Soviet Spy Ring Bared In Germany
In Frankfurt a former Red Army captain identified as Georgii Vladimirovitch Korumskii alias Georg Mueller faced espionage charges after a Sept. 11 arrest. He allegedly targeted American personnel in West Germany while joining refugee networks in Munich. He was released then re-arrested for continued questioning.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Frankfurt
Red Army
U. S
Germany
U.S. High Commission
Georgii Vladimirovitch Korumskii
Georg Mueller
Korumshii
Korumskii
West Germany
Mueller
Polish Silesia
East Germany
DeWitt White
US District Court
Espion
Aoe
Frankfurt Court
U.S
William Jones
U.S. Army
Nebraska Ammunition Truck Fears Stir Statewide Debate
A second highway explosion in two weeks sparks Nebraska demand for curb rules on ammunition trucks. Officials cannot ban trucks but study rerouting. Omaha city ban faces injunction, while residents and officials weigh safety versus interstate commerce.
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Axtell
Neb
Highway 6
Here
Omaha
U. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Watson Brothers
Nebraska Ordnance Plant
Mead
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant
Grand Island
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hastings
Sioux Ordnance Plant
Sidney
Collegian Given Life for Slaying
Upper Sandusky Ohio Roy R Schinagle Jr a college sophomore and aspiring minister was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the killing of his sweetheart Cynthia Pfeil of White Plains New York. The judge accepted the plea noting doubts about premeditation and the prosecutor described the crime as brutal.
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Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Roy R. Schinagle
Cynthia Pfeil
White Plains
N. Y
Schinagle
Ohio Wesleyan University
Harold Roth
Weather forecast for tonight and Sunday
Fair and cooler tonight with frost or freezing temperatures low 30s to 35. Sunday will be fair and a bit warmer with highs near 58 to 63.
Rites Held for Last United Nations Soldier
Detroit AP reports funeral services were held Saturday for Sgt. Harold Cross the last U N soldier killed in the Korean conflict with city officials in attendance as the ceremony remembered his service.
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Detroit
Harold Cross
U.N
Kidnap Case Tipster Subpoenaed by FBI Agents
FBI agents seized John Hager guiding the kidnap slay case of the Greenlease child. He was questioned, subpoenaed to appear before a Kansas City grand jury next week as federal probes focus on Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady. A blonde woman and a tavern owner were also detained at the MacArthur hotel as agents pursue the ransom mystery.
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Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
FBI
Hager
St. Louis
MacArthur Hotel
Bing Crosby Hit With 1 Million Dollar Drunk Driving Suit
A $1,000,000 damage suit filed in Los Angeles charges Bing Crosby was drunk when his Mercedes collided with City Fireman Frank Verdugo’s car at 5 a.m. on October 11 in West Los Angeles. Verdugo and two relatives sustained serious injuries, Crosby suffered no major injuries, and five John Does are named in the action.
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Los Angeles
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Frank R. Verdugo
Verdugo
Lucy Verdugo
Eulalio Perea
John Does
Verd
Perea
Four Ex Revenue Agents Convicted in Tax Fraud Plot
NEW YORK UP A federal jury found four former tax agents guilty of conspiring to defraud the government of thousands of dollars. An acquittal was issued for Maurice F. O'Brien, Murray Talanker, Dave Witt and Abraham Inkeles. Jo F. Rourke was also acquitted. Judge Henry W. Goddard set bail at $10,000 for the four and scheduled sentencing for Oct. 29. The defendants face up to five years in prison and $10,000 fines.
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New York
Maurice F. O’brien
Troy
N.Y
Internal Revenue Bureau
Murray Talanker
Dave Witt
Abraham Inkeles
Jo F. Rourke
Henry W. Goddard
Godfrey Says He Is Proud Of La Rosa Before Firing
Washington AP Godfrey in a coast to coast TV segment praised Julius La Rosa as a charming rascal and said he fired La Rosa to let him pursue bigger earnings. He denied romance rumors and noted La Rosa was becoming too big a star under a five year contract.
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LA Rosa
Julius la Rosa
Dwight Eisenhower
Navy
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Washington
Godfrey TV Radio Empire
Rascal
CBS
Contracts Set For Addition At Institute
Iowa interim committee approved contracts for a 1.918 million dollar addition to the Independence state mental health institute. The 300 bed project totals 1,650,205 with bids to Standard Construction Minneapolis for general work 1,263,054 Sid Smith Waterloo for heating 289,216 and Electric Engineering Sioux City for electrical 97,935. Remaining 267,795 covers elevators phones landscaping and furnishing. The panel also allocated 67,030.50 to the University of Iowa for emergency repairs to fire damaged chemistry labs and 17,102 for cleanup elsewhere in the chemistry building bringing total emergency spending to 84,132.50. Chairman Colburn said the gentlemen's agreement allowing UI to draw up repair plans and seek bids remains in force. State Board of Education will supervise the repairs. The board awarded six contracts totaling 114,348.90 for the University of Iowa Hospital School for Severely Handicapped Children with bidders including R. H. Wildman Iowa City 36,300 for general work 23,? for plumbing and heating and Russell Electric Iowa City 10,600, Model Paint Company 8,500, Shepard Elevator Cincinnati 12,975, Blackman Decorators Iowa City 21,981.90. Appointments approved include Wayne J. Deegan as chair of the mechanical engineering department effective Sept. 1. The board also reviewed tuition study. no action on an immediate raise. UI ranked fourth among 10 peers in size. President Dwight G. Rider noted UI compares with top schools in its class for tuition.
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Iowa City
Iowa Legislative Interim Committee
Independence
Standard Construction Company
Minneapolis
Sid Smith Company
Waterloo
Electric Engineering Company
Sioux City
University of Iowa
Jay C. Colburn
SUI
State Board of Education
University of Iowa Hospital
General
R. H. Wildman Company
Ical
Russell Electric
Model Paint Company
Shepard Elevator Company
Cincinnati
Blackman Decorators
Wayne J. Deegan
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
Dwight G. Rider
Fort Dodge
Rider
Eisenhower outlines new farm program goals
President Eisenhower pledged a new farm program to help farmers secure their fair share of national income and work for the good of all. After meeting with his Agricultural Advisory Commission, he said prices have begun to rebound and that the panel’s reforms aim to halt the need for drastic acreage cuts by expanding markets and issuing a flexible price support system for corn, wheat, and cotton. The commission plans final recommendations by late December for a January briefing to Congress, with continued support under the present law set to end in 1954.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Agricultural Advisory Commission
Benson
Congress
Manila Bus Strike Ends With Return to Work
About 2,000 striking bus drivers and collectors resumed duties Saturday after a two day walkout to protest a government order that banned buses from certain areas to ease congestion in Manila AP reports.
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Manila
GI Repatriation Letter Shows Change of Mind
MUNSAN Korea UP The young Cracker Neck Virginia soldier Edward S Dickenson who three days earlier chose freedom over communism wrote five holding companions urging them to return to the U S side He describes a reception from the U S and claims the Communists lie and promise money and new uniforms for those who come back He says loved ones await and assures no harm for returning troops
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Munsan
Korea
U.S.A
Army
China
Edward 5
Acquittal Triggers Court Uproar in Chicago
In Chicago a murder trial ended in a directed acquittal by Judge William J. Lindsay triggering a violent scene. Fifty officers suppressed the melee after a policeman was punched and a spectator arrested for assaulting him. The defendant David Looby, an electrical worker, was acquitted over lacking malice.
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Chicago
William J. Lindsay
David
Itary District
Ralph J. Adams
Lindsay
Looby
Adams
Anthony Adams
Frost Expected Tonight In Eastern Iowa Weather Report
The Iowa Weather Bureau reports scattered frost likely in eastern Iowa with lows near 30 to 35 degrees and some spots in the upper 20s. Skies clear tonight. Sunday may bring scattered showers in the northwest and extreme west. Cedar Rapids noon Saturday read 54, with Friday high 53 and a low 44 overnight.
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Lowa
Cedar Rapids
Royal Couple Sails to New York After Greek Visit
King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece sailed Saturday aboard the liner United States for New York. They are due to arrive Thursday.
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London
King Paul
Queen Frederika
Greece
United States
New York
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