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Greeley Daily Tribune

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1957

Page

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Nickerson Fined Suspended From Rank One Year

Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. was suspended from rank for one year and fined $100 a month for 19 months by a 10 May court martial. The sentence, announced by Maj. Gen. Crump Garvin, awaits review by higher commands. Nickerson faced charges of leaking defense information amid a dispute over missile roles and missions within the Army. Medaris criticized Nickerson’s judgment, saying it needed tempering.

Mintsville Ala John C. Nickerson Jr Jean Nickerson Carol Crump Garvin Third Army Allanta Lie Dept Army Secretary of Defense Nickersoa Pentagon Armed Services Defense Wilgar Air Force Stah Medaris Hus

England's Shortest Woman Edith Darlow Dies at 25

Edith Darlow, listed as England's shortest woman at 22 inches, died Friday in Hewcasele England. She spent her life as an attraction at fairs and circuses, with Miss Darlow becoming a well known figure in sideshows during her lifetime.

Hewcasele England Edith Darlow

Baseball Today American League and National League notes

The page lists MLB notes with player names and team affiliations across leagues. Mentions Fenvas city Sew vork Tin and various pitchers and batters such as Carman Garver Ditmar Chaite Lary Aber and Haelt, Swanson Arroyo Face Brien Smith among others, with scattered team mentions and scores.

Fenvas City Iest Relieor Carman Garver Ary Noite Smithi Shanes Ditmar Chaite Berts I Beir Haelt Luter Dale National League Piltedarphis Ee Roberts Wewentah Miller Lanett

Colorado Weather Summary and Weekend Outlook

The report notes 2 p m Saturday temperature around 80s to 90s with a cool down for Sunday. Expect mostly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoons and evenings, turning gusty in places. Mountain areas show 45 to 65 degree lows and 85 to 90s highs for Boulder and Longmont with possible thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Regional Weather Wyoming and New Mexico Outlook

Regional forecast shows Wyoming partly cloudy Saturday with widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains and western areas. Cooler conditions in the northwest, highs 35 to 45 mountains, 45 to 55 elsewhere, 65 to 73 Sunday northwest to southeast. New Mexico sees variable Saturday with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Saturday highs 85 to 100 in the north and 90 to 105 in the south, cooler Sunday.

Wyoming New Mexico Varshleigh

Ten Malian climbers killed in Swiss Alps fall

Ten climbers from the Malian Alpine Club, including two women, died in a fall at Piz Palu in the Swiss Alps. A snow cornice collapsed sending them 14,000 feet from the summit as an avalanche loosed. Police said survival was impossible in the fatal incident.

Pontresina Switzerland Alpine Club Imire

College Schedules Saturday Classes to Bypass July Fourth

A full schedule of classes was set for Saturday at CSUE to compensate for a four day break starting July 3. Summer students will then enjoy an extended holiday, with July 5 dismissal and a rodeo event on July 3 hosted by the Greeley Chamber of Commerce.

CSUE Greeley Chamber of Commerce

Hubcap Marking Drive Draws 284 Cars In Greeley

Seventy one Weld County car owners attended the city hat Saturday to have hub caps marked in response to a police campaign. Police firemen and the Greeley West Insurance association engraved the feeded numbers as cars lined up to Sixth Street. More free sessions are planned with a dealer program extending marking at businesses.

Weld County Gareg Greeley Greeley-West Sixth Street

Five Disarm Atomic Bomb in Nevada Routine Mission

Five men at the Nevada test site disarmed a nuclear device with potential blast power around 100 tons of TNT. In a news conference they called the task the reverse of arming the device, describing it as routine and noting the climb to the 500 foot tower was taxing but supporting their calm duty. Forest Fairbrother Bernard Rubin Robert Burton Walter Arnold Edward Tucker and others handled the operation, with two staying at the base to monitor instruments.

Nev Forest Fairbrother Fairbrother Bernard Barney) Rubin University of California Livermore Radiation Laboratory Robert Burton AEG Sandia Laboratory Albuquerque Walter Arnold Livermore Edward BR. Tucker Five

Sheriff Outwits Kidnapper In Martinez Shootout

Deputy Sheriff Harry Haring outwitted escaped convict James Goldman during a car chase from Madera to Martinez. Goldman, who abducted Haring, was shot after lunging for a revolver. Haring was uninjured except for a wound to Goldman in the stomach. Goldman, treated at a hospital, was captured by officers as the pursuit crossed multiple counties and river junctions near San Francisco Bay.

Martinez Calif. i Harry Haring James Goldman Sacramento Calif Haring Madera Baring Madera County Hell Maders, Mererd Stanislady San Joaquin Contra Costa County San Francisco Bay

Toll from Audrey Put at 250 in Cameron Parish Louisiana

Lake Charles American Press reports Hurricane Audrey deaths in Cameron Parish could reach 250, with Civil Defense figures ranging from 120 to 167 and a late estimate of 260 to 300 including missing. President Eisenhower designated affected areas as major disaster zones. Heavy debris clearing, missing persons, and widespread destruction describe the grim scene across Cameron, Grand Chenier, Pecan Island, and Holly Beach.

Arthur Everett Lake Charles la Im Civil Defense Cameron Black Bayou Jvater Toles Limates Civil Defense Office Region 1 Dallas Wetlmates Eisenhower Texas Louisiana Gettysburg Joe Carroll Lake Charles Air Force Base Grand Choniere Slater StaniMeisler OAS Mexico Gulf Coast Red Cross Sherif Jack Moss Abbeville Pecan Island Holly Beach Val Peterson Peterson Pestilenes Litle Pecan Island Mississipp Tennessoe Ohio Valley Jethro Brossard Peran Island Pe Jean Island Dorothy Whalley Grand Cheniere Cameron Parish Here Altcough Rhode Island

Farm Prices Edge Up Slightly Amid Higher Meat Demand

The Agriculture Dept reports mid June prices received by farmers rose four tenths of 1 percent while prices paid for goods and services stayed level. Higher meat, fruit, and corn prices mainly drove the gain, with the index about four tenths above a year ago and 21 percent below the February 1089 peak.

Washington Agriculture Dept Department

Flood Closes Royal Gorge Rail Route

Royal Gorge route suspended by Denver Rio Grande Western after Arkansas River flood washed out bridge approaches 45 miles west of Salida Colorado. Westbound passenger service terminated at Pueblo. eastbound trains rerouted via Moffat Tunnel. Tracks sandbagged at key points. water covered the right of way near Swan and Penaston.

Denver Denver, Tia Grande Western Railroad Royal Gorge Arkansas Salida Colo Rio. Grande Pueblo Moffat Tunnel Garee Swan Penzanton

Greeley Horse Show Starts At Island Grove Park

The first of three sessions of the Greeley horse show opens at 1 30 p m today at Island Grove Park with shows at 2 00 and 2 30 p m A group led entry starts the event followed by the queen of the West with Greeley ro dea Julie Witwer and Judy Wilson of Grover Ribbon girls include Sue Anderson Sharon Sterkel Pat McDonald Bobbetta Holmes Beverly Anderson and escorts Jim Serbass Eleven classes and two Westernaires exhibitions fire tonight Sunday features six events and two more Westernaires shows For juniors under 18 and special classes riders from multiple towns participate The Sunday finale includes 12 events with Westernaires exhibitions and ribbon girls Brenda Kesr ditt Janine Johnson Nancy Bell Cynthia Stevens Anita Swanson Windsor Donn Ross escorts John Warren Greeley

Greeley Paris France Denver Sue Anderson Sharon Sterkel Pat McDonald Ault Bobbetta Holmes la Salle Beverly Anderson Eaton Jim Serbass Westernaires Juilors Ritchen

Kids Greet Circus Early in Iran Arrival

The ALG Kelly and Miller Bros circus arrived in Rosedale by five am on Saturday drawing about two hundred kids to help with odd jobs. Eight elephants, eight giraffes, and over two hundred animals were seen as tents went up and seats were carried for the matinee. Kids watched animals, helped cinch ropes, and waited for the show while a Tribune caller reported the early arrival.

Iran ALG. Kelly Miller Bros Rosedale Edwards Chevrolet Cn the Mighty Animals Othera The Tribune Denver

Tramway Bus Crushes Denver Bicyclist

A Denver Tramway bus fatally crushed 6 year old Dennis Yoram at a southwest intersection as the vehicle turned. The driver, Clarence W. Scott, 27, said he heard a grinding sound and backed the bus after seeing the boy beneath the wheels. The child died five minutes after reaching Denver General Hospital. The year's highway toll rose to 135.

Denver Dennis Yoram Clarence W. Scott Scott Denver General Hospital Colorado Lypar Carlier

Yanks Train Germans Finish Job Early in '58

U S military aid ends training role in Germany as West German forces ready to operate independently by mid 1958. Maj Gen Clark L Rutner led 710 officers and men a year ago. the advisory group to shrink to 85 by June. Strauss lauds American methods as Germany targets a 12 division army with 300000 to 350000 manpower overall.

Bom Germany U. S Clark L. Rultner Franz Josef Strauss Strauss

Sudden Runoff Destroys Bridges in Buena Vista

Buena Vista Colorado faced severe flood damage after a sudden runoff washed away about a dozen bridges on Cottonwood Creek and flooded the town. No deaths reported though west side structures and the main street were submerged. damage estimated at 60 000 to 90 000 with park land under water and water supplies treated for typhoid risk.

Buena Vista UK Gilert Gregg Chaffee County Republican Cottonwood Creek Cottonwood Buena Vista Gregg

Indiana Floods Hit Homes as Creeks Overflow

In Indianapolis thousands of residents fled to emergency quarters Saturday after flash floods flooded homes on the west side. Three people drowned in the torrents. Rescue squads continued through the night evacuating 1,501 residents as Eagle Creek released surge from isolated Zionsville towns.

Indianapolis Indiana Reseus Eagle Creek Zionsville

Galveston Hurricane Record Shocks Nation

The Associated Press recounts the worst hurricanes in U S history including the 1900 Galveston disaster with thousands of deaths, the 1871 Florida storm, and later catastrophic blows to the Caribbean and the northeastern United States, noting evolving tolls and regional impacts.

Associated Press Galveston Tex Take Okeechobee Palm Beach Florida Caribbean Long Island New England Miami Hollywoodland Fort United States Canada Carol Gelaber Hazel

Killed in New Mexico Car-Pickup Collision

Seven people died in a Friday night crash in Farmington New Mexico when a car crowded with passengers skidded after a tire blowout and collided with a pickup truck. The six aboard the eastbound sedan were Ronald Gene Parking 49 Tulsa Bobby Lea Hale 20 Sterling and Jimmy Carl Mellroy 21 Farmington Mrs Retha Nell Marshall 19 Tokyo and her son Dayle Wayne plus Richard E Bernard 38 Farmington. Charles Wayne Parc 26 of Farmington drove the pickup.

Farmington N. M New Mexico Floyd Miles Charles Wayne Parc Farminglas Miles Pace Ronald Gene Parking Tulsa Oxii Bobby Lea Hale Sterling Okla Jimmy Carl MeIlroy Retha Nell Marshall Tokio Dayle Wayne Richard E. Bernard

Cutlip Girls to Wed Savage Brothers in Double Ring Ceremony

Cutlip sisters Elnora and Barbara plan same evening weddings to William Savage and Charles Savage in Mongantawn West Virginia. The double ring ceremony is set for Saturday night with both couples to wed.

Mongantawn W. Va Cutlip Savage Boys Elnora Catlip Willian Savage Barbara William Charles

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Cermeron U. S. Coast Guard Baseball Today Bam Bath Boulder Longmont Swiss Alps College Sheriff Con Dunham Alfred M. Dunham Hudson Methodist Church of Brighlant Lunden and Son Fort Lupton Prospect Valley State Highway Department Gene Brant Charlene C. Mann Henfferson Harald Tay Andrews Rainn Alasbara Jean Green Slanley J. Cristal Barbara W. Swingle Charles F. Haun Ellen Katherine Stark Creeley Robert LeRoy Foose Chardell Nadine Chapman Gresley Elmer Henrickson Doris C. Speaker Briggsdale Edward Vernon Ehornberger Ghariotte Louise Atkinson Cheyenne Ralph Olin Stepp Louise Idella Lissola Weldona Yrnae James A. Green Lown Collonwood Cutlip Girls
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