Iowa lawmakers create eight member tax conference panel
Iowa lawmakers, deadlocked over a next biennium tax program, form an eight member conference committee after both chambers resist compromise. The panel, split four four, plans first meeting Monday to resolve the continuation of the 2 1 2 percent sales tax and related funding shifts before adjournment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
General Assembly
William Nicholas
Mason City
X.T. Prentis
Mount Ayr
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
John Shoeman
Atlantic
Gene L. Hoffman
West Grove
William Mooty
Grundy Center
Verne Lisle
Clarinda
Elmeer Vermeer
R - Pella
Henry Stevens
Jefferson
Howard Reppert
Raymond Gillespie
Dexter
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Sen
D.C. Nolan
Iowa City
Red Cross water safety course certificates earned in county
W H Boekelman reports many residents certified by Red Cross instructors in life saving swimming and advanced swimming. Instructors Beatrice Neuhart Laurine Owens and Laurine Owens issued certificates to numerous students including Marsh Atkinson Wilma Atkinson Larry Duncan Carol Flickinger Don Kiesey and many others across levels from beginners to advanced swimming.
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W. H. Boekelman
Washington County
Red Cross
Lorene Owens
Marsh Atkinson
Wilma Atkinson
Larry Duncan
Carol Flickinger
Don Kiesey
Ferne Leeper
Milo Steele Jr
Maxine Steele
Susan Noonan
Beatrice Neuhart
Melva Wertz
Marie Swift
Shirley Steele
Muriel Rosenkild
Vaughn Rinner
Marjorie Reis
Wynne Petratz
Linda Loveless
Jacqueline Lemmon
Lois Etzen
Mary Eatinger
Louise Cole
William Carson
Patricia Brown
Janet McFadden
Grace Bauer
Kay Waddell
Leona Yousling
Virginia Booth
Laurine Owens
Don Bealer
Jim Wertz
Mary Minick
Catherine Mattes
Elsie Chmelar
Sharon Sheets
Yaro Chmelar
Mariella Klopfenstein
Joan Messer
Janice Geuther
Pearl McFadden
Virginia Smith
Marion McAvoy
Milo Orris
Lyle Gipple
Phil Kneen
Don Minick
Don Orr
John Butler
Diana Howe
Daylene McAvoy
Barbara McFadden
Ellen Miller
Susan Roth
Ruth Cherry
Corinne DuVal
Ann Johnson
Margaret Keyser
Pat Mangold
Gerry Schmidt
Donna Watson
No Confirmation Of Egyptian Story On Jordan Exchange
Egyptian government newspaper Al Gomhouria cited a New York dispatch alleging a Soviet note to President Eisenhower warning against interference in Jordan. Reports from Jerusalem and Amman described moves by Egypt and Soviet fronts, with Jordan under tight military control and calls for UN forces withdrawal.
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Eugene McLoughlin
United Press
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
United States
Jordan
Britain
France
Russia
al Gomhouria
New York
Middle East
Jerusalem
Egypt
United Nations
Sharm el Sheikh
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hussein
Straits of Tiran
Gulf
Joe Morris
Amman
Moscow
Cairo
Israel
Iraq
Washington
Suleiman Nabulsi
Cairo Radio
Nabulsi
Recount Reveals Yemm Has 12 Wives
Chicago officials uncover a web of marriages as Wal ter Yemm admits twelve wives after a new betrothal triggers police checks. Investigators identify current spouses Beverly Simms a typist and Wilma Pyzik a clerical worker among the suspected dozen.
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Yemm
Chicago
Walter
Yoo Hoo) Yemm
Corinne
Patrick Egan
Egan
Beverly Simms
Wilma Pyzik
SUI Prof Designer of Huge Radio Telescope
Iowa City professor Ned L. Ashton announced the design of the United States largest radio telescope, a 140 foot parabolic antenna, in cooperation with the NSF and AI. Construction costing four million dollars will start in June at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Green Bank Virginia. The instrument will reach six times farther than the Mt Palomar 200 inch telescope and exceed the accuracy of Britain’s 250 foot radio telescope.
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Iowa City
Iowa
United States
University of Iowa
Ned L. Ashton
National Science Foundation
Associated Universities, Inc
National Radio Telescope Observatory
Green Bank
Ashton
Mt. Palomar
Calif
Great Britain
Igor Stravinsky Born In June 1882 Composer
Igor Stravinsky, a renowned composer, was born on June 17, 1882, marking the birth of a future influential figure in modern music.
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Igor Stravinsky
Washington Industry Slogan Contest Entry
A Washington Industrial Corporation slogan contest entry promotes Washington as a site for new industries. The proposed five words or less slogan is included with an address for the submission.
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Washington Industrial Corporation
Washington
Hospital Planned West of Spirit Lake for $600 000
Dickinson County Hospital trustees announce a new 600000 dollar hospital to be built one mile west of Spirit Lake on U S 71. Final approval rests with F W Pickworth, federal hospital aid administrator. The Swanson family gifts the site and Spirit Lake will provide free water and sewage.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa
Here
Dickinson County Hospital
U.S. 71
F.W. Pickworth
Des Moines
Federal Hospital Aid
Fred W. Swanson
Egypt Wins First Round in Struggle For Control of Suez
United Nations sources say Egypt won the initial Security Council session on its plan to run the Suez Canal. If President Nasser adheres to the international instrument, Western opposition may fade. Dag Hammarskjold heads to Rome for a papal audience before Geneva planning.
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United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Security Council
Arkady A. Sobolev
Jordan
Guy Sparks Heads Royal Arch Masons
A. Guy Sparks of Des Moines was elected grand high priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Iowa in Spencer. Other officers elected included J. Elliot Grayson Cedar Falls grand king Phillip Pitts Sioux City grand scribe Lester W. Swanson Marshalltown grand treasurer Rev Raymond Shipman Ames grand chaplin and Ross J. Camblin Atlantic re-elected grand secretary.
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Spencer
Iowa
Guy Sparks
Des Moines
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
J. Elliot Grayson
Cedar Falls
Grand King
Phillip Pitts
Sioux City
Grand Scribe
Lester W. Swanson
Marshalltown
Raymond Shipman
Ames
Detroit Doctor Tries To Hire Officer To Kill Him
Detroit psychiatrist Dr. C L R Pearman was arrested after attempting to hire patrolman Henry Jason to shoot him as he despaired. Pearman admitted the plot and said he changed his mind, with the plan targeting his downtown office at 5 45 p m Friday. Jason reported the arrangement after Pearman paid $50, with a further $450 to be paid upon execution.
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Detroit
C. L. R. Pearman
Pearman
Henry Jason
Grosselle Naval Air Station
Walter Jones
Jason
Minois High School Swept by Flames in Savanna
About 300 students were displaced when a fire destroyed Savanna High School during the spring formal Friday night. Two volunteer firefighters, J.W. Wagner and Robert Lammers, were injured while fighting the blaze as hoses ruptured, Wagner breaking a leg and Lammers suffering a broken ankle and facial burns.
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Savanna, IU
Savanna High School
J.W. Wagner
Robert Lammers
Dr. R. V. Owen Nets Hole in One at Local Course
Dr. R. V. Owen, a Washington physician, sank a hole in one on the 185 yard number eight at the Washington Golf and Country Club Friday afternoon. He used a five iron to ace the hole while in a threesome with Max Henness and Mike Flenner. Owen shot 39 for the round and joins a small group of locals with a hole in one at the course.
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R. V. Owen
Washington
Washington Golf and Country Club
Owen
Max Henness
Mike Flenner
Dr. Owen
Bauer Rites Held at West Chester Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Bauer will be held at 2 p.m. today in the West Chester Methodist Church. Jones funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
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Fred Bauer
West Chester Methodist Church
Jones Funeral Home
Safer Atomic Plant Proposed by NYU Physicist
New York University physicist Lyle B. Borst outlined a convergation reactor design at the American Physical Society meeting. He described a sub critical system aimed at eliminating the risk of uncontrolled reactions and cited Detroit Edison project concerns as motivation.
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Washington
New York University
Lyle B. Borst
American Physical Society
Detroit Edison Co
Monroe
Mich
Detroit
Borst
Thompson Named Envoy to Russia and Two Other Diplomatic Shifts
President Eisenhower selected Llewellyn E. Thompson as ambassador to Russia after serving as envoy to Austria. Charles E. Bohlen moves to the Philippines. Don C. Bliss becomes ambassador to Ethiopia, replacing Joseph Simonson who resigned. Walter P. McConaughy will head the embassy in Burma succeeding Joseph C. Satterthwaite.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Russia
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Austria
Thompson
Senate
Charles E. Bohlen
Philippine Republic
Don C. Bliss
Foreign Service
State Department
Joseph Simonson
Ethiopia
Simonson
Walter P. McConaughy
Burma
Joseph C. Satterthwaite
Honduras Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Nicaragua
Honduras severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua and ordered its ambassador to return home after alleging Nicaraguan troops invaded Honduran territory. The move followed reports of clashes near the Cruza River and an advance into Cocoron, in the disputed border area.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Nicaragua
Leonidas Pineda
Cruza River
Caribbean
Cocoron
Department of
Gracias
Phil Stong Dies in Connecticut Former Iowa reporter and author of State Fair
Phil Stong, 58, longtime Connecticut resident and former Des Moines Register reporter, died of a heart attack at his home in Washington Connecticut. He wrote State Fair inspired by the Iowa State Fair and was Drake University class of 1923.
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Washington, Conn
Phil Stong
Iowa
Stong
Connecticut
Des Moines Register
Drake University
Keosauqua
Virginia Maude Swain
Des Moines News
Lucky Seven Day Opens Women’s Summer at Washington Club
Washington Golf and Country Club announces Ladies Day activities starting Wednesday with a luncheon at 12 30 p m and afternoon golf and bridge. Reservations due by Monday evening April 29. Mrs Melvin Hill and Mrs John Lee lead the event the first in a season of weekly Ladies Days with a full schedule to follow.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Country Club
Melvin Hill
John Lee
El Cajon Youth Fatally Struck by Semi Truck
Peter Cantoni a 14 year old boy son of Mr and Mrs Tom Cantoni of El Cajon California was killed Friday afternoon when struck by a semi truck while riding his bicycle He was reported killed instantly Funeral services are planned for Monday in El Cajon The Cantoni family formerly lived in Washington where other relatives reside The grandmother is Mrs Sylvia Wilson of Washington
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Peter Cantoni
Tom Cantoni
el Cajon
Calif
Cantonis
Washington
Cantoni
Betty Wilson
Sylvia Wilson
Daylight Time Returns to Fifteen States and More
United Press reports daylight time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. in fifteen states and parts of eight others with Minnesota Wisconsin and Indiana joining. California Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island Vermont also observe daylight time, while Illinois Kentucky Michigan Missouri Montana Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia are mixed.
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United Press
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Iowa Weather: Fair to Partly Cloudy With Cooling Tonight
The Iowa forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures in the far east. Lows range from 42 to 45 degrees tonight, 43 to 50 degrees in the south, and Sunday highs are mostly in the 60s. Partly cloudy and mild for Monday.
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United Press
Iowa
Little Ca
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