Ceiling Collapse At Sequoia Theater Wounds 30 In Enka
Ten tons of ornamental plaster fell from the balcony area of the Sequoia theater injuring about 30 moviegoers in Redwood City California. Fifteen required hospitalization though only one in serious condition. Eyewitnesses described the collapse as sudden and thunderous with panic briefly breaking out.
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Redwood City
Calif
Vangie Case
Redweed City
Belcon
William Goldsmith
Phil Bray
Joseph Lewis
Robert Case
Loges
Robert MacGregor
Palo Alto
Freese Takes Cass County Safety Council Post
Ed Freese Atlantic high school basketball coach and driver training director was named temporary Cass county chairman of the Iowa Safety Council to help form a county unit. Tom Murphy Red Oak publisher appointed him, with George C. Baker of Des Moines assisting in organizing Cass County.
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Ed Freese
Atlantic
Cass County
Iowa
William Beardsley
State Safety Council
Freese
Tom Murphy
Red Oak
Murphy
Cass
George C. Baker
Des Moines
State
Weather forecast shows scattered thunderstorms this afternoon
Partly cloudy and warm with humid air and isolated thunder showers this afternoon. Southwest winds at 20 to 25 mph. Tonight and Friday expect more scattered thunder showers with high temperatures and humidity slowly easing northwest areas Friday.
UN probed press credentials for Kyriazidis
The United States seeks withdrawal of press credentials from Nicholas Kyriazidis a 29 year old correspondent for the London Daily Worker and the Demokratistis Greek newspaper alleging activities outside his special visa for UN coverage. Deportation proceedings are threatened.
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Nicholas Kyriazidis
United States
Kyriazidis
London Daily Worker
Democratis
International
Delores Prall Named Iowa 4-H Vice President at Ames
Delores Prall of Cass County was elected vice-president of Iowa 4-H girls at the state convention in Ames. Beverly Walker of Burlington was named president with Bernice Karde Walcott secretary treasurer and Evelyn DeBruina Oskaloosa historian. The four day gathering closes tomorrow as Prall, an Atlantic High School senior, boasts six years in 4-H with district and state honors and leadership in Eldeen of Pymosa township.
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Delores Prall
Cass County
Iowa
Eldeen of
Pymosa Township
Attlee Seeks Confidence Vote On Pool Plan Policy
Prime Minister Clement Attlee urged Parliament to back his Schuman plan policy and the government position to stay out of the six nation talks in Paris on pooling western Europe's coal and steel sectors. The motion's signatories included Morrison Bevin Cripps Noel-Baker and Strauss.
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London
Clement Attlee
Attlee
House of Commonal
Paris
Europe
Herbert Morrison
Ernest Bevin
Stafford Cripps
Philip
Dulles Says Communist World Too Weak to Wage War
John Foster Dulles told the American chamber of commerce that the captive world of communism is too weak to seek war now with the free world. He warned threats may come from within by disciplined communist minorities and cited U S advantages in steel aluminum electric power and oil as growing.
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Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
State Department
American Chamber of Commerce
Dulles
United States
Asia
MacArthur
Formosa
Japan
Defense
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Okinawa
Philippines
Bradley
Shigeru Yoshida
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Minister charged with reported incident in Brookfield
Rev. Merrit Kenneth Kirks 27 pastor of the Christian church at Mendon Missouri was charged with raping 14 year old Carol Lee Renshaw and striking sisters Jo Ann Spencer 13 and Joyce Elizabeth Spencer 12 with a German sugar public safety item the incident occurred last Friday afternoon Prosecuting Attorney Marvin Hopper said Kirks who was arrested last night is married with two children and a Drake University graduate
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Brookfield
Merrit Kenneth Kirks
Christian Church
Mendon
Marvin Hopper
Carol Lee Renshaw
Jo Ann Spencer
Joyce Elizabeth Spencer
Kirks
Drake University
Des Moines
Senate probes huge funds in several primary races
Senator Gillette said the Senate subcommittee on privileges and elections will review numerous complaints of alleged huge expenditures in at least four senatorial primaries. He cited five campaigns across North Carolina Florida Pennsylvania and Illinois and warned the panel will investigate facts without aiding contests.
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Washington
Gillette
D-la
Senate
North Carolina
Florida
Rennsylvania
Illinois
le Willing
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
James Duff
GOP
Rep
Kunkel
Lutherans Hear Plea for Unity at Missouri Synod Meet
Milwaukee delegates at the flat triennial convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod heard Dr. John Behnken call for renewed unity efforts. The nine day session will consider a doctrinal agreement with the American Lutheran Church not a merger, with each group retaining its administration.
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Milwaukee
United States
Canada
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
John W. Behnken
Synod
American Lutheran Church
Burlington Woman Dies After Being Struck By Car
Mrs. Claudia Cummings, 65, died in a Burlington hospital after a car struck her while crossing near the business district. The incident occurred Wednesday, authorities said, as she was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the crash.
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Burlington
Claudia Cummings
Roosevelt to Chiang note tied to Amerasia data
Senate investigators produced a document seized in the 1948 Amerasia raids linking career diplomat John S. Service to top secret wartime messages from President Roosevelt to Chiang Kai-shek. The note was presented at a Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing as part of charges that Service aided communists.
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Washington
Senate
Amerasia
John S. Service
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Hickenlooper
R-Town
Senate Foreign Relations
McCarthy
R-Wiasa
PBS
New York
Justice Department
State Department
Cancer Fatal To Jane Cowl Broadway's Juliet Star Dies
Jane Cowl aged 65, famed Broadway Juliet and former star of 856 Broadway performances, died in Santa Monica of abdominal cancer after a two week hospital stay. Born in Boston, she debuted in 1903 New York, later moved to Hollywood and appeared in films. She was widow of Adolph Klauber and co authored nine plays including Smiling Through and Lime Time.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Cowl
Juliet
Miss Cowl
Boston
New York City
Hollywood
Adolph Klauber
New York Times
Shakespeare
Broadway
New York
Erasmus Hall High School
Brooklyn
Columbia University
Sidener Family Flees Canton for Florida Amid Threats
Sidener, former president of the local United Mine Workers group at Buckheart mine, says his family plans to seek refuge in Florida to escape ongoing threats and telephone calls. He remains on leave from his $175 weekly shovel operator job, and his wife reportedly suffers a nervous condition.
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Canton
Lloyd H. Sidener
United Mine Workers Union
Florida
Sidener
Focal
John L. Lewis
Buckheart
Placinda
Lightning strikes kill man at same spot in Florida
In Riverview Florida 67 year old Charles Sappal was killed when lightning struck the same fishing camp area on the Little Mana tee river as a year earlier. The first incident knocked a bottle from his hands. This time the bolt caused his death.
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Riverview
Fla
Charles Sappal
Ins
Manatee River
Sappal
Carnival stands closed by sheriff in New Hampton
Sheriff J. Daly closed eight concession stands at a carnival in New Hampton accusing them of gambling operations in violation of Iowa law. The closure followed authorities actions at the event by the sheriff.
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New Hampton
KK. J. Daly
Daly
Nationwide Rail Tieup Foreseen Amid Unions Striking
A switchmen's strike date set for Sunday threatens five major railways including Rock Island and Western Pacific. Two other unions gain write to strike July 15 after rejecting presidential board wage and hour findings. Leaders warn of economic pressure to secure a fair settlement amid the Railway Labor Act cooling-off period.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Western Pacific
Iowa
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Emergency Board
Mi.n
F. H. Nemitg
W. P. Kennedy
Des Moines Driver Fined for Reckless Driving
Justice of the Peace George Bidwell fined George L. Rosa 109 dollars and recommended license suspension after Rosa rear ended Hobart E. Newton, causing Newton’s car to run into heavy traffic and overturn. Both drivers were uninjured.
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Des Moines
George Bidwell
George L. Rosa
Hobart KE. Newton
Stuart
Newton
Ross
Japanese Star Betty Grable Visits U S To Learn Kiss
Betty Grable and Shirley Yamaguchi leave Santa Monica hospital after a minor operation. Yamaguchi is on a six week U S tour to study kissing for screen roles with nurse Kaye Tomblin guiding her.
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Japan
Betty Grable
Shirley Yamaguchi
Santa Monica
Cal
United States
Shirley
Kaye Tomblin
Gunfire at Enka plant wounds three workers in Morristown
In a morning clash at the American Enka rayon plant three men were wounded as gunfire erupted during a drift change. A second volley hit near the main gate as 66 to 75 workers armed with rifles and pistols gathered. William McGinnis was critically injured. Victor McDaniel and James McCanney were lightly wounded. Police and 70 patrolmen rushed to the scene. officers reported no fatalities despite an initial erroneous claim.
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Morristown
Tenn
American Enka Corporation
Rayon
Ecene
CIO
Enten Lesal
Highway Patrol
Nashville
State Safety
Sam Neal
W. T. Shelton
Knox- Kinewer
Marnustown
Knoxville
William McGinnis
Victor McDaniel
James McCanney
McGinnis
Joe Q. Dougherty
Enka
Ambuchers
Dougherty
Ae Paes
Senate approves 15 day draft extension in stop gap move
The Senate approved a 15 day extension of the draft law by voice vote at a session in Washington. The resolution goes to the House for action as Senate Democratic Leader Lucas of Hinds urged rapid action to avoid missing a longer deadline. The new deadline is July 9.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lucas of Hinds
Congress
Miss Southwest Iowa contestant to compete in St. Louis
Shenandoah Clarinda resident Miss Virginia Lines, 18, crowned Miss Southwest Iowa, will enter a midwest beauty contest at Sportsmen's Park in St. Louis on Sunday July 2. Her trip is sponsored by radio station KPNF.
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Shenandoah
Virginia Lines
Clarinda
Radio
KPNF
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