24 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
1
Washington reports May saw unchanged living costs while worker take-home pay rose to a record high. Secretary Mitchell notes steady price trends since mid 1953, with improved earnings and job opportunities signaling ongoing economic prosperity for workers and families. Average family take-home reached 70.12 dollars. single worker 62.83 dollars.
Thundershowers are forecast to begin in southwest Iowa Thursday night and spread eastward by Friday evening. Friday’s high is projected at 85 degrees, with Thursday’s safe high previously at 85. Rainfall was light in nearby Omaha, with 0.6 inches in 24 hours ending 6:30 am Thursday, while Spencer reported a state low of 46 and Burlington a high of 84.
AKRON Ohio The CIO United Rubber Workers Union signed a pension insurance severance pay contract with B F Goodrich Co on Wednesday night calling it the very best yet The agreement provides pensions at 180 dollars per year of service with a minimum of 27 a month for those reaching 65 with 10 to 15 years of service The new pact includes severance provisions and retirements for long service employees
Frank Kelley of the New York Tribune portrays the friendlier Moscow today with observations from the Soviet capital. The piece appears on page 5 of the edition.
Mrs. Ted Sieberg of 208 N St St will avoid turtles after a wandering snapping turtle injured her clawing a neighbor’s dog and prompted hospital treatment at Mercy. A visiting relative brought the creature from Big Lake for fun, and it was later returned to its natural habitat.
Western diplomats debated Molotov's calm tone and bold demands as the Soviet foreign minister urged Western concession on red China and Formosa. Some saw the speech as a jolt to reality while others criticized it as a repeat of old criticisms and blamed the West for the Cold War.
President Eisenhower touched on a possible second term during a informal address to about 15,000 in Concord New Hampshire He urged people to ask Sherman Adams his chief of staff about it The remark was seen as a hint he might run again as Adams continues a series of talks in New Hampshire
The Senate passed by voice vote a compromise bill raising pay for 1,073,220 federal employees by 7.5 percent retroactive to March 1, about 328 million dollars annually. The House expected to pass and send to President Eisenhower, who is anticipated to sign. The increases affect 993,057 civil service employees and 90,205 related workers nationwide, while half a million postal workers already received an eight percent raise.
A lighthearted note suggests cooperation can fix many issues. it playfully imagines freckles teaming up to become a tan coat. The tone is whimsical and upbeat, with no specific people or events named.
Lot Schlesinger of Freeport New York invoked the Fifth Amendment refusing to reveal records to Senate investigators amid graft concerns over military cap contracts. He denied paying bribes while threats of contempt loomed and calls to cancel his government contract intensified.
The Des Moines Diocese announced several priest transfers on Thursday. Rev. Joseph Schulte moves from Claibornia and Villisca to St. Mary’s Avoca and St. Patrick’s Walnut. Rev. Eugene Klein shifts from Des Moines to Clarinda and Villisea. Rev. Paul F. Tans will head Catholic Charities and mod erator of the Des Moines Deanery. Rev. Cornelius Gaul becomes assistant at Westphalia Teev. Rev. Ralph Goeser moves to Portsmouth.
Mrs Hatcher of 2611 Avenue D was named chairman of the United Fund residential campaign Thursday. General chairman C E Baird announced. also named were Mrs Nevin Innes and Mrs Gale Wahl as area chairs. Mrs Robert Beno outlined procedures and urged immediate selection of area and district captains.
Plans call for a million dollar bell tower or carillon as a memorial to the late Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio to be built on the Capitol grounds. The Taft Memorial Foundation would raise funds for a 100 by 32 by 11 foot structure with 25 bells. Hoover and Eisenhower endorsed the project and Knowland introduced legislation to authorize the erection as a gift. A site northwest of the Capitol was recommended.
In Wilmington Delaware a 10 year old boy Lawrence Nichols collapsed and died during a brief violent thunderstorm. County deputy coroner Isaac A. Thornton ruled the death caused by fright from the storm.
Springfield reports the House passed bills to raise state sales tax from 2 to 3 percent after July 1, affecting Chicago and likely some downstate cities. The measure, part of a Stratton Catey revenue package, removes ballot referendums for local half cent taxes and lets City Council approve the tax.
Daytime truck counts at Iowa Nebraska bridges show 15 to 40 per hour, indicating heavier nocturnal traffic. Iowa seeks fuel tax compliance from trucks entering with more than 20 gallons, with a broader border crackdown and three inspectors assigned to southern stations at Keokuk Bloomfield Cincinnati Lamoni and Clarinda.
City Attorney David Stuart says caps and cap pistols may still be illegal in Iowa. The legislature removed caps from the weapons list in criminal code, but they remain outlawed as fireworks in the public health and safety section. An amendment to the city fireworks ordinance is pending clarification.
Four Bluffs men were inducted into military service Thursday. William Knox, Selective Service Board chairman, announced their names and addresses: William Jack Scott, 26, 38 Gould Ave. Larry D Mark, 24, Route 3. Jerry J. Dempsey, 21, Route 4. and Trevor M. Munch, 23, 703 E Pierce St.
A panel of medical experts voted 8 to 2 to continue vaccinating youngsters with the Salk polio vaccine at a Washington meeting before a House Commerce Subcommittee. A nonpresent letter from Dr William McB Hammond of the University of Pittsburgh urged halting the program, making the tally 8 to 3.
George A Steinberg 82 of 219 Harrison St Omaha renowned as the city's oldest grocer, former 32 year city councilman and early Labor Movement supporter, died at a local hospital after years of heart ailment. He led a rich civic life including a Boer War service in Britain, owned Veg Coffee and mentored workers during strikes. Funeral services set for Friday at Meyer Funeral Home with Rabbi Meyer Kripke officiating. He leaves a widow Sarah, three sons Max Sam Jack, three daughters and many grandchildren.
Deputy Sheriff investigated when Darrell Carspecken, a 33 year old Oakland farmer and corn dealer, claimed two men in a Missouri car drugged him after agreeing to sell five truckloads of corn. He woke in Wheeler Grave Cemetery with his billfold rifled but cash intact, suggesting an attempted robbery.
DES MOINES P-Gov. Leo Hoeph announced six one day workshops on new laws taking effect July 4. The sessions, urged by the Towa County Officers Assn, aim for uniform administration. Schedule: Storm Lake June 28 Mason City June 24 Boone June 30 Atlantic July 6 Ottumwa July 7 Cedar Rapids July 8. Karl Holloway of the state auditor's office will lead. county officials are urged to attend.
In Buenos Aires on Thursday, 16 members of President Merón's cabinet submitted their resignations to permit a government overhaul. The move aims to help Merón reorganize his administration and chart a new course for his presidency.
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