Girard Lawyers Seek Supreme Court Writ in Japan Case
Washington report says GI William S. Girard’s attorneys ask the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus to free him from Army confinement in Japan. The move counters the government bid to overturn a district ruling barring a Japan trial for manslaughter in the shooting of a Japanese woman at an Army firing range.
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Joseph C. MacGarraghy
High Court
Girard
Supreme Court
McGarraghy
Administration
Japan
U.S
Indianola Girl Heads Hawkeye State Governor Election
Judy Pilmer of Indianola won the Hawkeye Girls State governorship on the Iowa State Teachers College campus defeating Joyce Ann Lamprack of Cedar Rapids. Other elected officials include Katherine Ray secretary of state, Patricia Murray auditor, Mary Pat Read attorney general, Mary Connolly secretary of agriculture, and commissioners Margaret Michael Joan Hitchcock and Becky Roland. Governor Herschel C. Loveless attended the inauguration and reception Thursday night.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Hawkeye Girls State
Iowa State Teachers College
Judy Pilmer
Joyce Ann Lamprack
Cedar Rapids
Karen Branson
Waterloo
Janet Robinson
Paul
Katherine Ray
Marion
Patricia Murray
Jefferson
Karen Claybaugh
Klemme
Mary Pat Read
Neola
Mary Connolly
Sioux City
Margaret Michael
Manchester
Joan Hitchcock
Laurens
Becky Roland
Alden
Herschel C. Loveless
Dead glacier thawing before ocean poses brittle yet pliant issue
The National Geographic Society describes a so called dead glacier that thaws ahead of reaching the sea. It is described as brittle as glass yet as pliant as toothpaste, highlighting a paradox in its behavior.
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The
National Geographic Society
Doctor's 1500 Bill Called Absurd by Medical Leader
Dr Elmer Hess former AMA president said a 1500 bill for Benny Hooper Jr care was absurd though he needed more details The charge came from Dr Joseph Kris who treated the boy during oxygenation in May and a week in the hospital Hess urged sending the bill to the local medical society grievance committee.
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Erie
Elmer Hess
The
American Medical Assn
Benny Hooper Jr
Hess
Joseph Kris
Benny
Manorville
N.Y
Kris
St. Vincent Hospital
AMA
Hoopers
Soviet War Vessels Move Toward Mediterranean Exert Pressure
Three motor torpedo boats and a large Soviet cruiser plus two escorts traversed the Bosphorus en route to the Mediterranean. The move comes ahead of a three day NATO exercise slated June 25 dubbed Rosie. The passage coincides with U S 6th Fleet activity in the region.
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Turkey
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Mediterranean
U.S
NATO
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Naples
Italy
Middle East
Alexandria
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Adriatic
Red Fleet
Aegean Sea
6Th Fleet
Spain
Green Giant tests pea harvest on Tindal farm near Washington
Leonard Tindal hosts Green Giant experimental pea harvest on his one farm. Three experimental combines work to strip green peas from vines with windrow and pickup methods. The project aims for 2000 pounds per acre with potential to expand to a major Washington crop next year.
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Leonard Tindal
Washington
Riverside
Green Giant Corporation
Tindal
Washington County
Iowa-Minnesota
Green Giant
Cor
Six of His Seven Children Die in Fargo Tornado
Gerald Munson, a Fargo truck driver, learns from a newspaper account that six of his seven children were killed in the Fargo tornado. He breaks into tears, recalls a foreboding feeling, and learns of the tragedy after reading about his family in an early edition. His wife and one child survived.
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Bismarck
N.D
Gerald Munson
Munson
United Press
Jeannette
Phyllis
Darwin
Bradley
Lois Ann
Mary Beth
UN to Expand Korean Forces Amid Armistice Violation
The United Nations Command announced a major buildup in South Korea to counter alleged North Korean violations of the 1953 armistice. North Korea’s Maj. Gen Jung Kook Rok condemned the move, urging withdrawal of foreign troops and peaceful reunification as the U.N. read the decision in a tense briefing at the Panmunjom truce village.
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Panmunjom
U N
Republic of Korea
Jung Kook Rok
U.N
South Korea
United States
Red China
Siberia
U.S. Marine Corps
Homer L. Lizenberg
U.N. Military Armistice Commission
Jung
Quonset Hut
Jong
Korea
Fargo Tornado Deaths Reach Double Figures and Multi-Million Loss
Two digit death toll in Fargo as the Thursday tornado kills at least ten and injures about 105. Officials estimate property damage between 7 and 10 million dollars across roughly 750 homes. Authorities, aided by National Guardsmen and responders, battle debris and search for victims amid martial law in the city.
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Fargo
N.D
South Dakota
Gerald Munson
National Guard
Physlis Munson
Jeannette
Mary Beth
Darwin
Bradley
Finney Air Force Base
Herschel Lashkowitz
St. Luke's
St. John’s
Karl Schraeder
Cedar Rapids and Marion Study Merger Plan
Mayors Meaghan and Brewer announce a joint committee of three appointees from each city to study merging Cedar Rapids with Marion. The panel will report its findings this summer and consider the feasibility of a single city.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Marion
Jim Meaghan
George Brewer
250 Farm Women to Attend Iowa Bureau Conference
More than 250 farm women are expected at the Iowa Farm Bureau womens three day summer conference opening in Des Moines. Mrs Charles W Sewell Otterbein Ind and Mrs Harold Robison Ashtabula Ohio will be the main speakers.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Charles W. Sewell
Otterbein
Ind
National Farm Bureau
Harold Robison
Ashtabula
Ohio
Sudan grass ready for pasture after corn planting
Grass seeded soon after corn planting will be ready for pasture or green chop in July and August, offering a quick forage option for farmers planning spring planting and summer feed.
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Sudan
De Witt Grain Elevator Fire Causes $30,000 Damage
A De Witt Iowa grain elevator owned by Equity Cooperative Exchange burned early today destroying 4000 bushels of oats 3000 bushels of soybeans and 500 bushels of corn. Four firemen sustained minor burns while crews from Grand Mound Calamus and Low Moor aided. Manager Harry Joy cited total loss around 30000 dollars with grain losses estimated at 10000.
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Dewitt
Iowa
Equity Cooperative Exchange
Aaat
Clarence Fatchett
Joe Torpey
Mel Larsen
de Witt
Grand Mound
Calamus
Low Moor
Harry Joy
Over 20 000 Respond To Graham Crusade in New York
Billy Graham told Madison Square Garden that more than twice as many people have chosen Christ in New York than in other American crusades. He noted 20 611 decisions since May 15, with 559 in the Thursday night rally, and said revealing names would shock the city.
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New York
Billy Graham
North Carolina
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Christ
Harm Rademaker 87 Dies After Stroke at Washington County
Harm Rademaker 87 of Ainsworth died Thursday night at Washington County Hospital after a stroke on May 11. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. E McPherson officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. He born January 15, 1870 in Freeport Illinois. survived by wife Hannah died 1942. daughter Viola Schroeder. son Charles. two granddaughters. two great granddaughters. two brothers Allie and Siebe. two sisters. several nieces and nephews. He was a longtime member of the Ainsworth Methodist Church and active in local school and farm groups.
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Ainsworth
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
E. McPherson
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Rademaker
Freeport
Ulfert
Epke Hagenstrasse Rademaker
Peoria
Ill
Hannah Garrels
Logan County
Lil
Iowa
Three Youths Questioned Over Beating of 80 Year Old Man
Des Moines police questioned three youths ages 20 19 and 16 after an 80 year old man Paquale Fusaro was beaten and robbed near his home Thursday night. Fusaro suffered shock facial cuts and a broken facial bone and was hospitalized. The assailants seized Fusaro as he tried to enter his house and stole his $80 billfold.
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Des Moines
Paquale Fusaro
Fusaro
Eisenhower Addresses Young Republicans On Equality
President Eisenhower told 1500 Young Republican delegates that the GOP shows constant concern for all Americans regardless of religion or skin color. He praised their tribute to him and urged work toward a world of peace in a nation of justice and plenty.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
America
Rough Road Ahead For Rights Bill in Senate Fight
The Senate blocked sending the House civil rights bill to the Judiciary Committee 45 to 39, keeping the measure in play for a potential July floor vote. Southern Democrats face a tougher path to defeat, while some northern and western Democrats sided with the southern bloc on procedural grounds.
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South
Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Wayne L. Morse
Ore
Washington County 1956 corn under price support totals 604 273 bushels
A Washington county report shows 604 273 bushels of 1956 corn placed under government price support by May 31, down 68 910 from 1955. Most of the corn qualified for the 1 48 rate, with loans and purchase agreements tallied and reseal plans announced.
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Washington County
E. Ray Bell
ASC
Iowa
Culver Couple Present Film Strip at Christian Tabernacle
Reverend Daniel Culver and his wife conduct special services at the Christian Tabernacle and will present a film strip titled The Annunciation at 7 30 p m on Sunday.
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Daniel Culver
The
Christian Tabernacle
DeMolays to Install Officers Monday Evening
Amos Chapter of the DeMolay will install officers Monday night at the Masonic Temple following the regular meeting. The public is invited to attend the open ceremony.
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Amos Chapter
Masonic Temple
Weather Summary From United Press Iowa
Partly cloudy through Saturday with showers and thunderstorms tonight across the state. Showers more numerous and intense in the northwest this evening and southeast tonight. Lows 55 to 70, highs 74 to 84. Warmer Sunday with continued chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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Iowa
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