Fears Soviet Policies May Create War Fears
Soviet policies provoke war fears as Michael Samarin a Russian born teacher seeks FBI interview and vanishes after the session in New York while Mrs Oksana Kosenkina faces a tug between Soviet officials and a White Russian group. Samarin says he will seek protection and may testify before the House Un American Activities Committee.
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New York
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
Lmelight
FBI
Samarin
House un-Amenian Activities Committee
Washington
Oksana Stephanovna Koserkins
United States
New York Times
Samaria
Soviet Union
Tames
Leacher
Kosenkina
Oksana Stepanova
Yakov M. Lomakin
Lomakin
Stepanova
Reed Farm
Valley Cottage
N. Y
Alexandra Tolstoy
Transit Company Increases Authorized Stock To 350000
Riffs Transit company raised its authorized stock from 250000 to 350000 and increased the issue of 100 common shares from 1000 to 2000, while preferred stock of 1500 shares stays the same. The amendment was filed with County Recorder Dorothy Christensen and approved at a special stockholders meeting in Tune.
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Cone
Riffs Transit Company
Dorothy Christensen
Final Touches Made For Hoover Celebration
Cartoons show WEST RANCH preparations for a Tuesday town festival honoring former President Herbert C. Hoover on his 74th birthday. The all town event includes a noon picnic at the Hoover birthplace grounds with country fried chicken on the menu. Several thousand visitors are anticipated as a 1 pm program opens with a speech by the co president around 2 43 Am.
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West
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover Birthplace
Hoover
Envoys Resume Kremlin Talks After Third Conference
Envoys from the United States Britain and France entered the Kremlin Monday afternoon for their third conference with week. U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith led the procession into the Russian seat of government at 450 pm. They were to see Foreign Minister Molotov with whom they conferred Friday evening about the Berlin blockade and other differences dividing the west and east. The three hour session ended as they left for the British embassy for further talks.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Ernest Hevin
Yves Chataigneau
Molotov
Berlin
Stalin
Smith
Roberts
California and Washington win Olympic rowing title on Thames
Olympic roundup reports two Pacific Coast crews, the University of California eight and the University of Washington four, winning on the Thames. The Cal eight defeated Great Britain and Norway to retain the United States lead since 1920, clocking 5 minutes 56.7 seconds on the 1,900 meter course.
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Henley - ON - Thames
England
Pacific Coast
University of California
University of Washington
Great Britain
Norway
United States
Local Officer Held By Soviets In German Zone
Two Americans identified as Lt Sherman Turner and Roland Myers were arrested Aug. 5 after crossing from the American into the Soviet zone at Mellrichstadt, 75 miles east of Frankfurt. An unnamed German driver reported their disappearance. officials said they remain detained as of noon Tuesday.
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Council Bluffs
Germany
Mellrichstadt
Frankfurt
Sherman Turner
United States Military Government
Berlin
Roland Myers
War Department
United States
Turner
Bad Kisstigen
Myers
Fountain Sounds Note of Warning At Camp Riley
Maj Gen Ray C Fou lin of Des Moines addressed 7000 National Guard troops at Camp Riley Kan noting a world crisis could delay return home He labeled Russians as the enemy and warned about the mentality of the Russian people He urged 12 days of field training and readiness to act He spoke as a civilian officer about life facts and the dangers of crisis without claiming foreign policy expertise He recalled WW I service and discussed selective service armed forces funding B-29s and jet flights to Europe He warned on possible crisis dynamics and the need to defend with strength rather than wishful thinking.
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Camp Riley
Kan
Ray
C. Foulain
Des Moines
Fountain
Riley
Ward
Europe
Wey
Chanan Tekes Lead in Kentucky Primary
Louisville report on Kentucky primaries shows Virgil Chapman leading the Democratic Senate nomination race as results near completion. Absentee and party lines shape the contest to oppose Republican incumbent Sen. John Sherman Cooper, who secured renomination with minimal campaign activity.
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Louisville
Friends Urge Truman Sign Bills Passed By Congress
Washington dispatch reports that Truman faced pressure from Democratic allies in Congress to sign Republican housing and credit controls passed after a 33 day special session. Senators Lucas and Hatch defended the measures, while Ferguson accused Truman of hampering investigations into communism. A Dixie Democrat defended Truman on radio, calling the president entitled to commendations.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Truman
Capitol
Hatch
New Mexico
Democratic Campaign
Lucas
Illinois
GOP
Congressional
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Michigan
Dixie
Hoey
D-I.c
Tobin Uncertain on Secretary Post
The White House awaits Maurice Tobin's decision on accepting the labor secretary post. Charles G. Ross said Tobin, former Massachusetts governor and Boston mayor, will visit Washington to meet President Truman. Tobin's nomination had been sent to the Senate before adjournment and could become a recess appointment if he accepts.
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Washington
White House
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Charles G. Ross
Tobin
Boston
Truman
Labor Post
Senate
Centenarian Dies at Glidden Nursing Home
Lawrence Thompson of Manning dies aged 106 weeks after celebrating his 106th birthday this month. Funeral service will be held Tuesday. Survived by a son Norman and one granddaughter.
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Manning
Lawrence Thomp
Glidden Nurssing
Norman
Iram Co Seeks Interstate Bus Permit For Omaha Council Bluffs
Iram Co and existing rail firms filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for temporary authority to operate 25 45 passenger buses between Omaha and Council Bluffs with transfer privileges. Three routes would link the cities with a Council Bluffs terminus at Main and Broadway. Passengers would be picked up in Council Bluffs and deposited in Omaha with no service between Council Bluffs points. Temporary authority would last 180 days pending broader transit decisions.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fred P. Hamilton, Jr
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Omaha and Council Bluffs
Broadway
Main
Sixth
Avenue G
Twenty-fifth
Thirty-seventh
Vice
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
Vice Versa
Hamilton
Council Bluffs Points
Council Bluffs Transit Company
Adams Legislator Elmer Cooper Dies
CORNING Elmer E. Cooper 64 Adams county legislator died Monday at his farm home west of Corning He served four regular terms and one special Iowa House session in ill health several months Funeral arrangements await a son from California He is survived by his widow two sons and a daughter
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Corning
Elmer E. Cooper
Adams County
Russians Build Border Fortifications Around Berlin Zone
Berlin dispatch reports Telegraf claims Soviet forces along the border between the Soviet occupation zone and western Germany are digging trenches, mounting weapons, and building a secure frontier with watch towers and barricades. American officials say they cannot confirm but note intensified border controls and reduced German traffic into the American zone. News also centers on airlift tensions as Symington and Vandenberg head for Berlin to assess needs and plan for winter.
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Richard Kaslachke
Berlin
Telegraf
Germany
United States
Russaian
Pravda
Communist Party
London
Air
Stuart Symington
Hoyt S Vandenberg
Air Force
Symington
Vandenderz
Hikes Milk Prices Hit Sioux City Firms
Two wholesale dairy firms in Sioux City announced Monday a price rise of 1 cant 2 quart on standard yasmin A milk to 20 cents a quart and one firm also increased coffee cream price. Other producers are expected to follow soon as the move signals broader price hikes.
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Sioux City
May Pick Nielsen Named City Attorney Aide
May Pick Nielsen is slated as special assistant city solicitor by the council Monday night after A. J. Nielsen failed to win the county attorney race. The appointment lasts until City Solicitor George H. Mayne II returns, with Mayne sidelined by illness. The council also plans to order a halt to street car service under a 30 day agreement and notes a new bus franchise for Council Bluffs Transit, plus a relocated Indian Creek channel for flood control west of Lake Manawa.
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A. J. Nielsen
George B. Sparks
George H. Mayne II
Mayne
Sparks
Omaha Arid Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Council Bluffs Transit Company
Indian Creek Channel
Army Engineer
Lake Manawa
Warm Weather Lifts Iowa Picnic crowds as heat returns
Warm spell ends cool period with hundreds of picnickers out this weekend. Weather bureau says temperatures stay in the 70s to 90s through Tuesday with Monday night showers possible. High 86 statewide Sunday and warm lows around 60 at Cedar Rapids and Davenport. Rain totals reported Monday include Estherville .34, Decorah .41, Dubuque .25, Mason City .30.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
The
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Estherville
Decorah
Dubuque
Mason City
Waterloo Man Named Gladiolus President
SIOUX CITY Ray C Moss of Waterloo was re elected president of the Inwa gladiolus society. Other officers elected include Louis Perkins vice president Wilara Collins Des Moines re elected secretary treasurer and W W Gillispie Algona and Claude Poyner Waterloo elected to the board of rectors
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Sioux City
Ray C. Moss
Waterloo
Inwa Gladiolus Society
Louis ¥. Perkins
Kiemme
Wilara Collins
Des Moines
W. W. Gillispie
Algona
Claude Poyner
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers or storms possible Monday night. Low around 70. Tuesday partly sunny with highs near 90. Town areas expect Monday night and Tuesday to remain warm with lows 62 to 76 and highs 82 to 87. Wind around 15 mph at noon. Weather data covers hourly temps humidity and precipitation totals.
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U.S
Council Bluffs
Perlo Refuses to Talk About Past Actions
Washington hearing on Soviet espionage hears Victor Perlo refuse to say if he knows Elizabeth Bentley or whether he has ever been a communist. Bentley testified Perlo directed a government worker group leaking wartime secrets to Soviet agents. Perlo again declined to answer on grounds it might incriminate or degrade him.
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Washington
Alemander Xoral
London
Red
Ama
Elizabeth ‘T. Bentley
Victor Peria
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
J. Parnell Thomas
R.N. J
Perla
Miss Bentley
Victor Perlo
House
American Activities Committee
New Progressive Party
New York City
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Perle
Perlo
War Production Board
Whittaker Chambers
Alexander Koral
Shaits Avord
New York
Robert E. Stripling
Communist Party
Stripling
Perio
Yare Glassps
Elizabeth T. Bent
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Denver
Shattauck Chemical Company
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Iram Co
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Elmer Cooper
May
Nielsen
Will
A. J. Mieleen Y
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