Allies Maintain Strong Defense For Geneva Peace Talks
Western bloc allies agreed no relaxation of defenses is warranted despite Russia's announced plan to cut armed forces by 610,000 by December 15. U S Britain and France expect talks with the Soviet Union at Geneva on October 37 in a strong position, while wary of Russia's aims to sway public opinion and trigger further cuts. Senators Bennett O Mahoney and Watkins offered cautious or skeptical takes on the move.
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MN i. Rigntower Washington
America
United States
Britain
France
Geneva
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Paris
Russia
Sen
Bennett
Utah
Sen. O'Mahoney
Wye
Death Comes To McCallan At 101
Andrew McCallan 101 died Sunday at his daughter Mrs. Fred Shoemaker’s home in Council Bluffs He was born in Charleston South Carolina and lived in Council Bluffs 40 years A retired Burlington Railroad worker he kept active walking and eating hearty meals until illness began in May He is survived by a daughter a son in Council Bluffs 14 grandchildren 2% great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Woodring Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery
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Andrew McCallan
Fred Shoemaker
Council Bluffs
Woodring Funeral Home
Howard Dooley
Fairview Cemetery
UAW Members Vote 95 Percent for IH Strike
UAW official Pat Greathouse announced that 95 percent of union members favor striking International Harvester Co. if a new contract is not reached before August 3. Bargaining resumes after the vote. participation was reported plant-by-plant, with no total given.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto Workers
International Harvester Co
Pat Greathouse
Greathouse
Nine fatally hurt in Peaceful Invasion march in Bombay
Nine people were reported fatally hurt and about 38 injured as India's nonviolent demonstrators crossed into Portuguese enclaves in Bombay during a long planned peaceful invasion. The action aimed to pressure Portugal to leave its three Indian territories.
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Bombay
India
Per
Indian Subcontinent
Robbery at Deckers Service Station in DES MOISES
An armed bandit robbed attendant Robert Lewis of about 140 dollars at Deckers Service Station in DES MOISES Sunday night. Lewis said the suspect had earlier been in the station during a busy period and returned later to threaten him with a gun and seize the cash from the register.
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Des Moises
Deckers
Robert Lewis
Harlan Man Elected Town Council President
Eugene Christensen of Harlan is elected President of the Baptist Men's Town Council. Other officers elected Sunday include Mike Mitchell of Fort Madison, Clarence Eppard of Charles City, Dr. William H. Dreier, Cedar Falls as vice presidents, Graydon Collins from Ottumwa, and Graydon Collins as secretary-treasurer.
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Iowa Falls
Eugene Christensen
Harlan
Mike Mitchell
Fort Madison
Clarence Eppard
Charles City
William H. Dreier
Cedar Falls
Graydon Collins
Ottumwa
Elder Dalai Lama Brother Seeks Asylum in U S
The elder brother of Tibet's Dalai Lama fled Communist rule and won U S asylum in Tokyo. An American spokesman said he has been there about 30 days and will receive a permanent U S visa by month end. Tagtser Denprabce, like his younger brother, is a spiritual leader in Tibet.
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Tokyo
Tibet
Dalai Lama
U.S
United States
Tagtser Denprabce
Hoegh Plans Eight-State GOP Farm Price Conference
Gov. Leo Hoegh said he intends to call an eight-state Republican farm price conference, inviting Midwest governors including Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Kansas. He mentioned possible Democratic governors as invitees but insisted there will be no politics and the focus remains on farm prices.
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Leo Hoegh
Dora Kirby
Kathy Sue Kirby
Calvin Lee Kirby
Device Ann
Judy Irene
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Des Moines
Hoegh
Iowa
Midwest
Chicago
Hoegh Links Drought Talk to Governors Price Plan
Gov. Leo Hoegh proposed a drought conference and a Midwest governors conference on farm prices. He invited 20 to 30 people from across Iowa to attend, but the drought meeting was canceled after rainfall. He later tied the plan to Chicago talks and noted rising hog and cattle prices.
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Des Moines
Leo Hough
Midwest
Hoegh
Chicago
Mominy
Hurricane Hunters Wing Toward Diane MIAME
Hurricane warnings extended from Brunswick Georgia to Wilmington North Carolina as Diane the fourth tropical storm of the season moves west northwest at 15 mph. A hurricane hunter plane seeks a precise fix to determine warning times and coastal impact. The storm was about 300 miles east of St Augustine Florida at 11 am, prompting officials to delay early warnings until as soon as Monday afternoon.
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Diane Miame
Fla
Bruns Wick
Wilmington
N.C
Atlantic
Miami
Diane
Georgia
Carolina
St. Augustine
Fia
Open Debate On Severing Of Ties In Wisconsin Synod
In Saginaw Michigan delegates at the 23rd biennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin opened debate on severing ties with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, a long standing issue on the agenda since the Wisconsin Synod gathering began last Wednesday. The motion was laid over to address other convention business first.
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Saginaw
Mich
Lutheran Church-Wissouri Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Synod
Order Now Monpareil Progress Edition mailed to relatives
Copies of The Monpareil Progress Edition are offered with all changes included for 15 cents. This notice invites readers to order via mailing to relatives and friends, signaling a compact local edition promotion.
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Monpareil Progress
Iowa Aeronautics Director Resigns to Join TV Ventures
DES MOINES Norbert Locke director of the Iowa Aeronautics Commission since 1948 announced his resignation effective immediately. He will move to Chicago to join national broadcasting and form Ned Locke Productions Co. Locke informed Gov Hoegh and said the commission has not yet chosen a successor. He has promoted aeronautics funding and airport improvements in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Norbert Locke
Iowa Aeronautcs Commission
Chicago
National Broadcasting
Ned Locke
Locke
Leo Hoegh
Ned
Omaha
Tre Locke
Towa
Rural Schools Set to Open for 1955-56 Year
Magi of Pottawattamie County rural schools will begin August 2 with all teaching positions filled and 108 teachers across 61 buildings. A general staff meeting for rural teachers is set for August 2 at Community Hall, and a workshop for new teachers will be August 22 at Barker's office to discuss plans, enrollment procedures, and course of study.
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Magi
Pottawattomie
Ernest Barker
Barker
Jefferson Attorney Heads Young GOP Chairman
Jefferson attorney Keith Richardson was named chairman of the Town Young Republicans after Claraid Rogers of Davenport resigned to focus on his law practice and as general counsel of the National Young Republicans.
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Des Murines
Keith Richardson
Jefferson
Town
Young Republicans
Claraid Rogers
Davenport
National Young Republicans
Grand Island Scout Executive To Clinton
Grand Island Nebraska William L Law assistant executive of the Overland Trail Scout Council in Grand Island will become executive of the Mesquakie Council at Clinton Town Law began his professional scouting career at Norfolk in 1940 later transferring to Omaha
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Grand Island
Neb
William L. Law
Overland Trail Scout Council
Clinton Town
Law
Norfolk
Omaha
Truce Team Demands Spar Over Korea as Rhee Seeks Policy Shift
In Seoul on the eleventh anniversary of liberation from Japan, President Syngman Rhee attacked U S policy in Asia and urged removal of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission from Korea. He labeled Czech and Polish UNSC inspectors as spies and called for renewal of a hard line against Communist aggression.
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Seoul
Korea
Japan
Syngman Rhee
Asia
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
UNSC
Rhee
Eisenhower
Geneva
Free World
South Korea
North Korea
Broadway Actors Refuse To Testify At Hearing
NEW YORK two Broadway actors refused to answer questions about possible Communist relationships at a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing. Stanley Prager and Joan Randolph cited the first and fifth amendments. George Tyne said the committee has a right to invade his inner beliefs. The witnesses were the first called as the committee opened its inquiry into Communist influence in entertainment.
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New York
Broadway
Mondar
House Un-American Aciviccs
Stanley Prager
Joan Randolph
George Tyne
Pleasant Weather Ahead In Iowa With Clouds On Tuesday
The Weatherman forecasts a high near 92 for Tuesday with some clouds and a generally mild day in Southwest Iowa. Monday peaked at 93 with a 68 degree low Monday night and no rain expected in the immediate area. Sunday reached a warm high around 90 with four straight cloudless days, while southerly winds eased the chilly night air in towns like Waterloo and Spencer. A new cool air front reached northwest Iowa Sunday night and is moving toward the state center, with dryness limiting rain prospects.
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Iowa
Towa
Waterloo
Spencer
Burlington
Sioux City
Prospect
Transit Co seeks local bus fare hike to 15 cents
Council Bluffs Transit Co asks the City Council for authorization to raise the intracity adult fare from 13 cents to 15 cents. President James R. Kiger cites rising operating costs and warns of possible service deterioration if approved. Intercity fare to Omaha remains unchanged at 16 cents.
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Council Bluffs
Hold Suspect In Johnny Rosenblatt False Check Case
Council Bluffs police held a 2-year-old local man for Omaha authorities on a false check inquiry. Omaha detectives say the suspect, tied to several bad checks signed Johnny Ros batt, is Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt.
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Johnny Rosenblatt
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Johnny Rostatt
Rosenhlait
Carroll
Miford Bandi
Iowa
Lanesboro
Hinr
Carroll Hospital
Prisoners Fail in Jail Break Attempt at Waterloo
Three inmates at Black F. Chanty jail tried to saw out of cells on Sunday but were halted by the jailer before progress. Named prisoners include Sheri H. T. Wagner, LaVerne Lyons, Kenneth Shaver of Waterloo and Maren Shaler of Cedar Falls. An alleged wife is charged for smuggling saw blades to the inmates.
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Waterloo
Sheri H. T. Wagner
LaVerne Lyons
Kenneth Shaver
Maren Shaler
Cedar Fats
Lyane
Iowa Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Pension Benefit Conflicts
DES MOINES The State Employment Security Commission will seek Iowa Supreme Court guidance to clear confusion over the public employee pension act. Polk County District Court allowed long-time employees to draw benefits from either old or new system, higher amount. Black Hawk County ruling said workers may collect benefits from both systems. The attorney general previously ruled some workers with 30 years prior to 17 were entitled to old-system benefits, later reversing that both-systems entitlement.
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Des Moines
State Employment Security Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Don Allen
Commission
Polk County
Black Hawk
Attorney General's Office
Alien
Supreme Court
Polk
Attorney General
Librarian Herbert Putnam Dies at 83 in Massachusetts
Washington library world mourns as Herbert Putnam emeritus librarian of Congress dies from heart disease. Putnam led the Library of Congress from 1829 to 1929, earning international renown as a scholar.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Herbert Putnam
Woods Tole
Mass
Putnnam, International
Congress
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Wennerstrom Recovering After Minor Heart Attack
Justice Charles F. Wennerstrom, 69, is reported recovering after a minor heart attack suffered at his Chariton home Saturday. He was hospitalized at Young Hospital for treatment and observation.
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Chariton
Iowa Supreme Court
Hold Bluffs Veteran In POW Case
Edward C. Kirby a 24 year old former prisoner of war from North Korea is in military custody in Council Bluffs pending eight allegations of misconduct while a POW. The case lists false reports to POWs about killings false statements to POWs and attempted escapes with weapons. Kirby is to be moved to Fort Sheridan for formal investigation to determine potential trial.
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Edward C. Kirby
S. 11Th St
North Korea
Kirby
Beal
Cannell Rin
Robert Lancefield
Fifth Army
Chicago
Charles M. Post
San Francisco
Calif
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
Dora
Fort Sheridan
I. Vist. Inf
Bliss
Tex
Union Pacific Railroad
Kirbys
Ernest Robison
Council Bluffs
Calvin Lee
Bone Ann
Judy Irene
Kathy Sue
Pottawattamie County approves 1956 budget hearing
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors adopted the 1956 budget after a public hearing. Expenditures total 3,078,600 dollars, up 175.33 from 1955, with 1,098,500 to be raised by taxation and state institutions funding driving much of the rise. Nontax income is estimated at 948,200, and a Dec 31, 1955 balance of 291,900 is anticipated. A Lewis Township inquiry asked about Pony Creek bridge funding, to be sourced from farm to market road funds.
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Pottawattamie County
Counry
Bat C. W. McManamy
Lewis Township
Pony Creek
Mervin Knott
Knott
Award Honors Des Moines-Ever en at DAV Convention
A Fenton resident awarded the Disabled American Veterans Citza Salute at the DAV national convention after being found and presented at the institute in Des Moines.
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Des Moixes
Everen
Fenton Finder
Vanday
Nationalist Leaders Reject French Morocco Plan
French Morocco political leaders on Monday rejected a plan for a gradual move toward self government under Sultan Mohamed Ben Moulay Arafa. The decision complicates Franco Moroccan relations in North Africa's troubled protectorate.
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Morocco
France
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Don’t Score Here fatalities and damages report
Fatalities numbered twenty six and injuries one as part of accident tally from 1954 1953 listed. The entry notes damages totaling fourteen thousand eight hundred eighty dollars and one hundred seventy thousand four hundred thirty three dollars.
Chuckle Mealtime Motto Highlights Overworked Moms
A humorous quip notes a tired mother declaring mealtime terms when children resume eating after a break. The line captures domestic life with a light, relatable tone and a focus on family dynamics during dinner.
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Harlan Man
Iowa Aeronautics
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Gop
Clinton
Channel Swim
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Weveareid
Jan
Long Beach
Thomas L. P. Calif
Hold Bluffs
Edward
Lowan
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