White House Spy Probe Sparks Congressional Clash
The House committee on un American activities accuses the White House of obstructing the espionage inquiry and failing to supply information. It blames Attorney General Clark for weak enforcement and urges new laws to crack down on spying while noting shifts in credibility between Chambers and Hiss amid ongoing government espionage rings.
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To Fete Hospitalized Shenandoah Woman of Weekly Sing
Shenandoah P An 0 year old women hospitalized here with a broken hip will be serenaded Sunday evening. Mrs Kenneth Leach has been chosen for serenading at a weekly community sing. The song tests have been held each Sunday evening for about two months in a park adjacent to the hospital grounds. About 2000 persons are expected to attend Sundays sing.
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Shenandoah
Kenneth Leach
Inside Eagles Honor Watson at Homecoming
Council Bluffs Eagles plan a three day homecoming for new president DeVere Watson. Details appear in the city whirligig on page 4 with a broader roundup on page 21. Labor Day events and the southwest Iowa Sazebell tournament run through Sept. 2. Neola hosts an event on Sept. 25 with program highlights on page 11.
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DeVere Watson
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Southwest Iowa
Neola
Iowa Aims Money To Pay All Obligations For Year Ahead
Iowa for the first time in history has enough money in its general revenue fund to pay all obligations for the coming year. If income matches the fiscal year ending June 30 1948, a surplus of 96.89 million dollars will exist on June 30 1949. The June 30 1948 general fund balance stood at 101.78 million, with obligations to that date around 10.94 million. If payments are made now the fund would retain about 134 thousand dollars. The 1947 legislature merged funds into a single general fund and appropriated 157.71 million for 1947 49, expecting 148.92 million income over the period, but first year results exceeded expectations.
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Johnson
Steamy Weather Shatters Readings Across Iowa Saturday
Iowa endured another sultry day with high temperatures in the 90s statewide. Council Bluffs hit a state high of 97 while Ottumwa reached 95 and others posted upper 80s to low 90s. The weather bureau forecast continued heat through Tuesday with clouds and little change. Investigations at Cherokee State Hospital revealed damage from Friday night storms including a cave-in of a concrete tunnel and multi thousand dollar repairs needed.
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J. B. Wirt
Stevenson Leads in Texas Election Runoff Polls
Stevenson held a slim early lead over Lyndon B. Johnson in Texas in the Democratic Senate runoff. Early returns showed Stevenson with 332,928 votes to Johnson's 226,738, with Harris County signaling initial support for the Thurmond-Wright states’ rights ticket while the Houston Chronicle noted a lighter Truman-Barkley count.
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Coke Stevenson
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Houston Chronicle
Peace Manifesto Angers Polish Crowd At Wroclaw Campus
About 35,000 Poles including workers and students gathered at the University of Wroclaw to cheer a World Congress of Intellectuals peace manifesto. Organizers said the proclamation reflects delegates from 383 countries and calls for actions to keep and promote peace.
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University of Wroclaw
World Congress of Intellectuals
Tate Satyr
Congress
United States
Sritail
Mysterious Fires Burn Anew on Illinois Farm
The Willey family facing renewed blazes at their new Illinois farm quarters recounts disputes over how many fires have occurred. Mrs Willey reports seeing shelf paper in the kitchen cupboard blaze while she was away, amid ongoing alarm in their five room cottage.
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Illinois
Macome
Charles Willey
Willey
Oskaloosa Angus Grand Champion at State Fair
Des Moines reports 14 year old Melvin Montgomery of near Oskaloosa won the grand champion 4 H baby beef at the Town State fair with Bandolier a 1078 pound Black Angus He beat Hereford and Shorthorn champions in a crowded livestock pavilion on the second day Attendance on Saturday topped 89000 as a new record with a 20000 crowd for the evening show including a dynamite queen act and an automobile crash stunt
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Knox Craig
Joan Snyder
Linn Grove
Sharon Brown
Mt. Ayr
Vernon Wagler
Pulaski
Hereford
Wagler
Former French Premiers eyed as potential successors
France reels after Premier Andre Marie resigns over wage and price clashes. President Vincent Auriel counsels with party leaders, including communists, as speculation grows about a new government led by former premiers Robert Schuman, Paul Rama r, and economist Pierre Men 4es.
Flag at Half Staff for Hughes Funeral Ceremony
President Truman ordered the flag to fly at half staff on all government buildings until after the funeral services for Charles Evans Hughes in New York. He urged citizens to render reverence in homes schools churches and other suitable places across the nation.
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Washington
Truman
Charles Evans Wrighes
New York
Weather and record dive report from Scotland
The Weather Bureau notes continued warm conditions in Council Bluffs with sun and scattered Sunday showers. A British naval diver Petty Officer William Ballard, 23, claims a new world underwater descent record at 585 feet.
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Tarbert
Scotland
William Ballard
Haircut Price Hikes Set in Council Bluffs
Beginning next Wednesday all 42 local shops in Council Bluffs raise haircut prices to $1, says Lew Skinner president of Barbers Local 321. Current cut is 75 cents and shaves stay 50 cents. He cites higher living costs and barber supplies. Downtown Omaha shops have already moved to $1 with outlying districts following.
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Council Bluffs
Lew Skinner
Barbers Local 321
Omaha
GI Home Loans Decline Sharply in Council Bluffs
The volume of GI guaranteed home loans has fallen about 90 percent in Council Bluffs from a year ago, with Iowa statewide down roughly 30 percent. Bankers cite high house prices, a 4 percent GI loan rate, and restricted secondary markets as key factors, forcing bigger down payments and longer terms.
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Iowa
Walter T.robinson
Veterans Administration
Des Moines
Clyde Blanchard
State Savings Bank
Seek Bargaining Vote at Waterloo
The National Brotherhood of Packinghouse Workers asked the national labor relations board to hold an election at Rath Packing to decide whether the independent union or the United Packinghouse Workers CIO will be the bargaining agent. Fort Worth regional director Thomas Lillard said over 30 percent of Rath’s 4,000 workers signed the petition for NBPW designation. The petition was filed Saturday with the NLRB regional director in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Berlin clashes raise tensions as Soviet troop threat looms
An American military document accuses Soviet planners of intent to deploy Red Army troops to quell Berlin riots in the Soviet sector. Amid invasions of City Hall by communist demonstrators, US and Soviet forces clashed. an American MP was seriously injured and a Soviet lieutenant colonel boasted of avoiding capture. AUP reporter John J Meehan covered the day as Americans protested Soviet action and a tense standoff continued around the city hall.
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New York Herald Tribune
Continue Conspiracy Probe in Des Moines
The Des Moines payoff probe continues after two individuals were charged with criminal conspiracy. Myron J. Bennett, public safety commissioner, and Jack Wolfe, owner of Welsh-Iowa Printing Co., face arraignment Monday at 2 p.m. before Judge C Edwin Moore in Polk County District Court.
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Des Moines
Carroll Switzer
Myron J. Bennett
Red Cross Conference Urges Aid for Palestine Refugees
Stockholm delegates at the 17th International Red Cross conference voted unanimously to urge all governments and Red Cross societies to send aid to Palestine refugees regardless of race creed or political status.
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International Red Cross Conference
Red Cross Societies
Brookings Librarian Dorothea Schmidt Dies
Chicago obituary notes former Brookings Institution head librarian Dorothea Schmidt died at her Washington home Saturday from a heart ailment.
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Chicago
Dorothea Schmidt
Brookings Institute
Washington
Clark to Speak at Labor Day Event in Des Moines
U S Attorney General Tom Clark will address a Labor Day celebration in Des Moines, as announced by the Iowa State Federation of Labor on Saturday. The event highlights labor issues and public service, drawing attention from local workers and officials.
Expectant Father Rushes to Hospital Leaves Wife at Home
In Memphis at St. Joseph's hospital a man arriving in a hurry to see his wife forgot she wasn’t in the car. Clerks report he had placed a baby’s crib in the family car and dashed in alone, then made a second trip to fetch his wife.
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Distance Record for Flying Boats Sets 4748 Mile Run
The U S Navy's Mars flying boat completed a 4748 mile nonstop journey from Honolulu to Ann Arbor and Chicago in 24 hours 2 minutes. Crew of 16 and 39 aboard carried cargo and farm goods while winging across mountains prairies and thunderstorms to Lake Michigan landing near Burnham Harbor.
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Nebraska
Convict Admits Park in Beach Deaths
CAMILLA Ga A Negro convict confessed participation in the moonlight beach slayings of Gregory Blunt a University of Kentucky student and Mary Hucks a stenographer from East Point Ga in Ormond Fla Sheriff Grover Jones said Saturday The confession followed a nationwide evidence search tied to the murder and tape of the pair at the beach officials reported
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Moonlight Beach
Ormond
Fia
Grover Jones
Gregory Blunt
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Children from Japan begin U S schooling in Council Bluffs
Michael Killian five and Kathleen six travel 6,000 miles from Japan via Seoul to start at Washington School Tuesday. Lt. Melvin Killian, newly assigned at Bolingfield, will join them after settling in. Kindergarten enrollments require birth certificates with a schedule for Wednesday. Council Bluffs school staff meet Monday at Abraham Lincoln High to prep for opening day.
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Michael Thomas Killian
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Abraham Lincoln High School
Sun-Tanned Truman Eager for Campaign
Sun-tanned and cheerful President Truman is eager to start a presidential campaign tour covering the nation. Press secretary Charles G. Ross says the trip will be extensive, with five Labor Day speeches in Michigan to open the campaign and a series of national stops beginning about a week later. The Wanderer press yacht trip ends at 2 p.m. Sunday as Williamsburg reaches Washington.
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Charles G. Ross
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Michigan
Registration for Draft Opens Monday in Open Men Age 18 to 25
Selective service will begin registering men 18 through 25 on Monday for a peace time draft. Officials expect about nine and a half million registrants from Aug. 30 to Sept. 18 with centers nationwide. Non exempt veterans and those born before Sept. 19 should register, while penalties for noncompliance include prison and fines.
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