Justice and State Dept. Role Probed
A House Judiciary subcommittee opened a probe into alleged efforts by the State and Justice Departments to delay or dull a grand jury presentment accusing communism at the U N The inquiry follows juror Max Zimmerman s charge of interference and tampering with the jury s inquiry involving New York and Washington officials Secretary General Trygve Lie warned U N workers to answer Senate questions or lose their jobs IMF Secretary Frank Coe refused to answer if he was a communist or wartime spy The grand jury in New York completed an 18 month inquiry and handed up a 93009 word presentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State
Justice Departments
U.N
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Max Zimmerman
Subcommittee
Chelf
D-Ky
Rep
Keating
Rn.y
Justice and State Departments
Justice Department
Grand Jury
New York
Trygve Lie
Senate
Lie
Internal Security
International Monetary Fund
Frank Coe
Arlington
House
An American Activities Committee
Coe
O’conor
Federal Grand Jury
David N. Edelstein
State Department
McGranery
Reuther Named CIO President in Dramatic Vote
Walter Reuther aged 45 won the presidency of the CIO in Atlantic City after a dramatic roll call vote. He defeated Executive Vice-president Allan Haywood to succeed the late Philip Murray as head of the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Walter Reuther
CIO
Allan &. Haywood
Auto Workers
Philip Murray
Blunder Seen In Failure To Tip Off Taft
Washington Republicans viewed the Durkin labor post flap as an error by Eisenhower aides for not alerting Taft. Taft signaled possible Senate challenge to Durkin's confirmation, while urging liaison and committee scrutiny as constitutional duties frame the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Senate
Taft
Cincinnati
Durkin
Senate Labor and Education Committee
Diabetic Girl Dies After Following Faith Healer’s Advice
A Tulsa faith healer labeled as F W Holmes led Mary Taylor a 19 year old diabetic to abandon insulin after a Sunday meeting. Doctors noted she would have lived 40 to 50 years with insulin. She died Wednesday in a coma after stopping injections Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrie
Tulsa
Mary Taylor
F. W. Holmes
Holmes
Cedar Rapids man dies from crash injuries
Charles Pribyl, 1407 4A avenue NE, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital Wednesday night from injuries from a two car crash on highway 218 between Shueyville and Western. Edwin Bauer remained in critical condition, five others injured. Pribyl a World War I veteran and journeyman electrician had lived in Cedar Rapids nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Charles Pribyl
4A Avenue
Shueyville
Western
Pribyl
Edwin Bauer
Hinkley Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Pribys
Standard Electric Company
Tama County
Heile Plaine
Chuckle On Job Varieties And Work Demands
A light take notes that while there are over 25 000 distinct occupations in the country most offer earnings through various forms of labor. The joke centers on the universal truth that all jobs require some degree of work.
State Board of Education Seeks Large Budget Increase
The Iowa State Board of Education requests about 9.04 million for new buildings and a 26 percent rise in operating appropriations for the next biennium. The combined need would push total requests to roughly 31.39 million per year, up from 20.31 million under the 1951 legislature. The figures were presented to Gov. Beardsley and Comptroller Sarsfield as part of budget hearings. The legislature convenes January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State’ Board of Education
Williams. Beardsley
Glenn Sarsfield Jin
Istate
University versus Iowa state college budget requests
The document reports annual operating appropriation requests totaling $10,579,457 with the University of Iowa seeking about $150,000 more than Iowa State College. It lists separate grand totals and line items for the University of Iowa, Iowa State College, State Teachers College, University Hospitals, Oakdale Sanatorium, and Iowa School for the Deaf, alongside current appropriations and requested allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Lakeside Laboratory
SII
Towa State College
ISC
State Teachers College
ISTC
Oakdale Sanatorium
Iowa Scheel
Grandmother Bandit May Have Been Man in Disguise
Police questioned a 60 year old man in Los Angeles suspected of posing as a sweet old lady to rob banks. Alfred N. Hughes wore a woman's wardrobe found in his hotel room after a Wednesday attempt in which a clerk pressed an alarm and other staff restrained him. FBI notes referenced letters from the so called Grandma promising more robberies to fund her son fighting in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Crendma
Grandpa
Alfred N. Hughes
Harry Didion
Hughes
Orla Wang
Miss Wang
Didion
FBI
Korea
Blast, Fire Rate Plant, Quick Act Prevents Disaster
An explosion and fire at the Linde Air Products acetylene plant in Los Angeles El Sereno district caused near million dollar damage. Two workers escaped after one shut down generators and pumps to avert a catastrophe. flames rose hundreds of feet as residents fled thinking an atomic bomb had hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
el Sereno
Linde Air Products Company
E. H.richardson
Roy Myers
Jim Ingle
Myers
Ingle
Felix Owen
Mrs. Jackson and Ole Lindquist Wed After 43 Years in Prison
In Omaha, Ernest Ole Lindquist, 63, who spent 43 years in prison, married Addie Jackson, 68, a widow who wrote to him from Indiana. The hurried five minute ceremony took place with Lindquist, then first-time groom, hopeful at last for life outside prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ernest “Ole” Lindquist
Addie Jackson
Indianola
Lindquist
Fort Madison
Associated Press
Ernest
Ole" Lindquist
Iowa Penitentiary
Addie L. Jackson
Lindurst
Carroll
Stevenson Pledges Cooperation With Truman Regime
Adlai Stevenson met with President Truman at the White House and pledged Democratic support for the Eisenhower administration as long as it aligns with party views. He cited a campaign deficit of more than 560000 and urged subordinating party aims to public welfare and efficient government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai ‘Stevenson
Truman
Eisenhower
White House
Illinois
Stevenson
Congress
Slick Highways Forecast From Des Moines Weather
The Des Moines weather bureau warns of drizzle or light rain Thursday night with temperatures from 30 to 32. Friday's highs reach 32 to 35 with fog in many areas. Cedar Rapids reports .05 inch precipitation by 2:30 Thursday and a 34 degree high. Wednesday's high was 30 and overnight low 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa News
Towa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Durkin Holds Talks With Eisenhower Aide On Labor Post
Martin P. Durkin, newly named secretary of labor, arrived from Chicago and conferred with President-elect Eisenhower's political lieutenant Gov. Adams of New Hampshire. His wife had announced a Chicago visit and a stay there for confidential business. Durkin said Taft's criticism was not a personal attack and denied plans to undermine the Taft Hartley law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Brownell
Labor Post
Eisenhower
New York
Martin P. Durkin
Labor
Durkin
Chicago
Gov. Adams
New Hampshire
Sen
Mr. Truman
Cox
Harvard
Roger Putnam
Truman approves 1.90 wage rise for coal miners sparks row
Washington, Archibald Cox resigns from the Wage Stabilization Board in protest after President Truman approves a 1.90 daily wage increase for miners led by John L. Lewis. Industry members threaten resignations and warn the move could cripple stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Archibald Cox
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Cox
Johnl
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Fulnam
Putnam
White House
WSB
Unemployment Claims Fall to Postwar Lows in October
Washington report shows employment rising to 16.4 million and unemployment claims dropping to 617,000 in October, the lowest postwar level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board Chieftain
Justice and State Dept
U.N. Red
Reuther
Eisenshower
Sen. Taft
G.O.P
Herbert Brownell, Jr
AFL
United Press
General Assembly
V. F. Grunyakov
A. Soldatov
Andrei Vishinsky
Andrei Gromyke
State Board of Education
Mrs. Jackson
Ole Lindquist
Adlai
Regime
Today's Index
Canavan Tiernee
Buawene
Betes Ae
Weber Vieber
Marion Beeen
Nerea van Dsh-Bs
Bonne Eueurenee Ares
Wage Stabiliza‘tionms Board
Economic Stabilization Administrator
Economic Stabilization Agency
Director of
Defense Mobilizaion
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!