Two Iowa Coeds Find K K K Symbols on Dorm Doors
Two Negro students at the University of Iowa report Halloween vandalism with Ku Klux Klan symbols on their dormitory doors. Mrs Henry Berry a former campus queen and Jo Anne Moore described crosses and hateful messages. Dean M L Hull warned of strong disciplinary action if suspects are identified.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Henry Berry
Houston
Tex
Miss Sui
Jo Anne Moore
Ottumwa
Berry
Dora Lee Martin
K.K.K
M.L. Hull
University
Skin Rash Survey Planned in Washington County Farms
Beginning next week interview teams from the Wash ington Wives and the Keota chapter of the TTT will visit about 240 farm families in six townships to study skin rashes and related troubles during the fall season of 1957. The project, funded by the W. K Kellogg Foundation, aims to map prevalence, causes, and potential treatments, building on data from nearby Jones County and extending to Iowa City households for comparison.
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Washington Wives
Keota
TTT
Washington County
Institute of Agricultural Medicine
Washington County Medical Society
State University of Iowa
Thomas McCorkle
Cedar
Jackson
Dutch Creek
Franklin
Washington Townships
McCorkle
Jones County Health Council
Washington County Survey
Iowa
Iowa City
W. K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek
Michigan
Davenport Home Burns To Ground Deliberately Set
Davenport Iowa authorities search for several small children who deliberately started a fire that destroyed a vacant home owned by William H Montgomery. Firefighters could not save the house due to lack of nearby hydrants and the forested location.
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Davenport
Iowa
Willim H. Montgomery
Riverdale Nursing Home
House Committee Opens Censorship Probe Across Radio TV
Washington report states Chairman Oren Harris of the Commerce Committee will probe networks censoring programs on radio and television. Networks NBC and CBS agreed to drop bans on certain Foster songs only in tunes officially adopted as state songs, limiting changes to Swanee River and My Old Kentucky Home. ABC and Mutual reported no similar ruling.
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Washington (Lp
Oren Harris
House Commerce Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Stephen Foster
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Harris
Swanee River
Kentucky
Florida
Dulles Spends Night at Walter Reed for Checkup
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles spent the night at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a routine medical examination following his intestinal cancer operation a year ago. The 69 year old planned to leave today after a checkup, and would confer with British Labourite Aneurin Bevan at his home.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
State Department
Lincoln White
Aneurin Bevan
Polson Returns to State Work After College Question
Edison K Polson of Indianola was rehired by the state after an earlier firing for lack of a college degree. Acting Commissioner Russell Brown had dismissed him, but the Iowa Executive Council restored his position. Polson now handles issues related to emergency vehicles at the Public Safety Department with the same $2,694 annual salary.
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Polson
Public Safety Department
Russell Brown
Brown
Iowa Executive Council
Safety Department
Giant Rail Merger Could Unite Pennsy and New York Central
The Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad consider a merger to create a single transportation system valued at nearly six billion dollars with about 20 000 miles of track and combined revenues near two billion dollars. Executives James M. Symes and Alfred E Perlman announced the study while antitrust officials study potential impacts. The joint plan cites benefits in efficiency and competition against other transport modes amid regulatory and tax concerns.
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NEW York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
James M. Symes
Pennsy
Alfred E. Perlman
Central
Mass Transportation
Canada
Wales
Pennsylvania
Pennsyvania
New York Central
Practical Joke Ends In Accident And $10,000 Damage Suit
A district court case in Audubon Iowa centers on a prank that led to a boy’s eye injury. Dennis Bintner nine sues Brayton city for 10595 dollars claiming caustic lye from a bench paint incident caused a growth in his right eye and partial vision loss. The suit names Hardwick and two county officials as co defendants with city officials alleging negligent supervision and order to remove paint. The matter is assigned to Judge CC Edwin Moore with involvement from local officials and Iowa Supreme Court oversight.
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Audubon
Iowa
Wilfred Bintner
Brayton
Dennis
Bintner
Robert Hardwick
Hardwick
Dennis Binter
Brayton City
Wayne Dudgeon
W.D. Schwartz
Harlan
Dudgeon
Schwartz
Wayne Fowler
CC. Edwin Moore
Ninth District
Moore
Iowa Supreme Court
Norman Hays
Susan Genkinger 23 Killed In Fairfield Car Crash
Relatives in Washington receive word that Susan Genkinger aged 23 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Genkinger near Fairfield was killed last night when her car collided at a T intersection in rainy weather Her friend accompanying her was hospitalized with severe injuries and another car was involved No further details were available at this time Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Pearl Parcell of Washington
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Susan Genkinger
Robert Genkinger
Fairfield
Miss Genkinger
Ira McBeth Dies in Burlington Hospital
Ira McBeth prominent real estate dealer of Mt. Pleasant died at Burlington Hospital Iowa on Friday November first. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at R. K. Crane Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Survivor include sister Mrs Carl E Jarrard of Washington.
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Ira McBeth
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington Hospital
Burlington
R. K. Crane
Carl E. Jarrard
Washington
Deaths From Flu Decline Yet U S Faces Rising Infections
A United Press survey shows flu deaths total 495 since last summer with 47 new fatalities since last Monday. Public Health Service reports 3.5 million Americans infected and a potential new high potency vaccine within weeks.States report varied death counts including New York 126, Pennsylvania 84, California 40, Michigan 39.
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United Press
US Public Health Service
Public Health Service
New York State
Pennsylvania
California
Michigan
Ohio
Iowa
Ilineis
Louisiana
Urge Laws To Guarantee Free Union Elections
Secretary James P Mitch ell urged laws guaranteeing free union elections at least once every four years at MIT in Cambridge Mass He said such laws would curb corruption and urged public duty in labor management conduct Leland Hazard of Pittsburgh Plate Glass warned wage inflation endangers the American system and called for top level talks among management labor and government to curb inflation and avert strikes by refusing wage increases when needed.
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Cambridge
Mass
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leland Hazard
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Mass Meetings Hold Elections For Washington County Extension Council
Two meetings set for Monday November 4 to elect township representatives. Marion township votes at Pleasant Hill School 7 30 p m Highland township votes at Highland Center School 8 p m A 4 H potluck precedes Highland election at 6 30 p m Each township will elect one member for a two year term Qualified resident voters in each township may vote The Marion committee is Lloyd Miksch chair and Harold Gannon secretary The nominating committee includes Howard Benn Charles Brotherton and Howard Witting Highland committee chair Lewis Weber secretary Mrs Lewis Weber and nominating panel Herb Campbell Melvin Soukup Louis Havel
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Washington County Extension Council
Marion Township
Pleasant Hill
Highland Township
Highland Center
County Extension Council
Lloyd Miksch
Harold Gannon
Howard Benn
Charles Brotherton
Howard Witting
Lewis Weber
Herb Campbell
Melvin Soukup
Louis Havel
Non-Union Labor Tables Trigger Union Convention Uproar
At the Iowa Federation of Labor state convention in Cedar Rapids delegates erupted over tables labeled as made by non-union labor. Carpenters union agent L H Rowley cited non-union factory work and sparked the dispute, with rubber workers president James Caffrey calling for removal of the tables and convention chairs lacking union labels.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Labor
Ray Mills
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum
L.H. Rowley
Carpenters Union
James Caffrey
Rubber Workers Union
Dies in Home at 83 Carl Roberts
Carl Jackson Roberts 83 died at his home 208 East Washington Street Friday afternoon November 1 after three years of ill health. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday November 4 at Sherman Funeral Home with Rev Grossheim officiating. Burial will be Elm Grove Cemetery. He was born May 20, 1874 in Washington Iowa, married Mana Hoover in 1904 in Ypsilanti Michigan, and lived in Washington since. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mary Berry and granddaughters Patricia and Charlotte Berry.
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Carl Jackson Roberts
East Washington Street
Roberts
Sherman Funeral Home
Grossheim
Elm Grove
Mr. Roberts Was
Washington, Ia
Jackson and
Margaret Gibson Roberts
Washington Academy
Davenport
Ypsilanti, Mich
Mana Hoover
Washington
United Presbyterian Church
Europe
British Isles
Canada
Mexico
Hawaiian Islands
Mr. Roberts
Mary Berry
Patricia
Charlotte Berry
Britain declares danger zone for Christmas Island nuclear tests
London announces a danger zone covering about 63 000 nautical square miles around the Christmas Islands as Britain prepares a new series of hydrogen bomb tests. Foreign missions are told to keep shipping out of the area with no time limit set and the tests are described as a “clean” explosion with reduced fallout.
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London
Britain
Christmas Islands
Foreign Office
Pacific
Christmas Island
Truman Blasts Administration At Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Former President Truman denounces the current White House for weak leadership on defense and civil rights and criticizes cuts to armed forces amid international tension. He urges five Democratic principles including civil rights protection and stronger unity with free nations.
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Los Angeles
Truman
United States
Democratic Party
Biltmore Bowl
Party of
Meetings Held In Russian Factories And Offices
Communist Party speakers held mass meetings in Soviet factories and offices to explain Marshal Zhukov's removal as defense minister and to outline the Central Committee decision awaiting official release. The talks, noting the 40th revolution anniversary on Nov 7, aim to detail the reasons behind the leadership change.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Georgi Zhukov
Central Committee
Tass
Red Army
Rodion Malinovsky
Marshal Zhukov
United Press
London
Zhukov
Teamsters Face Unfair Labor Practice Ruling
The National Labor Relations Board ruled unanimously that the Teamsters Union and its local bodies violated labor law as an employer in Portland Oregon by coercing officer workers into a local union and firing five women active with a competing union. The panel cited intimidation of workers who testified and other unfair practices. In related testimony Merlyn S. Pitzele said he took retainers from the Teamsters while chairman of New York State Labor Mediation Board, received payments from Dave Beck via Nathan W. Shefferman.
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Washington
Teamsters
National Labor Relations Board
Merlyn S. Pitzele
Senate Labor Management
Teamsters Union
New York State Labor Mediation Board
Pitzele
Business Week
Teamster
Dave Beck
Nathan W. Shefferman
NLRB
Portland
Ore
Office
Teamsters Local 223
Weather Forecast for Iowa Northeast and Southeast
United Press Iowa reports mostly cloudy and colder tonight with occasional drizzle or snow flurries in the northeast. Low temperatures range 30 to 34 in the northwest and 34 to 38 in the southeast, with Sunday highs from 35 in the northwest to 45 in the southeast. Monday turns partly cloudy and cold.
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Iowa
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Anti-Trust Division
Robert Genkingers
Mrs
Pearl Parcell
Carl Roberts
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Castleton
Claire Parker
Castleton Teachers College
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