Snow Adds to Woes of Road Crews
Three inches of new snow fell across Southwest Iowa over Sunday night into Monday, packing highways and city streets still recovering from last week’s blizzard. Widespread slick, wet snow caused jackknifed trucks and slow plowing, as city crews operated on a 24 hour schedule with several pieces of equipment out of service.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
George Lindsay
Mercury
Jack Kennedy
B.J. Conlon
State Highway Commission
Council Bluffs
Conlon
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa Power and Light Company
Corncil Bluffs Transit Company
Public Works
Forest E. Grover
Grover
Broadway
Main
Pearl Streets
Fifth Avenue
Dubuque
Jack Boyne
Middle States Construction Company
Auto Plunge Into Ditch Injures Six Near Crescent
Six people were hurt when their car skidded on an icy Highway 75 30 and toppled 30 feet into a drainage ditch at Crescent. Three remained hospitalized Monday at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, including Norman Price 19 Floyd Clark 27 and Jack Fields 25 with head injuries and fractures. Others treated and released were Eugene Fields 27 Floyd Westerberg 37 and Edmund DeCann 23. Eugene Fields driving, car ahead slowed to turn left, causing a loss of control. Rescue followed, with a rope used to haul victims from icy ditch near Pigeon Creek. assisting officers included C D Eberly and deputy sheriffs.
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Crescent
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Norman Price
Floyd Clark
Fifth Ave
Jack Fields
Seventh’ Ave
Eugene Fields
Seventh Ave
Floyd Westerberg
Edmund DeCann
Fourth Ave
A. W. Keiler
Fields
Westerberg
Saar election returns push Hoffmann win in disputed region
Complete official results show the Christian People's Party at 35 percent of valid Saar votes, with Social Democrats at 33 percent and Communists at 9 percent. Hoffmann's victory signals resumed talks with France on Saar status, as turnout hit 93 percent despite rain. France seeks European integration while Germany argues Saar should remain German, keeping tensions high.
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Germany
Christian People’s Party
CVP
Johannes Hoffmann
Social Democrats
Democratic People’s Party
Hoffmann
France
Saar
Germay
Gilbert Grandval
Europe
Saarbruecken
Sfit
As Hoffmann
Juke Boxes and Pinball Games Free of Price Controls
Washington report states juke boxes and pinball games are exempt from price controls. The Office of Price Stabilization says these machines do not significantly affect the cost of living and lifted all controls on sales and operating fees for coin operated amusement machines.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Monday Morning Comeback Becomes Tiny Victory
A light hearted note on morning punctuality turning into a small victory as people cope with tough times. The piece celebrates simply showing up on time as a training for perseverance.
Bids Planned by March First for Broadway Surfacing
City Manager L M McConnel announced bids for Broadway resurfacing with asphaltic concrete will be sought by March 1 of next year. Henningson Durham and Richardson Engineering of Omaha are surveying the project to provide detailed cost data for Broadway property owners by month end. If property owners and City Council approve, bids will open by March 1.
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Broadway
L. M. McConnel
Henningson, Durham and Richardson Engineering Company
Omaha
McConnell
Goodfellows appeal for 250 Christmas dinner baskets
The Goodfellows seek donations to fund a Christmas dinner and groceries for 250 local needy families. Readers are urged to send contributions to The Nonpareil in Council Bluffs to help cover the $1,750 needed for the baskets and related costs.
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Steve
Goodfellows
The
Piluicius
Pittsburgh
John Foster Dulles
Ous
Republican Bank
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Western State
Penn
U. S
Great Britain
Henry Cabot
Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
United Nations
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Mutual Security Agency
Gen. L
Columbia University
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arthur S. Flemming
Milton Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
the Goodfellow
Ofice of Defense
Ton Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
State College
Aldrich
First Mail
Walter 5
Giffard
Aid
Americans Aay
Telephone
Lodge
Goodiel
U. N
Harvard
Council Bluffs
Chase Fund
Flight Engineers Strike Hits Eastern Air Lines Fleet
East of the Mississippi AFL Flight Engineers International Association walked out Monday against Eastern Air Lines Inc. grounding the fleet of big Constellation planes from St. Louis to New York and Boston to Miami. Major points saw service affected while four engined DC-4s and two engined Martin 404s continued on schedule.
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New York
Efern Air Lines Inc
Mississippi ‘River
AFL Flight Engineers International Association
St. Louis
Boston
Miami
Easter Air Lines
Leftist Party Leads Venezuela Constituent Assembly Vote
Unofficial returns show a leftist party leading almost two to one in Venezuela's 103 seat Constituent Assembly election held Sunday. The result signals substantial gains as parties vie to shape revenue sharing from oil wealth.
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Caracas
Venezuela
To Unveil Christmas Windows On Monday
Residents will glimpse local Christmas windows at 7 p m Monday as 75 merchants switch on lights to launch a treasure hunt for 225 gifts. About 16 000 numbered cards were mailed. match card to window number to win with picks due by 5 p m Thursday after a weather delay.
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Hursday
Des Moines appoints two new state labor and industrial commissioners
Gov Beardsley named Williard F Russell Toledo as state industrial commissioner to fill the unexpired term ending 1955. Frank Means Manilla will be state labor commissioner to succeed Gilbert Means. Russell 62, attorney, WWI veteran. Means 55, 12 years on Commerce Commission, recent appointee, salary 4300. John M Ropes of Des Moines to succeed Means after vote canvass. Both appointments effective immediately.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Williard F. Russell
Toledo
Frank Means
Manilla
Russell
Albert J. Shaw
Pocahontas
University of Iown
Gilbert Means
M. L. Gilbert
Means
State Commerce Commission
B. M. Richardson
John M. Ropes
Davenport Ends 91 Day Transit Strike With Fare Increase
Davenport residents resumed bus service Monday as the city council approved a fare rise for Davenport City Lines. An emergency session granted 18 cents for adults and seven cents for children. The strike settlement, effective only in Davenport, includes a night pay raise for drivers and a five cent per hour increase. The council plans a regular meeting at City Hall to address routine items. The Iowa Toll Roads Study Committee reported tolls in Iowa are not feasible now and earnings would likely not cover construction costs.
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Davenport
Davenport City Lines, Inc
AFL
L. M. McConnell
UN- McConnell
Rock
Des Moines
Iowa Toll Roads Study Committee
Iowa
Iowa Toll Road Study Seeks Financing Feasibility
Gov Beardsley led a committee of legislators engineers and industry representatives to study toll roads in Iowa. The panel warned final financing depends on hiring recognized toll road engineers and feasibility reports for potential investor bonds. Two recommendations urge authority for further studies and timing for upgrading existing highways.
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Rand
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Iowa Farm Girl's Steer Nears Finals
Fay E. Mugge a 15 year old 4H Club member from Cleghorn Iowa advanced with her 1050 pound Aberdeen-Angus steer Shorty in the International Live Stock Exposition open class judging. Shorty was named top Aberdeen-Angus summer yearling by judge A B Weber and faces two more hurdles to reach the finals where the grand champion will be named Friday.
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Chicago
Fay E. Mugge
Cleghorn, Jr
Shorty
Kansas State College
Fay
Aberdeen-Angus
Convict escape prompts regional manhunt after prison break
A mass escape at a state prison saw nine convicts slip free with one surrendering meekly at the gates after 30 minutes and a tenth captured on the roof before fleeing. Police across nearby states joined an extensive manhunt for eight convicts who allegedly staged a meticulously planned breakout.
Gaps in Northern Arc Defense Threaten U S from Russian Bombers
Washington reports wide gaps in North American air defense could allow Russian bombers to reach U S targets. Observers note missing interceptor bases along a 1600 mile span from Greenland to Canada, with Alaska as a key potential forward base and multiple USAF fields under evaluation for rapid augmentation.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
North American
Russia
United States
Billings
Mont
Daniel Ruch
Sioux City
Canada
Inter
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Orlando
Far North
Greenland
Alaska
Bages
Ees
United
U.S
Hue
USAF
Narsarssuak
Sandestarctic
Arctic
Toos
Sabre Jets Dominate November Air Battles in Korea
Fifth Air Force reports Sabre jets racked up at least 23 to 4 against MiG-15s in November. Allied aircraft roamed over North Korea, destroying 23 MIGs and claiming four probable and 15 damaged. Three American airmen downed their fifth MIG, raising US aces to 23. Allied losses totaled 16 planes, four in air combat. Weather and ground fire limited operations.
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Seoul
U. S
Mexico appoints Luis Padilla Nervo foreign minister
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines named Luis Padilla Nervo as Mexico’s foreign minister amid a Monday cabinet reshuffle. Nervo, serving as Mexico’s representative to the United Nations, steps into the pivotal role to steer diplomacy and foreign policy priorities under Cortines.
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Mexico
Citx
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Luis Padilla Nervo
Representa‘tive
United Nations
Screen Actors Guild Strike Shuts TV Commercials
The Screen Actors Guild began a nationwide strike against filmed television commercials on Monday. President Walter Fidgeon called it a tough first strike in the guild's 19 year history. Strikers demand a fee for a first performance and additional fees for repeats, plus a one year use limit on commercials.
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Hollywood
AFL
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Walter Fidgeon
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