Seven Sent Up Illegally Get Release
Brockton Massachusetts AP seven men freed after findings their commitments were illegal and without hearings in some cases. Judge Felix Forte ruled they had served terms in state institutions from six to 41 years. Names include Elmer Bridges and six others varied ages and offenses.
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Massachusetts
Brockton
Mass
Felix Forte
Sudge Forte
Cone
Elmer Bridges
Bridges
Forte
William J. Bryant
Rebuilding at SUI Approved By Legislators
Iowa City lawmakers on Thursday backed an expedited plan for rebuilding the University of Iowa Chemistry building after the Oct 7 fire. Senator Colburn announced a gentle intent to speed replacement, with $304,144.50 estimated loss and no insurance. Plans, figures, and remodeling directives to the university board of education followed a tour of facilities and fire footage.
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Eclal
Gecette
Iowa City
University of Iowa Chemistry
Jay C. Colburn
Harlan
Old Capitol
Ling
Colburn
Virgil M. Hancher
Board of Education
Metivits
Old Capital Building
Children’s Hospital
Safley Identified As Plane Victim Near Monterrey
The San Diego Union reports the body of J. Clifford Safley, 5%, editor of the Union and Tipton Indiana native, is identified among 14 victims from Monday's Monterrey plane crash. President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines praised Bailey to Mexico City reporters as a friend who did great work for Mexico and the UV. Safley was nephew to Dr. Agnes Safley and Margaret Echlin of Cedar Rapids and was a familiar figure at The Gazette newsroom.
Parolee Prefers Prison to In-laws
SAN QUENTIN CALIF. A paroled convict 36 year old Lee Roy Javine knocked at the gate and asked for his roll back saying his in laws were driving him nuts and he needed peace. Javine was paroled Feb 4 1952 after nearly four years on burglary charges and Warden Harley Teets accommodated him.
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San Quentin
Calif
Lee Roy Javine
San Quentin Prison
Suspicions Turn Out Unjustified
In Saginaw Michigan an incident reveals a switchboard operator named Ethel Smith answering calls with City Hall with humor. A caller realizes she discovered the number while going through her husband’s pockets, leading to a light exchange about speaking to city hall.
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Saginaw
Mich
Ethel Smith
City Hall
Ethel
Troops Called in London Strike by Gasoline Paralyzing Cut
London labor unrest escalated as 1,800 troops were ordered to distribute gasoline Saturday to avert shortages. The action came amid a 3,000 strong wildcat strike cited as Communist inspired, defying unions and sweeping emergency measures across essential services.
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London
Trops
Walter Monckton
Sanpaae
Swedish Plane Downing Tied to Israel War Clash
In Beirut a Swedish consul said an Israeli air attack near the Lebanon Israel border felled a Swedish tourist craft. At least two Swedish passengers were confirmed aboard according to Jean Fattal the consul. The incident deepens the regional confrontation and raises questions about the involvement of Israeli forces in cross border actions.
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Sraeli
Beirut
Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel
Jean Fattal
Reds Press Indian Guards Over North Korean Prisoners
Panmunjom dispatch reports Communist propagandists attacking Indian custodians who refused to force 7,400 North Korean prisoners to attend interviews. Lt Gen Thimayya, head of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, rejected Polish and Czech demands, warning time is running out as talks stall and interviews remain unavailable.
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Jack Samson
Panmuniom
Peiping Radio
Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
China
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations
Korea
Thimayya
T.N
Grandma Tackles 60 Mile Hike on 85th Birthday
Readable segments recount an 85 year old grandmother embarking from Port Huron to celebrate her 64th birthday with a near 60 mile hike across Michigan. She rode a bus partway into town after chilly heat and friendly ice cream stand offers, then returned home after visiting friends and hiking five blocks from the bus stop. She had slipped out with permission from her daughter and son in law, wore a Scottish tam, and carried an apple for lunch while motorists offered rides.
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Port Huron
Lansing
Pontiac
Algonac
Michigan
Port Hu- Tron
Carlen
Alan Deneau
Luncheon Opens Iowa Wholesale Food Institute
National food industry leaders E. N. Reusswig and Vincent L. Browner spoke at Cedar Rapids luncheon opening the sixteenth annual meeting of the Iowa Wholesale Food Institute. About 200 delegates were expected, with programs including a breakfast, board meeting, and sessions on merchandising and competitive profits.
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Cedat Bagida News
Cedar Rapids
Wholesalers’ Food Institute of Iowa
E. N. Reusswig
New York City
National
Food Brokers’ Association
Vincent L. Browner
Les Moines
National Association of Retail Grocers
C. Orval Clark
Des Moines
Iowa Institute
Reusswig
Iowa Group
Lee S Thompson, Jr
Chicago
Tt. W. iDverly
W. C. Bailey
Davenport
J. Lowell Hakes
Laurens
William L. iMull
Miusentine
R. H. Rominger
R. M. Johnson
J. F. Huston
Burlington
John Lagomareine
Marcus Rach
The
Ant
Page
Col
Rain Deluge Douses Arid West Texas and Panhandle
A heavy rain swept drouth-parched west Texas and the Panhandle on Thursday, delivering as much as five inches. It marked the first significant broad rainfall in the area since 1949, with Oklahoma farmlands also soaking up to 5.60 inches at Lawson.
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United Press
West
Texas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Lawson
Still Loves Godfrey Like Dad Says La Hone
Singer Julius La Hone 23 declares he still loves Arthur Godfrey like a father despite being fired. He spoke in a hotel room interview while his manager Thomas Rockwell said he is really broken up. La Rosa, performing in navy benefit shows, reflected on past help and possible future paid appearances amid the feud.
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Washington
Julius la Hone
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
la Rosa
Thomas Rockwell
Godfreys
Jack
Navy
Ed Sullivan
Community Chest Near Halfway Mark in Cedar Rapids Campaign
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo report progress on the Community Chest drive. Total contributions reached about $126,000 near the halfway of a $265,214 minimum, with 23 agencies benefiting. Five more employer groups joined the drive as volunteers prepare for a second audit and weekend submission efforts.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids-Marion Community Chest
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Hundreds of Hunters Cut Off by Snow in Sheridan Wy
About 300 to 1,000 big game hunters were marooned by five foot snowdrifts west of Sheridan. Sheriff Willard Marshall reported by Friday many had escaped while a dozen planes stood by with food clothing and medical supplies. Some groups remained sheltered in camps near Little Horn Dry Fork area with ample food from recent hunts.
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Sheridan, Wye
Big Horn
Willard Marshall
Marshall
Little Horn-Dry Fork
Man Kills Five Takes Own Life in California Tragedy
Rudy Morgan a 40 year old railroad superintendent attacked his estranged wife’s home on Friday and killed five people before shooting himself. Officers Assistant Police Chief Guy O'Neil and R V Hayes confronted him. O'Neil died and Hayes was wounded. Victims included the wife their child Tamara 5 and a mother Nannie Deltrich 55 plus three others. Morgan worked for the San Luis Central Railroad.
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Monte Vista
Calo
Tml
Rudy Morgan
Guy O'Neil
R. V. Hayes
O'Neil
Kayes
Morgan
John
Tamara
Nannie Deltrich
San Luis Central Railroad
Thompson Beaten in Prison Attack by Co Prisoner
In New York federal officials said Robert G Thompson a jailed Communist boss serving time on conspiracy charges was severely beaten with a lead pipe by fellow prisoner in the house of detention Thompson who fled bail earlier and was recaptured in a California mountain hideout is hospitalized. The alleged attacker Alexader Pablovich awaits deportation.
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New York
INS
Robert G. Thampson
House of Detention
Thompson
California
Trime
Justice Department
Alexader Pablovich
Two Boys Admit Dynamiting Plot In Columbus
Columbus AP report says two boys aged 13 and 15 confessed to plans to explode a diai and two police stations using dynamite. They also admitted causing a half million dollar derailment of a New York Central freight train by forcing a switch with an iron bar. The youths, escapees from the bureau of juvenile research, were described as proficient with electrical devices and possibly able to assemble a bomb.
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Columbus, Ohio
R. E. McNamee
New York Central
Bureau of Juvenile Research
McNamee
Scattered Light Frost Predicted for Iowa Night
Weather forecasts show scattered light frost in west and central Iowa including Cedar Rapids Friday night as temperatures drop to the 40s. Saturday expected sunny with highs in the 50s to 60s, with little rain and near normal midweek highs and lows. light showers possible Monday or Tuesday.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Signed 14 Oaths But Ducked Quiz
Chairman Jenner of the Senate Internal Security subcommittee charged that a witness signed 14 oath affidavits but refused to say if he was ever a Communist. He identified Charles Flato of Wellfleet Massachusetts, who testified last May and whose prior printed testimony was released Friday. Jenner said the witness became a government employee in 1934 and left eight years later with an unsatisfactory investigation report.
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Washington
INS
Jenner
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Charles Flato
Wellfleet
Mass
Flato
Tenner
Strike Halts North American Jet Production nationwide
Los Angeles and Columbus see mass walkouts as 42 000 North American Aviation workers join the UAW strike. Picket lines form at midnight after failed talks. The stoppage halts output of the F 100 Super Sabre the F 86 Sabrejet and other aircraft with 15 000 workers affected in California and 13 000 in Ohio. The union seeks a 26 cent hourly raise, countered by a 4 percent wage increase and a two cent cost of living adjustment.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Columbus
Ohio
North American
CIO
United Auto Workers
E. D. Starkweather
UAW
Starkweather
Fresno Plept
Ita
Paral Schrade
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Sui
Legislative Interim Committee
Annie Wittenmeyer
Independence
Ralph Arnold
Standard Construction Company
Minneapolis
Sid Smith Company
Waterloo
Electric Engineering Company
Sioux City
Coast Guard
Allan Musel
Coyote Pore
San Mateo
Musel
George B. Allen
U. 5
India
Thimoyya
Allen
Seoul
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