Radar speed enforcement begins after Camp Dodge school
Iowa state safety officials completed a two day radar speed training for highway patrol officers at Camp Dodge. Five radar units were purchased for nighttime speed limits and truck and bus limits, with a Connecticut manufacturer technician conducting the training. Enforcement will start after further practice and instruction to ensure fairness.
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Iowa
Camp Dodge
Norwalk
Connecticut
State Safety Department
Russell Brown
Brown
Iowa Highway Patrol
S. J. R. Shaffer
Ottumwa
Lowell Schell
Mt. Pleasant
C. G. Cole
Fairfield
W. S.barrett
East Norwalk
Conn
Drinking Before Gunfight in Des Moines Leaves Cab Driver Dead
Des Moines police probing how two youths hopped up on bennies and beer obtained guns from a shop and fought officers near the police station. Cab driver John J. O Keefe was killed. Patrolman Kenneth Kline and Richard Craft wounded. Gary L. Wessling and others involved. Shelburg says Wessling fired. Beth Robson and Larry Shelburg unhurt. The car rammed a barricade before the gunfight.
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Des Moines
Howard Fide
Bennies
John J. O'Keefe
Kenneth Kline
Gary L. Wessling
Richard Craft
Beth Ann Robson
Clarion
Larry Shelburg
Shelburg
Wessling
O Keefe
Eide
Shelburge
Craig
Miss Robson
O'Keefe
Kline
Ray Steiner
Beth
Gary
Mt Pleasant to discuss contract farming issues
Les Grim of the Farm Bureau announces a March 4 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Wesleyan College memorial student union to address contract farming and livestock raising, its scope, farmer roles, and impacts on area agriculture with reference to local and Des Moines discussions.
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Les Grim
Farm Bureau
Mt. Pleasant
New Memorial
Iowa Wesleyan College
Des Moines
Grim
Iowa Hospital Seeks Residency Plan Using Psychiatry Students
Dr. Paul Huston outlined a residency package to employ psychiatry students as resident doctors to ease staff shortages at Iowa mental institutions. The plan, developed by the University of Iowa hospital and state boards, would require five years of service with half time study in Iowa City and half time residency at a state facility.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Paul Huston
University of Iowa
Herschel C. Loveless
Huston
Board of Regents
Board of Control
Iowa City
Hold Double Funeral For Wapello Couple
Funeral services were held at 2 p m at the Presbyterian Church in Wapello for Mr Leslie Robison 58 and his wife Josephine 51 both of Wapello. Burial followed in Wapello Cemetery. Josephine died Monday from a gunshot wound and Leslie died Wednesday from pneumonia while en route to a Burlington hospital. Surviving children include Archie at home Helen Mrs William Harvey of Muscatine and Mrs Kermit Miller of Waterville.
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Ble
Presbyterian Church
Wapello
Leslie Robison
Wapello Cemetery
Robison
Burlington
Josephine
Archie
Helen
William Harvey
Muscatine
Kermit Miller
Waterville
New Service For Chronically Ill At Local Hospital
Washington County Hospital will start a chronic care service on March 1 under administrator Harris B. Jones. Six beds are allocated four for women in room 103 and two for men in room 107, staffed by nurses aides. The rate is $6 per day, with admissions decided case by case by physicians and the nursing director.
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Washington County Hospital
Harris B. Jones
Jones
Funeral services for Katie Schrock in Kalona
Funeral services for 77 year old Katie Schrock of Kalona will be held Friday morning at the Lloyd Yoder home with Rev. Ira Nissley presiding. Burial follows at Bash Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after Feb 22 illness. She was born Oct 25, 1880 in Johnson County. Survived by sisters Nettie Schrock and Mrs Amos Gerout and brother William Schrock, all of Kalona.
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Kalona
Katie Schrock
Lloyd Yoder
Ira Nissley
Yoder
Miss Schrock
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Johnson County
Noda and
Elizabeth Kinsinger Schrock
Nettie Schrock
Amos Gerout
William Schrock
Washington FFA chapter observes national week and plans contests
The 35 active members of the Washington Future Farmers of America chapter sponsored by Washington Public Schools join National FFA Week February 22 to March 1. Activities include a parent son banquet, livestock shows, safe harvest campaign, dances, factory tours, and plans for the Marengo FFA Contest March 11. Members work on supervised farming projects with income data for 1957 and ongoing plans for dairy cattle, hogs, sheep, beef, and crops plus improvement projects.
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Washington Future Farmers of America
Washington Public Schools
F.F.A
Verne Knecht
Washington
John Deere
Waterloo
Marengo
Northwestern Bell Pays $41,251 Fee To Renew Incorporation
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co renews its Iowa articles of incorporation for two years by paying a $41,251 fee to Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst. The renewal bases on $375 million in capital stock, up $50 million from last year, approved by stockholders at a recent meeting in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
Mack Denies All Charges In FCC Probe Testimony
Federal Communications Commissioner Richard A. Mack testified before a House subcommittee denying any influence from money or friends in a Miami Channel 10 award vote. He asserted he would not resign and said he voted based on the record and convictions after hearing all sides. Representatives urged Eisenhower to dismiss him if warranted.
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Mack
FCC
Washington
Federal Communications
Richard A. Mack
Miami
House Commerce
Florida
Thurman A. Whiteside
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
Eisenhower
Bennett
Congress
Ruther Likely to Take New State Building Job
Walter Ruther, ousted as state car dispatcher by Gov. Loveless, is expected to move into a supervisory post in the building and grounds department at the state capitol. A Republican, Ruther would likely oversee building and grounds and state purchasing with a $5,940 salary, while Robert Hassett was hired for the car dispatchers’ post at $5,100.
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Des Moines
Walter Ruther
Herschel C. Loveless
State Capitol
Ruther
Loveless
Charles Wagner
Statehouse
Executive Council
Robert Hassett
Hays Demands Audit of U S Foreign Aid Program
Senator Wayne Hays of Ohio called for an overall audit of U S foreign aid arguing waste exists and would be exposed. He threatened to take the issue to the Government Operations Committee if Foreign Affairs refuses. The article notes Dulles defended the aid program while lawmakers cited instances of waste in Spain France Japan and Italy.
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John Foster Dulles
Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Campbell
Spain
France
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Japan
Far East
Tornado Toll Rises Across Mississippi and Louisiana
More than a dozen deadly tornadoes struck south and central Mississippi and parts of Louisiana killing at least 12 people and injuring about 130. Communities like Farmhaven Walnut Grove and Perry County suffered severe damage as rescuers searched wreckage for additional fatalities.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Highway Patrol
Farmhaven
Hosston
la Walnut Grove
Brewer
Perry County
Talbot Plans New Floor Covering Shop In City Center
Clarke Talbot announced the opening of Talbot Floor Covering on Saturday March 1. The shop will be in the building with Need Elna Sewing Machine Center, just south of Schoonover Drug, featuring Armstrong linoleum. Talbot brings eleven years in the business, recently with Minick and Speed Furniture.
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Clarke Talbot
Need-Elna
Schoonover Drug
Talbot
Armstrong
Minick & Speed Furniture
Perdock speaks at Kiwanis meeting and tour of training center
Bill Perdock spoke at the Kiwanis club meeting on Wednesday and led members to the North Marion Avenue training center for a tour of the facility and its equipment. Dale Hoffman joined as a new member and guests Cletus Liska and Walter Messer attended.
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Bill Perdock
Kiwanis Club
Army Reserve Program
Kiwanians
North Marion Avenue
Dale Hoffman
Cletus Liska
Walter Messer
Wind and Snow Storm Ravages Wide U.S. Weather Strikes Gulf to Canada
A massive winter storm swept the nation from the Gulf to the Canadian border with 30 to 50 mph winds and blizzard conditions. Five people died in a Sioux Falls two car wreck and a Louisiana tornado near Houston injured two as El Paso endured 77 mph winds and $100,000 damage from the storm.
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Mississippi
Gulf
Canadian
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Chicago
North Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Sioux Falls
Louisiana
Houston
el Paso
Tex
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Forty Die In British Plane Crash Near Manchester
A chartered Bristol Freighter crashed into Winter Hill near Bolton England in fog and snow killing forty people and injuring seven. The plane carried auto dealers from the Isle of Man to Manchester and rescue crews faced heavy snow and blocked roads before reaching the site.
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Bolton
England
Pennine Mountains
Manchester
London
Midlands
Isle of Man
Ireland
Weather Outlook From Iowa Weather Report
Rain eastern areas and intermittent showers slowly changing to light snow in the west tonight. Cold trend continues through Friday with lows in the 30s and highs in the 30s. Skies gradually clear and grow quite cold by Friday night.
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Iowa
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W.F.W. Auxiliary
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Barracks Auxiliary
Claude McCoy
Merle Steele
Harold Haifley
Glen Widmer
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Steele
V.F.W. Hall
Hays
America
Walter H. Judd
R-Minn
Joseph Campbell
Italy
Wayne County
Winchester
Fannin Road
Kathy Jones
United Press
Silver City Airways
British Isles
Winter Hill
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