Wet Snow Slams Iowa Causing Hazardous Roads
A season’s first snowstorm hits Iowa with five inches in the northwest and several inches elsewhere. Cedar Rapids, Vinton, and Iowa City warned of dangerous driving as conditions deteriorate with freezing, blowing snow and multiple accidents. Two deaths are blamed on the slick highways, while colder air and a hard freeze follow the storm.
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Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Iowa City
C. R
Sioux City
Sibley
Mason City
Donald Clayton
Sloan
Salix
Clayton
Ira Cooper
Clay County
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Philip Noel-Baker
Oslo AP reports Philip Noel-Baker, British statesman and longtime disarmament advocate, wins the Nobel Peace Prize valued at 42 650 dollars. The 70 year old Lever MP in London has chaired and campaigned for nuclear test bans, with roles in wartime transport, air, and Commonwealth ministries. He has spoke several languages and lectured at Yale in 1934.
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Oslo
Philip Noel- Baker
Noel-Baker
House of Commons
London
League of Nations
U.N
Yale
Ministry of War Transport
Girl and Dog Foil Intruder in Jefferson City
A 16 year old girl and the family bulldog Mickey repelled an escaped convict who tried to break into her home. Emery Hughes, 35, jailed for robbery, fled but was captured nearby an hour later. Judy Nolte alerted others after the dog and girl attacked. She was alone with three younger children at the time.
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Judy Nolte
Emery Hughes
Judy
Hughes
Jean
Mickey
Jefferson City
Second in Little Rock Bombing Is Sentenced
John Taylor Coggins, 39, the second of four men tied to Little Rock Labor Day bombings, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and fined five hundred dollars.
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Little Rock
John Taylor Coggins
Czech Diplomat Seeks Asylum in United States
A Czech diplomat, Lt. Col. Frantisek Tisler, the military attache at the Czech embassy in Washington, has appealed for political asylum. The State Department released the information on Thursday confirming his identity.
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Washington
State Department
Frantisek Tisler
Reds Yield On Berlin Flag Issue
East Germany will not raise its flags over West Berlin elevated stations this weekend to prevent clashes with West Berlin police. The flags sparked violence on Oct 6 and heightened tensions ahead of the Bolshevik revolution anniversary.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Russia
U. S
Barksdale Hamlett
East Berlin
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Willy Brandt
Publicity man admits impersonating investigator in quiz show plug
Max Levine of Hess Brothers Allentown publicity firm testified he impersonated a district attorney investigator to reach witness Kenneth Hoffer and refresh memory of events surrounding Hess paid to place a plug on The 64 000 Question in 1955. Manhattan DA Frank Hogan ordered probe into possible commercial bribery. Hoffer testified he appeared on the show but did not win.
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Allentown
Max Levine
Hess Brothers
Kenneth Hoffer
House
Max Hess
Hoffer
Hess
Reading
New York
Manhattan
Dist. Atty
Frank Hogan
Hogan
Levine
Rep
Bennett
Rmich
Crossfield Lands X-15 After Blast
Edwards Air Base Calif AP An explosion in a tail compartment forced Test Pilot Scott Crossfield to an emergency landing during the X-15 third powered flight. The ship landed safely at Rosamond dry lake after a high altitude drop, with North American Aviation noting structural damage but no injury to Crossfield.
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Edwards Air Base
Calif
Scott Crossfield
I Crossfield
North American Aviation
Crossfield
Rosamond Dry Lake
France Lifts Import Barriers on US Canadian Goods
Paris AP reports France removed quota restrictions on many goods from the United States, Canada, and European Cooperation Organization members, easing import controls and boosting trade for those nations.
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Paris
U. S
Canada
European Cooperation Organization
France
Public Urges Quizzes Continue
New York NBC and CBS report mail and telegram sentiment favors continuing TV quiz shows. The letters also express affection for Charles Van Doren, who admitted to coaching. Most writers want on air quizzes, with some proposing less prizes and greater authenticity.
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NBC
CBS Report
Charles van Doren
Dave Garroway
van Doren
CBS
Stanton
Network
Garroway
Army officer resigns after Tic Tac Dough win
Captain Michael O'Rourke of Cedar Rapids resigns from the army at Fort Sill Oklahoma amid ongoing questions about possible help on the Tic Tac Dough quiz show. He denied receiving assistance and said he would testify if called. The resignation was quickly accepted and approved by the army.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Michael O'Rourke
Cedar Rapids
Congressional
Department of the Army
O'Rourke
Howard Felsher
Martin Dowd
Mother of Slain Infant arraigned on murder count
Cedar Rapids mother Virgil Aakre, 24, was arraigned in municipal court on a murder charge for smothering her 2 month old daughter. She was bound over to the grand jury. Judge Lor en Hullinger denied bail until further order. Her husband was absent. defense attorney Daniel Flores represented her at arraignment.
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Cedar Rapids
Virgil Aakre
Loren Hullinger
Red Shelling by Chinese on Quemoy Reports First Time in Days
Taipei AP reports Chinese forces shelled Quemoy on Thursday marking the first shelling in five days. The attack underscores renewed cross strait tension as authorities assess casualties and regional responses.
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Taipei
Quemoy
College Prank Turns 9 Blue
Nine Luther college students painted several Upper Iowa University buildings blue and shaved heads after being caught. UIU students removed the Luther car wheels and required the Luther group to clean the blue paint. The two colleges face each other in a football game Saturday.
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Fayette
Luther College
Upper Iowa University
UIU
Luther
Bedtime Question From a Mother Sparks Pediatric Wit
A famous pediatrician advised a mother that the best bedtime is “while you still have the strength” in a witty exchange captured as a humorous line attributed to a renowned doctor. The quip reflects a playful take on parenting routines.
Liars' Roll Put at 100 By Official
AP report from Washington and New York states NBC President Robert Kintner urged Congress to make rigging TV a federal crime. District Attorney Frank Hogan said a New York probe could involve about 100 people lying, with Charles Van Doren admitting to lying at a congressional hearing. About 300 appeared in the investigation, 150 before the grand jury. 50 may have told the truth. The number of liars and truth tellers will shape any perjury actions. The grand jury will decide if charges should follow.
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NBC
Robert Kintner
Congress
NEW York (Ap
Frank Hogan
Grand Jury
New York
Charles van Doren
Hogan
CBS accused of slow action on quiz show rigging reports
George Abrams, former Revlon executive and current Warner Lambert official, testified before a House subcommittee that CBS dragged its feet on two alleged quiz show fixes from 1958. He said Revlon reported the issues after the Jackson coaching claim, and the shows remained on air.
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CBS
George Abrams
Revlon, Inc
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Abrams
Jackson
Revlon
Cohn
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