FPC Counsel Favors Gas Zone Rates
The Federal Power Commission staff in Washington supports Council Bluffs Gas Co. with zone rates for Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha. Staff counsel W Russell Gorman argues zone pricing nearer gas sources is equitable while keeping some customers on existing uniform rates. Decision to be recommended by Exam iner Law and likely issued in October. Northern’s large customers in Minneapolis and St Paul oppose zone rates due to higher charges.
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Council Bluffs Gas Co
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Omaha
Glen Law
W. Russell Gorman
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Council Bluffs Cas Co
Central Electric & Gas Co
Lincoln
Metropolitan Utilites District
Carl Stephens
Council Bluffs Sas Co
Council Bluffs
Twin Cities
Paullina-Ogden, Town
Kansas- Oklahoma
Beatrice. Neb
Town
Ogden
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Credit Engineer With Saving Plane
Washington paring and skillful work by Flight Engineer Clifford Adams of Miami was credited Friday with the safe landing of a heavily loaded Eastern Air Lines passenger plane here after mid ar repairs on a stuck landing wheel. Capt. Frank Bennett and Co Pilot Dick Litsey, both of Miami, were about to bring the four engine Constellation in at National Airport with its 72 passengers and 1 crew of 5, when the trouble developed. The main wheels went down and locked but the nose wheel stayed up.
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Washington
Clifford Adams
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Frank Bennett
Dick Litsey
National Airport
Herring Excels in Ostrich Races at Hamilton County Fair
Democratic candidate Clyde E. Herring impressed in ostrich races at the Hamilton County Fair. He won two heats, showing racing skill that may hint at campaign stamina.
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Webster City
Clyde E. Herring
Herring
Hamilton County
Bere
Reroute of Omaha Transit Buses Covers New One Way System
Council Bluffs Transit Co. announces that Omaha bus routes will shift to new lines starting Sunday to align with the city’s one way street plan. Route 1 runs Weston Toonglas to Sevententh, then Douglas and Ak‑Sar‑Ben Bridge to Council Bluffs. Routes 2 and 3 run west to Tenth, then south to Farnam, then north to Douglas and east on Douglas to Council Bluffs. All stops except four will be on the war side.
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Council Blulfs Transit Co
Omaha
Weston Toonglas
Tenth St
Tenth
Farnam St
Farnam
Sevententh St
Seventeenth
Douglas
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
Counail Bhuffs
Emilie Dionne Dies of Stroke in Quebec
Emilie Dionne one of Canada's famed quintuplets died Friday in St. Agathe Quebec at age 20. Her father Oliva Dionne said death came without warning from a stroke. Sisters were deeply shocked by the news. Emilie had recently discussed nunhood. The quints had earlier been split in a Montreal trip with Marie and brothers during July.
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Quints
Marie
Quebec
Montreal
Pilice
Pan-Emile Cardinal Leger
Parish Invokes Fifth Amendment in Senate Inquiry
Washington reporters noted Lawrence W. Parish refused to answer certain questions about communism during a closed Senate Investigation Subcommittee session led by McCarthy. Diantha Hoag of Buffalo also declined to testify, as the inquiry continues into alleged Communist infiltration of defense plants in the Boston area.
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Washington
Lawrence W. Parish
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Parish
Senate Investigation Subcommittee
Diantha 1 Hoag
Buffalo
N. Y
Boston
Stratojet Crashes Killing Four Crewmen at Fairford
A U S Air Force Stratojet bomber crashed on takeoff near Fairford England. The Gloucester fire brigade said all four crewmen died in the fire. The six-jet plane, capable of carrying an atom bomb, burned after the takeoff, the second of its type to crash in Britain within 18 days.
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Fairford
England
U.S. Ar Force
Gloucester
Bngage
Britain
Radar Speed Checkers Hit by Lint During Iowa Test
Iowa Department of Public Safety conducted a test of a new radar speed check system in Des Moines. About 100 vehicles were checked on Fourth Street after technicians cleared a lint blockage that had stuck the speed needle at about 20 mph. Officers from Omaha aided the inspection and plan more daily checks ahead of a larger speed campaign.
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A. We Geen
Tech
Taffic
A. R.ielson
Fao
Carence Petersen
Dor Peterson
Omaha
Mace Dr
Jacob Cozad
Des Moines
Iowa
Story
Worth Sts
Frank Cominoli
Clarence Bailey
Eldon E. , Winger
Protest Increase In Power Rates In Atlantic City
Special to The Nonparen Atlantic Thirty citizens attended a stormy City Council meeting Thursday evening to protest approving a gas rate increase for the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. The council had approved the raise at its last meeting. Wallace Cunningham led objectors, citing 1952 promises related to franchise and lower rates. A citizens committee urged hiring a rate analyst to review whether the increase is proper and the city budget could cover it. Acting City Attorney Roscoe Jones said the council might take court action to rescind the increase since it had forced the rate rise.
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Atlantic
Iowa, Electric Light and Fower Company
Counesl
Wallace Cunningham
Res
Roscoe Jones
Sirens And Bells Mark Hiroshima Bomb Anniversary
In Hiroshima a memorial service marked the ninth anniversary of the atomic blast. Mayor Shinzo Hamal presided as citizens prayed while sirens wailed and church bells rang. Survivors recount moments from the blast including injuries to council member Kiyoichi Tsuchoka and professor Kanae Watanabe, with grim memories of death and destruction.
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Fred 3Aito
Hiroshima
Japan
Belis
Eroshima
Warforce
Shinzo Hamal
Lucky Hi
Memorial Hall
Kiyoichi Tsuchoka
Gun Wounds Fatal To Torrez After Tavern Shooting
Jesse Torrez aged 42 of Council Bluffs died at a local hospital after a gun duel July 24 at his Diamond Tavern on Broadway. Joseph Childers, 45, is in custody with murder charges to be filed. the exact degree not yet determined. Torrez leaves a widow and children. funeral arrangements are pending.
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Jesse Torrez
Wiurds
Broadway
Matt Walsh
Joseph Childers
Tuird Ave
Walsh
Childers
Diamond Tavern
Torrez
West German Agent Vanishes Into Red Zone
West Berlin police say a West German Intelligence agent named Karl Titmann disappeared into the Soviet sector on Friday. One Berlin paper claimed he defected to the Communists with vital information, while officials suggest he may have been lured or blue-beaded into a trap linked to Dr. Otto John who fled to East Berlin on July 2.
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Asong
Karl Titmann
Otto John
West Gereman
Red East Berlin
East Zone
John
Tiemann
So Vit Zone
East
Census Bureau appoints supervisor at council bluffs declined
Keahrew Barr of 3HENANDOAR refuses census job as supervisor at the council bluff field of life agriculture. Government census bureau appoints failed due to declination, affecting local operations and field leadership.
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Barr Keah-rew
Government Census Bureau
Conseus of Agriculture
Fite
Council Bluff
Protect Rhee as police guard Korean president in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on Friday police protection was ordered for Korean President Syngman Rhee after officials heard rumors of possible Communist demonstrations. The move followed reports of potential protests near his appearance, prompting heightened security measures and a prepared police presence to safeguard the visit.
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US Angeles
Syngman Rhee
Showers Expected as Cool Front Lingers in Southwest Town
Cloudy skies bring light showers with cool readings in Southwest Town for several days. Forecast calls for rain Friday afternoon and evening and again Saturday. Highs around 30 Saturday, 74 Friday, lows near 65 Saturday morning. Statewide, temperatures stay near normal with 0.50 to 1.00 inch rain expected in some areas. A tornado injured two in Ottawa, Kansas, with eight inches of rain falling overnight and a separate twister near Hutchinson.
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Council Bluffs
Seaeinal Eatherman
Iowa
Mercury
Spencer
Ottawa
Kan
Hutchinson
McCarthy Reveals Maj Peress Report Details
Senator McCarthy disclosed a secret Army report listing 30 officers, including five generals, tied to Major Irving Peress's honorable discharge. Peress, a New York dentist, faced scrutiny over alleged subversive ties. McCarthy vowed further inquiries and possible oath witnesses for those named.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Irving Peres
Peress
New York
Senate Investigations
Army
Pentagon
Army Inspector General
Burglars Drill Air Holes For Trapped Victims In Chicago
Masked men forced a watchman and a porter into car trunks at May Motor Sales Inc and drilled breathing holes to keep them alive while fleeing with cash and non negotiable checks. Police released the men after an anonymous call led them to the auto agency and used keys left in the trunks to free Harvey Rogers and Sam Mor ns.
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Chicago
Yeges
May Motor Sales, Inc
Harvey Rogers
Sam Morns
Watkins Heads Probe Group Heads Probe Group
Sen. Watkins of Utah chairs a six member Senate special committee to study Sen. McCarthy conduct and censure proposals. Vice President Nixon announced the group which includes Johnson Stennis Ervin and four Republicans. Hearings may be after next week with possible closed sessions and transcripts for newsmen.
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Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
Ser. McCarthy
R-Wis
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Stenmis
D-Miss
Nixon
Johnson
Ban Watkins
McCarthy
Nixor
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Wisconsin
Flanders
Sens
Fulbright
Dark
Morse
Indore
Casa
Kefauver and Jenkins Win In Tennessee
In Tennessee Friday's primary results gave Senator Estes Kefauver and Governor Frank Clement decisive margins, signaling re election. On the Republican side Ray H. Jenkins led over Robert Gregory in the east Tennessee contest. Jenkins had previously opposed the nomination and stated he would not run if victorious.
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Washville
Tenn. P
Estes Kefauver
Frank Clement
Tennnessee
Ray H. Jenkins
Eisenhower
Senate
Kefauver
Pat Sutton
Clement
Gordon Browning
East Tennessee
Jenkins
Robert Gregory
Gregory
Eight Die Two Hurt In Highway Collision near Meade Kansas
A passenger car and a pickup truck collided at a highway junction near Meade on Thursday night, killing eight people and injuring two. Victims in the car were Mr and Mrs Gem Elliott and their two children and Mr and Mrs Boyd Boyer and their two children, all of Plains Kansas. Two men in the truck were seriously injured.
Farm Bill Battle Shifts as Young Predicts Victory
Washington AP Sen. Young ND predicts victory for flexibile price supports amid Senate debate on Eisenhower farm bill. Holland questions the claim while Aiken pushes for a vote on a flexibile plan. Critics accuse Benson and the President of misrepresenting farm conditions as lawmakers warn of potential program collapse without action.
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Washington
Sen
Young
R-Nd
Senate
Eisenhower
Holland
D-Fla
House
Nixon
Aiken
Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Jes Young
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Mountain Resigns Guard Command at Camp Ripley
Maj Gen Ray Fountain of Des Moines retires as head of the 34th Infantry Division Nebraska and Iowa National Guard. Brig Gen Warren Wood of Gering Nebraska to succeed as division chief and Col Carlton Smith of Cedar Rapids to become assistant division commander. Smith will be promoted to brigadier general. Fountain’s retirement follows a formal request.
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Camp Ripley
Minn. P
Red Hull” Town
Nebraska
National Guard
Ray C. Fountain
Des Moines
Vost
Brig
Zen
Warren C. Wood
Gering
Web
Wood
Divison
Fred C. Tandy
Towa
Guy Henninger
Adjutant-Geneal
Fountain
Toey
Smith
3 Ith
Col. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Iowa National Guard
Iowa
Vote Tuition Raise For Iowa Colleges Vote Tuition Raise For Iowa Colleges
The State Board of Education voted to raise basic tuition rates at three state colleges for the 1953 fall term. The University of Iowa and Iowa State College set basic tuition at 48 dollars per year, making resident student costs 4 dollars per year at the university and 198 dollars per year at Two State. Iowa State Teachers College increased to 1500 dollars per year.
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Ames
State Board of Education
State University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa
State Teachers College
Traffic Deaths Aug 6 1954 Ad 1353
A brief notice records traffic fatalities dated August 6, 1954. Details are sparse in the readable text, noting a fatal collision and acknowledging emergency response. Names, locations, and exact circumstances are not fully legible.
Democrats Ask Truman For Aid In Fund Drive
Democratic leaders pressed for help from Harry S. Truman as they launched a major fundraising drive to gain control of Congress. Adlai Stevenson and national chair Stephen Mitchell planned Truman’s Independence, Missouri visit and a pep talk for about 70 party leaders while Mitchell’s future as chairman drew attention. Stevenson, set to headline eight major speeches, leads the push with Finnegan as a potential successor floated.
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Harry S. Truman
Congress
Adlai Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell
Truman
Independence
Stephenson
Canada
Lewiston
Mont
Mitchell
Chicago
James A. Finnegan
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Stevenson
Omaha
Sioux Falls
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