Great Flood of 1952 seen from the air over Missouri River valley
Aerial tour with Preston Lunn and pilot Harold Johnson shows the vast Missouri flood from Sioux City to below Plattsmouth. Floodwaters drown crops, ruin grain, saturate buildings as crews along dikes and roadways fight to keep Omaha and Council Bluffs from inundation.
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Missouri River
Preston Lunn
Harold Johnson
Missouri
Sioux City
Plattsmouth
Omaha
Bluff
Missouri Valley
Yellow Islands
Pacific Junction
Council Bluffs
Army to Cut Occupation Costs in Germany Amid Reform
An Allied commission plans to abolish army perks and reduce occupancy spending in Germany. Officials say 48 million dollars and United States Army allowances will end, shifting costs to German taxpayers to fund a planned six nation European army. The move follows a clash between the state and defense departments. A separate report notes Mrs. Albert Taylor of Springfield Massachusetts reported a furnace theft at her home.
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Cepach
Jon
Germany
Hiete Commission
West
High Commission
State Department
Defense Department
Albert Taylor
Springfield
Mass
Atlantic News Journal Subscription Rates Listed
The Atlantic News Journal lists subscription prices by carrier and mail. Rates include one month 80 cents, three months 2.25, six months 4.25, one year 8.00 for local carriers and various other rates for Cass and adjoining counties, Iowa and Canada.
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Sonned Chee Towa
Arad Town
Cass
Iowa
0. S
Canadas
Truman Byrnes Feud Reviewed In Pearson Merry-Go-Round
Drew Pearson recounts letters between President Truman and South Carolina Governor Jimmie Byrnes. He notes claims and denials about a memo on Moscow talks and cites his own old columns as context. Pearson suggests both men may be partly right while defending his past reporting.
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Washington
Jimmie Byrnes
South Carolina
President Truman
Truman-Byrnes Hassel
Truman
Byrnes
Pearson
Moscow
Williamsburg
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
War Mobilizer
Jimmy Byrnes
Frauman
Jimmie
Thoughyrnes
Admiral Leahy
Marshall
War Department
President
Maud
State Department
Independence
Bill Benton
Acheson
Potomac
Secretary of State
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Prejudice and youth guarded by shared innocence
A poem urges protecting children from adult hatreds and prejudices as they grow. It argues that early divides disappear when kids play together, yet warns that grownups introduce harmful biases. It ends with a medical note urging men over 40 to annual physical exams from the American Cancer Society.
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The
American Cancer Society
Beardsley seeks funds for Iowa flood victims
Des Moines Iowa Governor William S Beardsley asks how to provide state money for flood victims without a special legislative session. Attorney General Robert L Larson says Beardsley proposed using the Iowa Development Commission or the legislative interim committee and that the matter is under study with advice to follow.
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Beardsley
Des Moines— (P
Robert L. Larson
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Iown Development Commission
Larson
Truman letter reveals clashes with Liars claim and Hiss case
The 1949 Truman Byrnes correspondence is cited by George Sokolsky noting Truman’s accusation that media figures and Congress mislead. The postscript recalls Caesar and Brutus as Byrnes compares Truman to Caesar, with analysis of Hiss, Chambers, and Ware Cell debates, highlighting political friction.
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Truman
James Byrnes
Jim
Drew Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Seokelsky
Walter Winchell
Westbrook Pegier
George Sokolsky
John O'Donnell
State Department
White House
Harry Truman
Pegler
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Harold Ware
Washington
Hiss
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Congress
George Marshall
Bean Acheson
Byrnes
Collier's
Washington & Lee
Caesar
Brutus
Shakespeare
Mark Antony
Red Cross fund appeal calls for generous support
A 1952 Red Cross fund drive asks readers to answer daily emergencies with donations. The message emphasizes that help is needed everywhere and questions readers to give generously.
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Red Cross
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V. V Connection
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Chebay
Merry -Go- Round
Sy Oper
Niente Byrnes
Newa
Edgar A. Guest
East Side
West Side
LaViets
Highland Adds
Atlantic
George E. Sokolsky
Rome
Cacear
King Features Syndicate
Inc
Universal
Cas
Iowa Electric Company
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