Too Much Rain Floods Southwest Dust Areas and Texas
The Purgatoire River flooded Trinidad Colorado with over two feet of water, halting trains and washing out tracks. National Guardsmen evacuated families as schools closed and water threatened mains. Dozen tornadoes sparked across Texas Oklahoma, while Colorado saw up to 16 inches of snow and heavy rain on eastern plains.
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Logan To Build School Addition
Logan residents voted 33,000 in bonds for a vocational agriculture addition to Logan School. Total 393 votes with 293 in favor and 97 against. The project will add a classroom a tool room and a shop plus remodeling two grade school rooms. Work to begin this summer for completion by fall.
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Campaign ends over jaywalking in Chadron
CAADRON Neb A city manager Kenneth Kyle halted a weeklong campaign against jaywalking after businessmen protested that customers complained when asked to Stick to the intersection He said nothing will be done in Chadron about jaywalking and the effort ended.
Todays Chuckle You Might Laugh At Yourself
A lighthearted line notes that people often laugh at themselves, suggesting humor in self reflection. It frames humor as a shared social moment and prompts a playful self awareness.
Forty three in running in spelling bee
Washington P Fort Forty three grammar school spellers stayed in the 28th annual national bee at lunch recess. Nineteen of sixty two entrants had been eliminated after 342 hours of rounds. The youngest contestants from 31 states include Linda Nelson of Chicago and Sandra Buster of Lubbock Texas with favorites William Kelley of Kennett Missouri and Michael Cashore of Center Square Pennsylvania also remaining.
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Sunny and Dry Weather Outlook For Friday
The Weather Bureau dropped the rain forecast for southwest Iowa. Friday will be sunny and dry with a high near 85. Thursday night expected clear with a low around 34. The week saw temperatures from 34 to 81 locally, with highs statewide from 73 in Ottumwa to 85 in Sioux City and night lows from 30 to 34 as a low pressure system weakened and shifted away.
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Too Much Fish Ulcers Kill Seal at Buckeye Lake
At Buckeye Lake Park Ohio a seal named Smokey died after several days escaped from an enclosure. A veterinarian said saltwater fish and ulcers caused the death while a companion seal named Junior remains at large as park officials plan to replace Smokey with another seal from California.
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T Cub Scouts Visit Hospital Delivery Room
A group of T Cub Scouts toured Byer Memorial Hospital in Ypsilanti and were shown the delivery room. Bernie Sindecor recalled that the hospital had born him there with a light remark about not being remembered.
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Schleswig Man Dies In Auto Bus Crash
Albert Marvin Reinking 24 of Schleswig died after a car school bus collision at the junction of Highways 71 and 175 about 5 miles east of Schleswig. The Nemaha High School bus carried about 25 students home from a skating party at Ida Grove. Bus driver Ned Graham and superintendent Charles Waterbury and 14 year old Elaine Breen were among those injured. Robert Braasc of Schleswig also hurt. All injured were hospitalized at Sac City.
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Sac City
Sharp Jump In New Polio Cases
Washington reports a sharp rise in polio, with 206 new weekly cases by May 14, up 30 percent from the prior week. Among inoculated individuals, cases remained steady at 17. A Cutter vaccine contact cluster adds 23 noninoculated cases. Delays in vaccine clearance spark uncertainty. Surgeon General Scheele defends vaccine integrity. Nebraska suspect case under investigation brings total suspect cases to seven or more. Vaccination progress nears six million inoculations.
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Second OMNI Offense EMETSBURG 2-Maurice Fickbohm Charged
Maurice Fickbohm of near Rodman was charged Thursday with a second offense of driving while intoxicated after an accident Tuesday in which his two young daughters were killed.
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Riverton Class Of 1914 Grad Returns As Bishop
A. Raymond Grant, Portland-based Methodist bishop and Riverton High School graduate of 1914, returned to Riverton to deliver the commencement address. He recalled finishing seventh in a class of seven and spoke of Alaska church projects while praising Riverton memories and meeting former classmates at a community dinner.
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Sidney
Nora Haver
Bartlesville
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Hospital Doctor Trial Opens in Des Moines Suit
A four way suit by the Iowa Hospital Association against doctors and the state medical board opened before District Judge C Edwin Moore. The case, likely to last about a month, challenges an attorney general ruling that hospitals hiring specialists for pathology radiology and anesthesiology services practice medicine without a license. The Iowa State Medical Society backs the ruling while about 24 hospitals are named as plaintiffs. No jury will decide the case.
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Denies Payoff To Federal Workers In Textile Contracts
Washington reports that Marvin Rubin, a garment industry finder, denied paying a payoff to government workers. Jerome Schlesinger, ex Army Quartermaster Corps auditor, testified Rubin arranged to cover his 1953 Puerto Rico trip expenses using an assumed name. Schlesinger, now at IRS, said he never informed his Army superiors. The Senate subcommittee probes graft in textile and uniform contracts for the armed forces.
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Our Air Power Still Tops Soviet
Secretary of the Air Force Talbott said after a closed Senate session that U S air power remains greater than Soviet Russia's though he is surprised by recent Russian advances. Air Force chief Gen. Nathan F Twining echoed concerns about Russian gains and questioned a general's earlier claim of parity or superiority.
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Quaker Oats to Acquire Flako Products in New Brunswick
Chicago Quaker Oats Co announces the board has authorized the purchase of Flako Products Corp of New Brunswick New Jersey a pioneer in baking mix. The deal awaits Flako stockholder approval and is expected to close around mid June with Flako becoming a Quaker Oats division.
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Bridge Knocked Out By Hudson River Fire
A New York Central Railroad main line passenger bridge across the Hudson River near Albany was destroyed by a spectacular blaze Thursday. Flames engulfed the center of the span and thick smoke rose over the river, disrupting rail service.
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Council Bluffs Foundation Buys 80 Acres South Side Site
The Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation tentatively purchased 8 acres near Twenty ninth Ave and South Eleventh St with an option on 4 more. L. W. Ross said a Layne Western Co team will conduct soil bearing tests, water table depth, bedrock checks, and water chemistry before the Foundation exercises its option to buy for 80 000.
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Set Hearing Date in Des Moines Commerce Commission Case
The Des Moines Commerce Commission sets a hearing date at Waterbury on June 15 to review actions involving Northern Rathosd versus Temapas Detes Ramds and Wateries and a dispute between Wren and Watery. The matter concerns commerce and water rights across multiple parties and locations.
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Air Crews Too Far From Bases
General Curtis LeMay told Congress that long range bombers may not reach air bases quickly if housing near bases remains inadequate. He urged speeding housing construction for military personnel, noting crews live 10 to 30 miles from bases and could be unable to reach duty stations during a red alert with roads potentially choked by evacuees.
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Eisenhower vetoes postal pay bill amid cost concerns
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill to raise postal workers pay by an average 8.6 percent, citing discrimination, administrative burdens, and higher taxpayer costs. He urged Congress to consider a fairer measure and indicated a 7.6 percent raise as roughly acceptable. Senate action was anticipated to override.
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Fear New Anti Red Revolt In Germany
Bonn reports that East German Communist leaders fear a fresh anti Red revolt akin to the June 17, 1953 uprising. East Germany tightens security as economic strain and a looming Big Four conference on German unity and Austria's independence raise unrest among 18 million people. Russia’s pullout from Austria and a summer Big Four meeting drive near panic among East German Reds.
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Magician Held For Disappearing Trick
Sicilian police arrested Wednesday Salvatore Jolkers nicknamed The Sorcerer of Paterne after a reported disappearing act in Catania. The incident involved a claimed treasure of Solomon and a merchant allegedly offering a reward of 84 000, with Jolkers accused of a staged illusion turning into a theft.
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Postman Birthday ACH Cant. 2 The brihdas pac toot the won
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Overrules Motion In High Court Defense Case
A Tuesday proceeding in Mahshalltown overruled a defense motion for acquittal by Willam Lapse miner 43. Judge Hans presddent charted faith in the state center case, while attempting to raise statements from OMNES oFatements and related parties.
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$70 Million Expansion At Iowa ALCOA Plant
Davenport reports a $70 million expansion at the Alcoa aluminum plant in Iowa. Agreement with the Air Force to install alumina capacity marks the fourth major extension of the facility in 30 years. The project aims to add capacity for heat treated aluminum products and related testing facilities, significantly boosting output and employment in the region.
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Suspect Arrested in Slaying of Wife in New Jersey
Freehold New Jersey state troopers captured P Aninee Uroan after an intensive manhunt through dense woods. He was charged Thursday with murder in the ax-slaying of his wife Mrs. Mary Gombos.
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Dies At Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls wakes to the death of J Gearze Wath longtime president and co founder of the Vieng Pump Co He died at his Cedar Falls home early Thursday Nie
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