Eisenhower vows no setback will derail peace effort
President Eisenhower affirmed the goal of peace after the Geneva Conference failed to resolve East West differences. Secretary Dulles outlined the Soviet unwillingness to negotiate, signaling the Cold War would continue.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Dulles
Russia
Geneva
Gettysburg
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U.S
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Dwye
Stevenson Opens Campaign with Chicago Address
Adlai E. Stevenson launches his presidential bid with a Chicago fundraiser speech before 2,500 Democrats at the International Amphitheater. Kefauver Harriman and Truman also speak as Stevenson aims to set the campaign tone and sharpen his critique of the Eisenhower era.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
International Amphitheater
Truman
Eisenhower
White House
Democratic National Committee
Kefauver
Harriman
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Stephen A. Mitchell
Minnesota
Concert Tickets On Sale By Washington High Students
Washington High School music departments sell season tickets for five concerts this year. The band opens on Thursday, December 1, followed by two band and two chorus performances, ending with a joint concert next spring. Tickets cost $2 and cover all five events, funding contests, tours, and equipment.
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Washington High School
One-Armed Typist Among Northboro’s Fastest
Thomas A. Ryan, 26, an expediter for a machine tool firm, is noted as one of the fastest typists in Northboro Massachusetts, despite having only one arm.
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Northboro
Mass
Thomas A. Ryan
Two Men Injured In Highway 92 Collision Near Washington
On a Friday afternoon two men were hurt when their cars collided on highway 92 east of Washington. Carroll Laverne Raines 21 of Olathe Kansas and Maurice A Strobbe 29 of Macomb Illinois were treated at Washington County Hospital. Raines remained under observation for a head injury and Strobbe suffered cuts and bruises. The Illinois driver J H Price 56 of Macomb was uninjured. Investigators said Raines lost control after leaving a defective shoulder and reversing into the oncoming Illinois car near the Blue Note Cafe. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
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Washington County
Washington
Carroll Laverne Raines
Olathe
Kansas
Maurice A. Strobbe
Macomb
Illinois
J. H. Price
Sheriff's Office
Blue Note
Humphrey Outlines Five Point Program For Farm Problem
Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey announced a five point plan to solve farm surpluses. The approach hinges on nationwide prosperity boosting farmer customers, with flexible price supports, planned production limits, expanded research, cautious surplus sales and soil conservation.
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Cleveland
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
The
National Grange
Jeering Strikers Rally At New Castle Foundry
About 25 cars of jeering demonstrators circled the Perfect Circle Corp foundry in New Castle Indiana two days after National Guard troops left. The mass demonstration by striking CIO United Auto Workers followed a gun battle on Oct 5 that wounded nine.
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle Corp
National Guard
CIO United Auto
Chesley Juday
Juday
Indiana
One bad debt wipes out nine fat orders profit
A succinct observation notes that a single bad debt can erase the profits from nine successful orders, highlighting credit risk and financial impact on margins.
Juniors Present I Remember Mama at Washington High
Washington High School juniors stage John Van Druten play I Remember Mama with a large audience Friday. Director James Hervey and the backstage crew receive praise for smooth changes and the engaging ensemble performances from Katrin Dagmar Christine Nels and Uncle Chris.
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Mama
Washington High School
James Hervey
San Francisco
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Dagmar
Christine
Nels
Chris
Charlotte Berry
Richard Winga
Enid McConnell
Carolyn Crawford
Ruth Ann Brown
Richard Boettcher
Mark Hensel
Uncle Chris
Marilyn Wilson
Trina
Donna Sojka
Sigrid
Fredene Foster
Jenny
Tom Morrison
Mr. Thorkelson
Aunt Trina
Steve Jones
Mr. Hyde
Two American Priests Freed From Chinese Communists
Two Roman Catholic priests, the Rev. Marcellus White of Massachusetts and the Rev. Martin Garvey of New Jersey, freed after two years in solitary confinement, crossed the border at Hong Kong. They spoke of mock trials and alleged threats of execution, while noting 15 Americans remain detained.
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Marcellus White
Bemis Ave
Waltham
Mass
Martin Vincent Garvey
West St
Union City
China
U.S
Geneva
Garvey
White
Reds
Homer V. Bradshaw
New York
Red China
Canton
Laura Lau
Bradshaw
Robert Aylward
Anthony Moloney
Series of Air Disasters Kills Dozens in 24 Hours
A spate of crashes and a possible passenger airliner in distress left at least 45 dead in 24 hours. Victims include 27 in a Seattle DC4 crash, 14 aboard an Air Force transport in Nevada, and three in a private Texas plane. Rescue efforts and weather hindered recovery.
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Seattle
Wash
Greenville
Tex
Air Force
Mt. Charleston
Nevada
Newark
Ohio
Mt. Holly Springs
Air Force Transport
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Burbank
Calif
Groom Dry Lake
Atomic Energy Commission
Hundred Farmers Tour Cattle Interests Across County Farms
One hundred farmers and others joined a tour sponsored by the Washington County Beef Producers Association and the Extension Service. They viewed more than 1 000 head of cattle on local farms with Dean Huston of Ames and Jim Wise of a Chicago commission firm speaking at a noon program after lunch in Kalona. Farms visited included Augustine Stephens Freese Norman Norman Crawford Kos Sojka and Sons Morris. Roy Sowash won the weight guessing contest at the Morris farm.
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Ames
Jim Wise
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Marion Augustine
Robert Stephens
Baxter Freese
Wayne Norman
Bill Norman
Maurice Crawford
Kenneth Kos
Yaro Sojka
Hugh Morris
Roy Sowash
Blanket of Snow Grips East States Across Illinois to New England
Snowstorms sweep from Illinois to the East Coast closing roads and delaying travel. Weather Bureau reports 2 to 4 inches inland with up to 6 inches in Ohio Pennsylvania and New York, while dangerous icing and multiple plane crashes spark search efforts and fatalities.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Virginia
Weather Bureau
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Michigan
Boy surpasses weight limit after bananas at Marine station
Roy Gish of McCook Nebraska weighed 102 pounds at Omaha Marine recruiting station, three pounds under minimum joining weight. He returned and passed the physical after consuming four pounds of bananas to gain the required weight.
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Omaha
Roy Gish
McCook
Neb
Marine
Gish
Spencer Man Killed in Two-Car Crash Near Pocahontas
Clyde R. Barton, 38, of Spencer died in a two car crash at the junction of Iowa 3 and 17 east of here while attempting to pass a semi. Anton Ricklefs, 64, of Pocahontas, was injured along with Ricklefs' son Ronald, 14, and Barton’s wife, 30. Fort Dodge hospital treated the wounded as Barton's five year old son and Ruth Ann Ricklefs escaped serious injury. Frost and fog shrouded the highway at the time of the crash.
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Clyde R. Barton
Spencer
Iowa 3
Here
Barton
Anton Ricklefs
Pocahontas
Ricklefs
Ronald
Fort Dodge
Ruth Ann
Truth Changes Hands Through Shifts and Fictions
A concise aphorism notes that truth can morph into fiction after passing through several intermediaries. It highlights how information may be altered as it travels, leading to misperception and contested narratives across contexts.
Davenport Youth Is Drag Race Victim
Davenport police said 14 year old William H Hildebrandt was killed late Friday when two teenagers drag raced on U S 61 in north Davenport. In the crash Wayne Bell 16 Eldridge drove a dealer’s demonstrator that sideswiped a stalled car and collided with Donad Denger 20 Davenport. Bell was hospitalized with possible brain concussion and Denger and passenger Edward Mayer 15 Davenport were also injured.
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William H Hildebrandt
Lawrence Hildebrandt
U.S
North Davenport
Hildebrandt
Wayne Bell
Eldridge
Bell
Donad Denger
Scott County
Kenneth Froeschle
Denger
Edward Mayer
Dog-Catcher Shot While Handling Stray In Truck
In Pawnee City Nebraska a dog-catcher was wounded in the foot when a gun fired accidentally in the back of his panel truck as the stray was being approached. The incident occurred while he moved toward a spot where the dog catcher planned to shoot the animal.
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Pawnee City
Neb
There Is Always a Better Way to Do Something
A concise reflection notes that improvement is ongoing and new methods can surpass old ones. It highlights seeking efficiencies and smarter processes across tasks and decisions.
Rites Tentatively Set For Elizabeth Huston
The body of Miss Elizabeth Huston, 22, is due to arrive in Washington Sunday evening and funeral services likely will be held in Crawfordsville Monday. Jones Funeral Home handles arrangements but no definite time was set. Miss Huston died Friday morning in an accident in New York.
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Elizabeth Huston
Washington
Crawfordsville
Jones Funeral Home
Miss Huston
New York
Weather Outlook Iowa Partly Cloudy Warmer Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions with a rise in temperature. Tonight in the 20s with Sunday highs around the 40s. Sunday will see continued mild temperatures before a cooler start to the workweek on Monday.
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United Press
Iowa
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