Peiping Admits Attack on U.S. Plane Off Formosa
Peiping Radio said Communist fighters damaged a U.S. Navy aircraft near Formosa as a missing Martin Mercator with 16 sailors aboard remained unaccounted. The report noted the strike occurred before 1 am, while U.S. forces conducted an extensive air sea search with destroyers Foss and Walton and eight rescue aircraft en route from Okinawa and Japan.
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Peiping Radio
U.S
Formosa
Taipe
Peiping
China
Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Red China
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Generalismo
South
Air
US. Air Force
U.S 7Th Fleet
Air Force
Okinawa
Japan
Foss
Walton
Nixon Returns To Convention Today
Vice President Richard M. Nixon heads back to San Francisco to deliver his acceptance speech after word his father Frank Nixon is improving. The elder Nixon suffered a hemorrhaging abdominal artery but is described as recovering and free of heart complications.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Eisenhower
LN. Kraushaar
Frank Nixon
Nixon
la Habra
Kraushaar
Eisenhower Urges GOP Campaign Push for House Senate Wins
President Eisenhower called on Republican candidates to campaign vigorously to regain control of Congress. He planned a mid September start to broader activity while sticking to a core plan of five or six TV appearances. He aimed a sharp challenge at Adlai E. Stevenson as the campaign heated up.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Congress
Adlai E. Stevenson
Picnic Plans Mark End Of Washington Little League Season
Mothers of Little League players will provide supper for a Sunset Park picnic at 7 p.m. Friday. Ducky Crandall, coach, says the event honors all Little League players and their parents and closes the first Washington season.
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Sunset Park
Ducky Crandall
Washington
Democrats Attack GOP Foreign Policy At National Convention
Sen Mike Mansfield says GOP foreign policy ideas are outmoded and rely on past Democratic policies. Rep Asher Burdick warns the administration's farm program could cost the GOP seats in North Dakota. Patman disputes Langlie on SBA loan figures while Dewey criticizes Truman-era chaos.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wright Patman
House
Small Business Committee
Arthur B Langlie
Asher L. Burdick
North Dakota
GOP
Mansfield
Eisenhower
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Truman
Patman
Langlie
Texas Democrat
SBA
Iowa Use Tax Revenue Falls In July
Iowa Tax Commission reports July use tax income on new cars and trucks declined by 115,948 compared with July 1955. total for July was 469,907 versus 585,855 last year, reflecting a drop in state revenue from motor vehicle use taxes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Tax Commission
Suez Conference Ends Bitter Over Egypt Canal Plan
The 22 nation Suez conference wrapped amid bitterness as Egypt likely rejects the plan to internationalize the canal. Dulles plan draws 18 supporters, Nasser vows a firm No, while Britain pressures Mideast military buildup and Cairo signals no discrimination against ships.
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London
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
DT Shepilov
John Foster Dulles
India
V.K. Krishna Menon
Cairo
Nasser
Britain
Latin America
Middle East
Suez
Spain
Australia
Ethiopia
Iran
Sweden
United States
Robert G. Menzies
Eisenhower Accepts Nomination in San Francisco
President Eisenhower accepted the Republican renomination at the convention kicking off a bid to win the House Senate and White House in November. He plans an acceptance speech urging GOP campaign work and will be followed by Nixon who travels from Whittier to deliver his own address.
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Columbine
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
San Francisco
Congress
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Whittier
Calif
Frank
GOP
Ike
Harold E. Stassen
Joe Smith
Cow Palace
Los Angeles
House
Senate
Harold F. Stassen
Stassen
Local Ordnance Units Arrive in Wisconsin
From Camp McCoy Wisconsin the 394th Ordnance Battalion and the 372nd Ordnance Company arrive for two weeks of summer field training. Major William H Perdock and First Lieutenant Edsall Brown command eight officers and 84 enlisted men who will train under regular army instructors and complete September 2. Training covers ordnance shop skills, drivers’ training, and weapon firing with day and night field exercises. Final inspection and a group HQ parade conclude the camp activities.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
394Th Ordnance Battalion
372Nd Ordnance Company
Washington
William H. Perdock
Edsall Brown
Fifth Army
Woman shoots husband in Evansdale self defense claim
Marvin L Hanson, 45, lay in critical condition after a shooting at the couple’s Evansdale home. His wife admitted firing a 22 rifle slug through the door as Hanson forced entry after an evening drinking spree. Neighbors alerted police and Mrs. Hanson was jailed while Hanson remained hospitalized.
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Waterloo
Marvin L Hanson
Black Hawk County
Evansdale
Pat Mediey
Hanson
Medley
Mrs Hanson
Iowa Sees $2.44 Million Budget Surplus in Two Years
Iowa comptroller Glenn Sarsfield reports a projected $2,446,349 surplus over the next two years as state revenue rises to about $275.5 million. He notes education takes the largest share of spending and warns droughts could alter tax receipts.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Glenn Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Board of Control
One Percent Income Tax Considered in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers study committee examined a proposal for a 1 percent adjusted gross income tax on Iowa taxpayers. No final action, but a bill draft was debated as a possible alternate to a sales or service tax. A $3 500 yearly earner would owe about $35. The tax would be in addition to the regular income tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Redecoration Underway at Washington Youth Center
High school students and members of the Washington Youth Center adult council have begun redecorating the Youth Center hall on the east side of the square. Work continues each evening at 7 30 p m for several days. All high school students willing to donate a few hours are asked to come in paint clothes with brush or roller. The center will be closed Saturday night due to the project.
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Washington Youth Center Adult Council
First Jurors Picked in Brink's Trial in Boston
In Boston 14th day of the Brink's case saw venireman Charles A. Wolusky become the first juror to hear evidence against eight men linked to the 1.219 million robbery. Rafael P. Massaro was seated next as the second juror.
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Boston
Charles A. Wolusky
US Gypsum Co
Raphael P. Massaro
Boston Naval
Massachusetts
Suffolk County
GOP Renews Hopes Of More Tax Cuts
Former Colorado governor Dan Thornton told the Republican National Convention that all Americans can expect tax cuts in the next four years. He rebutted Democratic claims that Republicans deny relief to middle and low income families and said taxes will be lowered further across the board.
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San Francisco
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Thornton
Eisenhower
Washington golfers plan Friday fish supper at county club
Men golfers of Washington will hold a stag supper Friday night at the Washington County Club. Warren Stewart will fry the fish for the dinner and anyone without a reservation for the 7 30 p m event should contact Frank Melegari at the club house not later than Thursday evening
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Washington
Washington County
Warren Stewart
Frank Melegari
Carroll Man Named As Driver of Month
Des Moines report: Ralph Peters, 30, of Carroll, was named the best Iowa driver of the month by the Iowa Motor Truck Association. Peters, who drives for a Carroll trucking company, has logged nearly 500000 miles in the past seven years without an accident.
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Des Moines
Ralph Peters
Carroll
Iowa
Iowa Motor Truck
Alsn
Peters
Mrs Ben Kepler of Sigourney Dies at 6 P M
Mrs Ben Kepler of Sigourney died at 6 p m Wednesday after a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Rev J A Cochran and Mrs Cochran of Washington and sister of Joe Cochran of Washington. Funeral arrangements were unsettled awaiting word from a sister in California.
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Ben Kepler
Sigourney
J. A. Cochran
Cochran
Washington
Joe Cochran
California
Weather summary for Friday and beyond
United Press Iowa reports generally fair weather through Friday with a slight cooling tonight. Lows in the 50s and highs in the 80s. Saturday remains fair with little temperature change.
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United Press Iowa
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