Efforts To End British Strike In High Gear
London moves to end Britain’s railway walkout as 67000 locomotive engineers and firemen prepare for talks with Sir Brian Robertson and Sir Wilfred Neden. The TUC presses for a wage- flows compromise to restart bargaining while rail service dwindles and factories feel the pinch. Industrial leaders warn of a crisis point as negotiations begin with a government push to avoid duress.
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LONDON
Britain
Brian Robertson
British Transport Commission
Ministry of Labor
Brian
Wilfred Neden
Jim Baty
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Trades Union Congress execuive
TUC
Walter Monckton
Charles Geddes
mane
Walter
Eden
Baty
ASTEF
Safety Appeal Saved Four Lives
Des Moines Governor Leo Hoegh credits a voluntary night speed limit for a trial period May 27 to June 1 with saving four lives. Preliminary reports show 10 highway deaths versus 14 in 1954 and 1953. He urges a Labor Day through period continuation, praising Patrol efforts and citizen cooperation. Eight drivers faced reckless driving charges with fines from 25 to 100 dollars. seven pleaded guilty.
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DES MOINES
Leo Hoegh
Chuckle Heard as Old Man Seeks Quick Help
A white haired old man approached the doctor and asked if there was any way to speed you. The line reads as a humorous aside about medical bottlenecks and patient impatience.
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Trisioviy
Nike Successful In Cold Weather
The Canadian army headquarters reported sub Arctic tests showing the Nike ground to air guided missile is effective in the severest weather. Six months of testing near Churchill Manitoba evaluated performance in low temperatures and potential need for modification.
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OTTAWA
Arctic
United States
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
New Mexco
Sunny And Mild On Tap Thursday
The Des Moines Weather Bureau predicts continued cool air into Thursday with a return to milder, near 72 degree highs as the weekend approaches. Rain is not expected, and May rainfall remained below normal in many regions. June moisture has improved rainfall totals in parts of Southwest Iowa.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
mercury
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Spencer
Davenport
Second Accident Victim Is Dead
Miss Nadine Gill 21 of Atlantic died Tuesday in a Council Bluffs hospital from injuries in a two car crash on Highway 6 east of Council Bluffs Saturday. Sister Sarah Witte 28 also died. five others were injured. Gill had a basal skull fracture in the crash near the Silver Creek Bridge east of Quick. Burial planned in Extra Cemetery.
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Nadine Gill
Atlantic
Council Bluffs hospital
Highway 6
Council Bluffs
Sarah Witte
Miss Gill
Silver Creek
Bndge
Quick
Buria
Bloedel Resting At Hamburg Hospital
Rep. A. S. Bloedel, 79, of Tabor is resting well at Hamburg Hospital after a heart attack last week. He had earlier been hospitalized in Council Bluffs following a heart ailment this month.
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HAMBURG
A. $. Bloedel
Tabor
Hamburg Hospital
Conneil Bluffs
Roles Reversed As Indian Princess Retraces Lewis And Clark
Two descendants of Lewis and Clark participants meet in Council Bluffs for a modern day reenactment. Princess Norma Jean Blackeagle, Nez Perce descendant from Lapwai Idaho, greets Mrs. Earl Winger, a Colter line descendant, at the airport as they trace the expedition’s route by plane from St. Louis to Sioux City. The event includes a luncheon, a visit to the Lewis and Clark monument, and a badge exchange.
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Council Bluffs
Earl Winger
Fourth Ave
Norma Jean Blackeagle
Lapwai
Idaho
Winger
John Colter
St. Louis
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Rainbow Drive
Lewis and Clark
William Knox
Richard K. Stoufer
Welcomes Study Of Truck Taxation In Iowa
Iowa Motor Truck Assn welcomes a state study on truck taxes. LeRoy Crowley, secretary, tells the Legislative Interim Committee the panel will collect facts and report to the 1987 Legislature. He notes trucks may be paying current taxes but cannot prove it and cites Missouri’s lower gas tax as a comparison.
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DES MOINES
Iowa Motor Truck Assn
LeRoy BE
Crowley
association
Missouri
Iowa
Towa
Four-Family Baby Born in Wilmington Delivers Fourth Gen Family
Wilmington Delaware reports a newborn named Alce Elizabeth Carmine marking the fourth generation in four families. The birth highlights deep family lineage with four great grandmothers noted.
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WILMINGTON
Del
Alce Elizabeth Carmine
Alice
Steamboat Route to Sioux City Promised by Engineer
Brig Gen W E Potter told a Senate subcommittee that five future years may see steamboats on the Missouri River from St Louis to Sioux City. Congress authorized a nine foot navigation channel and current funding could take about ten years. a six foot channel northward might be feasible sooner due to upstream dam projects. He cited the pre war three million appropriation sealing the river and noted next year's 55.8 million budget sustains progress. He urged agricultural levees from Sioux City to St Louis to spur land development and rising values.
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WASHINGTON
Missouri River
Sioux City
W. E. Potter
U. S. Army
Missouri River Division
Senate
Congress
Missouri
Potter
Councy Bluffs
Omaha
Eisenhower
St. Louis
BRT to Seek $2.50 Daily Wage Increase Nationwide
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will request a $2.50 daily wage hike for its 215 000 members across all classifications. President W P Kennedy announced after a wage committee meeting in Chicago stating the raise applies to all jobs under BRT jurisdiction. Current pay ranges cited include passenger brakemen earning $1.45 daily and footboard yardmasters at $1.907 per day.
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CHICAGO
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
W. P Kennedy
brotherhood
BRT
Kennedy
Villiscan 4-H finalist among state officer hopefuls
Virginia Hein of Villisca is named among eight Iowa H girls as finalists for state offices. The candidates will compete for four offices at the 26th annual 4 H girls state convention on June 15 at the Iowa State College campus in Ames. The election will be Thursday evening.
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Villiscan
Virginia Hein
Villisca
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa Crop Picture Generally Excellent
Iowa crops are described as generally excellent with only drought in western regions slowing corn and soybean germination and pasture growth. Replanting due to hail will be limited and concentrated, while corn planting began earlier and progresses faster than any prior year.
Five Lakes Chosen for Priority Dredging Plan
DES MOINES The State Conservation Commission named five state lakes to receive dredging priority if funds are provided by the Legislature. Lakes listed in order are Lizard Pocahontas County Silver Palo Alto County Crystal Hancock County Rice Winnebago County Little Wall Lake faces questions about ongoing worth and a potential contractor sale for Stanton Lake plans.
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DES MOINES
State Conservation Commission
Legislative Interim Committee
Bruce Stiles
Lizard
Pocahontas County
Siver
Palo Alto
Silver
Worth County
Crystal
Hancock County
Rice
Winnebago County
Little Wall Lake
Mississippi
Casey Loss
D-Algona
Shles
Stes
Stanton Lake
Montgomery County
Triplett Murder Trial Opens in Sioux City Jurors
The prosecutor in the Ern est J. Triplett case tells jurors a taped statement exists in which Triplett admitted involvement in the disappearance and death of 8 year old Jimmy Bremmer. Bremmer vanished August 31 from Sioux City. his body was found in a farm pasture a month later. Triplett, a traveling music lessons salesman, entered Cherokee State Mental Health Institute as a voluntary patient after being held as a Bremmer suspect.
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Triplett
Cherokee State Mental Health Institute
Sioux Cty
IRS settles $1,300 against estate of William N. Lapp
IRS said it accepted $1,300 in settlement of tax claims totaling $37,086 for 1984 to 1945 against the estate of William N. Lapp of Ames. Lapp died July 5, 1945, and his estate was adjudged insolvent.
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WASHINGTON
William N. Lapp
Ames
Lapp
Wildcat Walkouts Hit Ford and GM Production
Wildcat walkouts shut plants at Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp cutting output. Ford settled with the UAW on a three year wage plan while GM negotiates. about 52 000 idle workers across 12 plants. Idle workers concentrated at Ford Rouge and GM Cleveland plants as local issues and contract anxiety span both companies.
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DETROIT
Wildcat
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Rouge
Dearborn
Cleveland
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
New Brunswick
N. J
IUE
Auto workers
Eisenhower Probes Soviet Moves Toward West Germany
President Eisenhower suggested the Soviet Union aims to split West Germany from its Western allies. He affirmed Adenauer’s strong stance and US backing as West Germany joins NATO and plans to raise a 300000 man defense force amid Cold War tensions.
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JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Adenauer
Moscow
United States
West
Western alliance
Pressure On Adenauer to Visit Moscow
West German parties urge Chancellor Adenauer to accept a Moscow invitation to discuss Soviet relations. The government welcomes the note but cites questions requiring study. Bundestag caucuses pause for Moscow bid. CDU wary, Free Democrats push for talks as path to easing tensions.
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BONN
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Kremlin
Free Democrats and Refugees
mem
pers
Adenauer
Soviet Union
Bundestag
Free Democrats
Christian Democrat
Christian Democrats
Housing Program Tops First Hurdle
The Senate approved an omnibus housing bill by a 60 to 25 vote authorizing 135,000 low rent public housing units annually for four years, far above President Eisenhower’s request of 35,000 per year for two years. The measure also allows carryover of about 20,000 authorized units into the next fiscal year.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Capehart
RInd
Resolution Calls For Changes In Board
A Nebraska Legislature plan schedules a broad study of the Board of Control. Senator George Syas says the resolution seeks statutory changes and could lead to abolishing the board and expanding the unicameral’s powers over its institutions. Duplication of service by the board will be examined.
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LINCOLN
Nebraska Board of Control
George Syas
Omaha
board of control
Glenwood Man Heads Lions State Leadership
Six state governors of Lions International were elected here Tuesday. Everett Scott from West Union, Gierm H Hill of Keokuk, Henry Kroser of Glenwood, Ray Menke of Marton, Ray Lindley of Onawa, and Clarence Cornwall of Des Moines will lead the organization. The Lions will hold their 1956 state convention in Waterloo.
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BURLINGTON
Lions International
Everett Scott
West
Gierm H Hill
Keokuk
Henry Kroser
Clenwood
Ray Menke
Marton
Ray Lindley
Onawa
Clarence Cornwall
Des Moines
Lions
Waterloo
Don’t Score Here
Damaged OCR text provides unclear fragments about a sports or event score dispute. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable to establish a solid card.
Draft Board to Name Four Inductees
The Pottawattamie County Selective Service Board will meet June 13 to name four men for induction into the Army on June 2. Mrs. Anne Delaney, clerk of the local board, announced the county quota for July is four men. Induction is scheduled for July 2.
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Pottawattamie County
Senators Split Votes on Housing Bill Amid Amendments
In Washington on Tuesday the Senate passed an omnibus housing bill 60 to 25. Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa voted against the measure while an earlier amendment failed that would have substituted President Eisenhower's housing program. Senator Marlin of Iowa was not recorded on either vote.
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WASHINGTON
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Fisenhower
Sen
Marlin
Lowa
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