No Relief For Arid Iowa Seen
Iowa faces continuing drought with little rain expected this weekend. The weatherman notes a weakened western pressure system and only isolated showers, leaving most of the state dry and dusty. Temperatures run above normal while water shortages affect wells and livestock demands rise. Harvests show record soybean progress and rapid corn picking across central and southeastern areas despite dry conditions.
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Cedar Rapids Community Chest Achieves Record First Day
Cedar Rapids and Marion kickoff reports show 81 833 dollars raised on day one led by advance gifts. Duane Arnold notes strong early division quotas met with large store and corporate donations including 750 from Equitable Life Assurance Society marking a first for local national-company giving.
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Cedar Rapids
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Water Free Giveaway Marks City Hall Effort in Missouri
In Lexington Missouri a Tuesday water giveaway drew crowds to city hall as the newspaper notes collection for costs. Local drought has dried up ponds and made water hauling a major farm chore with businessmen asked to contribute to cover the expense.
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Lexington
Lexington Advertiser
Voting Light in Primary Election
Cedar Rapids turnout on Tuesday in the city primary was well below the 1951 pace and near the 1950 rate. By 2 p.m. 3,562 voters had cast ballots across 25 precincts, compared with 5,189 at the same hour in 1951 and 3,699 in 1950.
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Cedar Rapids
City Primary Election Returns Broadcast at City Hall
KCRI will air the city primaries from city hall starting at 8 05 with Dick Yoakam Ralph Willey and Ed Hutchings on the mikes and Art Heusinkveld providing commentary. A 10 25 simulcast on radio and TV will feature Yoakam with guests the winning candidates.
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Art Heusinkveld
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Cedar Rapids Mayoral Primary Voter Turnout Seen Near 11,000
Weather kept mild and sunny as polling reported 41,463 registered voters. At 2 p.m. precincts showed turnout near 1950 levels with several districts leading or lagging. polls were to close at 8 p.m. Frank K. Hahn and Clarence L. Sedive had reached finals in 1950, while Sedive’s bid faced Mile Sedlace.
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Cedar Rapids
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Sedive
Mile Sedlace
Sweet Potatoes Tap New Role as Chips Source
In Stillwater Oklahoma AP reports scientists at Oklahoma and M think they have a solution to the surplus yam problem by making chips from sweet potatoes. Frank Cross head of horticulture notes chips are large golden and crisp with sweet potato flavor. early field days show enthusiasm and claims of healthier nutrition.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Frank Cross
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Palmer Named to Iowa Bond Post
Des Moines reports Gerard S. Nollen announces King R. Palmer as state director of the U S savings bond program. Palmer, former Republican central committee executive director, will take the post Oct. 29, succeeding Roger Warin. He is a West Union native, Upper Iowa graduate, ex coach and school official, World War I air service veteran, and Legion member with wife Adeline and son Robert. Their son King Jr. was killed in World War II as a paratrooper.
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Police Officer in Greenlease Case Faces Nervous Breakdown
In St Louis AP report the officer who arrested the Bobby Greenlease killer is said to be suffering a nervous breakdown. Dr Charles M Bauman said Shoulders may be questioned in the probe of police handling of the case.
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Crippled Hunter Fights Bear in Shut-In Duel
Bryan Arritt a 50 year old man using a wheelchair hunted a hillside near Chico California. After spotting a black bear at about 60 feet he fired four shots striking the bear in the shoulder front leg hind leg and between the eyes. He described the encounter as the bear circling and charging until he finally killed it with the rifle shot. Arritt remained unharmed and returned to work at a sporting goods store.
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Arritt
Butte Meadows
Chico
PW Talks in Korea Come To Dead Halt
In Panmunjom the Operation Persuasion program stalled as North Korean prisoners refused to leave the compound. The NNRC skipped its daily meeting amid walkouts by Polish and Czech delegates over the use of force and tear gas. About 500 of 7800 anti‑Red POWs staged a sit down, suspending the explanation program and delaying talks with Communist teams.
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Warning System Labeled Possible For 370 Million
Boston report outlines a plan for a reliable air raid warning system costing 370 million dollars with annual upkeep of 100 million. Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner of Associated Universities Inc. argues the defense would use a distant warning line to slow attackers, asserting a six hour warning window and potential operation within two years.
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Soviet War Games Underway in East Germany
West Berlin radio reports the Soviet occupation army in East Germany is conducting one of its largest war games to date, signaling heightened military activity in the region.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
U S Stays Aid To Israel Over River Issue
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States is delaying dollar aid to Israel due to Israel defying U N plans for Near East peace. No allocation has been made under mutual security or foreign aid, while Israel's Jordan River water diversion and tensions with Syria remain under review. A U N team led by Gen Vagn Bennike had urged Israel to halt diversions.
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They Can Blame It on Uncle Sam Induction Story in Danvers
Mrs. John Surrette of Middleton apologized to Danvers police for parking near the station. Her son John had been inducted into the army Monday, and the family drove there to see him off. After lengthy goodbyes the family returned to their car, leaving John behind with the keys.
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Bonnie Heady Vows Death Over Gas Chamber
Bonnie Brown Heady, co‑conspirator in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping, allegedly said she wished to die in the gas chamber with Carl Hall. Hall admitted killing Bobby and Heady refused religious tracts while in jail, stating she never valued religion and has no plans to start.
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Kidna
Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
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President Eisenhower Returns From Fiveday Tour
President Eisenhower flew back to Washington after a five day swing of speech making dam dedicating and seeking peace with cattlemen.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hutcheson Dies Former Carpenters Leader at 79
William L. Hutcheson longtime general president emeritus of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners dies at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis at age 79 after a heart ailment. He led the 822000 member union for 36 years and remained a force in labor politics until retirement in 1952.
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Maurice
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Iowa Native Among Missing After Falcon Dam Plane Crash
Monterrey Mexico A U P report lists J Clifford Safely editor of the San Diego Union as aboard the DC 3 that crashed en route to Falcon dam dedication. Seventeen or more persons including editors musicians and dancers were missing after the wreck near Monterrey with no survivors confirmed.
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Eisenhower
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Rio Grande Dam
Manion backs selling TVA to private industry
Clarence Manion, head of the intergovernmental relations commission, urged on a TV program that the Tennessee Valley Authority be sold to private industry. He argued the federal government should not have built TVA and that future projects should involve local input and less federal control.
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Clarence Manion
Eisenhower
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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William Wise
Rural Electrification Administration
Wise
TVA
Compission Dames Ponte
Patrolman Reprimands Teen For Trumpet Serenade
Iowa State Patrol officer Earl Shoeman described stopping a 16 year old who was kneeling and playing a trumpet to serenade a friend. He told the youth to “get in the back seat and let the girl drive” if he wanted to continue playing.
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Earl Shoeman
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Tipton Native Kin of C R Folk Reporter's Mexican Trip
James Clifford Safely of Tipton a nephew of C R Folk began his career as a reporter with the Davenport Democrat and went to Mexico to cover the Inter American Press Association conference. He was to return home after finishing the Falcon dam story. His wife Maybelle Wiley Safely awaits him at the Prince hotel in Mexico City.
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Dulles Silent on Churchill Parleys
Dulles refused to disclose private talks with Churchill after informal discussions with the Western Big Three foreign ministers. He said no separate U.S. mission to Moscow was planned and avoided reporting the tone of conversations.
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Churchill supports high level talks with Malenkov
Prime Minister Churchill, speaking at the UN Commons after a summer recess, said he still believes in informal talks between Premier Malenkov and Western leaders. He dismissed hints of Moscow talks without Eisenhower and a Big Four meeting being possible.
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