Talbott Resigns as Air Force Secretary Over Outside Income
President Eisenhower accepts Talbott’s resignation after Senate scrutiny over profits from an outside business. Talbott says his actions were ethical and would not embarrass the administration. Possible successors include George N. Craig, Carl Hinshaw, James Douglas, Lee White, and Fred Crawford.
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Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
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Talbott
White House
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Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pentagon
George N. Craig
Indiana
Carl Hinshaw
Calif
James Douglas
Lee White
New York
Fred Crawford
Cleveland
State Buys 16 Cars For $1160 Each
Des Moines reports Gov. Leo Hough announced the State Executive Council bought 16 passenger cars at 1160.20 each. The Chevrolet division of General Motors was the low bidder while Hunter Motor Co of Earlham was only 1.53 higher per car.
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Leo Hough
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State University of Iowa summer commencement set
Iowa City announces Aug. 10 summer commencement with 565 degrees to be awarded. President Virgil M. Hancher will confer degrees after an address by Dr. William B. Bean of the College of Medicine.
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State University of Iowa
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William B. Bean
College of Medicine
U S China call recess at Geneva talks
The United States and Red China recessed talks for 48 hours after discussing repatriation of 40 American civilians held by Peiping and Chinese students in America. No communique issued. next meeting set for Tuesday morning.
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Hiker From Iowa Dies in Crash
David Leon Parcel a 15 year old Davenport Iowa native died from injuries suffered when an auto crash occurred while he rode with Joe Rivera 24 of Moline Sunday near Princeton New Jersey The coroner s jury ruled the death accidental Rivera was held on intoxicated driving charges and another passenger Joseph Rufus Perez 22 of Moline was hospitalized
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Helicopter Sinks Off Capri. Two Men Rescued At Sea
A helicopter fell into the water near Capri Italy while two Italian men photographed sunbathers. The craft sank but a motor boat rescued the film seeking occupants.
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Heat Wave Deepens Across Iowa With Eight Day Toll
Heat wave stretches into an eighth day with no relief in sight as Muscatine and Des Moines report temperatures near 90s. Iowa cities record highs up to 105, while three more Des Moines deaths are linked to heat. Forecasters hint at a possible thundershower front cooling northern Iowa by Thursday.
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Seoul To Restore Authority South Of 38th Parallel
South Korea announced plans to reassert control over a border area south of the 38th parallel occupied during armistice talks. Seoul cites defense needs and intelligence warning of a full scale attack from the north as justification for action. Washington reports Congress may fund Big Bend Dam planning on the Missouri River in South Dakota next year. Goldwater rebuts McCarthy charges over Eisenhower Geneva visits.
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Swims 221 Miles Down Mississippi River
Antonio Abertondo, 97, Argentine long distance swimmer, was pulled unconscious from the Mississippi River near New Madrid Missouri after failing in a non stop attempt. He was bleeding with fish bites, reached a hotel and regained consciousness. He had swum 65 hours 17 minutes since starting in St Louis, and covered about 262 miles before quitting.
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Federal charges filed in Iowa kidnapping case
Federal court in Cedar Rapids charges Lee Campbell and Ogden Danner with abducting Illinois residents during a mob led incident. They allegedly forced Louis Mangonie to drive from Clarence to Tama while Campbell and Danner were wounded in the scuffle with the Tomaszewski couple nearby.
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Ogden Danner
Chicago
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Tinton
Danner
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Princeton
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Prince Rupprecht of Germany Dies at 36
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria dies at Leusten (Leustetten) Castle aged 36 after a weekend heart attack. A World War I field marshal and anti-Hitler figure, he faced the 1918 revolution and survived wartime perils with his wife Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg.
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Italy
Freed Fliers to Return to United States After Talks
The United States Air Force announced that eleven American airmen held since their B 29 was shot down over North Korea would be released and flown to the West Coast via Hong Kong and the Philippines. They will undergo medical checks at Clark Field before reunions in the United States.
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Five Day Forecast Calls for Warm Temperatures and Rain
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 5 to 10 degrees above normal with highs from 85 to 88 and lows around 61 to 64. A cooler period is expected Thursday, followed by a warmer weekend, and rainfall of about half an inch with scattered thunderstorms Wednesday night and again.
Swift Settles for Fourteen Cent Pay Boost Across Industry
Swift 4 Co and similar meat industry firms granted a fourteen cent hourly rise to workers across 45 plants and 000 employees. Armours and Co reached a comparable agreement. Unions AFL CIO say negotiations continue with Wilson Co Cudahy Packing and others. David Dolnick cites new rate at $2.12 an hour for the meat industry.
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Measure Falls Short of President's Housing Plan
The House sent a housing bill to President Eisenhower by a 187 to 168 vote, but he and aides deem it unsatisfactory. GOP leaders floated a veto and possible special session. Admin official Albert Cole slammed the bill as distorting administration objectives and urged a larger two year program of 70,000 units with broader housing measures.
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Iowa Ready for Toll Road Now
A Davenport to Council Bluffs turnpike could proceed at once the Iowa Toll Road Authority was told by Carl Stutz vice president of White-Phillips Co Inc Des Moines The five member authority opened a two day session to hear bond houses seeking to act as fiscal agents for toll road revenue bonds The Iowa Investment Bankers group led by John J Quail of Davenport presented as the lead
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White-Phillips Co. Inc
Iowa
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Quail & Co
Coffee damaged by cold wave hits Parana in Brasil
A cold wave battered Parana state, a major Brazilian coffee region, with temperatures down to 14 degrees and snowfall totaling 20 inches. The Meridional News Agency cites the mayor reporting market moves as a 2 cent per pound daily limit was surpassed.
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Soviets Begin South Dakota Farm Delegation Tour
Soviet farm delegates launch a four day tour across South Dakota visiting Yankton Mitchell Huron Redfield Aberdeen Brookings Watertown Clear Lake and South Dakota State College experiments. Leader Vladimir Matskevich flies to Washington amid talk of a Mexican tour and Canadian plans.
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Alonzo Ward
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Phone Operators Return to Work in Des Moines Heat Strike
About 140 Northwestern Bell long distance operators walked out for four hours over heat complaints. Service was disrupted until switchboards were fully manned. Officials said fifth and sixth floors had fans and air conditioning plans are underway but not expected to finish until next year.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Ballantyne Dies in Car From Heat Related Heart Attack
Robert L. Ballantyne 56 manager of the State University of Iowa Student Aid and Placement Bureau died in his car in a city parking lot. Death attributed to a heart attack. Survivors include his widow and a son.
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Robert L. Ballantyne
State University of Iowa
Mink Cape Stolen From Des Moines Store
Des Moines police report a $550 mink cape stolen from Taylor's Women's Apparel Store. General manager Lee M. Heyman says the cape vanished around 4 30 p m Monday and a woman about 25 years old is believed responsible.
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