Eisenhower to Meet Republicans on Little Rock Troops
President Eisenhower agreed to meet five Southern Republican congressmen to discuss withdrawing federal troops from Little Rock Arkansas. The White House said a date would be set and emphasized seeking a rapid solution to the integration impasse.
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Washington
Eisenhower
South
Little Rock
Ark
Joel T Broyhill
R-Va
White House
Broyhill
Bruce R. Alger
Tex
William C. Cramer
Filia
Charles R. Jonas
N.C
Richard H. Poff
Wilbert Brucker
Army
Central High School
Arkansas National Guard
James
Hagerty
Lide Rock
Republican House
Little Roek
Arkansas
E. Faubus Hagerty
Faubus
Marines Face Trial On Brutality Charge At Sasebo
In Tokyo the US Navy announced 16 Marine guards at Sasebo base will face courts martial for brutality. Two, Robert J. Barbuti and Adrian A. McLane, will be tried by general courts martial. The 14 others face special courts martial for alleged abuse reported by 25 prisoners from May 15 to June 12, 1957.
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Tokyo
US Navy
Sasebo Naval Base
Japan
Robert J. Barbuti
Schenectady
N.Y
Adrian A. McLane
Philadelphia
Roscoe Good
Admiral Good
Sasebo
Westley Daggett
Tucson
Ariz
Daggett
Cpls
Sheldon
Sibell
Nelson
Minn
Dayton
Dierkson
Miller
Three Injured In Crash North Of Olds Today
A three car wreck about one mile north of Olds on highway 218 at 10 this morning injured three people. Mrs. C. G. Shacklett, Dr. Glenn Widmer and a Kalona resident were involved. Widmer’s 1957 car was demolished and the Shacklett vehicle burned.
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Olds
Highway 218
C. G. Shacklett
Glenn Widmer
Wayland
Kalona
Shacklett
Mt. Pleasant
Widmer Widmer
Widmer
Dick Schlatter
Washington High Marching Band Wins Moose Lodge Trophy
The Washington High School marching band earned the Moose Lodge Trophy for its parade work at the state Moose convention in Cedar Rapids. Presented by Lorene Cupp and Dale Sheetz, Drum Major Pat Sorrell accepted on behalf of the band which placed first in the convention parade during the homecoming football game Friday night.
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Washington
Washington Moose Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Lorene Cupp
The
Women of the Moose
Dale Sheetz
Moose Lodge
Pat Sorrell
Crawfordsville
Rites at Junction For Mrs. Johnstone
Mrs Lena Johnstone 65 of Seattle died Sunday October 13 while a former Columbus City resident. Body returns to Stacy Funeral Home for services Friday afternoon. Born in Calumet Michigan she was married to Earl Johnstone who died years ago. Survivors include daughters Vera Coon Columbus City Rae Marshall Seattle and four grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Lena Johnstone
Seattle, Wash
Johnstone
Columbus City
Stacy Funeral Home
Lena Johnson
Calumet, Mich
Earl Johnstone
Vera Coon
Rae Marshall
Seattle
Flu Epidemic Closes Several Iowa Schools Today
Iowa schools faced widespread closures as about four dozen closed due to Asian flu. Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Davenport were hardest hit with hundreds of students absent. State reports over 1,600 flu cases last week and 500 confirmed as Asian flu.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Scott County
State Health Department
Lincoln High School
Lincoln
Roosevelt High School
Sacred Heart School
Eldridge
North Scott Community
Flu Flares Absenteeism In City Schools
Washington public schools report 25 percent of students absent amid a flu wave. Supt. Schell notes rain contributes to missed days, with 346 of 1,450 students out across high, junior, and Lincoln and Stewart schools. Dr. Owen says no panic and no closure yet, as cases may subside soon. public meetings urged to pause briefly and illness is usually mild with precautions.
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Davenport
Davenport High
Mississippi
Clinton High School
Washington Junior High School
Clinon
Clinton
J.R. Mounce
Betterdorf
Marion Rural Independent School
Nichols
Solon
Center Point
Rowley
Cedar Rapids
Dunkerton
Waterloo
Washington
M. M. Schell
Supt. Schell
Lincoln
Stewart School
Richard Owen
Ed Zimmerer
Washingtons
Special Revival Services At Nazarene Church
The Rev Gilbert and Sylvia Anderson will open revival services at the Church of the Nazarene on East Jefferson Street Thursday evening Oct 17. Services continue nightly through Oct 27. The Andersons from Wichita Kansas are singers evangelists and present felt scene illustrations for young folks. Mrs Anderson recently returned from an overseas tour.
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Gilbert
Sylvia Anderson
Church of the Nazarene
East Jefferson Street
L. L. Watters
Andersons
Wichita
Kansas
Anderson
Tom E Lewis Dies In Tucson
Word arrived of the death of Tom E Lewis of Tucson Arizona after a heart attack Thursday He was a realtor and husband of the former Edna Morrow who had relatives here Services and burial occurred in San Diego California today Mrs Lewis resides at 1737 East Fifth Street Tucson Arizona.
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Tom E Lewis
Tucson
Ariz
Faye Brown
Myrtle Morrow
Lewis
Edna Morrow
San Diego
Calif
East Fifth Street
Soaking Rain Hits Washington Area This Week
The Washington area endured heavy rainfall from Monday night through Tuesday morning with 0.92 inches reported by the official observer at 7 am and a total moisture amount reaching 2.06 inches since Monday evening.
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Washington
Scientists Give the Report on Satellites
Scientists present findings on satellite work then plan a church family night at U. P. Church. A Wednesday dinner at 6:30 in the church dining room invites families to bring baskets and stay for fellowship, followed by a showing of The Split-Level Family. Choir rehearsal starts at 7:45 so choir members can participate.
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U. P
Training Course In Home Furnishing To Be Held Wednesday
Miss Emnald Kunan an extension specialist from Iowa State College will conduct a leadership training school in home finishing in Washington on Wednesday Oct 16. The all day session will be at the county courthouse for interested Washington County women. A related work simplification course at Muscatine YWCA is set for Oct 17 and 18 with Naomi Shank and Mrs H G Stafford assisting. Transportation can be arranged through Marilyn Schweitzer.
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Emnald Kunan
Iowa State College
Washington
County Court House
Washington County
Muscatine Ywca
Naomi Shank
H. G. Stafford
The
Heart Disease Association of
Muscatine County
Marilyn Schweitzer
Chalupas Open Tire Welding Service at East Third Street
Two brothers Ford and Bob Chalupa opened O K Rubber Welders at 1162 East Third Street in the former Glover Hatchery building. The shop offers auto truck and farm tire work including recapping repairing tires and sells new used and true and balance tires. Ford trained in Nevada Iowa and lived in Washington recently. Bob helped on the farm and with his father.
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Ford
Bob Chalupa
O.K
East Third Street
Glover Hatchery
Nevada
Iowa
O. K
West Chester
Washington
Wellman
Ford Garage
Bob
British Flying Bowler Could Return From Space
London based Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Co designs a flying bowler shaped space ship to survive re entry. Chief aerodynamist W F Hilton plans a wind tunnel test on a six inch model to prove a derby hat form can slice through heat barriers without burning up.
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London
Earth
W.F. Hilton
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Co
Hilton
Otto Schrieber Rites At Columbus City
Graveside rites for Otto Schrieber of Iowa City will be held in the Columbus City Cemetery at 11 15 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs Schrieber is the former Dale Marshall of Columbus City. Stacy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Columbus Junction
Otto Schrieber
Iowa City
Columbus City
U P Home To Observe Tenth Year Thursday
The United Presbyterian Home in Washington marks its tenth anniversary on Thursday October 17 with a 1:30 p.m. anniversary service led by Dr George Kerr and an open house 10 a.m. to noon followed by a 12:30 p.m. picnic dinner. A new recreation room named the Alice Martin Thompson Lounge and an elevator dedication to Hoopeston U P Church are planned along with a brief memorial for eight Home members who have died since Sept 1956. The event includes a tour of the main building and 14 cottages inviting public visitors.
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George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church In
Washington
R.W. Thompson
Alice Martin Thompson
R. W. Thompson
Hoopeston U. P
Evert L. Haney
Menon urges compromise on arms reductions at UN
Indian Defense Minister V. K. Krishna Menon pressed the United States and the Soviet Union in secret talks at the United Nations to work out a middle road disarmament plan. He postponed his main speech to Wednesday as behind the scenes talks continue.
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United Nations
N.Y
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Soviet Union
Krishna Menon
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Andrei Gromyko
Hungary
Spain
Russia
Japan
Belgium
Peru
Britain
Polson Reinstated in State Safety Department
Edison Polson 62 of Indianola is reinstated as a safety education fieldman by Acting State Safety Commissioner Russell Brown. Brown had planned to drop Polson for lacking a college education but reversed the action since Polson will be eligible for a state pension in two years.
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Des Moines
Russell Brown
Edison Polson
Indianola
Safety Department
Brown
Polson
Scientists Debate United States Atomic Progress Amid Sputnik
A group led by Isador Rabi met President Eisenhower to discuss federal research across multiple fields as Russia launches satellites. Senators Symington and Jackson urge faster ICBM funding while officials seek reassurance that Sputnik does not signal U.S. defeat.
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Washington
America
Eisenhower
Isador Rabi
Columbia University
Rabi
White House
State Department
Office of Defense Mobilization
Russia
Joan Foster Dulles
United Press
U.S
Weather outlook from United Press Iowa says cloudy and mild
Cloudy and mild with occasional rain tonight and heavy showers south this evening. Low temperatures in the 30s. Wednesday will be generally in the 60s with more clouds and cooler conditions on Thursday.
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Iowa
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