Weekend toll of Iowa violent deaths tops list
Nine people died in Iowa over the weekend from four motor vehicle crashes and five drownings, with two more killed by trains. The fatalities raised the week’s total traffic deaths to 207 and drownings to 39, including youths Byron Brown 16 Ames Barbara Borntreger 2 from Curryville and E L Rueff 50 DeKalb.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Byron Brown
Ames
Highway 69
Ames Hospital
Barbara Borntreger
Jacob Y. Borntreger
Curryville
Crawfordville
Washington
Borntreger
Methodist pastors to new churches in Iowa conference
The Iowa-Des Moines conference announces new pastor appointments. C. A. Calkins will lead Cumberland and Pine Grove churches, replacing Ira L. Reep moved to Silver City and East Liberty. Joseph Mason takes Massena, Bridgewater and Avondale, succeeding John Alexander now at Earlham and Fairview.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa-Des Moines
The
Methodist Church
C. A. Calkins
Cumberland
Pine Grove
Joseph Mason
Massena
Bridgewater
Avondale
Calkins
Ira L. Reep
Silver City
East Liberty
Mason
John Alexander
Earlham
Fairview
Weather outlook with breezy storms and cool downs
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions in the eastern half with thunderstorms this afternoon. Local strong winds from the northeast this afternoon and early tonight, cooler clearing tonight. Tuesday brings fair, cooler, less humid weather central and east. western areas stay fair and cool.
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Haif
Gooler
Eighth Army Plans Program For Prisoners On Koje Island
Eighth Army plans a work and recreation program for communist prisoners of war on Koje Island after dispersing large unruly compounds into small units within about a week. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner hopes to start soon, using POW labor for road work and engineering projects and expanding athletic and recreational facilities. Field Marshal Lord Alexander visited the POW stockades, toured inland in a jeep, and observed the situation with Gen. James A. Van Fleet and other officials. He remarked on rapid improvements while Selwyn Lloyd said the clearing up was evident.
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Koje Island
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Koje
Haydon L. Boatner
Lord Alexander
Britain
Boamer
Alexander
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Eighth Army
Compound 76
Selwyn Lloyd
Seek Reports On Five New Meteors Seen
University of Iowa astronomers seek reports from Iowa City and neighboring states on five meteors observed since May 19 to aid a study of meteor speed and direction. Professor C C Wylie notes data is timely as it relates to current military experiments. The latest meteor was seen June 7 in the southeastern sky of Iowa around 9 p.m.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Illinoia
Wisconsin
University of Iowa
C. C. Wylie
University Department of Mathematics and Astronomy
Wylie
Soviet Fighters Down Unarmed Swedish Plane
Soviet jet fighters shot down an unarmed Swedish Catalina off the Estonian coast killing seven crewmen and wounding two. Sweden protests to the Soviet government, demands an investigation, and urges a halt to espionage by diplomats. Swedish authorities pursue the missing transport and condemn Russian claims to coastal airspace.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Estonia
Constantine Redienev
Foreign Office
Tage Erlander
Crewde
Redienev
Erlander
Resslane
U S Troops Halt Chinese Assault on Korean Hill
U S 48th Division infantrymen repel an artillery supported Chinese attack on a hill west of Chorwon after a five day battle. Reds suffer over 1,000 casualties, Americans claim about 750 Chinese killed in a seven hour clash. Skirmishes continue across the 155 mile front with Pusan area air action and three communist jets destroyed or damaged by Sabre pilots.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Chorwon
Panmunjom
Korangpo
Yonchon
Kumhwa
Kimsong
Pukhan River
Punch Bowl
U. S. Eighth Army
Manchurian
Navy official hails vast U.S. Navy assets and staff
Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball estimated the navy's value at over 50 billion dollars and its civilian workforce at about 470000, noting assets exceed those of the top eight U.S. companies and highlighting its scale and reach. Mrs Julia Walter returns home from Des Moines after a week with daughter Mrs Edward Hubbard.
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Washington
Dan Kimball
U. S. Navy
Kimball
Navy
U. S
Wiesle
Julia Walter
Locust Street
Des Moines
Edward Hubbard
Taft And Kefauver Policies Show Wide Gap In Debate
Two presidential hopefuls Taft and Kefauver clashed on domestic and foreign policy in televised debates. Kefauver accused Taft of isolationism and corruption, while Taft defended his record and attacked the administration. Morse suggested he might sit out if Taft is the nominee, leaving the race with sharp rhetoric and party tension.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Tennesse
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
NBC
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Taft
Robert Taft
Morse
Gen
D. Eisenhower
CBS
Kefauver
Tennessean
Bids Sought for Removal of Police Radio Tower
Des Moines Iowa executive council authorized the state public safety department to solicit bids to remove police radio towers at Atlantic and Fairfield and relocate them nearby. Officials seek cost estimates before approval, aiming to prevent interference with television reception in Atlantic and Fairfield areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Public Safety Department
Atlantic
Fairfield
The
Safety Department
Missing Danville couple plane search shifts to Wisconsin
The air search for Nagler and his wife Helen Nagler, missing since departing Albert Lea Minnesota in a yellow Fairchild last Thursday en route to Danville, centered today in southwestern Wisconsin after a man reported hearing a plane overhead near Seneca.
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Des Moines
Danville
Wisconsin
Seneca
Wis
Thurdlay
Nagler
Drumble
Helen
Albert Lea
Minn
On Vacation at Chicago Trip for Otis Couple
Mr and Mrs Don Otis of 910 Hazel street are spending several days in Chicago as he takes vacation from Brown s Shoe Fit company.
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Mrs
Don Otis
Hazel Street
Chicago
Brown's Shoe Fit Company
Husband loses, wife wins divorce on cruelty
Mrs Phoebe B Lacey aged 64 wins a divorce from Monroe 64 on cruelty grounds. She told the court that during quarrels he always had much to say but when she tried to speak her mind he would then off his hearing wid.
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Los Angeles
Phoebe B. Lacey
Monroe
Governor Beardsley Sees Bid Openings for 100 Road Projects
Governor William S. Beardsley announced that the state highway commission will open bids tomorrow on about 100 road improvement and construction projects across roughly 50 counties.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
State Highway Commission
Mrs. W. W. Sisler Found Dead At Home In Atlantic
Mrs. Mary Sisler, 64, was found dead at 307 West Sixth Street on Saturday afternoon. Heart illness listed as cause. coroner confirms. Born February 6, 1888 near Anita, she married Walter W. Sisler in 1910 and lived on farms in Case and Audubon counties before moving to Atlantic in 1934. Survived by two daughters, a son, three brothers, three sisters, and five grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. A. D. Steffenson. interment Evergreen Cemetery, Anita.
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Mary Sisler
West Sixth Street
Sisler
Dell Taylor
Anita
Elijah
Ellen Farwell
Walter W. Sisler
Greenfield
Case
Audubon Counties
Atlantic
Hotel Whitney
Lela Swanson
Ellen McNamara
Omaha
Gayle W. Sisler
Sumner
Allen Farwell
Winterset
Harold Farwell
Nebraska
Reds Put Down German Revolt in Soviet Zone
Five thousand German communist police suppressed a wave of protests across more than a dozen Soviet zone villages as East Germans resisted eviction from the frontier security belt. Fights between police and villagers persisted for five days with scores arrested and more than 30 casualties reported. Police riot squads were deployed to at least 16 villages along the belt amid forced removals.
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Bunn
Germany
Soviet Zone
No-Man’s Land
New York Markets Glutted With Spuds
Potatoes flooded New York markets after weeks of scarcity and high prices. Retailers and wholesalers showed little buying interest as dealers forecast prices would drop below former ceilings this week. Market conditions described as “broken wide open” with cut rate prices expected for housewives.
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New York
UN Delegate Blames Reds For Koje Riots
United Nations truce negotiator Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison accused communist Red delegates of instigating Koje island riots that killed or wounded hundreds of captured soldiers. He called the 22 minute session fruitless and said the Reds refuse to accept the armistice terms, choosing a bloody, profitless war over an honorable settlement. North Korean Gen Nam Il rebutted with charges of UN atrocities and said he would meet again next day at 11 am local time.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Red
Koje Island
Koje
U.N
Harrison
Nam Il
Nam
Nam II
Wedemeyer Dies At 81 On Audubon Farm North Of Adair
Herman C. Wedemeyer 81 Audubon county farmer died at 11 50 Sunday at his home 70 miles north of Adair He was born January 8 1871 in Guthrie county and moved with his parents to the Audubon county farm Survivors include his widow a daughter Mrs Gus Mueller of Extra a son Oscar Wedemeyer of Atlantic four grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at St John s Lutheran north west of Adair with Rev D E Weiss officiating Interment in St John s Lutheran cemetery The body will lie in state at the Roland funeral home with a brief service at 12 30 pm Tuesday.
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Griswold
Herbert J. Tye
Wright Township
Pottawattamie County
Delvan Tye
Delvan
Tye
Ira Tye
Anna Audrey Busick
Oaland
Gordon E Tye
England
H. J. Tye
Germany
Marlin J
Akron
Ohio
Delvan H
Maynard
Vernon
Irene
Wagler Funeral Home
Herman C. Wedemeyer
Audubon County
Adair
Mr. Wedemeyer
Guthrie County
Jacob and
Margaret Ernst Wedemeyer
Emma Bireline
Grauer
Roland Funeral Home
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Fire Damages Audubon Club Interior Estimate
An Audubon Veterans of Foreign Wars post suffered a severe interior fire and water damage early Sunday. Firefighters contained the blaze after a florist alerted the Audubon fire department at about 5 am. Post Commander James Cavanaugh estimated $10,000 damage. fixtures from the two year old club were a total loss. Cavanaugh suspects a cigarette dropped on a chair cushion as the club closed at 3 am.
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Audubon
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Audubon Fire Department
James Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
GOP fund report shows 1952 profit and yearly totals
The Republican National Committee reported to Congress that by June 1 1952 it had a profit of 228790. The filing with the House clerk lists total contributions for the year at 509855 and total expenses at 281065.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Congress
Clerk of the House
Western powers set to debate postwar world split
United States, Britain and France begin talks on joint policy as Moscow shifts to new ambassador to London and major issues include Indochina aid, Korean truce, POW handling, and potential German unification. Expected discussions cover allied difficulties from Korea to Germany amid Western defense concerns.
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Washington
United States
Korea
Indochina
Germany
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
London
Lovett
Alexander
Morea
Reseian
Cenee
Garman James
Thane
Acheson
Toanee
Criminal charges filed against Swift & Company across Connecticut
U S attorney Adrian W Maher announces 42 counts charging Swift and Company with ceiling price violations. Connecticut branches in New Haven Hartford Bridgeport Waterbury Stamford New Britain Norwich Meriden and Danbury implicated with regional and national actions totaling hundreds of counts. Violations alleged to have occurred during spring and summer 1951 amid meat shortages.
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New Haven
Conn
Adrian W. Maher
U. S
Swift & Company
Hartford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Stamford
New Britain
Norwich
Meriden
Danbury
Maher
Boston
Manchester
N. H
Sioux Falls
Samuel 8. Googel
Connecticut
Office of Price Stabilisation
OPS
Newspaper chain backs Eisenhower in presidential race
The Scripps-Howard chain of nine papers across the country endorsed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The New York World Telegram and Sun reported editors voted to back Eisenhower and urged the Republican Party to nominate him. The group previously backed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in 1948.
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New York
Scripps-Howard
Gen
D. D. Eisenhower
New York World-Telegram and Sun
Scripps-Howard Group
Eisenhower
Thomas B. Dewey
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