Rhee calls for all-out drive to drive Reds from Korea
President Syngman Rhee urged an immediate offensive to expel Chinese Reds from North Korea. He said Korea could act now without Japanese or Chinese Nationalist troops and doubted Soviet entry. He warned stalemate cannot continue and criticized Panmunjom talks and Indian U.N. truce proposals.
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Council Acts to Regulate Trains in Council Bluffs
City Council moves to draft an ordinance ending long crossings blockages by trains. The plan sets a 10 minute limit on crossing blockages and repeals a four mile per hour speed limit. City Attorney David E. Stuart to prepare the measure after council conference.
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David E. Stuart
Council Bluffs
Stuart
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Council Bluffs Transit
L. M. McConnell
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Harry Schultz
T. P. Schmidt
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Dollar Day sale to feature 80 merchants
About 80 merchants will participate in the first pre Christmas Dollar Day sale here on Wednesday. If successful, the event will be repeated annually, says Earle C Reynolds secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The sale aims to offer items for a dollar and give residents a chance to view Christmas merchandise.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds
Goodfellows seek funds for 250 Christmas food baskets
In Council Bluffs a sign in an employer cafeteria notes 2,327 people benefited last Christmas from the Goodfellows food basket program. This year the drive aims to raise about 2,750 to fill 250 baskets for needy families, widows, and elderly residents.
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Council Bluffs
I. B. Rohrer
A. Brown
Lafe H. Bond
Tito Racha
Reuther Gains CIO Post With Union Support
Walter P. Reuther secured support from rubber and Ohio workers unions as he nears the CIO presidency. The convention adopted resolutions and prepared for a possible Thursday showdown vote while Haywood backers claim overwhelming strength. A separate $150,000 bond issue for a Virginia classroom addition and auditorium gym was approved by New Virginia voters.
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Reuther
CIO
Reces
Philiping
Murray
Eis Union
Ion
Haywood
New
Virginia
David J. McDonald
Allan S. Hay
United Steel
New Virginia
Atlantic City
N. J
Dulles Touted To Forge Bipartisan Foreign Policy
The New York Times on Tuesday said Joan Foster Dulles, chosen by President elect Eisenhower as Secretary of State, will push to restore bipartisan American foreign policy. Eisenhower reportedly approves Dulles working with leaders of both parties on long range policy.
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The
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Joan Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Times
Dulles
Corneil Hull
Air Force C-47 Lost With 13 Men Aboard
A C-47 with 15 men aboard disappeared after crashing in the San Bernardino Mountains at about 8000 feet. Sheriff officials report the night accident occurred on Traffic Fatality Tuesday. The plane took off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona and was reported missing near Emmetsburg.
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San Bernardino Mountains
Sheriff's Office
Emmetsburg
Grace
Oistman
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Arizona
Weather Forecast Warns Of Ice Cover In Southwest Iowa
The weatherman predicts a mix of snow and rain in Southwest Iowa Wednesday, freezing into ice by Thursday morning. November rainfall totals run 3.35 inches with 62 percent sunshine in the region. temperatures averaged 38.9 degrees last month.
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Durkin Selection Incredible Taft Durkin Selection Incredible Taft
An Iowa forecast notes near freezing highs Wednesday with rain and snow, and subfreezing lows by Thursday morning. Tuesday readings near 28 with eight inches of snow on the ground and icy highways. City snow removal, equipment status, and a five day warming trend are discussed amid November rainfall notes.
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Durkin
Her
Bert Brownell
Pottawattamie
L. M. McConnell
Weatherman
Window opening draws thousands for South Side Christmas display
A large crowd gathered in Council Bluffs for the downtown Christmas window unveiling with 7,000 to 8,000 attendees. The event highlighted a new truck route via Highway 375 and the planned signs, while city leaders debated the ordinance amid street light delays and decorations.
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Nance
William R. Foster
Retail Merchants Association
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L. McConnellen
United Nations approves India plan for Korea peace
Western and neutral nations backed India's peace proposal while the Russian bid for an immediate cease fire failed in the U N General Assembly Political Committee. The Indian plan calls for a five nation commission to handle non forcible repatriation of prisoners of war.
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Korea
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Red China
Lester B. Fearson
U. N
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Poland
City Attorney Rules Part Of Transit Tax Beyond Council Power
City Attorney David E. Stuart says the two percent occupation tax on Transit income from the Council Bluffs to Omaha line is beyond the city’s power when applied to interstate receipts. The tax has been in place since 1948 and yielded 1951 revenue of 9,250 with an estimated 39,000 for next year. No action was taken as the full Council was not present.
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Council State Transit Company
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James R. Kiger
Transit
Lawrence Catson
Eiger
L. M. McConnell
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Streets
Commissioner Lays Out $155 Jailers Free 13 Prisoners
Indiana news item reports William N. Allison a Democratic county commissioner paying fines to free 13 prisoners in a Indianapolis jail scene. The act followed a visit to a jailed associate of Jack Genelson of Trenton New Jersey who faced a $25 intoxication fine.
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Indianapolis
William N. Allison
Jack Genelson
Trenton
N.J
Allison
Genélon
Truman Era Cabinet Debate Reflects Partisan Tensions
The passage argues against appointing a partisan Truman Democrat to the cabinet, noting it would deprive millions of union members of representation and oppose Eisenhower supporters who left the party. It questions Taft's political ties to Eisenhower after noting Eisenhower’s cabinet picks.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Enhower
Private Home Hosts District Court Session on Estate dispute
District Judge Charles Roe heard testimony at Miss Dora Ellis's private home regarding the residuary estate of Frank H. Keys. Walter G. Hall seeks court interpretation on the 72826.82 remaining estate from Keys who died in 1917. Briefs and written arguments to be submitted for ruling. Statehouse to Close for four day Christmas weekend.
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Dora Ellis
Georgia Ave
Frank H. Keys
Will
Keys
Shorthorn Steer Grand Champion Named at Livestock Exposition
An 1100 pound Shorthorn summer yearling owned by Ohio State University was named grand champion steer at the International Live Stock Ex position in Chicago. The reserve grand champion, a 1000-pound Hereford senior heifer, was shown by John and Myron Minish of Dysart, Iowa.
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Chicago
Ohio State University
John and
Myron Minish
Dysart, Fa
Basin Governors Chart New Course for River Program
Missouri River Basin leaders met in Omaha to review seven years of water development progress and to chart a new course by establishing a basin compact. The plan gives federal and state governments equal voice and aims to create a self governing authority immune to bureacratic override.
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Missouri River States Committee
Val Peterson
Nebraska
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
States Committee
Council of State Governments
M. Q. Sharpe
South Dakota
MVA
Missouri Valley Authority
Peterson
Ten Million Dollar Manila Fire Devastates Davao Blocks
Damage from a fire that razed seven city blocks in Davao, a major Southern port, was estimated at ten million dollars. The blaze left about ten thousand people homeless and officials worked to assess the total destruction.
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Davao
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