Fire at Pekin distillery ruins plant. two dead
Firefighters battled a massive blaze at the American Distilling Co. in Pekin, with at least two killed and four others missing feared dead. The inferno, accompanied by explosions and an enormous whisky loss, drew in crews from Peoria and nearby towns as emergency measures were activated and traffic restricted.
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PEKIN
American Distilling Co
Penis
Samuel Rothberg
Civil Defense
Rotherberg
Rothberg
Earier
Corn Produets Refining Co
Illinois
Hinos
Peoria
Lawrence Nerear
Frank Drury
Pekin City
Pi'kin Hospital
Peon
Poria
Calvin Pedreyra
Colonel Ducks As Women Rage At Clothes Directive
RANKFURT Germany U S Army colonel faced sharp backlash from about a thousand American women after issuing a public dress directive for Army wives and daughters. Col John H Dilley said the rule targeted attire deemed in poor taste listing bare back halter sunsuits midriff baring dresses shorts blue jeans and curlers while a local critic argued freedoms are being threatened. Dilley remained courteous but firm noting some improvement after feedback and joking that someone tipped them off about their appearance.
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Rankfurt
Germany
John H. Dilley
Frankfurt
Meet Bid As Anti West Move See Meet Bid As Anti West Move
Soviet moves aimed at eroding Western anti Communist defenses and undercutting U S leadership are under scrutiny in Washington London and Paris with Britain and France opposing the Kremlin plan for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Officials expect rejection by joint decision as three power talks in London continue with further Soviet proposals possible. The Kremlin seeks to frame a two path campaign one to win non Communist nations to peace and the other to cast doubt on U S resolve. News notes that Russia may press proposals to heighten tensions in Western Europe while backing an alternative to the EDC involving a six nation army as Western Germany rearmament looms. Ambassadors in Paris London and Washington delivered notes proposing an August or September meeting of the Big Four to discuss a European security conference and German issues.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Free World
Britain
France
United States
Kremlin
London
Western
Europe
EDC
European Defense Community
Western Germany
French Assembly
U.S
Paris
Navy pogo stick fighters make first free takeoff hover test
BURBANK Calif The Navy announced that one of its two new pogo stick fighters achieved the first free vertical takeoff while the other demonstrated a hover in free flight The milestone marks a historic step in advanced aviation testing by the Navy air program.
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Burbank
Calif
Navy
McConnell Starts Third Year as TV Manager In Bluffs
In The Inside, McConnell marks a third year as TV manager with more to do in Council Bluffs. A feature on page 22 includes story and picture. Music Lovers hear Tales of Hoffmann in Council Bluffs Sunday with details on page 7. Drought unsettles farmers and ranchers in the plains in a page 1 feature. A crusading preacher evicted from a Nudism convention vows to continue his fight in a story on page. Fremont County 4H Fair selects top demonstration teams and exhibits in a page 21 feature with pictures.
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L. M. McConnell
Council Bluffs
Givat Plains
Assn
Fremont County
Pope Recognizes Seven S W Jowans For Services
Pope Pius XII honors seven Southwest Jowans in the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Daly of Des Moines announced the awards naming Peter Schmitz of Defiance, retired Shelay County farmer, and Charles W. McCauley, lay trustee of St. Patrick's Church, Council Bluffs to the Order of St Sylvester and awarding the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross to Mayme Zuch of Atlantic Ella McGuire Conway of Creston May Ward of Creston and Kathryn Guilfoyle of Council Bluffs.
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Edward 3
Daly
Des Moines
Peter Schmitz
Defiance
Shelay County
Charles W. McCauley
St. Patrick's Church
Council Bluffs
Mayme Zuch
Atlantic
Ella McGuire Conway
Creston
Peter Gaul Earling
May Ward
Kathryn Guilfoyle
Nixon Names Senators For Probe Group
Nixon names a six member Senate committee to investigate Sen McCarthy and consider censure. The appointees include Watkins Carlson Case Johnson Stennis Ervin with no chairman named and the panel to report before Congress adjourns.
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Nixon
Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Frank Carlson
R-H
Francis Case
R-S
Edwin C. Johnson
Cole
John C. Stennis
Sam J. Ervin
McCarth
Senate Investigations
Watkins
Senate Democratic Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Birty
Knowland
California
Sen. Flanders
Jt-Vi
GOP
Congress
Work Picture Remains Bright In Council Bluffs July
John Nason of the Council Bluffs Iowa Employment Service reports July nonagricultural placements at 282, up from June 161, with a 40 percent rise over June and 21 percent above a year ago. Construction and production jobs lead, with 149 manufacturing positions and 44 household workers among 33 open postings. Agricultural demand focuses on corn detasselers as hybrid seed corn grows locally.
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John, Nason
Counc] Bluffs
Iowa Employment Service
Nason
Counci Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Shippers To File ICC Complaint On Freight Rates
C B Shippers To Fly Comin and 4980 will file a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission concerning freight rates of goods shipped to Nebraska points from Council Bluffs. Pat Harding president said Thursday Council Bluffs shippers pay about 18 percent more in rates to Nebraska points than Omaha shippers pay to the same points. Howard Bessire secretary noted some rates are as much as 25 percent higher on goods from this side of the river. The complaint seeks a formal ICC hearing to equalize rates. Harding said rate determination is a complicated procedure and the difference has existed for many years. He pointed out shipping rates from Omaha to Iowa points are equal to Council Bluffs to the same points.
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ENE Counch
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Pat Harding
Association
Omaha
Howard Bessire
Harding
Iowa
Vote Temporarily Lift In Debt Ceiling
Washington Senate Finance Committee voted to lift temporarily by six billion dollars the current 275 billion dollar federal debt ceiling. The move marked a partial victory for the Eisenhower administration after last year’s clash when a 15 billion boost was requested. The panel approved a six billion increase to extend the ceiling through June 30, 1956 amid debate.
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Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Millikin
R-Cole
Wyman
Selectmen
Massachusetts
Humphrey
Committee
Senate panel approves Foreign Claims Commission nominees
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Thursday approved President Eisenhower’s picks Henry J. Clay of New York City, Mrs. Pearl Carter Face of Burkesville Kentucky, and Whitney C.ill of Glenwood Iowa for membership on the United States Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
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Wachingsun
Senate’ Judiciary
Eisenhowzer
Henry J. Clay
New York City
Pearl Carter
Burksville
Whitney C
Karston To Hang In Pulaski Case
William G. Karston and Almer Anderson were sentenced for the Pulaski farm slaying of Wendell E. Jones. Karston, 29, faces execution Aug 15, 1955 at Fort Madison Penitentiary after being found guilty of first degree murder in a robbery killing. Anderson, 22, received life imprisonment. both may appeal decisions.
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William G. Karston
Hamilton
Ill
Almer Anderson
South St. Paul
Minn
Pulaski
H.c.taylor
Wendell E. Jones
Taylor
Karston
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Jones
Ated
Russell Swartz
Ottumwa
Swartz
Anderson
Kiorea
Marjorie
Evelyn Erickson
Keokuk
James Yates
Davis County
Fort Madison
Farm bill debate stalls as weather and power woes dominate
A surge of election year oratory shadows Farm Bill talks while Midwest weather brings record heat, storms, and power outages. Benson administration storage fee rises draw fire from Iowa Senator Gillette amid push for flexible supports.
Navy Veteran Plans Private Atonement Day
Hollis J Wyman Jr a 30 year old Navy veteran says he will walk the streets of GREAT BARRINGTON Massachusetts on Saturday as a personal proclamation of guilt for the atomic bombings of Japan and hydrogen bomb tests He is a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation a pacifist group The plan falls between the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings Wyman served as a naval officer 1943 1946 left the service to join the fellowship and pursue social work He says the day is his own idea not sponsored by any organization He is married with two children
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Great Barrington
Mass
Japan
Hollis J.wyman Jr
Hanara
United States
Fellowship of Reconciliatom
Hisashima
Nagasaki
Wyman
Navy
Fellowship of Reconciliation
England
New England
Richard D. Hathaway
France
Germany
Reds Refuse Second U S Plane Protest
London reports that China declined a second U S protest over the shooting down of a British airliner near Hainan last month. Three Americans were among the 10 killed. The State Department said Beijing again rejected protests on both the initial incident and two subsequent fighter attacks on American rescue planes. Protests were relayed by British Charge d’Affaires Humphrey Trevelyn.
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London
Red China
Hainan
U. S. State Department
Humphey Trevelyn
Plan Office In C B For Farm Quiz
An Iowa agricultural census office will open in Council Bluffs as part of a state program to survey farming. The Nov 8 start will include 17 crew leaders and 236 enumerators, with four state offices total. Enumerators will ask about farm size, crops, livestock, expenditures, equipment, value, and mortgages, with 100 questions, strict confidentiality, and payments set for crew leaders and enumerators.
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Iowa
Barr Keshlear
Shenandoah
Des Moines
Cedar ‘Rapids
Fort Dodge
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Conpon
Census Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bie Teau
Cedar Rapids
Bureau
Crosscountry driver halts suicide attempt on Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Homer B. Davis of Dearborn Michigan stopped a 27 year old Omaha man attempting suicide by climbing the bridge rail on the Ak-Sar-Ben span at 12 08 a m. Davis pulled the would be jumper to safety as a westbound car driven by Julius Alfers of Omaha crashed into Davis's truck leaving the would be jumper in police custody. The incident ends with no fatality reported and an ongoing investigation.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Homer B. ‘Davis
Dearborn
Mich
Omaaan
Julus Alfers
Gkan
Soldiers Die in Boat Capsize on Training Exercise
Four American soldiers drowned when an assault boat capsized crossing the Hainan River during a training landing exercise with the Fifth Army.
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Seoul
Hainan River
the &Th Army
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