Effects of Steel Strike Spreading Across Industries
The steel shutdown extends beyond mills affecting 40,000 coal miners returning from vacation and 65,000 sidelined workers. Railroads, trucking, barge crews, and seamen face furloughs as negotiations stall. price hikes follow.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel
United Mine
U.S. Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
Railroad Retirement Board
Chicago-Gary
American Trucking Assn
Chester Thompson
American Waterways Operators, Inc
Great Lakes
County 4 H Plans Party for Members Friday
Washington County 4H officers sponsor a party at the fair grounds Friday night July 13. All county 4H members of high school age and older are invited to attend. Entertainment includes games dancing and festivities start at 7 30 pm in the showbarn building.
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Washington County
Fairgrounds
California Boy Drowned in Cedar River Near Naval Reserve
The body of William Jackson, 15, of San Francisco, was recovered Friday afternoon after he drowned while swimming with six other boys on an island in the Cedar River near the Naval Marine Reserve Training Center. Witnesses reported he sank shortly after attempting to reach shore.
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Waterloo
William Jackson
San Francisco
Cedar River
Jackson
Naval Marine Reserve Training Center
Burglars Loot Railroad Car At Regional Market
Hartford reports two burglaries within a week at the regional market rail yard. Each break in netted 50 watermelons taken from a railroad car. Authorities investigate possible links between the incidents and seek leads.
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Hartford
Conn
Rainfall Here Friday Reaches .88 In, Boosts Crops
Washington's official weather observer logged .88 inches of rain late Friday. The shower pushed this week's total to 2.88 inches and improved corn crop prospects in the area.
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Washington
Heavy Rain Floods Kalona Damaging Crops and Roads
A heavy rainfall in Kalona Friday afternoon dumped about 3% inches, flooding streets and basements as the English River swelled. Two bridges on county roads were washed out and the Roop Produce Co. lost broilers, with further damage reported to gardens and property. Frytown nearby also saw five inches.
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Kalona
Roop Produce Co
Johnson, Washington
Frytown
Nixon Arrives in Formosa for Talks with Chiang Kai-shek
Vice President Richard M. Nixon arrives in Taipei to meet Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. He and his wife will stay at the presidential mansion and hold talks expected to cover American policy toward Communist China.
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Taipei
Formosa
Richard M. Nixon
Indochina
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Nixon
Far East
Generalissimo
Madame Chiang
China
Geneva
Snake Handler Recovers After 58th Poison Bite
Miami based snake handler William Haast, known for using his blood to inoculate snake bite victims, survived his 58th bite from a Florida rattler. He spent 10 hours on a hospital critical list before serum treatment, while a cobra bite death occurred during a separate airlift of an 18 year old girl. Haast’s wife said doctors expect him to recover and return to action in a few days.
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Miami
Fla
William Haast
Haast
Navy
New Orleans
Serpentarium
Free dealdrin for grasshopper control in Washington County
Washington County farmers may receive free dealdrin from the state to spray roadsides against grasshoppers. A barrel arrived at the county shed in Washington and will be issued at a half pint per 80 rods of roadway, with farmers bringing their own container.
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Washington County
Washington
Storms Dump Nine Inches Of Rain Across Clay County
Northwestern and east central Iowa saw heavy rains with unofficial totals up to nine inches in a band near Spencer Gillett Grove and Dickens. Clay County suffered hail damaged crops and floodwaters on roads as weather intensified into night. Brooklyn noted four inches official rainfall while many cities logged over one inch.
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Iowa
Clay County
Spencer
Gillett Grove
Dickens
Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Williamsburg
Estherville
Washington
Lake Park
Logan
Pisgah
Guthrie Center
Perry
Sheldon
Cedar Rapids
Spencer and Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Rate Increase Approved by House for Postal Charges
The House passed a $430 million annual postal rate boost after a partisan fight, sending the bill toward the Senate where opposition from Chairman Olin Johnston looms. The plan raises first class mail from 3 to 4 cents per ounce starting Jan 1, 1957, along with higher rates for newspapers, magazines, books, and bulk mail.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Congress
Senate Post Office Committee
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Post Office Committee
Tom Murray
D-Tenn
Post Office Department
John W. McCormack
Newscaster Relays Kidnap Message For Infant Father
A man claiming to be the Peter Weinberger kidnapper phoned a New York TV newscaster with a cryptic code word suggesting ransom progress. The message M W P F O K was aired by John K M McCaffery as authorities cautioned against assuming the child is alive while Weinberger urged safe return and investigators weighed the call’s meaning.
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Westbury
N.Y
Peter Weinberger
New York
John K. M. McCaffery
McCaffery
Morris Weinberger
Weinberger
Long Island
Nassau County
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Peter
Pinnell
Twining Reports Secret Russian Air Power Assessment
Air Force Chief of Staff General Nathan F. Twining testified before a House Defense Appropriations subcommittee in a secret session about his week in Moscow inspecting Russia's airpower. A congressman, speaking unnamed, said Twining found little new but returned not discouraged, and the group pressed forTwining's views on military construction funding.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
House
Russia
Twining
Moscow
House Defense Appropriations
Senate Armed Services
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Full Appropriations Committee
Girl, 10, Drowns In Pool at Rock Island
Judy Ann Cholewinski, 10, of Rock Island Illinois, died after drowning at the city pool built in 1935. Lifeguards found her body. doctors performed emergency chest massage and heart massage before police and responders arrived.
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Rock Island
Moline
Judy Ann Cholewinski
Priests Tell About Torture At Hands Of Chinese Reds
Two American Catholic Jesuit priests, Rev. John W. Clifford and Rev. Thomas L. Phillips, released from communist detention in Shanghai after three years of torture. They arrived aboard the Hamburg and said 11 other American civilians and priests remain imprisoned in Red China.
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Hong Kong
Red China
John W. Clifford
Thomas L. Phillips
San Francisco
Shanghai
Hamburg
Clifford
Phillips
School District Reorganization Advances in Iowa
Iowa reorganization of districts accelerated in the year ending June 30. The number of districts fell from 4,142 to under 3,700, seen as a healthy trend. Superintendent J C Wright emphasized unit size over count, noting many new districts exceed 500 students.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
J.C. Wright
Wright
Adenauer Wins Bundestag Vote on West German Draft Bill
Chancellor Adenauer pushes through a 270 to 166 vote with 20 abstentions on a compulsory military training bill for Germans ages 18 to 45. The measure aims to mobilize 360000 draftees for 12 divisions, with conscription starting at 19, sending the bill to the Bundesrat for final approval by July 20.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
West Germany
Bundesrat
Adenauer
Bundeswehr
Socialists
Refugee Party
Free Europe
Eisenhower Signals Stay in 2nd Term Race
Gettysburg Pa President Eisenhower declines to comment on future plans as speculation grows he will remain in the reelection bid. White House aides Hagerty and Adams report a personal discussion with the President but offer no details fueling belief he will announce continued candidacy next week.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Hagerty
Davenport Youth Sought in Kidnapping Case
Police issued a Midwest alert for Thomas Bellows of Davenport Iowa on charges he kidnapped 17 year old Millie Joyce Spencer from her home using a deaf mute disguise. Bellows allegedly abducted Millie while her parents were away with the sister Doris assisting in seeking help.
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Green Rock
Midwest
Thomas Bellows
Davenport
Iowa
Millie Joyce Spencer
George Nelson
Nelson
Bellows
Spencer
Millie Joyce
Doris
Thomas
Millie
Speruit Nelson
Jorce
Weather Forecast Iowa East Tonight Through Sunday
Fair to locally cloudy weather with thunderstorms and showers tonight in the east. Thunder storms may be locally heavy and possibly severe in the northwest and over the state tonight. Cooler temperatures through Sunday as showers pass. Low tonight 55 to 65. High Sunday 82 to 92. Partly cloudy with moderately warm temperatures.
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United Press
Iowa
State
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