Candidates Air Views on Iowa's Education Needs
Iowa Gov. Herschel C. Loveless says only local taxing bodies can curb rising property taxes as school costs climb and state aid cannot prevent tax hikes. Opponent William Murray urges substantial aid with safeguards to ensure local tax relief. ISEA questions also addressed by Lt. Gov. candidates McManus Mooty. McManus notes Iowa high schools offer 364 different courses.
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DES Moines
UPI
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
William Murray
Iowa State Education Assn
Henry Galbreth
Association
Edward J. McManus
D-Keokuk
W.L. Mooty
R-Grundy Center
ISEA
Murray
McManus
Iowa
Mooty
General Assembly
Bombing at Atlanta Jewish Temple Triggers Wide Search
Federal and local agents joined by bomb experts hunted a possible Confederate underground cell after a dynamite explosion ripped an 18 foot hole in a temple wall on Peachtree Road. No injuries reported as leaders condemned the attack and vowed continued worship.
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Atlanta
UPI
South
Peachtree Road
Eisenhower
FBI
Miami
Knoxville
Tenn
Jacob Rothschild
William A. Hartsfield
General Gordon
Confederate Underground
United Press International
Rothschild
Anti Defamation League of B’nai Brith
Central Intelligence
Loveless Attacks ISEA Ads Over Political Outreach
Iowa Governor Herschel C. Loveless accuses the Iowa State Education Association of giving direct political support to gubernatorial opponent William Murray. He questions the group’s tax exempt status and says teachers may object to dues funding politics while noting the ad push may continue.
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DES Moines
UPI
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa State Education Assn
William Murray
Loveless
Murray
GOP
Secretary of State
Salisbury House
Association
Youth Center Receives Community Chest Support
Washington's Youth Center, an active local organization, is allocated 500 dollars from the Community Chest for 1959. The center operates on Saturdays from 8 to 11 pm offering supervised dancing and recreation for high school students and funds its activities through modest admissions and winter events.
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Washington
McLellan
Community Chest
Pay Official Visit To St James School By BVM Authorities
Sister Mary Eduardus and Sister Mary Agnes Loretto visited St James School to observe teaching methods and student response. They reviewed conformity to state requirements and board standards during conferences with the Sisters and Pastor T J Lew. The provincial leaders said they will visit 20 000 grade school and 3 500 high school children in 59 schools this year.
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Mary Eduardus
B.V.M
Mary Agnes Loretto
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. James School
Board of Education
Sisters of Charity
T. J. Lew
United States
Hawaii
Rites at Kalona for Jesse M. Christner
Jesse M. Christner 62, died in Greencastle Indiana Saturday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at East Union Mennonite Church Kalona with Rev Dan Fisher and Elmer Swartzendruber directing. Burial Bash Cemetery near Sharon. Born April 15 1896 in Iowa County son of Jacob J and Fanny Yoder Christner. Survived by four brothers Abner Iowa City Elam Anan Kalona and Gideon Wellman.
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Kalona
Jesse M. Christner
Yoder
Greencastle
Fanny Yoder Christner
Indiana
Abner
Iowa City
Elam
Anan
Gideon
Wellman
Rites Tuesday for Mrs. C. C. Davis 83
Mrs. C O Davis 83 of Washington County died Saturday in Davenport. She lived with daughter Isabelle Grayson at 2325 Jersey Ridge Road. Services at Jones Funeral Home Tuesday with burial in Keota Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. DAR members will attend.
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C. O. Davis
Washington County
St. Luke’s Hospital
Davenport
Charles Grayson
Jersey Ridge Road
Jones Funeral Home
Lloyd Latta
Keota
Nellie Blanche Davis
Craig and
Lydia Rosenecrans Davis
Keota High School
State University of
Iowa
Claude ©. Davis
Isabelle Grayson
Keith Norton
Washington
Robert Gates
Hopkinton
Edward
John Grayson
D. Rodney Davis
DAR
Davis
Wayland Funeral for Joseph Kaufman 73
Services for Joseph Kaufman 73 of Wayland will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Sugar Creek Church near Wayland with Rev Vernon Gerig and Rev Simon Gingerich officiating. Zehr funeral home in charge. He is survived by two children Clarence Kaufman of near Washington and Leona Kaufman at home. His wife Lydia preceded him in death.
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Wayland
Joseph Kaufman
Sugar Creek
Vernon Gerig
Simon Gingerich
Zehr
Eight Die In Iowa Weekend Auto Crashes Toll Reaches 433
The 1958 Iowa traffic death toll rose to 433 after eight weekend fatalities. Victims include Lloyd W. Nelson 21 and his son Rodney 1 near Polk City in a crossing collision. Clinton driver Ollie Mae Green 24 dies after hitting a fire hydrant. A man faces charges after attempting to conceal his wife’s body. Four more deaths occur in Bedford and Keokuk incidents, including teenagers Joan Shupe 16 and Larry Gerritsen 10.
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Lloyd W. Nelson
Melbourne
Rodney
Polk City
Nelson
Kim
Chicago & North Western Railway
Ollie Mae Green
Clinton
William
Bedford
Dale Sleep
Gerald
Joan Shupe
Keokuk
Larry Gerritsen
Rock Valley
Miss Shupe
Keokuk High School
Richard Dimond
Pioneer moon rocket crash ends 43 hour space test
The United States lost the Pioneer lunar probe after a 43 hour spaceflight as it neared 80,000 miles in altitude and radioed until 11:46 p.m. Sunday. Officials say it likely burned up in the atmosphere over the south Pacific at about 25,000 mph. The mission aimed to reach the moon vicinity and test long range spaceflight.
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Washington
UPI
America
South Pacific
E.d.t
Outer Space
Air Force
Moon
Pioneer
Space
O. J. Rutland
Air Force Ballistic Missile Division
Mars
Venus
Sun
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Crawfordsville Man Hurt in Farm Mishap
Russell Williams, a Crawfordsville farmer, caught his left hand in a manure spreader cable Saturday afternoon. His index finger was amputated at the knuckle and his hand and arm were badly bruised. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and expected to return home today.
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Crawfordsville
Russell Williams
Williams
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Communists Extend Truce in Formosa Strait for Two Weeks
In Taipei UPI reports Peiping Radio announced a two week extension of the Formosa Strait cease fire. The Reds warned they will resume bombardment of offshore islands if U S destroyers return to convoy duty. Defense Secretary McElroy met Chiang Kai-shek as Washington discussed possible U S force reductions in the area.
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Taipei
UPI
Formosa Strait
Peiping Radio
United States
U. S
Red Radio
Red China
Neil H. McElroy
Chiang Kai-shek
Defense Ministry
Formosa
Washington
Chiang
Quemoy
Matsu
United Daily News
China Daily News
County Legion Convention Set for Crawfordsville
Washington County American Legion members will convene on Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church in Crawfordsville. Registration opens at 1 p.m. with the business session starting at 1 30 p.m.
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Crawfordsville
Washington County
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
Washington County ASC Office wins district honor again
The Washington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office is named outstanding county in the district for 1957 58 marking a consecutive district win and prior year state honors. The award honors efficient operation with prompt payments balanced programs and low costs based on Aug 1 1957 to July 31 1958 data. The area fieldman Schweitzer presided at a dinner in Washington YMCA with county and state officials in attendance.
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ASC
Washington Asc
YMCA
Cheryl Crone
Heard Witting
Carla Caldwell
Marie Goff
Alberta Guenther
Vivienne Brinton
Joe Carber
Delmar
Mr. Witting
John Schweitzer
Ottumwa
Washington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Washington County
Washington
Schweitzer
Witting
Henry
Davis
Marion
L.M. Eicher
Carl T. Anderson
Iowa
Cecil Zollars
Clyde Core
William Day
Iowa Weather Summary from United Press International
Weather forecast for Iowa shows fair conditions through Tuesday with warmer extremes in the south at night. Expect low 50s tonight and Tuesday highs of 73 to 83 degrees, then continued warmth Wednesday. Five day outlook averages 48 degrees above normal with normal highs in the 60s and lows in the lower 40s and little or no precipitation.
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United Press International
Iowa
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