Hoegh urges Iowa to stay out of property tax field
DES MOINES governor Leo Hoegh told the Iowa Tax Study Committee he would recommend keeping the state out of the property tax field and leaving the homestead tax credit system unchanged. He favored no changes after stating he has not studied details and will be a witness. He also supported abandoning the extra half cent sales tax in two years. The committee was advised to consider a payroll reduction system for state income tax.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Hoegh
Dejail
Glen Sarsfield
Slayer of Maryland Girls Search For Slayer Of Maryland Girls
Police in Washington hunted for a .22 caliber weapon and a tie killer who fired shots into a school area on the day before the end of the term. Dr. John T Maloney Prince Georges Md earnt coroner said neither girl was sexually assaulted. Victims Nancy Warne Shomer daughter of Mr and Mrs PT Shomette and Michael Ann Ryan daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Ryan lived at Lane Manor near College Park. The girls were en route to Northwestern High School where Nancy planned to pick up her report card.
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Washington P
John T Maloney
Prince Grorges
Nancy Warne Shomer
PT. Shomette
Michael Ann Ryan
Thomas W. Ryan
Lane Manor
College Park
Northwestern High School
Nancy Shomette
Police Rally Muscatine Officers in 50-Pound Safe Theft Search
Off duty Muscatine policemen were recalled by Police Chief Ted McGill to aid a search for a 350-pound safe valued at 835 stolen from a Pure Oil service station during the night. Officers worked Thursday to recover the safe and investigate the burglary.
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Muscatine
Ted McGill
Dubuque Tax Fight Over $100,000 With U S Court
Urban J. Hadas Marie C. Hadas Cyril E. Wissel and Mary Wissel filed petitions in the U S Tax Court challenging $100,000 in federal taxes for 1952. The case centers on a $206,278 award paid to the Hadas Wissel partnership after government seizure of the H W Motor Express Co amid a World War I labor dispute.
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Washington
Dubuque, Iowa
U. S&s
Urban J
Marie C. Hadas
Cyril E
Mary FE. Wissel
H. & W. Motor Express Co
U. S
British U-Boat Sidon Sinks With 13 Lost Off Portland
The Royal Navy submarine Sidon exploded while moored near Portland, England, sinking to 33 feet and trapping 13 crewmen. Seven hours later the Admiralty abandoned hope for three officers and 10 enlisted men, while seven crewmen were lightly injured. Salvage ships and tugs converged as Rear Admiral Fawkes directed the rescue, witnesses recalling the blast and ensuing submersion with crews jumping into the sea.
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Portland
England
Admiralty
Oliver
G. B. H. Fawkes
Britain
Portsmouth
Sidon
Maidstone
Xen
Frying Pan or Fire Choice In Wheat Referendum
DES MOINES June 25 wheat referendum leaves farmers with no desirable option say Des Moines Town Farm Bureau Federation directors. They call continuation of marketing quotas a frying pan or the fire while a no vote would end quotas but keep acreage allotments and supports at half parity. A third alternative is seen as the only real hope, with Farm Bureau proposals to Congress for a middle course having merit.
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Des Moines
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Congress
District Judge Upholds Appointment of Sheriff
District Judge Harry Nares upheld Joe Betty as Emmett County sheriff, ruling his appointment valid for the 1956 general election. Former Deputy Walter Wittnehen challenged the appointment, claiming entitlement to the unexpired term until the next general election after Sheriff Emil Twite’s resignation on December 3.
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Fitherville
Harry Nares
Joe Betty
Emmett
Betty
Walter Wittnehen
Emil Twite
Twila Re
Wittnehen
Sherif
Squall Cited in Tragedy at Browns Vales
Capt John Lehmaner of the Cras Girard maritime inspection office cited a sudden squall as the cause of seven drownings at Browns Vales. The incident reportedly involved Towans and a crowded boat, with details noted by officials amid inquiry into the tragedy.
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Dubuqle
Hors
Browns Vales
John Lehmaner
Cras Girard Manne Inspection Office
Thuredar
Problems Into Sharper Focus With Eisenhower on Drill
President Eisenhower said the first hours of the governments atomic attack drill showed more complications than he believed possible. He spoke outside a secret hideout and then headed to the underground Pentagon to meet with the NSC about civil defense and relocation, not military strategy.
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Eisenhower
Pentagon
National Security Council
NSC
UN Uder
WSC
Dows Man To Head Glenwood Schools
Karl L. Tubbs of Dows is named Glenwood school superintendent. Tubbs formerly taught in Jackson County and Kamrar, studied at Maquoketa Tunor College and Town State Teachers College, earned a Drake University master’s, and plans to move to Glenwood. A bond issue of 262000 seeks July 8 approval for a new grade school west of the current buildings.
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Glenwood
Board of Education
Karl L. Tubbs
Dows
Tubbs
Jackson County
Kamrar
Maquoketa Tunor College
Town State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Drake University
Nebraska Official Answers Charges
Nebraska Secretary of State Frank Marshall disputed accusations that he hired incompetent staff at high wages. He called the charges unprovoked and erroneous and said no one in his office has been fired for incompetency. The debate began with Senator Earl Lee questioning personnel practices and a study review by budget committee leaders.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Frank Marshall
Hal Bodenbauzn
Dakota
Bridenbaurh
Russian Women Offer Up To $2,000 For Austrian Husbands
Two Russian women, serving with Soviet occupation troops in Austria, seek Austrian husbands. Weltpresse reports they offer up to 82,606 Austrian shillings to interested Austrians willing to marry them, aiming to stay after Soviet troops withdraw under the Austrian state treaty.
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Vienna
Austria
Weltpresse
News
Record Run For Legislature Ends Nebraska Session
Lincoln Neb the Nebraska Legislature will adjourn Friday after a record 114 days, beating the 1933 113 day mark. Final bills include highway law recodification granting the state engineer authority to relocate roads with consent of the Highway Commission and governor. The 1955 57 budget bill grows to about 223 664 876 with truck license increases and higher automobile plate fees totaling an extra 26 million from current appropriations. Adjournment appears almost certain unless last minute complications arise.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Highway Commission
Carent
Hugo Srd
Seven Ames 470 club girls to receive honors at college
Leaders from the 4 H 470 club will be recognized at Town State College on Thursday as 1 500 delegates convene to choose state officers for the coming year. The event highlights outstanding leadership and club work by Ames girls amid a statewide gathering.
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Ames
Seven Town
Spntheatat Town State College
Change Made In Viaduct Detour
The detour around the Eighth Street intersection at the Broadway Viaduct took effect Thursday as Mid West Building Co began work preparatory to paving. Westbound traffic uses Seventh Street to Washington Avenue, one way westbound, while eastbound uses Myster Street. The detour along Avenue B stays, a stop sign at Highth and Washington replaces a traffic light.
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Broadway
Eighth St
Broadway Viaduct
Mid West Building Co
Washington Ave
Myster St
Eighth
Mynster
Avenue B
Highth St
Mid-West Building
Bellevue
Neb
Fifteenth St
Iowa Grand Lodge Elects New Officers
Cedar Rapids druggist Ray R. Douglass, 60, was elected grand master of the Iowa Grand Lodge at its 111th annual meeting. Dr. Dawson E. Grimm of Cedar Rapids became senior grand warden, with Rev. Ivan Maxon Arnolds Park as junior grand warden. Earl B. Delzell of Cedar Rapids was re elected grand secretary, Fred M. Sorensen of Dumont re elected grand treasurer, and J. Guy Swartslander of Indianapolis was named to the board of custodians for six years. The lodge also set future meetings for the third Thursday in September.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray R. Douglass
Postville
Iowa
Indianola
Board of Custodians
Grand Lurge
Vans Don’t Score Here For Counc Blutis to Date
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and dates with unclear context. The readable parts reference vans, a councillor, and a dated note but lack coherent events or outcomes to establish a solid news item. This card captures the fragmented vocabulary and potential local political context without inventing details.
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Counc Blutis
Meteor Fireball Lights Iowa Skies Then Peru n Coup Crisis
A bright meteor exploded over western Iowa causing reports across Council Bluffs Jewell Spencer Creston Atlantic Des Moines and Indianola as a Navy pilot near Maryville Missouri noted the flash illuminated the landscape. In Argentina Juan Peron faced a revolt with bombings at Government House as troops battled—casualties feared high and parts of Buenos Aires reported in rebel hands before calm returned.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Jewell
Spencer
Creston
Atlantic
Des Moines
Indianola
George Purinton
Maryville
Virebah
Drake University
Philip S. Riggs
Municipal Observatory
Riggs
Walter Reining
Estherville
Pleasant Lake
Sam Summerlin Luenos
Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Vatican
Government House
Buenos Aires
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Government Hoase
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Peron
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Plaza de Mayo
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Radio Mitre
Two Bluffs Men Report Meteor Sighting
Two Council Bluffs men describe a bright meteor seen around 5:35 pm on Wednesday. John Rhoades and Harold Bernstein provide details of a sky flash, a perceived landing near a bank behind a house, and the object vanishing after a brief descent.
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John Rhoades
EL Pierce Sr
Marengo
Town County
Sone Oso
Rhoades
Harold Bernstein
Kenmore Ave
Gome
Bernstein
Mason City Youth Seized In Robbery
Chicago police seized four youths early Thursday in a string of robberies totaling 8688. One suspect, 17 year old David Hartema of Mason City Iowa, claimed he was absent from his assigned post since May 1. The group allegedly held up a rooming house operator for 465 and robbed a liquor store for 300 the following night.
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Chicago
Owo
Amonzhe
David Hartema
Mason City
Towa Palice
Hartema
Tumtont
Sid Hartema
Talks Adjourned in Detroit Auto Workers Strike Threat
Talks between American Motors Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers adjourned with both sides aiming for a compromise. The union demands a guaranteed annual wage as they push for concessions and a settlement ahead of the next round.
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Detroit
Amerian Motors Corp
CIO
Sids
Expect Showers To Continue Across Southwest Iowa
Severe weather swept Oklahoma City with gusts up to 107 mph and large hail while rain spread across Kansas and Texas. The forecast calls for continuing thundershowers in Southwest Iowa and warm readings with highs near 80 to 84 degrees.
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Iowa
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Sioux City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Scott City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas- Oklahoma
Shattuck
Arnett
Nortwest Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Follett
Tex
Montana
Idlaho
Florida
Masons Vote To Accept $500,000 For Home In Perry
The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa, meeting in Cedar Rapids, voted to accept the will of Tate Herman L. Bowler providing funds to establish a Rowley Memorial Masonic Home in Perry. The grant, estimated at $500,000, awaits California court approval. Bowler, born near Perry, died February 18, 1951 in Los Angeles, leaving resources for the home and operating income from the estate's remainder.
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Perry
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Crdar Rapids
Grand Lodge
Herman L. Bowler
Rowley
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids
California
Rowleys
Percy
Prand Lodge
Towa Masonry
Lowa
Conde, Oe
Nebraska Senator Praises Teaching Profession at Kearney Convocation
Senator Carl Curtis praised teachers during the golden anniversary convocation at Kearney State Teachers College. He stated no honor can be bestowed on any citizen greater than that of a genuinely devoted teacher.
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Lincoln
Ned
Nebraska
Carl Curtis
Kearney
Excommunication for Argentine Expulsion
The Consistorial Congregation announced that all persons involved in the expulsion of Bishop Manuel Tato from Argentina have been excommunicated. The measure targets those directly or indirectly responsible for the expulsion and any interference with church rights. Msgr. Tato and Msgr. Ramon Pablo Novoa were en route to Rome after being expelled by the government of President Juan D Peron.
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Vatican City
Manuel Tato
Argentina
L’osservatore Romano
Msgr
Tato
Buenos Aires
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Rome
Bens
Juan D., Peron
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