Deere Walkout Begins at Deere & Co Plants
Negotiations failed in an all night session to avert a strike at eight Deere & Co plants in Illinois and Iowa affecting about 12 500 workers. CIO UAW hopes a settlement by 1 p m while continuous talks paused at 4 a m to let leaders rest. Pickets appeared at Des Moines and Waterloo sites as the walkout began.
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Moline
Ill
Deere & Co
Pat Greathouse
CIO
United Auto Workers
East Moline
Des Moines
Dubuque
Waterloo
Ottemwa
Iowa
Cio-Uaw
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Deere
Greathouse
Toay
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ciouaw
Caterpillar
Deere Tractor Works
SUI Student of Nursing Named Miss Iowa 1955
Virginia Kay Taylor, a 20 year old nursing student at the State University of Iowa, was named Miss Iowa of 1955 at the governor's ball on Governor's Day in Clear Lake. She represented Cedar Rapids and was crowned by Governor Leo Hoegh after a judging that weighed personality, poise, and appearance.
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Clear Lake
Virginia Kay Taylor
State University of Iowa
Iowa
Taylor
Frank Taylor
Tulsa
Okla
Leo Hoegh
Cedar Rapids
Kay Taylor
Talent and standings in Iowa Miss contest
Erin Rae O'Kerlin Miss Clarinda placed second in a field of 20 entrants while Janice Ames Miss Sioux City and Donna Rae Isaacson Miss Charles City finished third and fourth. Miss Taylor will represent Iowa in the Miss America contest in Atlantic City New Jersey this summer.
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Erin Rae O’kerlin
Clarinda
Janice Ames
Sioux City
Donna Rae Isaacson
Charles City
Miss Taylor
Iowa
Atlantic City
N. J
Russians Tour Nebraska Amid Heat and Ranch Visit
Soviet farm delegation chief Vladimir Matskevich leads a Nebraskan itinerary that includes a trip to God’s own cow country at the Bar 11 ranch, a visit to the Nebraska tractor testing laboratory in Lincoln, and a luncheon with Mrs. W. V. Lambert. The group traveled from Omaha by air and road, enduring temperatures around 100 degrees as they examined a turkey broiler plant, an erosion project, and a hybrid seed corn farm.
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Lincoln, Neb
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
Canada
Matskevich
Kansas City
Tass
Georgi Bolshakov
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Yankton
S. C
Iowa
Joslyn Art Museum
Sand Hills
Lincoln
W. V. Lambert
Showers Offer Brief Relief From Heat Wave Across Iowa
Scattered showers Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening provided temporary relief from a heat wave gripping Iowa since Tuesday. The Weather Bureau warned of possible late afternoon and Tuesday evening thunderstorms and continued hot humid conditions with highs around 96 to 100 and a Sunday peak in Sac City at 109 degrees, the highest in the nation.
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Weather Bureau
Tosnight
Associated Press
Iowa
Mercury
Sac City
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Shenandoah
Spencer
Pocahontas
House Approves Free Polio Vaccine Bill for Needy
The House passed a bill to fund free Salk polio vaccination for about 24 million needy children under 20, with up to 45 million dollars for three shots and a third shot for some in grades one and two. A Senate plan would extend free vaccine to all under 20 if requested by states, costing up to 130 million dollars. The measure heads to conference as partisan tensions rose.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rayburn
National Foundation For
McCormack
D-Mass
Americans press to see farms in Krasnodar visit
A touring group of American farmers touring Krasnodar U S S R faced lavish banquets and vodka during welcome events. They insisted on seeing farm operations rather than further tours to champagne bottling and lunches. Russian hosts arranged visits to neighboring collect farms as they sought to accommodate the request.
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Krasnodar
U.S.S.R
Stete Deane
Soviet Union
Koban
Reviewers Okay Batchelor Term
The Army Board of Review today approved the 20 year sentence at hard labor given Corp. Claude Batchelor 22 Kermit Texas convicted of collaborating with the enemy while in prisoner of war in Korea Batchelor now is confined at disciplinary barracks at Fort Leavenworth Kansas He can appeal the boards finding to the Court of Military Appeal the Defense Departments highest authority.
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Washington
Army Board of Review
Corp
Claude Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
Korea
Batchelor
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Board
Court of Military A
Defense Department
Vaccine Release Plan Allocates 846000 Shots to Doctors
States will report how much vaccine goes to health agencies and physicians as the program begins. About 90 percent will be distributed to pharmacists for physician prescriptions and 10 percent held by the state for indigents and emergencies. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has supplied most vaccine for schoolchildren and says its needs are met.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Iowa
Edmund G. Zimmerer
National Foundation For
Film Star Dies In Plane Crash
Hollywood mourns actor Robert Francis and two others killed when a Beechcraft private plane belonging to Joe Kirkwood stalled after takeoff from Burbank. Francis, famed for The Caine Mutiny, died strapped in the pilot seat alongside Audrey Ann Dosch and George Meyer in the fiery crash near the terminal.
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Burbank
Calif
Robert Francis
Willie Keith
Francis
Audrey Ann Dosch
Ann Russell
George Meyer
Joe Kirkwood
Poe Jalooka
Hollywood
Ice
Kirkwood
Bonanza
Governor Knight Foils Burglar At Miramar Hotel Cottage
California authorities say Governor Goodwin Knight woke to find a burglar prowling near his Miramar Hotel cottage where he and his wife were sleeping. Police report the incident occurred Sunday and the governor frightened the intruder away.
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Monica
Calif
Kalmeenia’y
Goodwin Knight
Miramar
Wildman Family Die in Head-On Crash With Semi Truck
A head-on collision on Highway 63 near Montezuma killed Hoyt Wildman 45 and his 12-year-old daughter Jean. Wildman's wife Grace and their 15-year-old daughter were hospitalized in serious condition with Grace described as critical. Ernest Courtney of Grinnell drove the cattle truck for Grinnell Transport Co. Courtney had only minor injuries. The Wildmans were traveling north from near New Sharon toward Greene when the crash occurred as the southbound truck partially drifted into the left lane on a hill.
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Montezuma
Hoyt Wildman
New Sharon
Jean
Headon
Wildman
Grace
Oskaloosa
Collison
Grinnell Transport Co
Ernest Courtney
Grinnell
Highway 63
Courtney
Wildman Ez
Wildmans
Poweshiek County
National Guardsmen Arrive at Camp Ripley
The 34th Iowa Nebraska National Guard Division arrived at Camp Ripley Minnesota to begin a two week summer camp. About 5 800 Iowa guardsmen from 54 towns left Sunday to camp approximately 3 100 Maddeden guardsmen The annual governor s day review of the entire division is planned for August 12.
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Camp Ripley
Minn
Iowa-Nebraska National Guard
Iowa
Geneva Talks Open With Fliers Release Linked to Civilians
In Geneva China and the United States opened private talks led by Wang Ping-Nan and U S ambassador U A Johnson on civilian prisoner repatriation. An agreed agenda lists the return of about 40 civilians and other practical issues as the next steps, with a second meeting planned for Tuesday.
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Geneva
Red China
Hong Kong
Peiping
Wang Ping-Nan
Warsaw
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Far East
Johnson
Var Nations
United Nations
People’s Republic of China
United States of America
State Department
Auto Firms Deny Dealers Having Money Troubles
Detroit reports auto industry spokesmen dismiss dealer money troubles as groundless amid a record sales year. They say inventories are below what they should be for current demand, while dealers claim profits are strong and buyers are happy. A subcommittee will monitor auto market practices through the model changeover period.
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Detroit
Senate
Studebaker-Packard
Oe Ford
Ford
American Motors
Explosion Kills Thirteen At Tokyo Fireworks Factory
A blast at a fireworks factory on the Sumida River in Tokyo kills thirteen and injures at least fourteen. Dozens are missing. no foreign nationals are reported at the scene. Paris- Dior reintroduces bosoms with a Y silhouette and tiny waist.
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Tokyo
Sumida
Police guard Brinks money during Chicago strike
Police Commissioner Timothy J. O Connor ordered 48 squads to protect money left unguarded by a Brinks strike. The 436 workers walked out at 12 01 this morning over a pension dispute. Brinks and Armored employees are AFL Teamsters Local 725 members.
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Chicago
Timothy J. O’connor
O’connor
Brinks, Inc
Armored Express Corp
Brinks and Armored
AFL Teamsters Union
Brinks
Jet Ace Fischer Weds Widow Mary Jane Peterson
Montgomery reports Capt Harold Fischer Jr a jet ace released from Chinese captivity and his bride Mrs Mary Jane Peterson wed at an Air Force Base. Fisher 30 of Swea City Iowa and the Des Moines widow of an Air Force officer tied the knot after a lengthy courtship that began during his Korea imprisonment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Harold Fischer Jr
Air Force
Air Force Base
Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Mary Jane Peterson
Des Moines
Korea
Harold
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Dover
England
Marilyn
Cape Gris Nez
France
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Wilton Township
West Liberty
Lowan
Greene
Wang
Peiping Radio
Palace of Nations
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Christian Dior
Cairo
Antonio Abertondo
Frank Karcher, Jr
Tri-State Boat Club
Abertondo
Dog Tooth Bend
Here
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