Mitchell Boosted As Running Mate
President Eisenhower and major union leaders praised Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell boosting his odds for the Republican vice presidential nomination. Mitchell, 59, plans to leave office next January yet says no man should refuse the No. 2 spot. Union leaders at a $20 plate testimonial dinner described him as a courageous advocate for workers rights despite a conservative administration.
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UPI
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
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Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Organized Labor
Jim Mitchell
Afl.cio
George M. Harrison
Iowa road contracts total 10.5 million across state system
The Iowa Highway Commission awarded 10.55 million dollars in road projects with most funds for secondary and farm to market roads. Interstate I-80 work in Jasper County accounts for 1.62 million. I-86 grading in Jasper County tops 870 thousand. I-89 bridges and culverts total 754 thousand. Three bids failed and three projects were rejected as overpriced.
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Davenport
J.B. Armstrong Co., Inc
Jensen Bros Inc
United Contactors, Inc
Delaware
Dubuque
Poweshiek County
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Tornado Strikes in Southern Illinois Shows Wide Storm Impact
A tornado near south St Louis County and strong winds across southwestern Illinois injured 14, damaged aircraft and property, cut power to towns including Alton Bunker Hill Godfrey Greenville and Fosterburg and disrupted routes US 66 and highways 127 112 149. Power restoration efforts were ongoing.
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Illinois
Alton
Bunker Hill
Godfrey
Greenville
Fosterburg
Henry Homassen
University City
Kirkwood
Union Electric Co
Lindbergh Boulevard
Frontenac
Bethalto
Civic Memorial Airport
Ilinois Highway Patrol
Donaldson
Edwardsville
Meadowbrook
County Conventions To Be Held Friday
Delegates to the Republican convention in Washington County will meet at the courthouse at 1:30 a.m. CDT or 10 a.m. CST on July 1, according to county chairman Wayne Norman. The Democratic convention, announced by chairman Harry Levy, will meet July 1 at 10 a.m. CDT or 9 a.m. CST in the Legion rooms at City Hall.
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Mrs. Floyd Edmondson 69 Dies After Illness
Mrs. Floyd Edmondson 69 of 308 East Harrison Street died at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday June 29 1960 at Washington County Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services at Ainsworth Methodist Church Saturday 10:30 a.m. CDT with Rev. Allen Eastland. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Survivors include four sons Clair Ames Preston Columbus Junction Richard Kansas City Jay Harper two daughters Correne Hendrickson Cedar Rapids Myra Piotrowski Muscatine sixteen grandchildren one sister Jessie Figg Muscatine one brother Carl Willey Columbus Junction. Jones Funeral Home in charge.
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Cora Stapp Willey
Cotter School
Washington Academy
Ainsworth
Washington
Methodist Church
Clair
Ames
Preston
Columbus Junction
Richard
Kansas City
Jay
Harper
Correne Hendrickson
Cedar Rapids
Myra Piotrowski
Muscatine
Jessie Figg
Carl Willey
Lewis Bender Dies in Kalona at 69 Rites Set
Kalona resident Lewis Bender 69 died at Washington County Hospital after a five month illness. He farmed north of Kalona and was survived by wife Barbara Miller Bender, four daughters, three sons, 19 grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at East Union Mennonite Church with burial at the family home.
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Wellman
William C
Rebecca Kauffman Bender
Barbara Miller
Vernon Bontrager
Robert Fisher
Vera Bender
Lloyd Miller
Glendale
Ariz
Clarence
Paul
Springs
Daniel
Iowa City
Harvey
Leroy
Parnell
Mary Sinclair
Exeland
Wis
James Carsones
Denver
Colo
Truman birthplace shrine preserved in Missouri
The six room frame house where former President Harry S Truman was born is preserved as a shrine. The Lamar property was bought by the United Automobile Workers and donated to Missouri.
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Lamar
United Automobile Workers
Missouri
Loveless says limited number discussed VP bid at conference
Governor Herschel C. Loveless said a limited number of attendees at the recent governor conference sought him as a possible vice presidential candidate. He stressed he has not actively pursued the nomination and did not endorse any candidate before Iowa's first caucus.
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Pat) Brown
California
Robert Meyner
New Jersey
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Kansas
Massachusetts
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Iowa
Los Angeles
Former Washington Woman In Iowa Storm Causes Severe Farm Loss
The Herbert Molkenthin family of Ottumwa suffered major damage from a tornado and hail on Tuesday evening. Their house and barn were damaged or destroyed while hog pens and crops were destroyed. neighbors from Washington aided in cleanup and plan extended work through the summer.
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Ottumwa
Molkenthin
Phyllis Guenther
Alta Guenther
Washington
Ottumwa Air Base
Ted Zieglowsky
Bill Guenther
Don Gardner
Guenther
Eisenhower Signs Bill Extending Wartime Taxes
President Eisenhower signed a bill continuing wartime taxes and excises for one year, keeping levies on cigarettes, beer, wine, new autos, auto parts, and travel fares to net about four billion annually. The measure also tightens depletion allowances for mining and sets a new national debt ceiling of 293 billion.
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Tractor overturns. 18 year old killed in Iowa farm accident
Ri chard Wetter, 18, died when an overturned tractor trapped him as it rolled into a roadside ditch near Rinard Iowa. His 12 year old brother Randy escaped unharmed while helping their grandfather on the farm. Sheriff reports the machine ran onto a rain softened shoulder before toppling.
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Richard Wetter
Clarence Wetter
Here
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Wr. Powers
Austrians Cold to Khrushchev in Vienna Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Vienna to a cool reception with about 2000 at the airport and sparse applause from Communist militants. He praised Austrian neutrality and urged peaceful coexistence while noting unresolved issues could threaten world peace.
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Thompson
Four Girls End 48 Hour Stay in Cave
Four Wiota Iowa teenagers spent 48 hours sealed in a five by eight foot cave to simulate life in a bomb shelter. They entered at 9 am Tuesday and emerged saying they would like to do it again. Companions were Sharon Ostrus Connie Waldau and Sally Baier all members of the Franklin Farmerettes 4H Club. They used a battery lamp a candlestick stove canned food air mattresses and emergency tools to test close quarters living and were inspired by a Nebraska 4-H drill.
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Iowa
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Henry Eggerling
Here
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Connie Waldau
Sally Baier
Franklin Farmerettes
Miss McGovern
Nebraska
Burdick Narrowly Leads Davis in North Dakota Senate Race
With 25 precincts left, Democratic Rep. Quentin Burdick led Republican Gov. John Davis by 369 votes as unofficial returns trickled in from rural areas. The outcome hinged on an official canvass and possible recount amid a near neck-and-neck contest influenced by farm policy sentiment and late Sioux votes.
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UPI
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John Davis
U.S. Senate
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North Dakota
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Western Plains
Dunn County
Ezra Taft Benson
Fargo
Nepal Rallyes Armed Forces After China Border Attacks
Nepal reports Chinese forces crossed into Mustang district on the northwest border firing on civilians and looting goods. Parliament votes for auxiliary forces and universal military training for youths over 14 while opposition calls the new treaty with China void. Seventeen civilians remain missing.
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Nepal
UPI
Tibet
Bharat Shamsher
China
Red Army
Mustang
Highway Commission names Bradley as new chairman
The Iowa Highway Commission elected Harry Bradley of Des Moines to become chairman effective July 1 with William H. Nicholas of Clear Lake as assistant chair. They succeed Robert Brice and Joe Stong amid a year marked by a non political stance and Democratic control since the 1950s.
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Brice
Stong
Nicholas
Harold Teachout
Shenandoah
Bodies of Two Boys Found In River in Wisconsin
Two of six missing Ukrainian youth camp boys were recovered from the Wisconsin River. Thor Lewytzky of Minneapolis and George Trytchan were identified, with Lewytzky found downstream from their Tuesday disappearance and Trytchan nearby.
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UPI
Wisconsin
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George Trytchan
Chicago
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Trytchan
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Oleh Szeremeta
Roman Kuczama
Orest Nikorowycz
Orest Kurylak
Jack Ripley
Iowa Weather Update With Scattered Thunderstorms
Variable clouds continue through Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures hold steady tonight and Friday with lows 55 to 65 and highs 76 to 84. Saturday brings a chance of showers and little temperature change.
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