New Defense of UN Role Over Spies Claim in Korea War
The piece rebuts EDCHINA claims that 11 American flyers jailed by China are spies. It argues UN command governed Korea actions and that spies are defined by wartime law, urging adherence to Hague rules and possible UN reprisal if China violated armistice agreements. It questions data supporting license plate tagging in public safety use.
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Edchina
United Nations
Korea
U.N
China
Red China
United Nations Assembly
Knowland
United States
State safety agency seeks 1956 license plate funding boost
The Worth Checking column notes the State department of public safety requests about 238000 dollars for automobile license plates in the motor vehicle division for 1956. It contrasts with 11600 dollars in the current budget for annual validation tags and discusses enforcement value of yearly car plates.
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State Department of Public Safety
Wat son urges open committee hearings in Iowa House
State Rep. Joe Watson of Indianola calls for the 1955 Iowa House to open committee meetings to the press, proposing rule changes to end decades of closed sessions. He argues openness curbs secret votes and reveals who blocks or advances bills, urging both chambers to adopt public access.
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Joe Watson, Jr
Indianola
House of Representatives
Rep. Watson
Iowa
House
Senate
Safe Driving Day: one day without accidents urged
The author urges a 24 hour nationwide traffic safety drive amid the President's committee push. He jokes about locking the car away and fears a single accident would ruin the record, arguing the nation could go a day with no crashes but admits personal nerves and prudence keep him from driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President’s Action Committee For Traffic Safety and Allied Organizations
Boyd Country
We Can Still Walk
A short, reflective plea urging pedestrians to abstain from driving for 24 hours to appreciate the privilege of motion and encourage sensible use of transportation. The piece suggests collective action could reduce harassment of pedestrians and promote public consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Reduction in Cedar Rapids Marion power rates approved
An ordinance passed for reducing residential commercial and power electricity rates in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The cost of 100 kilowatt hours fell from 4.88 to 3.75. The first subzero reading of the season was recorded at six below in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Clarence A. Hess
Marine Corps
Solomon Islands
Sally King
Roosevelt School
Keen Teen Klub
Stock Market Not Facing a 1929 Style Crash Says Expert
Roscoe Drummond argues the current market, while at new highs, differs from 1929. He cites safeguards like cash margins, reduced margin debt, higher dividends, stable institutional buyers, and higher real incomes supporting continued growth.
Polish Supreme Court Rules Divorce Grounded in Sect Refusal
In Warsaw a new Communist grounds for divorce cites allying with a religious sect and refusing to sign the Stockholm peace appeal. A provincial court had refused the husband’s suit for divorce over his wife’s refusal to resign from the Jehovah's Witness sect and sign the petition. The Polish supreme court reversed that decision.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stockholm
Jehovah's Witness
Polish Supreme Court
United Nations Face to Face With Red China Crisis
China offers to send its secretary general to Peiping to negotiate the release of 11 American airmen, a move that tests the UN’s role and could threaten its relevance. The piece argues for a firm UN stance or a naval embargo, and warns that MCCs abandonment could erode U.S. sovereignty.
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Washington
U.N
Korea
Red China
Mao
Peiping
United Nations
Asia
Free Nations
Soviet foreign policy and world revolution blueprint
George Sokolski analyzes Lenin and Stalin era writings on Marxist internationalism. He cites Comintern criteria, calls for parallel illegal apparatus, rejection of social pacifism, and the aim of a worldwide communist system guided by dictatorship of the proletariat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
Russia
Communist International
Third International
Comintern
Europe
America
League of Nations
Lenin
Soviet Russia
Personal Health: iodin use relieves arthritis and nerves
A reader reports six iodide tablets daily for about two weeks eased knee and finger joint pain. The column notes iodide's historical use for joint disability, warns against dosing, and stresses patient–doctor guidance for symptoms.
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Osler
Winnie Baer Looms Over Churchill Portrait On 80th Birthday
Critics recall Winnie Baer as a seasoned landscape artist who has endured many triumphs. The piece notes he avoids personal feuds and laments his possible absence from future scenes as trouble looms on the horizon.
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Winsome
Churchill
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