Indictment Hints at Truman Officials in Tax Case
Washington officials announce a St. Louis federal grand jury indictment charging Matthew J. Connelly T. Lamar Caudle and Harry S. Schwimmer in a broad conspiracy to defraud the government in a tax matter. Co-conspirators include Irving Sachs and Shu-Stiles Inc. plus Ellis N. Slack. The case spans 1948 to 1952 with charges of bribery perjury false statements and tax law violations. Sachs pled guilty and was fined $40,000. Slack on leave pending removal. The grand jury alleges efforts to obstruct investigations and influence IRS actions to overlook Sachs’ tax issues. The investigation continues under Warren Olney III.
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Washington
Brownell
St. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
Truman
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Irving Sachs
Shu-Stiles, Inc
Sachs
Ellis N. Slack
Justice Department Tax Division
Slack
Internal Revenue
Connelly
Internal Revenue Service
Aee
Schwimmer
Pots Nowillys S. Newcomb
Asetto
Warren Olney III
First Night Speeder Arrest as Iowa Observes Safe-Driving Day
Iowa observes Safe-Driving Day with light snow and icy roads delaying highway safety efforts. A Stanley man injured in a school bus car crash near Oelwein. an Algona man, Gerald J Halidorf, is the first person arrested for exceeding the 65 mile per hour nighttime limit on highway 20 east of Duncombe, posting a $10 bond.
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Stanley
Oelwein
Clinton Moyer
Iowa
Roy Zabriskie
Towa
Gerald J. Halidorf
Algona
M. J. Hogan
Halidorf
Duncombe
Fort Dodge
Merger Voted by AFL Convention
Washington AP says the AFL convention voted unanimously to merge with the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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AFL
Washington
INS
American Federation of Labor Convention
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Robber Forces Bread Truck Driver to Dubuque and Flees
A Cedar Rapids bread truck driver, Willard Loftsgaar den, was forced at gunpoint by a man in his early 20s to drive from Martelle to Dubuque. In Dubuque the gunman robbed him of $4, then fled on foot as a widespread manhunt hunted the area. Lieutenant roles and details describe the suspect as 5 10, dark hair, blue jeans, black leather jacket, chrome buttons, hatless. Loftsgaar den phoned police at 5 am from a tavern after hiding in the truck. A dragnet and rail-yard searches followed, but the suspect was not located.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Martelle
Willard Loftsgaarden
Loftsgaarden
Buddy
Clinton
Jones and
Main
Edward Herron Appointed State Fire Marshal
Edward Herron named state Fire Marshal by Iowa Safety Commissioner Clinton Moyer with Barry N. Minear as administrative assistant. Herron, 45, directs Cedar Rapids Fire Department fire prevention and will replace Zack Cook after leave of absence approval. Salary 4900 dollars. appointment effective Thursday. Minear, formerly with Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance, will be paid 5200 dollars and starts December 15.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Clinton Moyer
Edward Herron
Barry N. Minear
Moyer
Herron
Cedarapids Fire Department
Zack Cook
Cook
Cedar Rapids
Fire Prevention Bureau
Minear
Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Decorah
Maxwell
University of Iowa Law Department
Champ Steer Brings Record Bid at Exposition
Julius the grand champion steer sold for 16125 to Pfaelzer Brothers of Chicago for the Howard Johnson chain. Nancy Turner of Champaign Illinois owned the steer with assist from her sister Jane. The 1075 pound lot weighed 986 pounds for Julius plus 89 pounds for Jane.
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Chicago
INS
Julius
Pfaelzer Brothers of
Howard Johnson
Ellard Pfaelzer
Nancy Turner
Champaign
Jane
Hong Kong Paper Opposes Names for Typhoons
The Hong Kong Tiger Standard editorially objects to giving girls' names to typhoons arguing that big storms should not be named after officials or politicians. The piece cites examples such as Bulganin Khrushchev and other leaders in its critique.
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Hong Kong
Tiger Standard
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Bids cut for Cedar Rapids sewage plant expansion
Cedar Rapids officials report a second bidding round for the city sewer system expansion came in at 698 422 from Kinderknecht Construction, the low bid among two bidders, about 34 000 less than the prior round. Paulson Construction bid 704 000. The council will decide Monday, with costs projected 15 000 under the bid total due to fixed price equipment.The project advances a roughly 2 1 2 million upgrade including clarifiers screens grit removal and pre aeration tank conversion.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedarapids
Kinderknecht Construction Company
Kinderknecht
William Meaney, Jr
Howard R. Green Company
Education group airs views on teacher problem
Betty Pryor reports from Washington that a White House conference urges high pay to compete for quality manpower and equal prestige with other professions. The fourth general report flags a looming shortage, estimating 165000 more elementary and 40000 more high school teachers are needed now.
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Education Group
Washington
White House
Bonn Backs West as Bonn Rebuffs Soviet Unity Talks
Western ambassadors protest Soviet claim East Berlin is not occupied. Foreign Minister Brentano tells Bundestag Germany will not negotiate with the Russians on unity. Bonn sticks to free elections as the path to democracy and rejects recognition of the East German state.
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Berlin
Bonn
East Berlin
Adenauer
Heinrich von Ibrentano
iGeneva
Bundestag
Moscow
West Germany
Russia
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Germany
Brentano
Molotov
Hitler
Ribben
Eisenhower Vows Full Support for Republican Campaign
President Eisenhower pledged to do everything in his power to aid the Republican campaign in a telegram to the GOP national committee. He urged progress in economic growth and social goals while stressing the need to present a record of achievement and future proposals to voters. He also asserted no job is more important than electing Republicans to office nationwide.
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Chicago
INS
Eisenhower
G.O.P. National Committee
Eisenhower Holds Key Security Briefing Amid Busy Gettysburg Day
President Eisenhower moved through a packed agenda in Gettysburg, starting with budget work at his downtown office and rounding out the morning with plans for a two hour session with top advisers on military atomic and foreign policy plus a potential drive to Camp David or a National Security Council meeting in Maryland.
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Gettysburg
Fisenhower
Camp David
National Security Council
Silver and Other Valuables Stolen From C R Home
A Cedar Rapids family reported to police that during a Thanksgiving trip to Peoria a prowler stole items from their Linden Drive SE home. Missing were an automatic shotgun a portable typewriter a suit of clothes 24 place settings of sterling silver other silver pieces and two bottles of whisky valued over 2500.
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Cedar Rapids
Peoria
R. C. Montgomery
Linden Drive
Montgomerys
Weatherman Sees Warming Trend Across Iowa
Snow covered Iowa with light to moderate falls forecast through Friday. The forecast predicted 2 to 4 inches of snow on Thursday into early Friday, with warming temperatures expected to melt the snow by Friday afternoon. Roads were slick as the system passed. Cedar Rapids recorded about 1.5 inches by Thursday afternoon as temperatures stood near 26 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Ra
Cedar Rapids Bus Fare Raised to 20 Cents After 50 Day Strike
Cedar Rapids City Council approved a fare increase to 20 cents for singles and three tokens for 50 cents to end a 50 day bus strike. The plan, contingent on final readings Monday, would allow buses to resume service Tuesday with a two year contract raising drivers’ hourly pay.
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Cedar Rapids
Payig
Don Hines
Hines
E. A. Prochaska
Prochaska
Richard C. Jones
Italy faces three day strike by 91600 teachers
In Rome, ninety one thousand six hundred secondary schoolteachers walk out for three days protesting poor living conditions and salaries as low as 70 dollars and 40 cents per month.
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Rome
Italy
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