Holiday Toll May Exceed Estimates
United Press International reports the Labor Day holiday traffic toll neared 300 with 288 highway deaths by 8 am Friday, plus 60 drownings, 11 plane crashes, and 48 other deaths for a 407 total. California led with 30 fatalities, and warnings urged motorists to slow and drive with care after a deadly New Port Arkansas head-on crash killed six.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
California
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
New York
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Florida
Pennsylvania
Indi
Little Rock School Board to Decide Central Opening Date
The Little Rock School Board must choose when to open Central High amid Gov. Faubus warnings of possible bloodshed over integration. Board member Virgil T. Blossom said a Sept. 15 opening may be chosen to align with Supreme Court action, with hopes for full six-member attendance at the meeting. Faubus suggested he may close Central to block integration, as the Legislature authorized.
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Ark
UPD
Central High School
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Central
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Virgil T. Blossom
Blossom
CBS
Face the Nation
Seven Die On Iowa Highways In Weekend Crashes
Iowa over Labor Day weekend records seven fatalities on state roads. Nels Lockren, about 65, Lake Mills, died after being struck crossing near Main Street US 69 junction. Frances Coltman, Independence, perished in a two car crash when tall corn obscured drivers view. Other victims include Wayne Boss, 7, Masena. Emmett McHale, 25, Clarion. Winifred Wright, 42, Mason City. Thomas Matthewson, 17, Madrid. David Mullane, 17, Madrid.
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Iowa
Nels Lockren
Lake Mills
Lockren
Main Street
Frances Leonora Coltman
Independence
Wayne Boss
Massena
Emmett McHale
Clarion
Winifred Wright
Mason City
Thomas Matthewson
Madrid
David Mullane
Hurricane Ella Shifts Course Northward toward Cuba and Guantanamo
Hurricane Ella moves 4.17 miles per hour toward eastern Cuba with 110 mph winds. It crosses part of Haiti near Port au Prince and heads toward Guantanamo Bay, Jamaica, and Santiago in Cuba along the northwest track. The San Juan Weather Bureau reports Ella near Port au Prince with limited stations in western Haiti.
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UPI
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Mian
Haiti
Cuba
Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
San Juan
Port Au Prince
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Thot
Jamaica
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Santiago
Feed and Livestock Meet Planned September 8
A livestock and feed outlook and management meeting is scheduled for Monday September 8 at 8 p m in the Washington court house courtroom. Tom Robb county extension director will speak on new livestock management developments and Carl Malone extension agricultural economist from Iowa State College will discuss livestock and feed outlook. The general public is invited to attend.
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Washington Court House
Tom Robb
Robb
Carl Malone
Iowa Fate College
Race Riots Flare In London Notting Hill Clash
In Notting Hill London white youths clashed with Black residents and police in a five hour riot. Dozens injured including four hospitalized and nine officers hurt as Teddy Boys battled with knives bars and bottles. Police used dogs and arrested eighteen people as chaos spread through the district.
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London
Mousanas
Notting Hill
Britain
America
Leo Beauchamp Celebrates Third Anniversary at Standard Service
Leo Beauchamp marks his third business anniversary as proprietor of Leo's Standard Service at the Highways 1 and 92 junction on the town west edge. A special anniversary celebration is planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 3-4, with further details in the newspaper’s back-page advertisement.
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Leo Beauchamp
Leo
St James School Opens Tomorrow With Half Day Session
St James School plans a half day opening Tuesday September 2 with 8 am Holy Mass attended by students and many parents. The faculty includes Rev T J Lew Rev J E Grubb Sister Mary Edith a principal Sister Mary Bertilla and others. New playground equipment and continued hot lunch program noted.
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J. E. Grubb
Mary Editha
Mary Bertilla
Mary Reparateur
May St.Theodore
George Krogmeier
Dana Smith
Dallas Chamberlin
Ray VanZile
Mary
Ster Mary Bertilla
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Sister Mary St. Theodore
Chicago
Sister Mary Reparateur
Iowa City
St James
Graveside Rites Held For Boekelman Infant
Graveside rites were at 3 p.m. Sunday in Ainsworth cemetery for Keith Lambert Boekelman infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernard Boekelman of Wayland. Dr. William J. Grossheim officiated at the services. Jones funeral home was in charge of arrangements. The infant died the same day he was born Friday at University hospital Iowa City. Survivors include maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John P. Koehler Ainsworth and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Boekelman Buffalo Center.
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Keith Lambert Boekelman
Vernard Boekelman
Wayland
William J. Grossheim
Jones Fu Eral
University Hospital
Iowa City
John P. Koehler
Lambert Bockelman
Buffalo Center
State Fair Closes With 479,588 Attendance
DES MOINES Iowa State Fair wrapped its 100th edition on Sunday reporting an estimated 479,588 visitors for the exposition. Official figures show last year had 492,521 as the fair’s highest attendance since 1953. Secretary Lloyd Cunningham called the event one of the smoothest in years despite not reaching a record.
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Des Moines
UPI
Sunda
Obituary: Harold Taylor of Crawfordsville Dies at 48
Harold Taylor former Crawfordsville resident died Sunday in Clarion Iowa after Tong illness He was 48 Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Federated Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville A service will be held in Eagle Grove Tuesday Burial will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery He was son of Urpan J and Ina L Taylor Survived by brother Norval and four sisters Mrs Loren Craig Jeman's Funeral Home handles arrangements
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Crawfordsville
Clarion
Iowa
Tong
Federated Presbterian Church
Eagle Grove
Taylor
Ur Pan J
Ina L. Taylor
Norval
Loren ‘Craig
Jeman
U S Warns China Over Formosa Invasion Threat
U S officials led by Secretary Brucker warned Communist China against invading Quemoy as Red artillery shelled the island for the tenth day. Eisenhower and Dulles underscored U S resolve to defend Formosa, with three aircraft carriers en route and 4 000 Marines landing for amphibious drills with Nationalist forces. Moscow pledged aid to Peiping, claiming Formosa as Chinese territory and labeling U S intervention aggression.
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Formosa
API
U.S. Army
Wilber M. Brucker
China
Quemoy
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Peiping
Americ
Formo
U.S
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Communist New China News Agency
United States
Iceland Uses Only Cameras Against British Fishermen
Iceland expands coast line to 12 miles and enforces with cameras rather than guns as British trawlers push into disputed waters. Four Icelandic coast guard vessels and a seaplane monitor entries while Reykjavik warns arrests for photographed boats. Soviet sub observations unconfirmed as Moscow backs Iceland in the dispute.
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Iceland
UPL
Icelandic Coast Guard
London
Britain
Icelandic
Water Show At Walton Pool Draws Public Evening
The public is invited to a water show at Wayton's municipal swimming pool this evening. The show starts at the hour and concludes the 1958 season at Washington's pool. Pool manager Harold Stevens notes 24,273 swimmers paid for admission over the summer despite cool weather.
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Wayton
Washington
Harold Stevens
Union Leaders Speak Today Pledge Labor Cleanup
Washington union chiefs and Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell gathered for the sixth Labor Day Mass as AFL-CIO head George Meany and UAW President Walter Reuther urged cleansing unions of corruption. Mitchell blamed congressional inaction on House leadership. Meany and others pressed for labor reform. Hayes of the Machinists and ethical committee backed ongoing cleanups, though he warned some disclosures hurt labor, while insisting further probes must stay constructive.
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James T. O'Connell
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Patrick A. O'Boyle
Washington
Joseph F. Donnelly
Hartford
Conn
Walter P. Reuther
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Afl-Cio
Labor Movement
Reuther
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National Association of Manufacturers
Renews Call
Mitchell
Sam Rayburn
House
Newport
Pays Labor
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The
Machinists Union
Belivered
Hayes
Organized Labor Movement
MacClellan Committee
Heart Attack Victim C V Crull 65 Dies in Washington
Charles Vernon Crull a longtime Washington businessman and head of a local real estate insurance and farm management firm died suddenly Sunday night at 65 while driving. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Crull lived at 428 South Fourth Avenue and was a trustee of the Washington Methodist Church and a director of the Washington Federal Savings and Loan. He married Nellie Mae Busbs in 1916 and is survived by his wife a daughter Virginia Lee a son Charles four grandchildren and a sister in Phoenix Arizona.
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Washington
Washington Street
South Fourth Avenue
Methodist
Lloyd Latta
Walter Smith
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
Crull
Washington Metholist Church
The
Washington Federal Savings and Loan
Washington County
John
Pearl Bear Crull
Washington Academy
Nellie Mae Busb S.urvivors
Virginia) Lee
Charles
Henry Ludwig
Phoenix
Ariz
Russians Ready to Join in H-Bomb Controls
Uranya the World atoms for peace conference leader says Russia is ready to join the West in removing secrecy from harnessing the H bomb for power. Prof Perrin notes Soviets will share work. Leaders Eisenhower Khrushchev de Gaulle Nehru Macmillan send congratulatory messages. Khrushchev foresees faster peacetime progress with less energy for weapons.
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Uranya
Urt
Russia
West
Francis Perrin
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
France
Public Installation By Rainbow Girls Here
Rainbow Girls members present at the public installation of officers Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple at 8 p m. Barbara Glassburner to be installed as Worthy Advisor and Clemma Mosier named installing officer.
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Marlene Benn
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Barbara Glassburner
Clemma Mosier
Republicans Counterattack On Congress Record
Washington based Republican leaders argue the Democratic led Congress was not as friendly to Eisenhower as a GOP majority would be. National Chairman Meade Alcorn notes mixed cooperation and cites a memo claiming 47 percent enacted in 1957 58 versus 70 percent in 1953 54.
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Washington
GOP
5Th Congress
Ed Augustine Places Sixth in Iowa State Fair Judging
Ed Augustine of Washington County 4H livestock judging team finished sixth among about 300 boys in individual scoring at the Iowa State Fair last weekend. Teammates included Gary Sheetz Ken Kiene and Leroy Schmidt. A crop judging team from the county also competed with Ken Keine Gary Sheetz Nick Durian and Mary Letts.
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Ed Augustine
Washington County
Gary Sheetz
Ken Kiene
Leroy Schmidt
Ken Keine
Nick Durian
Ary Letts
Accused of Shooting Brother in Illinois
In East St. Louis Illinois Billy Lee Thompson 28 was held for investigation in the shooting of his brother Donald 25 after a gasoline bill dispute at a filling station where Billy worked Witness Russell Hennecke said Donald threatened violence and Billy armed with a 12 gauge shotgun fired at point blank range Donald allegedly stated Go ahead and shoot and Billy later surrendered the gun claiming fear of being beaten.
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UPD
Billy Lee ‘Thompson
Donald
Billy
Russell Hennecke
Hennecke
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