Eisenhower Maps Positive Plan to Speed Peace in Korea
President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower, returning from Asia, says no simple solution exists but shows renewed confidence that a satisfactory Korea peace can be sped. He plans positive programs, stresses patience and common sense, and commends the ROK divisions under Gen. Van Fleet. He notes the American army’s discipline and contrasts it with past world wars, urging intelligent, energetic pursuit of peace.
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New York
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Pacific
Eisenhower
Korea
Gen
Douglas Mac
Arthur. E
LaGuardia Field
Europe
I Rok
Republic of Korea
James A. van Fleet
U.N
Iowa Pilot Killed in Korea Aircraft Crash
Davenport mourns Lt. Jack R. Helms 23 a Sabre jet pilot killed in a Korea accident Defense confirms to his mother Mrs Grace Helms of Davenport.
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Davenport
Jack R. Helms
Korea
Department of Defense
Grace Helms
12 000 Wage Hikes Awaiting Approval
Government seeks to resume wage stabilization as 12 000 boosts await approval. President Truman shifted control to Roger L. Putnam who then delegated to Wage Stabilization Board chair Charles C. Killingsworth and three other public members to carry on wage controls.
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Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger L. Putnam
Putnam
Charles C. Killingsworth
WSB
Nomination drama as Lynes secures Iowa House speaker vote
DES MOINES Wil iam F Lynes 59 a Waverly ge engineer was nominated for a second term as speaker by Republican House members on the seventh ballot 52 51 over Rep Lawrence Putney of Gladbrook The session also elected Rep Vern Lisle 46 Clarinda as speaker pro tem and A C Gustafson Des Moines as chief clerk Goode Dewey E Goode Bloomfield was re elected Republican floor leader with two ballot votes The caucus adjourned to select House patronage committee members including Gallup West on and others from across the state
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Des Moines
Wiliam
Lynes
Waverly
Iowa
House
Lawrence Putney
Gladbrook
Vern Lisle
Clarinda Manufacturer
Schwengel
Henry H. Stevens
Scranton
Paul Walter
Union
A. C. Gustafson
Lee Gallup
Libertyville
L. W. Weston
Stanley
Howard Buck
State Center
Carroll Brown
Oskaloosa
Earl Ryan
John Walker
Williams
Fay Harris
Greenfield
Russell Patrick
Hawarden
Burglary Report At 1B Grocery Store In Missouri Valley
In Missouri Valley area Monday morning JB Grocery Store along Highway 30 was entered and about $50 from the ash register stolen. Owner John Holbrook, who also runs Headway Grocery, found the break in after opening the store. Police Chief Leo Leonard said entry was gained by a glass crack and unlatched door. only cash register taken.
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Missouri Valley
John Holbrook
Holbrook
Missouri Valey
Leo Leonard
Regis
Leonard
C. V. Cadwell
Lpow
Pongam
Jose Island
Des Moines
Island Command
David Herrick
Jer
George P. Miller
Atlantic
Miller
Iowa Highway Patrol
Wasj
Safety Department
Pearl W
Veen Corime
McMurry
N. Jespersen
Jespersen
Herrick
Leutenant
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Spirit Lake
Mason City
Arnolds Park
Postpone Action on Ridgway Program
Gen Matthew Ridgway urged 14 Atlantic Pact ministers to approve a 428 million dollar military build up. The ministers postponed any action on the program and on naming a commander for the NATO Mediterranean naval command, delaying decisions for another day.
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Ridgway
Paris
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. Council will receive certification from consulting engineers that 66 blocks were resurfaced, a job completed by Flinn Paving Company of Sioux City. engineer’s certification was filed Saturday.
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Kennard W. Gardiner
Flinn Paving Company
Sioux City
Help The Goodfellows Reach Xmas Basket Goal
The Goodfellows need 100 a day this week to raise 1750 for 250 Christmas food baskets for needy families in Council Bluffs. About 1248 has been donated. contributions vary from 1 to 10, with clubs like PEO Sisterhood Chapter FK giving 13.20. Donations may be mailed to The Goodfellows in care of The Nonpareil.
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Connie
Goodfellows
Chapter FK
P.E.O. Sisterhood
The
iGoodfellows
Council Bluffs
Nation's Electors to Pick President
The nation's 531 electors formally cast their votes to select the next U S president. Eisenhower is forecast to win 442 to 89 per pollsters, though electors are largely free to vote their conscience. The final step occurs January 6 when Congress records results.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
United States
Electoral College
Adlaid Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Chinese Reds Grab Two ROK Outposts
On the Central Front in Korea, Chinese forces attacked through rain and snow, seizing two small outpost positions at Pinpoint Hill Rocky Point and Triangle Hall lower slopes. South Korean troops counterattacked and recaptured the larger line, with the fiercest action along Telsangle Hill where about 80 Chinese troops charged from the night.
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Seoul
Weather Picture Is Upside Down ...
A weather feature notes unusual mid December warmth in Council Bluffs with a 48 degree high forecast for Tuesday. Others report cold snaps and heavy snow in New England and Buffalo, with Florida seeing light snow flurries. Warm air from the Southwest boosts mild conditions before a cool air mass lowers temperatures by Tuesday evening.
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Council Bluffs
New England
Vermont
Court Strikes Down Loyalty Oath Law
The Supreme Court voided Oklahoma's loyalty oath requiring state officers and employees to deny ties to subversive groups. Justices Clarke Black and Frankfurter dissented or joined separate opinions as the 8 to 0 ruling found the oath an improper categorization of lawful affiliation. A House committee warned about potential government censorship dangers amid radio and television regulation debates.
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Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Communist Party
al Washington
United States
Clark
House
House Interstate Commerce
Ep. Harris
D.ark
McDonald Steps Out as NPA Administrator
Richard A. McDonald resigns as administrator of the National Production Authority. Horace B. McCoy of the Commerce Department becomes acting administrator effective immediately. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer announced the shift following McDonald's resignation, as he returns to private business.
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Washington
Richard A. ‘McDonald
National Prooduction Authority
NPA
Horace B. McCoy
Commerce ‘Department
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
McDonall
Crown Zellerbach Corp
Two Mothers and Five Children Die in Winamac Fire
A fire at a two story home in Winamac Indiana claimed the lives of two young mothers and five children. The blaze started from an oil burner and filled the house with dense smoke trapping the victims who died from burns or suffocation.
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Winamac
Ind
Bertrand Russell Weds Edith Finch in Chelsea Registry Office
British philosopher Lord Bertrand Russell 70 or 80 years old wed Edith Finch a Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania teacher and author at the Chelsea Registry Office in London. The ceremony occurred Monday afternoon with AP reporting.
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London
Lord Bertrand Russell
Chelsea Registry
Edith Finch
Bryn i Mawr
Associated Press
Mutinous Red Prisoners Riots Quelled On Pongam Island
Allied guards killed 82 mutinous Communist prisoners and wounded 120 on Pongam Island during a violent riot in the Korean War. About 3,600 internees defied orders with drills and massed on a terrace, throwing rocks as U N troops tried to advance.
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Pusan
Korea
Pongam Island
Allied Prisoner of War Command
Rock
Erraces
Cadwell
Koje Island
Koje
U.S
Mark Clark
U.N
Far East
Francis T. Badd
Koje Dodd
Hayden L. Boatner
Kore
Nam Il
Red
Tax Collector Sparks Renamed by County Board
Pottawattamie County Supervisors reappoint George B. Sparks as county delinquent personal tax collector for one year starting Jan 1, on a 10 percent commission. Three road graveling petitions approved for the 1953 improvement program cover 0.6 mile in Lincoln Township and 0.75 mile plus 0.5 mile in Valley Township. Viola Sorick of Hillside Steak House seeks renewal of cigarette and Class B beer permits. County Welfare Department staff receive $5 and $10 monthly raises effective dates with specified names and positions.
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Pottawattamie County
Lincoln Township
Valley Township
Viola Sorick
Hillside Steak House
Council Bluffs
County Welfare Department
Levittown
N.o
State Welfare Board
Army of Levittown
Anna McAlexander
Mary M. Phillip
Stenographi Bota Alesis
Leona Andersen
Max R. Clark
Helen Kanaley
Iron-nerved airman defuses live bomb in cold
The Air Force credited Airman First Class Ernest P. Goors of Glassport Pennsylvania with disarming a live bomb stuck in a bomb rack during a 40 below zero mission over North Korea. He crawled into the bomb bay of a B 29 named Superfortress and defused the fuse in 28 seconds saving a 13 man crew returning to Okinawa.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Okinawa
North Korea
Ernest P. Goors
Glassport
Paving and Sewer Work Halted for Winter in City
City manager T. M. McConnell announced winter暂停 on a 291 457 dollar concrete paving and sewer project. Booth and Olson Construction of Sioux City has laid all sewers in the West Side. With weather permitting next year, catch basins will be installed and the 44 block paving project will commence. A Booth and Olson rep will stay in Council Bluffs to coordinate with the city engineer, ensuring streets remain open to traffic during ongoing sewer work.
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Booth
Olson
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids Rent Ceilings Placed on Defense Housing
Cedar Rapids restricts rent increases on almost all rental housing as a defense housing classification takes effect. The Office of Rent Stabilization in Washington sets maximum rents for newly controlled units equal to amounts charged on August 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Office of Rent Stabilization
Washington
De Gasperi urges NATO propaganda drive against Russia
Paris Premier Alcide de Gasperi tells NATO ministers to unite a propaganda campaign against the Soviet bloc as the alliance debates a 428 million dollar European military construction program for 1953. He stresses democracies must express and apply their ideas.
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Paris
Alcide de Sasperi
Italy
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gasperi
Ole Bjorn Kraft
Europe
Christmas Hours to Start Thursday in Council Bluffs
Christmas shopping in Council Bluffs is expected to gain momentum as store hours go into effect on Thursday. Retail Merchants Association said about eight more stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through December 23, with downtown shops open 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. December 22, replacing the usual noon to 9 p.m. hours.
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Council Bluffs
Casablanca
Morocco
R. C. Russell
Suligries
Retail Merchants Association
Ii-L
Sinding
Outim
Sokolof
Denis Verda
Taion
A Quss
Everal
France
Stek
Tunis
Bierring to Retire as Iowa Health Commissioner
Dr. Waller L. Bierring, 84, will retire as state health commissioner on July 1 after twenty years in the post. The longtime administrator led the health department through substantial public health programs and policy changes.
Gillette Meets Cairo Premier in Middle East Tour
Senator Guy Gillette discussed outstanding problems with Premier Mohamed Maguib during a Middle East stop in Cairo. The trip included mentions of Bourne, a nine child mother, and a mix of unrelated notes about families and political figures. The fragmentary text references dates in 1951 and 1952 and mentions U.S. Ambassador activity.
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Cairo
Egypt
P—U
Guy Gillette
Jimmy
Bourne
U.S
Bemotrat
Jefferson Cattery
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