Interstates Route Clash Over Loveland Crossing
Iowa and Nebraska highway officials clash over the proposed U S 6 and 75 routes near Council Bluffs Loveland is favored for an intersection while South Omaha remains the federal bureau of roads preferred path proposed by Nebraska and Iowa analyses must be submitted for final approval The Lincoln Nebraska state engineer notes the bureau will have the final word and routing could shift Omaha plans if Loveland is chosen
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Ames
Town Highway Commission
Loveland
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska Highway Departments
Nebraska
South Omaha
Mel Graham
Audubon
Honey
Lincoln
L. N. Ross
Iowa Highway Commission
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa Commission
Omaha
Bureau of Public Roads
Missouri River
North
Omaria
Federal Bureau
Ross
Nebraska Highway Department
72Nd Street
Elimination of Epidemic Polio by 1957 Assertion
Basil O’Connor of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says epidemic polio could be eliminated in the United States by the end of 1957 with mass use of the Salk vaccine. He stresses booster shots seven months after the first two doses and calls for broad cooperation to achieve the goal.
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New York
National Foundation For
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
United States
O'Connor
Fund Raising Chief Named for Iowa Democrats
Arthur Sanford of Sioux City was named national fundraising chairman for Iowa. Donald Mitchell of Fort Dodge, Democratic national committeeman, announced the appointment on Wednesday.
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Sioux City
Arthur Sanford
Sioux
Curious secretary distracts VP, sparks firm joke
A firm president wonders if a new secretary can add or type but the vice president reveals she can neither. He notes she can distract, turning the hiring moment into a light office quip about her allure.
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V.P
Cool Readings Follow Severe Storm Threat In Iowa
Western Iowa faces possible severe thunderstorms Thursday night with rain ranging from light sprinkles to heavy bursts and wind gusts driving cooler temperatures. Highs reach upper 70s in the west, 80s elsewhere, with lows near 60 Friday morning.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Playland Park
Omaha City Auditorium
Max Clayton
Nebraska
Sidney
Egypt Seeks Suez Canal Pilots for Ships
New York reports Egypt advertised for pilots to guide ships through the Suez Canal offering wages up to 1400 dollars per month. The International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots rejects the plan saying its 12000 members will not work under a dictatorship and would oppose government approval.
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New York
Suez Canal
Capt
Co. T. Atkins
International Organization of Masters, Mates
Washington
United States
Kiwanis scraps plan to honor courteous drivers
Chillicothe Mo Kiwanis Club abandoned weekly honors for careful drivers after President Sam Long reported failing to see any driver yield to pedestrians. He noted 43 minutes at a downtown corner with no courtesy observed, reflecting broader concerns about road behavior in town.
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Chillicothe
Chillicothe Kiwanis Club
Sam Long
Long
Canadian Pacific Airliner Crashes at Unimak Island
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC6B crashed near Unimak Island on the Alaska Peninsula killing nine of 22 aboard. Seven survivors reported with several injuries. six unaccounted. The Vancouver bound flight from Vancouver, B C, went down at 9 58 p m after sending a radio of fire. Searchers from Kodiak Naval Station faced extreme weather as two amphibian planes and two ships hunted for the missing with doctors aboard each plane.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Unimak Island
Alaska Peninsula
Kodiak Naval Station
Tokyo
Vancouver
B. C
Cmdr
W. W. Clark
Naval Station
Clark
Cold Bay
Adak
France Deploys Troops to Cyprus Amid Suez Tensions
Paris reports French troops arriving in Cyprus as NATO Council schedules a Paris meeting to discuss the Suez Canal dispute. Britain consents to temporary French stationing with Selwyn Lloyd to represent the U.K. in the urgent NATO talks. Egyptian press cites alleged spy ring plotting against Nasser as Cairo sets a new meeting date with the Suez Committee.
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London
Foreign Office
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
NATO
Cyprus
Mediterranean
French
Defense Department
Nicosia
Limassel
France
Olain Middle Eastern
Egypt
Eden
Suez
Wiltshire
Suez Canal
Nasser
Cairo
James Swinburn
Swinburn
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Suez Committee
Robert G. Menzies
State Fair Opens in Lincoln Nebraska 87th annual event ready
The 87th State Fair in Lincoln opens Saturday with seven days of exhibits, cattle, cotton candy and carnival acts. Fair Board Secretary Ed Schulz says preparations are complete as drought may nudge attendance, yet past profits average 125000 to 150000 yearly and funds go back into grounds and new structures. A newly enlarged main entrance replaces the damaged previous entry from last year.
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Lincoln
Fair Board
Ed Schulz
Nebraska
Schultz
Cologne Cathedral Opens After War Damages
Cologne Cathedral in Germany opened to the public for the first time since World War II bombing. Only undamaged or repaired sections had been accessible earlier. The cathedral began in 1248 and took six centuries to complete, with extensive damage from Allied air raids.
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Cologne
Germany
Rhine
Norfolk Voters To Polls On Franchise
Norfolk Nebraska voters head to the polls to decide if Central Electric and Gas Co. should receive a 25 year franchise to serve the city. The plan includes a 3 percent occupation tax, expected to yield about $12,000 annually now, with potential increases in future years.
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Norfolk, Neb
Central Electric and Gas Co
Norfolk
Hoegh Urges Accept Colfax Bid for Farm Days
Des Moines P G ov Leo Hoegh said on Thursday he wrote personal long hand letters to President Eisenhower and others urging the President to speak at the National Farm Field Days near Colfax on September 22. Hoegh said letters also went to Leonard Hall and Sherman Adams in addition to the President.
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Des Moines .P
Leo Hoegh
Eisenhower
Colfax
Adlai Stevenson
Hoegh
Leonard Hall
Sherman Adams
Ojemann urges early but sustained classroom discipline
Dr. Ralph H. Ojemann told Council Bluffs high school teachers that unruly pupils may need emergency first aid in class to stop disturbances. He urged immediate action to calm disruption and stressed using after class time to help students see the value of school work and pursue constructive outlets.
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Ralph H. Ojemann
Council Bluffs
Hoover School
Qiemann
State University of Town
Ojemann
Don’t Score Here Council Bluffs APSR 1956 Trade Totals
Audit of Council Bluffs APSR 1956 figures shows a sequence labeled Don’t Score Here with date references and totals including 9,050 and 242,726, indicating a questionable accounting note. The fragment presents repeated lines and a R75 tag, suggesting a cataloging code or amendment in the record.
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Council Bluffs
APSR
Week-Long Thrill Show To Convince Congressmen
Detroit reports the big three automakers stage a week long event to prove safety over death in vehicles to a House subcommittee led by Rep. Kenneth A. Roberts. Executives tout safety features while debunking a pure horsepower race. Chrysler GM and Ford defend progress and note no highway speed rise in recent years. Roberts proposes federal funding for driver training in high schools.
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Engresei
Detroit
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Kenneth A. Roberts
D-Ala
General Motors
Ford
Chryser
L. L. Colbert
Chrysler
Thinay
Charles A. Chayne
Alan G. Loofbourmy
Chry Mer
Edward £. Rodman
Roberts
Fire wipes out Corydon stores in town square blaze
A major fire devastated three Corydon businesses on the southwest town square early Thursday. Hughes Appliance, Hi-Vee grocery, and the Middlebrook locker plant and market were destroyed, with losses estimated at 150000 to 200000. Firefighters from Humeston Sewal Allerton and a Chariton rescue squad battled heavy smoke, water supply issues, and collapsed mains as residents were evacuated and the Miles building nearby was saved. No injuries reported.
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Corydon
Hughes Appliance
Hi-Vee
Middlebrook
Humeston
Sewal
Allerton
Chariton
Claude Grismore
Doyle Davis
Miles
Karl LeCompte
Miriam
F. H. Middlebrook
Rissler
Moore Electrical Service Co
Maine
Humeston Fire Department
No Disaster Tag For Hail Damage In Iowa Counties
DES MOINES The U S Department of Agriculture declined to designate parts of eight Iowa counties as disaster areas after severe hail damaged crops Gov Leo Hoegh said this designation would allow farmers to buy feed at reduced prices He noted emergency three percent Farmers Home Administration loans are available and some farmers are using the program The department is weighing a request to allow grazing livestock on soil bank acres in those counties The eight counties named include Crawford Carroll Adair Madison Audubon Guthrie Union and ClarkeRisk of non actionable details prevented more lines.
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Des Moines
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
Hoegh
Crawford
Cardol
Adar
Madison
Audubon
Guthrie
Union
Clarke
College Girls Top School Spenders
Eugene Gilbert reports in What Young People Think on page 6 about student spending as college girls lead in back-to-school purchases. The piece highlights trends among youthful shoppers and hints at broader social implications.
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Eugene Gilbert
Disgruntled Inmate Registers Complaint in Albuquerque
A disgruntled inmate at the New Mexico State Penitentiary has filed a federal complaint in Albuquerque claiming he was framed and alleging violations of his civil rights and state rights. He wrote that he has received a raw deal and insists on his rights being addressed.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
New U P Director Elected at Union Pacific Board
Dr. Courtney C. Brown, Columbia University vice president in charge of business affairs and dean of the graduate school of business, was elected a director of Union Pacific Railroad Company at a board meeting held Thursday in New York.
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New York
Courtney C. Brown
Columbia University
Graduate School of Business
Union Pacific Railroad Company
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Public Roads Bureau
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Kansas City
Nelson
West
Chadron
Canadian Pacific
Southampton
Egidia
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