Stassen Drops Nixon Opposition India Standing Firm on Suez
The Suez conference shows wide support for the Dulles plan as Afro Asian bloc splits, with 17 of 22 nations backing the proposal. Egypt resists while India and Indonesia back advisory roles, and Britain France Japan and others join Western backing. President Eisenhower says Harold Stassen abandons opposition to Nixon and will speak for him.
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Stassen
Nixon
India
Suez
London
Suez Canal
Egypt
John Foster Dulles
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
Cairo
Nasser
Dulles
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Ethiopia
Britain
France
Japan
Holland
West Germany
Portugal
Australia
Denmark
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Italy
GOP Tax Cut Hopes Rise At San Francisco Convention
Republicans at the San Francisco convention pledged a tax cut for all if returned to office, with the most relief for lower brackets once a surplus appears. Cabinet members touted defense, civil rights enforcement, and welfare program progress while urging a balanced budget and debt reduction.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Humphrey
Charles FE Wilson
GOP
Martin Folsom
Stevenson Charges Tax Cut Is Just GOP Election Talk
Adlai E. Stevenson accused Republicans of making a tax cut promise only for election purposes. He criticized the GOP stance as contrary to Eisenhower's debt reduction pledge and highlighted differences over civil rights and budget priorities. Stevenson announced a week long national tour and spoke at his Libertyville farm.
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Stevenson
Libertyville
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Labertyville Farm
America
Bush
Republican Platform Committee
San Francisco
Senate
South
North
Graveside Rites Held for Wright Infant in Keota
Graveside rites were held at Elm Grove Cemetery for Carol Jean Wright infant daughter of David E. Wright and Jean Koenig Wright of route three Keota. Rev Walter A Smith led services with Shermans Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include her parents grandparents maternal and paternal great grandparents.
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Elm Grove
Carol Jean Wright
David E. Wright
Jean Koenig Wright
Route Three
Keota
Walter A. Smith
Shermans Funeral Home
Carol Jean
Erwin Koenig
Washington
Francis Wright
Near
Anna Koenig
George Wright
West Chester
Flossie Sherbeck
Reno
Nevada
Lenox Water Shortage Erased by Rains
Lenox Iowa faced a water shortage this summer but heavy rains eased the crisis. City officials dropped plans to pipe water from the Platte River after laying more than a mile of pipe provided by federal civil defense authorities. Pipe will be returned to Ft. Leavenworth Kansas as restrictions end.
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Lenox
Iowa
Platte River
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Gray Ladies cap ceremony honors eleven new members
Eleven members of a new Gray Lady class were honored at caping ceremonies in the county hospital nurses home. The event featured invocation by Dr. Evert L. Haney, special music by Joanna and Carma Thompson, and remarks by Red Cross and hospital leaders. Certificates were given by Dr. R. V. Owen to those completing preliminary work, with awards for four, three, two, and one year of service listed for numerous honorees from Charlotte Baldrige to Esther Martin. A Blue Ladies canteen reception followed.
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Evert L. Haney
United Presbyterian Church
Joanna and
Carma Thompson
A. E. Baldrige
Red Cross
Ernest Wagner
Gyla Fairchild
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
W. E. Farrell
Ralph Martin
Gray
R. V. Owen
Charlotte Baldrige
Gladys Lloyd
Virginia Booth
Avis Ross
Alicia Horak
Augusta Livingston
Jessie Arnold
Ann Pratt
Minnie Maxwell
Lucille Moore
Bertha Falk
Marie Bales
Eula Mae Coon
Pearl Mapel
Antionette Nardy
Margaret Schantz
Rosemary Wisson
Fern Birney
Joella Gerdes
Eva Farrell
Myrtle Neiswanger
Dorothy Lee
Ethel Burton
Dolores Hazelett
Elizabeth McC
Legion Post Reports From State Convention
Legion members heard reports on the state convention. Delegates named to attend the national Legion convention in Los Angeles the first week of September. The post nears its 1957 membership quota and cards were sent to members in the Iowa City VA hospital.
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Burton Kent
Oral J Brown
M. L. Whittaker
State Legion
Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Charles Denison
Ray Minick
Mr. Whittaker
National Legion
Los Angeles
Iowa City
William Arnott Wyle
Palmer Schilling
Hilton Rabenold
Earl Galloway
Nixon's Father In Critical Condition
Vice President Richard M. Nixon rushed to La Habra to visit his father Frank Nixon who lay in critical condition from an internal hemorrhage. The emergency trip came as the Republican National Convention convened with Nixon as the expected nominee, and no return date was set.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Frank Nixon
la Habra
Nixon
Weather King tractor offers all weather comfort for farming
Doylestown Pa. Cockshutt Farm Equipment unveils an experimental all weather tractor with air conditioning and a glass cabin, aiming to reduce fatigue and boost income. The unit features a steel glass cabin, four side glass panels, a roof supported by corner posts and a push button radio.
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Doylestown
Cockshutt Farm Equipment Inc
JF. Schaffhausen
Former Junction Man Claimed in Florida
John Griffiths G of Eustis Florida former Columbus Junction resident died Monday. Body brought to Stacy Funeral Home. Services Friday 2 p.m. Salem Presbyterian Church. Burial at Cambrian Cemetery. Born Nov 12 1886 in Wales to Griffith and Jane Griffiths. Wife Lydia Davis a patient in Eustis Hospital. Survivors include two brothers in Wales and sister Mrs J M Davis of Cotter visiting relatives in Wales.
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Columbus Junction
John ©. Griffiths
Eustis
Fla
Columbus Junction Area
Stacy Funeral Home
Salem Presbyterian Church
George C. Pennington
Methodist Church
Cambrian Cemetery
Mr. Griffiths
Wales
Griffith Griffiths
Jane Owen Griffiths
Lydia Davis
J. M. Davis
Cotter
Three Men Recovering From Plane Crash Injuries
Columbus Junction residents Jefferson M Jennings Jr and his 13 year old son Larry, and Fred Weymeyer of Wapello were hospitalized after a plane crash near St Louis yesterday. John Otto of Wapello was released from the hospital.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
St. Louis
Jennings
Chet Cutkamp
Jefferson M. Jennings Jr
Larry
Fred Weymeyer
Wapello
John Otto
Coe College selects five area students for encampment program
Five Washington area students at Coe College Cedar Rapids named for the second annual student faculty encampment September five to eight at Camp Waubeek. Carolyn Holland Beverly Wolfe Jim Wolfe and Janet Robertson senior and junior status with Alpha Xi Delta and Sigma Nu affiliations. Attendance includes 400 student leaders and 20 faculty staff with workshops and camp activities.
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Washington Area
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Carolyn Holland
Lee Holland
South Second Avenue
Beverly
Jim Wolfe
E. Wolfe
E. Main
Janet Robertson
W. Robertson
Crawfordsville
Boy Scouts of America
Waubeek
Coe
Miss Wolfe
Miss Holland
Wolfe
Miss Robertson
Alpha Xi Delta
Kappa Delta
Sigma Nu
Hoover Farewell Address Echoes of a Bygone Era
In San Francisco delegates cheer the aging leader as he delivers a farewell address at the convention. The scene recalls a world and life long past, with veterans reassured by his call to safeguard human freedom amid lingering echoes from the years.
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San Francisco
Oldsters
Anthon Fire Sparks Arson Probe Across Four Incidents
Iowa fire marshal investigates arson in the St. Joseph's convent and school blaze that followed four prior suspicious fires in Anthon since July. Four nuns hospitalized. Foley and local officials pursue evidence while arranging new locations for students.
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Anthon
Iowa
St. Joseph's Convent
Mayer L. M. Foley
Ed Herron
Des Moines
Herron
Don Hutchinson
Algona
Tas
Foley
Main Street
City Ball Park
Sioux City
St. Joseph's
Rites Held for Everette J Klein at Harper
Everette J Klein 50 of South English died August 21 at University Hospital Iowa City after four year illness. Services at St Elizabeths Harper with high mass at 9 30 Friday. burial in St Elizabeths Cemetery. Rosary Thursday 8 pm Powell Funeral Home Keota. Survivors include wife Marjorie Ann, daughter Mrs Herbert Hammen, son Dennis, two grandchildren, three sisters, and one brother. He was born December 17 1905 in Harper. He was a farmer and member of St Elizabeths Church and Knights of Columbus.
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Keota
Everette
John Klein
University Hospital
Iowa City
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
Harper
M. J Diamond
St. Elizabeth's
Powell
Mr. Klein
South English
Pearl Naylor
Great Bend
Kansas
R. F. Palmer
Houston
Texas
R. Turner
Alva
Re Exhumed Body of Acid Case Suspect Investigated
Abraham Telvi the 21 year old implicated in the Victor Riesel acid attack had his body re examined by city physicians and FBI agents at Bellevue Hospital. Officials cited a badly decomposed body and disputed whether Telvi burned himself with the acid affecting the case.
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New York
Abraham Telvi
Victor Riesel
Bellevue Hospital
Telvi
Long Island
FBI
Riesel
Air Springs For Cars Promised By Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co announces a future where air spring suspension becomes standard in automobiles. The system currently used on trucks buses and some trains could soon appear in passenger cars, according to the developer.
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Akron
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Romans Fought Dirt In A Household War Says Memoir
Minneapolis dispatch notes a playful tabloid summary, claiming ancient Romans battled dirt via soap as an allegorical ally. The piece frames a modern domestic cleaning struggle as a historic war led by household science.
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Minneapolis
Nixon's Father Critical As Ike Nixon Ticket Makes Final Nomination
Republican leaders and President Eisenhower finalize renomination plans for the Eisenhower Nixon ticket as delegates feel hopeful about November. Nixon rushes to his ailing father in Whitier California after learning of the aneurysm while Stassen lobbies to upend the ticket. The convention proceeds with confidence the duo will be on the ballot despite personal family urgency.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Frank
Los Angeles
Whittier
Nixon
Pat
Don
Harold &E. Stassen
Stassen
Leonard W. Hall
Ike
Hall
Weather Outlook for Iowa Through Thursday
United Press Iowa forecast general warmth with highs near 84 and 64 across the period. Lows expected around 58 to 68 with light rainfall possible as scattered thundershowers appear Sunday or Monday. Temperatures run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with no major changes expected.
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United Press
Iowa
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