Compromise Civil Rights Bill Clears Path to Adjournment
Congress predicts speedy passage of a bipartisan civil rights bill after leaders signaled Eisenhower would sign. The plan tightens jury trial rules for major criminal contempt while letting judges decide nonjury trials. House Rules Committee to act Monday ahead of Tuesday vote as parties push toward adjournment.
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William F. Knowland
House
GOP
Joseph Martin Jr
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
House Rules Committee
FBI
Supreme Court
Three Sisters Found Dead in Abandoned Quarry
In Dixon, workers uncover the bodies of Nancy Guernsey 10 Theresa 8 and Ruthie 9 beneath mud at an abandoned quarry. Preliminary pathology suggests suffocation. An inquest is set for 3 p.m. edt. Police consider a landslide or accidental fall as the likely cause after six weeks of quarry filling left slope GEO.
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Dixon, Hil
Nancy Guernsey
Theresa
Ruthie
Emory Streuser
Robert Preston
Fred Hofmann
Dixon
John Guernsey
Hoffa Faces Senate Charges Demand From AFL CIO
AFL CIO will demand Teamsters Vice President James R Hoffa answer Senate Rackets Committee charges accusing him of associating with gangsters and dubious financial deals. The committee adjourned after Hoffa claimed memory lapses amid questions on Dio ties and hoodlum staffed locals.
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AFL Cio
Teamsters Union
Senate
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
AFL - Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Labor
New York
Ethical Practices
Afl-Cio
Los Angeles
Ethical Practices Group
McClellan
Senate Committee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Johnny Dio
Dio
Detroit
Holla
Army Instructors To Face Court Martial
At Fort Carson Colorado an unspecified number of basic training instructors from Company I 39th Infantry Regiment face court martial charges for physical mistreatment of recruits. The Army spokesman cited enough evidence to support charges with at least six instructors expected to be charged next week after transfers two weeks earlier following initial complaints.
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Fort Carson
Colo
39Th Infantry Regiment
Army
Two Killed in Three Car Crash West of Iowa City
A California couple, Roscoe and wife of Palm Springs, were killed in a three car crash on US 6, four miles west of Iowa City. A semi jackknifed on a curve, striking their station wagon. a third car then piled in. The husband died instantly, the wife died hours later in hospital.
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Iowa City
Iowa
California
Here
Roscoe Frazier
Palm Springs
Calif
Loveless Arrives Safely After Forced Plane Downing
Gov Herschel Loveless and 19 Iowa officials reach Casper Wyoming by National Guard planes after an engine trouble forced their first flight to divert to Scottsbluff Nebraska. Parachutes were worn as a precaution. no injuries.
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Casper
Wyo
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Nebraska
National Guard
Scottsbluff
Neb
Des Moines
Loveless
Nebraska Air National Guard
Ray Mills
Loveless’ Administrative Aide Dr
Robert Johnson
Son
YMCA Building Reopens Monday After Two-Week Closure
Washington's YMCA will reopen Monday August 26 after a two week closure. The first week was for the Lake Darling Youth Center camp and the second for cleaning and repairs. Summer program resumes with semi private and beginner to advanced swim lessons and lobby hours 9 am to 9 pm. Evening lessons continue after Labor Day until mid September.
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Washington
YMCA
Lake Darling
More Asiatic Flu Expected in Iowa
Des Moines reports the Health Department predicts a fall increase of Asiatic influenza in Iowa after about 200 Grinnell College youths fell ill. The outbreak spread to 14 more people through returning delegates, with an average illness duration of 3.2 days and no complications.
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Iowa
Grinnell College
State Health Department
Health Department
Grinnell
Boys seek permit to sell peanuts at Iowa State Fair
Five Des Moines boys aged 14 and 15 ask Gov. Herschel Loveless to allow them to sell popcorn and peanuts at the Iowa State Fair after concessionaires refused due to age. Harold Campbell and Kenneth Thornton delivered the letter stating they want extra money for school clothes and criticizing the age law.
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Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
Loveless
Harold Campbell
Kenneth Thornton
Campbell
Thornton
Mayor Walter Beuse in Poor Condition After Heart Attack
Davenport Iowa Mayor Walter Beuse 56 is in poor condition after a severe heart attack Friday night at the Quad Cities Airport while returning from a Moose convention in Spokane Washington. He was rushed to a hospital, put on oxygen, and had earlier undergone a medical checkup that revealed an ulcer.
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Iowa
Walter Beuse
Beuse
Quad - Cities
Moline
the Moose
Spokane
Wash
Bease
Escaped Nebraska Prisoner Captured Near Shenandoah Iowa
Paul Shaw twenty four, an armed robbery inmate who escaped Lincoln Nebraska prison about July 1, was captured Friday night in a stolen pickup seven miles east of Shenandoah Iowa. Deputy Tom Cumming spotted the vehicle and, with help, restrained Shaw who reached for a pistol before officers disarmed him. Shaw and his wife were detained. two loaded pistols were found in the truck. He was jailed at Clarinda awaiting Nebraska authorities.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Paul Shaw
Nebraska
Here
Shaw
Lincoln
Tom Cumming
Cumming
County Tuberculosis Testing Yields One Case in Washington
The spring school tuberculin program funded by the Washington County Tuberculosis and Health Association Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association and other groups tested 4186 individuals. Two percent showed a reaction with the highest in ages 15 to 19 and higher rates among males. 348 school personnel were tested 161 percent reacted.
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Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association
Iowa State Department of Health
American School Health Association
Washington County
Lincoln and
Stewart
Washington Junior High
St. James Parochial School
Washington High School
Washington to Hire Two New Coaches This Fall
Gary A. Gorham will teach biology and general science, lead the high school track program, and assist with football and basketball. He grew up in Washington and starred in athletics at Washington High School before Cedar Falls. John H. Sproule Jr. will teach elementary boys physical education, assist with high school sports, and teach health and social studies at the junior high. He earned a B A from Simpson College and was active in athletics and student publications.
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Washington
Gary A. Gorham
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Gene Gorham
Washington High School
John H. Sproule Jr
Griswold
Simpson College
Indianola
Kappa Theta Psi
Army May Close Some U.S. Posts
Informed sources say major Army posts likely will close under new economy measures after a 50,000-man cut. Sixteen depots and arsenals to shut by year end 1958 with division strength trimmed. Civilian jobs slashed and further manpower cuts contemplated.
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Alaska
Secretary of Defense
Charles F Wilson
Army
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Jackson
D.C
Gordon
Chaffee, Ark
Carson
Col
Defense Department
Navy
Air Force
Wilson
Welcome New Pupils To Schools of City
Letters explaining local school procedures were mailed to parents of rural grade school students joining Washington public schools. Supt. MM Schell notes balanced enrollments ensure equal teacher attention and assigns students to the least crowded rooms with temporary building placements. Families are kept together where possible and parents are urged to call the principal with questions. Enrollment is estimated at 27 pupils per term, with a maximum of 31 per room.
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Washington
MM. Schell
Schell
Supt. Schell
Barroom Sign Warns as Room Rolls Through South End
In Boston a South End bar displays a sign reading Kindly remain seated while room is in motion. The notice captures a light moment as patrons react to a moving room.
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Boston
Few Attend Zoning Hearing At City Hall
Few people attended the public hearing on a proposed city zoning ordinance at city hall. City council members heard comments and adjourned with a promise to consider the suggestions. Proposals sought to add two parcels east of Washington Oil Co on East Washington Street and north of West Monroe Street to commercial zones. The parcels are currently listed as residential in the ordinance. Councilmen will likely take further action at the next regular meeting.
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Washington Oil Co
East Washington Street
West Monroe Street
Washington High Marching Band Opens Drills Monday
Washington High School invites students to the first marching band drill Monday at 8 a.m. at Case Field. New band director Alan Bergstrom emphasizes inclusion of freshmen in the season kickoff.
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Washington High School
Case Field
Alan Bergstrom
Final Rites Sunday For Joel Lee Craig
Infant Joel Lee Craig, 13 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rosmond Craig, will be laid to rest at Ainsworth Cemetery after services at 2:30 pm Sunday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. G Pennington presiding. He died Friday at Washington County Hospital.
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Joel Lee Craig
Rosmond Craig
Jones Funeral Home
George Pennington
Ainsworth Cemetery
Joel Lee
Washington County Hospital
Weather: Mostly fair with cooler southeast, Sunday showers
United Press Iowa reports mostly fair conditions tonight with cooler lows 50 to 58 in the southeast. Sunday brings warmer temperatures 80 to 88 with partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm in the extreme northwest. cooler again Monday.
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