Two Tankers Collide in North Sea Fire Kills and Displaces
In the North Sea near the Strait of Dover two large oil tankers, the Buccaneer and Johannishus, collided causing a massive blaze. Twenty one missing feared dead with one body recovered. twenty one survivors were rescued, and the Buccaneer assisted the Johannishus crew before heading to Rotterdam for treatment.
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Amsterdam
Holland
North Sea
Strait of Dover
English Channel
Belgium
England
Courtesy Corner Starts Tenth Year in Business
The first week of June marks the tenth year for Brown's Courtesy Corner. Opened June 1, 1946 as a Cities Service station opposite the State theatre, it was co owned by Edsall Brown and Don Orr from 1939 to 1942. Brown bought Orr’s share after discharge and renamed the station. The past year saw drive canopy removal remodeling new 4S pumps and new green and white Cities Service colors.
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Brown
Edsall Brown
State Theatre
Mr. Brown
Don Orr
Kiwanis Movie Program Swap At Fox Theater
Kiwanis club announces June 14 and 15 at the Fox theater a change of program for the better movies series. The original feature The Great Gilbert and Sullivan is replaced by the all technicolor Melba starring Patrice Munsel and Robert Morley, a true heart warming tale of a dazzling era.
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Committee For
Kiwanis Club
Fox Theater
GM Expected to Answer Ford Pay Plan in GM Labor Talks
DETROIT UP The CIO United Auto Workers expect GM to respond today to Ford Motor Company's guaranteed wage plan. GM, studying Ford's proposal this week, prepared to unveil an offer on guaranteed pay for about 350,000 workers, aiming to accelerate talks nearing Sunday midnight strike deadline. Wildcat strikes declined from earlier peaks as UAW leaders warned against disruption while negotiations continue.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Ford
UAW
Walter Reuther
Rouge
Dearborn
Kansas City
Chicago
Governor Seeks 500 Miles of Wider Iowa Highways
Gov. Leo A. Hoegh announced rapid progress toward contracts this year to widen 500 miles of 18 foot highways to 24 feet. The State Highway Commission let 56.6 miles of widening on May 31, bringing total for the year to 208.8 miles at about $16,000 per mile. A creeper lane will be built on Iowa 92 U.S. 61 near Muscatine for slow moving traffic. Tests will compare 18 and 24 foot pavements and widened roads using a federal place ment detector.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Iowa 92
U.S. 61
Muscatine
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Shell Explosion at Hawkeye Boys State injures teen
A 17 year old Hawkeye Boys State attendee, Danny Clark, lost his left hand after a shell exploded at Fort Dodge. Doctors amputated the hand Wednesday night. Army and American Legion officials suspect a World War I era 37 mm shell. The boy was alone when the blast occurred.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Danny Clark
Army
American Legion
Legion
Sergeant Bluffs
Iowa
Bov
Doctors Barred From Teaching In Osteopathic Colleges
In Atlantic City the American Medical Association upheld a ban on physicians teaching in osteopathic colleges after a 90 minute debate. A written ballot favored the minority report 101 to 81, sustaining the ban.
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Atlantic City
N.J
American Medical Assn
House of Delegates
AMA
Extension Council Plans First Meeting At Office Saturday
The Washington County Extension Council will hold its first meeting at the local extension office at 8 p.m. Saturday. Leonard Tindal becomes temporary chairman and Mrs. Stephen Wiggers temporary secretary. Elections completed include Keith Stewart for 76th township, Robert Schneider for Iowa township, and James Barnes for Clay township. The council will take the oath of office and elect permanent officers. A budget committee will also be appointed.
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Washington County Extension Council
Leonard Tindal
Washington Township
Dean Floyd Andre
Stephen Wiggers
Jackson Township
Farm Bureau Board
Keith Stewart
Robert Schneider
Iowa Township
James Barnes
Clay Township
Legion Plans July Fourth Observance With Big Fireworks
Final arrangements for the American Legion post July 4 celebration were approved at a Tuesday meeting. The Washington county beauty contest joins Mel Hills band Wicke Dancing Show and a larger fireworks display as features at the airport venue. Junior Chamber of Commerce and Airport Club aid production. Admission is 25 cents. Nominating committee named Dr. M. J. Cruise Ray Minick and Marion Rapp.
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American Legion Post
Legion
Washington County
Mel Hill
Wicke
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Airport Club
M. J. Cruise
Ray Minick
Marion Rapp
Queen Elizabeth Opens Parliament Amid U S Accord Pledge
Queen Elizabeth II vowed Britain's close accord with the United States and anticipated talks with the Soviet Union as gray skies and a 12 day rail strike chilled the first state opening since the elections. Churchill did not attend, staying home after Lady Churchill injured her wrist in a fall.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lady Churchill
House of Commons
Russia Accepts Invitation to Geneva Big Four Parley
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told French Premier Faure that Russia will accept the West's invitation to a Geneva Big Four meeting July 18 to 21. He met Faure and Antoine Pinay at the Quai d'Orsay and said East and West should forget past misunderstandings and focus on the future. Molotov also planned a June 20 San Francisco meeting with the Western foreign ministers to firm plans.
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Paris
V.M. Molotov
Edgar Faure
Russia
Geneva
Molotov
Faure
Antoine Pinay
Quai d'Orsay
San Francisco
Well-arranged Time Marks a Well-Arranged Mind
A concise aphorism praises orderly scheduling as a sign of disciplined thinking. It emphasizes planning and punctuality as core traits of clear judgment.
Long Range U S Atom Bombers on Formosa
The U S Far East Air Forces said four F84G Thunderjets based on Formosa can carry an atomic bomb and fly maximum effort missions. A task force landed Wednesday from Okinawa, establishing a long range capability. The jets recently set a 4 840 mile Tokyo to Australia record.
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Tokyo
Formosa
U.S. Far East
Okinawa
Air Force
New York
Moscow
Japan
Australia
Pioneer Cabin Open Dates Set For July and August
Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will open the Sunset Park pioneer cabin to the public on specified July and August dates. The replica cabin showcases early settlement life and has drawn local interest.
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Washington
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Sunset Park
Soviets to Return U.S. Naval Vessels at Kiel
The Soviet Union will return 62 American naval vessels received under lend lease to the U.S. Navy at Kiel, Germany, starting next month. Ships include 56 torpedo boats and six sub hunter craft, staged in Baltic ports and to be sent in groups of 10 to 15 over three months.
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Kiel
Germany
Soviet Union
Baltic Sea
Schleswig-Holstein
Dr Allen to Speak At Chamber Dinner
Conrad Allen a family psychology specialist will headline the Chamber of Commerce dinner at Washington Golf and Country Club at 6 30 p m June 14 He will present How to be Happy Though Married Dr Allen collegial ties include the University of Arkansas Public Relations department Reservations continue today at five drug stores and the Chamber office through Clarice Meek
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Conrad Allen
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Golf and Country Club
Allen
Hills of
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Clarice Meek
The M A E and Eisenhower Run for a Second Term
Washington insiders describe the M A E group as the driving force behind a possible second term for President Eisenhower. The aides, often closer to the President than the cabinet, press for renomination while Eisenhower signals doubt. The article notes past presidents’ informal circles and the potential easing of duties via a strong White House staff. The piece highlights the Gettysburg farm trip as a recent notable moment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
FDR
Hoover
Andrew Jackson
Harding
Coolidge
Frank W. Stearns
Boston
Mass
Woodrow Wilson
Col. E. M. House
Army
Burroughs Twin Injury After Farm Tractor Accident
Ronnie Burroughs, the son of Mr and Mrs Pat Burroughs of Pleasant, was rushed to a Washington doctor after a farm accident. X rays showed three broken bones in his foot when a tractor flywheel flew off and struck him early Wednesday morning.
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Ronnie Burroughs
Pat Burroughs
Pleasant Community
Washington
Adenauer Willing to Talk with Soviets but Delays Conference
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told United Press he would attend a top level conference with the Soviet Union under proper circumstances. He said an exchange of views must precede any meeting and that there will be no immediate German Russian conference while noting Germany will stay allied with the United States and Western powers.
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United Press
Jack Bisco
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Adenauer
Bisco
United West
Germany
Lufthansa
Bonn
United States
West Germany
Soviet Union
Iowa Doctor Clears Salk Polio Vaccine in Local Case
Dr. Ralph Heeren of Iowa Health Department said a seven-year-old Dallas County boy’s mild paralytic polio was not caused by the Salk vaccine. He noted immunity may have lessened severity and cited the 30 day gap after inoculation and paralysis on the opposite side from the shot. The case appeared in a U.S. Public Health Service report.
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Des Moines
Ralph Heeren
Iowa Health Department
Iowa
Heeren
Division of
Dallas County
U.S. Public Health Service
Washington, D.C
Parke- Davis Pharmaceutical House
Dallas
Reelect Attlee Head of British Labor Party
Socialist members of Parliament unanimously re elected 72 year old former Prime Minister Clement Attlee as leader of the British Labor Party. Attlee has led the party for twenty years amid internal strife after a recent electoral defeat.
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London
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Attlee
Denmark Sees 1954 Tourist Pickup Above 1953 Record
American visitors to Denmark rose 12.2 percent in 1954 from 1953, a year previously seen as a record. The gain marks another milestone in postwar tourism activity for the country.
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Denmark
Tractor accident claims life of Emil Peiffer near Washington
Emil Ignatius Peiffer 52 of a farm six miles northeast of Washington died at 6 15 p m Wednesday from injuries after a tractor slipped from a hay stack during haying. He was packing hay in an open silo with his sons when crushed. Funeral arrangements are pending with Jones funeral home. He leaves his wife Leona and 10 children, plus two brothers and a sister. a son died in 1948. He was a member of St James church and Knights of Columbus.
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Emil Peiffer
Washington
Peiffer
St. James Catholic Church
R. J. Kinnavey
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Church Hall
Jones Funeral
Emil Ignatius Peiffer
Waterloo
Paul and
Elizabeth Berg Peiffer
Keota
Leona Margaritte McGraw
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
James
John
Francis
Patricia
Mary Jo
Thomas
Jean Ann
Stephen
William
Michael
Bernard J. Peiffer
Milwaukee
Wis
Wilfrid Peiffer
van Horn
Marcella Wittetoe
Ernest
Attorneys Debate Taped Triplett Confession
In Le Mars Iowa prosecutors and defense lawyers argued in Judge Rodmans chambers over admitting a taped confession as evidence in the Ernest Triplett murder trial. Triplett 50 Woodbine is charged with the kidnap slaying of Jimmy Bremmer 8 of Sioux City on August 31. Special prosecutor Beebe said the tape exists and would be played. the defense objected.
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Triplett
Brodie Twin Taken Off Critical List
Rodney Dee Brodie, the separated Siamese twin, was removed from the critical list at University of Illinois Research Hospital in Chicago after recovering from a brain hemorrhage. He was brought from Ferris, Illinois, on May 3 with internal bleeding doctors feared could be fatal.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
University of Illinois Research Hospital
Ferris, Ill
Waterloo Man Chosen Driver of the Month
DES MOINES Iowa. Cook 32 a Waterloo truck driver was named driver of the month by the Iowa Motor Truck Association. Secretary Crowley said Cook aided the injured at three accident scenes in three months and has driven 640000 miles without a chargeable accident in eight years.
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Des Moines
LE. Cook
Waterloo
Iowa Motor Truck Asso
L. E. Crowley
Association
Cook
Crowley
Weather Outlook Iowa: Light Rain Tonight Through Friday
Occasional light rain expected tonight into Friday east areas. Lows range from 42 to 46 in the northwest to 47 to 52 in the southeast, with Friday highs of 62 to 72. Partly cloudy and cool conditions Saturday.
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United Press
Iowa
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