GM Chief Faces Self Denunciation From Albany Dealer
Senate hearings opened with Harlow Curtice of General Motors denounced by Albany Pontiac dealer H Yager who accused him of arrogance and brainwashing dealers to push escalating sales. Curtice prepared a 97 page defense claiming GM's success stems from management and growth. Sloan was billed as main witness.
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Washington
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
H. Yager
Albany
Pontiac
Curtice
Senate
O’mahoney
Wilder
O'Mahoney
Subcommittee
Alfred P. Sloan
Stork Escapes Zoo Invasion Delights Dudley Hospital Ward
In Dudley England nurses were telephoned from the hospital maternity ward when an escaped stork wandered into the area. Zookeepers followed the visitor and recaptured the bird.
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Dudley
England
Zoo
Diver Ready To Go Down Again After 9 Hour Rescue
Navy diver Joe Tallarico survived a nine hour deep river entrapment near the Patuxent naval facility. Rescuers freed him from 120 feet down after lines fouled on an anchor, and he spoke of returning to diving soon despite the chilling conditions and long decompression.
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Associated Press
Navy
Joe Tallarico
Patuxent River
Diver
Solomons, Md
Joe
Patuxent
Tallarico
Naval Ordnance Laboratory Test Facility
Washington
William G. Fisher
Williamsport
Virus to wipe out moths eyed by researchers
London AP report says the International Wool Secretariat announced a virus that can target the common clothes moth. Dr Kenneth Smith, head of a Cambridge university unit, says the virus kills moth grubs but not adults and can be sprayed or dusted into textiles with support from the Secretariat.
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London
International Wool Secretariat
Kenneth Smith
Smith
Cambridge University
AMA Calls Halt on Free Polio Vaccine Distribution
In Boston the American Medical Association urged immediate termination of free vaccine distribution by the federal government. The AMA house of delegates approved a resolution calling free vaccine distribution a violation of free enterprise.
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Boston
American Medical Association
AMA House of Delegates
Link Seen Between Iowa and Kansas Slayings
Davenport detective work links the slayings of Lucille Bacher, 43, and Neil Lilley, 83, amid similar evidence at a Davenport pharmacy and a Kansas City drug store. Police tied a bloody cap to potential suspects while noting robbery as a common motive and awaiting progress on leads. Mrs Bacher’s husband, Henry, 59, remained hospitalized after being attacked during the raid.
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Davrecon
Kansas City
Kan
Lucille Bacher
Iawn
Harvey Smith
Smith
Galesburg
Ill
John Deere
Moline
Prowler Nabbed in Cedar Rapids Hardware Store
A 23 year old Cedar Rapids resident and Cocco student John B Frailinger was arrested early Friday after patrolmen caught him behind a counter in Kucera's Hardware on 56 Sixteenth Avenue SW. He faced a breaking and entering charge with a $1000 bond and arraignment set with Judge Charles Penningroth.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Cocco
Sixteenth Avenue
John B. Frailinger
Fourth Avenue SE
Joe Shimek
Ralph Gearhart
Kucera
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Frailinger
Charles Penningroth
Esther Davies
Shimek
Gearhart
George Matias
Frank Stanek
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Frattinger
Stanek
Sandra
John Kuba
Idaho Students Burned Effigy of Cook at Willy Hall
In Moscow Idaho University of Idaho students at Willis Sweet Hall hanged their cook in effigy. The incident occurred in the men’s dormitory with campus observers noting the provocative act sparked by student tensions on campus. Police and university officials initiated inquiries though no arrests were reported.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Willis Sweethall
Safe-Driving Day in Iowa Ends Fatality-Free
Iowa marked a fatality-free Safe-Driving Day with six personal injury accidents and twelve injuries across the state. Snow and slick roads limited travel, while Des Moines reported twenty-two incidents and Clay County only two minor crashes. Police credited cautious driving and adverse conditions for the lack of deaths.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Clayton County
Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Herrick
Clinton Moyer
Chuckle Notes on Lin Yu Tang Prediction
A humorous item references Lin Yu Tang predicting future events over the next fifty years and another fifty years beyond. The fragment presents playful language and a copyright notice without verifiable details or names beyond Lin Yu Tang.
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Lin Yutang
AFL and CIO Merge to Form a New Federation
The AFL and CIO merged Friday to form the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, a 16 million member union. The CIO approved at its final session amid objections from Michael J. Quill who warned of loss of CIO independence and racial discrimination safeguards. The combined federation will convene in New York on Monday.
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New York
AFL
CIO
Free World
American Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers
New York City
Subway
Oil Barge Sinking Triggers Water Taste and Fear
An Aston resident reports an oily taste in drinking water after a 100000 gallon oil barge sank in the Mississippi. He recalls lighting a cigar and tossing his teeth as fumes exploded, illustrating local alarm and potential contamination fears.
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Aston, Ill
INS
Mississippi
Wrights' Helper Is Charity Case
Charles E. Taylor 87, who built the airplane engine for the Wright brothers and helped their Kitty Hawk flights, is an indigent patient in a Los Angeles county hospital. He receives $800 a year from a fund left by Orville Wright but has no other income and may need a private benefactor or transfer to a sanatorium or rest home.
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LOS Angeles
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Los Angeles County Hospital
Charles E. Taylor
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Taylor
Wrights
Dayton
An &1F
S.weelk Maesthania
Month-Long Shoe Walkout Settled
ST. LOUIS UP The International Shoe Company and AFL CIO unions Friday night announced settlement of a month contract extended to three years with union approval. Spokesmen said a two year agreement was signed.
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ST. Louis
International Shoe Company
AFL
CIO
Snowy Weekend Looms Across Iowa With Freezing Winds
Much snow and strong winds forecast for Iowa as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Snow totals ranged from trace to several inches with 2 to 3 inches reported in central and eastern Iowa. Highways cleared partly by Friday noon but ice and fog caused slick conditions earlier. Temperature dips to near 20 in the northwest with a gradual warmup early next week.
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Satuday
State Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Winterset
Carroll
Minnesota
Lowa
Ohio
West Virginia
Alabama
Ohio River
Illinois
Indiana
Midwest
Missouri
Rockies
Plateau
Iowa Distillery Agent Wins Temporary Injunction
District Judge C Edwin Moore granted a temporary injunction against the State Liquor Control Commission blocking its policy prohibiting Iowa residents from being employed as liquor representatives. Foster of Guthrie Center, a former distillery agent, argued the rule deprives him of livelihood. Iverson for the commission called it a business policy not a rule. The court action follows Foster’s petition in Polk County seeking to abolish the restriction.
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Des Moines
INS
C. Edwin Moore
State Liquor Control Commission
Foster
Polk County
Iowa
M. A. Iverson
The
Liquor Commission
Iverson
Commission
Robert Bannister
Moore
First Test Charge Is Dismissed
Gerald Wayne Haldorf of Algona faced a charge of excessive speed at night under the 65 mile per hour night limit. Webster County Attorney Arthur H. Johnson requested dismissal for lack of evidence after Haldorf was arraigned and a venue change granted. The case highlighted safety commissioner Clinton Moyer's new limit and involved defense attorneys including Ed Breen and John H. Mitchell.
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Fort Dodge
Gerald Wayne Haldorf
Algona
Clinton Moyer
Court of Justice
Herbert Bennett
Webster County
Arthur H. Johnson
Haldorf
Elmo McCormick
Justice Court
Ed Breen
John H. Mitchell
Iowa
Ralph Bastian
Johnson
Attorney General's Office
Elenee
Merlin Hogan
Hogan
Highway 20
Duncombe
Here
Des Moines
Moyer
Iowa to Reveal Road Safety Plans January 14
DES MOINES UP announces Iowa will unveil a new highway safety program at Fort Dodge on January 14. Russell Brown, the state safety education director, will outline the plan at a meeting of the Iowa Driver Education Association. discussion continues on compulsory training for repeat violators.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Russell Brown
Iowa Driver Education Association
Student’s reckless chase not tolling city safe driving record
A Honolulu university student caused an illegal U turn, ran a red light, led officers on an 80 mph chase for 10 blocks, struck a garage and a house, then flipped the car on private property. Police said the incident does not affect the Safe Driving record since the wreck occurred on private property.
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A _ university
Vernon Nunokawa
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