Soviet Union Launches New Propaganda Push Against West
Soviet state media accused the United States Britain and its allies of imperialist interference from Syria to Austria and warned of provocative moves by the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Moscow signaled support for Greece over Cyprus and hinted at backing in the United Nations, as Yugoslavia seeks a new Balkan pact with Greece and Turkey.
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London
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow Radio
Red
Britain
France
Iraq
Turkey
Moscow
Hungary
Egypt
Mediterranean
Syria
Austria
Sovetskaya Russia
SS R
Central Committee
Communist Party of the
Sovietski Flot
Red Fleet
Radio
Greece
Athens
Russia
Cyprus
Dmitri Shepilov
M_ Ktaskakas
United Nations
NATO
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Ethem Menderes
Selwyn Lloyd
Iran
Pakistan
Middle East
Deer harvest on Little Rocky Island exceeds expectations
The Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin reports bow and gun hunters killed 180 deer over two years on Little Rocky Island in Lake Superior. The island spans two square miles, averaging 45 deer killed per square mile per year, with deer remaining on the island.
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Madison
Wis
Little Rocky Island
Lake Superior
Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin
Christian Church Men Set December 10 Dinner Meeting
The Men’s Brotherhood of the Washington Christian Church will hold its regular December dinner meeting on December 10 at 6 45 p m President G V Rosenkild notes the date change due to a conflict with the church building fund drive Attorney Robert Day of Washington will speak and show slides from his Europe trip confirming the one week from Monday timing.
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Men's Brotherhood of the Washington Christian Church
G. V. Rosenkid
UN faces pressure as Kadar quiets on observers
Western diplomats draft a new UN resolution after four weeks of Hungary under Kadar delaying the request to admit U N observers. Dag Hammarskjold plans a written report to the General Assembly and may postpone it again. India and Cuba push for outcomes while Hungary’s fate remains unsettled.
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United Unions
N.Y
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Budapest
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
United Nations
Cuba
Argentina
Hammarskjold
India
Cris
V. K. Krishna Menon
Arthur Lall
Imre Horvath
Kadar
Radio Moscow
Korean Bonus Tax Levy Set for 1957 at 0.31 Mill
Des Moines Iowa. Korean War bonus bonds levy payable in 1957 will be 0.31 mill, announced by Ray Johnson chair of the Iowa Tax Commission. A one-mill levy on monies and credits will also be collected to meet Korean bonus costs. Voters approved a 26 million dollar bond issue to finance the Korean bonus in the November 6 election.
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Des Moines
Ray Johnson
Iowa Tax Commission
Miss Ella Barnes 87 Dies at United Presbyterian Home
Miss Ella Margaret Barnes 87 died at 5 15 p m Thursday at the United Presbyterian Home where she had been bedfast for a month. Cremation planned. Memorial service at 3 30 p m Saturday December 1 in Fulton Hall parlor. Survivors include three brothers and three sisters, all at the home, with one brother deceased.
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Ella Margaret Barnes
United Presbyterian Home
Fulton Hall
E. L. Haney
Sherman
Miss Barnes
Idaville
Ind
James A
Mary Emaline (Sharpe) Barnes
Burlington High School
Monmouth College
Cairo
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
Fowler
A.W. Barnes
Albuquerque
N. M
M. E. Barnes
Iowa City
C. A. Barnes
Waukegan
Lil
Wilda Barnes
Clara Barnes
Anna McAfee
T. H. Barnes
Mrs L E Wilson Claimed in Florida
Washington resident Mrs Lawrence E Wilson died in West Palm Beach Florida after two weeks illness. Her winter sojourn to Florida began recently with her husband Mr Wilson. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Norbert Hansen and Mrs Victor Anderson one son Wayne and two sisters Mrs Laura Thomas and Mrs Flossie Sher beck. Jones Funeral Home in charge of arrangements with funeral details pending.
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Lawrence E. Wilson
Washington
St. Marys Hospital
West Palm Beach
Fla
Wilson
Florida
South
Norbert Hansen
Victor Anderson
Boston
Mass
Wayne
Missouri
Crawford Township Reaches Farm Bureau Goal First in County
Crawford Township becomes the first in Washington County to meet its Farm Bureau membership goal with 118 signed, surpassing the 116 target. Gerald Howell led as membership captain and Cleo McCoy as committeeman. The county totals 1,260 paid memberships toward a 1,693 yearly goal. Cedar Township stands at 89 percent of its goal, with the county leading the state in total members.
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Crawford Township
Washington County
Estel Pilgrim
Gerald Howell
Cleo McCoy
Pilgrim
Cedar Township
Iraq Proclaims Martial Law in Four Iraqi Provinces
Baghdad Radio said martial law was declared in Mosul Erbil Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah to curb subversive activity amid riots. Western powers warned of a potential Syria Iraq Turkey flare up as Moscow accused the West of planning intervention in Syria.
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London
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
Turkey
Britain
Syria
Middle East
France
West
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Mosul
Erbil
Iran
Kurkuk
Sulemanya
Armed Civilians Battle Police In Streets Of Santiago Cuba
Armed civilians fought police across Santiago Cuba starting at 5 40 am with gunfire and fires in the industrial city home to about 120 000 people. Reports say several dead and wounded while Cuban forces air support or monitor potential air attacks.
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Santiago
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Martin Diaz Tamayo
United Press
Diaz Tamayo
Oriente
Municipal Electoral Board
Augustina Martinez Serra
Custom House
Cuartel Moncada
Fidel Castro
Mexico
Five Escape as Train Hits Des Moines Car
A freight train struck a car at a southwest Des Moines crossing, hurling it 40 feet into a utility pole. Five local teens escaped with only cuts and bruises, with two possibly head injured. occupants were James Stoll 16 driver, Gary D. Skoog 16, Ronald Snethen 14, Charles Erickson 17, and Bernard Erickson 16.
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Des Moines
Gary D. Skoog
Ronald Snethen
James Stoll
Charles Erickson
Bernard
Legion Auxiliary Opens Free Christmas Gift Shops for Veterans
The American Legion Auxiliary announces free Christmas Gift Shops at Iowa Veterans Hospitals, staffed by volunteers called Ladies in Blue. Gifts donated by the local unit total 25 dollars and are on display at Washington Cleaners, funded by the public response to Poppy Day.
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Washington Cleaners
Rev. R. J. Kinnavey Dies at 59 in West Union
The Rev. R. J. Kinnavey longtime pastor of St. James Catholic parish in Washington died this morning in West Union Iowa hospital after injuries from a car crash near Fayette. He was 59 born in Davenport and served at St. James since 1949 and taught at St. Ambrose College for 25 years.
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R. J. Kinnavey
St. James Catholic
Washington
West Union
Iowa
Kinnavey
Fayette
Rev. Kinnavey
Michael Lynch
Randalia
Carl Greiner
Ainsworth
Charles Friese
Leo Marie
Paul Ryan
Rev
Davenport
St. Ambrose College
St. Ambrose
Suplician Seminary
Washington, D.C
State University of Iowa
Columbia
Chicago University
Catholic University
Funeral Saturday for Chester Hampton in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Chester Hampton of 5232 West Washington Street will be held at noon Saturday in the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel Cedar Rapids with Dr. Walter Scheuermann in charge. He died Thursday at Washington County Hospital after a stroke and leaves a wife two daughters a son and four grandchildren.
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Chester Hampton
West
Washington Street
Cedar Memorial Park Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Walter M. Scheuermann
Washington
Murdock
Marion
Mr. Hampton
Springville
Iowa
Robert
Hanna Hampton
Washington County Hospital
Irene M Test
Whittier
Hampton
Donald Kherli
Germany
Kehrli
Johanna Heynert
Weisbaden
Methodist Church
Herbert
St. Louis
Donald
Dorothy) Kherli
Houston
Texas
Susanna Betina
Helen Irene
Romeo teen cuts Elvis Presley haircut returns to school
The 16 year old Robert Phernetton of Washington gives up the Elvis style long hair to return to Romeo Community High School after a school ban. He was barred on Nov 2 for long hair, while 50 other students trimmed theirs and stayed. His mother Alice Phernetton sought a circuit court order, which was denied.
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Romeo, Mich
Romeo Community High School
Robert Phernetton
Washington
Robert
Romeo
Alice Phernetton
Iowa Gas Tax Revenue Hits Record for 1956
Des Moines report shows Iowa gas tax collections for the first 11 months of 1956 totaling 61.99 million dollars, surpassing the prior full year record of 59.78 million set in 1955, according to the state treasurer's office.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Honor Roll Listed At Washington High School
Principal John Phleger announced the second six weeks honor roll at Washington High School. The list includes 33 seniors 20 juniors 26 sophomores and 8 freshmen all with a B average or better. Named students cover multiple grades and include Carol Anderson Bernard Batholow Betty Bell and many others across junior and sophomore classes.
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John Phleger
Washington High School
Witness gives lead in Davenport murder case
Davenport police reopen the tattooed lady killing after a middle aged woman from Moline Ill breaks a nine year silence naming two men seen with the victim shortly before her death She provides no motive for speaking out and says the men are known police figures. Margaret Treese 34 Davenport was found slain at Credit Island park on Sept 30 1947. She was stabbed many times and her clothing torn before a car ran over her.
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Davenport
Iowa
ULP
Harvey A. Smith
Moline
Ill
Smith
Margaret Treese
Credit Island Park
Eisenhower Keeps In Contact As Middle East Crisis Proceeds
At Augusta National Golf Club President Eisenhower stays in close touch with State Department officials by daily telephone briefings on the Middle East crisis. He played golf despite the tension, with a noted 44 on the last nine holes as reporters note.
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Augusta
White House
Eisenhower
State Department
Augusta National Golf Club
Herbert Hoover Jr
Washington
James Hagerty
Middle East
Hagerty
Syria
Suez Canal
Mideast
LeCompte Wins Iowa Fourth District Contest by 1618 Votes
In Des Moines the State Canvassing Board confirmed Rep. Karl M. LeCompte of Iowa's 4th District won the November 6 election by 1 618 votes over Steven V. Carter. Carter plans to contest. Another Iowa race, Rev. Merwin Coad defeating James J. Dolliver Brown by 198 votes, is also being challenged.
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Des Moines
Karl M. LeCompte
Merwin Coad
Boone
Iowa
Rev. Coadh
New Morrell Plant Will Open Monday
Ottumwa Iowa John Morrell and Co will open a new hog slaughtering plant at Esther vile Iowa next Monday The plant will employ about 120 people with a payroll over 500000 annually It is adjacent to Morrells beef slaughtering plant purchased from Tobin Packing Co in August 1954 Approximately 233 are employed at the beef plant with a payroll of 1100000 The company paid out more than 21240000 for livestock last year W A Gibbs vice president and manager of Morrells beef plant will also head the new pork plant
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Ottumwa
Iowa
John Morrell & Co
Esthervile
Morrell
Tobin Packing Co
W. A. Gibbs
Weather Forecast From Iowa United Press
Mostly fair conditions with warmer nights and increasing clouds Saturday. Lows range from 22 to 32 with highs in the 30s to 40s, then colder Sunday with north snow flurries and a five day trend about five degrees below normal. Precipitation expected as light snow early in the week.
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United Press
Iowa
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