Letts Tree Trimmer Electrocuted Amid Truck Accident
Vernon Wesley Wilson 26, of Washington, formerly Nevada Iowa, died when a faulty foot switch on a bucket truck caused contact with a 7 620 volt line while trimming trees in Letts. Investigators from J L Wright Co Des Moines and Iowa Southern Utilities confirmed the defect. Wilson leaves wife Ellen and three children Rickey Joe Steven and Sheryl. funeral services planned at Ryan Funeral Home Nevada. burial there.
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Vernon Wesley Wilson
Washington
Maxwell
Iowa
Wilson
Letts
Army and Air Force plan relay satellite launch next month
Washington reports the Army and Air Force will launch an experimental satellite to relay military communications next month. This follows Navy and Air Force Transit II-A orbit success, launched from Cape Canaveral on a single rocket, marking a record achievement in US space efforts.
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Washington
APS
Army
Air Force
Navy
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
USAF
Fila
Earth
Laiers
Ames Officials Cleared in Dispute Over City Accounts
DES MOINES UP I The state ordered Ames to change accounting procedures to conform with law while clearing all city officials of any dishonesty. Gov Loveless and state comptroller Sarsfield found no statutory authority for central stores and equipment purchasing funds and advised scrapping them. The ruling questions similar practices in other cities such as Des Moines and Ottumwa.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ames
Herschel C. Loveless
Glenn Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Ottumwa
Highlanders Band Sails Europe Aboard Queen Elizabeth
The 73 member all girl University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders Bagpipe Band left New York on the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth for a 54 day tour of Europe. They meet actress Rosalind Russell aboard and plan concerts in Battersea Park London Glasgow Paris Amsterdam Cologne Rome and Berne before returning August 9.
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New York
UPI
University of Iowa
Scottish Highlanders
Europe
Rosalind Russell
Margie Ladd
Iowa City
Ginny Dunn
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Nancy Hopp
Glenwood
Nancy Ross
Marion
Battersea Park
London
Scotland
Paris
Amsterdam
Cologne
Rome
Berne
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Keota Girl Bitten By Muskrat Playing In Yard
A six year old Keota girl Colleen Baumert was bitten by a muskrat while playing in her yard Tuesday afternoon. She was not seriously hurt due to her long heavy slacks. Nearby men killed the muskrat and she received tetanus treatment. No rabies feared.
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Keota
Colleen Baumert
Harry Baumert
Pilots Wives Attend Army Orientation at Fort Rucker
Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker Alabama introduces a wife orientation program to educate pilots wives. The course includes chats with flight instructors, classroom routines, and Link Trainer rides while wives study meteorology radio communications and flight planning.
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FT. Rucker
Ala
Army Aviation Center
Army
Department of Primary Fixed Wing
Charles L. Harley Dies at 77 in Iowa City Hospital
Charles L. Harley 77 West Chester farmer died Wednesday June 22 1960 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a stroke. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Louie two sons Wilson and Major Dwight four grandchildren one brother and one sister.
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Charles L. Harley
West Chester
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Arthur Peters
Elm Grove
Harley
John
Pawhuska
Okla
Alvin Allen
Fairfield
Iowa Law Officers Get Direct Radio Channel Plan
Washington County Sheriff Charles Snyder announced a new radio system approved by the Iowa Sheriff’s Association and the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The plan enables sheriffs and deputies to communicate directly with patrol cars on the highway, speeding aid at accidents and emergencies.
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Iowa
Iowa Sheriff's Association
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Fairfield
Washington County
Charles Snyder
Sheriffs
Iowa City
Court House
Sheriffs Office
American Nazi Leader Hustled Out of Town
New York mayor Robert F. Wagner vetoed a plan for an American Nazi party rally in Union Square on July 4. George Lincoln Rockwell was mobbed hours earlier and hustled out of town for his protection as Wagner refused the permit citing risk of riot from Rockwell’s race baiting.
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New York
UPI
Robert F. Wagner
Union Square
George Lincoln Rockwell
Arlington
Wagner
Rockwell
Hitler
Wheat Control Bill Is Killed In House Vote
The House rejected both the Senate bill backed by Republicans to cut wheat plantings by 20 percent and a Democratic price-boosting plan that would extend tighter controls to other grains. Speaker and committee leaders clashed as Harold Cooley criticized possible presidential vetoes while urging passage of the Senate measure.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Admin
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
Japan U.S. security treaty goes into effect amid protests
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi plans to resign soon after the pact is formalized with the United States and Japan. Demonstrations fade as 5000 students protest near Kishi’s residence and embassy guards keep order. The accord authorizes U S bases in Japan for a decade and shifts defense responsibilities while Kishi faces intraparty pressures.
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Tokyo
UPI
Nobusuke Kishi
U.S
Douglas MacArthur II
Aiichiro Fujiyama
United States
Japan
Kishi
Diet
Zengakuren
House Approves Aged Medical Care Plan In Narrow Vote
The House passed a subsidized medical care measure for about 500000 to 1000000 needy persons over 65 by a 380 to 23 vote. It would provide federal grants to expand state programs and extend Social Security coverage to 875000 more workers.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Organized Labor
Record firing spree over Cape Canaveral tests
UPI reports Cape Canaveral matched a decade high with four space vehicles and war rockets launched in 24 hours. Polaris tests on shipboard and land launch, plus Atlas and Thor-Able-Star flights, pushed missile data collection and inertial guidance as a new test series begins.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
United States
Atlantic Missile Range
Navy
U.S.S. George Washington
Kiwanians Hear Talk From County Assessor Kiesey
Washington County assessor Walter Kiesey spoke to local Kiwanians about duties of his office. He described how assessors are named and outlined property evaluation processes, homestead and veterans exemptions, and how eligible owners may obtain them. Guests included Kenton Mangold the Rev Harley Gelhaus Lou Rinner and Raymond Gregory.
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Walter Kiesey
Washington County
Washington Kiwanians
Kiesey
Kenton Mangold
Harley Gelhaus
Lou Rinner
Raymond Gregory
Rhodes Farmer Killed By Hay Chopper Mishap
Harold Robinson, 50, a Marshall County farmer east of Rhodes, died after becoming entangled in a hay chopper. His son Bill found the body as they worked in a field 10 miles east. Survived by widow, daughter Connie of Iowa City, and son Bill. funeral services pending.
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Rhodes
UPI
Harold Robinson
Here
Robinson
Bill
Marshall County Farm Bureau
Connie
Iowa City
Eisenhower Sees Japan Trip Backlash as Political Fear
President Eisenhower believes domestic criticism of his Far East trip stems from political motives. He plans to stress Philippine and Korean visits, deflect Tokyo tensions, and present a White House telecast outlining achievements. He drafts remarks with Dr Kevin McCann at Kaneohe and prepares to address the nation after returning to Washington.
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White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Japan
Kishi
United States
U.S
Honolulu
UPIJ
Republican Party
Tron
Far East
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Tokyo
Kremlin
Washington
Kaneohe Marine Air Station
Pacific
Kevin McCann
Douglas MacArthur I
Midwestern tornadoes hail cause damage across several states
Severe storms swept the Midwest with tornadoes and baseball sized hail. A small tornado damaged homes in Shumway Illinois, including proximity to St Marys Church. Lightning and high winds knocked out power while hail battered Decatur Carrollton and Sioux Falls. Two injuries reported in Terre Haute as winds toppled trees and closed U S 41.
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Middle West
Shumway
Ill
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church
Decatur
Carrolton
Sioux Falls
S.D
Terre Haute
Ind
Paul Durham
Barbara Staffington
U.S. 41
Blythe
Calif
Fraser
Colo
Mercury
Los Angeles
Firecracker Explodes Barge Gasoline Tank
A 14 year old Keokuk youth dropped a firecracker near an auxiliary gasoline tank on a docked sand dredge barge on the Mississippi River. The blast injured Tom Riney 13 seriously and Leo Riney 18 with minor burns while five companions escaped unharmed. Police investigate.
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Keokuk
UPI
Mississippi
Larry Weber
Tom Riney
Leo Riney
Michael O'Shea
Easton Riney
Eddie Smeltzer
Weather Outlook for Iowa From United Press International
Partly cloudy to fair through Friday. Locally cooler Friday with lows in the upper 40s to upper 50s and highs Friday in the 66 to 78 range. Saturday should be sunny and a bit warmer across the state.
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Iowa
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Nina Koehler
Leo Wayne
Ankeny
Keith Owen
Plan Communications
Vanguard
Bill Arthur
Dale Connelly
The
American Field Service
A. C. Peterson
Journal
Bob Elliott
Liberal - Democratic Party
By Hay Chopper
Lke
Mid West
United Press International
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