Atom power spurs Idaho town supply and murders noted
The report details an Idaho fatal shooting amid an arcing tale of atomic power. Campbell was shot by Charles Burow then died. Sheriff Yousling said Campbell's death may be murder followed by Burow's suicide. The piece notes Arco’s nuclear demonstration and Borax reactor details.
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Charles W. Youeling
Campbell
Charles Burow
Schleswig
Buron
Here
John B. Dressler
Ed Campbell
Old 9Th District
Dressler
Byron
Yousling
Sioux City
Sai
Lowell Swanger
Arco
Prieft
Moscow
Godfrey Encounters Light at Teterboro Airport
Arthur Godfrey taxiing a DC-3 at Teterboro New Jersey struck a ground light while preparing for a Moncton Canada flight. He and a co pilot escaped injury and minor wing damage was repaired before resuming the trip. Godfrey had earlier faced a six month pilot license suspension in March 1954 for flying low over the control tower.
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Teterboro
Arthur Godfrey
Moncton
Canada
Godfrey
Plans for Iowa State Fair music festival announced
Des Moines officials announced a state music festival at this year’s Iowa State Fair August 27 to September 5. The event features forty two music clubs bands orchestras and choruses among other groups and activities.
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Des Moines
Five Day Forecast Sees Slight Cooling Early Week
The forecast projects highs 83 to 86 and lows 59 to 64 from Saturday to Wednesday with temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above normal. A cooler spell is seen Sunday and Monday, then rising temps Tuesday. Scattered showers are expected late Saturday and again around Tuesday across northern areas with little or no precipitation in the south.
Riots Intensify After Slaying Near Wolmi Island
A South Korean man was shot dead as riots continued near Wolmi Island over President Rhee’s demand that pro Communist truce inspectors leave by Saturday. Two others were wounded as U S guards fired on Koreans aboard a fishing boat near the U S anchorage. Panmunjom reports note continued disturbances with police claiming casualties from a patrol boat.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
U. S. Army
Wolmi Island
Nnsc Team
27 More Liquor Stamps Issued, Countryman Says
Des Moines reports the attorney general’s office announced 27 additional federal retail liquor licenses issued to Iowa tavern operators in the last two weeks raising total permits since July 1 to 413. Woodbury County accounts for 11 of the new licenses, Clinton and Muscatine counties four each, and Scott County three. Liquor by the drink remains illegal in Iowa, but some taverns continue to use federal licenses while the state presses to enforce the cracker dry policy.
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Des Moines
Attorney General's Office
Iowa
Woodbury
Clinton
Muscatine
Scott
U. S. Ambassador and Son Die in Bangkok Crash
Ambassador John E. Peurifoy aged 48 and his nine year old son Daniel died in a head on collision in Bangkok. His other son Clinton aged 14 was critically injured. Peurifoy had served since 1935 and was in Bangkok with his wife Betty.
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Thailand
John E. Peurifoy
Daniel
Bangkok
U. S
Peurifoy
Clinton
Greece
Guatemala
Senate
Washington
Betty
Unclear fragmentary report mentions Jane and sons holiday mishap
Fragmentary text references a woman named Jane and her two sons on a ten day holiday. It notes an early morning movement to a police location and later an air dropping operation in Bangkok with an accident implied.
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Jane
Wor Ge
Sieinane Guiseal
Bangkok
Hetto Tae
Strike deadline set at Oliver walkout looming
Oliver Corp faces possible walkout as union members threaten action if control not reached by midnight August 18. Executives set the date as the deadline amid ongoing contract talks with the Independent Electrical Workers union.
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Oliver
Charles City
Oliver Corp
Ted
Uni Electrical Workers Union
Execave Ballaa
Atalissa Groups Sues to Block West Liberty School Merger
The Atalissa group seeks injunctive relief to halt a merger forming the Community School District of West Liberty. They challenge chapter 275 procedures and filing with the State Department of Public Instruction, arguing lack of authority and unconstitutional steps. A writ of certiorari was ordered with a hearing set for this afternoon.
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West Liberty
Atalissa
Cedar Hall
Cedar
Muscatine
Johnson
Cedar Counties
State Department of Public Instruction
Serna el Ce
Ralston
Matthew Westrate
GE Workers Win Pay Hikes But No GAW Plan
GE workers gain a four percent hourly raise in a new contract but miss the guaranteed wage goal. The agreement includes a reopening clause set for August 25 to review terms and provide a measure of union success.
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Conference
Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Is Planned
A bill outlines construction of a Franklin Roosevelt memorial with funding provisions including a large sum referenced as ten thousand dollars, indicating planned government or organizational backing for the project.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Man, 22, Charged in Elderly Man’s Death in Council Bluffs
Charles R. Johnson Jr., 22, of Council Bluffs faces a manslaughter charge over the death of 70 year old Clarence Bryan following an argument. A coroner's jury ruled the death resulted from a coronary occlusion caused by an assault on the elder man. Bond was set at $10,000 with a 30 day jail sentence to be served.
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Council Bluffs
Charles R. Johnson Jr
Clarence Bryan
Bryan
Johnson
Allen
Adenauer offers Moscow trip on German unity and prisoner talks
Chancellor Adenauer told Soviet officials he intends to visit Moscow on September 9 to discuss German reunification and war prisoners, according to a well informed source. Eleven U S airmen freed from Red China prisons landed in Hawaii, returning home after 32 months.
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Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Red China
Hawaii
Warnings Up Coast As Connie Gains Forward Speed
Hurricane Connie neared the Northeast as warnings extended from Virginia Capes to Delaware with watch advisories for Massachusetts. New York City area reported 4 inches of rain in 12 hours while North Carolina towns faced high winds and rising tides. Red Cross said over 14 000 people were displaced as waves washed piers and roads along the southern Carolina coast.
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Virginia Capes
Delaware
Massachusetts
Monterray
Cherry Point
N.C
Morehead City
Rene Se Eremeter
Red Cross
Washington
Connie
North Carolina
Air Force Chief Backing Photo Swap Plan
Gen. Nathan F. Twining supports a surprise proposal for a mutual aerial inspection plan. The Air Force chief says the idea could help guard peace and would be pursued if accepted. The statement notes bases could be made available to the Soviets for this purpose and cites broader aims for safer armament limits.
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Nathan F. Aw
Air Force
Air Force Assn
Twining
U. S
Lands Action to Curtail Industry Tax Writeoffs
Senator O Mullahoney D Wy says Eisenhower administration should be congratulated for curtailing tax benefits aiding industry expansion over the past five years. Office of Defense Mobilization director Arthur Flemming notes orders to tighten credit could affect about 304 billion dollars in plant and equipment, part of a broad move to curb industry growth.
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Washington
O’mulhoney
D-Wye
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization Re
President Signs Housing Measure Seeks Revision
The president signs a housing bill proposing billions more for FHA mortgage insurance. Officials had estimated the program would halt this fall and push for revisions to extend and stabilize coverage.
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