Senate panel urged to view MacArthur peace plan
Senator Hunt urged an immediate Senate Armed Services Committee session to hear Gen. Douglas MacArthur's views on ending the Korean War. President Truman rejected a meeting with MacArthur and Eisenhower, while Russell cautioned that such a session would serve little purpose while Congress is not in session. Eisenhower plans to meet MacArthur in New York to discuss his Dec. 5 claim of a definite peace solution.
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Roving Ambassador Locke Resigns Amid Policy Controversy
Edwin A. Locke Jr the U S ambassador has submitted his resignation. President Truman has not acted. Locke served as a roaming envoy for U S aid to Arab lands and Israel. He was recalled after a Beirut Lebanon speech criticizing American economic policy.
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Washington
Edwin A. Locke Jr
U.S
Near East
State Department
Truman
White House
Locke
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Mother of 12 Daughters Hopes for a Boy in March
Mrs Lloyd Brooks of Pittsfield Maine, mother of 12 daughters and no sons, said the stork is en route again and she would like a boy. Her husband earns 50 dollars weekly at a woolen mill, and she expects the baby in mid March.
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Pittsflell
Lloyd Brooks
Racial Segregation Case to High Court
The Supreme Court faces five cases challenging the 1896 separate but equal doctrine. Arguments ended Thursday amid debate over whether separate schools for White and Negro students violate the Constitution. A decision could reaffirm or overturn segregation as constitutional if facilities are equal.
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Supreme Court
Eisenhower avoids Truman MacArthur Korea peace fight
President-elect Eisenhower, relaxing in Hawaii after a Korean tour, plans golf at Kaneohe and talks with John Foster Dulles and Gov. Douglas McKay. Close associates say he will stay out of the Truman MacArthur dispute and not publicly quarrel, likely heading to Travis AFB, California, Saturday afternoon.
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Oahu Island
John Foster Dulles
Douglas McKay
Oregon
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Ike
Gen. MacArthy
Far East
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Wainwright Tells of Threat to Kill 10000 Americans
New York frail and retired Lt Gen Jonathan M Wainwright testified as a defense witness in the treason trial of John David Provoo. Wainwright recalled a Japanese threat to kill more than 10000 American troops who surrendered on Corregidor and said he faced the choice to surrender or face their blood on his head. He stated he had no contact with Provoo and did not recognize the defendant.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Islands
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Austalia
John David Provoo
Wainwright
Provoo
Karenka
Formosa
Half Empty Hall for Communist Meeting
Vienna reports the Kremlin sponsored Congress of Peoples for Peace opened late at Vienna Concert House with about half of its 2100 seats filled. Organizers blamed fog for delays as about 100 countries were expected to be represented once all delegates arrived.
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Vienna
Congress of Peoples For Peace
Congress of Communists
Garbage Men Strike Hits New Castle Pa
About 40 garbage collectors in New Castle Pennsylvania walked off Friday because they could not drive their garbage trucks home for lunch.
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New Castle
Raise Flag at Flood Memorial Honors City Spirit
An American flag flies at the Fourth Street and Broadway traffic island to memorialize a flood salvation with 15 residents braving cold winds during a Friday aviation service. Rev. Howard Dooley of First Presbyterian Church gives thanks for the cooperative spirit that helped save Council Bluffs last spring.
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Fourth Street
Broadway
Howard Dooley
First Presbyterian Church
Duraiiecs An
Christmas Dinner Fund Gap Narrows For Council Bluffs Goodfellows
The Goodfellows fund for Christmas food baskets exceeds 1000 dollars but needs about 750 more to serve 250 Council Bluffs homes. Donations pour in from readers supporting families facing holidays with fear of foreclosure, illness, or bare necessities as organizers stress careful screening to aid only the truly deserving. The drive honors flood fighters and features a flag ceremony as memories of 1952’s city victory rise over Broadway.
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Goodfellows’ Fund
Goodfellows
Corncille Bluffs
Goodfellow Fund
Goodfellow
Broadway
Two Mills County Soldiers Return on Navy Transport
An Associated Press report notes two Mills County servicemen aboard a Navy transport. Sgt. Leonard A. Alley of Malvern and Pvt. Laurin A. Kreck Jr. of Glenwood arrived Friday in Seattle from the Far East, marking their return to U S. forces.
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Associated Press
Mills County
Navy
M. M. Patrick Witch
Seattle
Far East
Leonard. A. Alley
Malvern
Pfe
Laurin A. Kreckjow
Glenwood
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported by AP
A report tallying Iowa traffic fatalities for December days in 1951 and 1952 as compiled by the Associated Press. The item lists casualty counts and notes any notable incidents or patterns across the state during the period.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Martin to Head Church Council
Denver based report notes Methodist Bishop William C. Martin of Dallas was nominated without opposition to succeed Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill as head of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. The election was scheduled at the convention closing Friday.
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William C. Martin
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Dallas
Henry Knox Sherrill
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
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Protestant Episcopal Church
General Assembly
Methodist Council of Bishops
Randolph, Tenn
Hendrix College
Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Southern Methodist University
Houston
New York Bankers Circulate for Treasury Posts
Burgess, a New York banker, was reported Friday to have been chosen as special assistant in charge of debt management to the incoming secretary of the Treasury, George M. Humphrey. A circulated report also named Marion Folsom of Eastman Kodak as under secretary of the Treasury.
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Weshingson
W. Rangup
Burgess
New York
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
iStaff
Marion Folsom
Eastman Kodak Co
Nelson Moves to Equalize Taxes
Dennis Nelson, becoming city assessor January 1, seeks permission from the State Tax Commission to delay 1953 Council Bluffs real estate assessing to July 11 as an equalization move. The Council Bluffs Conference Board approved a $21,000 city assessor budget for 1953, kept salaries, and Nelson plans to abolish the first deputy post to take over duties himself while reviewing all real estate values. He also aims to compare 1946 Cleminshaw appraisals with current cards to boost income.
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Dennis Nelson
Town State Tax Commission
Council Bluffs
Nelson
Council Bluffs Conference Board
J. Vince Crowe
Prouty
TomProuty
Robert Rain
Margaret Johnson
Mae Knudsen
Homestead
Johnson
Cieminshaw
County Board of Supervisors
J. M. Cleminshaw Company
Cleveland
Francis Putnam
Cook Executed at San Quentin Prison
William E. Cook was executed Friday at San Quentin Prison for murdering a Seattle man. The condemned man, previously linked to the kidnapping and killing of an Illinois family, showed no emotion and remained calm as guards strapped him to the execution chair and he tapped his fingers before settling back.
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Calif
William E. Cook
San Quentin Prison
Seattle
Southern Illinois city operates with police commissioner instead of chief
Under a new deal the Southern Illinois city has only policemen no chief. Their boss is the police commissioner who receives no more than a regular councilman's pay. He says it would save the city about 9000 dollars a year.
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Illinois
U S U boats May Stay Under Ice for Months
The Navy says nuclear submarines can remain submerged for days to possibly months, raising questions about polar sea ice as a barrier. Nuclear propulsion needs no air and can run as long as fuel lasts, with uranium fission yielding enormous energy.
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Navy
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Bureau of Ships
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New Arms and Legs for Quadruple Amputee in South Africa
A misdirected letter leads Audrey McRann to arrange new limbs for Eric Schulz of Johannesburg who lost both legs and both arms in a motorcycle train crash. He will study at UCLA starting January 9 to receive fittings and training, then travel to San Francisco for further preparation at the naval hospital. International Service Club in Johannesburg funds his flight here.
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Los Angeles
South Africa
Audrey’ McRann
Eric Schulz
Johannesburg
International Service Club
Eric
HM I
McFlann
Kaplan to Purchase Water Site in Broadway Bid
Britain accuses East Germany of drilling children for military force growth while City Water Works Board prepares to sell Broadway properties to Blue Diamond Products for 82500. The sale awaits Planning Commission and City Council approval with bids history and future consolidation plans for company facilities.
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City Water Works Board of Trustees
Broadway
Blue Diamond Products Company
Blue Diamond
GI Court
Martin W. Flynn
Walter Jenkins
City Planning Commission
Henry K. Peterson
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Water Board
Commission
Iit
Planning Commission
Peterson
David Kaplan
Blue Star Foods, Inc
Blue Star
Kaplan Added
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Main St
First National Bank
Kaplan
North Twenty-fifth St
River Boulevard
Millard Krasne
Don Bragg
S. Kaplan
Krasne
Light Snow May Fall Here Sunday in Southwest Iowa
The five day outlook predicts a light snow event possible Sunday in Southwest Iowa with 0 to 0.1 inches likely. Temperatures should average 3 to 5 degrees above normal, near 17 to 35 degrees, with colder readings Sunday and warmer by next Wednesday. Friday highs around 40 and Saturday near 45 with Saturday morning lows near 25.
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Iowa
Towa
Two Slightly Hurt in Headon Collision Near Highway 275
Two men sustained minor injuries in a head on crash five miles south of town on Highway 275 near the Gus H. Green farm. Richard Logsdon, 23, Omaha, driver of the southbound auto, was treated for fore head gashes and a right leg wound at Mercy Hospital. LaVerne Watts, 31, Elsberry, Missouri, driver of the northbound auto transport, received on scene care for a skinned hand and a cut above the left eye. Watts said Logsdon’s car popped out from behind a truck, veered onto the shoulder, then returned to the highway before the collision.
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Mercy Hospital
Richard Logsdon
Omaha
LaVerne T. Watts
Elsberry
Gus H. Green
Watts
Logsdon
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