U S Agrees Egypt Owns Suez and Seeks International Control
The United States stated Egypt owns the Suez Canal but supports peaceful steps toward international control to ensure open use by all nations. President Eisenhower cited the 1888 Constantinople Treaty as granting all nations rights to use the canal, while not conceding ownership. He hopes Egypt will accept an international operation plan that preserves sovereignty. Meanwhile, Soviet dispatches report potential defense alignment while Britain and France widen forces in Cyprus for possible action if needed.
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London
United States
Egypt
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Washington
Constantinople
F Eisenhower
Egypts
Moscow
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Suez
R.G
kindergarten registration and book rental fees announced
Washington public schools released details for the 1956 57 year. Kindergarten eligibility requires a fifth birthday before Nov. 1, 1956 with birth certificate. Registration times follow an A to M 9 10 a.m. and N to Z 10 11 a.m. Textbooks rented grades one through eight with varying semester fees. lockers and IA material down payments apply. Parents should bring fees on opening day Tuesday September 4.
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M. M. Schell
Washington
Crowd Guards Mansfield High From Black Students
In Mansfield Texas more than 400 white residents lined the approaches to Mansfield High School to keep six Black students from entering. Federal court orders exist but no Black students appeared to register. NAACP attorney L C Davis sought Gov. Shivers assistance. only a deputy sheriff was visible. A related incident left another Black person dead in effigy on the school grounds, the fourth such death in Mansfield and nearby Fort Worth.
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Mansfield
Tex
Mansfield High School
Mansfield L
Clifford Davis
NAACP
Fort Wort
Allan Shivers
Fort Worth
R.L. Huffman
Marine S Sgt McKeon Welcomes Daughter Bridgett Ann
Beaufort, SC UP Marine Sgt Matthew McKeon, awaiting review of a death match sentence, becomes father to a seven pound six ounce girl named Bridgett Ann. Betty McKeon and the infant are reported healthy, joining siblings Rebecca 5 and John 1.
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Beaufort
8.C
Matthew McKeon
McKeon
Betty
McKeons
Gir
Rebecca
John
Parris Island
Adlai Confers With Demo Party Leaders
Adlai E Stevenson met with Democratic leaders from Illinois Indiana Michigan Missouri and Ohio in Chicago after a 5000 mile barn storming trip. He said the talks convinced him the Democrats are making rapid gains and outlined farming belt campaign strategy.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Urge Farmers to Cut Corn at Intersections
Washington County farmers were urged by the sheriff and the county board of supervisors to cut corn and weeds obstructing drivers view at rural intersections. The request notes that clearing a few rows can greatly increase sight lines and reduce accidents. Drivers should approach intersections with caution this time of year.
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Washington County
Sheriffs Office
County Board of Supervisors
Cool Air Follows Storms Across Nation After Severe Weather
A mass of cool air spread over the central U S, easing storms and tornado activity. Tornadoes injured three women and five children in Fargo, North Dakota, while Hamilton Mississippi River area saw damage and injuries. Dallas Fort Worth endured a severe electrical storm with hail and toppled structures.
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Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Midwest
Atlantic States
Pacific Northwest
Fargo
N.D
Hamilton
Mississippi River
Dallas-Fort Worth
Tex
McKinney
Dallas
Milwaukee Harbor
Syracuse
N.Y
High School Band Rehearsal Set for Tuesday
Washington High School marching band members will meet Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 2 p.m. for a special rehearsal. Band director Melvin Hill issued the call for band members today.
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Washington High School
Melvin Hill
Eisenhower Reports Russian Nuclear Test and Campaign Outlook
President Eisenhower announced that the Soviet Union detonated another large atomic explosion in southwest Siberia, larger than last Friday's test, with a yield not yet confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission. He avoided specifics on campaign plans, pledged no whistle stopping, and criticized petty name calling while noting cross obligations over the Suez Canal treaty and a cautious approach to areas for possible speeches.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Siberia
Atomic Energy Commission
Egypt
Suez Canal
Pacific Northwest
Midwest Farm Belt
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cicafl Executive Council
California
AEC
Lewis L
Storm blamed for fatalities in state as Friday storms roar
Thunderstorms with hail and rain swept the state causing multiple deaths and injuries. James P. Brady, 64, of Polk City, was struck by lightning and killed. Five highway fatalities were blamed on slick roads. A George Wayant farm fire near Fayette destroyed two barns and machinery with a loss of about 25000 dollars. Two travelers near Manchester and a Hanlontown couple died in crashes on gravel roads amid reduced visibility. Authorities reported crop damage and other injuries from the severe weather.
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James P. Brady
Polk City
Sibley
George Wayant
Fayette
Iowa
Thomas Wright
Independence
Charles Eaton
Manchester
Hanlontown
Mason City
Kalona Woman Mrs Lewis D Yoder Dies At 73
Mrs. Lewis D Yoder 73 of Kalona died at 7 a m today after a sudden heart attack at her farm home north of Kalona. Funeral services are pending at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona. Surviving are her daughter Mrs Sherman Miller a brother Mahlon Schlabaugh and three sisters all of Kalona along with her husband Lewis Yoder.
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Kalona
Lewis D. Yoder
Peterseim
Yoder
Johnson County
Chris
Barbara Gingerich Schlabaugh
Lewis Yoder
Sherman Miller
Mahlon Schlabaugh
Joel H. Yoder
Harry Miller
Ilda Kempf
Hodge aide gets five years probation in Illinois case
Edward A. Epping, aide to former Auditor Orville E. Hodge, is sentenced to five years in prison and five years probation after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than 400000 dollars in federally insured bank funds. Federal Judge John P. Barnes imposed the sentence amid a broader million dollar scandal in the state auditor's office.
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Chicago
Edward A. Epping
State Auditor
Epping
Orville E. Hodge
John P. Barnes
Edward A. Hintz
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Hugh Dobbs
Hodge
Hintz
Dobbs
Ilinois
Granite City
Air Traffic Control System Adopted as Vortac
Washington AP reports the administration approved a compromise air traffic control plan named Vortac to merge civilian VOR with military Tacan. The program aims to expand safety in crowded airspace by 1965 with 1 087 radio units and a 250 million dollar three year funding, plus under 10 million per year for six or seven years. The move ends a long civilian military dispute and preserves Tacan for military use.
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Washington
Vortac
Louis 8. Rothschild
Air Coordinating Committee
Rothschild
Ames to Spray 40 000 Acres to Fight Mosquito Invasion
Planes from an Indianola service will spray 40 000 acres in Ames on Saturday in Operation Mosquito. The effort involved Iowa State College and civic groups raising 2700 dollars to fund the campaign.
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Ames
Indianola Flying Service
Iowa State College
Buena Vista student named as Democratic candidate for Legislature
George Pettingill a Buena Vista College student who turned 21 after the primary was chosen as the Democratic candidate for the Iowa Legislature. He would be the youngest lawmaker if elected and plans to finish his semester before taking office January 1.
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Des Moines
George Petengill
Buena Vista College
Iowa
Pettengiil
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Pettengill
Cherokee County Democratic Central Committee
Lawrence Johnson
Peterson
Jake More
Johnson
Cherokee
United Press
Storm Lake
W.E. Whitney
Wayton Countryman
Mid-Prairie Hearing Set for September 17
The Washington County Board of Education fixes September 17 for the final hearing on the Mid-Prairie school reorganization plan. The session starts at 7 30 p.m. in the courthouse courtroom to hear objections to changes by the county board. Within five days after the hearing the board will set the election date for the reorganization.
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Mid-Prairie
Washington County
Four Killed as Gunmen Attack Nicosia Hospital
In Nicosia Cyprus gunmen infiltrated the city hospital to free a suspected EOKA prisoner with a $15 000 price on his head. Four people died during a seven minute exchange as British troops and police swarmed the facility and searched patients for the escapee Polycarios Georghadius 25.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Nicosia Hospital
EOKA
Polycarios Georghadius
Staffordshire Regiment
Four Hungarians Flee Under Heavy Gunfire
Four Hungarian mechanics age 18 to 19 escaped through a border barrier at night in an old truck and reached Austrian territory near Lutzmannsdorf. They sought political asylum, citing dislike of the Communist regime and poor living conditions in Hungary.
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Vienna
Josef Kantor
Ernce Horvath
Georg Varga
Gyula Bihari
Lutzmanndorf
Kantor
Horvath
Hungary
Bihari
Junior Hi-Yers Prepare Farewell Party for Ninth Graders
Junior Hi-Yers will host the final summer party Saturday September 1 from 7 to 9 30 p m in the YMCA community room. Pop and His Country Boys will provide music and parents along with YMCA staff will chaperone. The event marks the transition for seventh and eighth graders moving to the ninth grade in Washington and nearby communities.
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YMCA
Washington
St. James School
Bonnie Kelly
Gary Leeper
Sandra Robertson
Mary Day Young
Nixon’s Father Nearing Death as VP Heads West
Vice President Richard M. Nixon races to California to be at his ailing father Frank Nixon’s bedside after doctors warned he may not live beyond 48 hours. Nixon cut short a Mantoloking vacation and drove through the night to Los Angeles, then returned to San Francisco to accept the renomination before the elder Nixon’s condition worsened.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Los Angeles
Whittier
Mantoloking
N.J
Frank Nixon
San Francisco
United Press
Evangelist Billy Graham
Illinois Bay Returns Home After Nine Days
In Ottawa Illinois Richard Beguin fourteen years old who had wandered nine days in the woods along the Illinois Michigan Canal finally came home after his food supply was cut off by authorities. His friend Martin DeHart thirteen admitted bringing groceries to the seeker and Richard left the woods after the quarrel with his mother led to his departure. Deputies had suspected Richard was receiving aid from a willing ally.
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Ottawa
Ill
Davy Crockett
Richard Beguin
Richard
Martin DeHart
High Traffic Toll Seen for Weekend
Iowans head to the highways for the last extended summer weekend as authorities fear at least 19 deaths on roads before Labor Day ends. The Iowa Highway Patrol mobilized its largest force ever to reduce the toll, while Chief David Herrick warned 10 could die without greater caution. Eight fatalities were recorded during last year’s three-day holiday.
Rescue Plane Flies Crash Survivors To Vancouver Canada
A CPA rescue plane carried six survivors from the Cold Bay Alaska crash of a Tokyo bound DC6B to Vancouver. Fifteen of twenty two aboard were killed and all bodies recovered. The survivors include four crew members and two passengers.
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Vancouver
Canada
B.C
Civilization
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Cold Bay
Alaska
CPA
U.S
Alaskan
Rainfall in Washington Officially Measured at .40 Inch
Rainfall last evening in Washington measured .40 of an inch. The shower began early and was accompanied by lightning and thunder but caused no damage.
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Washington
Weather Iowa Mostly fair with cooler nights ahead
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies and cooler nights. Temperatures will trend cooler tonight and Saturday with lows 47 to 57 and highs 70 to 76. A rise in temperatures is expected Sunday, then cooling again early in the week with rainfall under a quarter inch west to a quarter to half inch east. Normal highs 79 to 83 and lows 55 to 59.
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Iowa
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