Cities Protest Court Ruling on Limit on Bonds
Twelve Iowa cities urged the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear its Independence decision limiting revenue bonds. Cedar Rapids attorney Caryl W. Garberson argued the ruling could invalidate millions in unmatured bonds and block ongoing projects as 71 towns slow or suspend municipal improvements. The court took the request under advisement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court Today
High Court
Supreme Court
Friends of the Court
Independence
Caryl W. Garberson
Cedar Rapids
Algumnet
Garberson
Ames
Burlington
Davenport
Dubuque
Marion
Marshalltown
Mason City
Mus
Catine
Sioux City
Waterloo
League of Iowa
Towa
Plains State Set For Another Series Of Killer Tornadoes
TOPEKA Kansas via UP the Great Plains nation braces for another spring of deadly tornadoes May and June are prime months with April not far behind Kansas leads in twisters with 64 last year causing 2 million dollars in damages and seven deaths. May 20 remains a date of tragedy with Cordell and the tri state area marked by historic recalls. There is no foolproof forecast and dwellers must endure narrow paths and unpredictable funnels as spring weather grows sticky and oppressive.
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Topeka
Kan
Great Plains
Kansas
Kansas City
Cordell
Tri-State
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Udall
Simplified Iowa plan restores citizenship for released prisoners
Governor Loveless announced a streamlined rule to restore citizenship rights for prisoners released from Iowa institutions. Applicants must file 60 days before release. the Board of Control recommends, and citizenship is ready at discharge. The aim is to reduce delays and avoid lost cases from outdated procedures.
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Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
Loveless
Board of Control
Iowa Board of Control
Five Children Die In Cleveland Blaze
A Cleveland fire killed five children under seven in one family. Four children were trapped in an upstairs bedroom. the fifth died downstairs. Christine, 18 months, survived with the mother, Ann Hicks, 25, rushing outside with the infant. Arthur Hicks, 30, a machinist, had left for work.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Arthur Hicks
Ann
Richard
Robert
Barbara Ann
Roger Lee
Ronald
Christine
4-H Members Discuss Electric Motors Meeting April 17
Washington County 4-H members are urged to attend a session on Wednesday April 17 in the county courthouse court room. Representatives of Iowa Southern Utilities Co will discuss uses and types of electric motors as part of the 4-H electricity activity. The company will provide personnel to lead the discussion and give away a motor as a door prize.
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Washington County
4-H
County Court House
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Southern
Farm Analysis Meet Planned Next Tuesday
A farm record analysis meeting will be held in the court room at the Washington County court house Tuesday April 15 at 8 p.m. Dean Huston extension economist will discuss the farm outlook for the coming year. Jim Fowler will present information from the Mississippi Valley association and Washington County extension staff will discuss family living and farm records.
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Washington County Court House
Mississippi Valley Farm Association
Dean Huston
Jim Fowler
Mississippi Valley Association
Washington County
Kiwanis Club Shows Hospital Film in Meeting
Washington Kiwanis Club screened the film For the Love of Life about the hospital’s community role. Washington County Hospital trustees attended and Harris Jones led the program. William Smart was praised for six years of perfect Kiwanis attendance.
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Washington Kiwanis Club
Washington County Hospital
Harris Jones
William Smart
Kiwanis
Lana Turner Awaits Murder Hearing In Stompanato Case
Hollywood star Lana Turner waits in spotlight for public inquest into the death of her lover Johnny Stompanato. The case involves her 14 year old daughter Cheryl facing a juvenile hearing on the slaying and witnesses include police and hotel manager statements about threats and fights in the couple’s relationship.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Johnny Stompanato
Beverly Hills
Miss Turner
Cheryl
Stompanato
Theodore J. Curphey
Jerry Giesler
Santa Monica
Mickey Cohen
Ted Stauffer
Acapulco
Villa Vera
Stampanato
United Press
Clinton H. Anderson
Lana
Trains to be Discontinued in Iowa Route by Milwaukee Road
Iowa Commerce Commission authorizes the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to end two remaining passenger trains between Sabula and the south Iowa state line in Sewal Wayne County. The trains served Clinton Davenport Muscatine Washington Ottumwa Moravia Mystic Seymour with 1955 ridership averaging 3.88 and revenue 2.36 dollars per trip. The 1956 full-distance loss totaled 181 141 dollars. hearing was in Ottumwa in March and the commission decision was announced Wednesday.
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Iowa State Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co
Iowa
Sabula
South Iowa State Line
Sewal
Wayne County
Clinton
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Ottumwa
Moravia
Mystic
Seymour
Commerce Commission
Savanna
Kansas City
Four Junior High Bands Offer Evening Festival Concert
Four junior high school bands from Wapello Mt Pleasant Fairfield and Washington perform at the annual junior high band festival in the Washington High School gym at 8 p m Admission is 25 cents for students 50 cents for adults The program features Mass Band Music Campers Redwood Over ture Psalms 18 Peter Pan Over ture American Sailor Over ture March of the Skaters and selections from each school including Minute Men Swing Low Sweet Chariot Trumpet Voluntary and Everglades Overture with composers Akers Cofield Whitney Powers Polhamus Olividon Purcell Baroni and Yoder.
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Washington High School
Wapello
Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield
Washington
Mass Band
Howard Akers
Redwood
Frank Cofield
Maurice Whitney
Peter Pan
Powers
Arthur Case
Albert Polhamus
Minute Men
Olividon
Purcell
Swing Low
Sweet Chariot
Playbar
Redwood Forest
Franckiser
Baroni
J. W. Wells
Paul Yoder
Graham Film to Be Shown Sunday Night
Miracle in Manhattan documents Billy Graham’s New York Crusade with two million attendees at Madison Square Garden. Jinx Falkenburg and Tex McCrary report the 16 week cover age of the crusade. World Wide Pictures releases the film for a Sunday showing at the United Presbyterian Church.
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Manhattan
Billy Graham
New York
United Presbyterian Church
Jinx Falkenburg
Tex McCrary
Mr. Graham
Madison Square Garden
World Wide Pictures
Hollywood
Calif
Washington Retirement Home funding progress discussed
Representatives of the Home Association of Washington reported on unmet FHA cash requirements for the dining room and residential wing. A final $1,400 gift was given in memory of a deceased husband, and pledges for charitable gifts totaling $18,000 per year are sought to cover potential five year shortages.
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The
Home Association of Washington
Washington Retirement Home
Federal Housing Administration
Fred L. Stewart
FHA
Havana Maintains Normal Life Amid Blood Purge
Police cracked a rebel general strike in Havana and conducted house to house raids on Communists. Estimates report 50 to 60 killed, with 14 bodies at the morgue and ongoing shootings in Arroyo Apollo and Santiago. Police aimed to shoot suspects on sight while newspapers published with guards around plants.
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Havana
Prado
Havan
Old City
Sevilla Biltmore
United Press
Arroyo Apollo
Mariel
Santiago
Iowa Income Tax Returns Show 1957 Rise Over 1956
Iowa Tax Commission figures indicate a 1957 fiscal year revenue of 32.7 million dollars from individual and corporate income taxes, up from 29.1 million in 1956. Urban earners accounted for most individual tax, with Polk County and its corporations contributing the largest shares. farmers paid little tax but filed many no pay returns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Income Tax Division
Iowa Tax Commission
Polk County
George Eischeid
County 4-H clubs visit planned by extension staff
Will Visit Members Of Four 4-H Clubs Tom Robb and Merritt Canady of the county extension staff will visit the homes of members of four county 4-H clubs Saturday to view projects now underway. Robb will visit Highlander and Chicagua club members with club leaders Louis Havel Ardell Gerot and Raymond Mineart. Canady will visit the 76 Progressives and Prairie Sons with Gayle Hotchkiss John Durst Clayece Crone and Ivan Brown.
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Tom Robb
Merritt Canady
Mr. Robb
Highlander Club
Louis Havel
Ardell Gerot
Raymond Mineart
Chicagua Club
Mr. Canady
Miller Calls For Reapportionment in Iowa Politics
Iowa State Senator Jack Miller addressing the University of Iowa young Republicans urged stronger reapportionment action. He pledged Senate committees to push reform to the floor for open debate, arguing fair representation extends beyond urban versus rural and includes farmers in larger counties.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Young Republicans Club
University of Iowa
Miller
Senate
Fire damages Luckey Implement Store in Columbus Junction
A blaze at the Luckey Implement Store on the west edge of Columbus Junction caused about 2000 dollars in damages when welding torch sparks ignited nearby gasoline. The fire began around 12 40 p m and damaged two tractors before firefighters extinguished it.
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Columbus Junction
Luckey Implement
Howell Named Washington County Young Republicans Chairman
Gerald Howell of Crawfordsville was elected chairman of the Washington County Young Republicans at a Tuesday board meeting. Richard Knupp resigned earlier, triggering the vacancy. The group plans a membership drive aiming for 200 new and renewing members with dues set for two years. The first full meeting is May 14 at the Norton home to discuss the organization’s purpose.
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Gerald Howell
Crawfordsville
Washington County Young Republicans
Executive
Young Republican Board
Richard Knupp
Ainsworth
Keith Norton
Iowa Population Loss Tied to Law In Industrial Growth
University of Iowa sociologist Harold Saunders argues Iowa loses 70 percent of natural population growth due to fewer farm jobs as mechanization expands. He calls this a farm revolution with larger units using more machinery, while industry isn’t growing fast enough to offset shrinking farm employment. The impact falls mainly on 18 to 35 year olds.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa
Iowa
Harold Saunders
Iowa City
Saunders
Man Who Escaped From Mt. Pleasant Hospital Caught
The Mt. Pleasant mental institute escapee was picked up in Muscatine on Wednesday afternoon. He had been seen near Ainsworth by a patrol car and eluded a search before hitching a ride to Muscatine where authorities captured him.
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Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Mt. Pleasant Mental Institute
Muscatine
Ainsworth
Sheriff's Office
Weather outlook for Iowa towns turns mild this week
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with no large temperature changes through Friday. Lows tonight around 32 to 35, highs Friday in the 53 to 60 range, with northeast to southwest winds noted. Saturday expects partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer temperatures across Ames, Boone, Oskaloosa, Shenandoah and Washington.
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United Press
Iowa
Ames
Boone
Oskaloosa
Shenandoah
Washington
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