Preliminary Approval To NATO Setup
TARISA Premier Pierre Mendes France sought preliminary approval Tuesday to admit West Germany into NATO as part of armament restructuring. The Assembly backed a preliminary step 289 to 251 but still faces two confidence votes on interlocking accords for German rearmament and Western defense, with a broader plan to create a seven nation Western European Union.
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Tarisa
Pierre Merles
France
Tuestry
Wes Cgevnany
Mendes-lranes
Tn Free
Mendes -France
Washington
London
Tuesda
West Germany
NATO
Top Administration Officials Cautious On German Rearmament
Washington officials cautious as France moves toward accepting Western Germany as a defense partner. Senators hailed a favorable Trench Assembly vote while President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles awaited further ballots. Officials worry Mendes France may force uncertain future regardless of German rearmament approval. Eisenhower stays in close contact with Dulles on the evolving situation.
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Washington
Pierre Mendes-Frutres
Eisenhower
French Assembly
Western Electric Walkout Spreads Across Five States
DES MOINES Monday workers at 120 Western Electric plants walked out over pay. By Tuesday the action spread to five states with about 700 men participating. Officials said crews in North and South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska joined the walkout started Monday. The strikers complained of nonpayment of wages and living expenses while traveling between job sites. Northwestern Bell said the walkout does not affect Council Bluffs as no Western Electric employees are there.
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Hume
John Natthcott
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Council Bluffs
Northcott
Red Oak
Dubuque
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Fraser
Colo
Big Piney
Wyo
Perfectly Proper Long Beacts in Cold Pacific Swim
Alfred Pattaving, 60, was arrested for swimming in the cold Pacific in long underwear. Police deemed the outfit perfectly proper. no law prohibited it, and Pattaving was released to return to the chilly surf.
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Alfred Pattaving
Pacific
Jon
Pataving
Chilly Sur
Chuckle TE Vet Hanks Warns Against Supporting Wife
Veteran humorist Hanks quips that backing his wife can cause trouble, advising readers to avoid taking sides and keep peace at home. The remark plays on marital friction with a light, joking tone.
Fire Destroys Baird Residence
The ten room two story home of Mr and Mrs Robert M Baird at 125 Bennett Ave and their six children was destroyed by fire early Tuesday. The blaze likely started in a garage playroom wing and was discovered at about 4 20 a m by six year old Charles Baird. Fire crews fought flames amid a brisk northeast wind and saved a barn on the property. Damages exceed 20000 dollars and the family evacuated in night clothes, moving to a nearby home. The Bairds later planned to relocate to 515 S Broadway, with a neighbor assisting during the incident.
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Robert M. Baird
Bennett Ave
Charles Baird
Baird
Taney
Rose Anne
Margaret
Bill
June
Doris
Gince
Central Station
Simmons
Police Department
Laird
Hames
McPherson
Bennett Aves
State Savings Bank
Browne
Delmar Taylor
Connecticut Governor Nominee for Spain Post Stirs Debate
President Eisenhower indicated in Augusta that the Senate will be asked in January to confirm John Dabig Lodge, the retiring Connecticut governor, as ambassador to Spain. Lodge would replace Ambassador James Clement Dunn, who moves to Brazil, succeeding James S. Kemper who retires to return to business.
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Augusta
Fisenhower Sai ‘Suesday
Senate
John Dabig Lodge
Connecticut
Spain
Lodge
Jamey Clement Dunn
Domieate Dunn
Brazil
James S. Kemper
City to Adopt Garbage Ordinance Replacing Eight Rules
A proposed city garbage ordinance would consolidate and repeal eight obsolete ordinances. Assistant city official John M M Daten leads codification of the six page draft, detailing sections on garbage, rubbish, dead animals and general provisions. Peter Peters notes the plan to file the ordinance with the Council soon as a long overdue modernization.
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Asst
John MM Daten
Wennuray Etleed
Peter
Peters
Warrant Issued in Fremont Bank Robbery Case
A federal complaint charges Floyd DeFrates, 25, with the lunch bucket robbery of First National Bank of Fremont Nebraska. Warrant issued in Omaha after a tip to Dodge County Sheriff and FBI confirmation. DeFrates, a Fremont native, may have been living in California. He reportedly appeared in Fremont last week.
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Floyd DeFrates
First National Bank of
Fremont Neb
Omaha
W. W. Williams
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
Dodge County
Pelham McGee
DeFrates
Fremont
California
Boy Floyd
Max Paulson
Paul
Pretty Boy Floyd
FBI
Paulson
Iowa to surface Bellevue Bridge Road in 1955 plan revised
The five mile road linking the Bellevue Bridge over the Missouri River to U.S. 275 will be surfaced with asphaltic concrete in 1955 after the Iowa State Highway Commission at Ames accepted 223 515 dollars from Shields and Co of New York to finance the work. Shields and Co sold bonds to fund the project raising the initial 200 000 offer to meet engineer estimates. The commission will prepare plans and specs and push for construction as early as possible in the 1955 season with four inch thick asphalt on a sinch rolled stone base.
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Bellevue Bridge
Missouri River
U.S. 275
Towa State Highway Commission
Ames
Shields and Co
New York
Shields & Co
Associated Press
Mansfield Seeks 2 Percent Pay Rise to Sustain 3 Million Man Force
Senator Mansfield proposes a 2% boost in military pay to maintain a three million man force with minimal drafting. He opposes universal service without an excess profits tax on war production and favors taxing war profits as an amendment to the manpower plan. The plan envisions six months of training annually for 100,000 volunteers and six year reserve service, with current drafts set to two years. The administration also plans a pay increase but has not specified the amount.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Wilson
Local Deaths Raise Community Quietly in Iowa
A brief Associated Press obituary note from December 28 1953 records several local deaths in Iowa. The item highlights community impact and notes only the most basic biographical details available in the aged clipping.
Agreement On Religious Rights For Americans In Spain
Washington reports the Air Force and U S military mission in Spain are negotiating a draft agreement on religious rights for service members and dependents. The pact would grant chaplains full responsibility for religious needs while addressing Catholic rites, Catholic baptism for children, and the handling of marriages between Catholics and non Catholics.
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Washington
Air Force
Spain
Pentagon
U. S
Madrid
Charles L. Carpenter
Carpenter
August W. Kissner
Marshall County Attorney Resigns
Marshall County Attorney Max Milo Mills resigned effective Dec 1 due to health. Elected to a second term starting Jan 1, Mills cited medical advice to reduce activities or undergo surgery in a letter to the Board of Supervisors.
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Marshalliuwn
Marshall County
Max Milo Mills
Board of Supervisors
Mills
Eyeballs Uncaged In 632 MPH Air Survival Test
Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp, 44, set a land speed record of 632 mph in a rocket sled at Holloman AFB New Mexico during an air survival test. He withstood nine Gs, blinded briefly, and stopped in 1.4 seconds with water brakes. The test aimed to simulate high speed bailout conditions for pilots and determine ejection apparatus needs.
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Los Angeles
John Paul Stapp
Holloman Air Development Center
N.M
Air Force
Stapp
State Board proposes new school aid to push reorganization
The State Board of Public Instruction recommended that the 1955 Legislature fund full state aid and create a second aid type to cover 26 percent of operating costs. The plan favors district reorganization by limiting aid to 500 pupil twelve grade districts, costing 34.65 million annually, an increase of 21.75 million over current aid.
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State Board of Public Instruction
Council Blutis
A.id
Department of Public Instruction
Paul Johnston
Fenance
Iowa
Pop Griffith Dies at 100 in Council Bluffs Home
William Pop Griffith of 540 E Broadway died Monday night after illness. He lived 100 years, recalling Lincoln era memories and his front porch pipe. Survived by son Fred and daughter Eva Bird, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren. services Thursday at Woodring Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Memorial Park.
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William
Pop) Griffith
E. Broadway
Griffith
Abraham Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Erie
Council Bluffs
California
Fred
Eva Bird
Woodring Funeral Home Chapel
Philip Durham
First Christian Church
Memorial, Park Cemetery
Fewer Exchanges Indicate Buyers Getting Smarter
Store managers report Christmas exchange activity dipping as shoppers show more care with sizes and correct fits. They cite a broader size range in sacks and a general ease for choosing items. Post Christmas business remains solid across outlets.
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Severn
Fire Threatens California Town Devore Heights Burned by Gales
A forest fire roared toward the Devore Heights subdivision near Cajon Pass in San Bernardino. About 300 firefighters battled the blaze at the east edge of the 126 homes while 1,200 nearby Verdemont residents were alerted and a dozen families left voluntarily. No injuries or property damage were reported as the fire was held at the settlement's edge.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Devore Heights
Dick Johnson
U. S. Forest Service
Verdemont
Cajon Pass
Union Pacific
American survivor receives 30000 yen compensation
The Army announced that Japan National Railways paid 30000 yen about 83 dollars to the sole American survivor of the Toyo Maru ferry disaster. Corporal Frank Gordkin of Dubuque Iowa, among 43 US servicemen aboard, survived after the ship capsized in Hakodate Harbor during a typhoon on September 26.
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Sendat
Japan
National
Rathways
Army
Cpl
Frank Gordkin
Dusuque
Iowa
U. S
Hakodate Harbor
Tabor Man Dies In Wrecker Crash
Wayne Baldra, 35, of Tabor dies after being pinned beneath a wrecker near the scene of a prior accident on Highway 275 three miles north of here. Baldra, employed by Alva Kempton Service Station, was attempting to pull a car from a ditch. He was a World War II veteran and is survived by his widow Margaret and two sons.
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Wayne Baldra
Tabor
Here
Baldra
Alva Kempton
Tybor
3Oidra
Margaret
Elm Cut Down in Providence After Dutch Elm Disease
Officials announced Tuesday that the historic Roger Williams Elm in Prospect Park will be cut down and burned after surviving roughly 300 years. The tree, over 15 feet in circumference, stood at the site of Rhode Island founder Roger Williams’ homestead.
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Providence
R. I
Roger Williems
Prospect Park
Jas
Rhode Island
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