Burglaries in 12 Towns Solved by Two Men
A pair of Anamosa men, Martin W. Schipper and Harry Foley, confessed to burglaries across 12 eastern Iowa towns dating back to 1950. Schipper admitted a Quality cafe theft in Anamosa on Sept 28 1951, with Foley implicated only in that burglary. Charges include breaking and entering with possible habitual criminal counts and ranging monetary losses from several towns, while FBI interviews followed.
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The
Gazette
Anamosa
Iowa
Lewis Dreibelbis
Martin W. Schipper
Harry Foley
Jones County
James T. Remley
State Reformatory
Remley
Schipper
Dreibelbis
Foley
Lawrence LaBarge
Raymond G. Luckstedt
Monticello
FBI
Fred L. Dalton
Omaha
Fox Produce Company
O. R. Russell Implement Company
Ellis Standard Service
Morley
Newhall
Walt Turbett’s
Norway
Northwestern Depot
Norway Creamery
Walford
Walford Elevator
Large Reno safe burglary nets millions in valuables
Robbers hoisted a 400 pound safe from the Redfield home during a Reno casino visit, containing an estimated 2.5 million dollars in cash securities and jewelry. Police later found a nearby battered suitcase with about a million more. A watchdog gnawed on a ham bone as burglars fled.
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Reno
Ield
Ruby
Marie Neely
Redfield
Clem
Idaho
Los Angeles
Pupils Routed by Family of Skunks in Wisconsin
In Lone Rock Wisconsin game warden Jim Blackburn removed a mother and father skunk and their kit after they entered Dixon school causing classes to be held in the teacher's house. The incident disrupted school activities and prompted local authorities to relocate students for safety.
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Lone Rock
Wis
Jim Blackburn
Skunk
Cus
Young
Dixon School
Truman Urges Action On a New Contribution Plan
President Truman pressed Congress Friday to approve a new contribution plan by outlining its goals and expected impact. The brief call to action stressed urgency and national needs without detailing specific opposition.
Pressed Cloud Increase and Snow Likely Sunday
Weather report notes cloudiness rising tonight with a low of 20. Sunday brings rain in the afternoon turning to snow by evening, with a high of 38 and temperatures around 35 to 36 in all quadrants.
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Leap Year Babies Mark 1960 Cedar Rapids Births
A bumper Leap Year baby surge in Cedar Rapids totals 13 births at midnight with St. Luke’s Hospital leading with 10. Mercy Hospital registered three such births and notes registrar Helen Kacena Stark, herself a Leap Year child, celebrated her 14th birthday.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Helen Kacena Stark
Fourth Avenue SE
Daily Record
Americans Hurt in Hong Kong Riot
About 30 people were injured in a Hong Kong riot as 5,000 demonstrators attacked British troops, police, and Europeans. Two American officials, Jack Leach and Robert Ballantyne, sustained head injuries from stones. Police dispersed the mob with tear gas and smoke bombs after a two hour clash on Nathan Road.
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Hong Kong
Jack Leach
U. S. Information Service
Robert Ballantyne
Nathan Road
Injeneste
Pardon Recipient Seeks Nomination in Seventh District
Emmanuel Stein of Chicago seeks the Republican nomination for congress in the Seventh district eight days after a gubernatorial pardon. Stein, once a receiver of property, is unknown to party officials who question his candidacy as Rep. A. J. Sabath seeks to retain his seat.
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Chicago
Emmanuel Stein
G.O.P
A. J. Sabath
John Leonard
Cook County Ablican Central Committee
Stein
The
Daily News
Gov
Vernor
Penton Bene
Republican Senator backs Russell for President
Senator Young of North Dakota said he would support Russell for President if Democrats nominate him. He favor s Taft for the GOP nomination but would back Russell over any Republican nominee. Young praised Russell as able and sincere with strong farm problem experience. Russell and Young serve together on the Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittee.
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Washington
Young
R-N. D
Sen
Russell
Taft
Ohio
Midwest
Truman
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
De Gaulleists Open to Joining Reynaud Coalition
Paris Gen Charles De Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple French indicated it may join Premier designate Paul Reynaud in a national unity government. The party the largest in the assembly at 118 of 624 seats signaled willingness to discuss Reynaud's program to avert national bankruptcy amid a volatile postwar political crisis.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
French People’s Rally
Paul Reynaud
National Assembly
Reynaud
de Gaulle
Eere
Union Penden Peasants
Trunk Riddle Solved Ends in Dope Death of Girl
Greenwich officers say a 16 year old mother died from a narcotics overdose in the Harlem apartment of Bernie Robinson 29 and his panic carried her body in a trunk to be dumped on a millionaire’s estate. The dead girl identified as Joanne Barbara Scott by her estranged husband Gerald Scott 20 Milwaukee Negro. The trunk contents were found on the estate of James C. Greenway after a tip from a stool pigeon.
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Greenwich
Conn
David W. Robbins
Robbins
Harlem
Bernie Robinson
Robinson
Joanne Barbara Scott
Gerald Scott
Milwaukee
Scott
James C. Greenway
Scotts
Taft Endorses Ban on House Video Hearings
Taft supported Speaker Rayburn’s ban on televising house committee hearings saying the committee’s work is not a show but an effort to uncover facts like a court. He spoke at a news conference in Rock Island.
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Rock Island
Taft
Rayburn
House Committee
Congressional
Eight Spies Sentenced to Death in Greek Court Martial
In Athens a court martial sentenced eight of 29 accused spies to death for treason. The defendants included eight women among the condemned, while others were sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Athens
Premier Aly Maher Pasha resigns amid Egypt Anglo Egyptian talks
Cairo AP Premier Aly Maher Pasha resigns after last minute snag in Anglo Egyptian talks. King Farouk accepts resignation. Stevenson's illness postponed talks. Maher calls an unscheduled cabinet meeting and quits. Parliament decree on UN aid for riot victims shelved after party leaders reach understanding.
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Cairo
Aly Maher Pasha
Maher
Farouk
Ralph Stevenson
Stevenson
Mustapha el Nahas Pasha
Council of Ministers
U.N
Mrs. Morgan J. Foster Injured In Car Collision
Mrs. Morgan J. Foster wife of a Cedar Rapids pediatrician suffered severe cuts and shock after a collision on highway 92 ten miles west of Sigourney Iowa. The other driver Henry Specht Maquoketa 63 was charged with illegal passing.
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Cedar Rapids
Morgan J. Foster
Sigourney
Foster
Tucson
Ariz
Honor system abandoned at Chappaqua stand
George A. Williams at his self service newsstand in the railroad station reports abandoning the honor system change box after observing weekly shortages of 12 dollars. Moving pictures showed several well dressed commuters placing nickels in the box but taking out dimes and quarters for the 7 43 a m train to New York.
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Chappaqua
N. Y
George A. Williams
New York
William
Explosion and Fire Hit Ford Tank Arsenal Plant
An explosion and fire Friday night destroyed part of Ford Motor Company's new tank arsenal under construction in Livonia. The blast ripped off about 30 percent of the roof with several watchmen inside. Police said no injuries occurred, but valuable equipment and tools were damaged though full assembly of medium tanks would not begin until late this year.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Livonia
Ford
Auto Crash Kills Springville Couple Near Marion
A Springville couple Kenneth Condit 29 and his wife 25 died in a 2 am crash on highways 13 and 151 east of Marion after their car skidded on ice and struck a service pole. Passengers Rex Brooks and wife Mrs Brooks sustained minor injuries.
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Springville
Marion
Condit
Rex Brooks
Flko
Nevada
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Brooks
Highway Patrol
James E. Clapp
Clapp
Condits
Robert Brosh
Rickie
Sue Ann
Burdena Taylor
Tucson
Ariz
Ruth Bowers
Waterloo
Norma
Donald
Robert Condit
William Mitchell
Robert
Billy Mitchell
Lois Freeman
Panama Canal Zone
Hunte Funeral Home
Davenport Man Perishes in Early Morning House Fire
An elderly Davenport resident identified as about 60 year old Edgar Balmer died in a four room frame house fire on the city outskirts. Fire Chief Schick said the blaze was out of control when crews arrived around 3 a.m. and may have been sparked by a kerosene stove explosion. A motorist reported the fire.
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Davenport
INS
Edgar Balmer
Balmer
Lester Schick
Elderly Boone Attendant Burned To Death In Station
An elderly Boone filling station attendant, Flare Jones, about age 65 to 70, was burned to death Saturday morning after spilling gasoline on his clothes and approaching an oil heater. Mr and Mrs Cecil Baldwin of Fenton reported seeing flames inside the station around 5 30 a m and rescuing Jones before emergency help arrived.
Center Ville Garbage Collector Dies After Hit-and-Run
Iowa City report says Verlan Rushton died in University hospital after sustaining injuries from a hit-and-run on a Centerville street. Police have no lead on the driver who fled the scene.
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Iowa City
INS
Centerville
University Hospital
Verlan Rushton
Rushton
Safe in Blizzard: 22 Rescued After Night Missing in Sweden
Twenty schoolboys and two leaders were found safe in a tourist cabin after going missing overnight in a blizzard near Are Sweden. Rescue teams located them unharmed and brought them to safety.
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ARE
Sweden
Agra
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