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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1955

Page

11

Army Drops Cases of 47 Ex-Captives

The army dropped cases of 47 former prisoners of war suspected of collaborating with Communist captors in Korea and cleared six others by army board action. In total 54 cases remain under investigation or trial, out of 565 investigated across the army air force and marine corps with 428 now cleared or dropped.

Washington Army Korea army _board Pws Air Force Marine Corps

Flood and fire reports grip Gulf region and California

The report notes severe Gulf winds and rising tides with 2 to 3 foot surges and 35 mile an hour gusts. Raymondville endures nearly three inches of rain with flooded streets and overloaded disaster headquarters. Typhoid risk persists from contaminated water, about 4000 shots recorded. In California, forest fires ease but four large blazes remain. Investigators seek an arsonist linked to 10 dangerous fires near Grass Valley in Nevada County.

Gulfation of the Army Security Board Mexico Tampico Raymondville California Grass Valley Nevada County

Squalls Brew in Gulf Return of Heat Faces L A

Gulf coast regions brace for squalls from an easterly tropical wave looming over the Gulf of Mexico. Firefighters in California battled winds driving four forest fires as Los Angeles prepared for a new smog attack and heat wave resurgence. Eight soldiers were court-martialed, receiving varied sentences up to life, with 112 cases under investigation as of July 20.

United Press Texas Rio Grande Valley Gulf of Mexico California Los Angeles Defense Wilson Advisory Committee Gulf Raymondville Isenger Will Port O'Connor Ajlina

Trolley Line Dismantled After Final Run in Boone

Boone UP reports workmen removed trolley lines and equipment of the Fort Dodge and Southern Railway after a final interurban trip between Boone and nearby Boone. Dismantling followed the last run as the system ends service.

Boone Fort Dodge

Policemen Convention Under Way at Ottumwa Iowa

About 300 policemen and wives arrived for the Twenty third annual Iowa State Policemen's Association convention in Ottumwa Speakers include FBI official Joseph Thornton Iowa safety commissioner Clinton Moyer Iowa Highway Patrol chief David Herrick and assistant attorney general Clarence Kading The event runs two days Fort Pierre cattle branding by W Tingsley involves eight cowboys flown from Denver to the ranch and back the same day

Ottumwa Iowa State Policemen’s Association Joseph Thornton Omaha FBI Clinton Moyer Iowa David Herrick Iowa Highway Patrol Clarence Kading Fort Pierre S.D

Walden Pond set for larger park expansion near Thoreau retreat

Massachusetts bill would add about 100 acres to the Walden Pond State Reservation, expanding the famed site near Concord. The naturalist Thoreau lived there from 1845, writing Walden and sketching life in the woods as visitors flock to the 144-acre reserve and its 64-acre pond each year.

Walden Pond Thoreau Retreat Washington Henry David ‘Thoreau Massachusetts Boston National Geographic Soys

Amana Men Win State Pair Bridge Tourney

Amana men George C Foersiner and Sam Rossari won the Iowa state pair bridge tournament in Fort Dodge with attendees from Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota The Iowa unit of the American Contract Bridge League runs the event C V Lindsey of Waterloo was reelected president in a related note to Jail. U S Marshal William Raab sought a Kiwanis volunteer to assist as he demonstrated prisoner restraints Lyle Remde agreed but Raab had forgotten the keys during the display

Fort Dodge George C. Foersiner Sam Rossari lAmana Iowa American Contract Bridge League Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota C. V. Lindsey Waterloo Omaha U.S William Raab Kiwanis Club Lyle Remde Raab Remde

Box M-337 Gazette Background Request

A historical notice requests completion of background details in a letter, stating the position will offer a better-than-average starting salary and future earnings based on ability. The sender asks to write the background in the first letter and to label the item Box M-337 in the Gazette.

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