Strauss Chosen to Lead Commerce Department
President Eisenhower named Lewis J. Strauss to succeed Flair Weeks as commerce secretary by November 10. The 62 year old former AEC chairman, noted for forthright policy style, draws mixed reactions from critics while bringing credentials from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Rockefeller advisory work.
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Strauss
Weeks
Eisenhower
Lewis Strauss
The
AEC
Sinclair Weeks
Commerce
Washington
UPI
Lewis J. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Flair Weeks
Senate
Massive river barge fire near Quad Cities
Two barges carrying nearly 10 million gallons of fuel oil and kerosene burned for about six hours north of the Quad Cities. Firemen from seven communities fought the blaze as flames rose to near 100 feet and black smoke rolled for miles. Reflecting danger, residents along the Mississippi were warned to prepare evacuations while tow boats restrained the burning barges.
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Cordova
Illinois Farm Supply Co
Chet Fitzgerald
James Angelse
Fitzgerald
Angelse
Mlinois Highway Patrol
Illinois
Quemoy shelled as Nationalists claim artillery success
Reports from Taipei say Communist shore guns lightly shelled the Quemoy Islands on Formosa's national holiday, while Nationalists claimed to have destroyed 51 shore guns in four days of counter-fire. The renewed bombardment followed recent movement of eight inch howitzers and 15 millimeter guns to the islands. Washington Chest drive nears 70 percent with $16,700.15 raised. campaign chairman Everett Meeker extends the drive one week and urges canvassing.
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Taipei
UPS
Quemoy Islands
Formosa
China
Quemoy
Washington
Everett Meeker
Meeker
Don Minick
Ordinances Passed In Junction Vote
In Columbus Junction a Friday special election approved two council ordinances governing utility franchises. Iowa Southern Utilities Company won a 25 year electric franchise by 27 to 101 margin and a 25 year natural gas franchise by 10 to 104. Local ISU manager L B Dempsey said the gas franchise is needed to pursue federal procedures for natural gas, with supply routed from the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America whose main line lies five miles north.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
L.B. Dempsey
ISU
of America
Most Local Stores Open Nov 11 Veterans Day
The Washington Chamber of Commerce surveyed local merchants about closing on Veterans Day. Most votes favored remaining open November 11, aligning with nearby towns that kept stores open. The decision reflects a democratic process and broad support from business people.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield
Mount Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Iowa City
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Burlington
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Mber of Commerce
County Home Steward Released From Duty
Leroy Cupp, Washington County Home steward, has been released from his duties effective Monday. His wife reports he is in the county hospital after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage and heart attack and does not know of the situation. She says she received notice yesterday after verbal notification last Sunday. Efforts to reach Charles Ashby were futile. He will not comment until early next week.
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Leroy Cupp
Washington County
Cupp
Charles Ashby
Search For Clues In Jet Crash Massive Search For Missing Youth
Police and volunteers planned to scour Caldwell Township near Pompton Lakes for seven year old Paul Grochowicz missing nine days. The boy left home on a bicycle saying he would go to Tacoma Washington. A dugout site became the strongest lead after recent rain and local reports matching Paul described by authorities.
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Pompton Lakes
UPI
Caldwell Township
Paul Grochowicz
William Charles
Paul
Tacoma
Wash
Caldwell
Peter Grochowicz
Boeing Airplane Co
Stephen
Whites and Negroes In Washington Parade for Integrated Schools
Washington delegates and students from across the nation join a youth march for school integration along Constitution Avenue. About 6,000 participants from fourth grade to college will rally at the Lincoln Memorial with speakers including Lillian Smith Daisy Bates Jackie Robinson Harry Belafonte and Rev Kilmer Meyers. Delegations come from Harvard Swarthmore MIT and St Johns Annapolis among others.
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Washington
UPI
Constitution Avenue
13Th Street
Lincoln Memorial
Lillian Smith
Daisy Bates
Arkansas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Eisenhower
White House
Miss Smith
Bates
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
Harry Belafonte
Kilmer Meyers
New York
Trinity Church Chapel College
Harvard
Ys Swarthmore
Wellesley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
St. John’s College of Annapolis
Cardinals in Prayer as Pope Election Starts
In Vatican City Cardinals begin the conclave process after a Mass of the Holy Spirit with 52 cardinals praying for guidance. Ballots will be burned after sessions, white smoke signals election, black smoke signals no result. Two missing cardinals Mindszenty and Stepinac remain barred by communist regimes.
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Vatican City
UPI
Sistine Chapel
Pius XII
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
College of Cardinals
Peter's Basilica
Cardinal Tissertant
Sistine Choir
Msgr
Antonio Bacci
Vatican
Holy Roman and
Universal Church
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Basilica
Giuseppe Cardinal ‘Sith
Genoa
Jose Maria
Caro Rodriguez
Santiago
Chile
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Stefan” Cardinal
Wyszynski
Poland
Silence
McConnell Dies After Three Year Illness at 74
Harry L. McConnell 74 died this morning after a three year illness. Funeral planned Monday at 2 PM at Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church with Dr. Evert L. Haney presiding. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. Survived by son Harold and two grandchildren. siblings Will, Charles, Mrs. Roy Whiteman, Mrs. Nellie Hamil, Mrs. Edna Dowell, and Joe McConnell.
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Harry
McConnell
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Evert L. Haney
Jones Funeral Home
Ainsworth
Mr. McConnell
William Lafayette McConnell
Elizabeth Hamil McConnell
Theodosia Carr
Washington
Marion Avenue
Harold
Iowa City
Will
Charles McConnell
Roy Whiteman
Little York
Ill
Nellie Hamil
Long Beach
Calif
Edna Dowell
Sierra Madre
Joe McConnell
Rome
Edward Mooney
Tacoma
Wash
Steele
Stanley and Mooney
North Virginia
American
Colle
Vatican
Pri I Mooney
Xii
Celso Cardinal Costantini
Cardinal Mooney
Sacred College of Cardinals
Francis Cardiinal Spellman
New York
James Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Last U. S. Forces Leave Beirut Today
UPI reports the last U. S. forces depart Beirut Lebanon by sea and air ending a six ship convoy led by Pocono. Brig. Gen. David Gray and Maj. Gen. Paul Adams leave behind a small rear guard to finalize claims as the harbor becomes free of U. S. warships for the first time since mid July.
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Lebanon
UPI
U.S
Amphibious Force
Pocono
David §. Gray
24Th Airborne Brigade
Paul Adams
Noop
Beirut
6Th Marine Regiment
Beirut’ Harbor
U. S
Train Bridge Fire Causes Major Reroute in Clinton
A Chicago and North Western Railway bridge over the Mississippi in Clinton burned for hours halting rail and river traffic. Damage estimated up to 500000 dollars with 400 feet of bridge affected. Fire spread in high winds, blockage forced Western trains onto Milwaukee Road and Burlington bridges. fire started from welding sparks and creosote aided flames.
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Clinton
Iowa
UPI
Chicago and North Western Railway
Mississippi River
North Western
Milwaukee Road
Burlington
Little Rock Island
Glinton
National Guard Units Earn Superior Training Ratings
Iowa National Guard units totaling 80 were rated superior in state training by the Army, reflecting years of preparation. Thirteen units also earned superior marks for 1958 summer encampment training, including Cedar Falls and Dubuque commands, with several others achieving excellent or very satisfactory ratings and no unsatisfactory scores. The force, over 6,500 strong, conducted summer field training across Camp Ripley Minnesota Camp Guernsey Wyoming Camp Haven Wisconsin and Camp Dodge Iowa.
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Corning
18Rd
Regi
Lions Cy
133Rd Regiment
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Oelwein
Dubuque
13Rd Regment
Fairfield
Iowa
Iowa Guard
Camp Ripley
Minn
Guernsey
Haven
Camp Dodge
Ex-Con Kills Three Was Plain Mean In Lincolnton
Ex-convict Leroy Cook, 28, described as plain mean, killed three women at his Lincolnton area farm and wounded four others before dying in a sheriff firefight eight hours into a rampage. Deputies pursued Cook after he shot his wife Rachel and sister in law Jeanette Cook, triggering a grim manhunt.
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Lincolnton
N.C
UPI
Leroy Cook
Frank Heavener
Grady Fisk
Cook
Rachel
Jeannette Cook
Good Will Trip Delta Wing Bomber Crashes in Detroit
A British RAF delta wing jet bomber on a goodwill mission crashed in Detroit causing extensive damage to homes and businesses. Six crewmen were killed, two residents injured, and sections of remains recovered as police and coast guardsmen searched through debris and rain for victims.
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Detroit
UPI
Royal Air Force
United States
England
Ennett S. Martin
Lincoln
Neb
Delta Wing
Detroit River
Maine Hospital
Ivan Kay
Kays
State Rules Free To Pay School Fee In Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Education may fund tuition for displaced Little Rock High School students who moved to other accredited schools. Attorney General Bruce Bennett says transfers of aid to other schools do not violate a federal court order. NAACP officials consider blocking payments, while teachers remain paid. officials seek legal guidance.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Arkansas State Board of Education
Bruce Bennett
Board of Education
Orval E. Faubus
Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Faubus
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Reard
Wiley Branton
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Negeo Organization
L. C. Bates
Virgil Blossom
Iowa Weather Brief From United Press International
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with cooler air in the northeast. Low 30s tonight, Sunday highs in the lower 60s, Monday mostly fair and slightly warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
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N. M
Commerce Committee
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New York Investment House
Commerce Department
Oia Aviation Control
Federal Aviation Agency
Bureau of Standards
Weather Bureau
Department
Quad-Cities
Cardinals
Harry L. McConnell
National Guard
James Logan
Des Moines
State of Iowa
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