Allies reject Red buffer zone plan in Korea talks
In Panmunjom the Allies dismissed a Communist demand for a 15 mile withdrawal and a wide buffer, keeping Kaesong and parts of Ongjin. U N spokesmen said military security guides any refinements, marking a shift from prior insistence on a 38th Parallel line. The subcommittees meet again Saturday as horse trading continues.
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Cedar Rapids Community Chest Surpasses $100000 Milestone
Cedar Rapids pledges for the Community Chest rose to 100513.25 dollars, 44.3 percent of a 226730.39 goal as volunteers rush to submit reports. An audit tonight by the National Association of Cost Accountants group at 7:30 p.m. aims to tally first week results.
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Ban Imposed on Sweet Violets by Detroit Stations
WWJ and WWJ-TV censorship of the song Sweet Violets after objections to its verses. Harry Bannister says the Wayne King show was edited after the first verse and viewers saw a printed notice. The ban also covers the song I Get Ideas due to a surge of objectionable versions.
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Gazette-KCRG at Iowa-Ohio Game
The Gazette covers the Iowa Ohio State clash in Columbus with a full team of writers in place. Sports Editor Gus Schrader will file the game story and his Red Peppers column while Johnny Meyer reports from Iowa City and Lou Breuer covers post game Ohio insights. A play by play will be broadcast by KCRG 1600 starting at 1 p.m. Iowa time.
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Eight Day Ordeal In Boxcar Told
Fred Howerton a 47 year old prospector from Pratt Kansas describes eight days trapped in a freight car with no food. Locked in Troy Montana car then moved 100 miles to Laclede Idaho before rescue. He kept count by light through a nail hole and says his feet are swollen from starvation. He expects to leave hospital in two weeks.
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Coe Students Parade For Homecoming Color and Fun
Coe college students staged a Centennial Homecoming parade on Friday afternoon with 19 floats and many displays. Notable themes included a "Boil Em" float mocking Grinnell, the upcoming opponent, and a ROTC band leading the procession down First Avenue East. The event featured period costumes, convertibles with Homecoming Queen candidates, and a stage coach, but some costumes drew mixed reactions amid cooler weather.
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Cumings Departs as Coe College President Discontinuation
Edgar C. Cumings will not continue as president of Coe College. He has been on leave since September 1 and Howell H. Brooks will serve as acting president. Owen Elliott, board president, announced the removal after the board’s annual meeting and a faculty meeting. Cumings left for Washington, D C, on an indefinite government assignment.
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DePauw Leader Becomes Coe President in 1950
The passage notes that a DePauw administrator joined Coe College as vice president in 1950, was previously dean at DePauw and acting president briefly, and was appointed Coe president on July 24, 1950 after the resignation of Dr. Byron S. Hollins head. Acting President Brooks arrived in 1950 as business manager, with shared history at DePauw where Brooks served as comptroller and business manager for 16 years.
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Erickson Freed Faces New Action After Release
Frank Erickson, once reputed head of a 12 million dollar a year bookmaking empire, was freed from Rikers Island and faced New Jersey gambling charges. He had served 16 months of a two year sentence and was moved to Hackensack for transfer procedures. He also faces a 74 count federal indictment for refusing to answer Senate crime committee questions.
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Riker’s Island
New Jersey
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Hackensack
N. J
Senate Crime Committee
Open Push for the Predicted Shortly
New York Times reports an open drive will start within two weeks to win the Republican presidential nomination for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. A Washington dispatch says Eisenhower movement leaders will caucus and form a national campaign committee.
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Anthony Seviero
Churchill Wins Victory Call as Attlee Resigns
London reports King George VI urged Winston Churchill to lead Britain through peacetime dangers after Labour Prime Minister Attlee surrendered and officially resigned. Churchill met the king in Buckingham Palace for 45 minutes while crowds cheered his return.
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Stormy weather cancels Las Vegas atomic test flight
The scheduled second atomic bomb test near Las Vegas was called off as storm conditions persisted over the test range northwest of the city. The Atomic Energy Commission said winds and unstable conditions risked radiation drifting toward Las Vegas and populated areas, and no troops were to be involved.
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Fuel Oil Price Rise Authorized in Midwest
Washington AP reports the government on Thursday authorized price increases up to a half-cent per gallon for kerosene heating oil and diesel sold in 12 midwestern states.
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Missing Korean War B 29 pilot Capt Robert M Krumm
Capt Robert M Krumm 33 of Cedar Rapids reported missing in action for the second time in two wars. Telegram to his wife Aline notes he was missing Oct 23 while piloting a B 29 over Korea. Krumm commanded the 371st squadron. veteran of five years service including World War II with the Eighth Air Force. He previously instructing, sprayed crops, and married in 1945. Parents J H Krumn reside in Van Horne.
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Judge orders Champ Rush Wisdom to leave home after razor blades found
In Los Angeles Judge Mildred L. Little ordered Champ Rush Wisdom to move out following testimony by his estranged wife Hope that razor blades were found in her bed. The court action centers on domestic dispute and safety concerns raised by the incident.
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Blood Gift Trip Planned by 300 Farm Women
About 300 farm women in Hawkins Wisconsin plan a 160 mile journey to donate blood for Korea wounded soldiers. The trip from northwest Wisconsin to St Paul blood bank will be funded by 500 dollars won on a New York TV show. If funds cover two trips they may also send husbands and rotate milking chores. The plan rests on the still unsettled windfall and bus travel is planned so they finish before night.
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Evans Poised To Enter Race For Governor
Former Iowa lieutenant governor Kenneth A. Evans of Emerson hints he will announce a bid for the 1952 Republican gubernatorial nomination next week. Evans, who served 1945 to 1951, may join Lt. Gov. William H. Nicholas in the race as Gov. William S. Beardsley’s plans remain unclear. Evans noted strong support after a district trip and his farming interests.
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Ex Film Queen Now A Train Dispatcher In Ventura
Los Angeles AP reports Juanita Hansen once a film serial queen of the 1910s now works as a Southern Pacific train dispatcher in Ventura, 70 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Once earned about 1,500 weekly in film work from 1914 to 1922, she lives a quieter life today away from stardom.
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Juanita Hansen
Tom Mix
Bill Hart
Jack Pickford
Los Angeles Mirror
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Here
Hardy Named as Mixer of Poison
Atlanta AP reports a former convict charged with murder in 31 deaths linked to poisoned liquor was identified as the mixer. Solicitor Paul Webb said a north Georgia farmer saw 360 pound John R. Hardy blend wood alcohol with well water at an abandoned farmhouse about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta. Turner, a 52 year old witness, said Hardy was aided by an unidentified man.
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Paul Webb
North Georgia
John R. Hardy
Webb
Luke Turner
Hardy
All British Red Candidates Lose in UK Election
London report says all ten Communist candidates were defeated in the British general election. They failed to poll at least one-eighth of the total vote and lost their 150 pounds deposit.
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Not Champ This Year at Shandon Grand National Rodeo
Gene Rambo, a three time Grand National rodeo champion from Shandon, Calif., will not ride broncs in the 1951 Grand National after breaking a thigh bone in a fall at his ranch. He had previously dominated bronc events at the San Francisco rodeo.
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Gene Rambo
San Francisco
Churchill storms back as Conservatives win historic vote
London AP reports Winston Churchill returns to power leading the Conservative party to victory after six years of Socialist rule. The party secures a slim majority in the 625 seat Commons, with final margins pending a few outlying districts next week, leaving labor under Clement Attlee with about 300 seats.
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Churchill triumphs in Britain election as Conservatives win
After a long clash over socialist controls, the Conservatives secure 317 seats to Labor 293 with Liberals dwindling, 617 of 625 districts reporting. Churchill vows to resume prime ministership, aided by Liberal abstention and likely Eden succession. Attlee leads Labor opposition as party remains in parliament.
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