U S Vows Resistance If China Attacks Quemoy
Defense Secretary McElroy said the United States would resist any assault on Quemoy by the Chinese communists. President Eisenhower warned diplomacy but warned against appeasement and a major war.
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Washington
UPS
Neil H. McElroy
United States
Quemoys
McElroy
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Far East
Formosa Strait
White House
Western Pacific
Munich
Burlington Wife Charged With Poisoning Coffee
John Solotko and his wife Theresia Solotko faced a municipal court hearing after she admitted to putting arsenic in his coffee three times this summer to kill him. She confessed also taking arsenic herself to confuse police while Solotko recovers from partial paralysis. The case was continued to Sept. 18 with bonds set at $5,000.
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Burlington, Iowa
UPT
John Solotko
Dorothea
Diana
Solotko
Germany
H. Cosgrove Walsh
Jack Riley
Burlington
Warn Against Group Claiming Connection With Catholic Church
Catholic officials in Washington warn about a group calling itself the Slaves of Mary that solicits funds through book sales while posing as Sisters. They emphasize no church affiliation and urge locals to be alert if the group appears in the community.
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Washington
Budget Director Sees $12.2 Billion U.S. Deficit This Year
Budget chief Maurice H. Stans warned the deficit for the current fiscal year will reach 12.2 billion dollars. He suggested higher federal gasoline taxes and postal rate increases may be pursued to avoid deeper red ink. The White House eyes a balanced budget in 1961, but the Treasury projects 79.2 billion in outlays on 67.0 billion in receipts, lifting the debt to about 283 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Treasury
Maurice H. Stans
Stans
Congress
Post Office Department
White House
Loveless Seeks Federal Aid for 20 Iowa Flood Counties
Gov. Herschel C. Loveless asked President Eisenhower to declare 20 Iowa counties disaster areas after Sept 4 5 floods that damaged highways with 1 102 400 and hit Atlantic electric and sewage works. The plan would unlock federal loans for residents while state and locals cover most road costs.
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Des Moines
UPI
Herschel C. Loveless
Eisenhower
Iowa
Loveless
Iowa Disaster Coordination Committee
Highways
Atlantic
Adair
Nishnabotna River
Audubon
Cass
Clarke
Fremont
Guthrie
Madison
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Appanoose
Davis
Henry
Jefferson
Lee
Mahaska
Marion
Monroe
Wapello
Wayne
National Guard
Red Oak
Race Driver to Speak At Local High School
Tony Bettenhausen a twenty year speedway veteran will present an assembly at Washington High School on Tuesday September 16. The program titled Highway Safety Is No Accident will be sponsored by Sieg Co. and Champion Spark Plug Co. and begin at 145 p m.
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Tony Bettenhausen
Washington High School
Bettenhausen
Sieg Co
Champion
Spark Plug Co
Charles Hotle Named As Director Of YMCA Board
Charles Hotle was named Thursday to the Washington YMCA board of directors to fill the unexpired term of Porter Lee who left the community. The board also announced final plans for the annual YMCA layman's retreat at Lake Darling Youth Center on September 25 with all committee members expected to attend.
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Charles Hotle
Washington Ymca Board of Directors
Porter Lee
YMCA
Lake Darling
Refusal to Sell Insurance to Negro Was All A Mistake
Iowa City report states Johnson County Attorney William Tucker said a Motor Club of Iowa official told him a local representative erred in denying auto insurance to Marion and Mrs. Harvey of Coralville. The Casulty Reciprocal Exchange in Kansas City allegedly accepts Negro applicants. The district manager R G Challis was named in the miscommunication. The case was referred to State Insurance Commissioner Oliver Bennett.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Johnson County
William Tucker
Motor Club of Iowa
Coralville
Marion Harvey
Tucker
Motor Club
Casulty Reciprocal Exchange
Kansas City
Max van Rees
Des Moines
van Rees
Harveys
R.G. Challis
Oliver Bennett
Poet Robert Service Dies in French Villa
Poet Robert W. Service aged 84 died at his villa Corps de Garde in Lancioux France after a long heart illness. The Scottish born author of The Shooting of Dan McGrew was near his wife when he passed. His career spanned Songs of a Sourdough Ballads of a Cheechako and The Trail of 98 reflecting Yukon life. The piece notes America consumed 57 billion gallons of gasoline in 1957.
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Lancieux
France
UPI
Robert W. Service
Dan McGrew
Corps de Garde
North Breton
Service
Preston
England
Glasgow
Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Victoria
B.C
White Horse
Yukon
Dawson
North
the Klondike
Francis Beliel Found Dead At Home In Washington
The body of Francis Beliel 51 of three miles west of Washington was found today hanging in a shed near his home. Coroner Dr W S Kyle said he had been dead about two days and ruled the death a self inflicted act. Survivors include his wife three sons Eugene Dale Danny two daughters Janet Stephanie two brothers and two sisters. Jones Funeral Home in charge with details pending.
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Francis Beliel
Washington
Eugene
Des Moines
Dale
Danny
Janet
Stephanie
Charles
G. V. Beliel
Charles Kuhn
William Humes
Rapid City
Hl. Jones Funeral Home
Record Field Day Draws 10000 At Iowa Plowing Matches
Lawrence Huber of Rippey won the state level land plowing title with H M Boersma of Sheldon second and Richard Davitt of Prole third. Thousands gathered near Washington to watch level and contour plowing and see conservation demonstrations at the Iowa Conservation Field Day.
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Harold and Ernest Strum
Lawrence Huber
Rippey
H.M. Boersma
Sheldon
Richard Davitt
Prole
Iowa
Washington
Strum
Spera
Edmondson Farms
Ainsworth High School
The
Jaycees
Dale Doggett
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Herb Plumbeck
WHO
American Wire and Fence Co
Keith Kirkpatrick
Wick School of Dance
John Skubal
Weather Iowa Mostly fair and warm into Saturday
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies and warmer conditions tonight with lows from 53 to 63. Saturday will reach the 80s with partial clouds and scattered afternoon thunderstorms returning Sunday.
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Iowa
Supreme Court orders Little Rock desegregation at Central High
The Supreme Court unanimously orders the Little Rock School Board to proceed with integration at Central High School effective immediately. The ruling upholds the 1957 federal order and mandates admission of Black students when the fall term opens. Justice Warren announced the brief three paragraph order after a five minute session.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court Today
Little Rock
Central High School
High Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Harry J. Lemley
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren
Feder
Regents to Probe Iowa School for Deaf in Face of Criticism
The Iowa Board of Regents set up a committee to study the Iowa School for Deaf at Council Bluffs amid criticism from the Iowa Association of the Deaf that sign language is underemphasized. The panel will evaluate the program to improve practices without criticizing the current setup. The Regents also approved a 1959-61 budget of 114,406,658 dollars and plans for 192 married-student housing units at the University of Iowa with a 40 year loan, plus a public hearing set for Oct 28 in Iowa City.
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Des Moines
UPS
Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa School For Deaf
Council Bluffs
Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa Association of the Deaf
School For the Deaf
Harry H. Hagemann
Waverly
Iowa School For the Deaf
Hagemann
Iowa City
Dane Morgan and Associates
Burlington
Iowa
Board of Regents
MurrayLOiat Sam Iowans Favor Labor Laws at Plowing Match
William G Murray Republican candidate for governor spoke at the state plowing matches saying Iowa farmers favor the right to work and dislike Teamsters union influence. He noted winter factory jobs and objection to union compulsion for employment.
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Iowa
William G Murray
Ames
Murray
Erbe Urges Overhaul For Iowa Constitution
Iowa Attorney General Norman Erbe urged a complete overhaul of the Iowa constitution in Cedar Rapids. He called for modernization along lines of the 1949 Little Hoover Commission, including government reorganization and reapportionment, to be tackled at a single constitutional convention.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Norman Erbe
The
Lion's Club
Erbe
Little Hoover
Raymond Tucker Dies in Indiana Truck Crash
Raymond Tucker son of Mr and Mrs Clark Tucker of Brighton was killed in Elkhart Indiana in a truck accident Friday Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday in Elkhart He was born June 15 1914 and is survived by his wife six children two sisters Mrs Carl Kelley of Washington and Mrs Schyler McCartney of Plymouth and a brother Arnold Tucker of Washington
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Raymond Tucker
Clark Tucker
Brighton
Elkhart
Ind
Mr. Tucker
Carl Kelley
Washington
Schyler McCartney
Plymouth
Arnold Tucker
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Knights of Columbus
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