Sgt McKeon Testifies In Ribbon Creek Trial On Marches
Sgt McKeon testified at his court martial that as a Maine recruit he was marched into swamps and water near Parris Island on several occasions. The defense questions whether the drill instructor used loud blasts and forced marches leading to six deaths in the Ribbon Creek incident.
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Bem Price
Emute Zola
McKeon
Berman
Occasoon
Ella's Beach
Murteon
Pate
Gen
Ram Dont McC
Benvan
Charles 3. Sevier
Rinbon Creza
Courtmartial Costs Rise Amid Ongoing Trial
The General court martial of 3. Sn. Matthew C. MeKert has cost the government about $1,060 daily, with expenditures mounting in its third week. Figures are unofficial and reflect tests of wit and defense expenses rather than final totals.
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Matthew C. MeKert
Dal
Wits
Loveless Attacks Administration Over Tax and Sessions
A Democratic governor candidate Loveless criticizes the administration over a four state tax study committee. He accuses the slate of planning a special legislative session as a danger to the state system and questions the treasury and budget methods while alleging political influence and financial motives.
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Herschel Lveless
Ottoman
Categrad
Loveless
Gr. Ley Heegh
Sakvatene
Lercelinssey
Sats
Eieta
Des Moines caucus results spark regional debate
Vague notes from Des Moines describe caucus activity in midweek with mentions of figures and local figures in dispute. Key names and places are partially legible, suggesting a contested meeting with possible shifts in support among delegates.
First full day as Lincoln mayor marked by transition
Bennett Abe Martin served his first full day as Mayor of Lincoln following Monday's resignation of Mayor Clark Jeary to take a bank position. Martin, a local businessman, began his term after Jeary stepped down to join the banking sector.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Bennett
Abe
Martin
Clark Jeary
Bluffs Retail Sales Rise in First Quarter 1956
Council Bluffs merchants posted a 1.57 million dollar gain in retail sales for the three months ended March 31 1956 compared with the same period in 1955 The county total rose by about 1 554 900 while Cass Crawford and Union counties showed smaller gains Southwest Iowa figures reflect tax collected data from the Iowa State Tax Commission with Council Bluffs reporting 324 935 in sales tax and Pottawattamie County 392 062 for the period
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Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Guartery
Iowa State Tax Commission
Iowa
Cass County
Crawford
Union
Council Biuffs
Pottawattomie
Inowa
Pottatoattamie County
City May Buy Toot Ford Site In Parking Plan
Mayor Woodward announces the city may purchase the Toot Ford Sales Co. property at 12 Fourth St for a two level parking lot. The site is considered best for cost per space, with a second location at Temple of Fourth and Broadway dropped for now. Construction would start after a hearing year and would include driveway access from Fourth Street for about eight cars.
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Toot Ford Sales Co
Fourth St
Carleton H. Woodward Jr
Motor Company
Broadway
Woodward
Ford
Secord
Fourth Street
Mayer Woodard
Runaway youths captured after theft and escape
Omaha police on Tuesday arrested three 19 year old youths who fled the Boys Industrial School at Kearney Monday night. The trio Francis Walker Harry Eugene Ryan and Paul Edward Smith were identified by Detective Captain Ted Pike. They arrived in Omaha in a stolen car.
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Omaha
Boys Industrial School
Kearney
Ted Pike
Francis Walker
Harry Eugene Ryan
Paul Edward Smith
Fragmentary 1833 Date Note Stumbles in Cracking Code
Partial OCR text shows a jumble of words and numbers with references to dates and places. The readable portions hint at a historical note or a cryptic reference but lack a clear event, person, or organization to anchor a coherent summary.
Dozen Perish In Missouri Nursing Home Fire
A fast moving blaze engulfed Reagan Nursing Home in Paxico Missouri late Monday night killing 12 of 13 residents. One elderly patient Sherry Frederick survived after escaping to safety on the roof. Fire officials say a smoldering cigarette may have started the fire and trapped occupants in a three story building.
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Reagan Nursing Home
Paxico
St. AN
Pass
Sherry Frederick
Toomer
Bertha Reagar
David Johnson
Lois Rade
Drought Relief Grazing Allowed in Farm Areas
The Agriculture Department granted grazing permission for cropland retired from production under the soil bank in 319 counties and part of another across Iowa Nebraska New Mexico South Dakota Texas and Utah. The measure aims to relieve drought conditions and stock feed shortages. Counties listed include Boone Calhoun Cherokee Dallas Ida Jasper Neokuk Lyon Madison Mahaska Marion Plymouth Polk Pottawattamie Sac Shelby Sioux Sterling and Woodbury.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Nebraska
New Mexico
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
New Soil Bank
One
Boome
Calhoun
Cherokee
Dallas
Ida
Jazper
Neokuk
Lion
Madison
Mahaska
Marion
Plymouth
Polk
Pottawaitamie
Po Sac
Shelby
Sioux
Stemren
Woodbury
Gets Better Deal Than He Expected
A man recounts a robbery where one assailant tossed him 357 and another paid him 350 for the exchange. The incident highlighted an unexpectedly favorable turn for the victim amid the assault.
Nebraska native named to Atomic Energy post in Albuquerque
Charles M. Justice, a Lang Island native and University of Nebraska graduate, has been appointed as an industrial relations analyst in the Atomic Energy Commission operations offices in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Charles M. Justice
Nate
Lang Island
University of Nebraska
Atomic Energy Commission
Albuquerque
N. M
Pay For Weill TEMPLETON Monday 3 Daw sell
Pay For Weill Templeton heads to a Monday sale featuring stakes and sires. The event highlights a Bene Ler line with a Tain extension, aiming to attract breeders seeking proven genetics. Strong entities include Pay For Weill Templeton and Bene Ler.
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Templeton
County Board Plans Major Tax Reduction for 1957 Budget
Fottawattamie County Supervisors adopt a 1957 budget cutting expenditures by 3157,000 and tax asks by 535,100, lowering total outlays to 2,921,600 from 3,078,600 and reducing the levy from 12.390 mills to an estimated 11.890 mills. The Bluffs area expects about 95 mills per 1,606 valuation, with school and city levies rising modestly. Assessed county valuation is pegged near 10% million dollars, up about 4 million from last year, while 1957 income includes 912,900 from non-taxation sources.
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Fottawattamiet County Board of Supervisors
Council Bluff
Bluffs
Assessed Valuation Board
Mervin Know
Tis
Nebraska Governor to Speak on Safety at State Dinner
Governor Victor E. Anderson will outline Nebraska safety progress at a Safety View Dinner this Saturday night at the Sheraton Fontanelle. He will discuss efforts to cut the highway death toll and improve transportation safety across the state.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Victor BE. Anderson
Sheraton-Fontanelle
Hoe
Teller’s quip about Jones and wife at the window
A light moment in a bank where a teller jokes to Mr. Jones that his wife beat him to the draw, prompting a reaction from the man and customers nearby.
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Mr. Jones
Bandit raid near Boone prompts statewide search
A bandit robbed the Imperial Service Station near Huxley at 1:30 am, flashing a gun and taking about 67 dollars. He fired at the pump as he fled, prompting a Boone police chase that led to a field escape. Sheriff Ivan Shavley linked the suspect to a previous Exchson elevator robbery, with McHone worker unharmed.
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Boone
Huxley
Boone Poice
Zoone
Ivan Shavley
Story County
Sim
Amn
Kefauver Withdraws From Democratic Presidential Race
Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee said he would withdraw Tuesday and urged supporters to back Adlai Stevenson after reviewing the delegate selection process. The move is expected to boost Stevenson by signaling unity and a potential bandwagon effect within the party.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Stevenson
Weather shifts to normal after Monday storms in Iowa towns
After severe storms hit Monday, Council Bluffs and Southwest Town expect ordinary seasonal weather Tuesday and Wednesday with clouds, light rain, and highs near 90s. Heavy rainfall in parts of Iowa caused creeks to rise and minor flooding. notes of storms across Nebraska and the nation are included.
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Council Bluffs
Southwest Town
Elks Country Club
Iowa
Towa
Black ‘Hawk
Hudson
Reinbeck
Grundy Center
Shell Rock
Popejoy
Conrad
Fort Dodge
Garwin
Estherville
Parkersburg
Decorah
Clutter
Muscatine
Manchester
Aquoketa
Clinton
Fayette
Independence
New Hampton
James
Alton
Merril
LeMars
Lansing
Forest City
Toledo
Des Moines
Waterloo
Spencer
Davenport
Dubuque
Mason City
Brooklyn
North English
Charles City
Marble Rock
Kanawha
Monder
Beatty
Nev
Mt. Washington
N. H
Nebraska
Sionz Wmrs
Colon
Bursell
Imperial
Lincoln
Eisenhower Sends Dulles to London for Canal Talks
President Eisenhower plans Secretary Dulles trip to London to join Lloyd and Pineau in talks with Britain and France over Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal. The United States also participates through Deputy Undersecretary Murphy as the State Department signals possible UN and World Court actions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State Dulles
London
Britain
France
Egypt
Sires Canal
White House
Dulles
United States
Robert Murphy
Murray Snider
Lloyd
Pineau
Murphy
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
State Department
Sen. Mansfield
Dmont
United Nations General Assembly
World Court
Stassen renews anti Nixon drive in national push
Harold Stassen told reporters at the National Press Club that Nixon’s name on the Republican ticket would detract millions of votes from Eisenhower. He urged Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter as a better running mate and said he would meet with Eisenhower at the White House. He also asked for an aide to handle disarmament duties during a four week leave.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Stassen
Massachusetts
Christian Herter
Eisenhower
National Press Club
White House
Street Program To Cost 116 506 For 1956 Resurfacing
City officials filed a cost figure with the council for a 26 block resurfacing program completed by Hargrave Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids. Of the 116 506 total, 66 578 could be financed by general obligation bonds, while abutting property owners pay 58 987 in special assessments.
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Henningson
M Carleton KH
Wreduard
Heromedus
Booth and Olsen Construction
Byony Cra
Designation as Drought Area Sparks Policy Debate
A municipal or regional committee considers declaring a drought area to access emergency funds and loan programs. Farmers in affected districts seek relief measures while officials weigh the economic impact and eligibility rules. Local agriculture departments and the state committee assess potential benefits and consequences.
Egypt Entitled to Nationalize Suez Canal
Soviet leader Khrushchev, speaking to building workers in Moscow, backed Egypt's move to nationalize the Suez Canal. He said nothing illegal had occurred and defended Gamal Abdel Nasser's action as legitimate under the waterway dispute.
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Egypt
London
P—Nikita
Hhrushchev
Suez Canal
Moscow
Radi
Krushchev
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Khrushenev
Royal Navy Crews Recalled for Readiness in Suez Crisis
Report says some Royal Navy warship crews in English ports were recalled on Tuesday for readiness amid growing tensions in the Suez crisis. The Admiralty did not confirm the report as British, French, and American leaders pursue diplomatic steps toward international control of shipping routes.
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London
Admiralty
Site Of New Lab Near Ames Announced
Ames reports a new Federal Animal and Poultry Disease Laboratory will be built about 2 miles east and one half mile north of Ames. Lizzie Collets announced Tuesday in online brief that the site costs 3970 an acre with 419 acres land.
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Ames
Federal
Animal and Poultry Disease Laborator
Toda
Lizie
Oninesa
U.S. Department
Tao
Java
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