Arms Smuggler Finds Fast Buck Comes Easy
Serge von Daron, 38, emerges as Europe’s busiest arms smuggler in a detailed profile. The Romanian peasant’s son, once Adriana in Istanbul during World War I, is described as tall and scarred, a shadowy figure aligning with Balkan arms networks.
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Paris
NEA
Serge von Daron
Europe
Basil Zaharoff
Serge
Istanbul
Turkey
Adriana
Erich von Stroheim
Serge von Darons
Switzerland
Amer
Big Brother Tops Aides Arguments On Government Size
Vincent L. Browner, president of the National Assn of Retail Grocers, criticizes big government as a threat greater than the hydrogen bomb while urging prudence and selective cuts. He cites government control of 162 ice cream plants and warns against premature tax cuts that would harm national defense.
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Washington
National Assn. of
Vincent L. Browner
Des Moines
Iowa
Browner
Bond Changes Affect More Than Stocks
Arthur Meriins explains how bond market movements impact everyday costs beyond stocks. Rising yields lift utility rates and mortgage borrowing costs, since government, municipal, and corporate bonds set rate levels that ripple through the economy.
National Church Meet Opens in Audubon Iowa
The 48th national convention of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church starts in Audubon Iowa with about 600 pastors delegates and visitors expected. Dr Hans Jeersild of Blair Nebraska is named national president.
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National
Audubon
Iowa
The
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hans Jeersild
Blair
Neb
Sulfur Saturated Mud Treatment Ad Offers Painless Remedy
Advertisement claims arthritis neuritis rheumatism sciatica and related ailments are miraculously cured by sulfur saturated mud and invites inquiries to MUDBADEN Box 762 Watertown D. Phone 831.
Bond market shows lower yields than a year ago
The passage notes 30-year government bonds trading at 1100 on a 1000 face value, yielding 2.68 percent, and a Southwestern Gas & Electric issue of 10 million dollars selling at a net interest cost of 3.195 percent, indicating lower borrowing costs now than a year earlier.
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Southwestern Gas & Electric Co
Two men charged with swindling Iowa 79-year-old
Conspiracy charges filed in Municipal Court against William Lacey and Otto H. Burns for allegedly swindling 79-year-old James Oanek of 18000 dollars. Oanek met three men at an Excelsior Springs resort with a staged high stakes card game. The 'oil man' supposedly offered to back 18000 while Burns and Lacey would supply the rest. Bond set at 3000 each.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
William Lacey
Springfield
Otto H. Burns
Kansas City
James Oanek
Oanek
Excelsior Springs
Earl Miller
Burns
Lacey
Miller
Danek
Wind and rain slow search for Navy plane wreck on Yaku Island
A search party battles wind and rain on Yaku Island seeking the John Doe crew of a Navy plane. The rugged terrain hinders efforts as 17 men are feared dead.
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Tokyo
Yaku Island
Indian Admits Slaying Sheriff at Adair County Courthouse
Chester Lee Gonzalis a 21 year old full blood Cherokee admitted in a signed statement that he killed Sheriff Henry Buckner with a .16 gauge shotgun after returning home drunk and confronting him. The claim states Buckner arrived after a call for help and Gonzalis waited in bushes before firing.
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Stilwell
Okla
Adair County
Henry Buckner
Chester Lee Gonzalis
Gonzalis
Fogg Hollow
Buckner
Claude Seymour
Crime Bureau
Gonzales
Heavy payroll boosts Lynchburg Guard spending
Headquarters Co Second Battalion of the Virginia National Guard paid out a $3000 payroll in Lynchburg in silver dollars to show city merchants how much the unit spends locally.
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Lynchburg
Virginia National Guard
Iowa Motor Vehicle Toll Reaches 249 For Year
Three more people died in Iowa over the weekend in motor vehicle crashes. Victims include Leonard F. Popenhagen 31 of Kel er Wis killed when his transport truck overturned south of Dubuque. Jennings B. Godown 57 Panora farmer died from injuries in a Guthrie Center hospital. Mrs Edna Bechtel Madrid Iowa died from injuries suffered north of Des Moines June 3. Eugene Maynard Pearson 22 Newell Iowa an Air Force trainee killed near Joplin Mo Sunday.
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Leonard F. Popenhagen
Kieler
Wis
Dubuque
Jennings B. Godown
Panora Farmer
Guthrie Center
Edna Bechtel
Madrid
Des Moines Hospital
Capitol City
Eugene Maynard Pearson
Airforce
Newell
Joplin
Cherokee dog poisoning hits boy's pets for fourth year
Cherokee police vow to investigate after seven year old John Gianopouls reports his dog Tiny poisoned this Saturday. The plea comes as the family mourns four dogs lost to poisoning over four years, with the boy begging not to lose another pet.
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John Gianopouls
Tiny
Iowa association reelects Hahn as president
The Des Moines Iowa Association for Retarded Children re elected Robert A Hahn of Cedar Rapids as its president. The group endorsed creating a center at the State University of Iowa to evaluate mentally retarded children before admission to a state school.
Sixty Fifteen Men Ordained into Ministry Sunday
Fifteen men were ordained to the ministry on Sunday in Sioux City, marking a significant local religious milestone. The ordination ceremony featured pastors and church leaders from several congregations, highlighting ongoing community faith initiatives.
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Sioux City
Banana Workers Strike Nears End in Guatemala
In Guatemala 3000 Communist led banana workers may end a three week strike after a government negotiated wage contract with United Fruit Co meets about 80 percent of the workers demands. The rank and file must approve before it takes effect.
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Guatemala
United Fruit Co
VA Dedicates Eight Million Hospital in Cincinnati
Vice Admiral Joel T Boone dedicated a new eight million dollar VA hospital in Cincinnati. The facility is the 170th VA hospital built and will operate as a surgical and general hospital serving veterans.
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Cincinnati
Joel T. Boone
The
Veterans Administration
Ordinations Granted in Local Methodist Church
North Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church announced ordination permissions for four individuals. Among those ordained were Richard L. Pearson of St Ansgar and four others were granted ordination in their own churches.
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North Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Richard L. Pearson
St. Ansgar
Four Hearsemen Take Second in Barber Shop Contest
In Washington the group calling themselves the Four Hearsemen, who sing professionally for an Amarillo funeral home, finished second in the annual barber shop quartet contest. The Orphans from Wichita, Kansas won the event sponsored by SPEBSQSA.
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Washington
Barber Shop
Four Hearsemen
Amarillo
Tex
Orphans
Wichita
Kan
Separated Siamese Twins Doing Well
In Leeward en Holland two seven month old Siamese twin girls Folkie and Tjitska De Vries were separated in a 70 minute operation Saturday. They had shared a 34 inch body connection but possessed separate organs. The surgeon said the operation proved the girls could live separately.
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Leeuwarden
Holland
Folkie
Tjitska de Vries
No Hit Games Milestone Since 1876
Since 1876 major league baseball has recorded 142 no hit games pitched. The stat tracks 19th century debuts through contemporary seasons and highlights each pitcher’s rare achievement in the sport.
Sensational PRUVO claim for arthritis relief at $1.50
Advertises PRUVO as a fast acting anti-arthritic treatment from HOLTZ PHARMACY priced at $1.50 with promises of rapid pain relief reduced swelling and restored mobility. Claims long lasting results after clinic tests and guarantees satisfaction or a penny back.
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America
PRUVO
Priuvo
PROVO
Holtz Pharmacy
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