Farmers bruised but not out by postwar farm downturn
Editor Sam Dawson reports from Iowa on how drought and falling farm prices slow income for marginal operators. He notes farm income cuts dampen retail sales in Des Moines and Sioux City, with Younkers estimating a five to seven percent drop across eight Iowa stores. Officials say lack of money and confidence curb farm buying, especially among postwar buyers who financed land and machinery.
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Sam Dawson
Associated Press
Younkers
Des Moines
Younker
Sioux City
Iowa
Don E. Edison
Farmers Grain Dealers Assn. of
Kefauver Confession Aims to Ease Democratic Feud
Sen Estes Kefauver admits personal campaign missteps against Adlai Stevenson as the two Democrats move toward reconciliation. Stevenson welcomes Kefauver’s remarks though Kefauver reiterates he will not quit the race. President Eisenhower's health situation remains uncertain, with White House officials offering no new plan.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
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Kefauver
Stevenson
Florida
California
Chicago
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
New York
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Symington
Missouri
Teenage Driving Champions Named
In Euclid Ohio the road tests awarded $1 000 scholarships to Sidney Van Court of Andover and Wanda Heck of East Palestine Van Court led with 538 of 565 points and was perfect in the road test Wanda topped the girls with 413 points The Ohio Trucking Assn Standard Oil Co of Ohio and the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event run for 140 youths who came from local preliminaries and qualified for the state finals in Cleveland and will advance to the national Road E O in Washington August 6 9.
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Ohio
Euclid
Sidney van Court
Andover
Wanda Heck
East Palestine
van Court
Washington
Wanda
Ohio Trucking Assn
Standard Oil Co
Junior Chamber
Score for Milton Patton Not Tallied at Euclid Meet
Milton Patton of Clinton County had his score not tallied when he and Junior Chamber of Commerce chairman Harry Shoemaker left Euclid after Patton competed Saturday. Shoemaker said the score would be forwarded to them later.
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Clinton County
Patton
Harry Shoemaker
Junior Chamber of Commerce Committee
Euclid
Shoemaker
Clinton County Air Force Base
Boerstler
Morrisville
Man Lessons From a Book Lose Big Fish at Sea
The story recalls J C Clinton Gilbert Wilkin who, while studying a fishing book on a Florida beach, let a big fish pull his pole and tackle from his boat. He and Harry Feike planned deep sea fishing but rough seas left Wilkin at the dock as the fish claimed the line.
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J. C. Clinton
Gilbert Wilkin
Florida
Harry Feike
Wilkin
Feike
Ford Foundation Aiding Hospitals Grants Totals Topping 26 Million
The Ford Foundation mails 26,080,200 in grants to 959 U S hospitals including Alaska Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Part of 200 million approved last December the payments follow 69 million issued to 2,000 hospitals in spring. Half expected by July 31 with the rest due in March 1957.
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New York
Ford Foundation
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Grenade Blast Injures Eight Yankees in Munich Club
A hand grenade exploded in a Munich nightclub around midnight injuring eight American soldiers and nine Germans. Police say the grenade followed an order for a group of arguing Americans to leave, with two Germans in critical condition. An Army spokesman cited uncertain reports and German police claim an American soldier threw the weapon.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
U. S. Army
Heavy Rains Deluge Clinton County Sunday
Clinton County faced a major storm as heavy rain and an electrical storm began Sunday afternoon and persisted through the night. Wilmington logged 1.32 inches in 24 hours. Sabina and surrounds suffered widespread outages with about 2000 services down.
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Clinton County
Wilmington
Dayton Power & Light Co
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Orville Boerstler
Dp&l
Richard C. Stearnes
Sabina
Forest Fire Kills 19 British GIs in Cyprus Manhunt
In Cyprus Troodos Mountains a forest fire trapped nineteen British soldiers during an operation chasing EOKA rebels led by Dighenis. Eighteen were wounded as wind shifted, vehicles and fuel tanks exploded. two bombs killed U S Vice Consul William Boteler and injured five Americans.
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Cyprus
Troodos
George Grivas
EOKA
Dighenis
Grivas
Greece
U. S
William P. Boteler
Washington, D. C
U. S. State Department
Buckeye Girls State Prepares for Election Day
In Columbus 636 senior high school girls attend Buckeye Girls State at Capital University. Vera Mincks and Ann Giller head the Nationalist and Federalist factions as delegates vote for governor, legislature, and judicial posts tomorrow. Gov Lausche and Chief Justice Weygandt will address the inauguration banquet Wednesday.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Ohio
Capital University
Vera Mincks
Ann Giller
Shelby
Frank J. Lausche
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Girls’ State
Toledo Edison Expands Bay Shore Plant
Toledo Edison Co announces a $22 million expansion at Bay Shore station. Construction is underway on a 135,000 kilowatt turbo-generator, expected to be in service by 1958.
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Toledo
Toledo Edison Co
Bay Shore Station
Truman Mocks Latin Honor From Oxford
President Truman jokes he will skip an Oxford honorary Doctor of Law if it is given in Latin saying his schooling left him without Latin. He and Bess Truman arrive in Britain on a ten day visit and will meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Eden with Churchill hosting events.
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London
Harry S. Truman
Oxford University
Britain
Truman
Netherlands
Elizabeth II
Eden
Winston Churchill
Storms Lash Nation Over Weekend
Storms swept the country with thunderstorms heavy rain hail and isolated tornadoes. Severe flash floods hit northeast Colorado closing U S 85 north of Greeley and washing county bridges. Hail stretched 52 miles from Greeley to Grover while Frenchman Creek flooded Wauneta Nebraska forcing 30 families to evacuate and causing about 250000 in damage.
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Grover
Colo
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Nebraska
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Wauneta
Weekend Accidents Kill 34 in Ohio
Ohio recorded 34 weekend deaths in accidents with 17 traffic fatalities. The AP tally covers 6 p.m. Friday to midnight, noting eight drownings, a plane crash killing three, and a fire that claimed three lives.
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Ohio
Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio Presbyterian Conference Opens With 600 Delegates
The Ohio Synod of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. will convene in Wooster with 600 delegates and denominational representatives. A moderator for 1956 57 will be elected at the opening session to succeed the Rev. Lester E. Kemp er of Cincinnati.
Steel Union ends joint talks. shifts to individual bargaining
The United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee in New York rejects the Big Three's five year package and returns to negotiating separately with Bethlehem Republic U S Steel and 11 other firms. President David McDonald says joint talks failed after a 90 minute meeting ending in stalemate.
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Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
David McDonald
McDonald
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
Big Three
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown
Inland
Great Lakes
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Alleghany-Ludlum
Pittsburgh
Armco
Stephens
Retired Engineers Urged as Teachers
Cleveland report says temporary teaching posts for retired engineers and part time roles for active engineers could ease the instructor shortage. Joseph W. Barker of New York, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, urged boards to remove hiring and pension hurdles to recruit experienced engineers.
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Cleveland
Joseph W. Barker
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Barker
Time's Square pacer struck by lightning at Grandview Oval
In Washington C H harness circle notes that Time's Square driven by McKinley Kirk is knocked down by a bolt at Grandview Oval near Cleveland. Kirk and five two year olds stunned. horse head scuffed, injury status uncertain. Owner is Kirk's nephew Eddie Kirk.
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Time’s Square
McKinley Kirk
Grandview Oval
Cleveland
Kirk
Seymour Campbell
Grandview
Campbell
Eddie Kirk
Wisconsin Democrats press for clear civil rights stance
In Superior Wisconsin the state Democratic convention urged the national party to take a firm unambiguous position on civil rights. A resolution passed unanimously at the final session called for full and equal rights for every citizen. Senator Estes Kefauver praised the draft as generally good and sound.
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Wis
Wisconsin
National Party
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Nixon says Eisenhower to speak for himself on political future
Vice President Nixon said there was no discussion of Eisenhower’s political plans during a Walter Reed Hospital meeting. He noted Eisenhower will choose when and where to discuss his future, and stressed the priority of the President’s full recovery and weighing factors before any decision.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Nixon and A Short One With Secretary of State Dulles
Sherman Adams
White House
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