Iowa House Clears 13 Bills Early Friday Morning
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers push adjournment passing 13 bills eight to governor and five to Senate Speaker Hanson announces interim committee appointments on budget and tax study panels House and Senate clash over calendar top priorities and funding while budgets for education and public transit advance Senate approves funding for state education system and minor capital improvements with a reduced appropriation and a defeated per diem increase for legislators.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Hanson
Johannes
Ashton
Conn
Burlington
Henry
Carson
House
Senate Amends Conservation Commission Bill In Des Moines
The Senate passed the $1,173,000 State Conservation Commission bill with an amendment, sending it back to the House for approval. The change affects a section on county conservation boards able to acquire and operate county parks. House leaders expect possible concurrence later Friday or on Saturday if the session extends.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
House
Senate
Civil Defense Open Shot Delayed For Fourth Day
LAS VEGAS November report says the large Civil Defense test involving a model city and military hardware was postponed again for 24 hours. Officials indicated the event could not be held before Sunday at the earliest as the nuclear fury scenario continues to unfold.
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Las Vegas
Civil Defense
Don’t Score Here Donated Council Greffs to Date
Fragmentary 1955 news item notes misrecorded scores and council actions. Text shows garbled names and terms like Tamages and Accidents with unclear context. No clear events or outcomes available from the readable fragments.
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Fer Council Greffs
To Carry Clinton Case Into Court
Des Moines the attorney general office will seek district court revocation of eight Clinton taverns beer permits. Clinton City Council refused license cancellations after raids on taverns in March. Case to be filed in Clinton County District Court as a new de novo action with Kermit Kruse as state counsel.
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Des Moines
Clinton
Clinton County
Atty
Dayton Countryman
Kermit Kruse
Kruse
Countryman
Warren Johnson
Senate Works On Money Bills in Des Moines
The Iowa Senate debated two major appropriations for the Board of Control and social welfare Friday. An amendment to raise aid to dependent children from 175 to 200 failed 31 to 13, while a public employes pension liquidating liability cut was approved 26 to 19 and awaits House approval. House figures accepted varied state aid forms except for a 500000 yearly cut in school bus aid and 335000 in school general aid, but transportation aid cuts were rejected 69 to 19. Also, Virginia Bedell was reconfirmed to the Board of Parole and Gerald W. Smith named to the State Liquor Control Commission, with Russell Lundy awaiting highway board appointment.
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Des Moines
Senate
Board of Control
House
Sen
Dewel
Ralgona
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Board of Parole
Gerald W. Smith
Creston
State Liquor Control Commission
Russell Lundy
State Highway Commission
RCAF Calls Off Operation Clobber Over Mink Panic
The Royal Canadian Air Force cancelled Operation Clobber in deference to nearby mink breeding season. A Westmount based report said low level jet flights could panic mother minks and endanger the mink family, delaying a joint exercise with the 17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars to July.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Air Force
Lone Gunman Robs Bank At Boyden
A single robber robs Farmers Savings Bank in Boyden Sioux County at about 1 30 pm. He threatens cashier Henry Van Houte and three employees and takes a few hundred dollars. He escapes by car.
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Boyden
Farmers Savings Bank
Sioux County
Henry van Houte
van Houte
Noted clergyman Engstrom dies in Washington
Dr. Sigfrid Emanuel Engstrom a noted Lutheran clergyman died Thursday night after a heart ailment. He lived in Minneapolis and had a long career in church work including pastor positions in Griswold and Des Moines Iowa. He was executive director of the Board of American Missions of the National Augustana Lutheran Church.
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Washington
Sigfrid Emanuel Engstrom
Engstrom
Minneapolis
Griswold
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of American Missions
National
Aucustana Lutheran Church
Shower Of Silvery Slivers Baffles Farmers On Sunny Valley Farm
Frank Carlson and his son Francis report two mysterious showers of metallic foil-like slivers on their Sunny Valley Farm off Highway 64. The particles, about an inch long and a sixteenth of an inch wide, seem windborne and cluster behind buildings. The Carlsons hope the streak ends and fear larger particles if they recur.
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Underwood
Frank Carlson
Francis
Sunny Valley
Here
Highway 64
Carlson
Oakland Youths Hurt In Accident
Three Oakland youths were injured in a freak accident at Kings Corner near Carson when a dust cloud blinded a southbound car, causing a collision with a northbound truck. Bill Gillespie 19 suffered head and face injuries, Duane Winslow 20 and James Taylor 18 also had cuts and bruises. all treated by a local physician.
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Oakland
Kings Corner
Carson
Bill Gillespie
Grand Road
Gillespie
Duane Winslow
James Taylor
1955 May Bring Record Prosperity
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks said in Hannover that May 1955 could bring all time prosperity for Americans. He spoke at the Hannover Industrial Fair, urging higher U S imports of raw materials and food as boom development continues. He warned German readers not to fear a decline in the American private economy.
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Hannover
Germany
Sinclair Weeks
Weeks
United States
Liquor Store Manager Loses Kansas License
A Wichita man who ran a retail liquor store for years was forced out of business after marrying a woman with a drunken driving conviction. Kansas liquor director Charles Pratt said state law requires revoking the license when a spouse is ineligible, preventing the sale of liquor by either partner.
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Topeka
Kans
Wichita
Charles Pratt
Kansas
Billy Robinson
Pratt Saxi
Weekend Warmth Gives Way To Showers In Iowa
The forecast calls for high near 85 in southwest Iowa this Saturday with sunny skies and strong southerly winds. a cooler trend and showers are expected late Sunday and Wednesday. A Friday report cites farm damage near Council Bluffs with a toppled tree, snapped wires, and interior damage at Raymond Parks farm on Mud Hollow Road.
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Iowa
Mercury
Spencer
Mason City
Burlington
Raymond Parks
Mud Hollow Road
Council Bluffs
Board Of Review To Meet Monday In City Hall
City Assessor Dennis Nelson announced that the City Board of Review will convene at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall for its annual reorganizational meeting and will then meet each business day through May to review 1955 personal property and real estate valuations. The board is chaired by Charles Swanson with Opal H. Ervin, Robert C. Robinson, Thomas Nelson, and Richard Oshlo as members.
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City Board of Review
Dennis Nelson
Charles Swanson
Opal H. Ervin
Robert C. Robinson
Thomas Nelson
Richard Oshlo
May Establish Formosan Base
The United States weighs a base on Formosa under the mutual defense treaty to deter a Communist attack. The plan, under State Defense and White House review, aims to aid cease fire talks and a possible settlement. Robertson and Radford were to confer with Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei. A jet fighter and marine base would signal American resolve to prevent fall to the Communists.
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Washington
United States
Formosa
State Department
Defense Department
White House
Asst
Walter Robertson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chiang
Taipei
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sick Leave Abuse Report Misleading Says AFL Clerks
The AFL National Federation of Post Office Clerks calls a GAO report on sick leave abuse misleading. E C Halbeck says thousands of days of accumulated sick and annual leave remain unused by retiring workers, saving millions in hours and dollars for taxpayers.
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Washington
AFL National Federation of Post Office Clerks
U. S
E. C. Halbeck
Clerks Federation
Hallbeck
House Post Office Committee
Goverment Accounting Office
GAQ
Senate Favors New Iowa License Plates
Des Moines report says the Senate approved 235000 dollars for new auto license plates for 1956 and 1957, sending the bill to the House. The House had previously voted 181250 dollars for 1956 and similar amounts for 1957, aiming to refresh plate designs.
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Senate
Iowa
Des Moines
House
Missouri House Debates Baseball Park Rules and Beer Ban
Missouri House votes 32 31 to bar beer sales at Kansas City and St Louis ballparks while advancing a bill requiring a fence between spectators and the field. Amendments cover ticketing, seat width, and safety measures drawing on Busch Stadium as a model.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Kansas City Athletics
Ball Park
Kansas City
St. Louis
Anheuser - Busch
St.Louis Cardinals
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Cardinal
Busch Stadium
Gordon S. Summen
Crawford County
Summers
Hoegh Signs Tax Increase And Toll Road Measure
Gov. Leo Hoegh signed a two year tax package raising income and sales taxes and creating a toll road authority. He voiced reluctance to the sales tax hike while backing future repeal. The plan adds about 16 million dollars yearly and ties tax changes to education, budget balance, and local aid. He foresees study committee reviews before a possible special session. He also aims to negotiate Illinois toll road links near the Quad Cities.
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DES Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Ilinois
Illinois
Quad Cities
Willam Stratton
Washington
Triplets Born To 98-Pound Brooklyn Mother
A 98 pound Brooklyn woman gave birth to premature triplets all girls weighing a total of 8 pounds 4 ounces at Brooklyn Doctors Hospital. The parents are Burton Kaplan 26 and Barbara Kaplan 21. Mother and infants are reported to be doing well.
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New York 2
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Doctors Hospital
Burton Kaplan
Barbara
Longest Railroad Strike Faces Key Arbitration Hurdles
In Louisville, the L&N Railroad and 10 AFL non operating unions clash over what differences to arbitrate centering on a health and welfare program. The strike, begun March 14, sees rising violence and freight derailments as mediators fail to bridge gaps. Unions push for paid vacations and holidays, medical benefits, life insurance, premium pay, and universal railroad passes.
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Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
AFL
LEN
Asens
L&n
Highway 30 Crash Kills Road Worker
Arthur William Peters 59 itinerant road worker died Friday when his car collided with a semi truck at the Ralston corner on U S 30 about 11 miles east of Carroll. Peters blinded by sun drove onto Highway 30. his car rammed the truck causing a jackknife. Peters formerly from Kansas held a Garner Iowa license. Truck driver Mrs George Motto 38 Fairmont Minn hospitalized. her husband injured. Peters vehicle served as a mobile home with stove and bed aboard.
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Garner
Iowa
George Motto
Fair
Mont. Minn
Carroll
Peters
Knowland Quit Talk Fails To Clear White House
White House press secretary Hagerty said he has no idea if Sen. Knowland has discussed resigning as Senate Republican leader with President Eisenhower. Reporters noted Knowland reportedly told friends he might consider stepping down over policy differences with the President on pursuing a ceasefire with Red China in the Formosa area.
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Washington
James
Hagerty
White House
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
United
Formone
Premier Diem claims victory in Vietnam crisis
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem proclaims victory amid civil strife in Saigon and Cho Lon while clashes with the Binh Xuyen Society continue. Fire and artillery devastate parts of the city, as Bao Dai orders a leadership shake-up and calls Diem to meet in the Riviera.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Cief
Bao Dai
Diem
Binh Auyen Society
Cho Lan
U. S
Cho Lon
French Riviera
Bao Sai
le van Ty
Neuyen Vain Vy
United States backs Diem government in Vietnam
The United States announced on Friday it continues to support Premier Ngo Dinh Diem and his Saigon government amid a rebellion by the Binh Xuyen sect. The State Department commented after French Premier Edgar Faure questioned Diem's ability to govern the non Communist state.
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Washington
United States
Ngo Diem
Viet Nam
Saigon
State Department
Edgar Faure
France
Diem
Gronchi Elected Italy President on Fourth Ballot
Giovanni Gronchi, 67, veteran Christian Democrat and World War II resistance leader, was elected Italy’s second president by a joint Parliament session on Friday after four ballots. The Cham ber of Deputies leader’s victory comes as a setback for Premier Mario Scelba who backed Cesare Merzagora after Merzagora withdrew.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Italy
Christian Democrat
Friday Gronchi
Luigi Einaudi
Gronchi
Chamber of Deputies
Mario Scelba
America
Scelba
Christian Democrat Party
Senate
Cesare Merzagora
Paving Plan for 1956 Faces City Council
Council Bluffs residents begin consideration of the 1956 paving program as a petition with four signatures seeks paving on Seventh Ave from Thirtieth to Thirty-first Street. Bids from 1955 program are to be opened May 16 at 1 30 p m. The 52-block project is estimated at about 750000 dollars.
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Council Bluffs
Seventh Ave
Thirtieth
Thirrty-fist Sts
Carroll Plans Drive To Boost Tourist Travel On Route 3
A campaign authorized by the Highway 3 Association aims to promote Carroll Iowa as a historic tourism draw and to attract travel along the route. The group also intends to push improvements to the western section of Highway 3 to aid visitation.
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Carroll
Iowa
25 Year Sentence for Young Reiman
Arvid Reiman 24 of Arcadia was sentenced to 25 years in the Anamosa Men’s Reformatory for the 9280 robbery of the Grand Junction Peoples Trust and Savings Bank last Friday afternoon. District Judge Willam C. Hanson imposed the term after Reiman pleaded guilty. Ralph Crane of Carroll, representing Reiman, urged leniency as his parents and young wife watched. Reiman has two children.
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Jefferson P—Arvid Reiman
Arcadia
Anamosa
Grand Junctton Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Willam C. Hanson
Reiman
Ralph Crane
Carrol
Ftor Reiman
Gore-Tenny Says Highway Aid Bill May Clear Subcommittee
Senator Gore-Tenny stated on Friday he expects the Senate Public Works Subcommittee to approve the $1.6 billion per seat federal highway aid bill by nightfall and to incorporate some administration plans and strong points.
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Washington
Gore-Tenny
Senate Public Works Subcommittee
Mountaineer Refuses Avocado Offer in General Store
A mountaineer puzzled by his first avocado in a general store asks the keeper about trying it. He declines saying he has many tastes now and cannot satisfy them all, and he is not aiming to take on any more.
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Francis and
S. W. Iowa
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Chiang's Isle
Missouri
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