Leffingwell
Marion High School
University of Iowa
Francis P. Hanaway
Crafton
Bertha H. Leffingwell
Geneva
Groom-To-Be 91 Admits Nervousness Over Marriage License
Cedar Rapids News reports 91-year-old Willam Kness and 74-year-old Elsie Parrott of Audubon obtained a marriage license in Clerk of Court Arthur Axmear's office. Kness joked with witness Robert McEndree as he prepared to sign the license application.
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Cedar Rapids
Willam Kness
Elsie Parrott
Audubon
Arthur Axmear
Kness
Robert McEndree
Blakely ‘Boulevard
Eisenhower Trout Trip Marks Sunny Fall Day
President Eisenhower used a sunny fall day to go trout fishing on Wednesday, enjoying a brief leisure outing away from national duties. Local observers noted a relaxed mood as he fished along a river bend near Denver.
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Denver
Eisenhower
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