Switzer Asks Chance At Judgeship Post See Tight Control Of Foreign Policy
President Truman tightens grip on foreign policy with W Averell Harriman named assistant for foreign affairs. Harriman to direct planning on balanced defense under NATO and new foreign economic policies post European Recovery Act. Secretary of State Acheson welcomes move to boost interdepartmental cooperation amid policy formation.
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Washington
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
White House
America
S¢ Acheson
Acheson
Defense, Labor
Treasury and Commerce
Nonce
Larriman
Des Moines Woman Seeks Annulment After Gunpoint Wedding
Des Moines woman Helen Herrick Byera files suit for annulment in district court and seeks $10,000 damages from Francis E. Byers. She says he forced her on a December trip to Colorado and Takamah Nebraska and threatened to kill her if she refused. She left on returning to Des Moines and has a kidnapping charge pending before the grand jury. Byers is free on $3,000 bond.
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Des Moines
Helen Herrick Byera
Francis E.byers
Byers
Colorado
Takamah
Neb
Pieces Fall Into Place in Russ Spy Pattern
Washington reports three American suspects face wartime espionage charges as FBI agents advance a case linking Klaus Fuchs to Soviet atomic secrecy. Alfred Slack, David Greenglass, and Harry Gold are held on $100000 bonds with ties to RDX production at Holston and Los Alamos A-bomb work.
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Washington
United States
FBI
London
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N.Y
David Greenglass
New York City
Slack
Holston Ordnance Works
Kingsport
Tenn
Greenglass
Albquerque, N. M
Rifle Death Probed in Hopkinton Man
Sherman Harford, 58, a Hopkinton carpenter living alone, was found shot in his home lying atop a rifle. Deputy Harry Hurley said it may be self-inflicted or foul play. Harford’s billfold and purse were missing. he was known to carry large sums. An inquest was ordered but no date set.
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Hopkinton
Sherman Harford
Harry Hurley
Harford
C. C. Bacon
Air France Losses 84 In Persian Gulf Crashes
Air France reports 84 persons missing after two crashes in the Persian Gulf this week.66 bodies have been recovered with 18 others still unaccounted for and no survivors expected.
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Paris
Air France
Persian Gulf
Premature Birth of Baby Girl in Charleston
A 10 year old girl gave birth to a baby girl in Charleston Mississippi last May 25. The infant Sarah Lee Moor was nursed with an eye dropper and incubated at home with heated bricks. Attending physician was Dr. E W Ryan. State records show four births to mothers aged 10 to 14 in 1948 and 1949.
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Charleston
Miss
Sarah Lee Moor
Sarah Moore
Health Department
E. W. Ryan
Dewey Ends Run for Governor Clearing Field for Hanley
Former New York governor Dewey announced he will not seek re election and plans to return to private law practice leaving Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley as a leading candidate for the party nomination at Saratoga Springs. Dewey said he is tired after 20 years in public life and has received several offers he may pursue after retirement.
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Albany
Joe FR. Hanley
New York
Hanley
University of Iowa Law College
Iowa Wesleyan
Mascatine
Methodist
Centerville
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Saratoga Springs
Capitol
New York City
More Inflation Ahead Hoover Tells Jaycees
Herbert Hoover warned at Navy Pier before 4900 Jaycees that continued government deficits and borrowing would lead to inflation and harm households. He urged restraint on taxes and borrowing, arguing higher taxes without inflationary offset are unsustainable and warned of a drift toward collectivist policies.
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Hoover
Jaycees
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
U. S
Red Oak Trucker Faces Hearing on Fatal Accident
Red Oak trucker Donald E. Gutschenritter, 26, will face a Shenandoah hearing Thursday on a reckless driving charge related to a February fatal crash near Essex. Victim Glenn H. Hansen, 39, of Red Oak, died when his car overturned on Highway 48.
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Red Oak
Donald E. Gutschenritter
Shenandoah
Essex
Glenn H. Hansen
Rutschenritter
Delaware Negro Is Marbles Champion
Tilton Holt an 11 year old from Wilmington Delaware won the national VFW marbles tournament defeating Gordon Rowse of Ogden Utah in two games to one. Holt earned a trip to New York a bicycle and trophies for the win.
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Eaton Rapids
Mich
Tilton Holt
Wilmington
Del
Tilton
Gordon Rowse
Ogden
Utah
New York
Iowa Veterinarian Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself
Dr G P Simmons and his wife were found dead at their Marshalltown home from bullet wounds. Neighbors heard shots at 6 50 am and alerted authorities. Simmons a 25 year veterinarian at Union shot his wife with a .22 rifle and then killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun. Mrs Simmons sustained multiple wounds including in the stomach head and back. Authorities say no inquest is needed.
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Marshalltown
G. P. Simmons
L. A. Norman
Simmons
Hodgson
Clarindan crowned Miss Southwest Iowa at pageant
Clarindan Clarindan, Clarinda, was chosen Miss Southwest Iowa at a beauty pageant in Shenandoah. Runner up was Miss Jacqueline Stoner of Hamburg and third place went to Miss Donna Lee Dudley of Glenwood.
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Shenandoah
Virginia Lines
Clarinda
Southwest Iowa
Jacqueline Stoner
Hamburg
Donna Lee Dudley
Glenwood
Million Dollar Flash Flood Hits SW Ohio
A four hour cloudburst roared through a southwestern Ohio valley causing about 1 million dollars in damage. One woman, Alice Adrian, 65, died in Rose Farm near Crooksville as flood waters reached seven feet in the main street and forced thousands from their homes. Rescue crews aided by Red Cross provided coffee and water as power outages affected Zanesville and nearby towns.
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Crookaville
Ohio Valley
Moxmnhala
Jonathan
Crooksville
Roseville
Alice Adrian
Rose Farm
Here
State Highway Patrol
Acme Pottery Company
Harold Shower
Crooksville China Co
Ohio Power Co
Zanesville
Newark
Lancaster
Hebron
Red Cross
Misco
Majestic Theater
Engineer Killed as Bridge Collapses in Mapleton Iowa
Sioux City resident engineer Carl Y. Sernstrom aged 62 died when a steel and concrete span on Highway 141 over the Soldier River between Mapleton and Ute collapsed during inspection. Coroner Dr. S. N. Anderson said a rock crushed his chest and skull as heavy rains weakened the structure. Five other highway commission workers on the bridge remained uninjured and escaped as two inspectors nearby ran clear.
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Mapleton
Highway Commission
Carl Y. Sernstrom
Sioux City
S. N. Anderson
Monona County
Sernstrom
Soldier River
Highway 141
Ute
Georgia Berg 22 Months Dies After Porch Tragedy
In Duluth Minnesota a 22 month old girl named Georgia Adeline Berg wandered onto the front steps yesterday. Her head wedged between wooden treads as her body hung. Her mother Mrs George T Berg found her and the fire department rescue squad arrived too late.
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Duluth
Minu
Georgia
Adeline Berg
George T. Berg
Hail Floods Drain Denver Area Evacuations
Heavy hail and rain battered the Denver area late yesterday and overnight. Flooding forced evacuations of many homes in the southwest part of the city as water levels rose in streets and yards.
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Denver
Switzer Seeks Iowa Federal Judgeship Amid Senate Drift
Iowa candidate Washington-V Carroll Switzer testified he would work night and day to be a good judge if confirmed for the southern district bench. Senate opposition led by Gillette and Hickenlooper challenged the nomination as Switzer defended his record and education while noting the court had cleared 212 non bankruptcy cases.
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Washington
Carroll C. Switzer
Iowa
Federal District Bench
Caid
Switser
Ecenate Judiciary Subcommittee
McCarran
D-New
Cai
Switzer
Gillette
D-lowa
Hickenlooper
R-lowa
Truman
Three Missing After Cloudburst Hits Pomeroy Home
A cloudburst flood in a gulch near Pomeroy Washington lifted a house from its foundation. Sheriff William Grounds reports three people missing and presumed drowned: elderly couple Mr and Mrs Hermann Baden and their son Carl 40. The collapse occurred around 2 a.m. local time.
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Pomeroy, Wash
William Grounds
Hermann Baden
Carl
Iowa Progressives Open Convention in Des Moines
About 60 delegates gathered in Des Moines for the Iowa progressive party two day convention. State chairman William Smith of Cedar Rapids outlined the main task as choosing candidates for the fall election, with Fred Stover of the Iowa Farmers Union and national vice chairman slated to speak after the opening session.
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Des Moines
Iowa Progressive Party
William Smith
Cedar Rapids
Fred Stover
Iowa Farmers Union
Progressive Party
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon with scattered thundershowers in the west and south portions tonight. Sunday largely cloudy and warmer with scattered thundershowers. Partly cloudy Monday with a few scattered showers.
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N. Y
Delaware
Sidney Weinbaum
California Tech
Pasadena
Cal
Communist Party
Clarindan
SW Iowa
Navy
Eee
John Laney
Arrow
Pentagon
FAA
Prince William
Laney
International
Ohio
Progressives
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