Heavy Rain Drenches CB and Causes Sewer Overflow
Rainfall across Council Bluffs totaled 1.38 inches with 1.26 inches falling before 6:20 am Wednesday. The downpour overwhelmed the city sewer system, caused street flooding on West Broadway, and seepage in basements. Lightning was recorded but there were no direct hits. Lake Manawa rose about two inches temporarily.
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Council Bluffs
Cotineil Bluffs
Waldo Merrill
Manawa
Harold Borgick
Lake
Forwick
Northwest Town
Sioux City
Halle
Algona
Tocahontas
Sioux City Council Rejects Trailers
Sioux City officials rejected Cov William Beardsley’s plan to send trailers for use as temporary dwellings for flood victims. Council said multiple agencies discussed the proposal and deemed it created more problems than it solved. Beardsley flew to Washington to push federal flood aid for 12 northwest Iowa counties.
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stoUx City
T He
Cov Willam
Beardsley
Sioux City
Vic Tims
Conneil
Washington
Iowa
Dee Moines
Wielita
Kan G
Kansas City
High School Coach Crushed by Tractor Accident
A high school coach, Ryan Gass of Manchester, was killed when a tractor overturned into a ditch Tuesday while assisting a road crew in Delaware County. The victim, a former Coe College student, was working this summer along the Ryan Hopkinton road east of town.
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Ryan
Tacharst Gass
Manchester
Uek Cruple Consolidated School
Case
Delaware County Road Department
Ryan-Hopkinton
Here
Coe College
Cup Donor George Waller Dies at 78
George T. Waller, a New York investment banker and donor of the Walker Cup, died Wednesday at his home. The American amateur golf competition honors his longtime support for the event.
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New York
George T. Waller
You Cannot Take Money With You Even If Rich
A humorous note reminds readers that wealth cannot accompany a person after death, underscoring the futility of material riches in the face of mortality.
End of Martial Law Demanded in East Berlin Riots
Western Allies demanded an end to martial law in East Berlin eight days after widespread unrest. They rejected Communist charges that American officers incited the rioting, while East German leaders called for harsh punishments for those involved. Reports say as many as 16,000 East Germans were in Soviet or East Berlin jails, with around 4,000 in East Berlin prisons and summary executions noted by Russian forces.
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Berlin
Stortia
East Germany
Otto Golewohl
Communist Party
Svorkers
Olbrova
United States
P. T. Dibrova
Red Army
Dibrova
Bolin
Thomas C. Timberman
U.S
Grotawohl
Tirotewokl
Socialist Unity
Eost
East Berlin
Groteworl
Fiso
Oskaloosa Lawyer Appointed Assistant U S District Attorney
DUS Moines 2-Rovert J Spayde 35 of Oskaloosa named Tuesday as assistant United States district Attorney for the southern district. Appointed by Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Spayde will work with Ray L Stephenson of Des Moines and will be stationed in Des Moines with a 3940 annual salary. He is a Sioux City native who has practiced in Oskaloosa since 1947 and led the city legal effort during the removal dispute on highway 68.
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DUS Moines 2
Rovert J. Spayde
Oskaloosa
United States
Town
North
U. S Atty
Herebert Brownell
Washington
Spayde
Ray L. Stephenson
Des Moines
Sioux City
Ram
Oskaloona
The
State University of Town
Navy speeds up ammunition production in multi million dollar plan
Rear Admiral Malcolm F. Schoeffel, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, disclosed a multi million dollar speedup in ammunition production by the Navy. He testified before Senate Appropriations Subcommittees and made his remarks public Tuesday, outlining increased output and efficiency measures.
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Wasitington P
Navy
Malcolm F. Schoeffel
Bureau of Ordnance
Senate
Uncle and Nephew Reunion Ends in Collision
YanMa Washington uncle Leslie Goodykoontz traveled from Wyoming to Yakima to meet his nephew Joe after 17 years. He collided on Neb Mill Boulevard when an oncoming car braked to avoid his vehicle, the other driver shouting insults as he exited the wreck. Leslie received a negligent driving ticket.
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YanMa
Wash
Luelie Goodykoontz
Joe Goodykoontz
Yakima
Wyoming
Joe
Neb Mill Boulevard
Leslie
Farmer Killed in Tractor Mishap Near Treynor Illinois
Merbert Schultz 24 of Route 2 Treynor, Iowa, died after a farm tractor ran over him on a road north of Pioneer Trail. Coroner Henry Meyer said Schultz fainted and fell. a doctor’s report is awaited to determine the cause. Survivor details include widow Audrey, son Daniel, daughter Kathleen Ann, parents Oscar and Mrs Schultz, sister Wanda Mae, and grandmother Dora Schultz. Service scheduled at Cutler Funeral Home and Zion Congregational Church with burial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Merbert IL Schultz
Henry Meyer
Schultz
Pioneer Trail
Meyer
Schulte
Treynor Schultz
Pottawattamie County
Treynar
Audrey Ane
Daniel Herbert
Kathleen Ann
Oscar H. Schultz
Keg Creek Township
Wanda Mae Schultz
Dora Schultz
Treynay
Cutler Funeral Home
A. I. Tnerseh
Treynor
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Transit Battle Delays Omaha to Cornell Bluffs Bus Service
A federal suit seeks to enjoin ICC from halting Cornell Bluffs Transit from running buses between Cornell Bluffs and Omaha. ICC granted permanent authority to Omaha Street Railway in April and gave Transit 60 days to appeal or comply. City playground registration tops 1,386 as season opens at 14 sites. Wakefield notes attendance build ahead of peak periods.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Cornell Bluffs Transit Company
Cornell Bluffs and Onaha
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Couns
Ail Bluffs Transit Company
Here
Omaha
Tennant
James R. Kiger
Cornell Bluffs Street Railway Company
ICC
Transit
C.F. Cornelius
Cornelius
IOC
Washington
TCC
Stroat Railway
Lee
Street Railway
James Pil Lee
Thyester
Forrest W. Wakefield
Soul P—Maxwelll. Taylor
U. S. Eighth Army
Iowa Traffic Deaths Quietly Rise In June
A late June report notes multiple traffic fatalities across Iowa with several counties reporting deaths in mid June. Authorities urge safer driving as summer travel increases.
Hold Air Force Men in Harrison County
Three Air Force men from Memphis Tennessee Chicago Illinois and Alabama were held by Harrison County investigators after being picked up in Woodbine. They were questioned about stolen cars in Denver Denver Missouri Valley and North Platte. Police believe they escaped from Lowry Air Force Base stockade in Denver.
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Logan
Air Force
Harrison County
Woodbine
James Ti
Isham
Memphis
Tenn
John Gd
Fox
Chicago
James B. Colley
Alabama
R. 8. Meay
Denver
Colo
North Platte
Neb
Missouri Valley
Molay
Des Moines man dies of injuries from rural collision
Gaylord VanDrew, 34, Des Moines, died in a hospital after injuries from a car collision near Anita on May 20. The accident occurred when his vehicle crashed in the countryside.
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Des Moines
Gaylord van Drew
Inna Hospital
Anita
Eisenhower Seeks Every Means To End EPT Blockade
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders vow to use every means to force a vote on the excess profits tax extension. House Speaker Martin says a majority of the Ways and Means Committee can be pressed to meet, with possible Democratic help. Chairman Reed resists and will not convene the panel.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
House
Martin
R-Mass
Reed
RNY
Ways and Means
White House
Marlin
Eissenhower
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Kansan
Chough
Yoon Chi Yung
ROK National Assembly
Rhee
Halleck
R-Ind
Fms
New Yorker
Hultteck
Carlson
ROK Rhee Signals Flexibility on Armistice Terms
Seoul reports President Rhee hinted in an NBC interview that new channels through Washington could make an armistice more acceptable to him and perhaps more honorable. He previously warned he would fight on if the cease-fire text remained unacceptable.
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Seoul
Syngmar Thee
Washington
NBC
Rhee
ROK
U. S
Walter S. Robertson
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
United Nations
Mass Demonstrations Mark Third Anniversary of Korean War
Government calls mass demonstrations across South Korea to mark the war’s third anniversary and oppose a truce. Hundreds of thousands are expected to march in major cities, with Seoul police implementing tight security for President Syngman Rhee who will address a large Capitol rally.
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South Korea
Morehhan
Seoula
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Zookeeper George H Roscan Retires From Denver Zoo
After 17 years of service at the Denver zoo George H Roscan 71 retires due to an animal allergy. He says a doctor advised against contact with animals though he admits choking up near Rosie the elephant at times.
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Denver
George H. Roscan
Rosean
Rosie
Telephone Operators Return After Heat Walkout
Four operators at Ottawa returned to work Tuesday after a heat induced walkout on Friday. Temperatures reached 103 degrees on Friday and Saturday as the Mineols Ball Telephone Co installed cooling equipment following the workers leaving.
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Ottawa
Miinols “Ball Telephone Co
Withdrawal of Tom Lyon Nomination Faces Senate Scrutiny
Secretary of the Interior McKay asks President Eisenhower to withdraw Tom Lyon’s nomination as director of the Bureau of Mines after Lyon disclosed a $5,000 annual pension from Anaconda Copper and indicated a conflict of interest. Senator Watkins criticized the arrangement as unacceptable. Lyon requested withdrawal, though McKay called him an excellent appointee. Acting Deputy Administrator Lyon, formerly of the Defense Metals Procurement Administration, was subject to the discovery.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Ligenhower
Tom Lyon
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Lyon
White House
Anaconde Copper Mining Co
Anacone
Watking
Senate Interior Committee
Defense Metals Procurement Administration
DMPA
Eisenhower
Defense
Wilson
General Motore
Defense Department
Big Business
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
Moscow
State Department
Vacheson
Ianat
Polly ‘ Cies
Air Force Cancels Kaiser Contracts For Transport Planes
The Air Force cancelled all Kaiser contracts for Flying Boxcar production at Willow Run Michigan. Kaiser to finish planes in final assembly. Senate hearings debated Kaiser costs versus Fairchild plant at Hagerstown Maryland.
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Washington
Air Force
Kaiser Ca
Willow Run
Mich
Kaiser
Senate
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Strauss Choice for AEC Chairmanship
President Eisenhower nominated New York financier Lewis L. Strauss to be chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission for a five year term starting June 30. Strauss, 57, a former AEC member and U.S. Navy reserve rear admiral, would succeed Gordon Dean whose resignation takes effect June 30.
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Washington
Hisenhower
New York
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Lisenhower
Senate
Strauss
White House
James C. Hagerty
Gordon Dean
U.S. Naval Reserve
Ir. i
Gasoline Price War and Korean War Front Updates
Gasoline prices rose about a penny a gallon in many towns as wholesale costs increased. In Korea, U S and South Korean forces continued heavy fighting across the 38th parallel with casualties rising to 126 852 killed or wounded and Sabre jets reportedly shooting down six Red MIGs with one damaged.
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Keokuk
Sean
Seoul
Korea
38Th Parallel
Washington
U. S
Eighth Army
Forty Two Mau Mau Terrorists Killed in Kenya Battle
In Nairobi area, 42 Mau Mau militants were killed in a fierce clash with British colonial troops and security forces in the Fort Tail region on Tuesday afternoon, marking a major, violent confrontation during colonial operations.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Ft. Tail
Salvation Army Commander Dies in New York
Ernest Pugmire 65 national commander of the Salvation Army since 1944 collapsed and died Wednesday near the national headquarters. Pugmire born in Kansas City Mo served 48 years with the Salvation Army after walking from a subway station to his office.
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New York
Ernest Pugmire
Salvation Army
Pugmire
Kansas City
Union Urges Unrestricted Trade With China After Armistice
The International Longshoremen's Union in San Francisco calls for immediate resumption of unrestricted trade with Communist China following the signing of a Korean armistice.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
International Longshore Men's and Warehousemen's Union
China
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