County Attorney asked to review bribe charge against GGC members
A request to County Attorney Matthew Walsh from C. W. Emarine a former GGC chair asks for an investigation into Friel’s claim that Good Government Committee members offered him money to drop his intervention suit over a 1949 air conditioning contract. Friel declined to name individuals. The May meeting amid campaign fire, with BRGA and Mulqueen moderating, focused on council manager vs mayor council forms.
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Good Government Committee
Robert Friel
Matthew Walsh
C. W. Emarine
GGC Group
Emarine
Save Our City Manager Plan
Friel
Walsh
Second Ave
Save the City Manager Group
GGC
Don Filbert
Filbert
Better Representative Government Assn
Crystal Lodge
BRGA
Tll
Miracle Of Modern Surgery Heals Seven Year Old Eugene Hosford
A seven year old boy, Eugene Hosford of Route 4, underwent a pioneering chest surgery at Jennie Edmundson Hospital to correct a funnel chest. Surgeons loosened and realigned ribs and breastbone, wired them in place, and will remove the skeletal frame in a month. The family, one of nine children, hopes for swift recovery and normal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Noe
Eugene Hosford
Charles Hosford
Eugene
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs-Omaha
Pacific Fruit Express
10,731 Sign Up For Homestead Credit
Approximately 300 Council Bluffs homeowners have not signed up for homestead exemptions while 10,731 have. The deadline for homestead and military exemptions is July 1 under the new law. Korean War veterans who served between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1953 are eligible for Military exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Dennis Nelson
Nelson
Eisenhower Leaves Hospital Room After Operation
President Eisenhower walked about 40 feet from his hospital bed into a corridor without support then sat in a chair before returning to his bed. He later met for about 45 minutes with Sherman Adams and White House staff on official business.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tyne & White House Press
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
White House
Illiteracy Stays High in Mexico City Amid Population Growth
Illiteracy in Mexico City persists with projections the problem may endure for about 25 more years as population expansion continues to outpace literacy efforts.
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Mexico City
Baird Declared Republican Nominee After Recount
C E Baird of Council Bluffs won the Republican nomination for the 1957 supervisor team after a Board of Supervisors recount. The recheck of Crees Township voting gave Baird a final edge over incumbent Dale Muller of Carson by a single vote.
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C. E. Baird
Council Bluffs
Board of Supervisors
Res Crees
Tac Sweats
Dale Muller
Carson
Baird
Kes
Mary Muller
Dulles Attacks Soviet Despotism Over Khrushchev Speech
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles denounced Soviet communist despotism calling its leaders collaborators of Stalin and beneficiaries of purges. He cited Khrushchev’s secret speech and urged free peoples to shun a system unable to accept voluntary rule. He questioned Soviet promises of free elections in Germany and stressed the need to test communism on its merits.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
Joseph Stalin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Mile
Dulles
Kiwanis International
Germany
Geneva
Russia
East
West Germany
East Germany
Saviet Youlers
Karushchev
Builders to raise model home in Valley View Addition
The Council Bluffs Home Builders start at 7 a m Friday to erect a five room model home in the 200 block of Pickardy Lane Valley View Addition. Twenty five carpenters will work two days to complete the house including basement and garage. The event is open to the public and proceeds from an ensuing auction go to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pickardy Lane
Valley View Addition
Duane Imerie
The
Home Builders’ Assn
Soil Bank Program Expands to Include Grazed Land
The Agriculture Department announced that portions of crop land grazed or hay cut this year may join the soil bank program. The revision excludes fields with harvested crops and those already hayed, but grants permission for grazed land due to late awareness of the new farm law and related hardship on farmers.
Chuckle: Fast talker with tobacco auctioneer lineage
A light quip about Jim being a fast talker traces his chatter to family roots. His father sold tobacco at auctions and his mother was a woman, prompting a humorous remark on speech pace.
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Jim
Six Mill Increase Proposed in Council Bluffs School Levy
Council Bluffs public schools may raise about six mills next year to cover a new $1,250 bond issue and rising instructional costs. The budget reflects higher valuations, with principal and interest on the bond totaling $83,000 and instructional expenses increasing by about $143,000. Final approval awaits July 2, with public hearings and bid openings scheduled for the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Supt
Riassel J. Mourer
Pwll
Thomas Jefferson High School
Nnew
Longfellow
Abraham Lincoln High School
T.J
Edard
Rue Edison
Steele, Sandham and Steele Co. of
Omaha
Kefauver Not Running for Vice President
Ohio and Tennessee sources report that Estes Kefauver is not seeking the No. 2 slot on the Democratic national ticket. Senator Kefauver stated in a news conference that he wants only the presidential nomination and is not running for vice president under any circumstances.
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Kefauver
Oarville
Onio F — den
Estes Rauver
J. J. Hughes Dies in Des Moines After Stroke
J. J. Hughes longtime Council Bluffs resident and Iowa Democratic power died Wednesday in Des Moines after an 11 week stroke. He founded a life insurance career in 1902 with Northwestern Mutual and held senior posts in state and national party affairs including secretary of the Iowa Democratic State Central Committee and sergeant at arms for the Democratic National Committee. He headed recovery agencies during the Roosevelt era and served as an ambassador for federal housing programs. He was born in Council Bluffs and survived by his wife Clara and four children.
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J. Hughes
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Des Moines
Mr. Hughes
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Oklahoma City
Hughes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
State Recover Board
National Recovery Administration
SRA
Home Owners Loan Corporation Iholc
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Martin Hughes
Mary A. Wickeham
Hi School
St. Benedict's College
Atchison, Kan
Congress Narrowly Clears U.S. Highway Bill For Action
Conferees finalize a $32.9 billion highway program and tax measures, sending the plan to President Eisenhower for signature before July 1. The package includes a one cent gas tax hike to three cents and raises on buses trailers fuels and other road related items.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Conferences On Constuction
We Ac
City Auditors Praise 1953 56 Finances In Review
State auditor’s office commends the city for accurate well kept and properly accounted for records covering December 31 1953 to January 1 1956. Report signed by L G Copeland and C W Ward notes positive findings for the Finance Department Municipal Court city clerk playground and airport commissions and handling of Police and Fire pension funds.
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State Auditor
L. G. Copeland
C. W. Ward
Light Rain Arrives but Warm, Humid Weather Expected
Summer warmth remains in Southwest Iowa as a slow-moving cold front from western Nebraska is forecast to trigger more scattered thundershowers Thursday night into Friday. Rainfall varied widely with unofficial totals from Council Bluffs to Hebron, while highs stayed in the 60s and 70s across the region.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Omaha
Council Bluffs Hill District
Orient
Creston
Hebron
Plattsmouth
Watertoo
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Relef
Rainfall Falls Short for Northwest Missouri Farmers
Rain drenched parts of Bethany and nearby towns but fell well short of drought relief. Farmers report minimal soil moisture gains while officials urge continued conservation and monitor forecasts for additional showers.
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Bethany
Northwest
Missouri
Pein
Absentee Voting Interest Grows Ahead of Time Election
City Clerk Richard Bunten reports 3.8 percent turnout in absentee ballots, nearly matching city averages since 1948 and about three times the 108 ballots cast in 1949. He calls the level a definite sign of brisk interest in the issue. Ballots available at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bunten
Bunten
Hhis
Pam
Mondar
Nonpareil Expands Sunday Comics With 22 Features
The Nonpareil adds a larger Sunday comic section with 22 major comics printed in two full page sections. The change follows a readership survey and includes popular strips like There Oughta Be A Law as a top daily comic now moved to Sunday.
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Iscll
Smaier
Tom
38 New Lawyers Take Oath at Supreme Federal District Court
Forty law graduates stood before officials Saturday as 38 new lawyers were admitted in ceremonies at the Supreme Federal District Court. Attendees included judges and family members, marking a formal step into the legal profession.
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Ted
Supreme Federal District Court
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Joe Katelman
Ces
Joseph B. Katel
Fairmount Park
James Mulqueen
Katelman
Albert L. Cleveland
Mub
Council Manager
Mulquen
Charles A. Hosford
Sion
J. J. Hughes
D. M
J. Jd
Jack) Hughes
Truman
Davcy S. Truman
Britain
Towa
Leo Hoesh
U. S. Hizaway 6
Pat
Family Weekly
Montorell
Newepa
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