Hoegh defies Iowa Senate on Highway Commission picks
Gov. Leo A. Hoegh braces for a Senate clash as four nominees to the Iowa Highway Commission face rejection. One already rejected and another’s fate sparks renewed resentment among senators amid rumors around attorney Russell Lundy, while Hoegh defends his choices and signals no new names.
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Senate
Russell F. Lundy
Des Moines
Hoegh
Commission
Casey Loss
D-Algona
House
Luke Caffrey
Cresco
Street repairs study shows split opinion in Washington
A local survey shows 243 respondents split on whether Washington streets and sidewalks are safe and in good shape. Officials note prior plans for asphalt on business blocks stalled by residential protests and outline long term funding and bond needs for future improvements.
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Washington
Central Park
Levy Named President of Washington Community Chest Board
Harry Levy was named president of the Washington Community Chest board at an organizational meeting held Tuesday evening. Roy Fields was chosen as first vice president and Harold Brock as second vice president for the coming year.
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Harry Levy
Washington Community Chest Board
Roy Fields
Harold Brock
Wennerstrum to Speak at Hawkeye Area Scout Dinner
Charles Wennerstrum Iowa Supreme Court justice and Nuremberg judge will headline the Hawkeye Area Boy Scout council Recognition dinner chaired by J. W. Markey. The event honors Cub Boy Scout and Explorer leaders across six counties with awards and the Silver Beaver honor. Reservations urged by Feb 17 through Dave Price or Scout office.
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Charles Wennerstrum
Iowa Supreme Court
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
J. W. Markey
Dave Price
Iowa City
Washington and
Washington County
Price
Churchill Willing To Meet Russia Premier After Arms Pact
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons he would meet Russia's new premier Marshal Nikolai Bulganin in a four power conference only after full ratification of German arms agreements. He cited the same conditions he set for Malenkov and noted a cabinet discussion on Russia's power shift.
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Churchill
Russia
Stutsman Orr Lead In Bridge Marathon After Eighth Round
Mrs E E Stutsman and Mrs Lester Orr remain atop the U s Men's club bridge marathon after eight rounds with 18 170 points. Second place goes to Mrs Dan Brindley and Miss Elsie Glass burner with 14 170. The top ten also includes Dr and Mrs G J Nemmers 13 040 Mrs Ruth Simpson and Mrs John Owen 12 500 and others.
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E. E. Stutsman
Lester Orr
Dan Brindley
Elsie Glassburner
G. J. Nemmers
Ruth Simpson
John Owen
Julius Kunik
Harlan Grunder
Gene Tucker
Joe Falk
A. W. Clow
R. E. Arthur
Living Memorials memorial fund program near Washington Iowa
Washington county residents are urged to contact Mrs. W. O. Boshart about the Living Memorials program of the Iowa division of the American Cancer Society. The program lets donors create Living Memorial funds in tribute to deceased cancer victims with a card sent to the bereaved family.
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Washington County
Iowa
American Cancer Society
W. O. Boshart
Washington
The
Cancer Society
Book of Iowa
Cancer
New Horizons
Defend Plans For U S Military Cuts
Senators on the Armed Services Committee defend the administration’s plan to cut manpower to 2,850,000 after mid 1956. Democratic members urge reevaluation in light of crisis in the far east and Russian leadership changes.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
James H. Duff
R-Pa
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vt
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Russell
Formosa
Stuart Symington
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Far East
Yale School of Nursing Founded in 1923 by Rockefeller Gift
Yale University establishes its School of Nursing in 1923 funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. It becomes the first nursing program to require a bachelor’s degree for admission.
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School of Nursing
Yale University
Rockefeller Foundation
Evacuation of Tachen Islands Moves Faster Than Expected
Cold wave from Canada drives Iowa temperatures toward record lows with 25 below in the north and 10 below in the south. Snow and strong winds caused low visibility and two traffic deaths as the state digested a sharp early cold spell and drifting snows.
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Tachen Islands
Canada
Iowa
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Iowa Highway Patrol
Henry Weisenbach
Mapleton
Din Eugene Mersch
Cedar Rapids
Sibley
Spencer
Burlington
Evacuees From Tachens Reach Formosa Amid Nervy Naval Moves
Nationalist Chinese troops pour from the Tachens toward Formosa it is reported the evacuation continues to speed toward Quemoy Matsu and Nanchi. US and Chinese transports shuttle between the island and Formosa under heavy enemy fire to protect the evacuation and air cover.
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Keelung
U.S
Tachens
Quemoy
Matsu
Nanchi
United Press
al Kaff
Yorktown
Pishan
Formosa
Toy Cannon Explosion Injures Boy
An 11 year old boy required surgery to remove a jagged metal fragment embedded in his jaw after a toy cannon loaded with homemade gunpowder exploded. The incident occurred in Philadelphia with surgeons at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital performing the operation.
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Philadelpha
James Matterson
Collingdale
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Body of Iowan Found On Moorland Street
Thomas Dosland, 66, was found dead on a Moorland street in Iowa. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. Authorities said blood on the body and a blood pool 60 feet away suggest he may have been struck by a car.
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Moorland
Iowa
Thomas Dosland
Dosland
Drivers Escape Injury In Ainsworth Junction Crash
A two car collision at the stockyard entrance west of the Ainsworth junction of highways 92 and 218 east of Ainsworth occurred at 10 45 a m Wednesday. Drivers Joe James Podaris and Clive Maurer Klopfenstein were uninjured. Podaris westbound on 92 turning south into the stockyard and Klopfenstein eastbound on 92 caused the mishap. Vehicle damage totaled about 250 dollars to Podaris car and 650 dollars to Klopfenstein car.
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Ainsworth
Joe James Podaris
Clive Maurer Klopfenstein
Mr. Podaril
Stockyard
W Klopfenstein
Podari
Klopfenstein
Automobile production at new record high
Detroit based reports Alabama or other details summarize weekly auto output reaching 168,160 units this week, surpassing the 165,860 cars produced in June 1950 during the boom. Automotive News cited by Trade newspaper notes the record would exceed previous highs.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Coin catering brings 25 dishes to British rail dining cars
British railways introduce self service dining cars offering 25 hot and cold dishes with tea trolleys to save time and money.
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British Railways
Caffrey Denies Statements Against Elthon Amid Highway Nomination Turmoil
Des Moines Iowa L L Luke Caffrey Cresco member of the state board of social welfare was denied senate confirmation to the highway commission after discussions with Lt. Gov. Leo Elthon. The nomination faced controversy over alleged statements and associations with a Des Moines asphalt business. Senate sources cite neutrality in surface construction as a concern. The governor’s plan faced delays and lawmakers ponder a compromise as observers note discussions among Iowa commerce commission members about Stanley Steamers.
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DES Moines
IDPA
L. L
Luke”’ Caffrey
Cresco
State Board of Social Welfare
Senate
Highway Commission
Leo Elthon
Caffrey
Highway Post
Leo Hoegh
Elthan
Iowa Commerce Commission
Pflimlin Named Premier Designate Amid French Government Crisis
Paris sources report President Coty tapped Pierre Pflimlin of the MRP as premier designate after Antoine Pinay failed to form a cabinet. Pflimlin’s acceptance was uncertain and an early resolution seemed unlikely as parties maneuver for the premiership in France’s postwar crisis.
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Paris
Rene Coty
Pierre Pflimlin
Popular Republican Party
MRP
France
Antoine Pinay
Coty
Pflimlin
Pierre Mendes-France
Coy
Pinay
Mendes-France
Western European Union
Mendes- France
Mendes - France
Christian Pineau
Edgar Faure
Radical Socialist Party
Faure
Foreign Ministry
Jean Papat
Peasant Party
Reuther Attacks Administration Economic Program
CIO President Walter P. Reuther criticized the administration’s plan as petty and half hearted saying it relies on past statistics. He told Congress the report ignores unemployment declines farm income and the squeeze on small business and automation effects. He warned of possible slow or falling economic activity later in the year and called current unemployment around five percent.
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Washington
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Congress
Joint
Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Four Children Die In Wheeling Apartment Fire
A Wheeling blaze on the second floor of a South Wheeling apartment house killed four children aged from 3 months to 5 years after they were trapped in a bedroom when a kitchen range exploded. Their mother Mrs. Mary Stewart, 34, suffered severe facial and hand burns as she tried to rescue them.
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Wheeling
W.va
South Wheeling
Mary Stewart
Gets Four Year Term For Bank Robbery
Robert Lappegard an 18 year old from Kiron Iowa was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery. Judge Henry Graven placed him on probation. Lappegard and his uncle Eugene Helgersen robbed the Gillette Grove branch of a Spencer bank. Helgersen is serving a 10 year state sentence for the same robbery.
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Fort Dodge
Robert Lappegard
Kiron
Iowa
Henry Graven
Lappegard
Eugene Helgersen
Gillette Grove
Spencer
Helgersen
Death rate in Iowa hits 12 year low
DES MOINES (UP) The Iowa Public Health Department reported the death rate fell to 98 per 10 000 population last year a 12 year low and only the second time since 1924 it dipped below 100 The 1954 records show 25 700 deaths compared with 26 715 in 1953
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Des Moines
Iowa Public Health Department
Iowa
Department
Division of Vital Statistics
Weather outlook Iowa tonight through Friday
Clearing and colder tonight with much colder conditions in the southeast and east. Friday turns partly cloudy and cold with low temperatures 10 to 20 below and highs Friday around 5 below to zero in the northeast and 5 to 10 above in the west. Normal temperatures to persist with little change.
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United Press
Iowa
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