Allied Drive Stalled by Strong Red Resistance in Korea
In Korea, Allied forces pressed a limited advance along a 40 mile front from near Suwon to Yoju as Red defenses slowed progress. Naval bombardment by Missouri and Task Force 77 aimed at Kansong and surrounding coast towns, while air forces hit villages near Seoul.
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Olen Clements
Tokyo
Missouri
Kansong
Parallel 38
Manchester
Suwon
U. S
Yoju
U.N
Seoul
Three Major Jail Reforms Urged for Linn County Jail
Federal prison inspector Swenson urged three changes after reviewing Linn County Jail. Implement midnight afternoon morning checks, ban money in cells, and add a second day jailer. Sheriff Smith said he will act immediately and consider raising daytime salaries beyond the current about 200 dollars monthly.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Federal
James H. Smith
H. R. Swenson
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Smith
Swenson
Restaurant Owner Signs UpWeather Talk Ban in Subzero Doldrums
Grand Rapids Michigan area restaurateur William Berg tired of weather chats at 21 below. He put up a sign declaring it is 21 degrees below zero and prompting patrons to discuss something else.
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Grand Rapids
William Berg
Porch Light Parade Tonight Draws Cedar Rapids Polio Drive
Cedar Rapids residents are urged to prepare porch lights for a Polio Fund collection tonight. Workers will visit homes to collect contributions, with any amount welcomed and a street light guiding the way for households without a porch light.
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Cedar Rapids
19 year old Bill Cornell receives Bronze Star in Korea
Pfc. Bill G. Cornell, 19, of Cedar Rapids, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cornell Sr., earned the Bronze Star for heroism on October 24 near Chung Golgok. He directed fire under heavy enemy attack while a road repair detail was ambushed, helping limit casualties. He enlisted in November 1948 and has served in Korea with the Third Infantry Division since July.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill G. Cornell
James Cornell
Third Street
Korea
Chung Golgok
Pioneer and
Cornell
Army
Third Infantry Division
Surprise visit ends in sister’s death in Long Beach
A Detroit woman, Sallie Nimmon, paid a surprise overnight visit to her estranged sister Lucille O Bannon in Long Beach but the 50 year old opened the door and died. Police said heart trouble contributed and the sisters had not corresponded for years.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Detroit
Sallie Nimmon
Lucille O’bannon
World Is Mad With Fear and Total War Looms
Prof. Frederick L. Schuman warned at Temple Judah that world tensions risk an atomic age catastrophe. He decried the Truman Acheson peace through strength program as a false diplomacy and cautioned against a vicious circle of arms races between the United States, Russia and China.
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Schuman
Frederick L. Schuman
Temple Judah
United States
Russia
Williams College
Red China
James B. Forrestal
Defense
Forrestal
Florida
Red Army
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Church Bingo Legislation Moves in Iowa Senate Debate
Iowa Senate opened debate on a bill to legalize church bingo and keeno games, with amendments by Sen. Paul McCarville allowing religious and service groups to conduct such games. An amendment to exempt private clubs failed 30 to 18, while the bill would revoke licenses and padlock venues upon gambling convictions. The House probe into the agriculture secretary’s office also paused as questioning continued.
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The
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Paul McCarville
Fort Dodge
Minnesota
Council Bluffs
McCarville
Watson
House
State Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
Spry
Soviet Bloc Fails to Delay UN Vote on Korea Aggressor
The Soviet bloc sought a 24 hour delay at Lake Success for a U N vote on indicting Communist China as an aggressor in Korea. Britain backed the U S plan with two Lebanese amendments while abstaining on the Asia Arab proposal. India warned condemnation could end hopes of peace in the Far East, urging support for the Asia Arab resolution to avoid a world war.
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Lake Success
U.N
China
Korea
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U.S
U. S
Britain
India
Mao Tze-tung
Red China
Far East
Sir Benegal Rau
Parents Sought to Sell Girl for Ten Dollars in Sun Valley
Shirley Ann O'Brien, 11, held at juvenile hall as authorities probe her parents Mr and Mrs William O'Brien of Los Angeles who allegedly offered Shirley for $10. Cecil Glover, service station owner, sheltered the girl after coordinating with officers while the family sought work, giving $5 and a tank of gas.
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Los Angeles
Shirley Ann O’brien
Cecil Glover
Sun Valley
Calif
Glover
Betty
William O’brien
Shirley Ann
O’briens
Shirley
O’brien
Porch Light Night Aims to Boost Polio Drive in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts Porch Light Night as about 250 Cedar Rapids women from the Parent Teacher Association go door to door from 7 to 9 PM to collect March of Dimes donations. They target a $30,000 polio relief total. contributions can be left as porch lights or lamps or mailed to March of Dimes Headquarters Montrose Hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Cedar Rapids’ Parent-Teacher Association
March of Dimes
Montrose Hotel
PTA
Exchange Club
Peoples Bank
Switchmen Walk Off Jobs in Key Chicago Detroit Yards
Hundreds of switchmen from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen staged a wildcat walkout at Chicago and Detroit yards. They stayed home to press for a shorter work week with full pay, halting freight on the Belt Line Santa Fe Nickle Plate Wabash and C and O routes. Officials warned of slowed wartime shipments if a Belt Line shutdown continued. Trainmaster N L Minnix said passenger trains were to keep moving.
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Chicago
Detroit
Brotherhood of Railroad
Santa Fe
Wabash
Chesapeake and Ohio
Belt Railway Company of Chicago
Belt Line
Nickle Plate
U. S
Canada
West Coast
N. L. Minnix
Death of Frank Mitvalsky Fur Company and Bank President
Frank S Mitvalsky 67 president of Mitvalsky Fur Company and First Trust and Savings bank died at 4 15 am Tuesday in a Hot Springs Arkansas hospital after a period of illness. Survived by his widow and two Cedar Rapids sons Richard and Milo and by three brothers and two sisters. Burial arrangements pending. body to be flown to Cedar Rapids for mortuary care. He had lived in Cedar Rapids since 1889 and founded the Mitvalsky Fur and Hide Company 40 years ago and the Mitvalsky Fur Company 31 years ago. He was educated in local schools and belonged to the Elks Odd Fellows and Sokol.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank S. Mitvalsky
Mitvalsky Fur Company
First Trust and Savings Bank
Hot Springs
Ark
Mitvalsky Fur and Hide Company
Fur and
Mr. Mitvalsky
Richard
Fur Company
Slavia Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids Business College
Barta-Hesser Mortuary
Fires Take Three More Iowa Lives
Severe cold and fires across eastern Iowa claimed three more lives, including a Keokuk woman who died after attempting a rescue. The region logged record lows from Decorah to Elkader, with Cedar Rapids near zero and winds foretelling a gradual warming yet continued frigid spell.
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Iowa
Iowa News
Decorah
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
KCRG Line Snaps From Cold Weather Outage
The KCRG station went off air due to a cold weather induced line fault. A line between the transmitting station and the tower arced and burned, snapping in two. Monday’s break created a 1 hour 25 minute outage from 4:30 to 5:55 p.m. Engineers repaired the fault. Tuesday the station was silent from 7:55 to 8:55 a.m.
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KCRG
Four Die in House Fire and Council Bluffs Tragedy
Barbara Hagemier aged five died with her sister Jean four when a fire from an oil burner struck the Bryant cottage. Mrs. Bryant carried to safety 2 year old Clyde Hagemier. In Council Bluffs a ten year old crippled boy died Monday.
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Keokuk
Rose Bryant
Barbara Hagemier
Barbara
Jean
Bryant
Clyde Hagemier
Council Bluffs
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