Veterans Administration Rejects Hoover Plan on Free Medical Care
The Veterans Administration refused Hoover Commission cuts to free veteran medical care, calling proposals impractical or unwarranted. VA noted safeguards against abuse reduced only 200 cases in over 500,000 admissions and warned sweeping hospital closures or charging indigent patients could be unfair. The agency supported some internal reforms and noted ongoing studies on broader hospital funding questions.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Hoover Commission
Commission
H. W Higley
Olin E Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Committee
Hoover Group
Capaci
Three Children Die In Tenement Blaze
In Brooklyn a fire killed Beverly King ten, Yvonne King eight, and Phyllis King six, in an apartment shared with Arthur King and his wife. Gerald King and Marvin Momack were injured from smoke. King cut his wrist. Firemen linked the blaze to sparks from a coal stove and trunks blocking escape as bodies were found under a bed.
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New York
Brooklyn
Arthur King
Beverly King
Yvonne King
Phyllis King
Gerald King
Marvin Momack
Gerald
Momack
King
Boss Frank Hague Dies in New York
Political boss Frank Hague who rose from a sixth grade start to a multi million dollar fortune died Sunday night in his Park Avenue apartment in New York. As Jersey City mayor in the 1930s he wielded vast influence on state and national politics and coined I am the law. He died eight years after retirement amid health decline and a pending $15 million tribute suit.
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Frank Hague
Park Avenue
Hague
Jersey City
I Am
The
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Hospital
Thomas J. White
New Jersey
Hudson County
Frank Hague Eggers
Students Return To Classes In Washington Schools
Public schools in Washington will reconvene at regular time Tuesday morning January 3 following Christmas and New Year’s vacation. Supt. M. M. Scheil reminded students that classes will be open again tomorrow morning.
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Washington Public
Supt
M. M. Scheil
Sub Zero Cold Wave Closes New England Areas
A sub zero cold wave grips New England while new storms hinder flood cleanup in northern California. Temperatures dip to 16 below at Massena New York and 11 below at Burlington Vermont, with frigid weather extending into Tennessee and Virginia. Snow and icy rains hit the Midwest Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana experience mixed precipitation. Despite this, most major holiday bowl games are forecast to be sunny.
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United Press
New England
California
Massena
N.Y
Burlington
Tennessee
Virginia
Southwest
Middlewest
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Four Gunmen Rob Chicago Night Club On New Year's Day
Four masked gunmen robbed the Chez Paree night club in Chicago on New Year’s Day stealing $5,000 and the patrons’ signed tabs. They forced staff into a room, bound them, and dragged away a one ton safe that turned out to be empty for years as they fled with receipts and checks.
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Chicago
Pinkerton
Gold Key Club
Democrats Attack Pork Buying by U S Senators
Thirteen Democratic senators charge the administration's pork buy program benefits meat packers, not farmers, urging Ezra Benson to expand purchases for school lunch and reliefDistribution. They call for packers to certify buys on the open market at prices that ensure farmers receive fair returns, aiming for parity levels similar to corn, wheat, and cotton.
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Washington
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Agriculture Department
Benson
Session of Congress
Tom Duncan’s Shop for Women marks ninth anniversary
The New Year 1956 opens a new business year for Tom Duncan of Washington. Since January 1948 he has operated a Shop for Women on the east side of the square. In 1954 he expanded with Tom Duncan's Tot ’n Teen Land offering children's to teen wearables on the second floor. The nine year celebration will involve both floors.
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Tom Duncan
Washington
Mr. Duncan
Eight Iowans Die In Holiday Weekend Traffic
DES MOINES UP Eight people died in Iowa traffic accidents Sunday after no deaths since Friday. Emre Werneburg of Sioux City and his 14 year old son Ronald died when their car collided with another on slippery Highway 20 near Correctionville. Mrs Carolyn Werneburg and Karen Werneburg were among nine injured. Mae Allen of Duluth Minnesota died in a two car crash west of Cedar Rapids. Two 16 year olds from Scotch Grove and Wyoming Iowa perished near Wyoming on Highway 64. Other weekend victims include Henry Zcherny of Amana Gail Lehwald of Audubon and John Zimmerman of Rockwell City.
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Emre Werneburg
Sioux City
Ronald
Correctionville
Carolyn Werneburg
Karen Werneburg
Mae Allen
Duluth
Minn
Cedar Rapids
James
Mary Karen Paulsen
Scotch Grove
Janet Thompson
Wyoming
Iowa
Highway 64
Henry Zcherny
Amana
Gail Lehwald
Audubon
John Zimmerman
Rockwell City
Jaycees Meet Here Tuesday Evening
Washington Jaycees are asked to meet at 6 30 p m Tuesday at Ross Motor Service to participate in the annual tree barn that evening. No regular meeting will be held. Residents must have Christmas trees stacked by 6 p m on the nearest corner for pickup and burning by the Jaycee truck.
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Washington Jaycees
Ross Motor Service
Iowa Tax Bills Higher Than U.S. Average
DES MOINES, UP The Iowa Taxpayers Assn reports Iowans pay about 3 per person more in state taxes than the national average. The typical Iowan now pays 75 a year, up from 64 two years ago, while the nation averages about 72.25. Iowa ranks 18th per capita, up from 29th in 1953.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Secrest Infant May Be First Baby Born In County In 1956
Early reports say a son born Sunday at 5 15 a m to Mr and Mrs Gordon Secrest of Richmond is likely the first baby born in Washington county in 1956. If unchallenged, the Secrest infant wins the New Year prizes offered by local merchants. The baby was born at Washington County Hospital. The second newborn at the hospital was a daughter to Mr and Mrs Merle Albright. A canvasback duck was clocked at 72 miles per hour.
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Gordon Secrest
Richmond
Washington County
Washington
Merle Albright
Farm Legislation Urgent as Congress Reconvenes
Washington based report notes Congress starts the second session amid urgency to aid farmers with new legislation. Leader Johnson calls farm income the top trouble spot and says both parties favor early action. Investigations loom as election year inquiries expand, with several House panels probing military buying and GOP power policies.
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Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
House
Joseph M. Martin Jr
United Press
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Soldier on Leave Injured in Auto Accident Near Richland
Pvt. Roger Klett, 22, of Keota is hospitalized at Iowa City Veterans Hospital after an auto wreck east of Richland on a county road. He lost control, vehicle rolled into a ditch, he was thrown clear. On 10 day leave from Camp Chaffee Arkansas, he sustained severe facial lacerations and multiple facial fractures requiring surgery, plus a knee injury. Vehicle damaged beyond repair.
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Richland
Roger Klett
Keota
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Klett
Omer Klett
Camp Chaffee
Wilma Nordyke Buys Ann's Beauty Salon
Wilma Nordyke announced she has purchased Ann's Beauty Salon in Washington and will rename it Wilma's Beauty Salon. The new owner has been with the firm for several years. Ann's Beauty Salon at 107 East Washington Street has operated since the early 1940s.
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Ann
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Washington Street
France Votes Today In Crucial Election
Paris reports France votes in one of its most crucial elections since World War II to secure a stable government and world power status. Faure and Mendes France clash as Pinay supports Faure and Algeria policy dominates the campaign. 18 parties contest 544 metropolitan seats plus overseas deputies.
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France
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Edgar Faure
Faure
Antoine Pinay
Algeria
Highway Financing Plans Stir Debate On Road Program
Washington sources say the administration seeks a compromise on financing the massive highway plan amid Republican pressure. The effort blends bond financing remnants with higher user taxes, while Democrats press for gasoline and tire levies. Republicans warn the shift could blame them for delays and jeopardize support in Congress.
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Millions of Japanese visit shrines and palace on New Year
Millions of Japanese men women and children in colorful kimonos visit Meiji Shrine and the Imperial Palace in a show of prosperity. Meiji Shrine records 3 598 124 worshippers in 40 hours ending 4 p m today while 158 970 pass Nijubashi to cheer the emperor and empress. A northern shrine disaster leaves 124 dead as crowd crushes to catch New Year cakes when a stone parapet collapsed.
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Japan
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Nagako
Five Americans Known to Stand Over Eight Feet Tall
Official records list only five men in the United States who exceeded eight feet in height. Each stood taller than eight feet, marking a rare feat in athletic and historical tallness records.
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United States
Safety Experts Say Weekend Toll Will Be Below Record
Safety experts revised the New Year holiday death forecast after a slow rise in traffic fatalities. The National Safety Council now targets about 320 deaths for the three day period, down from a prior 420 record, with a four per hour pace earlier today and fewer drunken driving incidents in major cities.
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United Press
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Maine
North Dakota
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Wyoming
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Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Chicago
New York City
County Farm Bureau Board To Meet Tuesday
Board members of the Washington County Farm Bureau will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Farm Bureau building to hear reports of activities and discuss plans for the coming year. Directors include Guy Stacy, Robert Stephens, Ray J Mourer, and others. officers and auxiliary leaders will also attend for a planning session. Great Lakes freighters carried more than four times the amount of cargo during World War III as the ocean merchant marine.
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Farm Bureau
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Brighton Township
Robert Stephens
Cedar
Ray J. Mourer
Clay
Charles Twinam
Crawford
M. P Ahmling
Dutch Creek
Richard Scott
English River
Dave Miksch
Franklin
William Rarick
Highland
Edward Brophy
Iowa
T.J. Berdo
Jackson
Donald Blum
Lime Creek
Karl Messer
Marion
Robert Megcelsen
Oregon
David Winegarden
Seventy-Six
Francis McConnell
Washington
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Robert Darbyshire
Lawrence Miksch
William McConnell Jr
William Day
Harvey Holden
Farm Bureau Women’s
Colleen Phelps
The
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Great Lakes
Ocean Merchant Marine
Weather update for Iowa shows cloudy and temperature shifts
Mostly cloudy this afternoon in Iowa with colder southeast and warmer extreme northwest. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler east and central areas. Tonight’s lows range from 15 to 25 degrees while Tuesday’s highs span 38 to 48 degrees from northeast to southwest.
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