Educator Defends Vision Theory at Waterloo Conference
William Eller of the University of Iowa challenged Rudolph Flesch's book Why Johnny Can't Read at a Waterloo Conference on Vision and School Achievement Problems. Drs M L Smith R Eastland G N Getman and Anita Eber spoke on reading problems and vision tests.
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William Eller
Reading Laboratory
University of Iowa
Rudolph Flesch
Johnny
Waterloo
M. L. Smith
R. Eastland
Washington
Eller
G. N. Getman
Anita Eber
Hartley Farmer Confesses To Killing Wife After Argument
Ernest Kniese, 44, Hartley farmer, admitted choking his wife to death during a Sunday night argument on a rural road. He told Sheriff Jake Mulder with his daughter present, was jailed, coroner's inquest set for 3 pm at Hartley.
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Primghar
Iowa
Ernest Kniese
Hartley Farmer
Jake Mulder
Mulder
Kniese
Lorraine Carroll
Hartley
Paullina
Dulles Lifts Passport Restrictions for East Europe
The United States announces immediate lifting of passport restrictions for travel to the Soviet Union and East European countries. Dulles, MacMillan, and Pinay a three way agree on a Middle East policy focusing on Israel arms, no arms race, and reaffirmation of the 1950 tripartite declaration. Molotov may join in 1950 pact talks with Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
United States
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
U.S
Soviet Union
Israel
Egypt
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
Moshe Sharett
Princess Margaret Declines Marriage to Captain Townsend
Princess Margaret announces she will not marry RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend after 22 years of speculation. She says the decision was entirely hers, to honor church and Crown duties, and to avoid threats to the Commonwealth. Townsend remains devoted to her as she ends the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret
RAF
Peter Townsend
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Townsend
Brussels
Commonwealth
Townsend Margaret
Plan Hardy Services At Riverside Tuesday
Riverside 88 year oldplan Hardy, retired carpenter, died Sunday in Washington. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Sorden and Adams Funeral Chapel Riverside with Rev. C Dendy Garrett officiating. Burial in Riverside cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs James Kessler Des Moines brother Dayhart Hardy Riverside and nephew Leroy Hardy Riverside. Preceded in death by wife Olive infant daughter and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
I¢Arry Hardy
Washington
Sorden and Adams
C. Dendy Garrett
Riverside Cemetery
Mr. Hardy
Samuel
Mary Carr Hardy
Addie Landers
James Kessler
Des Moines
Dayhart Hardy
Leroy Hardy
Olive
Boston man died leaving uncashed wage and pension checks
William Bowes 73 left $16000 in uncashed wage and pension checks after his death. A retired Metropolitan District Commission engineer, he refused to cash the checks due to objections to federal withholding tax and lived on a World War I pension during retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
William Bowes
Metropolitan District Commission
Free Halloween Party At YMCA Here Tonight
Children through junior high school age are invited to a free Halloween party at the Washington YMCA this evening. A parade, by the Wash ington Jaycees, precedes the event with prizes in two age divisions.
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Washington Ymca
Washington Jaycees
YMCA
Washington
Start Improvement of Chicago Harbor
Ground breaks for a four year ninety five million dollar Calumet Sag Channel widening project linking the Mississippi Basin to the Great Lakes Seaway. The plan aims to boost barge traffic from three to eighteen million tons annually and create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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Chicago
America
Mississippi Basin
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Michigan
Lemont
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Loop
Calumet
South Shore
President to Seek Postal Rate Increase
President Eisenhower and Postmaster General Summerfield discussed renewing a bid to Congress for higher postal rates. The official said 4 cent first class and 7 cent airmail hikes are vital to return the Post Office to a pay as you go basis amid postwar deficits.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Congress
Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
White House
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Lord Montgomery
NATO Defense Forces
Coleagues
Post Office Department
All Quiet Report From Israel Front
Maj. Dan Gov said it was all quiet along the western Negev today after a Sunday flare of fire. Egyptian mortar and rifle fire targeted an Israeli patrol near the armistice line between Nirim Beeri with no casualties reported. Generals Dayan and UN observers were noted amid troop movements and reinforcements in Gaza.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Dan Gov
Army
Negev
Gov
Nirim and
Beeri
Neere
Moshe Dayan
United Nations Truce Organization
U.S
Egypt
Nitzana
Bir Ein
Amman
Jordan
Albert Grand
U.N
Gaza
Salvage Use Dominates American Lumber Harvest
About seventy percent of all timber harvested in the United States is salvaged for use. The share reflects widespread recovery efforts in the lumber industry amid declining new-growth output.
Nellie E. Fletcher Dies in Crawfordsville at 74
Nellie E. Fletcher 74 longtime Crawfordsville resident died at home Sunday morning October 30 after years of illness. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm at the Methodist church Crawfordsville with burial in Crawfordsville cemetery. Born December 19 1890 in Bureau County Illinois she lived in the county 70 years and was survived by sister Grace Fletcher and brother C E Fletcher.
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Nellie E. Fletcher
Crawfordsville
Miss Fletcher
Bureau County
John
Catherine Fletcher
Used Clothing Collection Tonight by Washington Churches
Residents are urged to place used clothing on porches from 8 to 9 30 p m for a relief drive benefiting young people. Youth groups from participating churches will collect items during those hours and the YMCA number 23 can be called if not picked up by 9 30 p m. Bundles will be packed for shipment to relief headquarters at the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
YMCA
Autopsy links head blow to Muscatine widow death
The autopsy determined Mrs. Lillian Crowley a 38 year old widow died from a blow to the head. Ralph Lewis Sr a Muscatine construction worker questioned said she fell at her apartment after a tavern visit and struck her head on a door sill as he carried her to a bed. An inquest was expected and Lewis underwent a lie detector test with results not disclosed.
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Muscatine
Lillian Crowley
Ralph Lewis
Crowley
Lewis
I. H. O'Dell
Des Moines
Davenport
Neighbors Pick Corn For Leonard Tindal Farm
A large field crew of 52 men gathered at the Leonard Tindal farm to harvest 1409 acres of corn. With 17 two row mounted pickers three elevators and about 50 wagons the job finished by mid afternoon. Mrs Tindal was hospitalized last week and the event doubled as a community aid and social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Tindal
Kron and Jackson
The
Farm Service Co
Tower City Band Mothers choose new club name
Pottsville Pennsylvania The Tower City High School Band Mothers Club voted to rename and has adopted the title Band Aides reflecting their support for the band program and activities.
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Pottsville
Tower City
Band Mothers’ Club
Band Aides
Two Die In Weekend Iowa Traffic Crash
Two people died on Iowa roads over the weekend raising the state's highway fatality toll to 498, down from 506 a year ago. Mr and Mrs Leo Conrad of New Hampton were killed Saturday when their car collided with another vehicle carrying an Illinois couple at the intersection of Iowa 77 and 78 near Richland.
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Iowa
Leo Conrad
New Hampton
Illinois
Iowa 77
Richland
Flood Protection Insurance Program Outlined by U S
Washington The administration described a tentative flood disaster protection plan to the Senate Banking Committee. The program would run for a few years with a modest cap on total insurance during the experiment and a flexible rate structure due to limited actuarial data. Individuals or firms could obtain limited coverage up to 250 000 to 300 000 with auto deductible style cost sharing. Private insurers would act as agents for selling and claims handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Asst
Roger W. Jones
Senate Banking Committee
Polio Victim Aided By Use of Hypnosis
Des Moines report details Dr. Harold Higley of Still College of Osteopathy using hypnosis to help polio victim Kathleen McCormick swallow again. Over six weeks he guided her to age four and implanted subconscious suggestions without direct instruction to eat. Kathleen had relied on a tube and habit of chewing before resuming swallowing.
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Higley
Kathleen
Wheat Growers Urge Two Price Plan At Hearing
Pacific Northwest wheat growers urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to adopt a two price plan for wheat. Oregon and Washington spokesmen argued for 100 percent of fair income parity for the domestic half while the rest would go to animal feed or export markets. The National Grange endorsed this approach for wheat, cotton and rice.
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Pendleton
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
National Grange
Stevenson Wrestles With Presidential Plans Amid Party Push
Adlai E. Stevenson gains support from Pennsylvania and Minnesota Democrats while avoiding a firm yes or no on his 1952 presidential bid. He met with ex President Truman and is expected to announce within two and a half weeks, possibly at a November 15 Chicago dinner. Governor Leader predicts solid Pennsylvania backing for Stevenson at the national convention.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Stevenson
Democratic State Central Committee
George M
Truman
Duluth
Minn
Presbyterian Choir Plans Christmas Vesper at Washington Church
The Washington Presbyterian Church choir will present a Christmas Vesper service on December 18 under the direction of Mrs. Edith M. Shields. Rehearsals are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Presbyterian Church
Edith M. Shields
Man Shopped With 38 Boxes of Baking Soda in Memphis Store
A Memphis shopper filled a checkout line with 38 boxes of baking soda. Tally Hanlin said the man claimed he worked for a railroad and used the soda to clean diesel engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Hanlin
Socialite Shoots Wealthy Husband in Nassau County
Police investigate the fatal shooting of multi millionaire William Woodward Jr. by his ex-model wife Ann Eden Crowell Woodward. District Attorney Frank Gulotta says the case is open while officials treat the incident as possibly accidental and seek full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N.Y
New York
Doctors Hospital
William Woodward Sr
Hanover Bank of New York
Belair Farms
Oscar Hughes Dies Suddenly While Helping Neighbor
Oscar Hughes a farmer from northwest of Crawfordsville died this morning while shelling corn at neighbor Myron Smith’s home. The body was taken to Sherman’s funeral home in Washington with arrangements not yet set.
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Oscar Hughes
Crawfordsville
Sherman
Washington
Mr. Hughes
Myron Smith
Weather Outlook From United Press Iowa
Fair and warmer tonight with increasing clouds and light rain in the extreme northwest. Much colder Tuesday with occasional light rain and snow flurries in the north at night. Highs reach upper 30s to lower 50s, then Wednesday turns fair but cold.
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United Press
Iowa
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U. S
Middle East
New County Farm Bureau Women’s Officers
Washington County Farm Bureau Women's Organization
Farm Bureau
C. T. Johnson
Lime Creek Township
George Dare
Crawford Township
Robert Stephens
Cedar Township
Plan Hardy
Chicago Harbor
Turkey
Mooreheart
Ken Williams
Jersey Shore
Cheryl Lucas
Whiting
Ind
Charles Kessler
New Castle
Pat Shannahan
Dayton
Ohio
International Soundphoto
Presbyterian Choir
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