Hearing Opens on Schwable Germ Warfare Confession
A Marine court of inquiry in Washington opened to review Col. Frank H. Schwable’s alleged misconduct amid claims the case centers on pressure from communists and his confession to germ warfare. Major Gen. Linscott presides as evidence and maps are presented for public security disclosures.
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Darrell Garwood
Washington
INS
Marine Corps
Frank H. Schwable
Natton M. Bennett
Schwable
Paul D. Sherman
Forrest P. Sherman
Bennett
Sherman
Henry D. Linscott
U. S
Robert B. Laing
Korea
Fund of Jim Roosevelt Trusted for Business Use
Pasadena testimony in James Roosevelt separation suit details a $2,500 trust fund ascribed to Irene Owens also known as Gladys Schultze. Attorney Sloan says funds were for business expenses, with Roosevelt claiming the money safeguarded from his spouse.
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Pasadena
James Roosevelt
Jimmy
James K. Sloan
Roosevelt
Bank of America
James
Arthur Shifferman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Sloan
Schifferman
Irene Owens
Seventh
Olive Streets
Samuel B. Picone
New York
Patrolman Donald Fox Killed in Cedar Rapids Crash
Cedar Rapids patrolman Donald Fox, 30, of 387 Sixteenth Street SE, was killed when his car failed to turn at Forty fourth Street and Otis Road SE and struck a telephone pole shortly before 2:15 a.m. His wife, Mrs. Fox, is expecting a child in May. Passenger Mrs. Charles Johnson, wife of a Cedar Rapids patrolman, suffered head and shoulder bruises and could not summon help until after 3 a.m. The crash left Fox ejected from the vehicle as Mrs. Johnson yelled for aid, with a farmer’s dog barking at a nearby Otis Road farmhouse.
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Cedar Rapids
Forty-fourth Street
Otis Road
Donald Fox
Sixteenth Street
Fox
Charles Johnson
First Avenue NW
Johnson
Southeast Iowa Recovers From Light Rain
Southeast Iowa saw its first meaningful rain in weeks with Davenport recording 1.09 inches and other towns reporting lighter totals. The system cooled with a brief warm spell and psuedo-spring is forecast to return, with temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal into the weekend.
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Iowa
Davenport
Burlington
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
McGregor
Primeval Shark Seen by Divers
Divers descending to a record depth in the Atlantic report seeing only what appeared to be a primeval shark two and one half miles down near Dakar French West Africa. The sighting was made Tuesday by the expedition members exploring deep ocean trenches.
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Dakar
French West Africa
Atlantic
Bride greets returned GI after 15 month separation
Cpl. Donald Wakehouse 22 of Woodbine Iowa becomes the last American prisoner repatriated from Korea to return to the United States. He arrived at Fitzsimons army hospital after being flown from Travis Air Force Base California. His infected left leg requires special treatment to avoid amputation and is in a cast autographed in Japan by Marilyn Monroe during her Korea tour.
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MG Weed
Herusband
Donald Wakehouse
Tne
Wakehouse
United States
Fitzsimons Army General Hospital
Denver
Joe DiMaggio
Woodbine
Korea
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Fitzsimons
Japan
Marilyn Monroe
Louise
Miss Monroe
Boys Endure Asphalt Pit Ordeal In Tampa
In Tampa two youths Allen Perry and Roger Giarrapato were trapped for 22 minutes in a waste asphalt pit after attempting a test of endurance. Fire department rescue led by Lt J A McCaskill pulled them free as pressure on their lungs and heart threatened their lives.
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Tampa
J. A. McCaskill
Allen Perry
Roger Giarrapato
Mob Attacks U S Library in Calcutta
A Communist led mob attacked the U S Information Offices library in Calcutta during a teachers strike. Police fired tear gas to control demonstrators as windows were broken books and pamphlets burned. No injuries to American personnel reported after staff were dismissed.
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New Delhi
U.S
Calcutta
Thomas J. Needham
Needham
B. R. Mitter
Hoover to note eightieth birthday in Iowa
Herbert Hoover will return to his birthplace West Branch for his eightieth birthday observance on August 10. He accepted an invitation from a joint House-Senate committee and said the occasion will be a great honor. Plans include a large celebration with schools playing a key role.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Rep
A. L. Mensing
London
Mensing
House-Senate
Hoover
Hoover Mensing
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Chuckle Woman Interview Parry Over Last Maid
A humorous cartoon caption shows a job applicant turning the question back to the employer, asking why the last maid left the job. The exchange highlights wit and workplace irony typical of comic panels.
Elmer F Grissel Announces Candidacy For School Board
Elmer F Grissel Jr 32 of 2652 Fifth Avenue Road SW files papers as a second candidate for Cedar Rapids school board in the March 8 election He works for Grissel Company a sheet metal firm Incumbent B A Jensen and Mrs Irving Churchill have shown interest Board Chairman Douglas Grant will not seek re election Grissel ran in 1953 finishing sixth for a one year vacancy term
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Board of Education
Elmer F. Grissel, Jr
Fifth Avenue Road
Grissel Company
Irving Churchill
B. A. Jensen
Douglas Grant
Grissel
Indians Face Threat From South Korea
Seoul reports Gen Won Yong Duke threatened to detain more than 2000 Indian troops in Korea until India guarantees the welfare of 76 Korean war prisoners who chose neutral asylum. The move follows India guarding 560 troops aboard the Captain Jobson as a third shipment leaves for home.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korea
India
Won Yong Duke
Jobson
Incian
Panmunjom
Inchon
Rhee
Iit
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Debating Bricker Amendment Gilette Describes Pigeon Test
Senator Gillett from Iowa explains a simple method to distinguish male from female pigeons by observing which bird picks up corn. He says the male will take the corn first while the female will pick it up if she is female.
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Washington
Llp
Bricker Amendment
Sen. Gillette
D-Ia
Free After 46 Years Man Heads North for New Life
Herbert Spring 67 freed from Stateville after 46 years for slaying a woman in Freeport. He heads by plane to Fairbanks Alaska under parole arranged by Ross E. Kimball of Interior Equipment Co. Kimball pledged support with housing and a job to help Spring start anew.
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New Life
Seattle
Herbert Spring
Alaska
Stateville
Joliet
Fairbanks
Spring
Freeport
Illinois
Joseph E. Ragen
Ross E. Kimball
Interior Equipment Company of
Kimball
Parole Board
Foster mother wins custody edict in Wisconsin
The state of Wisconsin was ordered to return Jeffrey the 2 year old foster son to Dorothy Tschudy after the judge ruled the welfare department overstepped its authority by insisting on a two parent policy in adoption cases. Jeffrey to remain temporarily in an unidentified home pending further conference.
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Portage
Wis
Wisconsin
Dorothy Tschudy
Jeffrey
Mrs. Tschudy
Monroe
Madison
George M. Keith
State Department of Public Welfare
Keith
William Platt
Elton J. Morrison
Tschudy
Welfare Department
Butter And Milk Prices To Drop April First
The agriculture department predicts a one cent per quart cut for milk in 41 of 49 marketing areas after April 1 as butter price supports fall to 75 percent of parity. Lower butter and skim milk powder costs are expected to pass to farmers and consumers. A separate plan may reduce butter by 15 to 20 cents per pound later in spring.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Howard
C. Fedderson
Fedderson
Congress
Ezra T. Benson
August H. Andresen
Minn
Melvin R. Laird
Wis
Fred C. Lowenfels
New York
Benson
House Unit Votes Shift To April 15
The House Ways and Means Committee approves moving individual income tax returns to April 15 starting next year. The change aims to ease tax preparers workload and taxpayer difficulties, affecting about 55 million filers. Corporate deadlines remain March 15, with cooperatives extending to Sept 15. The plan requires Senate approval.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Parachutists Hurt in Army’s Highest Mass Jump
COLORADO SPRINGS AP Twenty five parachutists were injured eight seriously during the army demonstration at Camp Carson. Two may have broken backs as others suffered fractures. A total of 480 men jumped from nine Globemaster planes at 1000 feet above ground 7000 feet above sea level in the first of two demonstrations.
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Colorado Springs
Camp Carson
Cedar Rapids Man Killed When Jack Slips Pinning Him
Harold Freestone, 44, of 1836 C Avenue NE, died Monday evening in his garage after a jack slipped and a brake drum pressed on his throat while he was installing a shock absorber. His wife and son, James, 15, aided in freeing him before an ambulance arrived.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Freestone
C Avenue NE
Freestone
James
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Vincent J. Burke
Eisenhower
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