Eisenhower Maps Positive Plan to Speed Korean Peace
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower returns from a Pacific trip and Korea war zone vows to map positive programs for a satisfactory Korea solution. He warns there is no simple formula, urging patience, foresight, and common sense while stressing deeds over words to induce peace and avoiding new global conflagrations.
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New York
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Pacific
Eisenhower
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
LaGuardia Field
Nominate Lynes for House Post
DES MOINES State Rep. William S. Lynes 59 of Waverly was nominated for a second term as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives. On the seventh ballot he defeated Lawrence Putney of Gladbrook 52-51. Vernon Lisie was elected speaker pro tem on the second ballot. A. C. Gustafson was chosen chief clerk, and Dewey E. Goode was re-elected Republican floor leader. The day closed after adjournment for caucuses to select House patronage committee members.
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Des Moines
William S. Lynes
Waverly
Iowa
House of Representatives
House
Lynes
Lawrence Putney
Gladbrook
Vern Lisie
Clarinda’ Manufacturer
Schwengel
Henry H. Stevens
Scranton
Paul Walter
Union
A. C. Gustafson
Dewey E. Goode
Bloomfield
Putney
McFarlane
Dwight Meyer
J. Odebuilt
Goode
Lee
Gallup
Libertyville
L. W. Weston
Stanley
Howard Buck
State Center
Carroll Brown
Oskaloosa
Earl Ryan
John Walker
Willams
Fay Harris
Greenfield
Russell Patrick
Hawarden
Burglary at JB Grocery Store in Missouri Valley
Special to The Vonpares report a break in at JB Grocery Store on Highway 30 in Missouri Valley. Owner John Holbrook found cash missing after opening Monday, praising the Republic of Korea divisions and U N commanders for their competence while contrasting with past wars.
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Vonpares Missouri Valley
Korea
Eisenhower
Missouri Valley
John Holbrook
Holbrook
Leadway
Missour
Vale
Europe
Iey
Republic of Korea
12 000 Wage Hikes Awaiting Approval
Washington reports 12 000 wage boosts awaiting approval as the wage stabilization program resumes under Economic Stabilizer Roger S. Putnam. Putnam handed the issue to Wage Stabilization Board chairman Charles C. Killingsworth and three other public members to carry on wage controls.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger S. Putnam
Putnam
Charles C. Killingsworth
WSB
Help The Goodfellows Reach $1,750 For Christmas Baskets
The Goodfellows seek $100 daily this week to fund 250 Christmas food baskets for needy families in Council Bluffs. About $1,248 has been raised. contributions come from individuals like Connie and clubs such as Chapter PK of Sisterhood, with gifts ranging from $1 to $10. Donors are urged to mail to The Goodfellows care of The Non pareil and to expect notification of baskets for selected families.
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Connie
the Goodfellows
Goodfellows
PFO. Sisterhood
Soodfellows
Council Bluffs
Court Strikes Down Loyalty Oath Law
The Supreme Court invalidated Oklahoma’s loyalty oath, ruling it punished innocent associations and violated due process. Justice Clark led the opinion warning against arbitrary classifications as Justices Black and Frankfurter concurred. Justice Jackson did not participate in an 8 to 0 decision.
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Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Leo Leonard
Missouri Valley
Fo Leonard
United States
Clark
Black
Frankfurter
Jackson
Nation's Electors to Pick President
On Monday 531 electors cast votes to choose the next U S president. Polls favored Eisenhower over Stevenson, though electors are often free to vote their own choice. Only three of 14 373 electors have ever voted for others, with final Congress tally on January 6 to record results.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
United States
Adlaid Stevenson
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Congress
Iowa Pilot Killed in Korea Jet Crash
Davenport mother receives word Lt. Jack RK Helms 23 a Sabre jet pilot has been killed in Korea in an aircraft accident the Department of Defense informed her of the loss on behalf of military authorities.
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Davenport
Jack RK. Helms
Korea
Department of Defense
Grace Helms
Atlantic Pact Ministers Postpone Action on Ridgway Plan
General Ridgway urged 14 Atlantic Pact nations to approve a 428 million dollar military construction program. The ministers postponed any action on the plan for Monday and delayed naming a commander for the NATO Mediterranean naval command.
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Fariss
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO Mediterranean Naval Command
Council to Act on Street Assessment
The City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday to begin legal proceedings for a special assessment to pay for the asphaltic concrete resurfacing project. City Clerk Kennard W. Gardiner says certification from consulting engineers will be received showing the $184,593 job covering 66 blocks is complete.
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Kennard W. Gardiner
Flinn Paving Company
Blouse City
McDonald Steps Out as NPA Administrator
Washington reports Richard A. McDonald steps down as administrator of the National Production Authority. Horace B. McCoy, a Commerce Department career employee, becomes acting administrator. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer announced the shift after McDonald’s resignation to return to private business.
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Washington
Richard A. McDonald
National Production Authority
NPA
Horace B. McCoy
Commerce Department
Commerce
Sawyer
MacDonald
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Overemphasis on Crime Programs Debate in House Subcommittee
A 7th congressional committee report to the House expresses belief there is overemphasis on crime in radio and television programs but argues more government control is not the solution. The Interstate Commerce Subcommittee, led by Rep Barris of Arkansas, warns that censorship could cause greater evils than those it seeks to remedy.
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Washinulun
Congressional
House
Interstate Commerce
Rep. Barris
D.-Ark
Two Mothers and Five Children Die in Indiana Fire
In Winamac Indiana a two story home burned early Monday trapping two mothers and five children. An oil burner explosion started dense smoke that suffocated most victims while two died in flames. The incident is reported by The Associated Press with details from Wed London.
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Winamac
Ind
London
Lord Bertrand Russell
Chelsea Registry
Edith Finch
Bryn Mawr
The
Associated Press
Gillette Meets Egyptian Premier in Cairo Visit
Senator Gillette of Ia on Middle East tour met Monday with Premier Mohamed Maguib in Cairo. Gillette, a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee member, said he came to discuss outstanding Middle East problems on the spot. He was presented to the Egyptian premier by U. S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery.
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Couny
Negp. Au
Uuy Gillette
D-Ia
Mohamed Maguib
Gillette
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Middle East
Egyp Rtian
U. S
I Jefferson Caffery
Chinese Reds Seize Two ROK Outposts At Triangle Hill
Chinese forces battled through rain and snow on the Central Front seizing two South Korean outposts on Pinpoint Hill Rocky Point and Triangle Hill lower slopes. ROK troops countered and recaptured the larger position as about 80 Chinese troops in padded uniforms charged in the freezing night.
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Seoul
Weather Picture Is Upside Down
The weather picture was upside down Monday with mild conditions in Council Bluffs and a 48 degree high expected by Tuesday afternoon. In the South, temperatures ranged from 10 above zero in Gordonsville Virginia to 20 above in Pensacola Florida with scattered snow flurries in Florida. New England and Buffalo areas faced storms causing 22 deaths and transportation disruptions as a warm Southwest flow promised cooling by Tuesday evening. Highs near 40 in Council Bluffs after a 16 degree morning low, Sunday peak 29, with a 24 degree low Tuesday.
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Council Bluffs
Southland
Gordonsville
Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Associated Press
New England
Buffalo
N. N
Vermont
Army of Parents Clears Death Pond in Levittown City Pit
In Levittown New York an ad hoc group of parents armed with shovels and bulldozers closed a hazardous rainwater pit used in a housing project. After a landslide death and a drowning, residents spent 16 hours removing the 14 foot deep 72 by 72 foot hole near Hicksville. The crowd commandeered two bulldozers and, after midnight, filled the pit to stop danger to children.
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Levittown
Long Island
Hicksville
N. Y
Iron-nerved Airman defuses live bomb in 40 below cold
Tokyo reports the Air Force crediting Airman First Class Ernest P. Goors of Glassport Pennsylvania with saving a 13-man B 29 crew by disarming a live bomb stuck in a bomb rack as a 60 second fuse ticked away in minus forty degree conditions over North Korea. He crawled into the bomb bay and completed the defusal in 38 seconds before the bomber returned to Okinawa.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Okinawa
North Korea
Ernest P. Goors
Glassport
Paving and Sewer Work Paused For Winter in City
City manager L M McConnell announced a winter halt on a 291457 dollar concrete paving and sewer project to be finished next July. Booth and Olson Construction of Sioux City has laid all sewers in the West Side and will resume once weather allows to install catch basins and pave 44 blocks. A company rep will monitor traffic flow on streets under construction through winter.
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Booth
Olson
Council Bluffs
Christmas Hours to Start Thursday in Council Bluffs
Christmas shopping in Council Bluffs will gain momentum as holiday store hours take effect Thursday. Retail Merchants Association said downtown stores will open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through December 23, while some locations extend hours for Christmas Eve.
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Council Bluffs
Casablanca
Morocco
R. C. Russell
Retail Merchants Association
Duding
Hetectorate
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Sokolof
Denis Verda
Tajon
Regumaya Oass
France
Tunis
Mutinous Prisoners Killed as Guards Quell Riot in Korea
In Korea, Allied guards killed 82 mutinous Communist prisoners and wounded 120 on Pongam Island during a harsh suppression of a major Red riot. Two American and two South Korean soldiers were injured by rock throwing prisoners in the clash.
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Pusan
Korea
Pongam Island
Allied Prisoner of War Command
U. N
U.N
Erraces
Cadwell
Koje Island
Koje
U.S
Mark Clark
U.N. War East
Francis T. Dodd
Koje Dodd
Hayden L. Boatner
Kase
Nam Il
Red
Herrick to Head Highway Patrol in Des Moines Move
Des Moines officials announced Lt. David Herrick will lead the State Highway Patrol effective January 1, replacing S. N. Jespersen who requested relief after rebuilding the force from 119 to 214. Jespersen will stay as assistant chief. Col. Cadwell reported control after a Koje Island mutiny by about 3,600 internees amid heavy shells, with injuries sent to a hospital.
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Miller
Safety Department
Pearl W
McMurry
Des Moines
S. N. Jespersen
Jespersen
Hertick
Herrick
Atlantic
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Spirit Lake
Missouri Valley
Mason City
Arnolds Park
Pottawattamie Supervisors Rename Sparks Tax Collector
The board reappointed George B Sparks as county delinquent personal tax collector for one year starting Jan 1 with a 10 percent commission. They also approved three road graveling petitions for Lincoln and Valley Townships as part of the 1953 improvement program. Viola Sorick requested renewal of a Hillside Steak House cigarette and Class B beer permit. Salary increases for five County Welfare Department employees were approved, with raises of 5 or 10 dollars monthly, effective dates varied.
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Pottawattamie
Viola Sorick
Hillside Steak House
Council Bluffs
County Welfare Department
State Welfare Board
Anna McAlexander
Mary M. Phillip
Leona Andersen
Max R. Clark
Welen Kanaley
Cedar Rapids Enforces Rent Controls on New Housing Units
The Office of Rent Stabilization in Washington says maximum rents on newly controlled housing in Cedar Rapids will be the rates charged on August 1, preserving limits for units with defense housing classification. Local officials clamped controls on almost all rent eligible housing Monday to stabilize prices amid defense needs.
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Cedar Rapids
Defense
Office of Rent Stabilization
Washington
De Gasperi Seeks NATO Propaganda Campaign Against Russia
Paris premier Alcide de Gasperi urged NATO ministers to stage a united propaganda campaign against the Communists. He argued free nations should express and share ideas in common amid rising Soviet influence. The meeting also considers a 428 million dollar 1953 European military construction program.
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Paris
Alcide de Sasperi
Italy
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Aieh
de Gasperi
Ole Bjorn Kraft
NATO
Europe
Bierring to Retire as Iowa Health Commissioner
Dr Walter L Bierring aged 54 will retire as state health commissioner on July 1 after twenty years in the post. Bierring has led the department since 1924 and presided over public health programs and policy initiatives throughout his tenure.
Triplets and Twins Both Within Year in 1951 1952
Mrs. Ivy Bourne mother of nine details multiple births including triplets born Nov 27 1951 and twins born Nov 22 1952. She questions net earnings from teaching job and mentions political parties and a cocktail in a lighthearted quote. The item reflects a humorous local reader note from the era.
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Wallsall
Ivy Bourne
An &Pound
Jimmy
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