Jaycees and BRGA vie for support in city election
In the run up to the June 26 special election, BRGA claims labor union backing to restore the Mayor-Council system while the Jaycees push to preserve the Council-Manager form. Sertoma backs Council Manager, West End club neutral, and a TV forum is planned with BRGA reps.
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Fudas
Better Representative Government
Assa
BRGA
Jaycees
Sertoma
Council Bluffs
Sertoma International
Voters weigh June 26 ballot on city government form
Confusion grows as the June 26 vote asks if the mayor council form should be adopted. Labor unions back the change while BRGA disputes accusations against Katelman, insisting he has no role.
City clash as mayor and Katelman blast council plan
Mayor Woodward and Katelman trade sharp criticisms over the Council Manager plan. Katelman accuses the present city government of sliding toward dictatorship while Woodward questions his opponent's consistency. fusck notes Sertoma Club backs the plan after legal review. The West End club clarifies its non political stance. The Junior Chamber urges unregistered voters to act ahead of the Saturday noon deadline.
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Katelman
Carleton H. Woodward Jr
Woodward
Fusck
Sertoma Club
Hayek
John Peters
West End Improvement Club
Teen Agers to Lead CAP Fund Drive in City
Sharon Ryall, 17, was named chairman of a teen-age CAP committee directing about 6000 youths in a citywide drive to fund CAP headquarters at Municipal Airport. The campaign aims for roughly $1,600, with identifications, posters, and area division to avoid duplication. A community meeting and parent session are planned, with further guidance at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Community Hall. Contributions can be mailed to The Nonpareil CAP Fund in Council Bluffs, Iowa. $103 has already been received.
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Civil Air Patrol
Sharon Ryall
Avenue I
Ralph Gamble
CAP
Ryall
Amaz
No Letup Seen In Hot Weather Council Bluffs Innings
Hot spell continues with near ninety degree highs in Council Bluffs and a forecast of about ninety three on Saturday. Friday's low around sixty eight and clear skies expected, while Sioux City records ninety five and Lamont thirty two separate readings. Western Nebraska reports heavy moisture with hail in Alliance and scattered rain across South Dakota and Minnesota.
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Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Mercury
Iowa
Lamont
Burlington
Davenport
Nebraska
Alliance
South Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Last Night For Voters To Register
City Clerk Richara Bunien reminds voters this is the last night the office will stay open late to accept registrations for the June 26 special election. The office stays open until 9 p.m. Friday and registrations may be made there until 12 noon Saturday, the deadline.
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Richara Bunien
Early riser punchline in a workplace joke
The boss scolds Gus for lateness and urges rising early to advance. Gus retorts that those who rise early end up serving those who rise late to earn wages.
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Gus
Eisenhower Doctors Report Normal Intestinal Activity
President Eisenhower’s physicians said normal intestinal activity has resumed one week after major abdominal surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The bulletin noted no intravenous feeding since Thursday, with nourishment now given by mouth. Hagerty said the President has not discussed political plans with White House staff.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eienow
Muse
WGMS
Washington Staton
Denver
Air Force silent on H-Bomb miss during Bikini drop
Washington reports say the Air Force offered only a noncommittal reply on whether the B52 drop at Bikini last month missed the target by as much as two miles. The Atomic Energy Commission declined to comment. Officials stressed that precise burst location remains classified.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Air Force
Bikini
Atomic Energy Commission
Namu Island
Strategc Air Command
Senate
Elec
Allergic To Husband Divorce Granted in California Court
In Santa Monica a Beverly Hills housewife testified she is allergic to her husband and showed a rash to support the claim. The Superior Court granted an interlocutory divorce to Mrs. Virginia H. Miller, noting her symptoms diminished after separation last March from Daniel G Miller. Doctor Charles J. Murray testified to a skin condition described as a diffuse cavernous rash linked to the high nervous state since her 1953 marriage.
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Santa Monica
Cabf
Virginia H. Miller
Beverly Halls
Miler
Daniel G Miller
Charles J. Murray
Mie
Senate Foreign Relations panel boosts foreign aid bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a foreign aid bill totaling about 4.515 billion dollars, adding 100 million to the President’s discretionary fund for Asian economic development. The panel voted 9 to 5 in a closed session, restoring cuts made by the House and signaling potential approval on the Senate floor next week.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Congress
Senate
Administration
Sen. Bridges
Knownland
Call
Foreign Relations Committee
Found Guilty In Newton Shooting
SEWTON Robert W Price of Newton was found guilty of first degree murder for the January 4 shooting of his brother in law Jerald W Warmer 27 of Baxter on the Warner farm. The jury recommended life imprisonment and Judge R G Yoder set June 2 for sentencing as Price is held without bond.
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Sewton -P
Robert W. Price
Newton
Price
Jerald W. Warmer
Baxter
Warner Farm
R. G. Yoder
Sla
Nebraskan Dies In Auto Crash
Axtell Nebraskan Donald Jackson, 21, was killed when his car left Highway 75 south of here and overturned. Companion Robert Bramley, 21, of Dow City, was seriously injured at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Driver undetermined as car skidded 300 feet into a ditch. Bramley’s family named. Jackson to be forwarded to Freeland Funeral Home for services in Axtell.
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Missouri Valley
Don City
Highway 75
Here
Donald Jackson
Axtell
Neb
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Mercy Hospital
Robert Bramley
Dow City
Don Drustrup
Bramley
Thomas Bramley
Meyer Funeral Home
Jackson
Freeland Funeral Home
Regents Discipline Upheld In Panty Raid Case At ISC
State Board of Regents unanimously approved disciplinary action from Iowa State College over a panty raid incident last month at the Iowa School for the Deaf. Ten students were suspended, including John Marshall of Cedar Rapids, who denies involvement. The board said it is a policy making body and should not enter administrative matters. The decision drew a threat of court action from Verne Marshall, retired Cedar Rapids Gazette editor, who argued for his son's name to be cleared.
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Iowa School For Deaf
Iowa State College
John Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Young Marshall
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Young Marsshall
Frank Byers
ISC
James
Hilton
CTI
Sen. Byers
Marshall
Button
Towns College
Three Way Tie Emerges At National Open After 36 Holes
In Rochester Oak Hill East, Cary Middlecoff slipped on the 17th hole but still shared the 36 hole lead at 141 in a three way tie. Jerry Barber shot 69 to reach 141 and Wesley Ellis stood at 141 after 71 and 70. Ben Hogan posted a 33 on the front nine to fuel a late bid with a 72 for the day.
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Rochester. N
Cary Middlecoff
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Wesley Ellis
River Vale
N. J
Middlecoff
Benj Hogan
Oak Hill East
Brownell Resigns as Education Commissioner to Detroit Schools
President Eisenhower accepted Samuel M. Browns resignation as commissioner of the Office of Education. Brownell will become superintendent of Brownell schools in Detroit. The action occurred at Walter Reed Hospital where the president recuperates from abdominal surgery. The resignation, requested to take effect by Sept 1 1956 at Ike's pleasure, followed a letter sent last Wednesday. Former Nebraskans Brownell and brother Attorney General Herbert Brownell praised for enabling better national education.
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Esenhower
Samuel M. Browns OS Keowmeemel
Office of
Education
Departent of Health, Education = and welfare
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Detroit
Eserhower
Presdent
Herbert Brownell
Lincsin
Ned
Esenginer
Plenty Of Dates For Fifteen Navy Jet Pilots
Miami readers learned that fifteen Navy jet pilots arrived for training missions and sought dates with local women. Cmdr. John C. Campbell told columnist Jack Bell they wanted fifteen nice young ladies, sparking over a thousand calls from Vero Beach to Key West. The station's switchboard was clogged as girls lined up to be contacted, while officers referred to selectees by weight and other statistics for possible dates.
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Miami Fla
Miami
John C. Campbeill
Miami Herald
Jack Bell
Bell
Vero Beach
Key West
Marine Corps Air Station
City imposes water ban for car washing and AC use
Shenandoah city officials announce a daylong water restriction to curb waste during peak demand. The council plans new well drilling and targets to support trees and shrubs as summer heat strains the system.
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Shenandoah
Beng
Don’t Score Here Council Bluffs To Date
Fragmentary report notes incomplete scores or results from a Council Bluffs event with partial lines and unreadable details. No full names or outcomes are confirmed. the page shows stray letters and garbled OCR text.
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Council Bluffs
Auto windshields blasted as visual hazard by doctors
A group of 11 physicians at the American Medical Association meeting urged safety over style in car design. Dr Dupont Guerry condemned wraparound windshields as a visual hazard causing fatigue, distortion, glare, and possible accidents. They called for uniform eye tests, human-centered design, and periodic medical checks for drivers.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Chicago
Dupont Guerry
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Pr. Guerry
American Medical Assn
Shoud
Guerry
Seward Miller
Public Health Service
Washington, D.C
No Need For War Air Bases In Nebraska
Washington testified the Air Force has no plan to reuse former WWII air bases in Nebraska. Maj. Gen. Lee Washbourne said bases at Alliance Fairmont Grand Island Harvard Kearney and McCook were abandoned converted to municipal airports or sold as surplus. He noted bases are too small and too close to towns for jet use and the government could reclaim all but one at Athanee.
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Air Force
Nebraska
Lee
Washbourne
Senate Armed Services
Alliance
Fairmont
Grand Ts
Harvard
Kearney
McCook
General Services Administration
Eavernment
Athanee
Contract Proposals Termed Inadequate Stee l Wars
The Steel firms McDonald denounced the proposed five year contract as inadequate and late, saying the extension would preserve obsolete features. He cited US Steel Bethlehem and Republic as suggesting a five year term, with workers unhappy over pay and conditions.
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David
MedDorala
Ste
Heinz
McDonald
McDona
Northernmost Coal World's Sitvbergen outpost near North Pole
Northernmost Coal World operates a safety outpost in Sitvbergen, about .800 mules from the North Pole, northern sits in bleak mountain terrain. This brief notes a polar mining presence and extreme northern operations.
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Sitvbergen Nor- Way
North Pole
Raphi
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