Cedar Rapids airport expansion bonds sold in competitive bids
Cedar Rapids sold two blocks of airport bonds in a heated auction. Ernest Kosek and Company bid 1 1/2 percent interest with a 7780 premium for 535000, while Ravenscroft and Company won the 50000 issue at 1 1/2 percent with a 165 premium. Proceeds finance a new admin building hangar and related work. A resident objected to airport funds being used for streets, fire, and police services.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest Kosek
Kosek
Raffensperger, Hughes and Company
Indianapolis
Raffensperger-Hughes
Rivenscroft of
Halsey-Stuart
Ravenscroft
Ralph Franks
Thirty-second Street
Airport Commission
Don Hines
Police Seek Kidnapper of Two Year Old Boy
A man kidnapped a two year old from a Charles City home, knotting the child’s pajamas around his neck and leaving him in bushes near a neighbor’s house. The mother and child were hospitalized but the child was not harmed. Fingerprints from the window sill were sent to Des Moines for analysis as authorities pursue the suspect.
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Charles City
INS
Melvin A. Wolf
Wolf
C. H. Galloway
Galloway
Mrs. Wolf
Cedar Rapids Woman Killed in Illinois Crash
Mrs. E. W. McCrackin, 45, of Cedar Rapids died from a broken neck in a two car crash one mile east of Potomac Illinois. Her husband Mr. McCrackin suffered a fractured pelvis and was in fair condition at Lake View hospital. The crash killed two others and injured two more riders in the other car. The McCrackins were en route to Huntington West Virginia to visit their daughter Mrs. Jiruska. Mrs. McCrackin is also survived by son William of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
E. W. McCrackin
Twenty-sixth Street
McCrackin
Potomac, Ill
Forest R. Fie
Rantoul
Ill
Malcolm M. Arnold
Alexandria
Lake View Hospital
Danville
Fie
McCrackins
Huntington
W. Va
John Jiruska
Copeland-Seidel
Potomac
Jiruska
William
Jiruskas
Boa Constrictor Loose in Florida Nightclub
Six foot six inch boa escapes from cage after dancer Susan Williams and partner Sabu finish an act in a Miami Beach club. Williams drove friends to a restaurant then returned to find the snake missing from the back seat.
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Miami Beach
Susan Williams
Sabu
Collins Optimistic On Tank Program
Gen. J Lawton Collins army chief of staff told a house armed services subcommittee that tank production is progressing well and appears adequate for war possibilities. A previously critical member said after the testimony that he is satisfied with the progress and believes we are farther along than expected.
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Washington
INS
J. Lawton Collins
Army
House
Armed Services
Collins
Coast Guard Opens Re enlistment Drive for Reservists
The Coast Guard launched a campaign to re enlist former guardsmen and reservists including women into the volunteer reserve. Re enlisted personnel aged 17 to 45 may return to the ratings they held at discharge and cannot be called to full time active duty without consent.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Marines Mobilize Entire Volunteer Reserve for Recall
The Marine Corps announced it will mobilize its 80 000 person volunteer reserve with 50 000 called between August 15 and October 31. Ground and air personnel will report to camps including LeJeune Pendleton Cherry Point and El Toro with 30 days to settle civilian affairs after recall.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Cherry Point
el Toro
City Officials Debate Garbage Disposal and Polio Link
Cedar Rapids officials and medical spokesmen met to weigh whether returning to incineration of garbage could slow polio. Health department experts found no proof that flies spread polio and did not deem landfills more dangerous than incineration. Some doctors urged a temporary reversion to incineration to ease public concern.
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State Health Department
Army Reports 2,616 Korean War Casualties
The army announced that 2,616 casualties were reported to families and released for publication through Sunday. Of these, 153 killed, 1,590 wounded, and 873 missing. total casualties for army navy and air force reach 2,669.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Assembly Could Meet On Quick Notice
Trygve Lie said the United Nations General Assembly could meet on 24 hours notice in an emergency. He asserted the secretary general would call the 59 nations at such a time, noting current rules require 14 days notice but claiming emergency authority to suspend them.
Red Setback in S E Asia Seen
Singapore AP report quotes Britain's Commissioner General Malcolm MacDonald saying Communists have lost ground in Indo China and Burma, the two gateways to southeast Asia. He accuses Russia of masterminding red revolts and prompting China to aid guerrillas, while noting recent military and political gains have left Indo China and Burma more firmly held.
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Singapore
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
Indo-China
Burma
Southeast Asia
MacDonald
Russia
Asia
China
Embezzler Crowe Freed on Parole
Richard H. Crowe a 41 year old New York banker convicted of an 883660 embezzlement last year was released from the federal correctional institution after serving 13 months of a three year sentence He left in a jovial mood with his wife at the prison gates saying he was happy to get out and he had no job in mind then headed toward New York City
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Danbury, Conn
Richard H. Crowe
New York
Federal Correctional Institution
Crowe
Crowes
New York City
Submarines Charr and Sea Robin Voted 1950 Navy Ship of the Year
The navy announced that two boats, the Charr and the Sea Robin, were selected as the outstanding ships in the U S fleet for 1950.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Marines Attack on Guadalcanal Anniversary
Veteran Marines spearhead a major U N attack on the Korean front eight years after Guadalcanal. Reinforced by the 25th division, they deploy heavy bazookas flame throwers and modern weapons amid rugged terrain and harsh weather. Veterans recall harsh lessons from Guadalcanal while asserting these Marines are better trained and equipped for Korea.
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Marine Brigade
Korean Front
INS
U.N
Guadalcanal
25Th Army
America
South Korea
Woman 42 Killed in Cherokee Case
A 49 year old Cherokee cattle buyer, E. M. Bud Lyman, was detained in Sioux City on Monday as investigators probe the death of Neva Andrews, 42, of Cherokee. Authorities report a suspected homicide after Andrews' bruised body was found in a Cherokee parking lot. Lyman, who says he had been involved with Andrews for eight years, denies knowledge of the death and says they parted after midnight following a night with Andrews and her mother. A fight was later reported by Andrews' mother, but officials have not released official charges.
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Sioux City
Neva Andrews
Cherokee
Edwin Lunde
Woodbury County
E. M
Bud” Lyman
Schleef
Harold Grigg
Lyman
Lunde
Grigg
Americans Advance on South Front in Korea Offensive
American marines and doughboys pressed four miles on the southern front Monday in their first offensive of the Korea war. The three pronged attack faced heavy artillery and mortar fire as they neared Chinju and pushed toward Pusan.
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Associated Press
U.S
Korea
Chinju
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Kumchon-Taegu
Pusan
Yechon
Tokyo
Chindong
Tom Lambert
Lambert
Fifth Marine Regiment
Army
Hawaii
35Th
25Th Infantry Division
Naktong River
Taegu
U. S
Naktong
Pugongni
Andong
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Southeast Korea
Chuckle Panel Revives Optimist Pessimist Realist Jokes
A brief joke item from Re Bar presents the classic exchange between an optimist and pessimist with a realist riff, noting the punchline about passing the pitcher. The light humor reflects a daily comic strip style.
U S Destroyers and Cruiser En Route to Korean Area
A U S flotilla of four destroyers and one light cruiser arrived in Colombo Ceylon on Monday en route to the Korean theater. The ships were the destroyers Fred T. Bere Keppler Norris and MacAffery and the light cruiser Worcester.
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Colombo
Ceylon
U.S
Fred T Bere
Keppler
Norris
MacAffery
Worcester
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