Reining: Hits UN. Action In Spy Case
Tokyo report says Red China claims the 13 Americans jailed as spies is none of the United Nations business. The dispatch cites Peiong Red Radio and notes Beijing’s stance amid the spy case.
13 Dec 1954
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1954
Page
1
Tokyo report says Red China claims the 13 Americans jailed as spies is none of the United Nations business. The dispatch cites Peiong Red Radio and notes Beijing’s stance amid the spy case.
Iowa City report: George Buechler let two men he called honest looking test drive a 1942 Buick. police later identified one as Leroy Iriss, held in Oswego Kansas, on a bank robbery charge, and the other as Kenneth Goff, a Canton Ohio carpenter sought by the FBI. In other news a court session opens with cross examination in the Sheppard trial regarding alleged murder of his wife Marilyn last July 4, with defense questioning about past sins and a 1950 letter to his wife discussed with a classmate.
Washington Republicans push postponement of the scheduled tax cuts and excise increases, delaying next April’s planned changes. The move follows a daylong White House conference among Eisenhower aides, GOP leaders, and Dulles, with little detail given on policy shifts and future briefing plans.
Former President Truman, speaking in Philadelphia, criticizes current foreign policy under Eisenhower, saying statements by leaders have damaged credibility and funding. He outlines two aims: first, present a portrait of Benjamin Franklin to Secretary of the Interior for a museum exhibit, second, attend a $7 dinner supporting the Independence Hall Library.
Washington at Senate Republican Leader Snowlands and Monday proposed changes in rites for Senate investigating committee. The Californian reports in an ine fort a general for fee amen senators that some rules changes are necessary and desirable. Proposals to establish procedures for investigating committees were offered during the past session but no action was taken.
A garbled note mentions wines and senothearls in a puzzling, unreadable line. No clear persons places or events are discernible.
Ottumwa resident Ted Kirby aged 49, father of eight, died when his car left the road and overturned about two miles east of Eddyville Saturday night. Passenger Andrew Bleydens of Oskaloosa escaped.
Galveston Texas report says Alabama Attorney General Silas Garrett III was served with a first degree murder warrant for the June shooting of Albert L. Patterson, a rival to succeed Garrett. Garrett, cited as very ill, will return to Alabama after treatment in six to eight weeks, with extradition opposed. Patterson’s death spurred Phenix City cleanup. Krett was in Birmingham when Patterson was killed. The indictment alleges Garrett fired the fatal shot.
MIAMI The Air Force plans the production of huge cargo planes able to carry 50 tons of freight across the Atlantic in eight hours at four cents per ton mile. On drawing boards for a projected five years, these airliners would serve as a vital transport link for military supplies and could compete with high value cargo liners. Brig. Gen. John P Doyle, director of transportation, noted the planes would not replace surface ships for bulk goods or weapons but could revolutionize rapid, expensive shipments and obsolete designs.
August G Anneberg 98 longtime Carroll resident and former Kedah native dies at his home in Carroll youngest son Dr Walter Anneberg aboard. He recalled the State University of Iowa Capitol Building when brand new and lived through Des Moines bakery family ties. He swam in 1951 ice skated until age 88 and fished last summer at Lake Okoboji.
Daytona Beach Florida reports a price war along US 1 with 40 of 90 motor courts pledging free cottage rentals until price signs come down. JB Freeman, president of the Daytona Area US Highway 1 Association, says the move continues until all signs are removed.
Post Office drivers here will strive to meet S Day goals on rural and urban roads, says Postmaster James Jenson. Mayor William Keenan backs the effort, urging courtesy and zero accidents. The local office runs a safe driving school with examinations and practical tests starting next year under a national Postal Service program led locally by clerk Joe Henry.
Mrs Slazel, 64, veteran Cerro Gordo County superintendent of schools for 49 years, died at her Mason City home Sunday night.
Verghennes Vermont item notes Mrs Alfred Bushey 83 had the 100th great grandchild born Sunday night to Mrs Kenneth Bushey the wife of a Bushey grandson.
An unexpected donor from Fort Madison State Prison contributes to the Goodfellows drive. Unable to send cash he sends four billfolds a belt and holster set totaling 23.50. The gesture shows a prisoner’s resolve to aid children at Christmas and urges readers to support the campaign.
The New Masonic Temple Assn. bought the George Wright property at the northwest corner of South Sixth Street and Willow Avenue for a proposed temple site. The purchase yields 175 feet on Sixth Street and 152 feet deep with the Wright lot including a large house on Willow Avenue. Estimated cost ranges from $200,000 to $250,000, with possession set for January 1, 1955, and construction hoped within a few years.
Washington Arthur Dietz president of CIT Financial Corp forecast in an interview that Americans will purchase 5.8 to 6.0 million new cars next year. He cited confidence in the economy thousands out of debt on past purchases and a large highway program as support for a larger auto market.
New York congressman Emanuel Celler returns from Europe and denounces Scott McLeod as administrator of the 1953 Refugee Act calling for his replacement by someone less arbitrary. He says the act has seen only a handful of refugees admitted and aims to amend the act to broaden sponsorship and include Spain.
Santa's sixth year in West Lebanon New Hampshire brings children telephone calls via a switchboard set up by three VFW posts. Veterans Administration clerk Joseph Schambier, 37, answers as Kris Kringle from 5 to 8 pm CST, tolls paid by mom or dad.
Senator Clinton P. Anderson said the next Congress may direct the Atomic Energy Commission to cancel the Dixon-Yates power contract unless it is substantially modified. In a letter to SEC Chairman Ralph H. Demmler Anderson urged withholding SEC approval until the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy reviews the overall deal again and presses fixes on unsettled contract portions before investors commit funds.
Corning Glass Works announced the resignation of Dr. Edward A. Condon as research director. The former U.S. Bureau of Standards chief had his security clearance suspended by the Navy in October. He will live in Berkeley California and serve as a consultant to support Corning’s long range research into glass structure while seeking clearance.
Cambridge firefighters freed 11 year old John Madisor and 6 year old John Lasoiks from a tool chest after they were locked inside during subfreezing weather. Both boys escaped with no serious injuries and required no medical treatment.
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