Total Farm Income Falls As Prices Dip
The Agriculture Department said total farmer income fell by about one billion dollars last year while nonfarm income rose above 1954 levels. The report notes the farm average per person at 1860 and details factors from price declines to production costs. It discusses the soil bank plan and potential policy action amid an election year.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank Plan
Secretary of Agriculturel
Benson
Congress
Eisenhower
Soiil
Senate
Soil Bank
Senson
Neif's Activities Called Improper by Senator
Senator George of Georgia led a special investigation into Neif's conduct tied to a $2500 campaign donation offer to Senator Case. He cited a clear pattern of actions in five states to drum up support for the measure and described the conduct as manifestly improper with no crimes charged.
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Washington
George
D4ga
Geese Braska
John MM. Neil
Keif
Francis Case
R-Sd
Neff
Todays Chuckle Too many drivers drive like living was going out of style
A lighthearted quip notes that too many motorists proceed with reckless haste and a carefree attitude as if life itself were ending, prompting a wry reminder to slow down and value safety.
City drops plan to raise parking fines after protests
City Council reversed plans to increase overtime parking fines to 2 dollars after petitions from business groups and Chamber of Commerce representatives. Leo Ungar urged keeping fines low to avoid driving trade away while suggesting alternative revenue from meters after 5 PM to 9 PM on weekdays. Mayor Knox noted meters not breaking even. station urged stricter enforcement. In other business, Booth and Olson Construction Co. of Sioux City won a bid to pave 22 blocks at 16.29 dollars per block, about 1 percent above city estimates, while Hersheyva Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids won 26-block asphalt resurfacing at 507355 dollars. Work slated to start by June 1.
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Chamber of Commerce
L. Mi. McConnell
Leo Ungar
William P. Knox
Clair Hashaw
Hushaw
Joseph
Katelman
Booth and Olson Construction Co
Sioux City
Booth and Olson
City Enro
Hersheave Construction
Elthon May Try State Senate Race
Des Moines reports that Lt Gov Leo Elthon is planning to run for the State Senate, with a formal announcement expected Wednesday. He was in Des Moines Monday discussing his political plans and has not commented publicly. The potential race would place Elthon in the Worthington Winnebago district currently associated with Senator Jacob Grimstead.
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Des Moines
Leo
Elthon
Senate
Pimarr
Eithon
Worthditchelh
Winnebago
Jacob Grimstead
Lake Mills
Grimstead
Teelee
Eithen
About Face in Southwest Iowa Prespring Turnaround
Weather shifts to colder air with a low pressure system moving through Missouri. Snow likelihood rises for Wednesday with highs near 33 and lows in the 30s after a warmer Monday high of 60s. Iowa temperatures vary, with Waterloo at 32 this morning and Lamont recording 72 yesterday.
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Iowa
Coider
The
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Waterloo
Lamont
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff
Ts. Valentine
Hope To Decide On Judge Candidate
Repulicans and Hou licans hope to decide within six weeks on a candidate for the federal district judgeship vacancy in their state. Curtis said several have been mentioned and discussed in conferences. Strongest support favors William J. Spear, Richard Robinson, and Judge Faye Pollock.
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Republs
Houlicans
Curtis
James A. Donohoe
Milwaukee Drops C&NW Merger Study Amid Doubts
Milwaukee Road officials say merger studies with Chicago and North Western are not feasible at present. Concerns cited include North Westerns demoralized condition under new chief Ben Heineman and a consultant report showing more than 60 million dollars in deferred maintenance across tracks bridges and stations. Directors worry about North Westerns reserves for potential claims as well. North Western officials declined comment.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Bethind
Ben. W. Heineman
North Western
Heineman
Union Pacifi
NFO Leader Enters U S Senate Race in Atlantic Primary
Duane Orion a 45 year old Atlantic farmer and National Farmers Organization measurer announced his candidacy in the Republican Senate primary against incumbent B B Hickenlooper. He resigns as NEO measurer to run and emphasizes farmers need a square deal and equality with other groups. Orion is a Griswold High School graduate, married with two daughters, farming 20 acres.
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Atlantic
Duane Orion
National Farmers Organization
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cnue
Orion
Hickenlooper
NEO Post
NEO
NFO
Oxon
Northwestern Bell Names Two Executives in Minnesota
Northwestern Bell announces changes naming Marvin F Oberg of Minneapolis as vice president and general manager for Minnesota operations, succeeding Warne L Huffman who moves to lead the company’s Minnesota unit. Oberg is a Vallejo native and 1996 Iowa State College graduate, previously chief engineer peer of the Minnesota operations.
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Marvin Foberg
Minneapolis
Minn
Warne L. Huffman
Norithwestern Bell Telephone Co
Towa
Huffman
Minnesota
Oberg
Valle
Iowa Staite College
Northwestern Bell
Fur Pieces Stolen From Hotel Black Hawk Rooms
Davenport police report theft of 13 fur pieces valued at 850 dollars from five rooms of the Hotel Black Hawk on Monday night. The items were taken during a dinner and style show attended by delegates of the Central State Farriers Association in the hotel.
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Davenport
Black Hawk
Central State Farriers Assn
Canal Zone Post For Gen. Potter
President Eisenhower nominated Brig. Gen. William E. Potter to govern the Canal Zone. Potter, 50, would replace Maj. Gen. Joan S. Seybold, retired, and now serves on the Mississippi River Commission and Army Corps of Engineers. Senate confirmation required.
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Washington
Eisenhower
William E. Potter
Canal
Potter
Joan S. Seybold
Mississippi River Commission
Missouri River Division
Army
Corps of Engineers
Senate
Board of Engineers For
Rivers and Harbors
Capital
Gen. Potter
Missouri Basin
Kansas City
Alaska
War Colege
Canal Zone
Gen. Power
Omaha
Brownell Hall
Spellman to Attend New York Wedding of Grace
Archbishop Spellman plans to attend the wedding of actress Grace in New York as a delegate. The Monaco prince says Bishop Monaco will perform the ceremony in Monaco on April 32.
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New York
Hainfer
Monaco
Spellman
Grace
Ministerial panel backs closed casket funeral rule
A Council Bluffs Ministerial Assn committee recommends closing caskets during services to keep focus on the Christian message and hopeful heavenward themes. Dr. Allan Knight, chairman, says the final impression should be spiritual, not a postservice viewing. The recommendation, published in bulletin, will be presented to the association March 19 for consideration and possible wider adoption. The panel includes Rev Verner Carlsen, Howard Pooley, and Dr William Overhuiser.
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Council Bluff Ministerial Assn
Allan Knight
Association
Siers
Dr. Knicht
Association Gnemisers
Feneral Home
Verner Carlsen
Our Savior's Lutheran
Howard Pooley
First Presbyterian
Wiliam Overhuiser
Methodist Church
Judge Ardell Knows All About Case He Saw Man In Action
Municipal Judge Allan Ardell, while crossing the Broadway Viaduct at 9 p.m. Monday, presided Tuesday over a 56 year old defendant charged with drunkenness. Police had picked up the man on the viaduct. The judge recalled the prior incident and told the defendant he saw him walking in the traffic lane and that motorists were having trouble. The man was fined ten dollars.
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Ardell
Allan Ardell
Broadway
Judge Ardell
Westinghouse Accepts Plan to End 143 Day Strike
Westinghouse Electric Corp accepted a government settlement plan to end a 143 day strike involving about 55 000 workers at 40 plants. The International Union of Electrical Workers had not yet commented. The plan proposes full job restoration for most fired for alleged strike violence while leaving 36 other terminations to arbitration.
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Washington
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Westinghouse
TUE
Planis
James_B_ Carey
Ither
Engineers To Lower Gavins Point Reservoir This Spring
The Gavins Point Reservoir will be lowered about 15 feet for three months this spring to permit boat basin and ramp construction on both shores. The level will drop from 1,205 feet to 1,190 feet and is expected to return to normal by June. Brig. Gen. W. E. Porter says the drawdown will not affect normal pool operation and will enhance future recreational use.
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Omaha
Gavins Point
Corps of Engineers
Nebraska
South Dakota
W. E. Porter
Students Seek More Money For Colleges
Des Moines four Iowa men plan a campaign to urge the state to provide more state college funding. Gov Leal Hough and noted supporters urge higher education appropriations to cover growing enrollments, staff, and facilities, with proposals for gradual increases to avoid tax shocks.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leal "Hough
Ewis Fisher
Woristock
Charles Schwab
Carleton
WL Smith
Ames
Robert Nor “Berg
Albia
Hoech
Publc
Don’t Score Here! en Slytis
A local game ends with controversy as Don’t Score Here! decries a disputed tally by Slytis. Officials review the call amid protests from fans and players, seeking clarity on the final score and ruling.
Eisenhower asks Bulganin for atomic safeguards
President Eisenhower sends a new note to Soviet Premier Bulganin urging world disarmament with safeguards to keep atomic materials from fueling weapon stockpiles. The March 1 message, delayed by radio, reaffirms openness to open skies within a broader effective inspection system and coordinated Western effort under the DLN to pursue disarmament talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
United States
Kremlin
White House
Bulgenin
Russia
Deacei
United
Arab Summit Talks At Cairo Shift in Arab Alliance?
King Saud flew to Cairo for a summit with Egyptian Premier Nasser and Syria's Al Kuwaily to discuss bringing Jordan and its Arab Legion into a neutralist bloc. Syria and Saudi Arabia signed mutual aid pacts with Egypt and placed forces under a joint command led by Abdel Hakim Amer, with Edson Burns arriving for talks on the Palestine border. An Egyptian spokesman denied Israeli crossing charges.
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Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shukri al Kuwaily
Syria
Jordan
Arab Legion
Hussein
John Bagot Glubb
Ara Egy Bas
Britain
Faisal
Iraq
Nasser
Turkey
Pakistan
Iran
Abdel Hakim Amer
Israel
Edson Burns
U. N. Truce Supervision Organization For
Palestine
Responsibility On Soviet And U.S.
British and Israeli leaders voiced grave fears over Middle East war chances after Premier Ben-Gurion told Jerusalem Parliament that moral responsibility rests with the Soviet and U S governments. He blamed Soviet arms supply to Egypt and U S arms embargoes for Israel for the crisis.
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London
David
Ben-Gurion
Israel
Middle East
Jerusalem
John Glubp
Joréanus
Lynx and Greenfield Set for Wednesday District Semifinal
In the Abraham Lincoln Greenfield district Class A tournament, Lynx faces Greenfield Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson Field House. The Iowa Deal Shelby Class 3 semifinal also occurs that night at 7:30. Winners advance to the district final next Saturday at a to be announced site. Red Oak Oakland Mt. Ayr Guthrie Center drawing potential opponents. Red Oak and Oakland meet Tuesday. Mt. Ayr plays Guthrie Center in a first round at Aden.
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Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
Red Oak
Oakland
Guthrie
Mt. Avr
Guthrie Center
Aden
Shelby Survivor
Gonal
Blockton
Mi. Ayr
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