Americans Smash Red Forces In Seven-Hour Korean Front Fight
American infantrymen repelled a 350 plus Chinese assault on Little Gibraltar Hill nine miles west of Yonchon. The clash lasted seven and a half hours with heavy casualties on both sides. An American lieutenant colonel was wounded and aided by a brave Negro soldier who earned the Silver Star.
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Forrest Edwards
Seoul
U. S
Eighth Army
Little Gibraltar Hill
Yonchon
Gibraltar
Iowa House Passes Vehicle Title Measure and Tax Debate
The Iowa house approved a title bill 92 to 9 to require county treasurers to issue titles for all motor vehicles, aiming to curb stolen cars. Debate arose over raising truck fees, with a separate proposal to tax trucks 13 tons or more to fund highway needs. A pension study resolution and liquor price considerations also surfaced as part of budget discussions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Conway Morris
Dallas Center
Morris
Sen
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Harlan
Liquor Control Commission
House
Colburn
The Dutchman Grunewald Pleads Guilty to Contempt
Washington court records show Henry W. Grunewald known as The Dutchman pled guilty to one count of contempt of Congress. He withdrew his innocence plea to the indictment and faces potential one year in prison and a $1000 fine as 30 remaining counts could be dismissed at sentencing.
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Washington
Henry W. Grunewald
Congress
Grunewald
the Dutchman
U. S
William Hitz
Last of Price Controls Lifted
Washington AP report notes the government ended all remaining price controls. The Office of Price Stabilization lifted ceilings on steel alloys machine tools and the last chemicals still under price limits. OPS moved six weeks before the April 30 deadline under the defense act.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Eisenhower
OPS
Tito and Churchill Confer Over Aftermath of Stalin's Death
Yugoslav sources say Marshal Tito met with Prime Minister Churchill to discuss the post Stalin era behind the Iron Curtain. Tito urged the West to focus on splitting Russia from its satellites and warned against aggressive propaganda while favoring a subtler psychological warfare to win over other Balkan states.
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London
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Churchill
Josef Stalin
Tito
Russia
Cominform
Balkan
Tough U S Policy Debated By Senate Republicans
Senator Cooper warns get tough Russia policy could end any chance for peace. Senator Knowland urges U N action to brand Russia aggressor in Korea and urges withdrawing recognition of Red China with a full blockade. Senator Ferguson argues United Nations should stay firm despite warnings.
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Washington
Cooper
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
U.N
Russia
Korea
Red China
Ferguson
R-Mich
Republican Policy Committee
Georgi Malenkov
U.N. General Assemblies
Stevenson Observes Front Lines as Shells Burst Nearby
Adlai Stevenson toured Korea's western front observing enemy lines from bunkers as Chinese gunners fired two shells into a hill area known as the Hook. He reported no casualties and noted an air strike and mortar bursts nearby while accompanied by Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and Maj. Gen. James C. Fry.
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Seoul
Adlai Stevenson
Korea
U. S
Stevenson
Little Gibraltar
Hook
Witness recalls near ground zero atomic blast
Report by Robert Bennyhoff from two miles from the Nevada test site describes a muted shock and brilliant light. He notes a thunder like roar, dust choking the trenches, and a rising radiation cloud that drifted away, matching scientists' safety predictions.
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Nev
Ground Zero
Troops Near First 1953 Atomic Blast at Yucca Flat
American troops 2 miles from the first 1953 atomic test at Yucca Flat endured the explosion with no injuries. About 1,600 troops and observers, 20 newsmen, and civil defense officials witnessed as a towering device vaporized and a mushroom cloud formed. Radiation near test houses was estimated at 10 roentgen, with House No. 2 barely damaged and House No. 1 wrecked in the blast.
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Ground Zero
Nev
Yucca
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Carroll L. Tyler
Tyler
News No
House No. 1
House No. 2
Cedar Rapids School Board to accelerate building plan
The Cedar Rapids School Board moves to fast track a 2 750 000 bond funded building plan after last week’s election. Twenty two architects have submitted credentials and 100 inquiries are pending with daily replies. Supt Clyde Parker outlined steps to contract setting by fall and a streamlined board process to focus on policy. The board plans another session next Monday to review architects Childs and Smith Chicago previously chosen after a six month study and to intensively screen candidates.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Supt. of
Clyde Parker
Carl C. Kesler
David W. Lehti
B. A. Jensen
Parker
Iowa
Omaha
Minneapolis
Childs and Smith
Chicago
Two Springville Men Injured in C R Accident
Two Springville men Hervey DeWees and Lawrence Williams were seriously hurt Tuesday morning in a car truck collision at B Avenue and Seventeenth Street NE in Cedar Rapids. Boyd Jacobs and Carroll Gould had lesser injuries. Jacobs was driving south while DeWees headed west. DeWees' car rolled onto its side.
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Rapids News
Springville
B Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Hervey DeWees
Lawrence Williams
DeWees
Boyd Jacobs
Marion
Carroll Gould
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Jacobs
Gould
St. Luke’s Hospital
Failen
Contro
Tremors Shake Canadian County Residents After Nevada Blast
Two earthquakes rattled Canadian county Oklahoma on Tuesday with no damage reported. Some residents initially believed the jolts were a reaction to the Nevada atomic test.
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EL Reno
Okla
Canadian County
Nevada
Senator Langer Seeks Security for Public School Teachers
Washington Senator Langer of North Dakota introduced a bill to extend federal social security provisions to public school teachers. The proposal aims to widen retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to educators previously excluded from the program.
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Washington
Langer
R-N.d
Two Men Arrested in Waterloo with Loaded Dice and Marked Cards
Henry Max Ashlock of Cedar Rapids and Robert Pavich of Waterloo were arrested Monday afternoon after police found loaded dice marked for cheating and readable playing cards in Ashlock’s car and Pavich’s home. They face illegal possession of gambling devices and were released after posting bond. authorities say they had not run a specific game in Waterloo but were active in both cities.
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The
Gazette
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Henry Max Ashlock
1632
Thirty-fourth Street
Robert Pavich
Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Ashlock
Harry Krieg
That City
Pavich
Red Cross Drive Reaches 45129 in Donations
Dr. James c Manville announced an audit of Red Cross fund contributions for the drive on Thursday. Despite progress, some divisions lagged. current totals reached 45129 against a 77797 goal as several groups including Precinct 12 led by Mrs George Serovy, and units led by Henry Haegg Jr John Lockwood and Lucille Duncan surpassed targets.
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Cedar Rapids News
Red Cross Fund
James c. Manville
Manville
Henry Haegg, Jr
Precinct 12
George Serovy
John Lockwood
Lucille Duncan
Warmest St Patrick's Day 1953 Logged in Cedar Rapids
The temperature reached 62 degrees in Cedar Rapids at 2 30 p m marking the warmest St Patrick s day of 1953. Weathermen forecast a warmer night with lows 38 to 41 and clouds and showers by Wednesday. Temperatures to remain mild into Thursday with 57 to 60s.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Day
Features Remembering Old Government Allowances
In a light feature, the piece recalls past government policies that allowed some people to access funds or benefits while alive, contrasting with later changes. The tone reflects nostalgia for earlier programs and how memory frames current welfare discussions.
Flight progress can be overdone
In Seattle on Tuesday Pan American purser Charles Pilgrim described an elderly passenger rebuff aimed at speed and noise limits. She told him to stop talking and noted she preferred slower travel and conversation over advancing sound barriers.
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Charles Pilgrim
Pan American Flight
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