You Auto Buy Week Starts With Parade and Sale It Won't Last
A kickoff in Greeley features a parade of 33 new autos and a 330 person coffee at the Community building with Vincent Baker of Pueblo outlining a no-wait selling plan. Dealers promise to slash prices by excise tax, maximizing week long bargains ending in Friday's public auction.
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Greeley
Greeleys
Ails
Vincent Baker
Hig Oinion
Harding
15Th SL
Sth
13Th St
Meeker Tunior High School
Groeely
Greeley Arte Dealers Association
Banks and Finance Mimmpanies
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado 5 Day Weather Forecast Synopsized
A five day forecast notes activity across Colorado with temperatures near 80s to 90s in the southeast and 70s in cooler western sections. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly east with lighter activity west, and cooler conditions by mid to late week.
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Olorado
Regional Weather Wyoming to New Mexico Update
Regional forecast notes partly cloudy Wyoming with Monday east showers and thunderstorms and heavy southeast corner storms Monday evening. Little temperature change expected. mountains to bill be near 55, river levels around 55. Tuesday highs around 70s to 80s, scattered rain possible east. New Mexico shows post rain and evening thundershowers east with otherwise fair conditions through Tuesday. Gusty winds along eastern border Monday evening, minor temperature shifts expected.
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Mondine
Wyoming
Tos
New Mexico
Record Death Toll In Holiday Traffic
The Associated Press reports a Memorial Day 78-hour toll rising to 310 traffic fatalities, with drownings at 126 and miscellaneous deaths at 88, totaling 525. Officials note late reports could raise the final tally and cite impatience and indifference on highways as factors.
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Associated Press
Napepe Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Tulsa Man Is State's 21st Traffic Victim
SPRINGFIELD AP A car overturned early Sunday killing its driver. The crash raised Colorado's Memorial Day weekend toll to three. Russell Hummingbird, 33, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the state's 21st traffic victim of the year, more than last year. State Patrol said Hummingbird lost control at high speed, and the vehicle overturned, crushing the driver.
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Springfield
Aati
Ritlind
Colorado
Russell Hummingbird
Tulsa
Ohia
Cole Young Democrats Elect Dale P Tulsi President
Colorado Springs voters heard the Young Democrats oppose capital punishment after their convention. Dale P Tulsi of Puebla was elected president to succeed Will Irwin of Denver with new officers and regional directors named. The group also created a fifth region for college clubs and urged anti discrimination housing laws and defeat of a union shop amendment.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado Young Democrats
Dale P. Tursi
Puebla
Will Irwin
Denver
Marvin Dansky
Adams County
Bette Lashiman
Wanda Edwards
Jobo Gallagher
Durango
Mesa County
Young Democrats
Henry Cohen
Small Hail Reported After Sunday Thunderstorm
A 15 minute thunderstorm Sunday afternoon near Greeley brought sharp lightning and small hail with a rain shower. The hail caused little or no damage. Similar showers occurred across the county while the day was mostly clear elsewhere with rising temperatures.
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Greeley
Auto Workers on Jobs Amid Uneasy Truce
About 600000 UAW members reported for work across GM Ford and Chrysler plants with no contracts in force. The unions and the companies planned normal operations while warnings of potential slowdowns or sabatage were issued. Contracts with American Motors and Studebaker-Packard remained in effect though nearing expiry.
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Dwight Pistein
Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Stern
Nut
Atlanta
American Motors
Studebaker-Packard
Three Weld Students Earn Diplomas at Kemper Military School
Ronald Forrester from Denver area, Ramsay from Weld county, and Roy Howard of Hudson received high school diplomas from Kemper Military School in Boonville Missouri. Ramsay and Howard earned multiple Kemper honor recognitions including military and general, athletic and general scrolls.
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Weld County
Kemper Military School
Boonville
Ronald Forrester
Loran Forrester
Aves Greg Namsay
C. H. Ramsay
Kemper
Howard
Yveur, U
Meeker Junior High to Promote 170 Tuesday in Graduation
Meeker Junior High schedules a promotion exercise for 170 pupils at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 8th Ave. gymnasium. Seventh and eighth graders provide processional and recessional music. Rev. Frederick W. Hyslop offers invocation. Charles Bain represents sixth grade, two songs by seventh grade glee clubs, honor awards by sixth grade teachers, and a promotion certificate presented by George Johnson. Wendell Wilson of Greeley High will accept the class. Class song by Stephanie Keer, Carolyn Hyslop, Beverly Sorenson, and the Lord’s Prayer close the program. A post program party follows for eighth graders and guests.
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Meeker
8Th Ave
Ausium
Frederick W. Hyslop
First Congregational Church
Charles Bain
George Johnson
Wendell Wilson
Greeley High School
Stephanie Keer
Carolyn Hyslop
Beverly Sorenson
Sth
Jet Pilot Forces Takeoff From Walden Highway
Marine K. Joseph Perry used State Highway 1250 for an emergency takeoff from Walden Colorado after a fuel pump failure. The 80 mile flight from Oakland to Boston landed 17 minutes later at Buckley Naval Air Station in Denver to avoid extra fuel burn. Navy crew repaired the pump and townspeople cleared the highway for the takeoff. Perry’s passenger, Navy enlisted man John Storey, flew ahead to Ohio to be with his wife.
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Walden
Colo
K. Joseph Perry
Colorado
Parry
Oakland
Calif
Boston
Buckley
Buckley Naval Air Station
Denver
Navy
John Storey
Perry
Ohio
Bay
Oil Firm Copter Crashes in Gulf Near New Orleans
The Coast Guard said an oil company helicopter with six aboard crashed about 10 miles off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf. One body was recovered and searchers continued for possible survivors as vessels scoured the area.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
City Names William E Coffey Superintendent of Inspections
William E Coffey a former Minneapolis resident has been hired by the city as superintendent of inspections and city owned buildings announced by City Manager Cruce. Coffey arrives from Denver and starts work immediately. the post was created on Cruce’s recommendation after 19 applicants.
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Minneapolis, Mint
William E. Coffey
B. HL. Cruce
Coffey
Denver
Greeley
Cruce
Red Bar Construction Co
Minneapolis
South Dakota
University of California At Berkeley
Army Air Force
Upper Basin Is Warned To Watch Its Own Interests
L N McClellan former U S Bureau of Reclamation official warned Colorado Governor McNichols that the Upper Basin must defend its rights against California's challenge to storage plans. He urged strengthening the state Water Conservation Department and creating engineering and legal staff for the Upper Colorado Commission to speed surveys and irrigation projects, and accelerating groundwater studies.
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Denver
Colorado River
U. S Bureau of Reclamation
L. ‘N. McClellan
Steve McNichols
Colorado
McCiclan
Federal Bureau
Calif
California
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
McClellan
Upper
Colorado River Commission
McNichols
Water Conservation Dept
U. S. Bureau of
Ground Breaking Held For New Fire Station
Ground breaking ceremonies were held at the site of the citys new $44 064 fire station at Lard Ave and Reservoir Rd Mayor Oscar Beck turned over the first shovel of dirt Others present included councilmen and city officials Architects Kenneth Einhorn and Claudi Nash contractor Joe D Mechanie and plumbing sub contractor Jake D Cook The one story masonry structure will face east toward Bird Ave and will include an apparatus room four dormitory rooms for eight firemen and space for four lift men Completion is expected about Nov 1 Funeral services for Ehy Hoover Jr of Morrison Neb formerly of Greeley will be held Tuesday at 2 pm from Mackys drawing room with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens Hoover 29 was killed in a head on collision near Lusk Wyo He was born Feb 11 1929 at Molyoke and moved to Greeley with his parents the next year Survivors include his wife Tula two children and his mother Mrs Rizy A Weaver of are 14th Ave The article lists numerous relatives and local officials involved in the incident and the fire station project
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Lard Ave
Reservoir Rd
Oscar Beck
Gordon Rissier
Bob Cummings
Clair Somerville
O. G. Kirky
Clarence Swanson
B. 4. Cruce
Kenneth Einhorn
Clauin A. Nash
Joe
Ehy A. CIA
Hoover Jr
Morrison, Noh
Greeley
Macys
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hoover
Lusk
Molyoke
Greetey
Mra
Rizy A. Weaver
14Th Ave
Tula
Ant
Muirvivers Hy Aegister
William 4
Mee Allen
Tex
Proposals for Leasing Airport Facilities Asked
The city called for written proposals to lease airport facilities for up to five years. Three options were outlined including leasing the hangar with cafe and concessions, leasing the entire airport with public runways, and a variant with city maintenance not guaranteed. Proposals must include a financial statement and may be rejected or modified. action aims to cut a yearly deficit of $1,000 to $2,000.
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Jessee
Ely
Pilin
Eisenhower Dulles Plan Major Foreign Policy Meeting
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles scheduled two major talks to discuss Franco‑American relations with Charles de Gaulle’s government and to outline three new replies to the Soviet Union on nuclear test talks. A White House statement urged intimate relations with France. outcomes depend on De Gaulle’s cooperation amid Western alignment. Khrushchev signaled openness to scientific talks on verification with US and other nations, while no formal treaty exists yet.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
de Gaulle
France
Soviet Union
White House
Gen
Mikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Britain
Geneva
Poudre Recedes During Weekend Flooding Drops
The Poudre river at Greeley continued to fall over the weekend with water receding from lowlands along the river. The Sth St bridge stood about two feet above river level Sunday, down from a foot on Friday. Impassable crossing remained four miles northwest of Greeley on the road to Farmers Spur. Fort Collins water commissioner W G Wilkinson noted no rise expected without a storm, citing 2,920 second feet at Poudre Canyon mouth Monday, down from 8,625 Friday morning.
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Greeley
Lowlards
Sth St. Bridge
Inwlands
Farmers Spur
Ike Calls Youth To Crusade for Peace
President Eisenhower urged America's youth to wage a crusade for world peace and justice at home and abroad during a Mount St. Mary’s commencement in Emmitsburg Maryland. He framed the era’s struggle as faith based governments against despotic consumism and praised opportunities in racial relations education slum clearance and raising living standards for both the United States and developing nations. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree before his informal talk to about 3 200 attendees.
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Emmitsburg
Eisenhower
America
Historic Mount St. Mary's Gallery
Free World
Burglary at Harold Wygnan service station in Severance
Sheriff reports Friday night burglary at Harold Wygnan service station Severance with $65 50 cash and $95 25 in checks, five cartons of cigarettes taken after a south side door was pried open. Also reports vandalism to vehicles in the area and separate thefts including fishing eel and auto parts.
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Harold Wygnan
Severance
Sheriff's Office
Hearing Here Thursday To Explain Road Plans
Colorado Highway Dept announces public hearing Thursday in Greeley to explain U S Highway 87 improvement project. Hearing opens at 2 30 p m in the highway building. Project extends northward from State T Highway 52 to Highway 87 at the State Highway 68 junction.
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Denver
Colorado Highway Dept
Moneday B
Greeley
Lime Pit Victim Identified In Denver Area
Brighton report identifies a nude woman found floundering and badly burned in a lime pit Sunday. She died hours later at a Denver hospital. Virgil Batstow said Monday the victim was identified as Tommy Gonzales Townsend, 29. Officers could not learn her home address.
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Brighton
Galo
APL
Denver
Virgil Batstow
Gald
Igerpeinta
Tommy Gonanles
De Gaulle Wins Six Month Decree Power in Assembly
French National Assembly voted 22 to 252 to grant General Charles de Gaulle sweeping powers to govern by decree for six months. The measure now goes to the Senate as de Gaulle seeks authority to restore order in Algeria. The vote echoed an earlier 321 to 224 tally approving the predecessor measure.
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Bulletin
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
French National Assembly
de Gaulle
Algeria
de Gale
Assembly
Forcce
Andre Malraux
Malraux
Raoul Salan
Paria
Leon Delbecque
France
National Assembly
Gure
Fryingpan Project Could Be Top Priority If Approved
Denver report says the Fryingpan Arkansas diversion project would gain top priority if Congress and the President approve it. Interior Secretary Fred Seaton said the plan has its best chance this session. He defended the administration's five year mineral subsidy program while en route from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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Denver
Arkansas
Congress
Fred. Seaton
Seaton
Washington
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Soulongait
Forte Minerals
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Mnnald Winograd
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YM Sts
Vesner
Gus Dumler
Sid St
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Hobart Bates
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