Johnson and Mikesell Face Runoff In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids voters advanced two city races to a November runoff. Bob Johnson and Ralph Mikesell each led in Safety Commissioner, while Woodrow Stolba and Swede Halvorson won the Public Improvements race. Turnout reached 11,827, a best for the decade except 1951.
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Woodrow W. Stolba
Swede Halvorson
Stolba
Bob Johnson
Ralph Mikesell
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Halvorson
Man with Broken Legs Saves Drowning Boatman
Alphonso Woodall 36, hampered by two broken legs from a prior stunt injury, swam in Lake Erie to rescue Louis Fabri 30 who clung to an overturned motorboat 20 yards offshore. Woodall tied a rope to the boat and pulled both to shore before re injuring his leg. Fabri survived in fair condition while Marsh 29 was lost at sea.
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Woodall
California
Louis Fabri
Fabri
Eugene Marsh
France Urges Summit Delay
The White House said President Eisenhower favors a Western summit and is willing to attend any time. Paris agreed in principle to a summit but not until spring, with France calling for tensions to ease and careful preparation. A top level East-West meeting in early December was reported as a possibility.
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Augusta
White House
Eisenhower
Paris
France
U. S
Eisenhower Arrives in Augusta for Five-Day Vacation
President Eisenhower lands in heavy rain at Augusta for a five day visit aboard Columbine II. He battles lingering cold but remains in good health, while Mrs. Eisenhower, home recovering from a cold, stays indoors.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Hagerty
White House
Howard Snyder
Khrushchev Backs Formosa Claim in Secret Letter
Premier Khrushchev sent a confidential missive to President Eisenhower endorsing Red China’s claim to Formosa. The stance reportedly stems from Khrushchev’s Peiping discussions following his stay in the United States.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Red China
Formosa
Peiping
Butter Resigns. Clauson Named Highway Chief
AMES AP John Butter chief engineer of the State Highway Commission since 1954 resigned effective Jan 31. He plans to retire at 65 and remain as consultant engineer. L M Clauson deputy chief appointed successor, with Robert Tutton promoted to deputy chief. Butter praised Clauson and Tutton while noting six weeks of vacation due.
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Ames (Ap
John Butter
State Highway Commission
Butter
Jo Stong
L. M. Clauson
Robert Tutton
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Clauson
Slim Clauson
Tutton
Ames
Reds Plan South Polar Expedition
Soviet explorers prepare for a central Antarctic crossing to the South Pole as reported by Tass, the official news agency, on Wednesday.
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Reds Plan
Moscow
Antarctic
South Pole
Tasshews Agency
Investigation Into Coste Killing Proceeds Slowly
Cedar Rapids police report slow progress in the Coste murder case with detectives interviewing many people and pursuing motives. Frederick L. Coste, 47, Family Finance Corp. manager, was found slain with six chest stab wounds. Lie detector tests indicated two suspects told the truth. a third person remains under evaluation. A knife with blood and flesh traces was sent to the FBI lab for analysis. Five detectives are working full time on the case.
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Cedar Rapids News
Carl Badger
Coste
Badger
Frederick L. Coste
Family Finance Corp
Second Ave
Thomas McMurrin
Donald McSpadden
T. C. McDermott
FBI
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Family Finance
Baltimore
Atlanta
Chessman Wins Stay of Execution for Appeal
Washington AP The Supreme Court granted Cary Chessman a stay of execution to allow a new appeal. Filing by Nov 3 is required. Chief Justice Warren had disqualified himself. Chessman 38 years old has spent 11% years on death row after a kidnapping robbery conviction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cary Chessman
California
Chessman
Douglas
Warren
George Davis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Lane
Eisenhower plans transfer of Army Space Unit to NASA
President Eisenhower announced he will ask Congress to shift the Army Ballistic Missile Agency to NASA. The move would consolidate the Saturn and other super thrust missile efforts under NASA with Army personnel continuing under civilian direction. The decision follows criticism from Major General Medaris and Werhner von Braun about the space program.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Army Missile Team
Army
Administration
John Medaris
Werhner von Braun
America
NASA
Woman named public service head in Livonia assignment
Loree Dolly Mariwurm, 43, is chosen by Mayor William Brashear to lead Livonia police and fire departments. She will oversee 47 policemen and 55 firefighters in the Detroit suburb of 60 000, succeeding the vacant post. The mayor cited her qualifications, judgment, and poise after selecting from 24 male candidates.
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Loree
Dolly
Mariwurm
Detroit
William Brashear
Brashear
One-Year-Old Girl Dies After Car Accident
Pamela Merrick seven of 708 Fifth Ave SE died at University Hospitals Iowa City on Wednesday from injuries suffered when struck by a car Tuesday afternoon. She was crossing First Avenue E at Eighth Street, daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Paar.
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Cedar Rapids
Pamela Merrick
Fifth Ave
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Miss Merrick
Francis Paar
First Avenue E
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids Traffic Victims Include Teen Girl and Motorcyclist
Police charged James J. Ternus, 27, of 222 Sixth St. NE, with failure to control after an auto crash injuring a girl who suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries. The week also saw Dennis Jack Midcalf, 22, of Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, killed when his motorcycle struck a car on First Ave. E near Fiftieth St.
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James J. Ternus
Sixth St. NE
Miss Merrick
Cedar ‘Rapids
Dennis ‘Jack Midcalf
Blairs Ferry Rd
First Avenue E
Fiftieth Street
Butler, Britain's No. 2 Man, Wed
Richard Butler the home secretary and No 2 in the British government married Wednesday to a wealthy widow with six children in Ashwell England AP reports from the ceremony attended by family and officials.
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Ashwell
England
Richard Butler
Last of Texas Quintuplets Dies in San Antonio
Baby D, last survivor of five born to Lt. and Mrs. Charles Hannan, died at 6 40 am at Lackland Air Base hospital. The parents, natives of Taylor Texas, expressed grief but said they are confident all is for the best. The four other quintuplets died within 914 hours of birth.
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San Antonio
Baby D
Air Force
Charles Hannan
Taylor
Texas
Lackland Air Base
Hannan
George Kent
Lackland
U. S
Buenos Aires
Emilie
Court Will Hear Steel Writ Appeal
Pittsburgh AP report says Judge Herbert Sorg issued a Taft Hartley injunction to halt a 99 day steel strike for 80 days but a Third Circuit stay keeps the strike going while the appeal is heard. Circuit Judge Austin Staley ordered filing by Thursday and argued for swift action. Arthur Goldberg represents the union while John Bane speaks for steel firms amid mill shutdown concerns.
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John Moody
Pittsburgh
U.S. District Court
U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Herbert Sorg
United Steelworkers
Circuit
Austin Staley
Circuit Court
Staley
Philadelphia
Arthur Goldberg
John Bane
Live Wires Trap Bus Passengers in Detroit
In Detroit a city bus became trapped for about 20 minutes when live wires fell on both sides of the vehicle. Driver David Murdock, 55, claimed a dispute over a transfer led to the incident and that Oscar Horton, 54, struck him first. Horton was later held for investigation of assault and battery.
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Detroit
David Murdock
Murdock
Oscar Horton
Horton
Nichols Reports Burglary At Her Hollywood Apartment
Actress Barbara Nichols told AP that burglars broke into her Hollywood apartment Tuesday night and stole a $900 ring and a television set.
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Barbara Nichols
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