Steel Union Policy Unit Sent Home
Pittsburgh AP David McDonald United Steelworkers president sent his wage policy committee home as strike settlement prospects dim. He foresees Eisenhower invoking Taft Hartley to end the strike for 80 days, while vowing legal challenge if injunction issued. He urged a fact finding board from the public, industry and union spar over White House intervention. Six top industry executives met with McDonald in a fruitless session as no talks were planned near Eisenhower's implied deadline.
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United Steelworkers
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McDonald
White House
Tenor Mario Lanza Dies in Rome at 38
AP report notes American tenor Mario Lanza, 38, died in Rome after a week in hospital for a minor illness. Friends cited a heart attack. Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia, Lanza rose to fame with The Great Caruso and earned substantial wealth from records and films before later career troubles in the U.S.
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Mario Lanza
Lanza
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U.S
Caruso
Phonograph
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Decorah Kidnap Attempt Foiled by Father and Neighbors
A Decorah girl, 7 or 12, was approached by a man who asked her name and pretended to seek her father. The father and neighbors intervened, foiling the attempt. Police withheld the child's last name pending investigation.
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Decorah
BEC
Gazette Orah
Friends Find They Have Same Husband
Two San Francisco waitresses Dorothy Lemming and Ola Lemming discovered they shared the same husband after discussing their marriages. At a joint hearing they received annulments with Dorothy awarded $75 monthly child support for her daughter and Ola receiving $825 in community property and $75 monthly support for her daughter. neither the women nor the judge knew the husband’s whereabouts, a cabinet maker.
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Dorothy
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Cedar Rapids Sees Stubborn 56 Degree Run
Cedar Rapids remains at 56 degrees for over two days as a storm front lingers. Weathermen attribute the anomaly to constant cloud cover and moisture keeping temperatures steady, with a Des Moines official noting a possible local record.
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Des Moines Weather Bureau
Indians Win Land Claim
A U.S. Court of Claims ruling finds about 7,000 Tlingit and Haida Alaskan Indians entitled to compensation for fishing and hunting rights and for land lost over generations, potentially totaling millions of dollars for more than 20 million acres.
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U.S. Court of Claims
Two Cedar Rapids Youths Die In Head-On Crash
Two young Cedar Rapids residents died Tuesday night when their car swerved into a northbound semi on highway 218 near Swisher. Jimmie Feild, 21, and Sabra Davis, 19, were killed instantly. Truck occupants Billy Wood Scott, 29, and E. L. Hauk, 36, suffered injuries but were not seriously hurt. The cars collided as Feild’s vehicle allegedly brake-locked while following Jerry Larimer’s turn off the highway. The accident occurred about 8 10 p.m. seven miles south of Cedar Rapids, near the Johnson county line.
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Johnson County
Feild
Iowa City
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Swisher Road
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the Gazette
Statton Orders Crackdown on Drunk Drivers
DES MOINES Iowa Safety Commissioner Donald Statton said he asked the Iowa Highway Patrol to draft a special enforcement program targeting drunk drivers He noted license revocations for drunken driving fell from 2805 in 1952 to 2081 last year and cited a 30 percent share in fatal crashes.
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UPI
Iowa
Donald Statton
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Statton
Iowa Board Grateful To Evashevski Amid Family Issue
The Iowa Board of Athletics met for hours but offered little on Coach Evashevski’s family matter. It praised his planned fulfillment of his 1963 contract and his review of interim opportunities. The board will reconvene October 15 with the coach to discuss pending items. An impersonator hanged in effigy on campus during the meeting.
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Iowa Athletics
Pau Brechler
Iowa
Deception Of NBC Is His Charge In Quiz Scandal
Public relations consultant Alfred Davis testified before a House subcommittee that Twenty-one was rigged. He said an attorney advised his firm not to reveal truths to New York authorities. Davis identified Edwin Slate of New York as the attorney. He stated NBC and producers deceived NBC by withholding full facts.
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Prince
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Edwin Slate
Barry and Enright Inc
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House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
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Robert Lishman
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Barry and Enright
Twentyone
Herbert Stempel
Iowa Gov Receives About 200 Letters on Ski-Brechler Dispute
Governor Loveless reported receiving around 200 letters from Iowans on the Evashev ski Brechler matter. He noted one letter supported Brechler, from a Monticello resident, while the rest favored Evy.
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Des Moines
UPI
Loveless
Club faces recall pressure over Brechler resign call
Eva Shevski criticized the club’s Tuesday resolution urging Brechler to resign. The remark highlighted internal dissent as the group questions leadership action. Continued discussion appears on Page 2.
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Brechler
Iraqi Premier Kassem Shot and Wounded in Baghdad
Baghdad radio reported Iraq's Premier Kassem was shot in the shoulder and slightly wounded while passing in a car. Gen. Ahmed el Abdi, the military governor, imposed a curfew on Baghdad and suburbs. The official account described the shooter as a criminal hand.
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Credit card felon spent lavishly on cross country spree
A 19 year old former clerk in New York used multiple cards to fund five weeks of luxury travel. He charged rooms at the Plaza Waldorf Fontainebleau and flew to Las Vegas Montreal Miami and Havana. After attempting to cash a forged or bounced checks he was arrested and charged with fraud.
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