Lodge attacks Evans over UNESCO loyalty dismissals
United States diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge sharply rebuked UNESCO head Dr. Luther Evans for delaying action on eight Americans with questioned loyalty. Lodge urged immediate dismissal, citing US loyalty board reports and urging consistency with other international bodies. Evans said no final determination had been made and would be reviewed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Milwaukee
United States National Commission For Unesco
Secretariat
Truman Urges Democratic Congress Rule
Former President Harry S. Truman rallies in Kansas City urging a Democratic Congress to stop Republican policy he brands as blunder prone. He accuses GOP of serving special interests, mismanaging foreign and domestic policy, and failing leadership as he critiques farming, income, and living costs. He cautions against despair.
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Harry S. Truman
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Municipal Auditorium
American Broadcasting Co
G.O.P
Continental Army Forms New Command Under Dahlquist
The army announces formation of a Continental army command to oversee ground defenses and all field units in the United States. Gen. John E. Dahlquist will lead, absorbing the Field Forces and bringing under control anti air craft command, training, finances, and development of weapons and tactics.
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Army
Continental Army Command
United States
John E. Dahlquist
Army Field Forces
Dahlquist
Body of Missing Manchester Man Found in Utah
Sam Ridenour 78 of Manchester who vanished December 17 was found dead near a Farmington lake Utah. He had left for Cedar Rapids en route to California and had been missing since. Utah authorities notified Sheriff Longseth. Cause of death unavailable. The body carried an eyeglasses case and multiple survivors include 11 children including Mrs Ross Childs and Mrs Don Glew of Manchester.
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Sam Ridenour
Farmington
Utah
Ridenour
Cedar Rapids
California
Arthur Longseth
Ross Childs
Don Glew
Bank Robber Surrenders to FBI in Los Angeles
FBI agents in Los Angeles jailed 24 year old Minice Ricketts who turned himself in after calling from downtown Los Angeles to confess involvement in the September 29 holdup of the United Farmers bank in Campbellsburg Kentucky. FBI believes two accomplices were involved but gave no further details.
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FBI
United Farmers Bank
Campbellsburg
Minice Ricketts
Straw poll on Iowa races in Gazette
The Gazette invites readers to participate in a straw poll for U S senator governor and congress across the First through Fourth Iowa districts. Previous polls proved accurate in forecasting regional trends and results will be announced next Sunday.
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Gazette
Death Toll In Hurricane Still Growing
Reported losses from Hurricane Hazel rise across eight states and Ontario. Ontario’s known death toll is 26 but officials warn the total may reach near 100 as reports come in. The storm traced an 11 day path from the Windward Islands to Canada, leaving widespread destruction and rising floodwaters.
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Hazel
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U.S
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Lake Ontario
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North Carolina
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Maryland
Delaware
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District of Columbia
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Massachusetts
Miami
Haiti
United States
Myrtle Beach
S. C
A J Coburn Jr Penick and Ford Executive Dies
Cedar Rapids traffic manager A J Coburn Jr died at his home after a brief illness He lived at 1928 Linden Drive SE and was 48 years old Born February 11 1899 he joined Penick and Ford in 1920 moving from New Orleans in 1933 He was active in trade groups and leaves a wife two sons three sisters three brothers and two grandchildren Funeral arrangements were pending with calling hours after 6 p.m. Sunday at Turner Chapel.
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Arthur John Coburn, Jr
Penick and Ford
Coburn
Linden Drive
Helen Yea
New Orleans
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Association of Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Matthew's Church
The
Chamber of Commerce
Hanford Post
American Legion
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Pickwick Club
Elks Club
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A. J. Coburn II
Cleveland
Henry Coburn
Notre Dame
Flu Vaccinations For Fifth Army Rolled Out
The 13 state Fifth Army area will vaccinate all active duty personnel against influenza by November 15 following a tri service agreement. Fort Carson Fort Riley and Fort Leonard Wood are among the largest vaccine users as deliveries from the St Louis army medical depot continue to posts and camps.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Fort Leonard Army Headquarters
Army Medical Depot
St. Louis
French Army Captain Held In Spy Case
French army Captain Jean August Cazalet was arrested on charges of endangering state security as part of a spy network that obtained defense secrets. He was linked to Roger Labrusse and Rene Turpin, with searches at his Paris home and Fresnes prison detention pending further questioning. A weekly paper suggested the case may involve leaks of atomic cannon secrets to Russia.
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Paris
INS
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Jean August Cazalet
France
Cazalet
Roger Labrusse
Defense Committee
Labrusse
Civil Protection Department
Rene Turpin
Jean de Besseguier
Gaullist
Russia
NATO
West
Germany
Swedish government cuts hot dog price to ten cents
Stockholm reports a ten percent cut in hot dog prices as a step to curb living costs. Vendors consent to ten cents per hot dog or eight cents with customers supplying their own bun.
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Stockholm
INS
Callers Admire Stringfellow After Wartime Raid Hoax
Salt Lake City reporters note KSL-TV switchboard swamped after Rep. Douglas Stringfellow admitted his tale of leading a wartime raid was a hoax. Within 25 minutes 99 calls came in and 39 praised his courage with some callers identifying as Democrats.
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Ksl-Tv
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Utah
Germany
Stringfellow
Boss Crump of Memphis Dies at 80
E H Boss Crump longtime Memphis political boss died at home at age 80 from heart ailment. His Memphis machine shaped Tennessee politics for over two decades influencing governors and senators while maintaining control in Shelby County. His statewide influence waned after the 1948 primary with Estes Kefauver and never fully recovered. He led a wealthy real estate and insurance firm and was known for his organized political machine.
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Memphis
E. H
Crump
Tennessee
Shelby County
Estes Kefauver
Pullman Strike Canceled by Appointed Board Action
President Roy O. Hughes of the Order of Railway Conductors announced the national Pullman strike would not occur Tuesday. The emergency board, appointed by President Eisenhower, will study the dispute and likely report in 60 to 90 days, delaying any strike as requested. The board has 30 days to file and no wage changes may occur for another 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy O. Hughes
Order of
Eisenhower
Hughes
Chicago
Stringfellow admits war hero yarn was a hoax
Utah Republican Douglas R. Stringfellow, 32, publicly confessed that his celebrated tales of a daring OSS mission in wartime Germany were false. He said he never served in the OSS or captured German scientists, offered to resign his re election bid, and apologized tearfully on KSL TV.
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Ksl-Tv
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Watkins
Wilkinson
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