Man Admits Milo Bank Robbery in Iowa Case
James Thomas Kehler of Chicago admitted robbing the Milo Iowa branch of the People's Trust and Savings Bank of 1400 dollars last Tuesday. He was arrested Sunday near Hartington Nebraska and identified from photos as the bank robber. He faces arraignment in District Court and a possible life sentence.
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Indianola
Iowa
James Thomas Kehler
Chicago
Milo
C. I Richards
Ketler
Hartington
Neb
Nebraska
Leroy Hoctwalker
Dallas
Sherif Richards
Iowal Bureau of Criminal Investigation
FBI
Kehler
Melcher
Harrington
Crowd Thought It Was All An Act
In Shreveport Louisiana Lawrence Anderson’s act at the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show drew 1,500 spectators. A misjudged firecracker exploded in his left hand, blowing off three fingers and thumb, with his right hand injured. He underwent surgery. the crowd laughed thinking it part of the act as he was rushed to a hospital. Doctors said the condition was not serious.
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Shreveport
Lawrence Anderson
Jimmy Lynch
Anderson
Unsympathetic reception for a late turning driver
In Plainview Texas a woman who backed from a parking space into an oncoming car asked for sympathy but received a ticket. She told the arresting officer the man should have been ticketed for a better back out. The officer remained unsympathetic. In Washington the Iowa GOP delegation split 4 4 on the foreign aid authorization bill with Cunningham Dolliver LeCommie Schwengel voting yes and Grogs Hoeven Jenson Talle voting no.
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Plainview
Tex P
Washington P
Iowa
Congress
Cunningham
Dolliver
LeCommie
Schwengel
Grogs
Hoeven
Jenson
Talle
CAP Offers Three Training Tracks To Youth
The Civil Air Patrol in Council Bluffs offers teenagers three training aims: obedience to authority, teamwork, and leadership while teaching flight basics. Maj. Donald V. Hirst notes the large study manual covers lift, gravity, thrust, drag, cloud formations, and cumulus as youth learn aviation. A Tuesday meeting at Community Hall invites teens and parents to explore cadet squadron formation, pending a $1,600 CAP training center at Municipal Airport. donors are urged to send checks to The Nonpareil Civil Air Patrol Fund.
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Civil Air Patrol
Maj
Donald V. Hirst
Council Bluffs Cap
Maj. Hirst
Cumu
CAP
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol Fund
Council Bluffs
Towa
Crooks Filch Checks From Rich Tourists
FRANKFURT Germany Police report an international racket stealing traveler’s checks from wealthy tourists and cashing them across Europe. The first arrest was announced as police from 10 countries close in on the gang. The haul tops $142,800 in Germany with proceeds spread through Italy Austria Spain Portugal and Scandinavia. Police suspect northern Italy as the headquarters with forgers copying signatures and forging passports to move checks by plane or car to cash them.
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Germany
Europe
Italy
Austria
Spain
Tanzer
Portugal
Scandinavia
Tralian
Milan
Fragmented Local Notice About Fatalities and Accidents
A garbled OCR fragment references fatalities and injuries with numbers and codes, mentioning fatalities, accidents, damages, and monetary figures. It lacks coherent context, dates, or identifiable entities beyond scattered alphanumeric tokens. No clear event or location is discernible.
LeMay Seeks 3.8 Billion Boost for B 52 Production
General Curtis E. LeMay urged a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to add 3.8 billion dollars to the Strategic Air Command for accelerated B 52 bomber production. Chairman Chavez disclosed the request after LeMay testified in a closed session on the Defense Department budget for the next fiscal year. Chavez said the figure would raise SAC totals toward five billion dollars as LeMay proposed over four to five years to counter Soviet long-range bomber growth.
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Washington
Curtis E. LeMay
Senate Appropriations
Strategic Air Command
Chevez
Senmt
LeMay
Defense Department
Chavez
House approves foreign aid bill for Senate action
The House passed a $3.8 billion foreign aid bill, cutting more than a billion from Eisenhower's request. The Senate reaction anticipated further cuts as the measure awaits separate funding. Final House vote was 273 to 122 with a failed attempt to return the bill to committee.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Red
Wheat Crop Estimates Fall From Last Year
The Agriculture Department forecast 1956 wheat output at 922.672 million bushels, down from 938.159 million last year and below the 10-year average. Winter wheat seen at 670.375 million, spring at 252.297 million. Cuts were noted in Nebraska, with an outlook of 65.54 million bushels, down from prior estimates.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Nebraska
Boy 7 Drowns At Winterset Legion Pool
Seven year old Lioyd Young Jr. of Martensdale died in the first drowning at the Winterset American Legion pool on its opening day. He and his mother had visited the pool about ten minutes before the mother alerted the lifeguard that he was missing. His body was recovered from the ten foot deep section as county coroner Dr. Paul Eggleston noted the mother had warned him about deep water.
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Winterset
Lioyd Young Jr
Lioyd Young
Martensdale
American Legion
Paul Eggleston
Exzgleston
Supreme Court Rejects DuPont Monopoly Complaint
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a government complaint that E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co illegally monopolized the cellophane business. The ruling ends the government's bid to challenge DuPont's control of key material and market practices in the packaging sector.
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Washington 2
Supreme Court
E. I du Pont de Nemours and Co
Eisenhower Rejects Soviet Bid for Joint Chiefs Visit
President Eisenhower personally rejected a Soviet invitation for all members of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit the Soviet Union. White House press secretary Hagerty said the decision, made with the President’s authorization, allows some chiefs to travel later if given time away from Moscow to study their services’ activities. The move follows an informal invitation extended by Col Sergei Edemsky of the Soviet embassy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Sherman Adams
Walter Reed Hospital
Joint Chiefs
Russia
Moscow
Ike
White House
James C. Hagerty
U. S
Nathan Twining
Air Force
Twining
Russa
United States
Hagerty
Sergei A. Edemsky
Honored On 55 Traffic Record for Council Bluffs
The American Automobile Association awarded Council Bluffs a honorable mention for its 1955 pedestrian traffic record in the 25 000 to 50 000 population class. City Manager L M McConnell and Police Chief Earl Miller were notified Monday. the citation will be presented soon. E R Lange, state safety director, noted the award covers cities in this class and Council Bluffs had one pedestrian fatality in 1955.
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The
American Automobile Assn
Council Bluffs
L. M. McConnell
Earl Miller
E R. Lange
AAA Motor Club
Four Thousand Dollars Sought to Save Manawa Lake
Manawa flooding relief heads Conservation Incorporated as Harry C Crowl leads a 24 hour pumping drive to siphon Missouri River water into Lake Manawa. Talley says about 13 000 gallons per minute flow, needing roughly 4 000 dollars more until state diversions are complete.
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Harry C. Crowl
Keeline Ave
Head Conservation Incorporated
Manawa
Clyde Talley
Mussouri River
Crowl
Fourth St
Talley
Main St
Missouri River
State
Welcome Tito in Stalingrad draws 200000 crowd
In Stalingrad Tito of Yugoslavia arrived with Khrushchev and Mikoyan to a sea of about 200000 fans at the railway station. An American reporter Mrs Betty Mase from Bronxville N Y was swept into Mikoyan s car amid the frenzy. She described the mob as wildly enthusiastic and un controllable with similar crowds seen in Moscow and Leningrad during the Soviet tour.
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U. S
Tito
Yugoslavia
Naidta Khrushchev
I. Mikoyan
Betty Mase
Bronxville N. Y
Mikoyan
Sne
Hesefi
Secimag
Moscow
Soyer Union
Start Toward Resuming Duties Of Office
President Eisenhower began walking exercises as part of resuming duties, had minimal pain, and was described as in excellent condition with normal vitals. He walked short distances with limited support, spoke with Sherman Adams, and set plans for Nixon to attend events. Temporary White House headquarters were established near the hospital for staff to manage affairs.
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Washington .P
Eisenhower
Break In Heat Eases After Tuesday Rain Expected
Heat in Southwest Iowa remains extreme with highs near 95 to 102 across the region. A Pacific cool front is forecast to arrive Tuesday bringing cooler readings by 5 to 10 degrees and scattered light showers, ending a stretch of unusually hot weather. Local records fell as temperatures spiked over the weekend with 90s and 100s reported in multiple towns.
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County Bluffs
Cedar Rauds
Lamont
Nebraska
Chadron
Sidney
Weather Bureau
AMA Gold Medal To Walter Bierring Receives AMA Honor
Walter Bierring to receive the American Medical Association Gold Medal at a ceremony Tuesday. Bierring, former AMA president, professor of pathology bacteriology at the University of Town, and long-time child health and public health official, has held roles with state and national medical examination boards. He also led Iowa health boards and state board examiners, shaping medical exam standards for decades.
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Laurence Bering
Des Maines
American Medical Assn
Hs Ach
Everett
Ipic
Heath
Berring
AMA Cn
University of Town
American Federaton of
Iowa
Iowa State Board of Health
Iowa State Board of Methead
Ban On Egyptians Traveling Abroad In Summer
An Interior Ministry spokesman announced that Egyptians will not be allowed to travel abroad this summer. The ban aims to conserve foreign exchange for national use.
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Catro
Interior Ministry
GAR Auxiliary Convening Here
The Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic hosts a four day Iowa state convention with about 150 members from 100 Corps at Hotel Chieftain. The group promotes Americanization and veteran service, aims to help veterans families, and opens membership to any woman. National President Lucille Rand and district leaders attend with speakers set for Monday banquet and Tuesday officer elections.
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Woman’s Relief Corps Auxiliary
Grand Army of the Republic
Ina Williamson
Fort Dodge
Department of
Monn
Relief Corps
Williamson
Lucille Rand
Worchester
Mass
Mary Smith
Belmond
National
Rand
Felsom Everest
Council Bhuffs
General Grant Woman's Relef Corps
Council Bluffs
Elizabeth Kay
Ethel Shepard
Swims 9 Miles In Choppy Seas Near Key West
A 36 year old man, Ray Wraymond, staggered ashore at Boca Chica Naval Air Base after swimming nine miles through rough seas to warn rescuers of a wrecked fishing boat Golden K. He led Coast Guard to three survivors while the vessel sank during a squall. The three others, Teeth Sho, 33, and Weird Bera To Tee, were pulled from the wreckage and admitted to hospital. all are from Marataee, Florida.
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Fla. P
Coast Guard
Ray Wraymond
Boca Chica
Golden K
Navy
Marataee
Des Moines Pastor To Omaha Church
The Rev C8 Pillos and Dr. J B Mar Gere were invited to join a church in Omaha after a Sunday congregation meeting. The Rev John W Corus, pastor of the Omaha church, presided and announced the acceptance of the Milwaukee pastorate agreement.
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Des Moines
Omaha
Pillos
Antanan Casa
Pasion al
Omaca
John W Corus Tre
Pacer
Oma Chinch
Milwaukee
Todays Chuckle Mom Quip Sparks Lighthearted Trade
A playful exchange begins with Todays Chuckle Mom asking why someone does not eat their Jell O. Dohnnie replies it is not dead yet, a humorous nod to persistence amid close observation and a seaside setting referenced vaguely as Nipw sea.
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Dohnnie
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