Alternate Plan For 34 Finds Favor In Red Oak
Four Iowa Highway Commission members visited Red Oak unannounced to study the proposed relocation of U S Highway 24. An alternate plan by F C Schneider would route a four lane road through Red Oak and keep most of the current highway with limited widening. Cost estimates hover around two million dollars for either option. Senator Henry W Washburn and Rep. W H Harbor supported Schneider plan.
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Red Oak
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Ames
Chamber of Commerce
Emerson
Quiet Survey Commission
Russell Lundy
Des Moines
Lundy
F.C. Schneider
Avaid Hills
Schneider
Cin
Legion Park
Mills County
Henry W. Washburn
Hastings
Rep
W. H. Harbor
Henderson
Washburn
Harbor
Mel Graham
Audubon
Chris Larsen Jr
Sioux
Emery W. Loomis
Waterloo
John Buller
Buller
Council Bluffs
B47 Explodes Near Wichita Three Die
An Air Force B47 exploded in the air three miles northeast of Wichita, killing three men. Officials at McConnell Air Force Base identified the bomber but had not confirmed its mission. Charles Brown, a radio technician, witnessed planes tumbling and one exploding at about 200 feet.
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Wichita
Kan
McConnell Air Fores Bare
Charles Brown
Radio Technican
Highway Patrol
Brown
Insured My Voice for 250000 Says Famous Singer
The famous singer claimed to have insured his voice for 250000 dollars. A rival questioned what use was made of the 23, with details remaining unclear.
Malvern Boy Recoversfrom Easter Accident
David W Hansen of Malvern suffered a broken left leg when a car rolled over him in Silver City on Sunday. He was treated at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs with a metal traction splint and remains in good condition but awkward. His family brightened his mood with Easter bunnies and colored eggs, and he looked forward to spending Easter at home if his hospital stay ends soon.
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Malvern
Edser
David W. Hansen
Silver City
David
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council
Abs. Rolland Hansen
Sherry
Hansens
Russell Strouds
Stroud
Hos
Pullman Co Authorized to Hike Rates May 1
The Railway Commission grants the Pullman Company a 72 percent rate increase for sleeping and seating accommodations, effective May 1. All roads are approved to raise charges on parlor cars on the same date.
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Lincoln
Railway Commission
Pullman Co
Don't Score Here For Couneil Stuffs to Date
Readable fragments describe a sports or council item with unclear names and dates. The brief notes mention a venue, a team or group, and a request or record dated events, but details are incomplete. The item reads as a sparse local update lacking clear participants or outcomes.
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Couneil
Electoral Vote Revision Beaten in Senate
The Senate sent back to the Judiciary Committee various proposed constitutional amendments to abolish the winner take all system. A two part compromise allowing proportional or district based electoral votes fell short of the two thirds needed. Supporters argued for more equal weighting while opponents warned small states would gain influence.
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Senate
Hs Judiciary
Kennedy D-Mass
Douglas
D-Hi
Congress
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Daniel
D-Tex
Sen. Mundt
RSD
Transit Co. Cuts Bus Service on Feeder Lines
James R. Kiger president of the Council Bluffs Transit Co says service on several feeder lines will be reduced about May 1 due to declining passengers and revenue and rising costs. North Broadway and loop lines will see reduced daytime service and Sunday operation dropped on multiple routes with further cuts possible after a company survey. Last year the firm earned a net profit of 5208.49 on gross receipts of 480 447 dollars with taxes totaling 37 250. He notes potential fare increases are not yet discussed.
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James R. Kiger
Council Bluffs Transit Co
North’ Broadway
North Broadway
Loop
Council Bluffs
Avenue G
Thirty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Kiger
Sengers
Storm Dampens Southwest Iowa With Rain Snow and Winds
Iowa endured a fast moving storm Tuesday night with rain up to 1.61 inches in Burlington and snow flurries in Council Bluffs. Des Moines winds reached 50 mph as hail and lightning sparked several fires. Temperatures swung from 70s to 20s as the system moved east, bringing snow across the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Town Falls
Charles City
Sheffield
Buckeye
Albie
Traer
Des Moines
Eldora
Garner
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Sibley
Mercury
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Grand Island
Omaha
Good Roads Group To Meet April 5
Fifteen community representatives invited to a meeting on April 5 at Hotel Chieiain to organize a Polk County wallamic Committee of the Iowa Good Roads Assoc. Gerald Bacan of Des Moines executive secretary to speak. E L Vern Rulphin of the Council Bluffs Chamber arranged the session.
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Hotel Chieiain
Iowa
Armchair diplomacy hailed after North American summit
President Eisenhower wrapped up the first North American summit hailing armchair diplomacy as a success. Prime Ministers and presidents from Canada and Mexico bid farewell at the Greenbrier, with talks hinting at future meetings and a possible Canada Mexico India meeting in the works.
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John W. Hightower
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eisenhower
San Mexico
Cohada
Washington
Tax Crackdown on Communist Party Seizures Reported
Federal authorities seized several Communist Party and Daily Worker properties after claiming tax debts totaling 327,??9,285 for 1951 and 46,643 for 1951 52 and 53. Donald Moysey and Russell Harrington described the moves as standard tax enforcement and said Moysey led the seizures from New York with internal revenue agents acting across Chicago Newark San Francisco Los Angeles and Detroit.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Russell C. Harrington
Communist Party
Harrington
Donald R. Moysey
New York
Mumber
Daily Worker
Mooser
iThe
Worker
Chicago
Party
Two Jets Collide in Fatal Air Force Training Accident
In Perry XY two jet planes collided killing First Lt. Charles Shortie a 27 year old Korea War veteran and pilot of a F9F Sabre jet. His remains were found about a mile from the wreckage as two other airmen parachuted to safety.
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Ere von Schwsint
Ang Ind
Jean Mariie
Chuteg Imo
Warsaw
City Council to Meet Wednesday to address backlog
The city council will meet on Wednesday at 2320 PM with Mayor Wik P. Knox announcing the session. He said the meeting is called to handle a backlog of routine matters.
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Pam
Wik m P. Knox
Beme
Unemployment Drops Again in Iowa for Fifth Straight Week
DES MOINES figures show Iowa unemployment fell for the fifth consecutive week. Week ended March 17 posted 12,250 unemployed, down 300 from prior figures. Initial jobless claims for the week ending March 24 totaled 886, the lowest in months and below last year’s 1,015 claims.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State
Employment Security Commission
Soviet Tour For Swedish Premier Tarnished by Stalin Denunciation
Sweden's Prime Minister Tage Erlander plans a visit to Georgia and Armenia amid a Soviet denouncement of Stalin's cult of personality. Pravda's 7 000 word article rebukes Stalin's leadership while praising early Leninist achievements and noting the shift in official stance.
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Tage Erlander
Sweden
Stalin
Georgia
Armenia
Kremlin
Erlander
Pravda
Lenin
Jen
Communist Party
Stelin
Car Mishap Fatal To Harlan Veteran
Charles R Book 33 of Harlan was killed in a one car accident north of here Tuesday at 6 30 p m. He ran into a ditch and bank on an oil road five miles north and three miles east of Harlan. He was thrown from the car and the vehicle rolled onto him causing a broken neck. Bernard Schaben a farm laborer was first on the scene. Book recently returned from service in France and worked at the HE and H Service station Harlan. Body taken to H C Pauley Funeral Home Harlan. Funeral arrangements were set for evening.
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Charles R Book
Harlan
Here
Shelby County
Book
Bernard Schaben
France
HE & H
H. C. Pauley Funeral Home
Hoegh Seeks 103 Million for Missouri River Channel
Gov. Leo Hoegh told congressional subcommittees it would take 10 years or more to secure a dependable 9 foot Missouri River channel at current appropriations. He estimated total cost at 103 million dollars with 33 percent of the Council Bluffs to Sioux City stretch complete, 79 percent from Council Bluffs to Kansas City, and 19 million more needed from Kansas City to the river’s end. Hoegh urged faster funding and described Missouri Basin progress including partial flood protection and hydroelectric output in 1955.
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Washington
Leo Hoegh
Missouri River
Hoegh
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Sioux Civ
Missouri Basin
City Hikes Pay For Play Leaders
The Playground Commission raises minimum weekly pay to 35 dollars for part time city playground supervisors, citing difficulty finding qualified staff. They plan a second and possibly third new playground this summer, with four permanent horseshoe courts proposed for Roberts Park. The group seeks school planning input on recreation facilities.
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Playground Commission
Forrest Wakefield
Wakefield
Commission
Gerald Kirn
Hicith Steel
Franklin
Pierce Street
Kim
Park Board
Roberts Park
Boone Teachers Vote $200 Salary Increase
Boone school board approved a $200 raise for teachers and an extra $100 for additional teaching experience. The new scale starts at $3,370 for bachelor degree holders and offers up to $605 more over three years for teachers with tenure.
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Boone
Ich Jong
Wilson Hames New Aide Promoted to Missile Development
The Pentagon orders top priority for a powerful accurate hydrogen warhead missile at supersonic speed. Secretary of Defense designates Eger V. Murphree 37 president of Esso Research to lead long range ballistic missile efforts for at least a year, with authority to direct all defense missile work. Democrats critique the enhanced executive control of the program.
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Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Eger V. Murphree
Russia
Murphree
Esso Research and Engineerineg Co
Phile
Esso
Wilson
Defense
Pew
So Leurity Council
Congress
Eisenhower
Russi
Jackson D-Washi
Conservation Post To H W Freed
Des Moines 2 H W Freed of Des Moines promoted to chief of the division of administration by the State Conservation Commission. The new chief, an engineer and architect, will supervise engineering construction land surveys acquisitions education public relations accounts records and personnel. Freed's prior roles include National Park Service CCC camp superintendent at Lake Wapello and Geode State Park and landscape architect with the commission.
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Freed
State Conservation Commission
Jby
K. M. Krezek
Krezok
National Park Service
CCC
Cemp
Lake Wapello
Geode State Park
Burlington Univene
Piani
The
Conservation Commission
Enznesring Design
Oklahoma Students Aid Bedbug Search at OU
A University of Oklahoma zoology professor asks students to help investigate bedbugs after reports of infestation. The search aims to locate the insects, with students hoping to boost their grades as the investigation proceeds.
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Oklahoma
Ngeman
University of Oklahoma
Carl Hop Ja
Universiy
Homa
Bedbuc Cme
Osho
Holbers
Boos
Hopla
Iowa Power and Light Sets Pipeline Hearing Date
A proposed line from Essex to Shenandoah by the Iowa Power and Light Co. is scheduled for May 7 at the State Commerce Commission in Des Moines. The hearing will review the plan for a four inch pipeline segment and related arrangements.
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Iowa Power Am] Issht Co
Essex
Shenamioah
State Commerce Commisean Ethees
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