Iowa ASCO warns on substandard new corn cribs
Des Moines Iowa, the Agricultural and Conservation ASCO agent Thursday warned about failures in many cribs of new corn substandard post droughts and disease. Meyer noted rising losses from moisture, pests, and poor storage, urging farmers to seek support loans and adjust practices to reduce future damage.
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Des Moines
ASCO
Invidil
W. Meyer
Slate
Asc
Labia
Meyer
Meyer Gay
Dee
Caer
Iowa
Fond Wares Drive Fish From Homes VASA
Vendors and residents report widespread shellfish thefts along Fond Wares Drive and nearby areas. Police note multiple break ins at stores in Duthie Troghyy with hundreds of Testi and other items stolen from homes. Authorities urge vigilance as scams and broken locks raise concern across the district.
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Vasa
Three-Legged Carly Survivor of House Fire
A Montreal suburb fire destroyed a family home leaving Carly, the three legged cat, as the sole survivor among pets. Neighbors report the elderly cat had lived with the family since a wedding in the area, while two dogs and other pets also perished or were displaced in the blaze.
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Cimuinatt
Saburbaun
Montgonery
Milan
Ask Bids On 19.152 Miles Of Road Work
Fort ichartz volumes advertise road improvement projects open for bids. The notice lists 1.092 miles of new paving and civil works across multiple sections, with locations including EP sites and race comtacing. Deadline appears December 20.
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Ask
Fort Ichartz
Crain
Father and Two Children Die in Flash Fire
Lars Jorgensen 30 perished trying to reach his sleeping daughters Elizabeth 5 and Margaret 2 as a fish fire swept through the third floor of their North Side home Wednesday night. The mother and two other children escaped uninjured.
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Cncagd
Fithee
Lars
Jorgensen
Elizabeth
Margaret
Bushy Haired Man Sighted Near Sheppard Murder Scene
A defense witness testified he saw a bushy haired man near the murder scene the night Marilyn Sheppard was killed. Leo Stawiecki, a steelworker, described driving past a man standing in a driveway about Dr Samuel Sheppard’s home between 2 15 and 2 30 a m on July 4. The sighting places the suspect close to the crime scene as Sheppard faces a first degree murder charge.
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Cleveland
Aoman
Scenie
Leo Stwieki
Samuel Shepard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Samuel’ Sheppard
Soroner
Mayor Eric Mayorpleads guilty to conspiracy and bribery
Eric Mayor, 67, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and violation of office in a case tied to a 20 million dollar a year scheme. He forfeits his $37,500 salary, faces a three year prison term and a $32,000 fine. District Attorney Damian McLaughlin outlined four bribery charges and alleged Mayor accepted money from gamblers in exchange for police neglect, as about 360 men face related indictments.
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BRB
Fazeley
McLaughlin
Inters
Inter Ts One
Vatican Doctors Report Pope Pius XII Hiccups Ended
Three Tintin specialists conducted a two hour examination of Pope Pius XII in Vatican City on Thursday and announced his hiccups had perceptibly improved. The pope’s condition showed progress as doctors provided updates on his health.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Dave
Switzer lands view president collapses during debate
In Bern Switzerland 69 year old Joseph Eseh er collapsed during a parliamentary debate on Thursday. He was attended by officials and attempted resuscitation moments later. The incident halted proceedings as medical teams responded.
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Switzerland
Bern
Switzer Kands
Joseph Eseher
Council Bluffs Gets Two Way Power Feed System
Council Bluffs now enjoys two way power feed after Tina Power and Light Co opened a 20,000 kilowatt substation at Sixteenth St and Eighth Ave in operation. Substation 702 links with Substation 701 via a transmission line built by Evang Construction Co. The line cost 86,500 and supports automatic load transfer for uninterrupted service. A second 2,500 kilowatt substation on Grace St at Clintta Ave began operation last week.
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Council Bluffs
Tina Power and Light Company
Sixteenth St
Eighth Ave
B. E. Myers Construction Company
Marshalltown
Lie
Evang Construction Company
Early
Fifteenth St
Vern Beats
Counsy Bluffs
Council Blulis Pevar
Bents
Beats
Grace St
Clintta Ave
Opera Tion
Tried In Vain To Dissuade McCarthy
Senator Mundt a close associate of McCarthy said he tried to dissuade McCarthy from a statement denouncing. He recalled telling McCarthy that the public knows she is not in the Communists, but McCarthy replied that he must say something as “they're shooting at me down there.” Mundt linked Eisenhower's praise of Watkins to McCarthy's blast.
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Washington
Sen. Munitt
RSD
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eiserhower
Munitt
McCarthy
Wiste Hausr Mundt
Eisenhov
Loot 3 700 Pennies Taken In 1909 Train Robbery
Lewistown Pennsylvania residents report a possible remnant from the 1909 Pennsylvania Railroad train robbery. Three deer hunters found a sack of pennies in the woods near the robbery site and learned of the incident from an old patrolman. They plan to hold the coins until legal orders direct disposal.
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Lewistown
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Cincinnati
John A. Dubendorf
Albert
Middletown
Charles BE. Bell
Maitland
Newsmaain
Mercill Davis
Davis
Goodfellows Lift for Older Folks This Christmas Season
Community appeal urges donations to aid elderly residents during Christmas. Article notes that not only children benefit, with emphasis on spiritual satisfaction and practical needs. Readers are asked to chip in through Goodfellows to provide food baskets and small gifts, totaling $97.60 in listed contributions.
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Goodfellows
Western League clears path for Omaha move to American Association
Denver and Omaha moves redraw minor league map as Western League leaders propose transferring Omaha from Class A to the American Association. Sen. Ed Johnson says a firm offer has been sent to the St Louis Cardinals, who seek Columbus rights. Des Moines GM Holland notes reluctant approval as directors expect a six club Western League in 1955.
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Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Colorado
Omaha
Johnson
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Columbus
Cardinal
John Holland
Des Moines
Exchange Student Hurt in Accident Spe
A Norwegian exchange student Torsten Fougnel and a Pennsylvanian Robert Cox were hospitalized after a two car crash one mile east of Emerson on Highway Lad in Red Oak. Fougnel suffered a broken arm and Cox was kept for observation as officials noted six property damage accidents and snow making roads hazardous in Montgomery County.
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Cial
Red Oak
Pennsylvania
Emerson
Montgomery County
Torsten Fougnel
Robert Cox
Muncie
Fougnel
Cox
Cheney Seeks $1000 Salary Cut for Revenue Commissioner
Orville Cheney told the Arkansas Legislative Council that the revenue commissioner's pay should drop by $1,000 annually due to declining revenues. The council agreed. Cheney will earn $7,500 a year instead of the usual $8,500.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orville Cheney
Arkansas Legislatve Council
Cheney
Eisenhower Ponders Vigorous Fight for Progressive Moderates
President Eisenhower signaled a potential vigorous fight to swing the Republican nomination toward a "progressive moderate" in 1956 if he does not seek a second term. He spoke at a news conference about backing a nominee aligned with his philosophy of government should he bow out, while noting uncertainty about his own decision.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
United States
Fisenhower
Adenauer Loses Bavarian Control in Landmark Pact
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer faces loss of Bavaria after a surprise coalition deal by 50 Socialists and three leftist parties. The pact ends his eight year Catholic-backed control and jeopardizes his two-thirds Bundesrat majority and ratification of Paris agreements on German rearmament.
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W Umich
Germany
Konrad Adeneuer
Bavaria
Adenauer
Bundesrat
Paris
Sam Ramos Escape Attempt From Oklahoma Prison
MCALESTER Okla 2 Sam Ramos a 4 year old convicted armed robber jailed at the state penitentiary slipped into a steel cabinet outside the main wall after hours. He faced a bare chain link fence and tried to remove nuts securing the door. After 16 shots he gave up and alerted guards by screaming, then tumbled the cabinet in the attempt.
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Mcalester
Okla
Sam Ramos
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
U.N. urged to push action on 11 fliers
Russia accused the United States of aggression against Red China and urged the U.N. to vote condemnation as the United States and its Korean War allies pressed for swift action to secure the release of 11 American airmen held as spies by Peiping. U.S. delegate Lodge denounced Soviet charges as propaganda and urged repatriation of U.N. personnel and the 11 fliers' release amid debate in the General Assembly.
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Lnvite
N.Y
Russia
United States
Red China
U.N
U. N
Peiping
Assembly
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Formosa
U. S
C. D. Jackson
Korea
U United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Capri Manager Fined $400 After Liquor Raid
Capri Steakhouse manager Robert Nelson, 20, Omaha, was fined 400 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge Allan Ardell on illegal possession of liquor charges after a raid at the Carter Lake venue on Oct 3. Deputy Lindsay and four state agents conducted the raid. other proceedings included a separate Rainbow Gardens Riding Academy case and seized film and a projector.
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Robert Nelson
Omaha
Capri
Carter Lake
Allan Ardell
Nelson
George Lindsay
Ardell
Lloyd Abbott
Avenue G
Abbott
Rainbow Gardens
Pottawattamie County
Pete Bonacci
Thal
Mervy
Jennie Edmundson
Lindsay
Riding Academy
Matt Walsh
Gay Stuelke
Iowa
David Lathrop
Abbett
Motorist Help Request Met by Collision with Patrol Car
State Patrolman C. D. Eberly stopped two miles north of Council Bluffs on Highway 75 to assist a motorist in a ditch. A wrecker was en route when a car driven by Carl Black, 49, 415 Midland Dr., skidded into the patrol car causing damage to both vehicles.
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C. D. Eberly
Council Bluffs
Carl Black
Midland Dr
Saviour in flames saves son and Christmas cards
Mrs Lee Vai Valkenburgh fled a burning house and saved her four year old son Gary and 250 Christmas ecards she was addresses. She said she did not want to write them all over again.
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Cahir
Lee Vai Valkenburgh
Surning
Gary
Snow and slick highways slow Iowa travelers
Snowfall left up to four inches in parts of western Iowa with icy roads and jackknifed trucks on Honey Creek hill. Officials reported light official totals but upto four inches in Clarinda and Tahor with three inches in Humboldt Red Oak Hamburg Davenport and Mason City. Road crews spread cinders citywide and some freezing rain accompanied the snow. Temperatures in midweek ranged from the low 30s to around 40 with a zero to ten degree drop expected Thursday night.
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Southwet
Iowa
Honey Creek Hill
Weitherman
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Tahor Wer
Humboldt
Red Oak
Hambrg
Davenport
Mason City
Staite Highway Patrol
Council Buffs
Ecrmos
Qsceola
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Litherville
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported by AP
An Associated Press summary from December 9, 1954 reports multiple traffic fatalities in Iowa. Details include locations, brief casualty counts, and early incident notes as part of a statewide update.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Employers See Good Year For Business And Industry
Northwestern University reported that U S employers expect a favorable year, planning to hire 19 percent more engineers and technical graduates and 2 percent more non technical grads than last year. Average starting salaries rise to 314 dollars monthly, with engineers at 361 and accountants at 332.
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Evanston
Northwastern University
Frank
Endicott
Three Hurt As Head-On Crash Near Highway 23
Three people were injured in a head-on collision three miles south of here on Highway 23 around 4:30 pm Wednesday. George Hewitt, 73, Mondamin, seriously injured with chest injuries and facial cuts. Allen Stratton, 76, Orson, concussed with facial and chest injuries. Stratton’s wife, 65, in good condition with facial and knee cuts and a chest injury. Hewitt’s car damage estimated at 1,000. Stratton’s car about 500. conditions blamed on road hazards.
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Pisgah
Here
Tey
Harrison County
Sam Strain
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
George Hewitt
Mondamin
American University Leader Dies in Beirut
BEIRUT Lebanon N r Stephen Penrose president of the American University of Beirut died Thursday of a heart ailment at age 46. He had led the institution since October 1948, guiding the overseas branch of Americas oldest and largest educational organization.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Stephen Penrose
American University of Beirut
American University America
Where is the bookleeper
Chuckle exchanges reveal a light moment about the annual audit and balancing the books. A boss asks where the bookkeeper is and humorously learns they have gone to the "raves" while the model of the audit is referenced as a chance to balance the books.
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Petret A Ates
Eric Mayor
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Hubba
Joel Mykleoust
George P Hough
James
Ruth Usington
Russie
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