Mulqueens Outstanding Man of 1952 Honors City Leader at Banquet
Mayor James F. Mulqueen, 35, lauded for guiding Council Bluffs through the April Missouri River flood crisis, named Outstanding Young Man of 1952 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Hotel Chieftain banquet. Speakers praised leadership in crisis and Mulqueen's career path from council member to mayor.
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James F. Mulqueen
Missouri
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Chieftain
Samuel L. Stevens
Grinnell College
Mulqueen
Stevens
Dr. Stevens
G. B
Jerry) Turner
Chamber of Commerce
Turner
Couoncil Bluffs
St.Francis
St. Peter’s
Creighton Prep
Creighton University
Omaha
Marion Shugart
Third St
William Beardsley
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Glenn Cunningham
Lewis A. Pick
U. S. Army Engineers
A. M. Piper
U. S
Myron Heeger
Sioux City
Donald F. Reneau
Roland Mayer
Safety Committee
Don Russell
Jack Bell
E. L. (Vern) Allphin
JayCees
Postpone Hearing On North Western Rail Line
The Iowa Commerce Commission announces a postponement to January 22 of a hearing in Denison regarding the North Western Railroad Co. application to substitute a caretaker for agency service at Dow City.
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Des Mulness
Iowa Commerce Commission
Denison
North Western Railroad Co
Dow City
Taft Blast Raises Prospect Ike Faces Rebel Congress
Senator Robert Taft denounces Eisenhower's labor secretary pick Martin Durkin and signals possible clashes with the new administration. Republicans and conservatives may block Fair Deal goals, while Taft hints at restricting union changes to the Taft Hartley Act. Taft aims to control Senate leadership moves to test fight potential.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Congress
Truman
Ohio
Martin P. Durkin
Labor Post
Taft
Repubicans
Fair Deal
Senator Long
Weatherman trims hard freeze, Iowa streets slick
The forecaster removed the prediction of a hard freeze with rain and snow, but Southwest Iowa roads remained slick from freezing drizzle. Highways in the northwest stayed icy while eastern Iowa roads were near normal. 7 inches of snow remained on the ground in Council Bluffs with city crews widening cleared paths on main streets.
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Iowa
State Highway Patrol
Taft
Durkin
Eisenhower
Council Bluffs
Forest E.J .Grover
Cty
Sareen Aceeences Reena Little Change in Pattern
Weather update notes little change in pattern with a Friday expectation and only a few snow flurries on Wednesday night. No significant precipitation is expected before the week ends.
Venezuela Military Chooses Marcos Perez Jimenez as President
Venezuela's defense minister Marcos Perez Jimenez is named president by army leaders after government party backed a early count that Federal Independent Electoral Front FED leads with 570,123 votes. Opposition URD totals 473,880 and COPET 138,003 as more than two million voters were eligible.
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Uaracas
Venezuela
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Progovernment Party
Perez Jimenez
Supreme Electoral Council
FED
Democratic Republican Party
URD
Christian Socialists
COPET
Food Index Dips Near 1950 Level On Price Slide
Wholesale food prices edged down this week as the Dun & Bradstreet food index fell to a low not seen since July 4 1950 just after the start of the Korean War.
FiveYearOld Tito Rocha Donates Pennies To Goodfellows
Tito Rocha a five year old from 3502 S 13th St contributes 26 cents from his savings to the Goodfellows fund in Council Bluffs. His note states he has spent time in the hospital and hopes others will help provide 250 Christmas dinners, as the drive seeks 1750 dollars.
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Tito Rocha
Goodfellows
S. 13Th St
Tito
Longfellow
Goodfellow
Council Bluffs
The
Iowa
Family Held by Prison Escapees
Five Western State Penitentiary escapees seized a Pennsylvania home for two days while police hunted them. The invaders behaved oddly, kept to the family, and even bought groceries with the Gagichs assisting, before vanishing toward West Virginia where one was later captured.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Western State Penitentiary
Emile Lerby
John
Marlene Gagich
John Gagich
Gagich
Marlene
Toney
West Virginia
ROK Troops Fight Back in Korea Battle Near Pinpoint Hull
South Korean forces held the crest at Pinpoint, recapturing most positions lost to Chinese Communists in near zero weather. U S Eighth Army said ROKs regained virtually all lost ground and pressed down the slopes while air raids hit Communist supply lines. FBI agent James F. Dalton addressed county sheriffs and attorneys on stolen auto recovery.
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Seoul
Hull
Walsh
Thelers
Reds
Clyde Herring
Des Moines
David Countryman
Nevada
U.S. Eighth Army
James F. Dalton
Omaha
FBI
Iowa
Jebraska
Des Moines Rubber Plant Fire Causes 10000 in Damage
Des Moines Armstrong Rubber Co. plant suffered about 10 000 dollars in damage and eight hours of halted production on Tuesday. No injuries reported. Manager Harold S. Bown said around 250 green tires being processed were destroyed.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Armstrong Rubber Co
Harold S. Bown
Fierce Fight for Na San Keeps Indochina News
In Na San, the Vietminh press an encircled French stronghold 117 miles northwest of Hanoi. Official reports say rebels failed to hold ring outposts around the airstrip town as waves attack from surrounding hills. On Sunday, 5000 rebels seized two hilltops but were driven off by dawn.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Na San
Dulles Promises Protection for Foreign Service Careers
John Foster Dulles, soon to be secretary of state, declared that loyal government servants have nothing to fear from the Eisenhower administration. He pledged that the foreign service will be protected as a non partisan career group, while adding that many angles will be looked into thoroughly. He spoke after meeting with Dean Acheson and Lavett on his first State Department visit since campaign criticisms of policy.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
Foreign Service
United States
Dulles
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Lavett
Acheson
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Tlieve
Execute Slansky and 10 Czech Leaders at Prague Prison
Rudolf Slansky and ten other Czech Slovak Communist leaders were executed early Wednesday in Prague after a purge trial. Convicted as traitors who plotted a Zionist Trotskyite overthrow of the pro Moscow government, they were sentenced November 27. The announcements came from Prague Radio.
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Yimnna
Rudolf Slansky
Prague Radio
Kremlin
Slansky
Preneral
Otto Fischl
Rudolf Margolius
Rade
Andre Simone
Rude Pravo
Josef Frank
Pary
Karel Svab
Nass
Arthur London
Vavro Hajdu
Evzen
Iowa Officials Seek Salary Increases Across State Departments
DES MOINES Officials presented budget requests showing raises from about 2000 to 2500 annually for most elective state officials, including a proposed raise for Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst from 6500 to 8500 and for the Attorney General. The six other agencies asked for higher funding, while the State Mining Board sought no increase, with its 3000 annual request matching 1951.
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Des Moines
Fective
Melvin D. Synhorst
William S. Beardsley
Synhorst
State Mining Board
Secretary
Insurance Department
National Guard
Historical Department
Executive Council
Employment Security Commission
G.A.R
Council of State Governments
Urges Action Against Davies and Lattimore
Senator McCarthy urged grand jury action against John P. Davies Jr as perjury proceedings recommended for Davies and Owen Lattimore. McCarthy said Davies, deputy political adviser in West Germany, holds a top post making the case urgent. Both men denied perjury before the Internal Security Subcommittee.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Justice Department
Owen Lattimore
John P. Davies Jr. Autty
James McGranery
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
U.S
Far East
Davies
State Department
West Germany
Germany
Harvey Warns CNW May Move Police to Enforce Train Law
City Manager L M McConnell vows arrests if Broadway crossings are blocked by CNW trains. A CNW train blocked Broadway Eleventh Street for 35 minutes, with officials claiming shorter blocks but agreeing longer trains cause delays. Police will enforce a 10 minute maximum under existing rules, targeting yardmasters if needed.
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Harvey
CNW
Broadway
L. M. McConnell
Chicago and North Western
Eleventh Street
J. W. Harvey
McConnell
Chicago
North Western
Council
Bluffs
Fremont
State Dept
New York
U. S. State Department
State Department
Washington
U.N
U. N
Ameris
David E. Stuart Ot
Interstate panel backs 10 percent Western rail fare rise
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner on Wednesday recommended approval of a 10 percent passenger fare increase proposed by the Southern Pacific System Missouri Pacific System and several smaller Western lines. The proposal affects routes and services across the West as rail carriers seek higher revenue.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Air Force budget slice listed at 17.34 billion dollars
Reported figure places the Air Force with the largest requested share of the Defense Department's 40.7 billion dollar appropriation for the next fiscal year. The official source says total defense spending to exceed 47 billion dollars including already outstanding orders.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
White House
Congress
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