Drowning in Mississippi Triggers Coroner Inquest
Aledo resident Luther Davis coroner swore in a jury after Martin Minnick 32 of Galesburg drowned in the Mississippi near Keithsburg while testing a 10 hp motor boat. Stanley Minnick and Mrs. Minnick tried to help but could not save him. The body was recovered by New Boston fishermen. the inquest was postponed to allow testimony from Minnick’s wife.
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Martin C. 32
Galesburg
Mississippi River
Keithsburg
Reiser
Aledo
Luther Davis
Mercer County
Minnick
Davis
Martin Minnick
Stanley
Gales-burg
C. B. & Q. Railroad
Stanley Minnick
Martin
Morgan Clymore
Illinois
Theodore Long
New Boston
Jail Escapee Shot By Officer Near Cedar Rapids
Wayne Lumpa an 18 year old Iowa City man who escaped from Johnson County jail July 20 was wounded in a shoulder by pursuing officers Monday night on highway 30 four miles east of Cedar Rapids. Linn County Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder arrived after Lumpa fled from his car and a slug struck his right shoulder. He was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Lumpa
Iowa City
Johnson County
Lumpa
Linn County
Harlan Snyder
Iowa
Wayne Lumpe
Mercy Hospital
Lumpe
Parolee Escapes After Iowa City Jail Guarding
Lumpa's parole on a check charge was revoked July 20 and he was to be taken that day to Anamosa Men's Reformatory to begin serving sentence when he escaped from the Iowa City jail under police guard.
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Lumpa
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
Iowa City
Man Injured in Stock Car Race at Southern Iowa Fair
Paul Newkirk of Marion was seriously injured when his car flipped several times at the 100 mile stock car race concluding at the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa. He reportedly suffered a possible skull fracture and other injuries. Ernie Derr of Fort Madison won the race. Chris Skadal of Des Moines was treated for a head injury after his car burst into flames following a collision with Don White of Keokuk on lap 74. White escaped unharmed.
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Oskaloosa
Paul Newkirk
Marion
Iowa
Ernie Derr
Fort Madison
Chris Skadal
Grandstand
Don White
Keokuk
White
Skadal
Des Moines
Art
Accident Victim Dies in Two Car Crash Near Fremont
Mary Zella Whitmer of Fremont died from injuries sustained last Thursday in a two car collision on a country road about three miles northwest of Fremont in Mahaska County. Also injured were Richard Eugene Fielder, 24, and Doyle Fielder, 12, both of Fremont. Highway Patrolman Harlan Pratt said the vehicles met at a grade crest, both likely in the center of the road.
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Oskaloosa
Mary Zella Whitmer
Fremont
Harry Whitmer
Mahaska County
Richard Eugene Fielder
Fielder
Doyle
Harlan Pratt
Whitmen
Richard Fielder
Atomic Power Seen Common In 20 Years
Dr James A Lane of Oak Ridge Tennessee reports at a 72 nation scientific congress that large scale nuclear power in the United States is promising. Russian scientists Blokhinstev and Nikolayev discuss a 5000 kilowatt nuclear plant and its costs versus coal. Lane notes estimates show nuclear costs may fall to 4 to 7 mills per kilowatt hour for plants by 1975 as AEC and industry pursue five prototype reactors to reduce costs and test wide scale use.
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James A. Lane
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Lane
United States
Soviet Union
Sam Beck Sea
D. I. Blokhinstev
N. A. Nikolayev
AEC
Five Day Forecast With Mild Temps and Rain
The forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal through Sunday with highs around 84 to 86 and lows near 60 to 63. Cooler by Wednesday and Thursday followed by a slow warming trend. Rainfall averages 0.25 to 0.75 inch with scattered thunder showers tonight.
Employment Strikes New Record High
The report notes a surge in employment with about five million added to the employed total since February 1955. The unemployment figure stood at 2,471,000, down from 2,679,000 in June, with 3.7 percent of the civilian labor force seeking work.
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Cannon Edie
Mitchell
Man Wanted by FBI Is Seen on TV Quiz Show
A man sought by the FBI appeared on a television quiz show linked to a Jones Beach event. The fugitive, using the name Jimmy Mitchell, faced accusations of auto theft from Royal Oak and sale of the car in Glens Falls in 1954. He consented to appear after initial hesitation, but two Royal Oak residents reportedly contacted the FBI after the program. Bail was set at $1,500 at arraignment.
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New York
FBI
Jones Wee State Park
Long Is Showers
Jimmy Mitchell
Jones Beach
Kelly
Royal Oak
Showers
Albany
N. Y
Glens Falls
U. S
Donnellson Girl Dies of Polio in Iowa City
Ann Marie Krehbiel 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon Krehbiel of near Donnellson, died of bulbar polio at University Hospitals after transfer from a Burlington hospital. She had been in an iron lung and underwent emergency surgery for a collapsed upper lung following a Burlington hospital transfer.
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Iowa City
Ann Marie Krehbiel
Gordon Krehbiel
Donnellson
University Hospitals
Burlington
John McKitterick
Elmer Seiden
Corn Festival Opens At Mendota Illinois
Mendota Illinois hosts its eighth annual Corn Festival as the World’s Greatest Little City expects about 25 000 visitors today Wednesday in a celebration drawing thousands to the town of 5500.
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Mendota
Illinois
Mendota Ill
South Korea warns truce inspectors to leave port cities
Acting foreign minister Cho Chung Hwan said dangers are too great and renewed Communist attacks may begin. In Inchon 1,200 railway inspectors were evacuated from Wolmi Island as U S soldiers used tear gas after rocks and sticks harmed seven. Demonstrations continued at four other ports as truce teams examined military imports.
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Cho
Inchon
Wolmi Island
U. S
Su- Commission
Kaesong
Ongjin Peninsula
Seoul
South Korea
Blonde Bride 23 Charged With Slaying Husband
Mrs Geral dine Terry 22 was charged with the butcher knife killing of her husband Bill Lee Terry an attorney after he fell on a knife during a struggle. Foster father Genver Mc Connell offered 200 shares of U S Steel stock for bond. judge set August 30 for trial.
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Tulsa
Okla
Geraldine Terry
Bill Lee Terry
Genver McConnell
Tulsa City Water
U. S. Steel Corp
Lewis C. Johnson
Pair kidnapped couple receive five year sentences
A Tama jury sentenced two men to five years for the July abduction of Mr and Mrs Tomaszewski of Princeton New Jersey on a Minnesota vacation trip. The couple resisted with a pop bottle and a portable radio after the hijackers stopped their car near Clarence in Cedar County.
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Tama
Tomaszewski
Princeton
Minnesota
Clarence
Cedar County
Tomeszewski
Danner
Fremont
Neb
Shot-Up Car Found in Quarry near Yorkshire Woods
A bullet-riddled auto was pulled from a 25-foot pool in Du Page County's Yorkshire Woods. Police say two cars were found in the pool Sunday and Monday a third hidden near the pool. the third had been stolen in Chicago Friday night. Du Page County sheriff's deputies provided no immediate comment.
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Chicago
Yorkshire Woods
du County
Askin
du Page
Polio Cases Double Across Wisconsin in 1955
Wisconsin reports polio cases doubled in the first seven months of 1955, a sharp contrast to other Midwest states. The rise suggests regional spread and prompts health officials to monitor trends closely.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Midwest
Mother Hears Story of Death in North Korean Prison Camp Trial
Loretta Jones of Detroit listens as Sgt. James Gallagher faces court martial over alleged collaboration with the enemy and murder of sick prisoners at a Chinese Red prison camp in Korea. Witnesses describe men being ejected from shelter into freezing temperatures as Gallagher is accused of ordering beatings and mistreatment amid a brutal POW camp regime.
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New York
Korea
Loretta Jones
Detroit
James C. Gallagher
Gallagher
East Coast Hurricane Warning Centers on Carolina to New York
The Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings from Cape Lookout North Carolina to Norfolk Virginia and extended alerts to New York City. The storm, moving 10 to 11 mph with a 135 mile wind circle, was forecast to maintain course for 24 hours with potential slight turn northward. Officials urged immediate precautions to protect lives and property along the coast from Norfolk to Cape Cod.
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Miami
Fla
North Carolina
New York City
New York
Weather Bureau
Washington
Larea
Norfolk
Cape Lookout
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Ilina
Carolina Capes
Cape Cod
Connie
Jacksonville
South Korean Army Court Martial Condemns Lee Chang Kwang to Death
The court martial found Lee Chang Kwang, a Communist interrogator of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, guilty of aiding the enemy by passing information to the Communists. An Egyptian neutralist government announced a multimillion dollar program to boost the economy. Reports said Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota may be named chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Smith
Yalu
Wong
Gallagher
Pate
B ‘ Rah Semen
Seoul
Lee Chang Kwang
William F. Dean
Lee
Dean
Egypt
Washington
Sigurd Anderson
South Dakota
Federal Trade Commission
Johnson and Attorney General face off over Clinton tavern case
Clinton county attorney Warren Johnson demands a showdown with Attorney General Dayton Countryman over a liquor and gambling case. Johnson accuses Countryman of delaying action and urges ouster or a gentle settlement as he responds to questions in the Kenneth Rands case in Des Moines. Rands was fined $300 on August 2 after pleading.
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Clinton
Warren Johnson
Dayton
Countryman
Johnson
Des Moines
Kenneth Rands
Rands
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