Britain Recognizes Chinese Communists Regime
Britain becomes the first major western power to recognize Mao Zedong's government in Peiping, severing ties with Chiang Kai-shek's nationalist regime. Denmark Norway to follow with full recognition as Western policy aligns against Chiang. The move aims to safeguard British investments in China amid shifting Cold War diplomacy.
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London
Great Britain
Mao Tze-tung
China
Britain
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Formosa
Sweden
Denmark
Cheng Tida-hsi
Peiping
India
Pakistan
Burma
Yugoslavia
Russia
U. S
Chegon
Washington
Copenhagen
Norway
Oslo
Shanghai
Basin Program May Create New Empire
Aberdeen at annual Chamber of Commerce dinner heard three governors and Col. Henry J. Hoeffer describe a Missouri Basin development plan as a nation altering project. Gov Randahd urged its far reaching influence likening it to the homestead act. Gov Peterson called it sound and wealth building. Gov Mickelson said it would improve valley living.
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Aberdeen
Middle West
Missouri
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
Fred G. Randahd
North Dakota
Val Peterson
Nebraska
George T. Mickelson
South Dakota
Henry J. Hoeffer
Omaha Gastrict
President Truman Accepts Missouri University Invitation
President Truman accepted the invitation to deliver the commencement address at the University of Missouri in Columbia on June 9. He will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the ceremony.
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Washington
Truman
University of Missour
Columba
Golf Pro Hired by Store Courted By Two Women
A golf professional hired by a large department store to coach Rolf Jessons was approached by two women. One asked if she wished to learn golf, replying that her friend wanted to learn and she herself learned yesterday.
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Rolf Jessons
Enka
Olive M. Jensen Named Embassy Attache for Indonesia
Olive M. Jensen of 150 Fifteenth Avenue has been appointed attache to the American embassy at Jakarta by Secretary of State Dean Acheson. She will assist H. Kiegle Cochran, the first U. S. ambassador to the United States of Indonesia. Her previous post was vice consul at Vienna, Austria. She plans to move to Washington in late January to prepare and then fly to Indonesia in February.
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Olive M. Jensen
Fifteenth Avenue
Jacarta
Batavia
Dean Acheson
H. Kiecle Cochran
U. S
United States
Indonesia
Miss Jensen
Vienna
Austria
Herman A. Jensen
Washington
Milwaukee Road Curtails Service Through Council Bluffs
Milwaukee Road plans reduced passenger service on the Council Bluffs to Chicago Arrow route due to coal shortages. Trains 107 217 will operate only Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 25 PM from Chicago, with the return arriving the next day, while 218 208 from Omaha run on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Officials say jobs in Council Bluffs won’t be cut, though some crews may be affected elsewhere. Dieselized lines in Rock Island system exempt. other railroads report varying orders to cut passenger service.
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Milwaukee
Council Bluffs
Interstate Comerce Commission
Milwaukee Road
Arrow
Chicago
Omaha
Ariving
A. Beerman
Rock Island Debt Office
Des Moines
Rock Island
Associated Press
Des Moiines
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Great Western
Wabash
North Western
Minneapolis
W. E. Cunningham
Iowa Mountaineers Plan Annual Outing
The Iowa mountaineers climbing and hiking club at the University of Iowa will hold its eleventh annual outing next summer in the Canadian Rockies. Headquarters will be Lake O’Hara, Alberta. Peaks to be attempted include Mt. Victoria Mt. Huber Mt. Lefroy and Hungabee with elevations 11365 11051 11230 and 11475 respectively.
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Iowa City
Iowa Mountaineers
University of Iowa
Canadian Rockies
Lake O'Hara
Alberta
Mt. Victoria
Mt. Huber
Mt. Lefroy
Hungabee
Ohio Coal Firms Sue Lewis and UMW Leaders
Five Ohio coal companies filed separate suits in common court seeking nearly $8,000 each from John L. Lewis and other United Mine Workers leaders, plus the union treasury, asserting damages from labor actions.
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Lewis
UMW
Cambridge, O
Ohio
Fri
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Wiion Treasury
Iowa Family Holds Reunion in Hospital
The Claude Coberlys of Morning Sun Iowa held a family reunion in a Burlington hospital this week. Claude lost part of his right leg in a gravel truck accident on December 12 when his foot was entangled in chain gear. He cut off his foot to free himself and drove for help. On December 22 Mrs. Coberly gave birth to a daughter named Marlene Kay, their first child. Hospital rules kept him from joining his wife and newborn in the room during the birth but he was able to see the baby through the nursery glass. This week at discharge the trio were finally together, with Claude holding his daughter for the first time.
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Burlington
Claude Coberleys
Morning Sun
Claude Coberly
Coberly
Marlene Kay
Doberty
Taft Confident GOP Can Agree On Platform
Senator Taft said he is confident that senate and house Republicans can agree on a campaign platform for this year’s elections. The GOP aims to tie platform proposals to senate and house versions, with Taft chairing the 15-member senate group. The conference voted to cooperate with Guy Gabrielson’s plan and a House group will be named soon.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
GOP
Congress
Guy Gabrielson
Gabrielson
Minnkin
Northeast
Brewster
Margaret Chase Smith
Main
Ives
New York
Lodge
Massachusetts
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Midwest
Butler and Wherry
Nebraska
Ferguson
Michigan
Mundt
South Dakota
Young
North Dakota
Carson
Oregon
Knowland
California
Walking
Utah
Martin
Pact Council Meets on Defense Alliance
The 12 nation Atlantic pact council convened in Washington to approve a secret defense plan for protecting western Europe against possible aggression. Secretary Acheson was to preside as officials forecast quick approval of the plan, already approved by allied military leaders in Paris last December and the council’s third meeting since the alliance formed last April.
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Washington
Atlantic Pact Council
Western Europe
Acheson
United States
State Department
Paris
Famed Geographer Isaiah Bowman Dies at 71
Isaiah Bowman, president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University and world renowned geographer, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore Friday morning. He retired as Hopkins president on January 1, 1949. Bowman advised Woodrow Wilson on the League of Nations plan and aided Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and early United Nations efforts.
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Isaiah Bowman
Baltimore
Isaiah Jorman
Ottns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Wilson
League of Nations
Roosevelt
United Nations
Unprecedented Cold Rains Plague Two States Across Regions
Severe cold and flooding strain parts of the Midwest and South. Texas faces five deaths from cold as temperatures plunge below zero in several states, while Memphis endures the worst ice storm in 17 years disrupting utilities and halting schools and transit. Flooding leaves hundreds homeless across Illinois Missouri and Kentucky, with three drownings reported as rivers swell.
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the Weatherman
Tennessee
Memphis
Mississippi
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Pembina
Grand Forks
N. D
Sydney
Australia
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Arkansas
Hell
Norway
Des Moines
Spencer
Midwest
California
Middle Atlantic
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Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Uncle May Raise Bond for Elefson
Sidney reports steps to post a $20,000 bond for Lyman Harve Elefson after a habeas corpus writ was denied in Fremont county. Bond secured by Decatur county buildings and land may free Elefson if approved. defense plans possible supreme court appeal. Elefson faces murder charges in the April death of Alonzo Rhode of Tabor. Tom Williams, Elefson’s uncle, plans to post the bond. Clk must file in Decatur then Sidney.
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Lyman Harve
Elefson
Lamont
Leeka
Decatur County
Williams
District Cours
Omaha
Schrempp
Supreme Court
Roe
Justice DeFreece
Harold Martin
Rhode Farm
Waukon Garage Fire Destroys Earl Peyton Motor Co
Explosion and fire Friday destroyed the Earl Peyton Motor Co and Barage garage in Waukon Indiana. Witnesses reported a blinding flash before the blaze and several new cars were moved from the building after the blast.
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Waukon
Earl Peyton Motor Co
Price Index for Iowa Farmers Drops to Postwar Low
Des Moines report shows the Iowa price index for farmers at 91, the lowest since before World War II, due largely to falling hog and egg prices. The two month period since mid October saw a 9 point drop below parity despite sharp grain price increases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Emerson Banker John Carson Dies at 76
Emerson banker John Carson, 76, who served as Emerson State Bank cashier for years, died Friday at his son Paul A. Carson’s home in Omaha after a two week illness. Survived by son, daughter Mrs. Irving Rode, two brothers Charles of Emerson and EB L Carson of Denver, and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Comer funeral home Emerson and Tyler-Busch in Council Bluffs.
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Newparen Emerson
John Carson
Emerson
Paul A. Carson
Omaha
Carson
Emerson State Bank
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Irving Rode
Western Springs
Charles
Good Samaritan Struck While Helping Push Car
Cedar Rapids resident Lloyd Waindem pulled a stalled vehicle on a bitter cold night and slipped on ice. The second car rolled forward, ran over him, and fled the scene. Waindem was hospitalized with a broken leg. He hopes the drivers come forward, possibly with insurance compensation.
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Cedar Rapids
Wamdem
Gamblers Quitting Iowa Says Larson
Waterloo reports indicate professional gamblers are quitting Iowa or moving out. Attorney General Robert Larson said gambling thrives only where law is not enforced and officers won’t act. He noted lodges and clubs using questionable devices now abide by the law and praised citizens for lawfulness and responsibility.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Robert Larson
Larson
South Dakota Men Injured Near Hastings Crash
One man, Robert Dahlman, 24, Vermillion, in critical condition with a severed spinal cord after a car crash on highway 34 near Hastings. Passenger D L Stevenson, also of Vermillion, suffered cuts above the left eye. Dahlman moved to St Josephs Hospital after initial care at Murphey Memorial in Red Oak.
Abducted Watchman Found After Dynamite Case
Wil liam Thomas, 58, a watchman at the United Auto Workers headquarters, was abducted at 5 a.m. by two men, driven away in a car, and dumped alive beside the River Rouge. He was found by authorities trussed and exposed, and hospital doctors in Wayne County reported he is in serious condition.
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Olo United Auto Workers Headquarers
River Rouge
William Thomas
Wayne County Figspital
Bank of America Named Guardian of Five Pets
The Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association was named guardian of five pets, including Teddy the Spitz and cats Sheba Sultan Snubby-nose and Satan, after a court ordered intervention. The designation follows the bank being named administrator of an $18,000 estate containing the animals.
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Los Angeles
Bank of America
Teddy
Sheba
Sultan
Satan
Bank of America National ‘Trust & Savings Association
Truman Sees Recession Beaten and Expansion Key
President Truman in a massaged message says the economy has beaten recession and aims for greater stability. He calls for business expansion to a $300 billion annual output, targeting 61 million employed this year and 64 million in five years, with per family income rising by $1000. Credit control may ease while inflation fight continues.
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Asdociriot Préss
Truman
Larson to Aid In Des Moines Bingo Legal Case
Attorney General Robert L. Larson said he will assist County Attorney Don Jackson in a test case on the legality of a bingo game here. He plans to send Jackson briefs from similar questions and may provide instructions but not to join the attorney general staff. The case, set for district court Tuesday, centers on Victor Langstrom 49 manager of the game seeking a temporary injunction to shield the game from police interference after a December 27 raid at Crystal Lodge. The game offered free bingo cards while players paid rent for chairs and table space, testing legality under Larson’s gambling ban.
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Robert L. Larson
Des Moines
Don Jackson
Larson
Associated Press
Jackson
Victor Langstrom
Crystal Lodge
Moderate Income Housing Plan Ready for Congress
Senator Sparkman says a new administration housing program to build thousands of homes for moderate income families is ready for Congress. The plan would guarantee loans totaling 2 to 2.5 billion dollars over two years to housing cooperatives and nonprofit groups, with income limits possibly set from 2000 to 5900 dollars annually. The National Mortgage Corporation for housing cooperatives would back loans, funded by cooperatives and private individuals.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Truman
Administration Appoval
National Mortgage Corporation For Housing Co-Operatives
Move Americans Out of Formosa
Washington reports a quiet official evacuation order to remove Americans from Formosa amid a communist threat. Officials note the warning was avoided to not undermine Chiang Kai-shek, who faces internal unrest and potential communist pressure on the island.
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Washington
Formosa
U. Ss
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Jury Blames Electric Blanket Fire for Woman's Death
A MorrisonCounty jury in MusMouth Illinois ruled that the death of 91 year old Mrs. Ann Eliza Sage resulted from burns exceeding 50 percent caused by a fire in an electric blanket. The verdict states the blaze originated in the blanket.
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Musmouth
Oigner
Ann Eliza Sage
Soviet Admiral Dies in Moscow Navy Death Report
The Soviet death reports Rear Adm. Boris Romanov aged 48 who served in the Battle fleet during the war. The notice was issued Friday from Moscow and notes his service in the navy.
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Minscow
Boris Romanov
Truman Foresees End of Poverty and Jobs Boom
President Truman, delivering an optimistic economic message to Congress, predicts 61 million jobs this year and 64 million in five years with the ultimate elimination of poverty. He envisions national income rising toward 31,000 per family by 1954, urges cooperation among business, labor, farmers, and government, and outlines moderate tax changes and restrained federal spending while keeping wages managed by markets and avoiding inflation.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Congress
Hstz
Gillette Opposes Switzer for Southern Town Federal Judge
Senator Gillette of Iowa says he will oppose Carroll D. Switzer’s confirmation as a federal judge for the southern district of Iowa. President Truman re-submitted Switzer’s nomination after Congress adjourned last fall without action. Switzer currently serves on interim appointment.
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Washington
Gillette
D.-Towa
Carroll D. Switzer
Southern
Towa
Truman
Switzer
Senate
Congress
Cillette
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