Threat of Warfare Over Suez Bases Today
London reports the immediate threat of war over the Suez Canal receded as Suez pilots walkout threatens canal closure. Prime Minister Eden refused to abandon force as a last resort and warned Israel could be next if Egypt prevails. Egypt welcomed Eden’s plan to seek UN Security Council action.
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London
Suez Canal
Anthony Eden
Israel
Egypt
Cairo
Eden
Security Council
Canal Association
New York
U.N
John Foster Dulles
United States
Cai
Benson Ends Tour Across Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson wrapped up a two day tour of Indiana with a stop at Purdue University and a Republican rally in Lebanon. He defended farm prosperity since 1951 citing rising farm prices and income while blaming pricing and distribution programs for surpluses and urging continued agricultural research and better utilization and marketing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ezra Taft Benson
Indiana
Purdue University
Midwestern Agricultural Research Center
Lebanon
Benson
Roosevelt
Truman
North Korea
Edsall Brown Promoted to Captain at Washington Service Station
Edsall Brown, owner of a Washington service station and commanding officer of the S72ed Ordnance Co reserve unit, has received his commission as captain. The promotion from first lieutenant was issued several days ago and backdated to the latter part of August. Other officers of the ordnance unit were noted in the report.
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Edsall Brown
Washington
S72ed Ordnance Co
Capt. Brown
Ordnance
War Hero Kelly May Receive Lasting Home Return
Charles Kelly, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, faces hardship in Louisville with six children after job loss and a motel fire. Allegheny County officials consider bringing him home to Pittsburgh with a work offer to assure financial stability.
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Pittsburgh
Charles
Commande) Kelly
Kelly
Louisville
Allegheny County
John M. Walker
Walker
Keil
Betty
Hoegh and Loveless Debate Issues At Martensdale School
Gov. Leo A. Hoegh and Herschel Loveless spoke in Martensdale Iowa before about 400 attendees in the school gym. It marked the third joint appearance in the infant campaign with Hoegh now speaking second and answering attacks from Loveless who criticized farm income tax laws and highway credits while urging broader economic change.
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Hoegh
Loveless
Martensdale School
Martensdale
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Herschel
Ottumwa
Mrs Eldridge 51 Dies in Washington County Hospital
Opal Marie Gerot Eldridge died at 7 a.m. in Washington County Hospital after six years as a patient. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Dr Evert L Haney presiding. She was born October 1 1904 in Riverside and taught school before marrying William G Eldridge on April 6 1938. Survivors include her husband Col W G Eldridge senior army advisor of the National Guard in Phoenix and one sister Gladys of Chicago.
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William G. Eldridge
Washington County
Jones
Evert L. Haney
Opal Marie Gerot
Riverside
Alvah
Amelia Stransky Gerot
Coe College
Cedar Rapeds
Laws
United Presbyterian Church
Col
W. G. Eldridge
National Guard
Phoenix
Ariz
Gladys
Chicago
Report Progress In War on Birds
Washington Jaycees report progress in ridding Central Park of birds using a loud noise recording. The device, played each evening at park edge, has reduced birds visiting the park for the past two nights and offers hope the nuisance will end.
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Central Park
Youth Center Reopens This Saturday Evening
Washington's Youth Center resumes winter hours 8 to 11 pm this Saturday after several weeks of redecorating. A grand opening party is delayed. details to be announced. The center offers dancing, pool, ping pong and other activities for high school students. adult and student councils have new leaders, George Zeck and Gordon Morris.
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Washington
George Zeck
Gordon Morris
Boston wind burns prompt car switch for trio
Robert Harrison and friends arrive in Boston in a 1904 Reo from Quebec. He says next trip they will come in their 1918 Dodge due to a terrible wind burn and lack of windshield on the Reo. The remark captures a roadside travel sentiment of the era.
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Boston
Quebec
Robert Harrison
Segregation Rally Speaker Calls for Trouble Across South
John Kasper, jailed instigator of Clinton Tenn riots, urged White Citizens Councils in Birmingham to intensify segregation. He praised Klansmen present and said rabble-rousers are needed for a collapse of law and order, claiming councils must seize local power.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Kasper
Clinton
Tenn
Kasper
Washington, D.C
Citizens Council
Asa E
Ace) Carter
Alabama Citizens Council
Carters
Hagerty Denounces Stevenson's Charge Ridiculous
White House Press Secretary James Hagerty dismissed Adlai Stevenson’s claim that Eisenhower is not master in his house as ridiculous. The report notes Stevenson’s Harrisburg speech launching his campaign and outlines Eisenhower’s upcoming campaign schedule including a Nixon send off and several major addresses in September.
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Gettysburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Harrisburg
Richard M. Nixon
Hagerty
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington
CBS
Peoria
Lil
Field House of University
Newton
Iowa
Midwest
Gettysburg Country Club
Butler University
Stevenson targets Nixon as Eisenhower's heir apparent
Adlai E. Stevenson said Eisenhower is a part time president and will leave Republican leaders to make Nixon the heir apparent. Kefauver assailed Nixon for distorting unemployment facts as Stevenson and Kefauver prepared for separate campaigns with Stevenson in Washington and Kefauver heading to Florida.
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Harrisburg
Adlai E. Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Washington, D.C
Florida
Bulganin Proposes New East West Talks on Disarmament
Premier Bulganin sent a letter to President Eisenhower discussing new disarmament talks. He rejected open skies and urged concrete reductions of armed forces and steps to ban atomic weapons. He noted UN disarmament failures and cited Russia’s recent force reductions, calling for US participation to curb the arms race.
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Moscow
N.A. Bulganin
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
United Nations
UN Disarmament Commission
Bulganin
Olson Found Guilty By Jefferson Jury
Former Crawford County Supervisor Chriss Olson of Manilla was found guilty of conspiring by a Jefferson district court jury after 22 hours of deliberations. Olson faces up to three years in prison with 30 days for motions. tax charges expected later in the term. The verdict came at 10:20 a.m. with observers noting the long deliberation.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Llp
Crawford County
Chriss Olson
Olson
Manilla
Bruce Snell
West Chester Baby Wins National Soft Water Contest
Amy Lou McCall of West Chester, 16 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard McCall, joins the court of honor as a finalist for the Soft Water Baby title. She weighs 32 pounds and wins $100 as a finalist in the national contest sponsored by Culligan Soft Water Service Jarvis Appliance and Zager Plumbing and Heating with L R Cummings of San Marcos Texas named as M Soft Water.
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Amy Lou McCall
Richard McCall
West Chester
Court of Honor of America
Amy Lou
L. R. Cummings
San Marcos
Texas
Culligan Soft Water Service
Jarvis Appliance
Zager Plumbing and Heating
Rock Island Executive Taken in Minneapolis
Cameron Pearl Varney 70 of Washington DC died of a heart attack at the Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis at 10 p.m. Thursday after a summer in Columbus Junction with his two sisters. He was Rock Island Lines executive representative to the president. Survivors include his widow Hazel Sword Varney two sons C P Varney Jr and Fred of St Louis two sisters Mrs Madge ONeill and Mrs Ethel Krieger and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Seymour Iowa with body at Welander and Quist Funeral home in Minneapolis.
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Columbus Junction
Cameron Pearl Varney
Washington, D. C
Nicollet Hotel
Minneapolis
Minn
Seymour
Welander and Quist
Mr. Varney
Decatur County
J. and
Mestles Array
Hazel Sword
Gorvives
Rock Island Lines
Varney
Minneapoli
Traffic Club
Methodist
C. P Varney Jr
Fred
St. Louis
Madge O'Neill
Ethel Krieger
Washington residents urged to attend area industry conference
Chamber officials invite Washington residents to attend the Southeastern Iowa area industrial conference at the YMCA Tuesday September 18. The event in host city Washington aims to connect locals with the Iowa Industrial Development Commission and discuss local industrial issues with other towns. Noon luncheon reservations are $1.50 and must be made by Sunday. sessions run 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
YMCA
Iowa
Iowa Industrial Development Commission
Des Moines
Industrial Development Commission
Clarice Meek
Keith Vetter
GOP Workers Ready for All-Out Iowa Campaign
Des Moines reports 350 Republican leaders including county and district chairs and officials prepared for a vigorous November campaign. They pledged to "ring the bells and tell the people" about progress and achievement while warning against Democratic gains. Key issues identified were farm prices and taxes with hog prices seen as pivotal. Marvin McLain urged emphasis on facts to sway public opinion as the campaign moves forward.
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Des Moines
SDPA
Maine
Iowa
GOP
Marvin McLain
U. S
Soil Bank Payments To Start Tuesday in Washington County
Payments for 1986 soil bank acreage reserve agreements will begin mailing by Tuesday September 18 as ASC records are completed. Eligible farmers include those fully compliant or within 89 percent of the reduction, with others held for later review. payments are issued as Community Credit certificates redeemable at face value or 105 percent in grain exchanges.
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Washington County
Soil Bank
E. Ray Bell
ASC
Washington
Bell
Community Credit Corporation
Three Iowa Hospitals To Be Closed by State
The Iowa Hospital Licensing Board ordered the closing of three small hospitals in Belle Plaine and Williamsburg for years of noncompliance with state regulations. Martinek and Cornbelt in Belle Plaine are four and seven beds, Miller Hospital in Williamsburg is eight beds. The board asked the hospital services division to issue closing orders to all three, noting that Marengo Memorial Hospital has opened nearby.
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Des Moines
Iowa Hospital Licensing Board
Benton
Iowa
Martinek
Cornbelt
Belle Plaine
Miller Hospital
Williamsburg
F. W. Pickworth
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Lena Bergman Dies At United Presbyterian Home
Mrs Lena Bergman a resident at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington died at 6 am today in a Logan Utah hospital after surgery She was visiting with her sister Maud Jackson and Edith Jones of the U P Home staff when illness began Funeral services will be held in Boyden Iowa at the United Presbyterian Church where she was an active member and worker She came to the Home on November 4 1949 built the second cottage and served as assistant matron with her sister retiring January 1 1956
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Lena Bergman
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Logan
Utah
Mi Jackson
Meat Packers Vote Strike Against Swift
CHICAGO UP The nation's two major packinghouse unions UPWA and Amalgamated Meat Cutters vote to strike Swift and Co at 12:01 a m next Thursday after contract talks were declared recessed. union leaders Earl W Jimerson Patrick E Gorman Ralph Helstein and GR Hathaway signed the statement.
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Chicago
Swift and Co
United Packinghouse Workers
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Swift
Earl W. Jimerson
Patrick E. Gorman
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Ralph Helstein
GR. Hathaway
UPWA
Weather forecast for Iowa with scattered showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered light showers mainly in the southwest. Warmer in the northwest tonight and Saturday. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with more showers. Five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal with mainly cooler finishes and total rain around 0.4 inch.
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Iowa
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