Library of More Than Books Celebrates Public Library
The article extols a Missouri river region library with 76 000 volumes built by Andrew Carnegie and praises its staff for efficiency and devotion. It argues libraries serve as repositories of world thought and essential information centers guiding modern society. It notes ancient Rome housed many libraries and highlights the value of librarians in answering questions quickly.
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Rome
Taperial
Palatine
Erate
J. R. Perkinstown
Willow and
Pearl Streets
Showers and Warm Weekend Forecast Across Plains
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected to redevelop Sunday with somewhat drier air moving in Saturday. Mild warm temperatures foreseen with Sunday highs near 80 and Sunday night lows around 60. Tornadoes were reported west of the region including one at Venango Nebraska. Rainfall varied nationwide with Sioux Falls recording the heaviest at 10.8 inches.
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Western Plains
Venango
Neh
Sioux Falls
Towa
Nebraska
Wally
Ike to Run Far Mills Says Aide
Former Democratic Committee Chairman Stephen A Mitchell says Eisenhower will run for president again despite no confirmed commitment. Mitchell calls any stated plan a pose and claims the public stance lacks seriousness while noting speculation remains persistent.
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Far Mills
Eisenhower
Wao
Democratic Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell Sant
Michel
Oakland girl excels while working to pay tuition
A Oakland student balances part time work with college studies earning high grades. The feature notes her method and includes a photograph, directing readers to page 273 for full details. The item also references related stories on pages 8E and TC about a former Southwest Town resident in California and Herbert Hoover’s son as a potential presidential material.
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Oakland
California
Persia
GOP
Herbert Hoover
Southwest Town Boy Scout Council
Mass polio shots urged through summer by experts
New York polio experts led by U S Surgeon General Leonard Scheele recommended continuing mass Salk injections through the summer despite a small risk of paralysis in already infected individuals. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis framed the decision as a net public health gain during rising poliomyelitis incidence.
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New York
U.S
Leonard Scheele
Natonal Foundation
Pr. Salk
Jonas Salk
Thomas B. Francis
University of Michigan
Salk
Eisenhower
National Foundation
Surgeon Generall
Man 90 Turns In Drivers' License
Albert M. Willis, age 90, of Quincy Mass, celebrated his 90th birthday by selling his automobile and turning in his driving license after 49 years of accident free driving. He cited reduced reactions and safety concerns, noting Eb would not want to endanger anyone.
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Quincy
Mass
Albert M. Willis
Families Of POWs Have Little To Say
The Red Cross said two of three turncoat Americans plan to return to the United States and one to Japan. In Texas and Washington and Arkansas, mothers expressed cautious or hopeful reactions, preferring homecoming over remaining in Communist China.
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Associated Press
Red China
Red Cross
United States
Japan
Jacksonville
Tex
Albert Griss
Lewis W. Griggs
Jewell Bell
Theater Building Plans Approved in Council Bluffs
Plans for a 600 seat theater on leased West Pottawattamie County Fair Assn. property near Playland Park were approved by Entertainment, Inc. Harold Clizke led a $40,000 fundraising campaign with Clifford Menz, Norman Filbert Jr., and Leo Meyerson to begin July 7.
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Council Bluffs
Entertainment, Inc
West Pottawattamie County
Paul Scarpellino
Fairfield High Band Heads to Lions Convention Parade
Seventy six members of the Fairfield High School band depart Monday for Atlantic City New Jersey to participate in the Lions International convention parade. The group will represent Iowa at the event and return about June 25.
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Fairfield JP
Fairfield High School
Atlantic City
N. J
Ijowa
Molotov Warms Up On His Trip To The West
Molotov travels aboard a Southern Pacific train toward California to curry favor with Western powers. He avoids discussing international affairs while observing American life and accepting a ten gallon hat in Cheyenne. Guards closely monitor him as the train advances through Chicago and Nebraska.
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Molotov
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
P.V.M. Molotov
Calfornia
Kremln
Amercans
Chiefs of State
Geneva
U.N
California
Cheyenne
New York City
Midwest
America
New York
Chicago
Nebraska
Mototov
Pisgah Veteran POW Returns Home Faces New Start
Donald Wakehouse, last of Korean War POW exchangepers, has returned to Pisgah with leg injuries in a hospital brace. He plans to move to Des Moines for business training in accounting, while his wife awaits a transfer and new job. he emphasizes looking forward to a hopeful future.
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C. W. McManamy
Pisgah
Donald Wakerhouse
Wakethouse
Veterans Hospital
Denver
Wakehouse
Des Moines
Air Force Finance Center
Adenauer Sees Western Unity Strengthened by Talks
West Germany leader Konrad Adenauer said Western unity has been strengthened by recent talks with U.S. and British and French officials. He stressed Germany will remain allied with the West and predicted the Cold War barrier would gradually come down. He planned to meet British Prime Minister Anthony Eden after visits with Eisenhower and Dulles in London.
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Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Europe
Adenauer
London
Eisenhower
Joan Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Tollewild
U.S
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Los
Germany
Tie
Medical Officer Falls Dead At Review Parade
CAMP McCOY Wis A medical officer collapsed and died before the reviewing stand during the Wisconsin 22nd National Guard division annual review His wife and two children watched from the parade route Lt Col Thomas H H Lorenzo 35 commander of the 135th Medical Battalion saluted moments before he fell others rushed to aid but he was dead.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin
22Nd National Guard
Thomas HH. Lorenzo
Tragedy at Strip Coal Mine Flood Drowns Father and Daughter
A sedan carrying a father and his 7 year old daughter plunged into a pool of water at a Strip mine in Tennessee on Saturday. Both occupants drowned before rescuers could reach them.
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Tniontown
Irate Father Gripes Over Sacrifices For Doctor Son
A newspaper item quotes an angry father who claims he sacrificed his life for his son to study medicine and now expects gratitude. He vents frustration at the delays and the burden of supporting his child’s training. The piece reflects family tensions and generational expectations.
Tax Return Failure Brings Iowa Suit
Waterloo report shows a $1,000 penalty sought by the State of Iowa from Raymond L. Robingon for allegedly failing to file a state income tax return. The Black Hawk County suit is part of a new Iowa AG campaign to collect taxes, with similar cases in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Fort Dodge. Robinson earned $4,800 in 1954 and did not file a state return after filing federally.
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Waterloo
Continue Search For Pump For Manaawa
Pumping operations at Lake Manawa are held up for a suitable vacuum pump to prime the river edge pump. Several outfits have been tried without success. Liner pumping ceased June 4 after the old vacuum pump failed, lake water level fell several inches, now about six inches higher than pumping began in May.
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Lake Manawa
Setip
Training Program Set for Dubuque Air Force Reeves Course
Dubuque area hosts the 1S Air Force Reeves era training program at Laras College. The course is scheduled to begin in the fall with sessions to be held on Taght peratans the program is set to get underway.
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Dubuque
Laras College
Air Fore
Taght Peratans
Cat Back Home After Six Days Spent Wrapped In Package
Teffy the cat spent six days wrapped in a merchandise box after a lamp return routed through a service building and lamp department. The Bellefontaine owner Mrs. John Naugle found the cat alive and revived upon opening the box on Saturday, and Taffy was returned home.
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Columbus
Ohio
Teffy
John Naugle
Bellefontaine
Taffy
Striking Seamen Facing Draft In Britain
Britain’s striking seamen and dockers began returning to work on Saturday raising hopes for an end to disruptions to seaborne trade and transatlantic travel. Officials noted many under 26 sought re employment aboard Cunard liners while strike leaders warned the fight would continue despite government and union involvement.
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London
Britain
Official
Shipping Federation
Southampton
Liverpool
Leslie Hargreaves
Hargreaves
National Union of Seamen
Nitro Used To Snuff Gas Fire
Renov o Pa July 7 The explosion of 300 pounds of nitroglycerin Saturday snuffed a huge fire at one of the nation s largest gas wells. Paul Red Adair placed and set the explosive and detonated it electrically. The blast ended the blaze as gas continued to vent at about 200 million cubic feet daily with work ahead to cap the well and prevent reignition. Adair warned any spark could re ignite and endanger workers. the control effort would take several days.
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Renovo
Paul “Red Adair
Adair
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported by AP
Article lists Iowa traffic fatalities reported by the Associated Press, compiling regional totals and noting date references. Details appear incomplete but indicate ongoing monitoring of motor vehicle deaths across Iowa locations.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Peron Places Army in Full Command Across Argentina
President Juan Peron seized control of Argentina placing the army in command of security forces and key government functions. He held meetings with top generals, ordered censorship in Buenos Aires, and visited the damaged Government House after a deadly air attack.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Human Catholic Church
Peron
L Sujan Rafael Fontanella
Father Fontanella
Radio Farroupilha
Porto Alegre
Brazil
Franklin Lucero
Damonte Taborda
Lucero
Humberto Sosa Molina
Juan Ignacio San Martin
Jose Domingo Molina
Miguel Gamboa
Federal Police
General Confederation of Labor
Vatican
Government House
Army Ministry
Santiago Luis Cardinal Copelle
Manuel Tato
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Msgr
Antonio Rocca
Albino Mensa
Labor and Commerce Ministries
Labor Confederation
Corn borers emerge in force across Iowa fields
Dr. Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College warns farmers to reapply DDT as corn borers resume egg laying on new growth. Eye counts show 200 to 600 massed borers per 10 plants in southern Iowa, with lower but notable counts in central and northern regions.
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Ames
Gunderson
Iowa
Rubber Tire Prize Wins Big Fish at Massillon Contest
In Massillon Ohio Kathy Jose, 12, competed against 303 youths in a Massillon Reservoir fishing contest Saturday. She hooked a rubber tire containing two catfish, 11% and 714 inches long. The large catfish topped 198 others to win her the grand prize.
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Massililon
Ohio
Kathy Jose
Massillon Reservoir
Kathy
Father's Day Happy One For Methodist Pastor
The article notes Rev Robert McNabb of Waterloo marking Father’s Day with his family. He has four adopted sons Roy Ray Danny Allen. three were adopted in Hawaii from diverse genetic backgrounds. McNabb and three others began ministry together, with plans after a three months leave to join the Pacific Northwest assignment.
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Walt
Robert McNabb
United States
Hawai
Stev
McNabb
Ray
van End
Mr. McNabb
Honolulu
Wanokaa
Grace Methodist Church
Waterloo
Gerald. Bisbee
Galwein
LeRoy
Bauman
Grundy Center
Robert Moss
Pocahontas
Waterloo Earier
Pacific Northwest
Kansas City Fire Ravages Block Destroying Businesses
A fierce blaze tore through a square block in Kansas City on Saturday night, razing most business buildings. Property damage exceeded 250 dollars, with many storefronts left in ruins and the fire under investigation by local authorities.
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Kansas City
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