City Heads to Chicago for Rail Talks
Mayor James F Mulqueen and the citys legal staff traveled to Chicago for talks with Chicago and North Western Railroad officials. Discussions focus on blocking of the CNWs Broadway crossing and opening Twelfth Street to serve the CNW depot during the Broadway viaduct build. Police will enforce a ten minute crossing limit. no arrests occurred Thursday.
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James’ F. Mulqueen
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad
CNW
Broadway
Twelfth Street
Second Avenue
Mulqueen
David E. Stuart
Don Jackson
Omaha
C. C. Shannon
Shannon
Bluffs
L. M. McConnell
McConnell
Eleventh Street
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Transit Company
T. W. Harvey
William Gillman
Clarence Petersen
Fifth Avenue
Great Western Railroad
CGW
Explosives Plant Blasts Hit Mexico City Site
Two mixing plants at a government explosives factory exploded on Thursday, shaking the city with twin blasts seconds apart. Police could not locate the families of several soldier guards living nearby, and only a few people were thought to be at the plants at the time.
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Mexico City
Chuckle on Jobs and Work Diversity
The piece notes that over 25 000 different jobs exist in the country yet most require some form of work, highlighting the breadth of career options and the effort involved in earning a living.
Baking Firm Burns Des Moines Plant in Fire Loss
A Des Moines fire destroyed the Supreme Baking Co plant early Thursday. Authorities estimate damage at least 175000. The two story brick building 120 by 250 feet was gutted, but a nearby garage with bakery trucks was saved. no injuries were reported.
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Des Moines
Supreme Baking Co
More Melting Weather Is Due
The weatherman forecasts continued melting in Southwest Iowa with Friday temperatures up to 40 and a low near 25. After a high of 38 Thursday and 36 Wednesday, five inches of snow remain from Wednesday’s melt. Skies clear to mostly sunny Friday as highway conditions improve. eight inches fell a week ago after a blizzard.
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Iowa
B. J. Conlon
State Highway Commission
Taft Sees Breach in GOP Lead as Labor Pick Debate Heats
Republican senators clash over taft attacks on Eisenhower labor pick Durkin and the impact on taft’s bid for Senate floor leadership. Bridges considers remaining leader, while taft defends his written critique and weighs support from fellow GOP members.
State salaries show 40 percent rise above $10000
Des Moines reports the latest state salary book shows a 40 percent rise in the number of state employees earning $10,000 or more yearly, with 34 of 56 in this bracket being University faculty. Governors and college leaders head the list, including Hancher and Finley at $16,000.
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Des Moines
William
Beardsley
State University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Virgil M. Hancher
Charles E. Finley
Hancher
Finley
Harvey H. Davis
University
J. F. Downie Smith
The
College
Charles €. Graves
State Board of Control
F. H. Spedding
Iowa State Teachers College
State Highway Commission
Eleven Pottawattamie draftees inducted at Fort Omaha
Eleven local men from Pottawattamie County were inducted into the Army at Fort Omaha. Names include James Pogge of Neola, George Beckwith of Omaha, Richard Blake of Omaha, Dwayne Suchting of Underwood, Ronald Suchting, Claude Antill Jr., Donald Zach, William Cozad, DeLoran Waldron, Howard Hytrek, and Harold Lewis.
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Pottawattamie County
Fort Omaha
James Leo Pogge
Neola
George Maurice Beckwith
N. 16Th St
Richard James Blakely
Omaha
Dwayne Henry Charles
Underwood
Ronald Hans Suchting
Benton St
Claude Wesley Antill Jr
Twenty-fourth Ave
Donald Lee Zach
Platner St
William Ronald Cozad
40Th St
DeLoran Oscar Waldron
Charles
Howard John Hytrek
Harold Thomas Lewis
15Th St
South Koreans Reject Indian plan at U N Assembly
Foreign Minister Y T Pyun announced Seoul cannot accept the Indian compromise plan on Korea approved by the United Nations. He said the resolution violates the Constitution of the Republic of Korea and will inform UN Assembly President Lester B Pearson of Seoul's rejection. The plan would repatriate prisoners of war to a demilitarized zone.
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United Nations
Y. T. Pyun
Korea
U. N. Assembly
Pyun
Lester B. Pearson
U. WN. .Assembly
Republic of Korea
U. N
Virtual Recluse, 64, Has $200,000 Cash Stuffed in Suitcase
A 64-year-old man named Roger Stewart was found dead in a Queens rooming house with a suitcase containing over $200,000 in cash including a $10,000 bill. Neighbors believed he lived frugally, never leaving much, and the cash was accompanied by stocks and jewelry. The death was deemed natural, and investigators assess the extent of the valuables and associated belongings.
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New York
Queens
Roger Stewart
Belgium
Stewart
Needy Neighbors Seek Goodfellows Christmas Aid
Descriptions from Council Bluffs residents plead for Goodfellows baskets to cover Christmas needs. A boy, a mother with six children, and a worker with limited hours describe hardship while the drive seeks 1,750 to fund 250 food baskets, contingent on screening and reaching the goal. Contributions are urged to the Goodfellows in care of the Norpolate Bluffs council.
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Council Bluffs
Goodfellows
Lextras
Central Index
City Schedules Special Meeting on Bus Tax Issue
City Council will convene at 8 p m Monday to review City Attorney Stuart s opinion that a two percent occupation tax on interstate receipts by the Council Bluffs Transit Company is improper. A second agenda item is Hansen s Second Addition acceptance near North Broadway and Midland Drive.
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Fire City Wouncil
Kennard W. Gardiner
David E. Stuart
Stuart
Council Bluffs Transit Company
Hansen
F. Louie R. Hansen
Planning Commission
North Broadway
Midland Drive
CIO Names Walter Reuther President in 1948 Election
Atlantic City N J reports Walter Reuther was elected president of the CIO. The 45 year old labor leader was chosen by the organization on Thursday in a vote that reflects the growing influence of the ILGWU and other unions within the CIO.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Reuther
Taft says he can work with Eisenhower appointees
Senator Robert A. Taft reported by The Post-Dispatch to believe he can work with President-elect Eisenhower's appointees, including those named by the general. Taft noted his blast at AFL leader Martin Durkin as labor secretary may not end the honeymoon with the new Republican Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Seoul
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bridges
New York Herald Tribune
Sen
William Knowland
California
Martin P. Durkin
Chicago
Labor Post
GOP
Clarance E. Manion
Law School
Notre Dame University
John A. Danaher
Connecticut
Durkin
AFL Plumbers Union
Adlai E. Stevenson
Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
Cincinnati
Hns
AFL
Martin Durkin
New Republican Congress
Raymond P. Brandt
Red-faced City Manager Forces Snow Clean-Up
City Manager L. M. McConnell ordered a crackdown on sidewalk snow neglect after an indignant citizen flagged the Willow Avenue Main Street area. At 7 30 AM McConnell arrived at City Hall and a mechanical scoop cleared the sidewalks around the city owned parking lot.
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L. M. McConnell
McConnell
Willow Ave
Main St
City Hall
Blind Veteran Finds Life Full of Light at Banquet
In Chicago a banquet honored Mike Simon a World War I veteran who lost sight in recent years yet remained active in community affairs. About 250 attended as William Gal- sen presented a $2,500 check to help pay the mortgage on his home. His four sons, all World War II veterans, joined the event as family and friends praised his cheer and public service.
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Chicago
Mike
Mike Simon
Amer- Mike
Ican Legion Post
la Grange
William Gal- la Grange
Vmn
Mort
Gage
Marine Corps
WSB Chairman resigns over miner pay boost plan
Washington AP reports President Truman approved a $1.90 daily wage rise for 375,000 soft coal miners, prompting resignation of Wage Stabilization Board chair Archibald Cox. The move, aimed at avoiding a coal strike before Eisenhower's inauguration, risks higher coal prices and wage-board conflicts.
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Washington
Truman
Ebougy Vrain
Archibald Cox
Wage Stabilization Board
White House
John L. Lewis
Eisenhower
Harvard
WSB
Cox
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Congress I
New York
Herbert Kelly
National Board
Charles C Killingsworth
Killingsworth
Michigan State College
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
WSBE
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Budget requests for Iowa schools and institutions
Requested budget totals for Iowa School for the Deaf and related State institutions amount to 31.38 million yearly for operating funds and capital improvements. ISD seeks 951,414 with 512,664 for salaries, 22,250 repairs, and 16,500 for instruction to deaf blind children, while the governor bases proposals on hearings as the legislature meets January 12.
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Iowa School For Deaf
Iowa Deaf
ISD
State University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Grand
Lakeside Laboratory
SUI
ISC
Towa State Teachers College
Top Steer Fetches $4.55 a Pound at Exposition Sale
The grand champion Shorthorn from Ohio sold for 4.55 dollars per pound, the lowest price at the International Live Stock Exposition since 1944. The buyer Pael Brothers, a hotel and rental operator, watched as the steer weighed 1109 pounds after a pre-dawn bidding contest amid harsh conditions.
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ROKS
Seoul
Ohio
State University
Ness
Pfael
Zer Brothers
Gambling stamps issued to nine Council Bluffs residents
Federal records show nine Council Bluffs residents and one Des Moines man received $50 gambling stamps for the year ending June 30 1953 nine stamps dated Sept 1 for CB locals and Oct 1 for Sioux City all linked to prior punchboard activity. Names listed include Clara Batten Emily Hall Lois Hansen and others. Authorities pursued punchboard cases with warrants at taverns and cafes but found no punchboards.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Bureau of Internal Revenue Records
Des Moines
Des Moes
Sioux City
Associated Press
Jending
Sioux Cition
C.B
Clara Batten
Avenue G
Emily Hall
Eighteenth Ave
Lois Hansen
Fifteenth Ave
F. E. Liggett
Frosty
Matt Walsh
Towa
Gay Stuelke
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Sonny
Burns
Army
India
CIO
Reuther
Board of Education
State Board of Education
Ior
William S. Beardsley
Glenn Sarslate
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