Hoegh Reaffirms Stay Out Of Property Tax Field
Des Moines Governor Leo Hoegh told a news conference he will urge the Tow Tax Study Committee to keep the state out of the property tax field and keep the homestead tax credit unchanged. He said no changes are needed and he will be just a witness. He also suggested abandoning the extra half cent sales tax after two years. He touched on payroll deduction for state income tax and real estate assessments moving to present day values with lower millage.
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Des Moines
Len Hoegh
Noegh
Hoegh
Noi
Glen Sarsfield
Slayer Of Maryland Girls Deadly Daylight Killing
Police search for a 22 caliber weapon and a teenage killer who sprayed shots that killed two girls on the way to Northwestern High School in Lane Mae Nor Maryland. Victims nanny Marie Siomette 16 and Michael Ann Ryan 14 are named after the daylight shooting near College Park.
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Washington Do
Polio
John T. Malonex
Prince Georges
Toroner
Vietinyy
Nanny Marie Siomette
2 Shomette
Michael Ann Ryan
Thomas W. Ryan
Lane Maenor
Colle Park
Tie Park
Northwestern High School
Maney Shannette
Police call-in after theft at local service station
Fifteen off duty Muscatine police were summoned by Police Chief Ted McGill to search for a 635 pound safe stolen from a private Oil service station during the night.
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Muscatine
Ted McGill
Joke Fragment From Chuckle Taere
A fragmentary line notes a figure who ran something and seeks a spouse, with odd wording and playful mischief. The garbled text hints at a light humor item about a person and a comic situation, typical of a brief newspaper laugh.
Dubuque Men and Wives Seek Tax Court Review
Two Dubuque businessmen and their wives filed petitions in the U S Tax Court contesting about 100000 dollars in federal taxes for 1952. Urban J Haas Marie C Haas Cyril E Wissell and Mary E Wissell partners in H and W Motor Express Co argue the rate on a 206278 wartime award.
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Washington
Dusturrue
Iowa
Lu. S
Urban J
Marie C. Haas
Cyril E
Mary E. Wissell
H. & W. Motor Express Co
U. S
British U-Boat Sidon Sinks In Portland Harbor
The Royal Navy submarine Sidon sank in Portland Harbor after a practice torpedo exploded, trapping 13 crewmen. Seven other crewmen were injured. salvage vessels and Rear Admiral G B H Fawkes oversaw the rescue effort as the submarine sank in 35 feet of water.
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Portland
England
Sid
Admiralty
Sidon
G. B. H. Fawkes
Britain
Portsmouth
Maidstone
Frying Pan Or Fire Choice Des I Moines Wheat Referendum
DES MOINES The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation says wheat farmers have no desirable choler in the June wheat referendum. Directors met this week and endorsed a choice between an Irving pan or the fire, warning a no vote would end quotas but keep acreage allotments and 30 percent parity supports. Some hope lies in a third alternative and Farm Bureau proposals to Congress for a middle course have merit.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ts Moines
Wold
American Farm Bureau
Congress
District Judge Upholds Sheriff Appointment in Emmett County
Judge Harry Narey upheld Joe Betty as Emmett County sheriff in a Thursday filing. The ruling says Betty serves the unexpired term to oversee the general election, while deputy Walter Witthehen was named to complete the unexpired term after resignations, not for the next general election.
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Estherville
Harry Narey
Joe Betty
Emmett
Thurs“ylay
Betty
HAO
Shemth
Tnemer
Walter Witthehen
Shemnni Temilet Tewita
Squall Tragedy Reported in Browns Valley Area
A sudden squall caused a tragedy in Browns Valley affecting nearby towns including Vion. An inspection officer named Craig Tarraday led the inquiry, with the cause attributed to uneven conditions and a failing canteen fuse.
Problems Into Sharper Focus On Civil Defense Drill
President Eisenhower said the first hours of the atomic attack drill showed more complications than he expected. He stressed the test focused on civil defense and government continuity, not military issues, as he met NSC officials in the underground Pentagon.
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Eisenhower
Pentagon
National Security Council
NSC
Dows Man To Head Glenwood Schools
Earl L. Tubbs of Dows is named new superintendent of Glenwood schools after a board vote. He has taught in Jackson County and Kamrar, studied at Maquoketa Junior College and Drake University, and earned a master's from Drake. Tubbs and his wife plan to move to Glenwood soon as a bond issue for a new grade school seeks 262000 dollars, with construction planned west of the present high school if approved.
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Glenwood
Board of Education
Earl L. Tubbs
Dows
Tubbs
Ows
Jackson County
Kamrar
Maquoketa
Citizens' Committee
John Connor
Nfs
Russian Women Offer Up To $2,600 For Austrian Husbands
Vienna reports Russian women serving with Soviet occupation troops in Austria offer up to 2 600 Austrian shillings to Austrians willing to marry them. They hope to remain in Austria after Soviet troops withdraw under the new Austrian state treaty.
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Vienna
Austria
Weltpresse
A Record Run For Legislature
Lincoln Nebraska lawmakers near final adjournment of the 1955 session after a record 114 days, surpassing the 1933 mark. Key highway recodification measures and the record budget bill are set for Friday final passage, with higher truck and auto license fees boosting revenue.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Highway Commission
Carent
Huge
4 H Delegates to Elect Iowa State Leaders Thursday
Seven Iowa 4 H clubs will spotlight leadership and club work as 7490 delegates at Iowa State College select state officers for the coming year. The report notes proceedings and aims to guide delegates toward decisive choices.
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AMS
Iowa
Towa
Change Made In Viaduct Detour
DetourAround the Broadway Viaduct at Eighth Street began Thursday as Mid West Building Co initiates paving prep work. Westbound traffic uses Seventh Street to Washington Avenue, while eastbound routes via Myster Street. Minor traffic control changes include a stop at Eighth Street and Washington Avenue.
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Broadway
Eighth St
Broadway Viaduct
Mid West Building Co
Washington Ave
Myster St
Eighth
Mynster
Avenue B
Bellevue
Neb
Fifteenth St
Iowa Grand Lodge Elects New Officers
Cedar Rapids druggist Ray R. Douglass was elected grand master of the Iowa Grand Lodge at the 111th annual communication. Cedar Rapids optometry leader Dr. Dawson F. Grimm was named senior grand warden. Arnolds Park Rev. Ivan Maxon as junior grand warden with Earl B. Delzell re elected as grand secretary. Fred M. Sorensen of Dumont as grand treasurer and J Guy Swartslander of Indianapolis re elected to the board of custodians for six years. Meetings will be held on the third Thursday in September.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray R. Douglass
Postville
Iowa
J. Guy Swartslander
Indianola
Grand Lodge
Meteors blaze across Iowa skies in dramatic Friday night sighting
A bright fireball exploded over western Iowa around 9 15 PM sending vivid light across Council Bluffs Jewell Spencer Creston Atlantic Des Moines and Indianola. Witnesses described a low fireball with a sharp sonic crack and a bright flash lighting the landscape for seconds before fading.
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Associated Press
Lowa
Council Bluffs
Jewell
Spencer
Creston
Atlantic
Des Moines
Indianola
George Purinton
Two Bluffs Men Report Meteor Sighting
Two Bluffs men in Iowa County report sighting a brilliant meteor around 9:15 p m Wednesday. John Rhoades of E Pierce Street said he saw it near Marenvo while driving, noting the sky lit up before the streak vanished. Harold Bernstein of 32 Kenmore Avenue said he saw it from his back porch and believed it would land near a bank behind his house before it disappeared.
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Bluffs
John Rhoades
E. Pierce Sr
Marenvo
Towa County
Rhoades
Harold Bernstein
Kenmore
Ave
Bernstein
Nebraska Official Answers Charges Against Administration
Lincoln official Frank Marshall refuted charges by several senators that he hired incompetent staff at higher wages. He insisted no one in his office was fired for incompetence and defended personnel practices amid a legislative probe into state office staffing and pay.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Mictesde
Frank Marshall Mars
Fari Lee
Fremont
Tal Beatenteagh
Dakota Ciacha
Hudeet Committee
Lae
Reinmauch Apowit
Mason City Youth Seized In Robbery
Police seized four young men early Friday in Mason City Iowa after a liquor store robbery. One suspect identified as David Hartera faced arrest attempts. authorities said Ebiriema claimed prior Air Force leave at Keane. Investigation continues on the alleged armed robbery and related charges.
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Chicago
Eonnethon
David Hartera
Manson City
Towa
Polles
Ebiriema
Air Force
Keane
Til
Sine
Palen
Enath
Pac Hemating
Talks Adjourned In Detroit Wage Guaranty Dispute
Bargaining between Ametean Motors Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers adjourned Thursday in Detroit as both sides test for a path to a guaranteed annual wage demand from the union.
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Detroit
Ametean Motors Corp
CIO
Pri
Expect Showers To Continue In Southwest Iowa And Oklahoma City
The Weather Bureau forecasts continuing thundershowers for Southwest Iowa Thursday night into Friday with warm readings. Oklahoma City endures a violent wind rain and hail storm on Thursday causing no injuries.
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Iowa
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Sioux City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Scott City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas- Oklahoma
Shattuck
Arnett
Texas Panhandle
Follett
Tex
Montana
Idaho
Florida
Masons Vote To Accept Half Million For Perry Home
The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa votes in Cedar Rapids to accept Herman J. Bowes estate terms to fund a Masonic Home in Perry for needy Masons. The Revney Memorial home proposal awaits California court approval after Bowes left about 500000 dollars. Rowley, Perry native, died February 18, 1951 in Los Angeles and the will directs use of estate income for operations.
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Perry
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Towa
Cedar Trapids
Grand Lodge
Herman J. Bowes
Rowley
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
California
Towle
Revney Memorial
Grand Inde
Iowa Masonry
Bowhe
Buti Hies
Owit Die
Cordell
Senator Curtis Praises Teaching Profession at Kearney Convocation
Nebraska Senator Carl Curtis lauded teachers at the Golden Anniversary convocation of Kearney State Teachers College. He said no greater honor exists than being a genuinely good teacher and praised the college’s 30 years of achievement.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Carl Curtis
Kearney State Teachers Cal- Teg
Vatican excommunicates those linked to Argentine bishop expulsion
The Holy See says all persons directly or indirectly responsible for the expulsion of Bishop Manuel Tato of Buenos Aires and interference with church rights are excommunicated. Msgr. Tato and Msgr. Ramon Pablo Novea were en route to Rome after removal by President Peron’s government. no officials are named.
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Vatican City
Coortal Congregation
Manuel Tato
Argentina
Vatican
L’osservatore Romane
Msgr
Tato
Buenos
Ramon Pablo Novea
Rome
Juan D. Peron
Pere
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