Fears Soviet Policies May Cause War Fears
New York report details Michael Samarin a Russian born teacher who sought FBI protection and questioned Soviet policies amid a tense protest by Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina. The story outlines alleged kidnapping, White Russian involvement, and a planned House committee subpoena while noting Samarin’s stance against returning to the Soviet Union. The tension centers on Soviet policy, potential world war fears, and U.S. government responses.
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New York
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
FBI
Samarin
House un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Oksana Stephanovna Kosenkins
Sovi
United States
New York Times
Soviet Union
the Times
Kosenkina
Oksana Stepanova
Yakov M. Lomakin
Lomakin
Stepanova
Reed Farm
Valley Cottage
Alexandra Tolstoy
Transit Company Boosts Stock in County Records
Council Bluffs Transit company increased its authorized stock from 250000 to 350000 dollars and raised the common shares from 1000 to 2000, while 1500 preferred shares remain unchanged. The amendment was filed with County Recorder Dorothy Christianson and a special stockholders meeting approved the change in June.
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Council Bluffs Transit Co
Pany
I Mt
Dorothy Christenson
Final Touches Made For Hoover Celebration
WEST BRANCH Iowa citizens prepared for an all town celebration Tuesday when former President Herbert C. Hoover returns to his birthplace to mark his seventy four birthday anniversary. The town prepared with lunch stands and drinking fountains for visitors urged to join a noon picnic on the Hoover birthplace grounds. Country fried chicken will be on Hoover’s picnic table at his request. Several thousand visitors expected. The program begins at 1 p.m and Hoover will speak around 2 45 p.m.
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West Branch
Ciitizens
Herbert C. Hoover
Hoover Birthplace
Hoover
Envoys Resume Kremlin Talks In Third Session
Envoys from the United States Britain and France entered the Kremlin for a three hour session led by U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and joined by Frank Roberts and Yves Chataigneau They planned to meet Foreign Minister Molotov as part of renewed discussions over the Berlin blockade and other East West differences The three delegations then moved to the British embassy for further talks with advisory staffs present at the scene.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Ernest Bevin
Yves Chataigneau
Molotov
Berlin
Stalin
Smith
Roberts
Kremln
Pacific Coast Crews Win Olympic Rowing Title
Two migh ty crews from the Pacific Coast UC eight and Washington four with coxswain captured Olympic rowing titles on the Thames. The UC eight defeated Great Britain and Norway to retain the event, clocking 5 minutes 56.7 seconds over the 1 900 meter course.
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HENLEY + UainamEs
England
Pacific Coast
University of California
University of Washington
Local Officer Is Held By Soviets
Two Americans, one from Council Bluffs, were arrested Aug. 5 in the Russian zone of Germany after crossing into the Soviet zone at Mellrichstadt. Identified by US sources as 1st Lt Sherman Turner of the civil affairs division in Berlin and Roland Myers, a War Department civilian, they parked at the border and crossed the check point. They are reportedly detained. Turner’s wife said Russians promised release at noon Tuesday on a US border.
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Council Bluffs
Germany
Mellrichstadt
Frankfurt
Sherman
Turner
United States Military Government
Berlin
Roland Myers
War Department
Cnvilion
United States
Bad Kiss
Ingen
Myers
Soviet Zone
Pravda
Communist Party
Oui
London
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Fountain Sounds Note of Warning at Camp Riley
Major General Ray Fontain of Des Moines warned 7,000 guardsmen at Camp Riley that a world crisis could prevent their return home. He spoke of enemy mentality, the atom bomb, and the need to act, not merely wish, during a 12 day field training period and stressed preparedness amid global tension.
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Camp Riley
Kan
Ray
Fontain
Des Moines
34Th. Infantry
National Guard
Red Bull
Gen Fountain
Riley
Chapman Takes Lead in Kentucky Primary
Louisville report notes nearly complete results in the Kentucky primaries with Virgil Chapman leading the Democratic bid for the Senate seat. The veteran legislator seeks to challenge Republican incumbent John Sherman Cooper, who holds the seat up for a six year term after an easy reelection.
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Louisville
Friends Urge Truman Sign Bills Passed By Congress
Washington reporters note Truman’s allies in Congress pressed him to sign Republican housing and credit controls enacted after a 13 day special session. Senators Hatch Lucas defended the bills while accusing opposition in investigations of communist activity, prompting a sharp partisan clash on Capitol Hill.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Truman
Capitol Hill
Hatch
New Mexico
Democratic Campaign
Lucas
Illinois
Tobin Uncertain on Secretary Post
Washington waits word from Maurice J. Tobin former Massachusetts governor about accepting the labor secretary post. Presidential aides said Tobin would visit Washington soon to discuss with President Truman. The nomination went to the Senate before adjournment and a recess appointment could be used if he accepts.
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Washington
White House
Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
Secretary of
Labor
Charles C. Ross
Tobin
Boston
Truman
Labor Post
Senate
Centenarian Manning Lawrence Thompson dies at Glidden home
Special to The Newparell reports Manning Lawrence Thompson of Manning who marked his 100th birthday this month died Sunday in a Glidden nursing home. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday. Survived by a son Norman and one granddaughter.
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Newparell
Manning
Lawrence Thompson
Glidden
Norman
Tram Co Seeks DC Permit For Intercity Bus Line
Applications filed with the interstate commerce commission seek temporary authority for 180 days to operate 25 45 passeng er buses between Council Bluffs and Omaha. Owners Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co and operating agent Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co propose three routes with a Council Bluffs Main street terminus. Passengers would be picked up in Council Bluffs and dropped in Omaha and vice versa, with no transport between Council Bluffs points. If granted, it would pave the way for two public transport systems as the city grants an 11 year bus franchise to Council Bluffs Transit Co following a 5 039 to 4 283 vote.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fred P. Hamilton
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Cross
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Omaha and Council Bluff
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 in the Iowa house for four regular terms and one special session Ill health had lingered Funeral arrangements await arrival of a son from California Widow and two daughters survive
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Corning
Elmer E. Cooper
Adams County
Soviets Build Border Barriers Along German Frontier
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet forces digging trenches and mounting weapons on the border between the Soviet zone and western Germany. Telegraf cites German informants about security works including watch towers and road barricades amid tightened border controls as U S air chief officials prepare to assess Berlin aid and future plans.
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Richard Ekasischke
Berlin
Telegraf
Germany
United States
Cork
Milk price hike announced by two dairy firms
Two wholesale dairy firms announced Monday a price increase of one cent per quart on standard vitamin A milk boosting the price to 20 cents. One firm also raised coffee cream by one cent. Other producers expected to follow with higher prices soon.
May Pick Nielsen Appointed Special City Attorney Aide
Appointment of A J Nielsen who lost the Republican nomination for county attorney in a recount as special assistant ity solicitor is set for Monday night. Mayor George B Sparks says the aide will serve until City Solicitor George H Mayne II returns to work, currently homebound for illness though improving. The council plans to order the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co to halt streetcar service under the 30 day agreement, as a bus franchise has been granted to Council Bluffs Transit Co and Indian Creek channel relocation near Lake Manawa is eyed as part of flood control.
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A. J. Nielsen
Ity
George B. Sparks
George H., Mayne II
Mayne
Sparks
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Council Bluffs Transit Company
Army Engineer
Lake Manawa
Warm Weather Brings Picnicers as Cool Spell Breaks
A warm trend ended Iowa’s cool spell drawing hundreds of weekend picnickers. Showers expected Monday night with highs Tuesday in the 70s to 90s. Distinct readings: Cedar Rapids and Davenport low around 60, Estherville 0.34, Decorah 0.41, Dubuque 0.29, Mason City 0.30.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Estherville
Decorah
Dubuque
Mason City
Six Persons Injured in 3 Car Collision Near Des Moines
Des Moines report details six people hurt in a three car crash Sunday night south of the city. Thomas F. Neagle, 29, Register and Tribune staff photographer, is described as very critical and on a respirator with severe head and chest injuries. Esther G. Gerdes, 30 Corydon, driver of one car, is in fairly good condition after cuts bruises and internal injuries. Four other injured persons were released after treatment.
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Des Moines
Thomas F. Neagle
Neagle
Register and
Tribune
Esther G. Gerdes
Corydon
Waterloo Man Named Gladiolus President
Ray C. Moss of Waterloo was re elected president of the Town gladiolus society. Louis V. Perkins of Klemme was named vice president and William Collins of Des Moines was re elected secretary treasurer. W W Gillispie of Algona and Claude Poyner of Waterloo were elected to the board of directors.
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Sioux City
Ray C. Moss
Waterloo
Town Gladiolus Society
Louis V. Perkins
Klemme
William Collins
Des Moines
W. W. Gillispie
Algona
Claude Poyner
Weather Forecast for Council Bluffs and Vicinity
The Weather Bureau notes parity cloudiness and continued warmth with a high near forecast. Isolated Tuesday forenoon thundershowers may occur with total precipitation around 0.16 inches and a deficit of about 0.02 inches for the period.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Perlo Refuses to Talk About Past Actions
Alexander Perlo, a mystery witness in the congressional spy hearing, refused to confirm or deny involvement with communism or a wartime red agent, pleading the rights of the first and fifth amendments. Elizabeth Bentley testified there were likely more officials without wartime secrets who aided Soviet efforts, while Victor Perlo stood by his long public service and current role as an economist for the New Progressive Party in New York City.
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Washington,p
Alexander Korel
London
Moday
Red
Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Tigny
Vietor Perto
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
J. Parenell Thomas R.N. J
Perto
Miss Bentley
Victor Ferlo
House
American Activities Committee
New Progressive Party
New York City
Ferlo
Perlo
War Production Board
Whittaker Chambers
Alexander Koran
New York
Robert E.stripling
Communist Party
Ferro
Stripling
Perio
Mr. Perio
Tan Truth
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley
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Hoey
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Seward Potter
Denver
Shattauck Chemical Company
Potter
Adams
Elmer Cooper
May
Nielsen
Will
A. J. Niesen
Gladiolus
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