Two Tankers Crash In Fog Die Six Crewmen
Two tankers Atlantic Dealer and Atlantic Engineer collided in fog on the Delaware River early Wednesday. At least six crewmen were killed and three of the 11 men either leaped or were pitched from the smaller craft are still missing. two were rescued. The vessels, carrying 218000 barrels of crude oil and 114000 barrels of other refined products respectively, awaited tides to proceed to Philadelphia.
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Delaware
Atlantic Dealer
Atlantic Engineer
Atlantic Re
Philadelphia
Bath
Texas
Atlante
Safety Council Coffers Empty
Ames area council faces dissolution as voluntary contributions lag and bills pile up. J D Armstrong, chairman, has called a Jan 18 board meeting to decide future while noting the council was briefly $15,000 to $16,000 in debt but is now solvent. Des Moines official Alfred W. Kahl warns of erosion of safety work and rising accidents without steady funding.
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Ames
Iowa
Philadelphia
Atlantis Grean
J. D. Armstrong
Council
Armstrong
Alfred W. Kahl
Des Moines
Kahl
William S. Beardsley
Oklahoma Voters to Decide Toll Road Plan in Jan Special
Oklahoma voters will cast ballots January 26 to authorize three new toll roads running from Tulsa to Joplin Missouri, Oklahoma City to Wichita Kansas area north, and Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls Texas. Gov Jonaston Murray backs the expressways as state boosters. The first pay as you drive four lane highway from Oklahoma City to Tulsa opened last May 16.
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Oklahoma City
Southerners Hit Plan To Funnel Defense Work On Main St
In Des Moines a traffic lane warning cited hazards from improper turns at Main St and Broadway. Atty. Gen. Hoegh ruled left turns must use left lane and right turns the right lane. An opinion by Asst. Atty. Gen. Kading states the county board must transfer claims information to the county attorney to back up such claims and pursue legal action.
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Murian Etherton
Main St
Broadway
Scott County
County Board of Supervisors
Asst
Clarence A. Kading
Iowa Layoffs Cited Amid New Year Patrol Plan
Iowa officials warned of eight or more traffic deaths over New Year week as Safety Department prepared a 24 hour alert for highway patrols. Gov Beardsley urged federal action to aid farm implement layoffs in Charles City Waterloo Quad Cities in defense jobs plan.
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Marion Davies
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Charlie Foy
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Interior Affairs Committee
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U. S
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CIO
United Auto Workers Union
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Views Differ On 1954 Plan For Unemployment Areas
Washington critics from Southern Democrats assail an Eisenhower proposal to direct more defense work to regions with high unemployment. Senators Maybank Sparkman Hill accuse the plan of breaking campaign pledges, while Hagerty defends it as continuing a Truman era approach with tax and procurement incentives. The debate centers on distributing federal defense contracts to areas of labor surplus and whether the policy will sustain or derail the 1954 economic outlook.
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Hagerty
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Flemming Hagerty
Arthur
Flemming
Defense Mobilization
Auegust
Loans For Grain Storage Boosted In Iowa
Iowa farmers completed 473 loans to erect grain storage facilities in October and November, said Dwight W. Meyer, chairman of the Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. The two month total accounted for more than two thirds of such loans from May 1 to Dec. 1, reflecting farmers’ willingness to address the grain storage problem. Government loans cover up to 80 percent of costs, at 4 percent interest, repayable in four annual installments, with many farmers using cash or bank financing for the remainder.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dwight W. Meyer
Iowa Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Meyer
No One To Blame For Leyte Explosion
The Navy released findings of a court of inquiry into the Leyte explosion in Boston on Get 16, killing 37. It stated no person was at fault or negligent. The inquiry noted dead witnesses hindered the investigation but concluded an unknown person may have injected air into a small oil tube, causing a dangerous ignition.
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Leyte
Boston
Waune Pare
Playboy To Marry Millionairess Hutton
International playboy Porfirio Rubirosa announced in New York that he will marry Barbara Hutton at the Dominican consulate. He arrives at the Hotel Pierre to meet his bride, making her fifth husband. Miss Hutton’s fiancé will be his fourth wife, following Doris Duke among his partners. In a separate item, Miss Elizabeth Burnside, 71, of Oskaloosa died after a long illness in a local hospital.
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New York
Porfirio Rubirosa
Barbara Hutton
Pierre
Rubiroza
Miss Hutton
Doris Duke
Oskaloosa
T Elizabeth Burnside
Chuckle Column Sparks Witty Quote About Aging
A humorous line notes that the best time for a cold shower comes as people grow older, delivering a lighthearted take on aging and daily routines with a playful tone.
Explosion Damages Columbus Light and Water Plant
An explosion and subsequent fire nearly destroyed the Columbus municipal light and water plant. No injuries reported. Damage estimated at 800,000 dollars. Power and water service disrupted for 3,300 residents and 1,700 rural customers.
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Columbus
Wis
Frank Roob
Swap Information On Atomic Isotopes
A London government spokesman said Britain and the United States are exchanging information on atomic isotopes. He noted Britain as one of the friendly nations mentioned by Sen. Hickenlooper that America is swapping data with, as atomic energy officials in Canada also said they have traded isotope processing information for some time.
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Iowa
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Wave of extremist violence hits French Morocco
Fifty persons have been fatally hurt and 147 injured in a wave of terror ism swept French Morocco since the deposition of Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef as Sultan last August, officials announced Wednesday.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Attorney and historian Remley J. Glass dies at 69
Remley J. Glass, 69, longtime Mason City attorney and noted local historian, died at his home Wednesday morning.
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Mason City
Remley J. Glass
Fires Near Mt Wilson Observatory Contained Report
Firefighters held a respite as two San Gabriel fires remained controlled with the Mt Wilson blaze at about 12,000 acres and the Mt Baldy fire at 4,000 acres. Winds 15 to 20 mph limited spread while 33 firefighters suffered minor injuries amid near freezing conditions.
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San Gabriel Mountains
Mt. Wilson Observatory
U. S. Forest Service
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West Fork
San Gabriel Canyon
Mt. Baldy
Russian Santa Sees Demanding Push for Quality Toys
A Moscow push for better consumer goods highlights toy quality and high costs as Soviet papers note dolls failing to walk and speak as Grandfather Frost appears fragile. In Cresco a fatal auto crash claimed three lives, including Wayne Colburn, with injuries to Mrs. Emma Stintson and Mildred Carter.
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Russia
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Cresco
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Colburn
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Hetl
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Elma
Moscow Research Institute
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Paris
Gian Sabena
le Bourget
U. S
Ibelow
Traffic Death Toll Equals 1952 Mark
A 27 year old Allamakee County farmer Wayne Sweet was killed near Waukon when a car went off a country road. The crash raised Iowa 1953 motor vehicle deaths to 613, tying the state’s second highest toll. The driver Eldan Dahl and three other passengers survived with minor injuries. It was Allamakee County’s third traffic death of the year.
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Waukon
Aliamakee
Iowa
Wayne Sweet
Sweet
Centrol
Eldan] Dahl
Pestville
Allamakee County
U S Armed Forces deemed most potent in history
Secretary of Defense Wilson, in his first formal defense report to President Eisenhower, declares the United States armed forces the most potent ever marshaled, with atomic weapons and strong backing, though described as "short of war" in the official assessment required by law. The document outlines the nation’s defense under the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
Wilson
Eisenhower
Pressure Tightens On French Fortress
Vietminh rebels pressed Dien Bien Phu as winter campaigns widen. French sources warned the fortress remained the major objective with Iron Division forces within four miles of the fortified plain. French patrols clashed with Vietminh units northwest and southwest of the position amid signs of a potential encirclement.
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Indochina
P—Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
Kingdom of
Laos
Thakhek
Thailand
Vietminh “Iron Division
20 Year Old Mother Now Has 7 Children 4 Years Or Younger
In Atlanta, a 20 year old mother gave birth to triplets Tuesday night, bringing her total to seven children aged four or younger. Mrs. Vircima Foster, her new daughter and two new sons are reported fine at Gray Hospital. Her older children include 4 and 5 year old twins Emory and Emily Del Bobby, 3, and Luther Gayl, 2.
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Atlanta
Vircima Foster
Dong Fine
Gray Hospital
Boy Burns Face In Sewer Cap Pistol Incident In Birmingham
Four year old Edward Tobh and his two brothers Davis and Douglas were on a Birmingham street corner when Edward fired a cap pistol near a sewer opening. A fire ensued from burning clothes. the boy suffered burns to face neck and body but was described as in good condition Tuesday night.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edward Tobh
Edward
Davis
Douglas
Government employment drops 6000 in November report
The Civil Service Commission says civilian government employees fell by 6 000 in November to 2 365 600, part of a net decline of about 183 300 since January. Wanda Reed of Iowa City, 61, died at a Leon hospital after injuries from a two car collision on Highway 2 on December 22, Wednesday.
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Wanda Reed
Iber
Iowa City
Leon
Highway 2
Service Commission
Leor
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