Lavish McCarthy Wedding Ties Oil Rich Clan
Mary Margaret McCarthy 19 wed Itarry Richards Jr. 21 in Houston in a lavish ceremony. Glenna Lee 17, eloped with George Pontikes 19, a Rice football player, and their marriage was confirmed hours before the church wedding in Waco. Pontikes served as her brother’s best man as Glenna Lee, a high school cheerleader, nears 18.
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Houston
Tex
Glenn MecCarthy
Ivy
Mary Margaret
Itarry Richards Jr
Glenna Lee McCarthy
George Pontikes
McCarthy
Pontikes
Rice Institute
Glenna Lee
Waco
Mild Readings Bring Warm Weather to Ice Skating Rinks
Weatherman E F Stapowich forecasts mile through Saturday with highs near 40 on Friday as warm sun melts ice at city skating rinks. Wakefield reports rinks were in excellent shape Wednesday but melted by Thursday as a cold front moves toward eastern Iowa. A new rink opens at Thirty fourth Street and Eighth Avenue. expected low near 20 Friday morning with highs around 40.
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E. F. Stapowich
Forrest W. Wakefield
City Recreation
Fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Wakefield
Stapawich
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Stapowich
Weekend Traffic Toll Estimated 330
The National Safety Council estimates a 330 traffic deaths toll during the New Year weekend, covering 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. President Ned H Dearborn urged caution after a deadly Christmas period that claimed 545 lives, hoping public reaction will curb reckless driving.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Cotuncil
Food Prices Rise in Council Bluffs Holiday Buying
Retail prices for many foods increased Thursday in Council Bluffs as cold weather spurred holiday purchases. Butter rose to 83 cents per pound for top quality, 73 cents for southwestern Iowa solid. pork around 75 cents, beef 55 to 65 cents. Eggs at 49 cents a dozen, New York dressed chickens 43 cents per pound, turkeys 45 cents, ham down to 62 cents. Prices cited by Sol Mercy and local butchers reflect waning government butter stocks and broader U.S. market trends.
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Council Bluffs
Sol Mercy
U.S
New York
Three College Degrees Yet Retires After 28 Years on Boston Beat
Patrolman Edwin B. Flanders retires after 28 years on the Boston force despite holding three degrees: AB from Portia Law, BLL from Emerson, and LL.D. from Boston University. He sought promotion to sergeant but was not promoted and plans no special retirement projects beyond possibly writing a book.
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Beat
Boston
Edwin BD
Flanders
Portia Law School
Emerson College
Boston University
Attorney Suspended from Office in Louisiana District
Washington announces the suspension from office of Harvey L. Carey U S district attorney for the western district of Louisiana by Attorney General McGrath on Wednesday.
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Washington
McGrath
Harvey L. Carey
U. S
Western District of
Louisiana
UN Forces Brace For Expected Red Attack In Korea
UN forces along a 150 mile defense line in mid Korea brace for a flood of Chinese manpower as Gen. MacArthur predicts up to 190000 men in 19 red divisions could strike within two weeks. He cites six Chinese corps near Seoul and notes a national scale war effort with a record Chinese military budget of about eight billion dollars for 1951. The vanguard of 1.35 million communists lies 35 miles north of Seoul.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U. N
China
Fourth Field
Peiping
Taipei
U. S
Seoul
Two More Months of Winter in Korea
United Nations troops have left the worst cold behind in Korea as winter lingers on the northwest front. With the northeast withdrawal, climactic conditions have eased for UN forces below the 38th parallel and only about two months of winter remain before warmer Pacific winds arrive from the south and east.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
38Th Parallel
Pacific
President Truman Heads Aboard Williamsburg For Year End Cruise
President Truman will leave on the yacht Williamsburg Friday afternoon for a year end cruise on Chesapeake Bay. He will be accompanied by staff and work on the state of the union message due to be delivered to the new Congress next week.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Chesapeake Bay
Congress
Lighting Study Eyes Indian Creek as City Bomb Shelter
Council Bluffs officials weigh converting the 1.42 mile covered Indian Creek tunnel into a long downtown bomb shelter. Lighting estimates underway under city direction while federal civil defense funds may cover costs. Entrance ramps or manholes could provide access and pumps may remove water. shelters beyond the creek top are also considered.
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Indian Creek
Council Bluffs
City
Lloyd W. Roper
Frank Street
Thirteenth Street
Broadway
Roper
Oliver D. Comstock
Oscar P. Biesendorfer
Near-record Jump in Business Loans
The Federal Reserve reported a near record boost in business loans by member banks for the week ending December 20. Total business loans rose by 340 million dollars to 17.801 billion, the second largest weekly increase on record, exceeded only by 398 million for the period ending September 15.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Army Eyes 24 Division Equivalence by July 1 Expansion
The army aims for combat strength equal to 24 divisions by next July 1, counting four national guard divisions and two guard regimental combat teams in federal service. At present the force totals 11 regular divisions plus four guard divisions, with plans to federalize two more guard divisions next month and form another regular armored division in late spring or early summer.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Germany
United States
82Nd Airborne
Camp Hood
Tex
United States Korea War Casualties Reach 38325
U S casualties in the Korean War rose to 38 325 through midnight Dec 22 an increase of 1 904 over the prior week The Defense Department release notes these figures reflect only notifications to next of kin not all casualties The total includes 6 432 deaths with 5 742 killed in action 684 died of wounds and six missing in action The wounded total is 27 012 including those who later died of wounds Missing reach 5 571 Army casualties total 32 066 Navy 429 Air Force 306 and Marine Corps 5 524.
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Washington
U. S
Department of Defense
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
March 80 000 Draft Call For Iowa Men
Des Moines reports a national draft call of 80 000 for March to provide about 1 350 draftees for the army. Iowa quotas for January February and March total 1 350 each, with about 3 500 men drafted since September and over 7 500 projected for the first seven months. Some 19 year olds may be inducted in January, more needed in February and March, while college students may face physical exams next month but induction waits until after the academic year ends in June.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Army
State Selective Service
Ralph A. Lancaster
Wapello
Gol. Lancaster
Bobby Soxers Greet Red Skeleton at Union Station
At Union Station Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and party passed a shouting Bobby Soxers crowd while hoping to see Red Skeleton. The fans loudly demanded the comedian as Skeleton arrived on the same Denver to Washington train, while Eisenhower traveled with his wife in civilian clothes.
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St, Louis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Union Station
Denver
Col
Washington
Bobby Soxers
Red
Red Skeleton
Decline Forecast on Food Controls
Washington officials warned they could not forecast whether food controls including price sellings would be needed as the nation enters a faster mobilization pace and potential war.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Grim New Book Warns of Nerve Gas and Germ Warfare Threat
Civil defense officials warn nerve gas or germ warfare could halt atomic weapon production and paralyze key military centers without direct attacks. The booklet outlines germ warfare as a real, adaptable threat that could disrupt mobilization, target urban populations, and compromise facilities like Hanford, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and the Pentagon. Nerve gas alters rapid, detectable danger with limited warning and could be delivered by bombs, shells, or missiles to strike strategic buildings and plants.
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Civilian Defense Administration
America
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Pentagon
Civil Defense Administration
United States
Hanford
Oak Ridge
Los Alamos
NPR Ban on Hoarding 55 Essentials Takes Effect
The National Production Authority forbids hoarding of 55 essential defense and civilian production items. The order bans accumulation beyond reasonable demands and resale at above market prices, targeting gray and black market operations. Penalties include up to a $10,000 fine and one year in jail.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
T Ie
1951 Economic Outlook Predicts Record National Income
Internationally known commentator Roger W. Babson predicts 1951 will see the highest national income on record as war orders replace peace production and prices stay high. He warns government interference will rise and criticizes expected inflation and tightened credit, with a likely decline in civilian production and limited wage gains amid strikes.
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Roger W. Babson
United Nations
Korea
Washington
Re-establish Liquor Comptroller Urged After Audit
DES MOINES auditor C B Akers urged the re-establishment of the liquor comptroller’s office by the Town liquor control commission. The office was abolished last August with Comptroller Elmer Drees discharged, amid controversy over the commission’s handling of about $40 million in annual business.
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Des Moines
C. B. Akers
Town Liquor Control Commission
Elmer Drees
Commission
Comptroller
Comptroller's Office
Comptroller’s Office
Baby Suffocates in Bed With Parents in Des Moines
Linda Sue Blacksmith, three months old, suffocated early Thursday in Des Moines while in bed with her parents. The infant is listed as daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Blacksmith, both 17. Mrs Blacksmith said she had taken her baby to bed with her to feed her.
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Des Moines
Linda Sue
Blacksmith
Frank Blacksmith
All weather Jets Guard New York City
MITCHEL FIELD New York Lightning fast all weather F 94 jet planes guard New York city and the industrial east on a round the clock stand by alert The Lockheed interceptors are designed for day or night defense against enemy bombers and are equipped with radar information giving them extra combat power They have a top speed over 600 miles an hour and a service ceiling above 45000 feet.
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Mitchel Field
N. Y
New York City
Air Force
Lockheed
French Withdraw From Two Outposts in Indo China Front
French forces pulled back Thursday from two border outposts in the shrinking north Indo China frontier as Vietminh attackers surged in the first phase of a long anticipated general offensive.
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Saigon
Indo China
Sali
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George ‘Pontikes
Faustine Lee
W. E. Lee
Lees
City Electrician
Lioyd Roper
Indian Creek Tunnel
Red Skelton
Eisenhower
NPR
Babson
Liquor Comptroller
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