GM Unveils Air Ride Train For 400 Passengers At 100 MPH
General Motors president Harlow Curtice announced a light weight diesel powered 10 coach train designed to carry 400 passengers in air ride comfort at sustained speeds over 100 mph. Built at railroad officials request, the concept aims to reduce the annual passenger deficit of about 100 million dollars and to promote diesel motive power. The car set features air ride suspension, low center of gravity, dual platform doors, a lavatory and pantry, and will be demonstrated on major rail systems after a public preview later this year.
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Detroit
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors, Corp
Curtice
Curlice
GMC
Frack & Coe*h Division
State Abandons Page County Gravel Road Maintenance
Clarinda Iowa. County Auditor Aletha Hutchings said the Iowa Highway Commission will abandon state maintenance of the gravel road linking Highways 323 and 7 in Page County effective July 7. County engineers estimate costs to upgrade are about $6,000 and annual gravel maintenance over $2,390. The commission cites degraded condition and justifies withdrawal.
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Clarinda
Aletha Hutchings
Iowa Highway Commission
Eravel
Page County
John G. Butter
J. N. Hoppock
C. K. Brewer
Douglas To Spend Weeks In Soviet Russia
Justice Williams of the Supreme Court departs Friday for a three month trip to the Soviet Union. He will spend six weeks in Russia and is accompanied by Robert F. Kennedy as counsel for the Senate Committee on Government Operations.
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Washington
Television fans push for longer commercials
A lighthearted note suggests viewers may demand longer ad breaks if TV shows keep dragging on. The joke centers on the public's growing weariness with extended programming, hinting at a humorous reaction to pacing.
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Ken
Reject Recruiting Plan In Germany
Bonn Germany The Bundesrat spurned Friday a KE for recruiting volunteers to serve in the German army sending the bill back to the government with a demand for clarification of policy on rearmament legislation and its legal basis The action threatened to wreck Adenauer Cabinet plans to put German soldiers in uniform The Bundesrat declined to take a stand saying the measure left basic questions unclear despite the government holding a two thirds majority of 38 members
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Bonn
Germany
Bundesrat
Adenauer
Wealthy hat maker denies bribe link to big contract
Harry Ley testified before a Senate subcommittee that a $2000 check to a government official was not a bribe for a $2 million contract to his Chicago firm Robert F. Kennedy. Ley and Mrs. Hort depicted the payment as unrelated to the uniform cap deal and denied blackmail or improper influence.
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Washington P
Harry Ley
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mella Hart
Lev
Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Hort
A Mad World Of Easy Credit and Spending
London based observers describe the United States as a mad world of easy credit lavish spending and market speculation. Bill McGowran reports Americans spend more than they earn with cars selling for 3500 to 3800 dollars and down payments of 150 dollars. Shoppers are urged to open charge accounts as cash is scarce. The piece notes stock market fever with journalists celebrating stock gains and professionals chasing profits worldwide.
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London
United States
Bill McGowran
The
Evening News
San Francisco
McGowran
California
General Motors
Hamburg Attorney Is Appointed To Parole Board
Des Moines Gov Leo Hoegh appointed Harold Martin a 46 year old Hamburg attorney to the State Board of Parole to fill the late C E Godfrey Albia seat. Martin, a former Fremont county attorney and former president of the Southwest Iowa Bar Association, will serve until June 30 1959 with a salary of 4500 dollars per year.
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Des Moines
Leo Hooch Friday
Harold Martin
Hamburg
State Board of Parole
C. E. Godfrey
Albia
Ife
Hoegh
State University of Tawa
Gil
Godfrey
Anex- Martin
Martin
Southwest Iowa Bar Association
Fremont County
Call For Study Of School Conditions
Lincoln lawmakers introduce a resolution calling for a study of school laws and conditions with a comprehensive report to be submitted to the Legislature at the next regular session. The brief session focused on scheduling and adjournment, aiming to wrap up the 1955 session.
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Lincoln
Neh
Kathleen Fonte
Axtell
Glenn Cramer
Albion
Nebraska
Firemen Flag Down A Burning Truck
Waterloo resident Hartzell flagged down by firemen when a semi trailer caught fire passing by the fire station. A witness reported seeing the blaze as the burning truck drove through town before firefighters pursued and contained the flames.
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Waterloo
Hartzell
President Sions Postal Pay Bill
President Eisenhower signed into law a post office pay raise boosting average salaries by 8 percent for about 1 000 workers. The bill includes a 6 percent retroactive raise to March 1 and a later 2 percent reclassification boost for supervisory staff, with payments totaling around 40 million dollars. Both houses approved the measure last Tuesday by voice vote in the Senate and 407 to 1 in the House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Uint
Summerfield
Sone Supervisory
Department
Senate
House
U S Stands Ready To Help Austrians
Secretary of State Dulles testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States stands ready to aid Austria in rearming within treaty limits. He urged speedy approval of the pact and said Soviet acquiescence could pave the way for further cooperation on wartime pledges.
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Washingsun
Dulles
United States
Austria
Senate
Sen. George
D-Ga
Seek Escapee From Cerro Gordo Jail
Mason City Iowa sheriff seeks LeRoy McHale a 34 year old man held on a robbery with a weapon charge after he allegedly used a hacksaw blade and chewing gum to escape his Cerro Gordo County jail cell He was last known to be armed with a knife and had been bound over to the grand jury in a $6500 robbery case at a National Tea Store on March 12 involving accomplice James H Blankenship of Chicago.
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Mason City
Duluth
Minn
Cerro Gordo County
Jerry Allen
LeRoy McHale
McHale
James H. Blankenship
Chicago
Atlantic Postmaster Nominations Named
Washington announces Friday nominations for postmasters including Glenn Ames of Atlantic and Clarence A Norland of Marshalltown alongside Eisenhower’s picks for the new postings.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Glenn
Ames
Atlantic
Clarence A. iNorland
Marshalltown
West Side Storm Brings Hail and Rain
Heavy rain and hail struck the western part of Council Bluffs around noon Friday, lasting about ten minutes and extending east to Fifteenth Street while the eastern city saw no rain. Temperatures locally ranged from 46 to 65 with a cool Friday night, and the five day outlook calls for continued cool readings, with light showers possible midweek.
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Council Bluffs
Fifteenth St
Dubuque
Burlington
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Paroled prisoner returns to Indiana State Prison
Albert Musser, aged 81, paroled from Indiana State Prison on December 9, 1953, re entered the institution voluntarily after collapsing May 2 in Hammond. He insisted, Take me back to the prison, that's my home, as those who helped him report.
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Michigan City
Ind
Albert Musser
Indiana State
Musser
Hammond
Tax Exemption Delayed For Veterans In Des Moines
Des Moines reports that a $500 annual property tax exemption for Korean War veterans will not take effect until taxes payable in 1937 as per an attorney general ruling. The 1955 Legislature also requires annual filing for exemption, but rules set July 1, 1956 as the filing deadline prior to taxes payable in 1957. The acts become effective July 4, 1953, delaying implementation until 1957, with prior practice of one-time filing ending.
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Des Moines
Attorney General
Thomas J. Dailey
Burlington
Assi
Edward R. Hayes
State Tax Commission
Dashton Countryman
President Eisenhower to Speak at Penn State Commencement
President Eisenhower will fly to Pennsylvania State University on Friday afternoon for a Saturday commencement address. The White House said he will travel in his new light plane.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Longfellow Still A Problem Board Nears Solution At 2 Overcrowded Schools
The Board of Education moved two conversion projects to Lester Andrews to create classroom space at Franklin School and Avenue R. Longfellow School will likely keep restricted half day schedules, with Mourer saying efforts are underway to remove them. A protest filed by Mrs. R. B. Neal cites Franklin and Avenue R renovations as not affecting the appeal, which could advance to the state level if unresolved.
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Board of Education
Lester Andrews
Andrews
Franklin School
Avenue R
Longfellow School
Russel J. Mourer
Mourer
Bloomer School
Bloomer
Abraham Linrein
Supl
Ernest Barker
Barker
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Des Moines
R. B. Neal
Franklin District
Franklin
Avenue B
Longfellow
al Ehret
Avenue Band
T Longfellme
Closed Session On Improper Practices
Lincoln Neb a closed session of the special committee investigating alleged improper practices in the state Legislation was held to work on recommendations for the entire Legislature. Senator Sam Klaver of Omaha completed testimony about bills he had ordered then failed to introduce. Fred Wagener counsel for Klaver may submit a written statement to the five man committee.
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Lincoln
Neb
Sam Klaver
Omaha
Fred Wagener
Klaver
Higher Pay For Iowa Teachers
Iowa teachers will see higher salaries in the coming school term according to the Iowa State Education Association. Despite gains, averages remain below the national figure, with increases ranging from about 100 to 300 dollars annually and variations by district size and grade level.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Education Assn
Larne
el Search Division
Charles F. Martin
ISEA
Plan Widening Of Highway 30 Stretch
Sixteen miles of Highway 30 in Harrison County will be widened this summer from 18 to 24 feet with concrete paving. Bids are set for June 28 for the Woodbine to Missouri Valley section, bridges to be widened too. The project aims to reduce a history of serious accidents along the corridor.
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Noannarest Woodrine
Harrison County
John Rutter
Lowa
Woodbine
Missouri Valley
Butter
Davenport Man In Critical Condition
Davenport man William Johnson of Davenport remains in critical condition Friday at Mercy Hospital after injuries in a car transport crash near Logan early Thursday. Robert Lee Bean of Sioux City suffered fatal injuries in the crash. Johnson was freed from the smashed transport after a skull fracture cuts burns and a fractured leg.
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Wiliam Johnson
Davenport
Mercy Trospital
Logan
Robert Lee Bean
Sioux City
Johnson
Methodists Name New Superintendent for Council Bluffs
Dr. William F. Ooerholser of Mt. Pleasant has been appointed Methodist superintendent of the Council Bluffs district. He succeeds Dr. O F Cooley who led the district for six years. The appointment was made Friday by Bishop Gerald Kastes at the Tows-Des Moines conference in Des Moines.
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William F. Ooerholser
Mt. Pleasant
Council Bluffs
O. F Cooley
FL Gerald Kastes
Des Moines
Iowa Gets Over 16 Million For Water Projects
The House Appropriation Committee earmarks over 16 million dollars for Iowa water projects as part of a 464 million overall allocation. Major items include 35.8 million for the Missouri River corridor from Council Bluffs-Omaha to Sioux City, 3.3 million for Missouri River work between Kansas City and Council Bluffs Omaha, and 4 million for the Coralville reservoir in Johnson County. The plan also covers Lock 19 at Keokuk, Gavins Point reservoir funding, and several dam and levee improvements across Iowa and neighboring states.
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Waslington
House Appropriation Committee
Iowa
Con
Bisan Lsawuave
Eisenhower
Missouri River
Council Bluffs-Omaha
Sioux City
Missouri
Kansas City
Council Bluffs- Omaha
Coralville
Johnson County
Keokuk
Nebraska
Kansas
Kensters Bend
Neb
Gavins Point
Nebraska-South Dakota
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
Little Sioux River
Muscatine
Sabuila
Alton
Carlyle
Ilinois
South Dakota
Fort Randal
Oahe
Kennon Veto Slams School Matching Funds in Louisiana
Gov. Robert Kennon vetoed a 3314 million dollar plan for a state school construction matching fund. He argued the bill would harm education progress and accused segregation leaders of pushing the measure to preserve racial separation. The veto message framed the issue as what is best for education in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Kennon
Louisiana
Kenner
Senate approves Missouri River channel work funding
A Senate appropriations subcommittee approved 5.8 million dollars for Missouri River channel improvement from Council Bluffs Omaha to Sioux City. An additional 100 thousand was added for Little Sioux River construction and drainage work in Harrison and Monona counties, with 150 thousand for planning. Funds for fiscal 1955 will deepen and widen channels and stabilize banks in three river sections under Army Engineers.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
Missouri
Council Bluffs-Omaha
Sioux City
B. B
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Little Sioux River
Harrison
Monona
Little Sioux
Monona-Harrison
Congress
W. E. Potter
Omaha
U. S. Army Engineers
Missouri River
County Bluffs
Blair
Decatur
Neb
Gen. Potter
Billy Graham Revival in Paris Sparks Russia Hope
Evangelist Billy Graham closed a five day Paris crusade with 11 000 attending the final sermon. More than 450 came forward for decisions for Christ and Graham said he would go to the Soviet Union if invited. He plans to meet Russian Baptists at the Baptist World Alliance in London next month.
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Paris
Billy Graham
Russia
Graham
Christ
Soviet Union
Baptist World Alliance
Tondon
Iowa Postmasters Nominate Unopposed Officers in Davenport
Davenport Iowa Friday morning the Iowa State Postmasters Assn nominated officers to be elected in the afternoon all unopposed. Named are Robert J Balik Spillville president James Mullane Norwalk first vice Eva Anderson Fremont second vice James C Jenson Council Bluffs third vice Mrs Vinnie Olson Superior Mrs Mina Amibehau Arnolds Park and Mrs Lou Ella Jones Rose Hill executive committee Towel Land Rake treasurer and AC Rank Exiffalo Center secretary.
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Davenport
Iowa State Postmasters Assn
Robert J. Balik
Spillville
James Mullane
Norwalk
Eva Anderson
Fremont
James C. Jenson
Council Blotts
Vinnie Olson
Superior
Mina Amibehau
Arnolds Park
Lou Ella Jones
Rose Hill
Towel Land
Rake
Rank
Exiffalo Center
Khrushchev Bid Means Something
Khrushchev invites Western reporters to Moscow after Yugoslav talks. At a farewell banquet he urged, come to Moscow, and the next day about 14 correspondents sought visas. Embassy granted Bourne and four others including Kelley Began McColl Freidin.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Khrushchev
Stalin
Eric Bourne
London Daily Express
The
Christian Science Monitor
Bourne
Frank Kelley
Rome
New York Herald Trimune
Jack Began
NBC
Rene McColl
Seymour Freidin
New York Post
Ten Mile Tax Measure Favored by Lincoln Senator
Senator Lester Anderson of Aurora predicts passage of the ten mile tax measure by the Nebraska Legislature, citing opposition propaganda and shifts in several borderline senators. The bill to tax the trucking industry previously failed 21 to 19, then was reconsidered and moved forward in the legislative process.
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Lincoln
Neh
Lester Anderson
Aurora
Anderson
Don’t Score Here Expert Translation Patch
A garbled OCR fragment appears to reference a local game or event with unclear wording. Key terms include Council Bluffs and Iowa, but the text is incomplete, making a precise report impossible. No definitive facts, dates, or names can be extracted beyond those entities.
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Ley Land
Sions
U. S
Cerro Gordo
Atlantic Postmaster
West Side
Methodists
Billy
Jenson
Faralties
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