Mass British Rail wreck Kills 82 in Harrow station chaos
At Harrow England a double collision involving two fast expresses and a suburban train killed at least 82 people and injured over 130 as coaches were piled high and debris scattered across a packed station near London. rescue workers labored amid burning steam and collapsing structures.
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England
Perth
Scotland
London
Manchester
U. S. Highth Air Force
South Ruislip
Middlesex County
Allied Troops Retake Vital Korean Peak
Allied forces recaptured White Horse Mountain on the western front after brutal fighting that raged since Monday. Communists reportedly lost hundreds while South Koreans held off a major assault with bayonets and artillery shrapnel.
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Seoul
White Horse Mountain
Eighth Army
Milo Farnell
No Man’s Land
Father Stemm to Leave All Saints Cedar Rapids
The Rev. George A. Stemm, pastor of All Saints Catholic church, Cedar Rapids, will become pastor of St. Anthony's in Dubuque on Oct 15. He arrived July 1, 1948, and will be replaced by Loras College classmate Rev. Louis V. McDonough, pastor of St. Mary's Eldora. Assistant Rev. Thomas Donnelly remains as assistant to McDonough.
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Cedar Rapids
George A. Stemm
All Saints Catholic Church
St. Anthony’s Church
Dubuque
Father Stemm
All Saints
Loras College
Louis V. McDonough
St. Mary's
Eldora
Thomas Donnelly
Father McDonough
Oatis Reported In Good Health
Secretary of State Acheson said William N. Oatis, imprisoned journalist, was visited by a U S diplomat in Czechoslovakia and found in good health. The visit marked a second embassy representative contact since his July 4 1931 spying verdict. Oatis reported no ill health and access to medical and dental care as needed.
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Washington
INS
State Acheson
William N. Oatis
U. S
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Oatis
Nate B. King
Warmer Weather Returns to Iowa
Warmer weather came back to Iowa on Wednesday with sun boosting temperatures into the sixties for the next two or three days. Cedar Rapids hit 65 degrees by 2:20 p.m. as Tuesday's high reached 45 and the overnight low fell to 28.
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Iowa
The
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Court Overrules Directed Verdict In Rodin Trial
Judge M C Hamiel denied a defense motion for directed verdict acquittal for Wesley E Rodin 24 on manslaughter charge in a crash that killed 2% month old Gloria Jean Schmickle and injured her mother Mrs Virgil Schmickle. Rodin formerly Eldora police thief faced fatal August collision at First avenue and Nineteenth street.
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Wesley E. Rodin
Rodin
Ted V. Rufffin
Eldora
Gloria Jean Schmickle
First Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Stevenson Attacks McCarthy and Nixon in Midwest Tour
The article reports Adlai Stevenson railing at Senator McCarthy and warning against fear and weakness in American politics at Detroit and Madison events. Eisenhower counters Truman and Stevenson in Sacramento and Eugene, defending his records and criticizing partisan attacks while urging action over agitation.
Soviet Guns Flare Near U S Plane
Soviet jets fired machine gun bursts near a U S air force ambulance plane bound for Berlin to pick up hospital patients. The C 47 evaded the attack and landed at Tempelhof after the crew and nurse were questioned. Captain James P Peterson and Major George A Beere were the crew. An immediate protest would be made to Soviet high command.
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U.S. Air Force
Lemuel B. Mathewson A
Mathewson
Germany
Tempelhof
Air Force
James. P. Peterson
Madison
George A. Beere
San Antonio
Frankfurt
Shenandoah Pancake Parade Highlights Truman Taft Rivalry
In Shenandoah Iowa a pancake festival drew 20000 to 25000 residents from multiple states. Harry S Truman and Robert A Taft spoke from separate platforms while not meeting. Taft drew GOP support here. Truman rode a special train through town. Truman and daughter Margaret planned to register in Independence Missouri.
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Harry S. Truman
Robert A. Taft
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Eisenhower
Shenan- Gooh
Truman
Taft
Iowa
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Missouri
Margaret
Independence
Bernard Brown Drops Appeal Over Demotion to Fire Private
Bernard C. Brown former Cedar Rapids fire captain of 4210 Avenue NW ended his appeal against his demotion to private by Chief E P Kohout. Brown plans no return to duty and has applied for a service connected disability pension for a heart ailment. The pension board must review the claim. Kohout chairs the board which also includes Brown as a member. The demotion stemmed from charges Brown allowed a woman at Fire Station No 2 in violation of orders. He remains on the department sick list after May hospitalization.
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Cedar Rapids
Bernard C. Brown
Avenue NW
E. P. Kohout
Brown
Eohout
Civil Service Commission
Kohout
Firem Nan’s Pension Board
Sevenman Pension Board
Maude Erebs
Truman Attacks Eisenhower Farm Speeches in Midwest Tour
President Truman denounces Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm talks as vague and misrepresentative. He argues the general lacks understanding of U S conditions from four decades in the army and warns against a professional military man running the country. Truman cites Brannan plan praise and warns GOP treatment of farm policy signals moral bankruptcy.
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Shenandoab (Ap
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Midwest
Denver
Union Station Plaza
Eisenhower
White House
Kasson
Minn
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
The
Treasury
Kassan
Herbert Hoover
iSuperfort Shot Down by Soviets
Tokyo report says a U S B 29 missing off northern Japan may have been shot down by a Soviet fighter near the Kurile Islands. An air forces spokesman warned against claims while noting radar tracked the B 29 and an unidentified contact approaching from the Kuriles before vanishing. May Day distress and a rough English voice were heard during the incident.
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Ins
Air Forces
Japan
Kurile Islands
U. S. Far East Air Forces
Hokkaido
Kuriles
Neve
Film Producer Samuel Spiegel Sues for Divorce
Santa Monica report states film producer Samuel P. Spiegel files for divorce claiming adultery and extreme cruelty.
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Santa Monica
Samuel P. Spiegel
Rock Island Marks Railroad Centennial With Public Exhibit
To celebrate 100 years of the Rock Island railroad the company will hold an exhibit Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fourth Street near Union Station. The display includes an old steam engine a new diesel an old caboose and a new Rocket coach. Visitors can board the equipment and a Rock Island representative will explain engine operation. Children from local schools are invited and an anniversary party follows at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Coliseum armory with more than 500 attendees including all employees and pensioners, refreshments prizes and a square dance.
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Union Station
Rock Island
Memorial Coliseum
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