Council Sets Sept Special Election On New Pool Bond
The City Council rejected selling Crystal Pool and set September 14 for a $125,000 municipal pool bond vote. City Atty. David Stuart said the petition requires a new pool, not purchase of the current Crystal facility. Crowl proposed installment terms. residents backed by Mrs. Robnett and Mrs. Smyth favor a municipal pool with higher admission fees.
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Crystal Pool
David Stuart
Harry C. Crowl
Twenty
Cty
Smith
Robnett
Creston Cninéoah
Gemvond
Crow
Robnet
T. P. Schmidt
Carleton Woodward Jr
Stuart
Schmidt
Leonard
Bud) Brugenhemke
Seek Paving Two Petitions For Concrete Pay ing
Fourteen petitioners filed with the City Council on Monday afternoon seeking paving on Third Ave between Twenty ninth and Thirtieth Streets. Six petitioners asked for paving on Avenue F between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets.
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Third Ave
Sixteenth
Pilot Dies Six Hurt In Crash In Wantagh
A P-47 Republics thunderjet crashed and exploded in a Wantagh street. The pilot was killed and at least six people were injured. Homes were damaged as walls buckled and windows shattered. A parked truck occupant, John Fster of Bellmore, suffered a fractured leg while fleeing.
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Wantagh
N.Y. P
John Fster
Bellmore
Grant Divorce To Bobo Rockefeller
RENQ Nevada. Bobo Rockefeller, 37, won a divorce from Winthrop Rockefeller, 42, after more than four years separation. District Judge John Belford granted the decree in a closed hearing. The couple separated Oct 29, 1949. she received 54% million dollars in settlements and custody of their son Winthrop Paul. The hearing lasted about 15 minutes.
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Renq
Bobo Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Nevada
John Belford
Winthrop Paul
Kruse Leaves Post In Mills County Superintendent Fired
Vernon Kruse, council official, was released from his contract as Mills County superintendent of schools Monday night to take a like position. In Marshall County Amy Hammer, longtime superintendent of 21 years, accepted a new three year contract with a pay raise last Saturday.
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Glenwood
Vernon Kruse
Council Rhalfs
Milll County
Marshall County
Amy Hammer
Boy Hurt When Tractor Wheel Pins Chest While Bicycling
Eight year old James O Shea of 921 N 34th St was riding a bicycle when pant leg caught in a chain. FT Jackson 59 of 703 S 14th St drove a tractor from nearby acreage, wheel rolled over the boy’s chest. He was taken to Jennie Edmundson Hospital with chest and chin abrasions and facial swelling. The driver left the scene but later reported the incident to police.
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James C O’shea
James R. O'Shea
34Th St
Jimmy
FT. Jackson
S. Tth St
Avenue G
Avenue S
Jackson
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Harlan Crowns Jubilee Queen at Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Miss Margaret Mary Katzer 19 of Defiance crowned queen by Melvin Nuzum during the second night of Harlan's Diamond Jubilee. The event featured the pageant The Harlan Story with about 350 local participants on a 275 foot stage at the fairgrounds, amid pioneer displays and era costumes as the five day celebration continues with parades, teas, whisker contests and related activities.
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Harlan
Margaret Mary Katzer
Defiance
Ruth Ann Nielsen
Karla Kirby
Vera “T.sodmanson
Roberta Abrell
Mary Agnes Goeser
Beverly Bramer
Fairgrounds
Desciibes
Harland
Farmers and Neighbors
Say Anti Veteran Drive Losing Out
Arthur J. Connell of Middleton Connecticut, national commander of the American Legion, told the Iowa Legion convention that an anti veteran crusade has lost headway. He said the hospital and medical service faced attack last fall, but the Legion countered with facts and an honorable side, resulting in reduced support for the campaign.
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Des Moines
Arthur J. Connell
Middleton
Conn
American Legion
Iowa Legion
Veterans
Connell
Legion
Assa
AMA
Plane crash in Connecticut spares all aboard
A four engine Air France Constellation carrying 37 aboard crashed on a rain soaked Norwich area farm near Preston Connecticut. All passengers and crew escaped the flames and many were injured though none severely. The jet from Paris to Mexico City via New York hit trees and barn before burning for two hours.
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Preston
Conn
Air France
Paris
Mexico City
New York
Norwich
Valentine Sebastian
Aaron Rosenstein
Idlewild
Rosenstein
City Council and Chamber Plan Informal Meeting
The City Council and the Chamber of Commerce were set to meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Mayor William M. Keenan said the gathering would be an informal session to discuss city problems.
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Chamber of Commerce
William M. Keenan
Consign Censure To Committee
The Senate voted to send a six member special bipartisan committee to study nearly 50 charges against Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Sen. Knowland projected a Nixon authorizing appointment within 48 hours. McCarthy pressed for an oath for accusers and a quick report.
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Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Knowland
California
Nixon
Red Hunter
Special Committee
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R-Vi
Fulbright
D-Ark
Morse
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Ives
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House
Cooper
Duff Pat
Chavez
Douglas
Hennings
Hill
Ala
Humphrey
Minn
Lehman
Magnuson
Wash
Monroney
Ok Tn
Duff
Iowans Vote With Majority Over McCarthy Censure Bid
in Washington both Sen Hickenlooper and Sen Gillette joined the Senate in sending to a special committee a measure by Sen Flanders to censure Sen McCarthy. The pair backed the procedural move as the chamber referred the resolution. The event reflects bipartisan alignment on the procedural path for censure proceedings.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
Sen
Gillette
Senate
Flanders
R-Vi
Cen-Laure
McCarthy
R-Vis
Japanese Kids Forbid Flying Saucers Toy
Tokyo police halted sale of a new toy described as a miniature flying saucer. Authorities objected to its ear-splitting noise and tendency to lift off in unpredictable directions. The round device has four propellers and leaves a white smoke trail.
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Tokyo
Japan
Guatemalan Army Disbands Private Force After Deadly Clash
Guatemala s ealing military junta ordered the private army of Carlos Castillo Armas to disband and go home amid rising public unrest. The fighting involving regular troops and liberation fighters left 22 dead and 42 wounded around Roosevelt Hospital. A cease fire ended after hours of shelling and a large surrender, with American diplomats noting continued tension and no Communist involvement. In Iowa, Vice President Richard M. Nixon will speak at Herbert Hoover s 80th birthday observance in West Branch, detailing a packed program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a school dedication, parades, honorary degrees, and addresses by officials and Hoover associates.
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Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo Armas
Liber Hon Army
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmar
Aroune Roosevelt Hospital
Liberation Army
Noari
Cantillo Stent Castillo
Chirsaltenango
Fiialy
Mariana Russell Avellino
U.S
John E. Peurifoy
West Branch
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Hoover
William Anderson
Nixon
Eisenhower
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Anderson
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Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Birthplace Grounds
Birthplace Cottage
Boy Scout Shelter
Park
Mr. Hoover
Hoover Committee
Ding Saw Hoover
Iowa State College Press
J. N. Darling
James H. Hilton
Iowa State College
Dulles Presses Korea Armistice Violations and Formosa Aid
Secretary of State Dulles accused the Communists of violating the Korean armistice while saying violations are not serious enough to resume war. He announced a new protest to Communist China over three American deaths from a British airliner shootdown off Hainan Island and discussed Formosa protection without a formal alliance. Dulles spoke on Southeast Asian defense plans and the possible disbandment of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, noting Communist evasion of ports of entry and scrutiny by the U N.
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Dulles
Britain
China
Hainan Island
United States
Formosa
U.S
Red
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Korea
United Nations Assembly
New York
Geneva
High Command
Armistice Commission
U. N
Guests and Firemen Sickened by Smoke at Park Sheraton New York
Ten hotel guests and 13 firemen were treated for smoke poisoning after a smoky blaze on a ninth floor at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York. More than 1000 guests evacuated from rooms as flames forced isolation of the area. Two guests were hospitalized but none in serious condition. The 31 story hotel, third largest in the city, housed about 1500 guests.
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New York
Park Sheraton Hotel
Waterloo Man Dies In Auto Accident
Jack Vietor Lyons, 21, of Waterloo died when his car overturned in a ditch about 13 miles southwest of here. A farmer found the wreck around 5 am and the coroner said Lyons died shortly after midnight. he was alone in the car.
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Oelweinp
Jack Vietor Lyons
Waterloo
Here
Lyons
Hungry Grasshopper Opens Wrong Letter
In Savannah Missouri the post office forwarded a letter marked Opened by Grasshopper after a rural carrier found a grasshopper had chewed the top and sides of the envelope. He resealed it with tape and made the note on the item.
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Savannah
Savanna
Italians Conquer World's Second Highest Mountain K2
Rawalpindi Pakistan telegraphic message reports that an Italian expedition conquered K2 28 250 feet high on July 31 surpassing Everest as the globe s highest unclimbed peak since Everest. The record names no climber, cites 11 climbers and seven scientists led by Amdo Led Desio.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
P—en
Galwin Austen
Everest
Wharnes
Houston
Exeter
Arthur Gilkey
Tam Leder Ar¢ito Desio
Showers On Tap For Southwest Iowa Weather Update
Occasional showers and thunderstorms in Southwest Iowa on Wednesday bring cooler temperatures. Highs near 85 with five day Iowa forecast showing highs six degrees below normal in the north and near 90 in the south. Normal lows 60 north 66 south. 0.5 to 1 inch total precipitation expected. Tuesday 92 high, 67 low Wednesday morning. Monday 96 high with no rain in Council Bluffs area. Showers also statewide Sunday.
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Merit
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Minnesota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
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James O'Shea
Harlanites
Mae McKim
Edward D'Arcy
Gene Haskins
Difford Haskell
Elmer Norgaard
Milfod Rold Ponde
Janet McKum
Jennie Edmundson Hospital Children’s Ward
Constellation
Sen. McCarthy
Dwight Rider
Iowa State Board of Education
Virgil M. Hancher
State University of Iowa
Hancher
Wiliam S. Beardsley
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