Spy Hearings Open as Hiss and Chambers Clash on Perjury
Washington D C. Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers faced the House Un American Activities Committee in a dramatic start to spy hearings. Chairman J Parnell Thomas warned that one witness will likely be tried for perjury. Hiss admitted knowing Chambers by the Crosley alias and testified under oath about past meetings and real estate arrangements.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
J. Parnell Thomas
RX N. J
House UN American Activities Committee
Thomas
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Time Magazine
Stort
Crosley
Red Underground
Ihss
Iss
Robert E. Stripling
George Crosley
Senate
George Crossley
Truman cancels Lomakin credentials in Yorktown event
President Truman on Wednesday canceled the credentials of Soviet Consul General Jacob Lomakin in Yorktown Virginia. The move followed diplomatic tensions with the Soviet Union and alters ongoing relations at the U S embassy.
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Yorktown, Va
President Truman
Jacob Lomakin
Bluffs Soldier Killed In B-47 Crash Near New Jersey
Sgt. Grate 19 of Council Bluffs was among six enlisted men and three crew members killed when a B-47 collided with a B-25 near Newton New Jersey. He was en route to a religious meeting in West Redding Connecticut with the 1100th station medical group at Bolling Field Washington D C. Survivors include his mother Mrs Jennie Grate and father Forrest Grate plus three sisters and a brother.
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Forrest M. Grate
Jennie Grate
South Ninth Street
U. S. Air Force
Newton
N. J
Thomas Jefferson High School
Sgt
Grate
1100Th Station
Bolling Field
Washington
D.C
West Redding
Conn
Associated Press
Olmsted Army Air Force Base
Middletown
Stewart Field
N. Y
Forrest Grate
Catherine Harper
Wilma Jean Grate
Patricia Grate
Council Bluffs
William Grate
Scott Field
Rankin Easy Winner In Tuesday Primary
Rankin wins the Mississippi Democratic primary for a fifteenth term, defeating two rivals as the party nomination is effectively the election. The result marks Rankin as the standout race in three-state congressional primary voting, with New York and South Carolina also selecting candidates. Vito Marcantonio secures renomination in New York's eighteenth district without opposition.
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Lay
Poe
Mississippi
Johnm E. Rankin
Congress
Rankin
House
New York
South Carolina
Latso
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Injuries Fatal To Corning Man 22 in Nebraska Collision
Edwin C Andrews jr 22 of Corning died in an Omaha hospital as the third fatality from an automobile collision near Emerson. Ivan Sobbing 27 and his father Joseph 46 of Emerson also died in the accident last Friday. Andrews died Monday the safety department reported.
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Des Moines
Edwin C. Andrews, Jr
Corning
Omaha
Emerson
State Safety Department
Ivan
Joseph
Andrews
Predict Break In Heat Wave In 48 Hours
The Iowa weather man expected a break in the heat rising into the upper 90s within 48 hours. Sunshine scorched Council Bluffs and nearby farms as southwestern Iowa forecast mostly sunny and hot weather with high mid 90s. Humidity was below normal around 48 percent at 12:20 a.m. and officials noted residents were fortunate despite the heat.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Iawa
Mercury
Extreme heat bakes Iowa as highs hit near 100
A hot air mass stretched from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic as Iowa cities reported 95 to 100 degree readings. Des Moines and Muscatine offices closed early for heat, with cooler air due Friday if the weather front arrives.
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Iowa
Sioux Rapids
Mercury
Mason City
Estherville
Sioux City
Burlington
Ottumwa
Newton
Charles City
Des Moines
Dubuque
Spencer
Iowa City
Rocky Mountain States
Atlantic Coast
Carver Pump Company
Muscatine
Work Needed Before Oil Driling Starts
A Spencer prospector named Bob Micheltree says substantial preparatory work is required before drilling for an oil pool south of Council Bluffs. Walter C. Wellman of Centralia Missouri reports a possible pool beneath Missouri river flats south of Connail Bluffs using radar mapping. Micheltree hopes to bring in drilling equipment within six days. Wellman plans further prospecting between Red Oak and Albia after finals.
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Council Bluffs
Bob Micheltree
Spencer
Walter C. Wellman
Centralia
Mil
Missouri River
Connail Bluffs
Wellman
Mitcheltree
Mt. Cermet
Red Oak
Albia
Cunningham Accepts Offer to Meet Bluffs City Council
Mayor Glenn Cunningham said Omaha officials would meet with the Council Bluffs city council over a regional public transportation issue. He received a letter from Mayor George Sparks requesting a joint meeting and planned to acknowledge it the same day. Scheduling details remained open with potential for a meeting next week in Council Bluffs. The councils dispute whether existing tram operators or the new Council Bluffs Transit company should run buses between the two cities.
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Cunningham
Bluffs City
Glenn Cunningham
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Public Transportation
George 8. Sparks
Tme
Conneil Bluffs
Council
New Auto Power Blockton Farmer Plants Coming i Terrace
DETROIT reports a wave of 1949 power plants with higher horsepower and compression. Kettering engine aims to boost mileage but fuel quality limits 12.5 to 1 ratio. 8 to 1 likely for 1949 models. Tests show slight mileage gains on premium gas, while broader availability of 12.5 to 1 ratio remains years away.
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I Terrace
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Kettering
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Tragic Driveway Accident Claims 15-Month-Old Boy
Leon city officials report Brian Dean Adair 15 months died after his father backed over him while leaving the driveway Tuesday evening. The child was playing near the Adair home and died en route to the hospital.
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Leon
Brian Dean Adair
Adair
Brian
Weather summary for Council Bluffs and Nebraska region
Sunny and hot in Council Bluffs with highs in the upper 90s and mid 90s for the surrounding area. Tonight fair with near 70, Thursday mostly sunny and hot with 90s, lighter winds, and scattered thundershowers in parts of Nebraska. Maximum 97 yesterday afternoon, total precipitation 0.44 inches, deficiency 1.33 inches.
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Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Iowa State Fair Opens After Busy Preparation
Des Moines reports on the 1948 Iowa State Fair advance setup with opening slated Friday. Thousands visit the 278 acre grounds to ready exhibits as 7 000 draft animals arrive from 20 states and Canada. The national cattle show seeks a record 2 520 entries and Friday features free admission for children and a morning grandstand show.
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Des Moines
Canada
H. L. Pike
Fair Board
Cattle Department
Churches Study Peace Of World In Amsterdam Assembly
Richard Tompkins reports from Amsterdam that the World Council of Churches members debate east west conflict and the Berlin crisis. Delegates voice both sides as four groups plan practical steps and a potential united stance on international disorder. Dr Henry P Van Dusen notes intense discussion on easing the east west confrontation.
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Richard Tompkins
Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Berlin
Henry Pitney van Dusen
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Assembly
Oldest Catholic Bishop McGavick Dies in La Crosse
The Most Rev. Alexander James McGavick, 85, died early Wednesday in La Crosse Wisconsin. He was the nation's oldest Roman Catholic bishop by age and tenure and would have marked his fiftieth anniversary as bishop on October 17 at the National Catholic Rural Life conference.
Escape Motive Cited After Moscow Consulate Jump
Mrs Oksana Kasenkina said she jumped from a third floor window of the Russian consulate to escape rather than to harm herself. She told reporters at Roosevelt Hospital she did not want to return to Russia and had hoped to flee.
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New York
Oksana
Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Russi
Russia
German unrest persists as Berlin faces cold war tensions
Berlin reports continue to show high tensions between the West and Soviet zones. A US Army intelligence agent was shot while fleeing into the Soviet zone near Coburg. Russian commandant Katikov accuses the western city government of dismantling police and aiding the black market. The Nacht Express cites hope for German peace as talks touch on currency control, while Moscow tightens information controls through a communist monopoly.
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Nuernberg
Moniay
Coburg
Potsdamer Platz
Berlin
Alexander Katikov
Nacht Express
Moscow
London
Stalin
Germany
U. S
Britain
France
Towa Valor Certificates to Be Awarded at Iowa State Fair
Gov. Blue will present nine men three women and two boys with Towa certificates of valor for lifesaving deeds at the Iowa state fair on Sept 1. One recipient is a New York college student. eleven will also receive water buttons. Eighty percent of awards honor drowning rescues and fires claim five.
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Des Moines
Towa
Towa College
New York
Robert D. Blue
Town State Safety Council
Gordon McNeil
Mason City
Gust Sanborn
Madrid
Robert Myers
Ames
Frank Jacobs
Lake City
Lowell Plan
Reinbeck
Jerald Lee Brown
Decorah
Keith Elston
Leon
Charles Curtis
Herbert Standing
Earnham
Ernest Weed
Oska- Joosa
Richard Stenh
Soviets End Consular Ties With America
Moscow orders closure of the New York and San Francisco Soviet consulates, ending consular ties with the United States amid the Kasenkina and Samarin cases. The move, tied to reciprocity, includes voiding the Vladivostok U.S. consulate agreement and comes after the expulsion of the Soviet consul general from New York.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
New York
San Francisco
State Department
U.S
Sy Thomas P. Whitney
Vladivostok
Leningrad
Oksana Kasenkina
Mikhail I. Samarin
Kasenkina
Samarin
Soviet Union
Unite States
Water Supply Restored in East Chicago After Break
East Chicago 65,000 residents had drinking water again after a burst 30 inch Lake Michigan pipe. The line failed during a record 100 degree heat, causing water outages until repairs and pressure restoration Tuesday night.
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East Chicago
Ind
Lake Michigan
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