Special Session Proposal Faces Strong Opposition
Iowa debate over calling a 1956 special legislative session to revise the tax system faces resistance. Lt. Gov. Leo Elthon favors a thorough two year study and proposes a one cent sales tax increase for two years to raise about $25 million annually. Governor Hoegh and the Iowa Farm Bureau advocate raising revenue first from income taxes before expanding sales taxes.
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DES Moines
SDPA
Iowa Senate
Leo Elthon
Iowa
Legislative Budget Committee
Leo Hoegh
Elthan
Senate
House
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Hoegh
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
VFEW Posts Observe Youth Welfare Day
The VFW highlights Youth Welfare Day as posts report 280000 youth activities reaching five million youths. Commander Delbert Bart urges continued post centered recreation programs to combat juvenile delinquency and notes National VFW Week.
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Delbert Bart
Post
VFW
Hank Finn
Legislators Propose 35 Million Bonus For Korean Veterans
In Des Moines twenty six Iowa representatives introduced a bill for a 35 million dollar Korean war soldiers bonus backed by the American Legion. The plan would pay up to 500 dollars per veteran with monthly amounts tied to overseas and stateside service from 1950 to 1953. A 1956 bond issue would fund the bonuses, repaid by a direct annual tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
James E. Briles
Corning
Legion
Briles
Robert B. Carson
Independence
Wendell Pendleton
Storm Lake
Iowa Bar Assa
Frank Thompson
Guthrie Center
Bitter cold grips state as temperatures plunge
United Press reports a bitter snow and cold snap across the state with readings of 23 below zero in Elkader and Decorah. A new snowstorm adds 1 to 2 inches, followed by another surge of cold air lowering highs to 0 to 5 below in northern areas and 0 to 5 above in the south.
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United Press
Mercury
Elkader
Decorah
Des
Grantsburg
Wis
Bemidji
Minn
Minneapolis-St. Paul
St. Cloud
Duluth
Mason City
Iowa
South Dakota
Watertown
Rapid City
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Illinois
Long Beach
Calif
Caribou
Maine
Madison
Vincent Deppisch
Virginna
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
VFW Auxiliary Announces February Radio Series
The Women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will present a new radio series starting in February. Thirteen stories chosen align with the school's study program. The Man and The Moment portrays men with courage ready to sacrifice their lives to preserve American rights.
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Women’s Auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Double taxed homes straddle New Britain and Newington line
In New Britain and neighboring Newington, several houses that straddle the municipal boundary are taxed proportionately by both towns. The arrangement applies to properties situated on both sides of the line, sharing tax responsibilities between the two communities.
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New Britain
Newington
Scouter Recognition Dinner Tickets Mailed
Hawkeye Area Boy Scout council mails tickets for the Scouters Recognition dinner in Washington. Chairman J W Markey urges Washington volunteer leaders with 10 years service in the last year to contact the Scout office. The Feb 21 dinner at the Armor ballroom between Cedar Rapids and Marion will award veterans for 10 years and higher multiples of five.
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Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
Washington
J. W. Markey
Scout Office
Armor Ballroom
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Markey
Home at Richland Destroyed by Fire
Richland two story frame home of Mr and Mrs Beryl Van Dyke gutted by a Wednesday afternoon blaze. A defective chimney started the fire in upstairs rooms. Strong winds hampered firefighting. interiors and most possessions were lost. The couple moved temporarily to the Oswalts after insurance partly covered the loss.
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Richland
Beryl van Dyke
Fairfield
van Dykes
Virgil Oswalt
Chennault Urges International Volunteer Fliers for China
Retired Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault urged forming an international volunteer air force to fight Chinese Communists. He said a squadron could be ready in three months and a self-supporting wing in six, drawing on wartime Flying Tigers experience and noting Communist use of volunteers in Korea and Indochina.
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Taipei
Formosa
Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Chennault
China
Korea
Indochina
Tooth Suit Filed Over Boy’s Oil Slick Bicycle Fall
The parents of a young boy sued New Britain, Connecticut, for damages after he lost two front teeth when he fell from a bicycle on an oil slick street.
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New Britain
Conn
Marionette Show Slated at Jr. High
The eighth grade art classes of Washington Junior High will present three marionette shows in the auditorium Tuesday February 1 at 8 p.m. The event is part of the Parent Teacher group meeting with Supt. M. Robert Everetts showing a film on Safe Driving. Each class prepared a separate show with plots featuring Fibber McGee and Molly Lucy and Ricky, and a day in the life of Frank and Stein Attorneys.
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Washington Junior High School
Supt. M
Robert Everetts
Carlton Bump
Frank and
Stein
Attornneys
Fibber
Molly McGee
Doc Gamble
Oleg Rickey
Lucy Ricardo
Fred
Ethyl Merty
Hilda Highnote
Mac Mambo
Fendin Frank
Mr. Stein
Attorney
Liberace
Lincoln and Stewart
Newcomers Feel At Home In Washington Survey
A YWCA backed survey of 18 newcomers in Washington found 17 said they felt at home. Most attended church or clubs and reported friendly local establishments. The study notes timely hostess outreach could boost early welcome.
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Washington
YWCA
Sabrejet Reinforcement and Record Cold Reported Across Regions
Sabrejet fighters arrived to reinforce the U S Seventh Fleet amid a brutal cold wave gripping the nation. Temperatures plunged to 36 below zero in the Midwest as winds and snow threatened, with Minneapolis and Chicago recording historic lows.
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U.S. Seventh Fleet
Twenty Four Dogs Die In Waterloo Kennel Fire
A Waterloo fire destroyed a kennel owned by George Baff killing twenty four dogs valued at 3000. Authorities said an overheated coal stove likely started the blaze. The dogs included Chihuahuas Pekingese toy Manchester and two Japanese Spaniels.
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Waterloo
George Baff
Baff
Hoegh Hints Surprises In His Budget Message
Gov. Leo A. Hoegh said his budget message to the Legislature may contain a few surprises and could be delivered Feb. 3 before a joint session. He plans charts on TV and pamphlets to explain the budget to Iowans and would not comment on Dayton Countryman’s liquor stamp proposal, though he expressed confidence in the attorney general.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Hoegh
House
Senate
Iowa
Dayton Countryman
Countryman
Serge Rubinstein Beaten to Death at Fifth Avenue Home
New York police report Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old international financier and deportation defendant found bound gagged and beaten to death in his Fifth Avenue townhouse. The body lay on the bedroom floor with sheets torn and furniture displaced. The motive unclear and suspects including three men arrested in a related extortion case are noted.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
International
Fifth Avenue
Rubinstein
Federal
Lewisburg
William Morter
White Stone House
Harold Finke Wins Keota Jaycee Award
Harold Finke was named outstanding young man of the year in the Keota community and received the Keota Jaycee annual award at a banquet and dance. Twenty-five Washington Jaycees attended the event in Keota, and Phil Kneen won a 36 pound turkey as a door prize. Phil has not yet announced the date of his turkey dinner.
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Keota
Harold Finke
Senate asks approval on Formosa defense resolution today
Two Senate committees urge the chamber to approve a Formosan defense measure granting Eisenhower broad authority to defend Formosa and the Pescadores, including U S attacks on the mainland if needed. They caution against over precise geography to preserve flexibility for unforeseen possible future scenarios.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhower
Formosa
U.S
Red China
House
Knowland
Senatepublican
William F. Knowland
Calif
United States
Far East
Pescadores
Formosan
Fischers Seek Permit to Visit Held Son in China
SWEA CITY Iowa UP Har old Fischer Sr and his wife asked the State Department for clearance to visit their son Captain Harold Fischer Jr held in a Chinese prison camp. He said they sent a telegram amid Formosa crisis and plan to take one or two hogs if allowed.
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Swea City
Iowa
Harold Fischer Sr
State Department
Harold Fischer Jr
Formosa
Fischers
Red China
Fischer
China
Hampshire
A W Macklen Dies At Home Near Columbus Junction
A W Macklen 55 a farmer near Columbus Junction died suddenly at his home Wednesday. Coroner Victor Stacy ruled the death a heart attack. Funeral services set for Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Columbus Junction with burial in St. Mary Cemetery Muscatine. Survivors include wife Margaret McNamara a brother Cecil of Sioux City and three sisters in Holstein Ida Grove and California.
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Columbus Junction
A. W. Macklin
Victor Stacy
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Muscatine
C. A. Egert
Stacy
M. Macklen
U S Forces Move to Formosa as Carrier Midway Heads East
A full wing of 75 U S Sabre jets lands at Taipei as units rush toward Formosa to reinforce the 7th Fleet defending the nationalist stronghold 200 miles north of the island. Four destroyers leave Singapore. air and naval reinforcements converge amid reports of a Communist invasion fleet nearby.
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Taipei
Formosa
7Th Fleet
Techew Islands
Singapore
U.S
Brownstone
Roberts
Roan
Royal
Peiping
United States
Tokyo
Formosan al
Okinawa
Korea
Red Chsa
Washington
Red China
County School Leaders to Meet Monday in Washington
Lester Krabill announces a supper meeting at Washington High School 6:30 p.m. bringing County Board of Education and eight county town city boards. Hiram Hunn of Des Moines will discuss Polk County board procedures and relations with city boards, transportation, services, bills, and county district handling. About 50 reservations were reported with expected turnout including superintendents and board secretaries.
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Lester Krabll
Washington County Superintendent of Schools
Washington High School
County Board of Education
Ae Hiram Hunn
Des Moines
Polk County Board of Education
Hunn
Polk County Board
Krabill
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VFEW
Rep
Leo Allen
House Rules Committee
Howard Smith
Virginia
Rules
Scouter
Jr. High
Dock Gamble
Chicken Tooth Powder Company
Rickey
Lucy
Midwest
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
International Falls
Anchorage
Alaska
Chicago
Midway International Airport
Army
Osceola
St. Paul
FBI
George Belew
Champaign
Ill
Belew
Keota Jaycee Award
Joint Committee
A. W. Macklen
Junction
Midway
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