Masterminds of Riesel acid attack face bail set in New York
Five hoodlums accused of plotting the acid blinding of labor crusader Victor Riesel faced bail totaling 3473 000 after a hearing. Johnny Dio named mastermind was held on conspiracy charges with four others and a brother of Dio. Details reveal payments and a demanding ransom for the job. Riesel, 41, had testified on labor racketeering and was blinded April 5 outside a Broadway restaurant.
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New York
Victor Riesel
Johnny Dio
Riese
U. S
Earle N. Bishonp
Charles Tuso
Domenic Bando
Charles Carlino
Carlino
Tommy Dio
Johnny
Paul W. Williams
Bishopp
Pla
Willams
Abraham Telvi
Telvi
Marshal
Williams
Goldolfo Miranti
Riesel
Dio
Hum
Broadway
Tel
East Side
Victor Resel
Ths
Legislature May Have To Re enacting Tax Law Changes
Iowa lawmakers face a revenue squeeze as temporary 1955 tax measures fail to fix the problem. The Tax Study Committee warns that unless appropriations are cut for 1957 1959 the 1955 changes must be reenacted or revised. Part one of the report notes dramatic rises in state local tax receipts and expenditures since 1946. A special session is likely around December to act on committee recommendations.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Study Committee
X. T. Prentis
R-Mount Ayr
Robert Johnson
State University of Iowa
Iowa
General Revenue Fund
State of
Primary Road Fund
Highway Decision Up To Washington
Omaha area highway officials will decide location of the new interstate after traffic flow studies and an economic analysis. Nebraska favors crossing the Missouri River at South Omaha bridge while Iowa supports a route via the Mormon Memorial Bridge to serve northwest Iowa and Sioux City.
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Ames
Iowa
Omaha Council Bluffs
Washington
Iowa Highway Commission
Nebraska
Missouri River
South Omaha
Iowa Commission
Mormon Memorial Bridge
North
Omaha
Sioux City
Federal judge rejects bid to readmit Autherine Lucy Foster
In Birmingham Alabama a federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion to force the University of Alabama to readmit Autherine Lucy Foster who had been expelled last February after riots at the campus.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Autherine Lucy Foster
Rto Com
Road Worker Killed Near Van Wert
Paul Wi Seles, 36, a road maintainer, died Tuesday when the machine he operated on a county road toppled onto him about a mile south of the Decatur County community of Van Wert.
Chuckle Sign at Reducing Salon Pokes Fun at Breath Reduction
A humorous sign at a reducing salon reads We can take your breadth away joking about slimming claims. The playful message riffs on body size ideas and invites passersby to share a light moment.
Orma ha Urges Teachers to Push College Attendance
Chancellor Clifford M. Hardie of the University of Nebraska urged Omaha's public school teachers to motivate outstanding pupils to enroll in college. He noted 38 of every 100 top students fail to enroll, saying lack of interest surpasses funds as the barrier. He spoke at a pre school conference at Central High School. He stressed colleges must supply skilled professionals for economic growth without lowering standards or constraining student choice.
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Omaha
Clifford M. Hardie
University of Nebraska
Ormaha
Central High School
Hardin
Paschen Resigns as Democratic Governor Candidate
Chicago Cook County treasurer Herbert C. Paschen announced his resignation from the Democratic gubernatorial ticket amid party pressure. An employee welfare fund in his office is under Cook County and federal grand jury scrutiny. Paschen said he must devote his energy to defend his reputation while Republicans nominate William G. Stratton.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Paschen
Wineis
Paschen
Cook County
Walliam G. Stratton
Draft Board Calls Five Men for Induction Oct 17
Pottawattamie County Selective Service Board on Wednesday received a call for the induction of five men to be delivered Oct. 17. Three men called for September are to be delivered September 20.
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Pottawattamie County Selective Service Board
Worker killed on Highway 141 project near Bayard
Edward Weaver, 33, of Grant employed by a Sioux City construction firm, was killed Tuesday while on the Highway 141 paving project at the east edge of Bayard. He was pinned under an overturned earth moving machine.
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Bayard
Edward Weaver
Grant
Sioux City
Tree grows from ox cart wheel rim in Kingston tale
About 65 years ago a farmer’s ox cart broke on Ministerial Road. One wheel came off and was left. An acorn grew under the wheel and a 50 foot oak now stands with the rim of the wheel encircling its trunk.
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Kingston, RT
Ministerial Road
Longest bridge opens to traffic across Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans reports the 24 mile Lake Pontchartrain toll causeway opens Thursday. The $46 million concrete and steel roadway links Jefferson Parish to St. Tammany Parish near Mandeville, cutting 29 miles off a trip by providing direct access to highways north and west.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartain
Jefferson Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Mandeville
Iowa Valor Award To Atlantic Youth For Rescue Effort
Nine residents including 19 year old Army Private Duane Brake of Atlantic were honored at the Iowa State Fair for heroism. Gov. Leo Hoegh awarded Valor Awards to Brake, Lyn Albaugh of Charles City, Richard Binger of Charles City and Ruth Ann Griffin of Iowa City. life saving honors went to several others. Brake rescued Howard and Leon Ross from a 30 foot well at the Ross farm near Farragut on July 30, 1954 after fumes incapacitated the men.
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Des Moines
Towans
Atlantic
Leo Hoegh
Army
Duane Brake
Merelyn Albaugh
Richard Binger
Charles City
Ruth Ann Griffin
Iowa City
Brake
Binger
Roger Peterson
Waukon
Ray Dayton
Glen Williams
Malcom
James R. Clark
Ottumwa
Alvin Lioyd
Ledyard
Lioyd
Clark
Deward Brake
Howard
Leon Ross
Ross Farm
Farragut
Safeway Wins $150,000 Building Permit in Omaha
City Building Inspector Oscar Biesendorfer announced a building permit for a $150,000 Safeway supermarket at Thirty-fifth Street and Broadway. The store will occupy the southwest corner. Safeway officials in Omaha said details were not yet available Wednesday.
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Thirty-fifth St
Broadway
Safeway
Oscar Biesendorfer
Omaha
Unclear OCR Item Lists Fatalities and Damages 1955
Fragmentary OCR notes report fatalities injuries and damages with figures like 178 760 241 626 and mentions Ed Town. The text is garbled but indicates accidental fatalities and vehicle or property damage totals from 1955. This item is a damaged notice fragment.
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Damares
Rains Lift CB Merchants Five Percent Over 1955
July and August rainfall after a long drought improved farmer moods and boosted retail sales in Council Bluffs by about five percent over 1955. Dry goods, clothing, and furnishings led gains as back to school buying spurred demand. Merchants credited rains and optimism rather than farm prices or soil checks, and noted adding clerks amid steady consumer purchases despite a brief railroad layoff and steel strike.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa Democrats Seek Kefauver Appearances Across State
Iowa Democrats urged presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson and vice presidential hopeful Estes Kefauver to make at least ten campaign appearances in the state. State leaders named cities and dates for Kefauver events and noted Stevenson may attend only one or two.
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Dwight McCormack
Sioux City
Iowa
Jake More
Adlai Stevenson
Mason City
Colfax
More
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Grinnell
Hampton
Knoxville
National Farmers Organization
Wellman
City
Red Oak
Bayard
Carroll
Herschel Loveless
Keffauver
Donald Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Kefauver
Stevenson
Floyd River Valley
Eisenhower
Willard Townsend
Lincoln
Nebraska
Columbus
Frank Reed
Nebraska Democratic Farm Campaign Group
Red Oak Head-On Crash Kills Two Women Teachers
A head-on collision four miles east of Red Oak on Highway 34 killed two women, both driving alone. Mrs. Claude Rector, 54, of Red Oak, died instantly, while Mrs. Edrie Hall, 48, of Pueblo, Colorado, died of multiple injuries at a Red Oak hospital. Mrs. Rector’s survivors include her husband, a son, a daughter, a brother and a sister.
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Red Oak
Here
Claude Rector
Edrie Hall
Pueblo
Colo
Rector
Wholesale Food Prices Decline to Six-Week Low
New York reports wholesale food prices as measured by Dun and Bradstreet fell to $6.04 this week, down from $6.09 last week and 1.3 percent below the year-ago $6.15. The index signals softer prices across wholesale food markets for the period.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
All Male Jury Picked in Brink's Robbery Case
An all male jury was selected on the 18th day of the Brink's robbery trial as 1,621 veniremen had been examined since August 7. The case concerns the $1,218,000 heist and involves a Boston venue.
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Boston
Showers Bring Bit Cooler Air
A temporary cooling trend followed a heat wave in Southwest Iowa with scattered showers. Tuesday night rain reached 1.80 inches in Spencer and 4 of an inch in Council Bluffs, dropping highs from a state record 94 to mid 60s. Nebraska also saw heavy rain and storms with Cedar Bluff reporting 2.60 inches and Fremont 2.56 inches, lightning damage, and one barn struck near Arlington.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Linden Avenue
Huntington Avenue
Forest Grover
Grover
Spencer
Dumont
Charles City
Lenox
Northwood
Halan
Nebraska
Cedar Bluff
Wymore
Lincoln
Arlington
Beemer
Fremont
Blair
New Council Bluffs Teachers Attend Workshop
The 56 new teachers for Council Bluffs public schools began the Teachers Workshop at Washington School. They learned of colleagues backgrounds from Essex England to Texas flight plans. The group met principals and supervisors and will attend conferences at Hoover and Washington schools with a closing reception by the Board.
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Council Bluffs
Washington School
Essex
England
Wally Miller
Thomas Jefferson High School
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Harry C. Voss
Hoover
Washington
Nasser To Meet Suez Committee
London reports say President Nasser agreed to meet the five nation group in Cairo next Monday to hear the Western plan for international control of the Suez Canal. Diplomatic sources note Cairo as the meeting site and timing, with U S support voiced for the plan in Washington.
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London
Nasser
Suez Canal
Cairo
Samy Abou Fetouh
Egypt
Robert Mennes
Menzies
Rome
Geneva
Suez Waterway
Briish
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Walkout at Union Station Denver disrupts rail service
Three hundred union workers at Denver Union Station walk out, with picket lines around the downtown hub. Local 87 of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees organizes the action. Supervisors from surrounding states are recalled by six rail lines including Denver and Rio Grande Western, Burlington, Colorado and Southern, Union Pacific, Rock Island, and Santa Fe. Freight and passenger trains face some delays, but officials expect schedules to be largely maintained.
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Denver
Union Station
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Burlington, Colorado and Southern
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Western Union Seeks Nebraska Intra State Rate Increase
Western Union Telegraph Co asks the Nebraska Railway Commission to approve higher intra state rates to cover new two year labor contracts. Company says annual operation costs rise by 14.736 million dollars system wide. FCC has already approved interstate rate increases without a hearing.
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Lincoln
Western Union Telegraph Co
Nebraska Railway Commission
Nebraska
Federal Communications Commission
Three Hour Flights Across Continent Not Too Distant
In a future view, Gen. Jimmy Doolittle predicts commercial air travel could cross the continent in under three hours. He notes fighter planes now reach 1,000 mph and cites the Bendix Trophy winner who set a transcontinental record of 12 hours. A three hour time differential could allow arriving before departure.
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San Francisco
New York
Gdt
Jimmy Doolittle
LaMarca Indicted in Weinberger Kidnapping Case
Angelo John LaMarca was indicted in Mineola by the Nassau County grand jury for the kidnapping and murder of little Peter Weinberger. The grand jury returned the indictment two hours after beginning deliberations.
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Mineola
N. Y
Angelo John LaMarca
Medhanic
Little Peter Weinberger
Nassau County Grand Jury
Presidents Proclaim National Day of Prayer on Sept 12
President Eisenhower Wednesday proclaimed September 12 as a National Day of Prayer. The proclamation urged Americans in work, worship, homes, and hearts to seek God's guidance for daily life and national affairs, aligning with a 1952 law authorizing an annual observance.
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Waarnungton
Eisenhower
Missing 1804 Coin Valued At $10, 000
Washington police searched Wednesday for an 1804 silver dollar valued by its owner at $10,000. Mrs. George D. Taylor reported the coin missing on returning from a vacation in Portsmouth, Virginia. A coin expert said the $1840 coin is one of only about five known to exist.
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Washington
George D. Taylor
Portsmouth
Omaha Chamber Salutes Galloway And Welcomes Navy Leader
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce will salute Maj. Gen. Gerald E. Galloway, new Missouri River division Army engineer, at a luncheon on September 4. A separate event on September 13 plans an official welcome for Rear Adm. Ernest H. van Heimburg, head of the Naval Reserve Training Command in Omaha.
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Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Gerald E. Galloway
Missouri River Division
Ernest H. van Heimsburg
Naval Reserve Training Command
Eisenhower resumes duties after Morteng conference
President Eisenhower resumes his duties as chief of state after a Morteng conference with Secretary of State. The secretary reportedly presented a review of developments in the Suez Canal crisis and other problems.
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Washington
Eisenhower
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