Denial Dampens Van Fleet Firing Rumors in Korea Debate
Washington denies reports that General James A. Van Fleet is being relieved as Eighth Army commander amid U S and United Nations plans to shift Korea defense to South Korean forces. Ridgway and the joint chiefs back slower expansion while Clark pursues longer term changes.
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Washington
Korea
White House
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Pentagon
van Fleet
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Tokyo
Ridgway
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Lovett
Defense Department
Mark Clark
Eisenhower
Republic of Korea
Orlando, C. Mood
U. S
U.S
Republican National Committee
Sen
Carlson
Kansas
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower denounces vile rumors at Madison Square Garden
Ike denounces Democratic charges as vile rumors during a three day New York campaign culminating in a Madison Square Garden rally. He vows to remain his own man and defends his past, unaltered by attacks as he heads to Chicago with Eisenhower.
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Ike
Chicago
Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
New York
G.O.P
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Widow of C R Merchant Dies at 80 in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. A L Killian 80, widow of C R Merchant, died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 1 45 am Friday. A resident since 1912 she lived at 509 Vernon Dr SE. Born Floy Hutchinson July 28 1872 in Peru Nebraska she was married to Killian. Surviving are a son and daughter in law a sister four brothers two granddaughters and a great granddaughter. Services Monday at Turner chapel. entombment Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
A. L. Killian
Killian
Vernon Drive
Floy Hutchinson
Peru
Wahoo
P.E.O
Home Garden Club
Herbert L. Killian
Edith A. Joy
San
Gabriel
Calif
Amos T. Hutchinson
Norfolk
Neb
W. Harrison Hutchinson
Clyde A. Hutchinson
Casper
Wyo
Claud E. Hutchinson
Concrete
Wash
Joe Goldsberry
Jane Killian
Ann Goldsberry
Turner Chapel
Russel Cole
Cornell College
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Girl 2 Dies in Farm Fire Near Aurora
Special to The Gazette reports a 22 year old woman and mother died in a blaze at the Verne Huffman farm near Aurora. Susan Anstey, 2, perished in the family home after the mother tried to rescue another child. The father and other siblings survived as the house and shed burned, destroying hay and corn fields.
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the Gazette
Aurora
Anyother
Susan Anstey
Laverne Anstey
Ansteys
Verne Huffman
Susan
Themien
Winthrop
Independence
Fires Sweep East Iown Leaving Pasture and Timber Destroyed
A rash of fires in eastern Iowa burned over a thousand acres of pasture brush and timber as volunteers from Muscatine Calamus Junction Conesville and Wilton Junction fought the blazes. One 800 acre fire south of Muscatine destroyed timber corn and a hog shed while another fire damaged a building at Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute.
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Muscatine
Calumbus Junction
Conesville
Wilton Junction
John Lee
Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute
Max Dalmadge
KCRG Sets Election Returns and Scorecard for Night
KCRG and The Gazette partner to deliver election returns broadcast from the Gazette news department. A Sunday Gazette scorecard will show state totals and electoral votes, with county trends and candidate sketches for governor and attorney general.
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KCRG
Gazette News Department
Associated Press
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
ECRG
Gazette News Room
Dick Yoakam
Pat Patterson
Mikes
Frank Nye
Linn County
City To Be Well Patrolled Tonight
Cedar Rapids plans heavy patrols for Halloween weekend with Harold Prasil confirming 50 auxiliary officers will assist the regular police. Radio cars and ham cars will supplement traffic and safety efforts as Friday night festivities approach.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Prasil
Prasil
Land Corley
Nixonite Punch Hits Wrong Man at Hotel Entrance
At a California Machinists convention in San Diego a Nixon party member punched hotel manager Carlton Lichty in the eye by error during a melee after Nixon arrived. Lichty wore an Eisenhower button as delegates heckled Nixon and the punch was aimed at another man.
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San Diego
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Carlton Lichty
Nixon Party
Lichty
British Blueblonds Seek Coronation Honors
The coronation court of claims met in London to hear requests from Britain's Blueblonds for honors such as carrying Queen Elizabeth's towel at the upcoming coronation next June.
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London
Coronation Court of Claims
Britain
Elizabeth
Hill Held by Reds After Bitter Fight
South Korea infantry battled Chinese forces on Triangle Hill for about 20 hours. Reds briefly held the peak before a counterattack and fresh assault by both sides left troops converging on the slopes amid heavy artillery and mortar fire. About 175 wounded Koreans were found among the dead, as American adviser Major Galer described two battalions nearly wiped out and a third reduced to 18 men.
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Seoul
Triangle Hill
Republic of Korea
United Press
Victor Kendrick
Sniper Ridge
Loar
Robert 8. Galer
Kendrick
EHOK
Fulbright Steps In as Adlai Campaign Pinch Hitter
AP dispatch says Adlai Stevenson leaves the campaign trail to address a prison riot in Illinois. Senator Fulbright of Arkansas fills in at whistle stops in Maryland West Virginia Delaware as four campaign days remain. Stevenson assails Eisenhower as abandoning Lincoln’s principles while denouncing the Republicans’ civil rights stance in key states.
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Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Sen. Fulbright
Arkansas
Whistile
Maryland
West,Virginia
Delaware
Hunt Armory
Pittsburgh
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Abraham Lincoln
Ultimatum Ordered by Stevenson at Menard Prison
Rebel convicts at Menard state prison surrendered after Gov Adlai Stevenson delivered an ultimatum to release seven hostages or have the cellblock stormed. State police surrounded the east cell house as Michael Seyfrit announced the demand. After hostages were freed the convicts returned to their cells. Stevenson later left for Scott Air Force Base en route to New York.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Menard State Prison
Chester
Ill
Chester, Nl
Michael Seyfrit
Partic
Step jYenson
Scott Air Force Base
New York
Sherwood Dixon
Stevenson
Dixon
Wr Rg Dixon
Snyder Ties In To Suspicious Activities Probe
Rep Byrnes of Wisconsin accuses the Internal Revenue Bureau of withholding documents from congressional investigators to shield Secretary Snyder from exposure in alleged highly suspicious activities.
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Snyder
Washington
Llp
Byrnes
R-Wis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Secretary of Treasury
October Driest Month in Cedar Rapids History
Cedar Rapids endured its driest October on record since 1882 with no measurable rainfall since Labor Day. Traces fell on Oct 13 and Oct 16, while September and October totals were far below normals, prompting forecasts of limited showers and concerns over groundwater in southern Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Recvids
Near Tragedy as Train Backed into Crowded Platform
At Silver Spring Maryland on Friday a Stevenson campaign train overshot its stop and backed toward a dense crowd. People shouted for the train to stop while a rail worker pulled the emergency cord. The train halted but several were knocked down in the scramble to escape. Three or four teen girls were scraped, one lost a shoe, and a woman climbing a fence between tracks was cut on the lip and injured the ankle.
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Silver Spring
Stevenson
Cone
Cedar Rapids campaign division tops goal with strong Friday gains
The Cedar Rapids Community Chest report shows the residential division exceeding its $13,000 quota with $13,121.81 and a total campaign tally of $204,913.16, 87.3 percent of the $234,684 target. Other divisions also surpassed their quotas including Wilson and Harrison areas and several precincts, while the classified division regiments for auto dealers and perishable foods exceeded their goals as well.
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Cedar Rapids Nevis
Cedar Rapids Community Chest
Max Burrell
Wilson
Burrell
Harrison
Paul Miller
Merle R. Hubbard
Joseph J. Hall, Jr
Louis Walch
Precinct
Donald Kennedy
William Schamberger
Harold Sovern
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Army and Defense Departments
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Tokyao
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Edward Miller
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Hill
Red
Fulbright
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Pittsburgher
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Marshall
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Wisconsin
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Mutiny Scene
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William Blythe
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C.R. Tainfall
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