North Korean Korean Crisis Sparks U.S. Alarm
US denounces North Korea attack on South Korea as aggression with Soviet links. Analysts debate Moscow’s aims amid Korea’s strategic value and Japan base tensions. Marriage license issued to Verner V. Fredricksen and Ramona Wheeler.
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Dewstt MacKenzie
United States
North Korea
Republic of Southern Korea
Japan
Washington
John Myun Chang
U. S
Knowland
California
Soviet Union
Indies
Tokyo
Asia
Korea
Russia
Keres
America
Nippon
Moscow
Ring of America
Pacific
Verner V. Fredricksen
Extra
Ramona Wheeler
Lewis
Major Rail Strike Halts Four Western Railroads
A 4000 AFL Switchmen strike shuts down four major lines totaling 8 000 to 8 000 miles. Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Western Chicago and Great Western Western Pacific face near total freight collapse with 35 000 additional layoffs. Workers demand 40 hour week and 31 cent raise. rejection of 18 cent offer. Great Northern reports mixed service disruption.
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Chicago
AFL
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Great Northern
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
No Train Service Amid Strike Halts Rail Operations
The railroad is at a standstill with no trains running since yesterday. Mail is moved by trucks and planes, boosting Mid-West Airlines out of Atlantic. A Des Moines terminal truck delivered mail at 11 20 and departed at 1 00, with outbound mail. An Omaha terminal truck was due this afternoon while star routes link Burlington and Northwestern lines, unaffected by the strike.
Weather Outlook: Cooler Tonight. Winds Diminish Across State
Fair and cooler this afternoon and tonight with strong northwest winds 38-40 mph in the extreme north and 15-20 mph elsewhere. Winds ease tonight to 10-15 mph. Tuesday brings fair and warmer conditions. Scattered showers are forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday.
Mother Confesses Strangling Daughter in Freeport
In Freeport New York eight year old Barbara Valentine was found strangled in her bed shortly after the mother Ruth Valentine called police saying I have just strangled my daughter. Police Inspector Stuyvesant Pinnell said the child likely died by rope strangulation while the family slept. The mother gave incoherent replies and had been under a physician care since an operation last year.
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Freeport
N. Y
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Barbara Valentine
Bus Collision Fatal for Waterloo Man LeRoy Capes
Waterloo resident LeRoy Capes aged 49 died in a local hospital from injuries suffered after he walked into a moving city bus two months earlier. The incident occurred in Waterloo and the man later passed away this morning.
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Waterloo
LeRoy Capes
Flood Toll Rises After West Virginia Storm Lashes Six Counties
At least 21 dead and 33 missing after powerful Mash floods hit six North Central West Virginia counties. Mourning families in Smithburg report many missing from the Clyde and Mrs Bailey home as waters carried the house downstream. Berea and Weston suffer heavy loss with 200 homes destroyed and $2 million damage estimate in Weston. Volunteers warn residents as emergency crews search wreckage.
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West Union
W. Va
West Virginia
Clyde Bailey
Smithburg
Here
Bailey
Paul B. Davie
Charles Bailey
B. J. Cooper
Berea
Weston
West Fork River
New Appeal For Cancer Fund In Cass County
Mrs. Henry R. Bell, American Cancer Society county chairwoman, appealed for more donations to reach Cass county’s 1950 cancer crusade goal of 2 620. So far 2 298 50 has been received. Donors listed include Anita Atlantic Griswold Lewis Massena Wiota Brighton township Py mosa Benton Washington Grove Franklin Lincoln Bear Grove Pleasant Edna Noble and others. several townships have not contributed.
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Cass County
Henry R. Bell
American Cancer Society
Bell
Lewis
Massena
Wiota
Brighton Township
Pymosa
Benton
Washington
Grove
Franklin
Lincoln
Bear Grove
Pleasant
Edna
Noble
Barne
Cumberland
Grant
Cass
Union
Victoria
Red Oak Farmer Found Dead in Stock Tank
Ed Boeger, 39, a Red Oak area farmer, was found dead in a stock tank on his North Red Oak farm yesterday. A doctor said he apparently collapsed from a heart attack while performing chores and fell into the tank.
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Red Oak
Ed Boeger
Boeger
Donnellson Youth Drowns in Quarry
Garrett Billingsly 16 son of Mr and Mrs Howard Billingsly of Donnellson drowned while swimming with two others in a stone quarry southeast of town. The boy reportedly stepped off a ledge into 14 feet of water.
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Pleasant
Garrettt Billingsly
Howard Billingsly
Donnellson
Here
Young Billingsly
World War II style Korean Crisis Sparks Global Reactions
Across Seoul Washington London Tokyo and New York leaders respond to the rapid invasion of South Korea. Truman pledges full UN support while defense chiefs warn of broader conflict. F-51 fighters to South Korea and a UN cease fire call shape early crisis actions.
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Douglas MacArthur
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
Dulles
Korea
Syngham Rhee
International
Associated Press
Seoul
Washington
Truman
United Nationa
South Korea
U. S
Johnson
Russia
London
Peter Geoffrey Roberts
Britain
New York
MacArthur
United Nations
United States
Anchorage
Alaska
Nathan F. Twining
Elmendorf Air Force
Iowa Cityan Heads State War Dads
Ernest Jacobs of Iowa City was elected president of the Iowa War Dads for the coming year at the seventh annual convention. Officers include F. R. Peterson Council Bluffs vice president Dallas Kerr Donnellson second vice president Royal Pemberton Sr Keokuk secretary Hilf King Mount Pleasant treasurer R E Foster Red Oak chaplain William Leyb Donnellson sergeant at arms. The auxiliary elected Mrs Ross Menerey Council Bluffs president Mabel Smith Mount Pleasant vice president Mrs G C Barbe Keokuk secretary and Mrs Dallas Kerr Donnellson historian.
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Kenkuk
Ernest Jacobs
Iowa City
F. R. Peterson
Council Bluffs
Dallas Kerr
Donnellson
Royal Pemberton, Sr
Keokuk
Hllf King
Mount Pleasant
R. E. Foster
Red Oak
William Leyb
Ross Menerey
Mabel Smith
G. C. Barbe
Northern forces demand surrender as Seoul siege tightens
Northern mobile column penetrates toward Seoul from Uijongbu after heavy tank and artillery actions. Gen Chai Ung Jun broadcasts surrender demand from Pyongyang radio while U.S. Embassy burns papers and Seoul fights to hold Ongjin peninsula front. President Rhee and cabinet in emergency session as southern forces reel.
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Seoul
Korea
Communista
Pyongyang
Chai Ung Jun
South Korea
Outakirsa
Uijongbu
Seal
U.S
Syngman Rhee
Ongjin Peninsular
Young Civic Leader to Enter Ministry in Des Moines
Des Moines attorney and civic leader Telfer Mook, 33, announced plans to enter Congregational ministry. He will attend Chicago Theological Seminary to study for the ministry, saying there is no more important work than church service. Mook led the committee for good government pushing for a city manager form of government in Des Moines.
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Des Moinee
Des Moines
Telfer Mook
Chicago Theological Seminary
Mook
Committee For Good
Gambler Erickson Sentenced to Two Years and 30000 Fine
New York kingpin Frank Erickson, leader of a nationwide bookmaking operation, was sentenced in special sessions court to two years in prison and a 30000 dollar fine after pleading guilty to 60 gambling counts. The 60 counts carried up to 60 years, and the judge imposed consecutive terms totaling two years plus a three year suspended term. Justices Perlman Oliver and Flood presided. DA Hogan urged five years and 30000 fine, with Erickson fined 500 on each count.
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New York
Frank Erickson
Erickson
Nathan D. Perlman
Frank Oliver
John V. Flood
Frank S. Hogan
Rutledge Murder Appeal Delayed to December
Des Moines Iowa supreme court will hear Robert C. Rutledge Jr. appeal from a second degree murder conviction in December instead of November under court approved agreement. Rutledge is free on $40,000 bail while serving a 70 year Fort Madison penitentiary sentence for the Byron C. Hartman slaying.
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Des Moines
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Rutledge
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Fort Madison
Byron C. Hartman
Swimmer Drowns in Ames Pool
Ames 17 year old Dune Solyst son of Mr and Mrs Reuben Solyst Story City drowned in an Ames pool last night after the pool closed his body recovered from 11 feet of water.
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Ames
Dune Solyst
Reuben Solyst
Story City
Lightning Theory Weighs In On Northwest DC-4 Tragedy
Evidence mounts that a lightning strike caused the Northwest DC-4 crash over Lake Michigan killing all 58 aboard. Wreckage includes parts of clothing a blanket and a suitcase. Coast guard cutters search the lake depths 209 to 300 feet. Officials say divers unlikely to recover bodies.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
New York
Nathaniel S. Fulford
Ninth Coast Guard District
Anyle
Excise Tax Slash Bill Cleared For House Consideration
Washington Republicans clash over a 1.01 billion dollar excise tax cut bill as House Rules approves a closed rule limiting amendments. The measure cleared for floor debate with a GOP substitute option and a Thursday vote expected to set the stage for a long Fourth of July weekend.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
GOP
GOP Veterans League Endorses Kallemyn for Treasurer
Des Moines Iowa the republican veterans league announced it enthusiastically endorses Edward J Kallemyn secretary of the Iowa World War II bonus board for the republican nomination for state treasurer Kallemyn ran fourth in a five man field in the June 5 primary none of the candidates reached 35 percent triggering a post primary convention here July 21 to select the party nominee.
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Des Moines
Republican Veterans’ League of Love
Edward J. Kallemyn
Iowa
Kallemyn
Man Pleads Innocent in Promise City Assault Case
Corydon resident William Long 62 waived preliminary hearing on assault with intent to murder charges after allegedly shooting Lara Lockridge 43 a Promise City station operator. Lockridge is non life threatening and treated at Centerville hospital. Bond set at 20000.
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Corydon
William Long
Promise City
Long
Lara Lockridge
Centerville
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Ray Bonnell
Paul Revere
Harland Hodge
Charles Bridge
Iowa Cityan
Amberg
Kurt Rannenberg
Berlin
Gambler Erickson
DR. Rutledge
GOP Vets League
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