Derailment Involves Rock Island Rocket At Durant Iowa
An eastbound Rock Island Rocket derailed near Durant Iowa and was struck by a westbound local train. About 380 aboard from both trains but no deaths or serious injuries reported. Passengers shaken but not hospitalized. No fires. fuel spilled. traffic halted. special buses moved passengers to Davenport and West Liberty.
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Egypt to Reject West's Suez Plan Amid Conference
London reports that India’s V. K. Krishna Menon warned Egypt would reject the Western drive for international operation of the Suez Canal. He labeled the plan entirely impracticable while presenting a compromise giving Egypt full canal control with an advisory international body. Egypt seeks national control following nationalization.
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NFO to Sponsor Series of Meetings
The National Farmers Organization plans farm issue focused meetings across Iowa with congressional candidates speaking. Corbin Crawford NFO president said dates and locations are to be set, with at least one meeting per district before the November 6 election. A Sept 1-3 farmer labor celebration in Ottumwa includes a candidate day featuring Karl LeCompte and Stephen Carter, with Gov. Leo Hoegh or a representative and Herschel Loveless also on the program.
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Wanted For Murder Held At Kansas City
A man sought on six counts of first degree murder and one of arson in a 1949 rooming house fire was arrested Monday in Kansas City. Alva C. Merritt, 49, arrived by freight train from Town and was spotted by a sister of one of the five victims. A woman alerted police and Merritt was picked up as he walked.
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Chuckle Lawyer: Will with a Widower’s Hasty Condition
A jokey probate quip from today features a husband promising to leave all to his wife only if she remarries within a year. He adds he wants someone to be sorry he died, delivering a humorous legal twist in a lighthearted note.
Treynor Road Paving Set Between Council Bluffs and Treynor
Project to pave 11.5 miles of Highway 100 from Council Bluffs to Treynor will start next Monday. Booth and Olson Construction of Sioux City will move in this week to set up headquarters and begin work. The 24 foot main slab will include 10 foot climbing lanes to ease truck traffic. Expected duration five to seven weeks depending on weather.
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Dies At Bethesda
Francis Flood former associate editor of Jane Nebraska Farmer died of cancer at Bethesda Naval Hospital early Tuesday Flood was a foreign service officer with the State Department and had been a patient at the hospital for several months.
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Rural school returns to service to ease Lewis Central load
Lewis Township School Board reverses consolidation trend by leasing back Old No 2 two room school east of Town School across from Central. The building will house two fifth grade classes when the term begins Sept 4. Board secretary Ervin A Kreft notes ongoing talks on further expansion with no action yet.
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Southerly Winds Bring Warm Air
Southerly winds moving into Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa are shifting from cool to warm. High Monday reached 73 degrees with a low of 33 Tuesday. forecast tops near 80 Tuesday afternoon, upper 50s Tuesday night, and low 80s Wednesday. Nebraska values track similar warming with 80s Wednesday.
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Rain Increase Corp Files Articles to Study Weather
Rain Increase Corp of Avoca received approval from the secretary of state's office for incorporation in Pottawattamie County. The non profit aims to study weather conditions and hire professionals to increase precipitation. Membership 3 open to residents of Pottawattamie and Shelby counties.
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Republican platform pledges tax cuts for families and business
Iowa and Nebraska delegates at the San Francisco convention favored Nixon renomination and mapped caucus strategy as the GOP released its platform. It pledged tax cuts for low and middle income families and small business, vowed to maintain strong defense, promote federal state local water projects, curb government spending, and push equal rights while avoiding specifics on how to tax cuts would be achieved.
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Anniversary marking arrival of teaching Christian Brothers
In Riviere-du-Loup Quebec the 70th anniversary observance of the arrival of the teaching Christian Brothers to the lower St Lawrence River center will be held June 16 and 17 with local ceremonies and community gatherings.
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California's 70 Votes To Nixon
California's 70 member delegation voted to endorse Vice President Nixon for renomination despite Gov. Goodwin J. Knight's holdout. Knight urged abstention but hoped for harmony. the unit rule binds the 70 votes in convention ballots. Harry Finks abstained, continuing his opposition to Nixon.
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Explanation Of Political Terminology From Ed Reagh San Francisco
Satirical rundown of political jargon with jokey redefinitions. It lampoons terms like open convention streamlined convention and civil rights while misnaming figures and poking fun at newsroom and TV culture.
Plan for $10 Million Midway Plaza Shopping Center
Waterloo Cedar Falls area plans a $10 million 300000 square foot Midway Plaza on Highway 218 by American Shopping Centers. The Minneapolis firm will build a 4 plus store complex with medical center snack shop and two restaurants. Construction starts early next year with completion expected late 1937 or early 1938.
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