Three Hurt Critically In Dunlap Crash
Eight people were hospitalized after a two car collision on Highway 30 near Dunlap. The Patchin and Van Vranken families suffered multiple injuries with three in critical condition, including a 3 year old and a 9 month old. Authorities cited failed passing maneuver and loss of control as the crash cause.
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Seattle
Wash
Lyle van Vranken
San Diego
Calif
Pamela van Vranken
James van Vranken
Albert van Vranken
Iowa Highway Patrol
Patchin
Campbell
Crawford County
Harrison County
Kay Weber
Don Drustrup
Fred Huseman
Richard Hohl
More Showers Forecast Across Southwest Iowa
Occasional showers or thunderstorms are predicted for southwest Iowa late Wednesday afternoon with highs near 78. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy and cool with a low near 54. Rainfall reports vary, from .08 inch at Omaha Airport to .4 inch in the hills, with heavier totals across Fremont County and Perry leading at 2.39 inches. Winds and hail caused some damage including a barn blown over and trees damaged near Panora. Highs reached 91 in Davenport, with 46 at Sioux City early Tuesday. The five day outlook expects temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal, with showers Wednesday through Saturday and 0.5 to 1 inch totals.
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Iowa
Moray
Omaha Municipal
Hijl
Hamburg
Fremont County
Perry
Woodward
Williamsburg
North English
Sigourney
Panora
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Effort To Stave Off Gore Bill Passage
Senate Republicans met in Colorado under Chairman Mishikin to block the Gore alternative to Eisenhower’s highway plan. They weighed shelving the bill and sending it back to the Public Works Committee, but members doubted any late approval was possible.
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Gore
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Mishikin
Colorado
Bill Brough
Sen
D-Tenn
Public Works Committee
Political Brickbats Fill The British Air
London. A barrage of political brickbats filled the air as the final 48 hours of the dull election campaign unfolded. The Conservative Daily Sketchy claimed a conspiracy within the Socialist party to topple Clement Attlee in favor of Aneurin Bevan, a move that would install Bevan as prime minister and chill Conservative supporters. Bevan had called the Tories vermin.
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London
Sketchy
Socialist Party
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
New York Garment Firm Testifies on Cash Payoffs to Officials
Leon M. Levy of Bont ta Originals testified to the Senate Investigations Subcommittee that he spent 6699.94 in cash payoffs and gifts to government employees tied to three Army contracts in 1952 and 1953. Names cited include Maj. Eric Farnell and Capt. Raymond Wool among ASTAPA and Army Quartermaster personnel, with payments routed via Marvin Rubin. Levy, born in Lebanon, said he knew the actions were wrong but felt compelled to protect the firm's interests.
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Washington P
New York
Leon M. Levy
Bontta Originals, Inc
Senate Investigations
Lebanon
Levy
Eric ©. Farnell
Army Quartermaster Corps
Philadelphia
David Pollack
Armed Services Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency
Astapa
Pollack
Melia Hort
Joseph G. Porreca
Raymond Wool
Wool
Marvin Rubin
Zones districts set for Northern Natural Gas system
The Federal Power Commission said Northern Natural Gas must divide its pipeline into three zones with rate differentials. Zone 1 is the lowest, Zone 2 includes Iowa western points such as Council Bluffs and Des Moines, and Zone 3 includes Mason City and Cedar Falls. Wholesalers in Zone 2 and Zone 3 face 2 cents per 1,000 cubic feet more than the prior uniform rate.
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Northern Natural Distribution
Washington
Iowa
Northern Natural Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Northern
Rushton
Kan
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Mason City
Charles Cty
Cedar Falls
Special Council Meeting Scheduled for Contract Approval
A special City Council meeting is set for 7:20 p.m. Wednesday to formally approve the contract for the 1555 paying program. Booth and Olson Construction Co. of Sioux City won the bid on May 16 for 3,423. Work on the 32 block project is expected to begin about June 1.
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Booth and Olson Construcion Co
Sioux City
Former Judge Henderson Dies at 77 in Webster City
WEBSTER CITY Iowa Former district judge P O J Henderson died Monday at 77 He served as judge from 1923 to 198 and remained active as a lawyer afterward His long career spanned public service and practice in the area with Henderson remembered for judicial service and legal work.
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Webster City
P—O. J. Henderson
Senators To Quiz Talbott Twining On Soviet Air Power
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a closed briefing with Air Force Secretary Talbott and Chief of Staff Gen Nathan F Twining on Soviet air power. Senator Russell indicated a subcommittee head will decide whether to widen the probe. Senator Symington warned of Soviet lead in jet bombers and ICBMs. Byrd and Gruenther voiced cautious confidence in U S leadership and NATO reassurance.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
U_ 5
Air Force
Talbott
Nathan F. Twining
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Committee
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Plan Afternoon Mail Collection
Postmaster James C. Jenson announced an afternoon mail collection rollout for foot carrier areas from Elmwood Drive on North Broadway to Thirty-seventh Street West, extending north to Avenue G and south to Twenty-fourth Avenue and Tenth Street. Collections run 3:30 to 5:00 pm from letter and relay boxes, with two carriers handling the route. outlying mounted-carrier areas are excluded.
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James C. Jenson
Elmwood Drive
Post, Office Department
Hoegh To Speak at Des Moines Area Graduation Addresses
Gov. Leon Hoegh will present graduation exercise addresses at Clarinda Thursday and Manon Friday.
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Hoegh
Des Moines
Leon Hoegh
Clarinda
Manon
Don t Score Here for Metis to Date
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear event details with numbers and scattered phrases. No coherent names, dates, places, or organizations are readable to establish a factual item. The readable bits hint at damages and fatalities but lack verifiable context or specifics.
Reunion for Bluffs GI with Italian mercy priest
A Council Bluffs man hosts a special steak dinner for Father Marius Dall’Agno, a Catholic mercy priest who aided American POWs in Capua Italy during WWI. The reunion recalls shared bread, spartan meals, and crossing paths after decades as priest tours for former POWs. Father Mario, former Capua chaplain, recalls passing names to Vatican radio and staying in touch with survivors. He plans return to the Dubuque Diocese to continue missionary work.
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Donald J. Shea
Nui
Shea
Marius Dall’Agno
Iowa
Donald Shea
Council Bluffs
Father Marie
India
Mario
Capua
Naples
Rommel
North Africa
Vatican Radio
Rome
Lair
Father Mario
St. Mary's Church
McGregor
Dubuque
Eisenhower frames GOP as majority thinking at White House dinner
President Eisenhower told a Republican audience that Democratic gains do not diminish GOP influence. He defended his administration’s aims as a simple, past-principles approach to current problems, urging the party as a middle of the road force. He estimated 1,600 attendees and called the GOP the finest political organism for preserving America’s heritage.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Mars
GOP
America
Five New Indictments Against Bascom Giles in Texas Case
Austin backed by the Texas press reports Bascom Giles, father of the state's large veterans land program, facing five indictments on Tuesday. Accusations allege theft by fraud linked to administrative actions and involving millions of dollars in improper gains.
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Austin
Tex
Bascom Giles
Texas
Missouri Banker Helps Youths Start Livestock Ventures
Sturgeon Mo Johnny Sydow began sheep farming at a young age with 353 in his pocket now at 12 he owns five ewes and a purebred sow earning from offspring C L Harper president of Sturgeon State Bank loaned about 36000 over ten years to local youngsters never denying a loan or foreclosing and never losing a cent On one sale a steer yielded profit then a boy proudly repaid a 50 loan to his father watching him.
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Sturgeon. Mo
Johnny’ Sydow
Johnny
Joan
C. L. Harper
Sturgeon State Bank
Missouri
Harper
Toe
Dulles Rejects Any Neutral Policy For Germany
Secretary of State Dulles, with Eisenhower's authorization, rejected any neutrality policy for Germany. He said this stance applies to West Germany and to a possible unified Germany from East and West zones. Dulles told reporters that the U.S. position informs the West German government and Ambassador Heinz Krekeler that neutrality has no application to Germany given its 70 million people, strategic position, and resources.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Germany
West Germany
U. S
Heinz Krekeler
United States
Senate Veto Fight Over Postal Pay Raise Favored by Eisenhower
Washington reports the Senate is poised to sustain President Eisenhower's veto of a postal pay raise affecting about half a million workers. Debate to override could hinge on GOP defections, with Republicans expected to provide minimal cross-party support. If the veto stands, House action would be unnecessary. a veto override would require roughly 15 of 47 Republicans with near-full Democratic attendance.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Sne
Suspends Term For Refusal To Yield Phone Party Line
In Poughkeepsie New York district court Mrs Mary L Kayes was given a suspended sentence after pleading leniency for refusing to yield a party telephone line for a fee report She faced up to a year in jail and a 500 fine under a new law The judge cited her alerting the operator after initial refusal and noted a barn winch incident that might have ruined the barn as reasons for mercy and that she had learned a lesson
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Poughkeepsie, X
Mary L. Kayes
Everone
John BR
Schwarz
Donald Townsend
Man Letters IRS Over Sleep Dispute in Charlotte
An internal Revenue Service letter to a Charlotte reader shows him claiming he will pay $30 and move the balance next week to settle his tax debt. He says the issue has kept him from sleep and he enclosed $103. The note suggests frustration and a promised payment plan to resolve the balance.
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Charlotte
N.C
Internal Revenue Office
Defeat of School Bond Issue in Siouncity Election
For the third time a proposed school bond issue to finance a grade school program was defeated in the Monday election. The vote totaled 7 255 for the program and 5 341 opposed, failing to reach the required 6 percent majority to carry.
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Siouncity
Althouh
Closed-door Talks on Polio Vaccine Continue
Washington AP reports Dr. Jonas Salk and Basil O Connor joined closed sessions with government scientists and advisers to plot the vaccine program. O Connor urged quicker resumption and release of Cutter Lab findings amid politics and supply concerns as NIH conducts blind tests. Weekend polio cases rise slightly to 88 among about six million inoculated in the national program.
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Washington
Jonas Salk
Basil O'Connor
Salk
O’connor
National Foundation For
New York
Scheele
Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
American Medical Assn
O'Connor
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Cutter
The
Some Hope For Strike Settlement
London reports two new peace moves raise guarded hopes that a waterfront strike crippling Britain's ports may end. The walkout began in London Manchester Liverpool Birkenhead Hull and Rochester, with 18,400 dockers idle and 30,850 at work. Eden warned continued strike would harm the economy.
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London
Britain
Manchester
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Hull
Rochester
Eden
Three Bills Signed By Gov Hoegh In Des Moines
Governor Leo Hoegh signed three bills in Des Moines linking egg purchase and sale to grade standards and creating a state study committee on government reorganization. He also approved a school aid measure of 14 335 000 dollars annually, with a clerical correction from 14 014 000, and left two other bills pending.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Hoegh
House
Senate
Leo Eithon
A. C. Hanson
Top Student Held In Theft Of Cash
In Lebanon Pennsylvania two high school seniors, Cieland Hostetter and Richard Hoke, were held on theft charges for stealing more than 313000 from a nurse who hid cash in a tree. Details say $529 of the money was recovered and about $9000 still missing, with the motive tied to hiding funds to avoid banks. The investigation cites the cache last checked in March and notes a claim the money came from younger accomplices who found it during play with air rifles.
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Lebanon. Pa
Lebanon
Dist. Aty. L. E. Meyer
Cieland Hostetter
Richard Hoke
Bod
Mever
Cornwall Hich
Delver
John Lenker
William J. Ansehm
State Poliee
Moe
Helene
Warren W. Wertz
Lebans
Mentz
Hank
Meier
Paratrooper Volunteer Yormper Named From Bragg
Private Bresxen Leg of Pyne Ridge D and P-A Dakota Indian volunteered to become a parachute yormper in the Sind Aur hore dhausien here. The entry notes Bragg, North Carolina, and the unit at the base with unclear wording and potential OCR errors.
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Ft, Bragg
N.C
Sind Aur Hore Dhausien
Bresxen
Pyne Ridge
Detroit auto makers dream of a shifting blame trans Tussia
A satirical note from Detroit outlining a hypothetical trans Tussia aimed at shifting blame. The item riffs on industry blame games and international tensions, presenting a tongue in cheek forecast of political auto industry spin.
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Detroit Auto Makers
Must Have Answers on Polio Plans
Washington reports Surgeon General Leonard Scheele says near completion of a polio vaccination plan assessment. He notes first polio case in a child vaccinated with Salk vaccine suggests mass immunization may slow. Review of manufacturing and testing continues to determine any faults and ensure adequacy of present standards.
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Washington
Leonard Scheele
Scheele
Lacks Authority To Set Speed Limit
Governor states he lacks authority to impose a statewide speed limit even in an emergency. He notes cooperation from all citizens and urges compliance. During May to June trials, the State Highway Patrol will be especially vigilant at night.
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DEX
Tus
State Highway Patrol
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