Ellender Warns No Farm Bill If Eisenhower Veto Stands
Senator Ellender warned that a presidential veto of the pending high price support bill would derail any new farm bill this year. Secretary Benson urged a veto citing the soil bank plan, while Ellender claimed Congress cannot pass a separate relief bill in time.
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Washington
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Agriculture
Ezra T Benson
Benson
Ebiender
Congress
Ellender
Senate
House
Meet the Press
NBC
Ebsender
Senate Agriculture Committee
Billy Graham Draws 25 000 Filipinos in Manila Rally
In Manila the evangelist Billy Graham spoke to a capacity crowd of more than 25 000 at a football stadium, despite Archbishop Rufino Santos' call for Catholics to stay away. He told listeners that today problems were neither political nor economic.
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Manila
P.I
Billy Graham
Graham
Rufino Santos
Model Electric Train Races Held at YMCA
The Y's Men sponsored the first model electric train races at the Washington Community YMCA gym. Contestants were split into three divisions and two age groups with prizes for the top three in each. Winners include Mike Boshart Ted Bailey Steve Putman Bill Mouser George Widmer and others across divisions and train types.
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Y's
Washington Community
Mike Boshart
Mark McConnell
Joe McConnell
Ted Bailey
Bob Todd
Steve Putman
Lynn Melville
John Blecha
Bill Mouser
Bill Yordy
John Wilson
George Widmer
Tom Brown
George Johnson
McCarthy Accused Of Favors From Superior Oil
Milwaukee Journal reports Sen Joseph McCarthy received favors from Superior Oil Co. The paper notes a 1953 private plane trip in a Superior Oil registered aircraft and a Sept 1952 $2 000 donation via the McCarthy Club. Attempts to verify with H B Keck were unsuccessful.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Superior Oil Co
Francis Case
R-Sd
McCarthy
Oil and Gas Bridg
Houston
Tex
Wisconsin
Keck
Return to Christ Teachings Urged to Heal Hearts
An article notes that moral and social woes stem from inner failure and can only be resolved through embracing the teachings of Christ, urging a spiritual renewal to mend personal and communal ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Kalona Woman Maggie M. C. Jackson Dies at 83
Maggie Mae Carpenter Jackson, 83, of Kalona died at home Sunday night after a two month illness. Funeral at Kalona Christian Church Wednesday at 2 pm with Rev. T. R. Van Der Veer. burial at Sharon Hill. Survived by son Dale Iowa City, daughter Marie Kalona, one grandchild, two brothers Charles Davenport and Edward Bellwood Ned, and several nieces and nephews. Husband William H. Jackson died in 1945. son Don died in infancy.
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Kalona
Maggie Mae Carpenter Jackson
Kalona Christian Church
T. R. van der Veer
Peterseim
Sharon Hill
Maggie Mae Carpenter
Don
Lloyd accuses Soviets over Burgess MacLean case
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told the House of Commons that Burgess and MacLean appearing in Moscow shows difficulty in building mutual trust with the Soviet Union. He criticized Soviet candor and suggested Moscow released them to strain UK US relations ahead of April visits by Bulganin and Khrushchev.
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London
Selwyn Lloyd
Moscow
Guy Burgess
Donald MacLean
Soviet Union
Lloyd
House of Commons
Commons
Burgess
MacLean
United Kingdom
United States
Burgess and
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khushchev
Britain
U S Planes Deliver Aid to Snowbound Italians
U S Army and Air Force rush food and clothing to Italy by land and air, delivering 10 500 blankets and rations for 180 000 meals from bases in Leghorn to central and southern regions. The first Flying Boxcars flew from Germany to Rome Naples and Catania Sicily amid a severe winter.
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London
Army
Air Force
Italy
Eisenhower
Alps
Germany
Rome
Naples
Catania
Sicily
U.S. Army
Leghorn
Gis
Siberia
Europe
Frontier Post
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Britain
France
Spain
U.S
Giovanni Gronchi
First Republican State Convention Held in Michigan
The first statewide convention of the Republican party was held at Jackson Michigan in 1854 marking an early unified political gathering in the party’s history.
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Jackson, Mich
Explosion at Toledo meat plant levels several blocks
An explosion and fire destroyed the Beagle meat packing plant in mid town Toledo. One man is dead, two missing presumed dead, two injured. Fire and police battled rubble over a six block area. gas ignition blew through cooling systems. Damages exceed one million dollars. Several adjacent structures were leveled.
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Toledo, Ohio
Paul Borcherding
Beagle Meat Packing
James Libhart
Melvin Kegelman
Damschroeder
James Dunn
Libhart
Kegelman
Papenhagen
Meat Packing Company
St. Louis
Lutheran Book Shop
Stanley J. Brown
Oil Firm’s Attorney Claims Gift Only to Senator Case
Oil firm attorney John M. Neff testified that he tried to give Sen. Francis Case a $2,500 campaign contribution and had not contributed to any other senator’s personal campaign funds in connection with the natural gas bill. The blue ribbon Senate committee recessed its inquiry indefinitely as Sen. Thomas C. Hennings resigns from the Elections subcommittee to allow a broader probe.
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Senator Case
Washington (LLP) — Oil Company
John M. Neff
Sen
Francis Case
Senate
Walter F. George
D-G
Neff
Thomas C. Hennings
D-Mo
Senate Elections Subcommittee
George
Hennings
Subcommittee
Ivan Evans
Evans
Lexington, Neb
Worst Weekend Toll Of 1956 Recorded On Iowa Highways
Iowa logged its bloodiest weekend of 1956 with at least 10 traffic deaths as safety officials reported. Victims included John Brierly in Marshalltown on Iowa 14 near Newton, Ross Levert in Wellman on Iowa 81, Barbara Lazenby near Marion, and four others around Council Bluffs and Mediapolis, with details continuing on page 3.
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United Press
Iowa
Iowa 14
Baxter Corner
Newton
John Brierly
Marshalltown
Air Force
Brierly
Skiff Hospital
Ross Levert
Wellman
Washington County
Robert Swift
Severt
Iowa 81
Swift
Levert
Barbara Lazenby
Marion
Center Point
Iowa 150
Linn County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Council Bluffs
U.S
Richard Mikkelson
Donald Bonham
Edwin Hamme
Omaha
Reuben Sales
Sales
Mark
James Griffin
Burlington
US 61
Mediapolis
Des Moines
Thomas Johnson
Grinnell
Anderson Urges Crash Pace for Missile Research
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson heads the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee urging a crash program for guided missiles with around the clock work and a single strong missile chief. He cites Soviet progress and wants coordination by Adm. Hyman Rickover or a similar figure as Defense Secretary Wilson contemplates a missiles czar. Gen. Maxwell Taylor says inter-service rivalry may boost pace while forecasting 1,500 mile missiles andArmy expansion debates continue.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
New Mexico Democrat
United States
Russia
Anderson
NBC
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
CBS
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Air Force
Taylor
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Price
D-Ill
House
Armed Services
South Carolina Gazette Debut in Charleston 1732
The South Carolina Gazette began publication in Charleston in 1732 marking an early colonial era milestone in American journalism. This inaugural issue set a precedent for regional news, notices, and public affairs reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Gazette
Charleston
Des Moines Mayor invites Dnepropetrovsk mayor to visit
Des Moines Mayor Ray Mills invites the mayor of Dnepropetrovsk to visit Iowa and discuss corn production and industry. Mills, a polio survivor and A F of L leader, offers to share Iowa agriculture data and welcomes a Soviet pen pal exchange sparked by a Moscow Radio broadcast.
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Des Moines
Ray Mills
Dnepropetrovsk
America
Mills
United Press
Iowa
Iowa American Federation of Labor
Moscow
Des Moines Register
United States
Wellman Banker Ross Severt Dies in Car Crash
Ross Severt 62 a Wellman banker and long time community figure died Sunday from injuries in a car crash four miles south of Wellman. Funeral services will be Tuesday at the Wellman Methodist Church with burial in Wellman cemetery. He had various local roles including Real estate and income tax business owner and former Wellman Rotary president.
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Ross Severt
Wellman
Methodist Church
E. M. Buehler
Jones Funeral Home
Washington
Mr. Severt
Fremont
Iowa
Albert Severt
Ida Bryan Severt
Wayland
Baja Wenger
Cora Maddock
Severt
State Banking Department
Wellman Savings Bank
Linda
Willis Severt
Walter Severt
West Chester
City Hostess Welcomes Four New Washington Families
Mrs. Warren Dare, the Washington Chamber of Commerce city hostess, greets four new families. The Heasleys from Eau Claire Wisconsin live at 218 East Main Street with three children and a cement salesman husband. The West family from Cairo Iowa, now at 414 South Ninth Avenue, includes five children and a stone company employee father.
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Washington
Warren Dare
Washington Chamber of Commerce
John Heasley
Eau Claire
Wis
Heasleys
Presbyterian Church
East Main Street
Catherine
Lincoln School
John
Christen
Heasley
Dewey-Portland Cement
Ivan West
South Ninth Avenue
Cairo
Iowa
The
Baptist Church
West
Dillon Stone Company
Rex Ray
John Blakeney
Journal
Quiz Two Boys About Death of Playmate
A 17-year-old Denver boy died after an argument over a cardboard carton. Two juvenile suspects, aged 8 and 9, were in custody. The 8-year-old admitted striking with a board, followed by a brick from the 9-year-old, who denied involvement.
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Denver
Jesse Oblia
Geraldine
Jesse
Eisenhower Doctors Will Not Decide on Second Term
President Eisenhower faces a decision on a possible second term without a direct yes or no from his doctors. Dr. Paul Dudley White stated physicians will provide findings and a medical opinion after the latest physical, but no recommendation on reelection will be given. the choice remains the President’s. Tests at Walter Reed included X ray fluoroscope cardiogram and blood chemistry as he carries the presidency into the year’s busy schedule.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Los Angeles
White
United Press
Congress
Anthony Eden
White House
Frozen Girl Goes Home From Hospital
Two year old Vickie Davis known as Marshalltowns frozen girl was released from a hospital and cared for by friends of her parents. Police said her mother Mrs Fred Davis admitted she had been drinking when she found both unconscious in sub freezing temperatures on January 21.
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Marshalltown
Vickie Davis
Mark Warren
Ford Motor Co Records First Year Output
Ford Motor Co produced 1,708 cars in its 1903 first operating year marking an early milestone for the newly launched automobile maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
Eisenhower to Fly to Georgia for Week Long Rest
The White House said President Eisenhower will fly to Thomasville Georgia on Wednesday to relax at Treasury Secretary Humphrey's estate for a week or more. He will consider a second term but is not expected to announce until returning to Washington. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother. Doctors will meet Tuesday to review his medical records and condition since his Colorado heart attack.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Thomasville
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
John S. Doud
Colorado
Walter Reed Hospital
Weather Iowa Outlook Turns Colder With Snow FLAIR
Increasing cloudiness tonight with warmer temperatures in the east and north central areas. Turning colder Tuesday night with a chance of snow flurries in the extreme north and northwest. Lows in the 20s north to the lower 30s south. Tuesday highs around 35 to 40s. Mostly cloudy and much colder Wednesday with snow expected.
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United Press
Iowa
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