Three hurt in highway crash near Weed Park Hill
A three vehicle collision on highway 61 near Weed Park Hill injured three teens and a 21 year old woman. Carolee Leach 17 Norma Fox 16 and Mrs William Harkins 21 were treated at Muscatine County Hospital after their Chevrolet overturned and struck a southbound Mercury. Emergency crews directed traffic as wreckers cleared the scene.
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Muscatine County Hospital
Weed Park Hill
Carolee Leach
F. R. Leach
Muscatine
Norma Fox
Walter Fox
William Howard Harkins
Oskaloosa
Miss Leach
Miss Fox
Harkins
Fox
Jerry Hawbaker
Olds
Chevrolet
Mercury
Tra South
Howard Harkins
Hanbaker
Sheriff's Office
Route 3
Iowa to Expand Gas Tax Checks at East Border
The Iowa treasurer’s gas tax division will conduct intensified checks along Iowa’s north and east borders to stop tax evaders. Director Earle Smith said agents will not neglect those borders while checks on the south and west borders are ongoing. Truckers entering Iowa with over 20 gallons must pay 6 cents per gallon. a Missouri border effort has collected taxes and continues.
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Iowa
Earle Smith
Missouri
Margaret Abroad to Europe on Six-Week Tour
Le Havre France March 7 1947 President Truman arrived aboard the liner United States today for a six week tour of Europe.
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Margaret
le Harve
France
Mart Truman
United States
Europe
Auto Runs Wild on Randolph Street Injuring Four
In Chicago on Randolph Street between LaSalle and Wells two cars halted after an out of control vehicle struck a parked car and sent another into the sidewalk. Mrs Mary Miller and Sister Verona a nun with arthritis were involved as the vehicle rolled through the street injuring four bystanders.
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Chicago
Randolph Street
LaSalle
Wells Streets
2Nd Loop
Thompson
W. Randolph 1
Mary Miller
Palace Theater
Airman Drowns in Gravel Quarry Near Cedar Rapids
An 18 year old airman Lyle Hurt drowned while swimming in a Fairfax quarry seven miles southwest of Cedar Rapids. He was with a 13 year old neighbor when he went under in about 20 feet of water and was recovered three hours later. Hurt was the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hurt of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Lyle Hurt
Fairfax
Here
Hurt
Walter Hurt
Stephen Chase
Bank Robbery Shocks Ackerman as Bandit Escapes
A khaki clad bandit robbed the Bank of Auedaah in Ackerman, Miss. of 87000 dollars and fled in a pickup. Police search underway as witnesses describe the thief and getaway vehicle.
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Ackerman
Miss
Auedaah
Yanks Repel South Koreans With Tear Gas Fire Hoses
About 300 Koreans stormed Wolmi Island seeking to reach inspectors at Cuethoni polling, but U S troops repelled them with tear gas and fire hoses. Twenty two Americans and 80 Koreans injured. U S and Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission officials discuss responses from Washington and Seoul.
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Seoul
Wolmi Island
U. S
South Korea
Cuethoni Pollan
Inchon
Elect Banker Director of Iowa Legion
Churchill T. Williams, 39, Oelwein banker and former bomber pilot, was elected Iowa Department commander of the American Legion at the 37th state convention. Officers named include vice commanders Kenneth J. Benda, William W. Bronson, Barney Carson, Donald Hemmingsen, Fred Treibel. adjutant R. J. Laird re-elected. chaplain Rev. Comeah Smith. sergeant at arms Harold Mulford. national committeeman Ward Loftus with Donald Johnson as alternate. Williams is an Air Force bomber pilot with the Air Medal and Silver Star, who served over three years in World War II.
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Cedar Rapids
Churchill T. Williams
Oelwein
Iowa
American Legion
Legion
Kenneth J. Benda
Hartwick
William W. Bronson
Wyoming
Barney Carson
Shenandoah
Donald T. Hemmingsen
Algona
Fred Treibel
Des Moines
R. J. Laird
Carl A. Skedin
Comeah Smith
Stuart
Harold Mulford
Pierson
Ward M.loftus
Tama
Donald E.johnson
West Branch
Alternative
Williams College
Morning Sun High School
Air Force
South Pacific
Williams
Youth Slugger Confesses Intent at Girls School
A man claimed he entered a girls school to aid in freeing several girls. A woman named Mrs. Dennis was struck, but no charges were filed. Highway Patrolman Russell Purdy reported the suspect, Webb, said he had no specific girl in mind, and he was jailed pending further investigation in Roswell, Ned.
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Dennis
Russell Purdy
Webb
Roswell
Ned
Divorce Filed by Robert Montgomery's Daughter
A notice states Robert Montgomery's daughter filed for divorce. The document mentions a prior marriage in New York on Poon 4, 2008 and references a person named Raveno le.
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New York
Raveno
Weeks Defies Probers Amid BAC Records Refusal
Weeks resists giving BAC records as he signs a reserve bill. Eisenhower aims to raise the ready reserve to 2.9 million by 1960, but Congress delays full buildup by two years. A new youth reserve program allows up to 250 000 youths yearly for months of training. Walter White challenges Weeks over BAC files and congressional access.
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Congress
White House
Gettysburg
Wilson
Army
Defense Department
Bers
House
BAC
Walter S. White
Weeks
White
Commerce Department
Celler
Hancher’s Mother Pris cilla Hancher Dies at 77
Pris cilla Hancher, 77, mother of University of Iowa President Virgil M. Hancher, died late Tuesday at University Hospitals Iowa City. A Rolfe resident, she died of arteriosclerosis. Services tentatively set for Friday afternoon at the Rolfe Church.
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Iowa City
Priscilla Hancher
Virgil M. Hancher
State University of Iowa
University Hospitals
Rolfe
Kansas City Seeks $10,000 Reward in Alien Slaying
Kansas City Crime Commission aims to raise a $10,000 fund to solve the brutal killing of Mrs. Wilma Allen. About $3,000 already collected. Police lack tangible clues as they pursue leads. possible link to a man arrested in Omaha, Nebraska remains unconfirmed.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Crime Commission
Wilma
Allen
William R. Almon
Omaha
Neb
Connie Rages at 125 M.P.H As Weather Bureau Ponders Direction
Connie Connie roars at 125 miles per hour as Hurricane Connie brews off Hatteras. The Weather Bureau tracks its center 225 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach with little movement expected for hours. Warnings blanket the East Coast from Georgia to Massachusetts as crews brace for possible landfall near Cape Lookout and high seas pound the coast. Two deaths are linked to Connie as naval, air force, and coast guard units shift inland and offshore assets to safety.
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Weather Bureau
Hatteras
N. C
Carolina
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Hazel
Virginia Capes
Cen
Cape Lookout
Here
Seaboard
Canada
North Carolina
Savannah
Provincetown
Mass
Navy
Norfolk
Air Force
Marine
Eastern Sea Board
Newport News
Cape Cod
Seheetala Ok Son
Coast Guard
Governor Calls Ike an Old Man Ahead of 1956 Run
The governor describes Ike as an old man who may resist a second term but is expected to be pressured into running in 1956. Williams notes the president appears reluctant to act on his own and hints at maneuvering by aides.
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Dent Wer
Iliams
Lear
Sid Ha
Commence
Iowa Sets 1955 Corn Price Support Rates
Des Moines reports the 1955 crop loan rates will be 1.49 to 1.58 per bushel in Iowa, four cents below 1954 levels. Chair Dwight W. Meyer notes new rates equal 87 percent of parity, down from 90 percent for 1954, with eligibility conditions outlined by ASC and Agriculture Stabilization officials.
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Des Moines
Iowa
ASC
Dwight W. Meyer
Agriculture Stablization and Convention
Lower Iowa corn estimate trimmed on drought hits 1955
Government lowers Iowa 1955 corn production forecast to 599,032,000 bushels citing a dry spell last month. Farmers must meet corn acreage allotments and arrange price supports through county ASC offices. Parity-based support rates listed by county range from 1.42 to 1.58 dollars per bushel with storage and grade requirements.
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Des Moines
Iowa
ASC
Shoemaker Quits at $32,000 on TV Quiz
The contestant known as Shoemaker leaves The $64,000 Question after winning $32,000. The odd broadcast dialogue features a garbled interlude as a Bronx cobbler and his family echoes through the scene.
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Shoemaker
Oesis
Papa Prato
Bronx
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