War talks clash with peace bids in Korea 1952
United Nations accused the Reds of planning more war while seeking a truce and of hiding data on about 50 000 missing prisoners. Subcommittees remained deadlocked over armistice policing and prisoner exchanges. New York reports quote Maj. Gen. Turner and Rear Adm. Libby criticizing data withholding and mischaracterized missing South Korean prisoners. Secretary Acheson warned of possible renewed aggression in Asia as peace talks drift.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Howard M. Turner
U.N
Libby
Republic of Korea
Lee
New York
Acheson
Southeast Asia
Acton
Two Presidents Dream Careers in Retirement
A humorous item from The Hay Liner recalls two college presidents joking about retirement aims. The first would run an orphan asylum to avoid letters from anxious parents, while the second would become a penitentiary warden so alumni never visit.
Pin Champion Liar Title on California Clergyman
Burlingame officials awarded the world champion liar title to Rev. Arthur R. Biggs of California in a report highlighted by city officials and a controversial paving program. The story outlines the cleric’s notoriety, the council’s funding plan, and local residents’ reaction to the spending as a broader discussion of public versus private claims in a Northern California community.
Avoca Youth's Death Ruled Unavoidable Accident
Lynn Wickman fourteen died Monday in Avoca after a coroner's jury ruled his death an unavoidable accident. Earlier, Young Hickman, a 14 year old, died Saturday at a Council Bluffs hospital from injuries sustained Friday when an auto accident occurred near Avoca. Driver Charles Campbell twenty six said he was traveling about twenty six miles per hour and swerved after spotting the boy, banking into Hickman's head. Deputy Sheriff Robert Clare led the coroner's jury, with members Walter Davis Arthur Schmidt and LaVerne Kaven.
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Monparei Avoca
Lynn Wickman
Young Hickman
Conncil Bluffs Hospital
Charles Campbell
Campbell
Hickman
Robert Clare
Avoca
Walter Davis
Arthur Schmidt
LaVerne Kaven
Traffic Fatality in Head On Crash Near Ohway
A fatal traffic collision occurred Monday two miles east of Ohway involving Davan, Mrs. Jack LeWhine, and a Pomeroy Jr. vehicle valued at $6. The head on crash resulted in the death of one occupant and injuries to others, authorities said.
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Vort Davan
Jack LeWhine
Pomeroy, Jr
Ohway 5
Planes Too Costly in Money and Manpower to Replace Bombers
United States may be nearing the end of the heavy bomber era as a new generation of guided missiles and piloted aircraft emerges to handle long range bombing. The Air Force pursues two heavy jet bomber projects, the B 52 and the swept wing B 60, while critics warn high costs and manpower needs of heavy bombers.
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AIR Force
Washington
Elton G. Foy Washington
United States
Bur
Guidhage
Manpalver
Baby Sitter Relates Murder Tale From Night TV
A 16 year old baby sitter told police she watched a murder mystery on television then strangled six year old Donna Joyce Isbell with a sock. Debra Mae Campbell said she had a vision of a girl dying and described the scene. Donna was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Isbell.
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Los! Angeles
Burt
Debra Mae Campbell
Deltora Mae
Debra Mae
Donna Joyce Isbell
Roy Isbell
Damages 11 Houses By Bare Hands Ends in Death
A one man spree in Baltimore ended when Albert Tibbs 26 died at 2 15 am after being shot by police while wrecking 11 houses in a three story room window escape. He smashed chimneys skylights and plumbing and fought officers before the fatal shooting. Witnesses recall his powerful arms and short height as the spree unfolded across a Sunday afternoon.
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Baltimore
Tampare
Albert Z. Tlobs
Jold Nopro
Tibbs
Tbbs
Mbbs
Cold New Year Weather Hits Southwest Iowa With Snow
A cold New Year front moves into southwest Iowa with winds lifting visibility and light snow. Temperatures drop to near 9 above Tuesday morning while highs struggle to reach the mid 30s, with a 2 above for Tuesday afternoon. Snow totals limited to about an inch except southeast, roads ice coated in northwest counties, and zero to two hundred feet visibility in Mason City area.
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Iowa
Mercury
Council Bluffs
Mason City
Sioux City
Monona
Crawford
Ida
Sac
Buena Vista
Palo Alto
Emmet
Lee
Drive Right Campaign Totals For Cornell Bluffs
The Drive Right campaign runs from December 21 to midnight January, reporting Iowa traffic deaths by age for Cornell Bluffs only. The totals include injuries and fatalities, with figures encoded as 950 19511 22 and other digits in the record.
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Iowa
Cornell Bluffs
Natchell Birdsong Charged With Theft in Clarinda Case
Crawfordsville Indiana man Natchell Birdsong was arrested in Fort Madison thirty minutes after receiving arrest orders. He claimed Crawfordsville as his address and faces a Page County warrant charging larceny for stealing an electric fan from a Clarinda tourist cabin.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Fort Madison
Natchell Birdsong
Page County
Clarinda
Homestead Credit Applications Ready in City
The city assessor will begin taking applications for the 1832 homestead tax credits on Wednesday. Assessor J. Vince Crowe said the credit applies to 1952 taxes collected in 1959 and equals $25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation with a maximum of 2.50. Eligible buyers of new homes since July 3, 2051 who are occupying them qualify.
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J. Vince Crowe
Crowe
Quiet New Year Seen for Bluffs
The New Year is expected to begin quietly here on Tuesday as most stores and businesses close for the holiday. A few churches will hold morning services, and local observers plan a subdued start to 6 07 noon publication.
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Nanparell
Greece Receives $27.1 Million in ECA Aid
The Economic Cooperation Administration announced an allotment of 27.1 million dollars in economic aid to Greece on Monday. The action underscores ongoing U S assistance to stabilize Greece's economy and support its postwar recovery efforts.
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ECA
Greece
Washington,p
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Iowa Draftees Go to Camp Crowder Mo
Iowa inductees report to Camp Crowder Missouri for basic training under the January draft quota of 1500. Many have already gone to Fort Sheridan while Marines head to San Diego. About eighty percent join the army with the rest entering the Marines. First inductions set for January 7.
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Pes Moines
Jowans
Army
Camp Crowder
Aany
Fort Sheridan
San Diego
Calif
63 Persons Die in European Storms
London reports at least 63 dead and 18 missing as Europe endures a fierce fourth day of storms. The toll includes 13 sailors washed ashore near Borkum and 12 Britons dead amid 100 mph winds. Irish waters claim 40 fishermen. 15 Spanish sailors die. two Norwegian seamen perish in the Bay of Biscay. The Flying Enterprise rescue follows a 60 degree list 250 miles southwest of Ireland.
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London
Europe
Borkum
Germany
Britain
Bay of Biscay
Flying Enterprise
Ireland
Churchill Sails on Delayed Queen Mary to America
Winston Churchill travels aboard the Queen Mary bound for talks with President Iprumin as the liner leaves Northampton three days late. The 81,000 ton ship faced Atlantic storms and an anchor delay, carrying 1,104 passengers and a 35 member party including Foreign Secretary Anthony Biden after waiting aboard since Saturday midnight.
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Winston Churchill
America
Iprumin
Churchill
Anthony Biden
Back'on the Job at Jacob E. Decker packing plant
United Packinghouse workers union laborers who walked off their jobs at the Jacob E. Decker and Wand Sons packing plant Saturday for the third day in a row were back on the job Monday in Mason City.
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Mason City
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Jacob E. Decker ‘Wand Sons
Saturasday
Parishioners Are Brutally Frank About Sermons
In Elizabeth New Jersey Rev. Charles Brackbill Jr of Madison Avenue Presbyterian distributed a Sunday questionnaire asking parishioners for blunt opinions on his preaching. Of 62 responses about 16 percent did not fully understand, 20 percent found sermons too long, five said he spoke too rapidly, four felt he spoke too slowly, and one disliked his chin pulling. About 44 members said they tried to mend their ways after the sermons while ten admitted no effort. Responses were voluntary, not required to sign.
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Charles Brackbill, Jr
Brackbill
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brack HI
Three Aircraft Vanish With 69 Aboard In Weekend Search
The Associated Press reports a wide aerial search Monday for three missing aircraft, totaling 69 aboard, after a weekend of disappearances. The list includes a 40 passenger non scheduled flight from Pittsburgh to Buffalo, a C47 with 28 aboard near Phoenix including 19 West Point cadets, and an F 51 Mustang fighter with a single pilot.
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Associated Press
Canada
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Phoenix
Ariz
West Point
Harbilton Air Force
Calif
Goodfellow Airbase
Texas
Airforce
Tucson
Hand to hand Fight in 20 Below Freezing Korea Position
Communist troops clung to an allied hill on the western front as a U.N. counterattack entered its fourth day. The snow covered hill west of Korangpo saw hand to hand combat in temperatures down to 20 degrees below zero. U.N. forces were forced from the hill Friday by a battalion of Chinese Reds.
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Korea
U.N
Korangpo
Troubled World Welcomes 1952 New Year Across the Globe
The Associated Press reports a mixed start to 1952 with hopes for a peaceful year amid cold war tensions. Celebrations range from Times Square to Piccadilly, while church watch-night services and prime party venues mark the global transition. Police urge safe driving as revelers celebrate.
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Asaociated
United States
Times Square
Pierre
Philadelphia
London
Liquor Store Plenty Good Reports Holiday Sales Plump
DES MOINES AP notes the state operated Plenty Good liquor store reports holiday sales as high as last year or better. Des Moines volume fell versus the prior holiday period with estimates suggesting a drop from 4 years ago.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Missing C-46 Found Report 14 Survivors
A non-scheduled C-46 airliner missing from Pittsburgh to Buffalo was found Monday in rugged country in southwestern New York. Fourteen of the 40 aboard reportedly were alive. The plane was located in woodland wilderness between Little Valley and Salamanca, said Cattaraugus County Sheriff Morgan Sige.
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Pittsburgh
Buffalo
New York
Cattaraugus County
Morgan Sige
Here
Salamanca
Spot Wreckage of Air Force Plane Near Oroville
Searchers believed they located wreckage of a C 47 or similar Air Force transport missing since Wednesday with crew aboard. A search plane reported a wrecked aircraft in the Yankee Hill area about 25 miles north of Oroville in the Sierra foothills. The transport vanished en route from Spokane Washington to Travis Air Force Base in northern California.
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Oroville
Calif
Air Force
Oreville
Sierra Foothills
Spokane
Wash
Travis Air Force Base
California
Health Commission Political Instrument in Truman plan
In La Crosse Wisconsin Dr Gunar Gundersen called for removal from the newly formed Health Commission announced Saturday. President Truman appoints the body to study the national health situation and propose safeguards and improvements with Dr Paul B Magnuson of Chicago as its head.
Britain Pays First Installment on Postwar Loans
LONDON 4 Britain paid the first installment on postwar loans due from the United States and Canada. The treasury announced payments of interest and principal totaling 138 527 725 57 10 to the United States and 37 720 255 to Canada. Britain declined waiving these payments despite deepening gold shortages.
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Britain
United States
Canada
Treasury
Winston Churchill
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