Korean Trip By Mother Is Ruled Out
Portia Howe a 43 year old Minnesota mother who flew to Tokyo to urge entry to Korea for a plea to see her son Pfc Richard Tenneson 22 held in Korea’s truce zone She said she will continue the fight and that the next move must come from Washington hoping to meet one of the 22 American prisoners who reportedly remained with the Communists.
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Tokyo
INS
Minnesota
Globe
Japan
Korea
Trim
Portia Howe
John E. Hull
Far East
Alden
Minn
Pfc
Richard Tenneson
Washington
Cedar Rapids youth sues for 306195 in injuries
A 21 year old Cedar Rapids man filed a 306195 dollar personal injuries lawsuit over a Dec 14 1951 car truck crash near North Liberty on Highway 218. Represented by his mother guardian the plaintiff seeks damages for pain future income and medical care with 9000 for parents expenses. Defendants include Dallas and Mavis Forwarding Co and Luther H Hall.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Jerry E. Heintze
Park Avenue SE
Ernest E. Heintze
Dallas and Mavis Forwarding Company
South Bend, Ind
Luther H. Hall
Florida
Hall
North Liberty
Highway 218
Heintze
Pope McIntyre, Jr
Church to Live Golden Rule 30 Days Starting January
At the urging of Rev. William Hainsworth forty members of his Lansing church will start January 1 a 30 day effort to live literally by the Golden Rule.
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Lansing, Mich
William Hainsworth
Mass Italian Strike Shuts Railways and Posts Nationwide
In Rome AP reports about one million government employees idling rail, postal, and school services for 24 hours. The action is part of a two day labor push targeting government and industry with protests over pay and Civil Service changes seen as limiting strikes. Industrial workers seek wage boosts and benefits.
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Rome
Bohlen Calls Molotov on Eisenhower Atom Peace Plan
Ambassador Charles E Bohlen told the State Department he urged Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to take the atom for peace proposal seriously. The department said no formal Soviet response had been received yet.
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Washington
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Molotov
Eisenhower
Department
Revenge on Buck That Smashed statue of a deer
Harry Siegele wished to strike back at the deer that wrecked a statue on his McGregor area farm. His brother John and helper Thiele hunted nearby and Thiele shot a large buck that likely toppled the statue, with John delivering the neck shot to seal the score.
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McGregor
Harry Siegeles
Harry
John Siegele
John Thiele
Maynard
Hursday
Thiele
Arthur Bovee
Overhaul Ordered After Phantom Face Appears on TV Set
BLUE POINT N Y Mr and Mrs Jerry Travers told a television dealer to remove a set from their home after a frightful image of Miss Francey Lane appeared on the screen during a Morey Amsterdam show An explosion of electrons in the tube likely burned the face into the phosphorescent inner coating The dealer Ray Clurman Amityville promised to overhaul the set under the sales guarantee and replace the tube The Travers children watched in awe and fear before the screen was finally turned away and rearranged
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Blue Point
N. Y
Jerry Travers
Francey
Lane
Ray Clurman
Amity‘ville
Travers
Miss Lane
Clurman
Caroline
Shivers Warns Dems to Seek Middle Ground in 1950s Split
Texas Governor Shivers warned Chicago Democrats that they will get no help from the South unless they unite. He urged finding a common meeting ground amid factional fights, contrasting a middle path with a Truman era of confrontation.
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Sns
Shivers
Texas
Democratic Party
South
National Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Executives Club of
Old Guard
G.O.P
Walter Reuther
Ex-Chairman of Red Youth Aide to FBI Testifies
Harold W. Mosher 27 a New Haven area television repairman testified to the Subversives Activities Control Board that he joined the Communist Red Youth League in April 1947 at FBI prompting and has served as an undercover informant reporting on Communist youth activity for six years. He said the LYL formed in 1949 on orders of the Communists and that its aims included teaching Marxism and recruiting party members. Mosher reported funds to Sidney Resnick a Communist party member and described submitting written FBI reports from New Haven during his undercover period.
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Washington
INS
Communist Party
New Haven
FBI
Six
Harold W. Mosher
Subversives Activities Control Board
Justice Department
Labor Youth League
Mosher
Hamden
LYL
Idney Resnick
League
Restnick
Party
Charge Against Norway Farm Hand Dropped
Marvin Leo Boonde a 36 year old Norway farm hand faced two counts for allegedly disabling a train in interstate commerce and placing a cross tie on the tracks. The dismissal dated December 7 was approved by the justice department U S District Attorney F E Van Alstine and the head of Independence State Mental Health Institute and District Judge Henry N Graven. The North Western streamliner struck the tie at about 88 miles per hour but stayed on course after inspection and no derailment occurred. Ross was arrested later by FBI agents.
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Justice Department
U.S
F. E. van Alstine
State Mental Health Institute
Independence
Henry N. Graven
Cedar Rapids
Ross
North Western Streamliner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Spree Blamed on Wife's Shopping Spree in Detroit
John Vlaikov, 64, accused of drunk driving testified his spree followed his wife Theresa's shopping binge buying 35 hats and 40 dresses. Traffic Judge John D. Watts gave him 30 days in jail. Mrs Vlaikov wore a ba bushka to court.
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Detroit
John Vlaikov
Theresa
John D. Watts
Gazette contest to name three new Cedar Rapids schools
The Gazette launches a naming contest for three new Cedar Rapids grade schools with a $50 prize for each winning entry. Entries must include a 50 word rationale and are limited to one per school per person. Deadline is December 27 midnight.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Grant Wood
Kingston Stadium
The
Johnson Avenue NW
Beween Center Point
Old Mar
Jon Roads
Mt. Vernon Road
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Fortieth
Marshall urges spiritual rebirth for world peace in Oslo
General George C. Marshall, 72, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, urged a spiritual regeneration to foster goodwill and understanding among nations during a Oslo University lecture. He linked this rebirth to solving economic disparities and differences among peoples while noting wartime horrors.
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Oslo
George C. Marshall
Oslo University
America
Europe
Alfred Nobel
Marshall
Hog Treed by Hog Cops Drive Traffic Jam
In Wynnewood Oklahoma two state troopers chased a hog off the highway but the animal charged the patrol car. After traffic buildup a truck driver vowed to chase it off the road. The troopers shot the hog and rolled it into a ditch, saying they would pay the owner.
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Parker
Bennett
Osmond
Tinfoil Showers On Kansas City Mystery Sparks Curiosity
Flying tinfoil streams rained over the Kansas City area causing power outages as strips 1 foot to 200 feet long fell beneath lines. Forbes air base To a and central air defense denied knowing the source, while housewives collected the strips for Christmas tree decorations.
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Kansas City
Forbes Air Base
Toa
Central Air Defense
Tehran University Honors Nixon with Honorary Degree
Tehran University conferred an honorary degree on Vice-President Richard Nixon on Friday. The ceremony highlighted Nixon's role in U.S. diplomacy and his ties to Iran in the context of bilateral relations during the period.
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Tehran
Tehran University
Nixon
Watson Bros Ammo Trucks Banned After Midwest Crash
In Malvern Iowa a Watson Brothers Transportation ammo truck burned after a sideswipe with an egg truck on Highway 34. The incident led to an ICC ban on hauling ammunition while a $100 000 damage suit seeks damages. Officials caution that munition transport poses public risk and call for tighter controls.
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Malvern
Here
Watson Brothers Transportation Company of
Omaha
Army
Navy
Johnston
William S. Beardsley
ICC
Watson Brothers
Glenwood
Klass Produce Land
Jack Martin
H. & M. Produce Company
Jessen
George L. McCaughan
Iowa State Commerce
Ian
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa Commission
Hoegh Rules On Theater Bank Night Plan Legal
Iowa Atty. Gen. Leo A. Hoegh ruled that a proposed theater bank night plan could be legal if strictly followed. He warned any deviation would render it a lottery and violate laws. The plan allows permanent registration, free weekly cards, and draws with prizes only for present registrants or those with weekly cards.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
Sunbeam Anti Trust Suit Withdrawn by Government
Attorney General Brownell withdrew the 1952 anti trust case against Sunbeam Corp alleging a system to fix retail prices for household appliances. He cited a recent Supreme Court decision and Congress validating state fair trade laws, overturning the civil complaint filed under McGrath. Sunbeam and its 1200 distributors were named in the action.
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Washington
INS
Brownell Friday
Sunbeam Corporation
Brownell
U. S. Supreme Court
Chicago
McGrath
Sunbeam
Congress
Supreme Court
Christmas Sales Show Slight Sag
Department store sales during the Christmas shopping season run slightly behind last year's record. The Federal Reserve Board reports dollar volume of department store sales nationwide last week was 3 percent below the first week of December 1952. Physical volume may have fallen more than dollar volume due to higher prices.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
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