Readings Dip To 17 Below In Northeast Iowa
The Weatherman warned Jowans to brace for more frigid temperatures as readings plunged to 17 below in Delhi and towns across northeast Iowa. Winds eased slightly but subzero temps persisted with highs near 20 and lows around 3 to 17 below in various cities. A warming trend is forecast for the rest of the week with limited snow and a drying pattern.
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Iowa
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Mason City
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Genuine Meaning To Christmas For Pennsylvania Family
DOYLESTOWN Pa December 1933 a Christmas season with genuine meaning for the Herbert Otts and their nine children after a fire destroyed their home near Edison. Dozens of friends neighbors and merchants aided the family. A new Ott home is being built on the site and a baby coach nursery furniture and many gifts are waiting under the tree for Susan and the other children. The fire blamed on a heater started while Ort an attendant at the Bucks County pool farm was out with his son Lowell 17. Anna saved Susan 8 months old and led the others to safety Joel 16 Sylvia 13 George 22 Donald 10 and Linda 4.
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Doylestown
Herbert Otts
Edison
Herbert
Susan
Furniure
Ort
Bucks County
Lowell
Anna
Joel
Sylvia
George
Donald
Linda
Iowa to Join Polio Vaccine Trial Program
Iowa plans to participate in a polio vaccine test program pending positive results from field trials in several Southern states and a 3 000 to 10 000 child test. The program uses second grade students with parental consent and involves three injections over weeks, with health records checked against unvaccinated peers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Medical Society
T! Towa
Jonas E. Asik
Pittsburgh
Hope Fades For PW Interviews In Korea
Panmunjom reports say Allied efforts to interview war prisoners collapsed with only 22 Americans and one Briton remaining open to repatriation. A South Korean POW said three of the 22 want to return home and the UN Command pursued other means as Christmas carols and other outreach were discussed. U.S. envoy Dean returned to Washington amid slim odds of completing interviews before the deadline.
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K. S. Thimayya
Kim Mun du
Kim
U. N. Command
U.N. Command
Dean
Washington
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
Tokyo
C B Stores Extend Hours Through Four Nights
Council Bluffs merchants announce Christmas season hours from 9 a m to 9 p m on Saturday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Jim Russell secretary of the Retail Merchants Assn notes Monday opens at 12 noon. Christmas Eve hours set to 5 p m with stores undecided on closing Dec 26 depending on ownership.
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Council Bluffs
Jim) Russell
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Ike Keeps Working For International Atom Control
President Eisenhower said he will continue pressing for foreign international control of atomic energy and for peacetime scientific collaboration. He cautioned lawmakers on the European Defense Community and stressed no change in the Atomic Energy Act to share weaponizable tech. He endorsed Nixon’s achievements, urged discipline at home, and accepted the nickname Ike for headlines.
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France
Hold Fast Platform For NATO Nations
Paris reports ministers agree NATO must hold fast against Soviet aims to break the 14 nation alliance. United States Britain and France pledge not to yield before Berlin talks, while reinforcing defenses including a European Defense Community army with German troops. Maj. Charles Yeager leads X1A test project with four Rocket Engines at high altitude.
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Reaction Motors, Inc
Rockaway
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Earth
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Charles Yeager
Urge Action On Ave A Cut Off by City Planning Board
The City Planning Commission on Tuesday urged the City Council to explore acquiring land to create a cut off on Avenue A, reopening the potential project and prompting further review.
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Eisenhower Signals Willingness to Adjust Law on Atomic Sharing
President Eisenhower said a Soviet rejection would not deter efforts to pursue international control. He noted changes in law may be needed before the United States can share atomic information with NATO allies, as Secretary Wilson proposed to Congress. He cited ongoing conferences and road projects like the Broadway Viaduct as context for broader governance reforms.
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C B Students Begin Christmas Vacation This Friday
About 10 000 students in Council Bluffs start a two week Christmas break Friday with public schools closed until Monday January 4 . parochial schools follow similar schedules. Many local schools hold Christmas assemblies this week.
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Saint Nick
Russell. Mourer
Levy Assessments For Drainage Work in Two Districts
The boards of supervisors for Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties in a joint session levy assessments to cover repair and upkeep. Fenster Drainage District receives 18 percent and Noble's Lake District 93 percent, with payment terms set. Fenster assessment due 1954. Noble's Lake spread over three years. Assessments under $20 due in 1954. larger amounts may be paid over three years. Hearing on final acceptance set for January 14 after contractor Van Quackenbush completed Fisher Lake and Willows Creek drainage work.
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Noble’s Lake District
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Kyer Promoted to Superintendent at Independence Institute
DES MOINES The State Board of Control promoted Dr. Donald L. Kyer to superintendent of the Independence State Mental Health Institute. He has been acting superintendent since the death of Dr. Max Witte on Nov. 12 and joined the staff about Nov. 1. Dr. Kyer trained at Maine and New Hampshire universities and earned his M D from Boston University.
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Independence State Mental Health Institute
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Max Witte
Witte
Mains
New Hampshire
Harvard University
Boston University
Senate Hearings Resume After Gouzenko Request
Public hearings resumed Wednesday as investigators move ahead with interviews related to former Soviet code clerk Igor Gouzenko. The sessions follow earlier delays while strategies were set for questioning.
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Washingsun
Senate
Suntors
Irgor Gouzenko
Iowa Traffic Deaths By The Associates
A brief local notice reports traffic fatalities on a date in the 1950s with limited readable names and details. The fragmentary text cites associations and a pair of years 1959 and 1952, indicating a recurring or compiled record of deaths in Iowa roads.
Will Ask Council To Study Fluoridation
Mayor T P Schmitt said he will ask each City Council member to study the fluoridation issue. A joint committee report recommending fluoridation will not be acted on before year end. a Dec meeting is tentatively set to handle routine business.
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Ted) Schmitt
Schmidt
Herth
Bell X14 hits unofficial 1650 mph speed mark
The Bell X14 rocket plane reportedly reached about 1650 mph in a high altitude test at Edwards Air Force Base California. The X14, successor to the X1, aims to exceed prior speed records currently around 1307 mph set by a Navy Skyrocket in November.
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Ybeles
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Edwards Base
Calif
Javious
Wilson hints at limited NATO atomic cooperation
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson says Congress may be asked to allow NATO nations access to information on using U S built atomic weapons. He does not promise sharing stockpiles but notes no exclusion of shipping to Europe and mentions possible law amending steps by Eisenhower.
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Charles E. Wilson
State Dulles
Europe
Wilson
Congress
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America
U. S
Urges Caution In Use Of Snow Spray
Dr George Klok city wealth officer warns caution with artificial snow spray containing carbon tetrachloride. Sanitary engineer MM B Crabill says large doses permanently injure liver and kidneys. Recommend good ventilation or spray outside to let gas evaporate.
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MM. B. Crabill
Douglas County
Neb
Limited Income Tax Relief For Some Working Parents
Washington reports indicate a restricted tax cut for parents paying child care while working. The plan offers up to 400 annually for under seven children, targeting single heads of household and others, with married couples excluded. Estimated revenue impact under 25 million dollars.
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Treasury
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Wreck Delays Traffic on Ottumwa Rails
A Milwaukee freight train of 120 cars derailed at Ottumwa at 7 30 am. A rear diesel unit and nine cars wrecked near Union Station, blocking West Second Street. No injuries or fires reported as crews cleared debris and Burlington trains were held.
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Omaha Firm Submits Low Bid For City Street Sweeper
The Austin-Western Co. of Omaha bid 37 443 on a two cubic yard street sweeper. Hermar Brown Co. of Des Moines bid 8 287 on a three cubic yard model. City Purchasing Agent Charles Campbell said Wednesday the city manager will recommend purchase to the City Council after five bids were received.
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Omaha
Charles Campbell
Hermar Brown Co
Des Moines
Three Die in Denison Highway Crash Near Shelby County
Three Shelby County men died and two others were seriously injured in a two car crash seven miles south of Denison on Highway 59 Tuesday evening. Victims were Alex Esser 44 Joseph Muenchrath 36 and George Dewey Nelson 53. Esser widow Augusta 42 listed in serious condition. Harry E Turk 53 among the injured may recover. Authorities seek cause and possible inquest findings. Ludwig Hammer of Manning praised for aiding the scene by extinguishing a car fire. Funerals set for St Marys Earling with burial in Earling Cemetery. survivors listed for all involved families.
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Earling Tavern
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Harry Maxwell
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John Mahnke
Ralph Garthwaite
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Omaha
Loretta Waite
Rita Smith
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Maenchrath
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Martin Nelson
Fred Bergman
Council Bluffs
Ernest Kern
Andrew Nelson
Logan
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Beatrice
Marinius
Exdaht
Minn
Chris
Avoca
Ices
Y Lutheran Church
Stanley Carlsen
Shelby Cemetery
Blust-Berthusen
Yome
Af Avorn
Local man dies of car crash injuries in Independence
Roland Bohnsark 56 of Traer died in Independence hospital Wednesday from injuries after a Tuesday night crash on Highway 450 five miles north of Independence. Bernardine rallock 13 of Davenport will be moved to Des Moines after Christmas for cranial therapy. she has been in a coma nearly 15 months.
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Roland Bohnsark
Traer
Independence Hospital
Highway 450
Davenport
Bernadine Rallock
Des Moines Hospital
Soil Conserving Crops Favored at Farm Bureau Meet
Iowa delegates to the American Farm Bureau convention favor a fertility bank plan that rewards farmers for placing a percent of their land in conserving crops rather than solely reducing grain plantings. Howard Hill says the idea collects strong support and may appear in national policy resolutions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burveau
American Farm Bureau
Chicago
Tews
Howard Hill
Iowa Farm Bureau
Fertility Bank
National Organization
Hill
President can remove civil service workers per ruling
Washington district judge Richmond Keech ruled that the President may remove government workers from civil service protection and dismiss them. Leo A. Roth, a 10,800-a-year Department attorney who lost payees.
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Washington
U. 3
Richmond Keech
Leo A. Roth
Decision to Limit Civil Service Protections Shocks Government
Government lawyers and other federal employees were placed in Schedule A under a ruling of major importance to the Eisenhower administration. The decision endorses removing roughly 50 policy making government jobs from civil service protection, arguing that those in holdover posts from prior administrations should not retain civil service status.
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Eisenhower
Senator Douglas Sets Gift Limit at Two Dollars Fifty Cents
Chicago Senator Douglas announces a personal gift rule of 2.50 dollars, saying elected officials cannot reject all gifts. He notes that most gifts are small and often sent to hospitals or others, and concedes some allowances may include a Florida grapefruit occasionally. He argues the limit keeps him out of trouble and avoids corruption risk.
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Junlor Assn. of Commerce and Industry
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