Berlin lifelines crisis looms over Western powers
Communist propagandist Gerhart Eisler warned June 1 that by mid 1959 the West must accept local Communist control of Berlin's lifelines or face blockage of roads rails canals and air routes. He, in Junge Welt, cited three German but asserted Red officials will negotiate with in six months. Western leaders rejected the free city concept and called for reunification through free elections. Brandt and Nixon denounced a three Germany outcome and urged resistance to Soviet aims.
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Berlin
UPI
Gerhart Eisler
West
U.S
Junge Ito Ster
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Ernst Lemmer
Post
Germany
Richard M. Nixon
Konrad Adenauer
Brandt
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Washington
Paris
Nixon
Free City
Dow to buy Soviet benzene in 1959 60 deal worth 13.5 million
The Soviet Union will sell about 27 million gallons of benzene annually to Dow Chemical for roughly 13.5 million dollars at about 6 cents per gallon cheaper than U.S. prices. Dow will pay in Dutch currency, about 25 cents per gallon, for benzene produced by U.S. companies currently at 31 cents. Dow cites economic advantages and dependable supplies as reasons for the agreement announced Friday.
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New York
UPS
Soviet Union
Dow Chemical Co
United States
Dow Chemical
Dow
U.S
Airlines Walkout Deepens as Talks Stall Across Nations
United Press International reports continued airline walkouts with about a third of U.S. jetliners grounded. ALPA plans a new strike deadline threatening 1,500 pilots at American while a federal injunction lingers. Eastern and Trans World faces separate conflicts as stewardesses strike Saks Central with fuel concerns and TWA protests.
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United Press International
American Airlines
Air Lines
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
New York
International Assn
EAL
Kansas City
Frank Switzer
Trans World Airlines
Strik
Saks Central Airlines
Midwest
Indianapolis
M ‘A
Lake’ Central
Dan Savage
TWA
Lake Central
Cotter Man Injured As Car Hits Truck
Gerald Brenneman of Cotter was injured when his station wagon struck a ready mix concrete truck on an icy highway west of Town City. He suffered three broken ribs and cuts to the head and face. Both vehicles were badly damaged and Brenneman was treated at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City before returning home that evening.
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Columbus Junction
Gerald Brenneman
Cotter
Town City
Brenneman
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Hot Well Mystery Solved at Last
MONMOUTH ILL UP I The scare over Chalmer Lovedahl’s hot well ended when Minos Water Survey found a leaking hot water pipe draining into the well. Lovedahl uncovered the pipe under a utility shed and revealed the source of the heat that drew visitors and rumor through the western Illinois community.
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Monmouth
UPI
Chalmer Lovedahl
Lovedahl
Rachael
Ottumwa
Iowa
University Student Admits Slaying Family
Kansas university sophomore Lowell Lee Andrews 18 confessed to detectives that he shot and killed his parents William L. Andrews 50 and Opal Andrews 41 and sister Jennie Marie Andrews 20. He said he did not know why and initially blamed a burglar. He drove to Lawrence, attended a movie, then returned home in Walcott before reporting the shooting to law enforcement.
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Kansas Cit
Kan
Kansas University
Lowell
Lee Andrews
William L. Andrews
Trans World Airlines
Des Moines Man Killed in Fatal Hunting Accident
A 25yearold Des Moines man, Robert Blackwell, unfamiliar with firearms, was fatally shot near Des Moines during a solo hunting trip in the Coralville reserve. The rifle discharged after he allegedly stumbled on a tree limb. his body was found by his brother Harold.
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Oxford, Iowa
UPI
Des Moines
Here
Robert Blackwell
Johnson County
George Callahan Callahan
Blackwell
Coralville
Harold Blackwell
Cedar Rapids
Harold
Callahan
Robot
Iowa River
Buntle
Christmas Season To Reduce Nation's Jobless Ranks
UPI reports Labor Department bi monthly survey shows autumn gains and a pre Christmas hiring surge easing overall unemployment. Despite improvements many areas still show labor surpluses. six regions dropped from substantial unemployment, while Atlantic City moved up.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Indianapolis
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Minn
Fort Worth
Tex
Dayton
Ohio
Iton
Marion sisters die in head on crash near U S 151
An expectant mother, Sharon Bader, 20, of LaPorte City, was killed in a head on collision four miles east of Marion Iowa on U S 151. Her sisters, all passengers, including three expectant mothers, were injured or hospitalized with varying conditions. Larry Coonrad, 18, of Springville, the other driver, was also hurt.
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Marion
Iowa
UPI
U.S. 151
Here
Larry Coonrad
Springville
Sharon Bader
LaPorte City
Shirley Tur Kk
Iowa City
James Payton
Anamosa
St. Lukes Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Pat Grassfield
St. Lukes
Conrad
Sanford Grassfield
Coonrad
Sisters
George Roscoe Adye Claimed at Wapello
Funeral services for George Roscoe Adye 71 of Wapello will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at McCulley Dudgeon Funeral Home in Wapello He was born in Columbus City a contractor and lumber man Survivors include his widow Lillie Maddux a son a daughter a sister and seven grandchildren
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Columbus Junction
George Roscoe Adye
Wapello
McCulley Dudgeon
Adye
Columbus City
Lillie Maddux
Jone
Mile Junction
Manley
Orla Crooks
Louisa County
Victor Stacy
Missouri
Alberta Allen
Muscating
Califor
Stacy
Atlas Missile Flight Sets 6000 Mile Benchmark
Mrs. Cleveland Dayton of Ottumwa was killed in an auto crash near Moline Illinois Friday. Mr Dayton, once director of the Ottumwa Municipal Band since 1914, is remembered by locals. Funeral arrangements set for 2 pm Sunday at Stacy Funeral Home.
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Cleveland
Ethel) Dayton
Ottumwa
Moline
Daytons
Dayton
Atlas ICBM first full-range flight sparks U.S. jubilation
Air Force officials announced the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile flew the full 6,325 mile range from Cape Canaveral. Convair and Air Force teams celebrated at the launch site as the three-engine Atlas continued to operate after liftoff and reached its maximum altitude with its nose cone separating later.
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Ape Canaveral
Fla
API
America
Pentagon
Air Forc
Washington
Russia
Defense Department
Department
Convair Astronautics Division
General Dynamics Corp
Convair
Air Force
South’ Atlantic
J. W. Naish
Convair Astronautics
Atlas Convair
Missile Test Center
Atlas Project
B. G. MacNabb
Thompson to Speak To Farm Class Here
Prof H Thompson marketing specialist from Iowa State College will address the Washington Adult Farmers evening school on Dec 4 in the Washington High School vocational agriculture room. He will discuss Marketing Farm Products. A chili supper is planned at 6 30 p m in the old gym for 50 cents. Attendees should notify a councilman before Wednesday evening.
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H. Thompson
Iowa State College
Washington Adult Farmers
Washington High School
Thompson
Burke McCreedy
Bill Bell
Marion Timmins
Harold Gamon
Sheriff’s Officers Seek Driver in Hit and Run Incident
Washington County sheriff’s deputies investigate a hit and run near Ka tona three miles west, at 10 45 p m Friday. Marvin Brenneman reports a 1958 red car sideswiped his vehicle, left the road, went through a fence into a field, then returned to the highway and stopped briefly before driving on. Authorities urge anyone seeing a red recent model car with left side damage to contact law enforcement.
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Washington County
Weir
Katona
Marvin Brenneman
Thanksgiving holiday storm cripples Midwest to Northeast
A violent storm blanketed the Midwest and Northeast with wind rain and heavy snow. At least 226 traffic deaths were counted in the holiday period along with 20 fire fatalities and 52 other accidents across states including New York California Ohio and Pennsylvania. Snowfalls reached nearly a foot in Indiana and 7 inches in Erie Pennsylvania. Temperature plunges brought freezing lows into Texas and Louisiana as roads iced over and a Indianapolis store roof collapsed injuring four. A bank robbery escape was hindered by heavy snow in Etna Green Indiana.
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Midwest
United Press International
Ohio
Vania
UPI
New England
Gulf Coast
Texas
Louisia
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis
Etna Green
Ind
North Dakota
Minnesota
Erie
Marion
Evansville
International Live Stock Exposition Crowns Junior Champions
More than 500 youngsters compete at CHICAGO YPL event as junior champions in steer and pig divisions are named on day two. Winners include Lane Turner and Don Taggart supported by university teams, with contests across multiple breeds and a national 4H judging panel among the notable activities.
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Chicago
YPL
America
Sue Secondino
West Terre Haute
Ind
Canada
Enred
Lane Turner
Champaign
Aberdeen
Don Taggart
University of Illinois
Hereford
Town
State College
Fk. Powell
Tonica
Ross
University of Wisconsin
University of Kentucky
Pilot dives DC3 to avoid collision with jet trainer
El Paso bound DC3 carrying 24 football players and coaches faced a near miss with a T33 jet trainer. Pilot Charles Kugeler said he rolled and dove 1000 feet to miss the jet and kept the jet within about 25 feet. Five players and the line coach suffered head bumps in the abrupt turbulence during the aisle spill.
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EL Paso
Tex
UPD
Charles L. Kugeler
Abilene
Yssetta
Kugeler
Weather Iowa Partly Cloudy with Snow Flurries Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions across Iowa with few snow flurries in the extreme northwest. Cooler tonight with lows from zero to 10 above in the southwest, rising to 20s to near 40 in the extreme west on Sunday. Subtle warming and scattered flurries possible in the far northwest and a general warmup elsewhere.
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United Press International
Iowa
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