Fresh Snow Makes Iowa Roads Slick
Fresh snow swept Iowa causing highways to become snowpacked and slick from Denison to Clinton. About four inches fell in the west and one to two inches in the east with several injuries from a two car crash near Shueyville Western.
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Iowa
Nwa
Denison
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Clinton
Shueyville
Western
St Luke's Hospital
Clinton County
Marvin Bruh
Linn County
Shakespeare Cited in Probe of Indecency
Washington AP report on a publisher defending Women's Barracks during a House committee probe of obscenity. Ralph Daigh cited Shakespeare Homer and Plato to argue the book, an army diary adaptation, is milder than Plato's Symposium and Hamlet's themes. He testified as the committee labeled pocket-sized books and cheesecake mags major decency offenders.
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Washington
Ralph Daigh
Faywcett Publications
New York
Two of Eight Escapees from Prison Retaken
Pittsburgh police arrested two of eight Western Penitentiary escapees after spotting Ralph Mastermonica 32 at a McKeesport restaurant and another man leaving a downtown cafe. Mastermonica was recaptured after a chase. a second fugitive escaped. Earlier, Cormac McNells was seized in a McKeesport lunchroom nearby during the breakout key figure described as a former dope addict led the group.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
McKeesport
Fittsburgh
Ralph Mastermonica
Mastermonica
Cormac McNells
GSA To Handle Defense Buying
Washington AP report says the Defense Department will let the General Services Administration coordinate lower buying and distribution of non military items. GSA will handle office furniture paper supplies cleaning products household furniture and similar items. The Hoover Commission recommendation from 1949 is cited.
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Washington
Defense Department
General Services Administration
Hoover Commission
Sabrejets Beat MIGs 23 to 4 in November Air Battles
Fifth Air Force said Sabrejets scored at least 23 MiG-15 kills in November over Korea, with 4 probably destroyed and 15 damaged. Three American airmen downed their fifth MiG as Allied losses totaled 16 planes that month, including four in air combat and nine by ground fire or other causes.
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Seoul
Fifth Air Force
All Is Cool as Nixon O Dwyer Meet in Mexico
In Mexico City during the presidential inauguration, Vice President elect Nixon and U S Ambassador William O Dwyer met amid formalities. Nixon had criticized O Dwyer earlier based on a New York grand jury finding.
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Nixon
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Mexico City
U. S
William O'Dwyer
O'Dowyer
New York
U.S
Paul Culbertson
O’dwyers
Sen. Nixon
Five Implicated In Judd Escape
PHOENIX UP At least five staff members of the Arizona State hospital are implicated in the sixth escape of Trunk Murderess Winnie Ruth Judd. Hospital Superintendent Dr M W Conway says four days of investigation indicate she had outside help and that staff aided her escape by cutting through a screen. Judd, recaptured Saturday night, denied insanity and said staff knew of her plans and aided them. Conway says staff will testify she is insane, while he would permit a sanity hearing.
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Phoenix
Arizona E State Hospital
Winnie’ Ruth Judd
M. W. Conway
Conway
Churchill returns to work after 78th birthday dinner
London AP reports Winston Churchill resumed duties after a family birthday dinner and a 40 pound cake shaped like his square black hat. The event followed his 78th birthday and highlighted his enduring public presence.
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London
Winston Churchill
Mamie Eisenhower visits Bess Truman at White House
Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower visits Mrs. Harry Truman at the White House to view the 54 room mansion and discuss moving in January. Reporters and cameramen capture the moment as the two First Ladies greet each other in cold weather.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Harry Truman
Mamie Eisenhower
Bess Truman
Mrs. Truman
Mrs. Eisenhower
Skirmishes Flare On Snowy Front In Korea
On the 155 mile front Allied and Communist units clashed in four skirmishes as clouds grounded most allied aircraft. South Korean infantry hit Sniper Ridge tunnels and caves and killed 24 Chinese after a raid from Pinpoint Hill.
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Seoul
Sniper Ridge
Pinpoint
Lost Pair Won't Admit Being Lost
Kenneth Martin aged 16 and Wayne Brown aged 17 wandered for 24 hours during a hunting trip near San Jose California and were sought by a 40 man posse before walking into town. They said they passed farmhouses but chose not to ask directions, claiming they were experienced hunters and did not want to admit they were lost.
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San Jose
Calif
Kenneth Martin
Wayne Brown
Truman Opposes Red Truce Move
Korean Ambassador Dr You Chan Yang said President Truman opposed U N acceptance of any Russian amendment to the Indian truce proposal. The President promised the United States will not leave South Korea exposed to the Communists.
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Washington
ITNS
You Chan Yang
Truman
U.N
U. S
South Korea
Aldrich Named Envoy to Britain and Study Group Formed
President elect Eisenhower named Winthrop W. Aldrich ambassador to Great Britain and created a three member committee led by Nelson A. Rockefeller to study and streamline the executive branch. The panel includes Arthur Flemming and Milton S. Eisenhower with Aldrich expressing pride in succeeding Walter Gifford. John Foster Dulles and others were also named to key posts.
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New York
Eisenhower
Great Britain
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
Vandenberg
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arthur 5. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Milton S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Ich
Chase National Bank of New York
U.S
Aldrich
John Foster Dulles
Ledge Mass
U.N
Harold 3. Stassen
Mutual Security Agency
Gen
Lucius D. Clay
Appointments appoint Russell and Means to Iowa posts
Gov Beardsley named Willard F Russell of Toledo industrial commissioner to fill an unexpired term ending in 1955 and Frank Means of Manilla labor commissioner to succeed ill health retiree M L Gilbert. Ropes of Des Moines will replace Means after canvass. salaries are 5000 and 4360 dollars.
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Des Moines
Wiliam S. Beardsley
Williard F. Russell
Toledo
Frank Means
Manilla
Russell
Albert J. Shaw
Pocahontas
University of Iowa
Means
M. L. Gilbert
State Commerce Commission
Fet M. Richardson
Ehn M. Ropes
Oil refinery blast in Nederland leaves seven dead
Safety officials in Nederland Texas investigation on a Saturday blast at an oil refinery that killed seven men.
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Nederland, Texas
INS
Death of E W De Nio Insurance Man at 61
E W De Nio 61 of 38 Forest Drive SE Cedar Rapids died at home Monday after a brief illness. He attended Cornell College and the University of Iowa, ex football player, long time Northwestern National Life agent, WWI veteran, married to June Matson with a son Quentin and daughter Mrs John Rigier, sister Mrs Lillian Karlan, brother Alan. He held leadership roles in local insurance groups and was a Cedar Rapids Elks member. Funeral arrangements pending with entombment at Cedar Memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
E. W
DE Nio
University of Iowa
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis
June Matson
Richmond
Quentin
Jrwhn Rigier
Chicago
Mirs
Lillian Karlan
Bakersfield
Calif
Alan
Dows
Toll roads in Iowa unlikely to be economically feasible
Des Moines AP reports that the Tawa toll roads study committee found toll highways in Iowa unlikely to pay construction and operating costs with expected earnings. The panel urged further study and funding for engineering specialists before any legislature action on toll financing.
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Des Moines
Tawa Toll Roads Study Committee
Iowa
William S. Beardsley
Coe Silent On Spy Role At Bretton Woods
Virginius Frank Coe, secretary of the IMF, refused to say if he was ever part of a wartime spy ring. The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee asked about membership during the 1944 Bretton Woods formation as hearings resumed on Communist activity among U.N. employees.
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New York
Virginius Frank Coe
U.N. International Monetary Fund
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
Coe
U.N
Washington
Orlando Dies Last of World War I Big Four
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando former Italian premier who led Italy at the war's darkest hour died after a weeklong illness. He was one of the WWI big four with Wilson Lloyd George and Clemenceau at Versailles, refused to sign the treaty, and opposed Fascism while remaining in Italy.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italy
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
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