Vishinsky Pushes High Level Talks on Korean Armistice
Paris reports Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky urged a high level Security Council meeting to help break deadlock at Panmunjom. He said such a council would not delay talks and would not shift negotiations to Paris, while Britons and Americans warned the plan could worsen tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andre Y. Vishinsky
Panmunjom
Security Council
Vishinsky
United Nations
Korer
Selwyn Lloyd
Benjamin Cohen
Russia
Wat
Lloyd
Mercury to Climb Near 40 on Tuesday
Southwest Iowans will see warmer weather with a high near 40 on Tuesday as clouds thicken. After a cold weekend, Council Bluffs logged 17, then 80 by Monday noon, while Iowa City fell to three below before rising to 10 above later that day.
Sabre Jets Destroy Seven MiGs Over Northwest Korea
U S Sabre jets destroyed seven Russian built MiGs and damaged 12 over two days of air fighting in northwest Korea. The battles left two MiGs shot down and two more damaged on Monday with Sunday strikes reducing five enemy aircraft to the earth and scoring further hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Postal Receipts Rise In 1951 Over 1950
Acting Postmaster Kenneth A. Madigan announced postal receipts for 1951 totaled 406,534.13 dollars, up 20,599.78 from 1950 when receipts were 387,944.35 dollars. The results reflect higher mail volume and revenue growth amid postwar activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth A. Madigan
Pleven government falls over rail deficit plan
In Paris Premier Rene Pleven’s five month old cabinet was ousted by the National Assembly after Pleven pleaded for more power to reduce the 140 billion franc deficit of the state rail system. The coalition government collapsed Monday night amid economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rene Pleven
French National Assembly
Pleven
Fire Kills Seven in Five-Story Westfield Apartment Block
A $1 million five story apartment block fire in Westfield, Mass. left at least seven dead and fourteen injured. Firemen fought flames for over 12 hours as three explosions shook the building and the basement smoke. Debris trapped victims as the entire structure collapsed into a tangled wreckage.
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Westfield
Mass
Tifteen
Noble Hospital
Most Government Workers Found in California Not D C
The Civil Service Commission reports California has the most federal employees, 252,000 as of Sept 30, ahead of the Washington area with 249,900. The national total is 2,503,601, with 173,449 outside the continental U S. New York ranks second with 193,700, followed by Pennsylvania Texas Illinois and Ohio in the top six.
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Washington
Federa
Igil Service Commission
California
Feders
Pacific Coast
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maryland
Continental
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Tlinets
Ohio
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Kefauver Slate in Ohio Primary
Rep Hays announced a slate of delegates for the Ohio Democratic primaries to support Senator Estes Kefauver for the presidential nomination. He cited state rules requiring written consent and said Kefauver has not provided written approval yet.
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Washington
Hays
Ohio
Aoto
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Kefanyer
Kefauver
Momen
Whitehouse
Truman
White House
Trueman
Mays
Tennessee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Kefinger
Hamburg man Jesse Franklin found dead in Caracas
Caracas reports the death of Jesse Bernard Franklin 45 of Hamburg Tas under mysterious circumstances Friday night. The national security bureau says Franklin was found in his apartment by a friend and died after being taken to a hospital. Franklin ran Caribbean Trading Co an import firm and had lived in Venezuela since 1944.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Burea
Jesse Bernard Franklin
Hamburg
Tas
Franklin
Jo. Hospital
Franitlin
Caribbean’ Trading Co
Tlim
Truman and Churchill Review Raw Materials Drive at White House
President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill asked a special committee of economic experts to study raw materials needs including British steel, with a report due Thursday. The morning talks covered Western defense, NATO issues, and plans for further discussions next Monday. Churchill attended with Eden and Sir Oliver Franks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Churchill
Britain
White House
U. S
Malaya
NATO
Anthony Eden
Oliver Franks
U.S
Pay Boosts Sought for 28 County Employees
Salary increase requests totaling 7725 annually were filed with the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors. Eight county departments seek raises, with individual requests from 75 to 700 dollars per year. The board set deadlines for budgeting and revenue estimates ahead of the July 21 budget plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawattamie County
Auditor's Office
County Board of
Harold Christensen
Jawrencee Larson
Congress Opens Election Year Session Amid Major Policy Debate
The 82nd Congress begins an election year with plans to tackle universal military training foreign aid domestic controls and defense spending the outcome likely shaping campaign rhetoric. Leaders expect debates on civil rights health insurance wage and price controls and tax enforcement as sessions run through July with hearings on the budget and major actions in focus.
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Congress
Washington
Oliver D. Comstock
Repubilcans
Truman
Willl
Senate
Far East
Iowa PMA reports 165 million bushels of corn stored
Iowa production and marketing administration reports 165 million bushels stored as of Tan 1 from old crops, up about 7 million from a year ago. Hazen cites restricted sales from CCC bins and full use of this year’s wet corn as boosting stocks and notes weekly PMA sale reports show fluctuating release volumes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
4. E. Hazen
Hazen
Jon
Chaiman
Commodity Credit Corporation
Bing
CCC
Nazell
Srom Town
Joan
Bridges in Line for Floor Post
Senator H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire said he would run for Senate Republican floor leader for one year to avert a factional fight over the presidential nomination. Senator Saltonstall of Massachusetts may also seek the post, with Taft's backing seen as cautious since Eisenhower supporters could affect the convention campaign.
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Washington
H. Styles Bridges
Senate
Bridges
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Saltonstehl
Saltonstall
Mass
Senaators
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Republican Policy Committee
Paris
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Robert A. Taft
Ato
Earl Warren
California
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Ike
White House
Truman
Europe
Will File Objections to Gas Rate Increase
Des Moines attorney general Robert L. Larson said he would file objections with the interstate commerce commission in Washington against any increase in natural gas rates. He noted a hearing is set for January 11 on Northern Natural Gas Company of Omaha’s application for higher distributor rates, a move he asserts would affect Iowa consumers. Larson asked Iowa commerce commission counsel Ernest Porter to prepare the objections on Iowa’s behalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert L. Larson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Northern Natural Gas Company of
Omaha
Larson
Ernest Porter
Towa Commerce Commission
Towa
Carlson's Freighter in Atlantic Gale Near Haven
In a fierce Atlantic storm Captain Kurt Carlson remains with the freighter Flying Enterprise as tug Tetmall tows the crippled ship toward Falmouth 145 miles away. The US destroyer Willard Keith reports the Enterprise's condition unchanged while weather remains cloudy with fog and limited visibility. Nearby Newton sees the death of Mrs. Cor Hough, 92, a noted Town church and club figure after a heart attack two weeks prior.
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London
Kurt Carlson
Flying Enterprise
Haven
Tetmall
Falmouth
Carlson
Willard Keith
Tue
Ttle Copvoy
Enterprise
Mhe
Newton
Cor Hough
Quadruplets Born to Brooklyn Wife
New York report says Mrs. Fannie Graber 88 gave birth to four children at Bushwick hospital Brooklyn on a Monday. Father Joseph 38 was surprised and joyful as X rays indicated multiple births. The family plans to rearrange their five room apartment to make room for four babies and three older children Sheldon Joe Beverly Sandra. The liquor store owner faces crowded conditions and possible living room nursery conversion.
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New York
Fannie Graber
Bushwick Hospital
Brooklyn
Joseph
Graber
Grabers
Sheldon
Joe
Beverly
Iowa Commerce Commission Sets Rail Express Hearing
The Iowa commerce commission will hold a hearing at Audubon on February 5 on nine villages petition to restore Railway Express services. The towns are Dawson Panama Persia Woodward Portsmouth Bagley Dedham and Defiance. A second hearing in Rockwell City on February 1 will consider Milwaukee railroad plan to discontinue agency service and use custodian service at Knolke Calhoun county.
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Audubon Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Audubon
Dawson
Panama
Persia
Woodward
Portsmouth
Bagley
Dedham
Defiance
Rockwell City
Milwaukee Railroad
Knolke
Calhoun County
Guns With Butter Approach Praised By Senators
Washington. An administration plan to keep civilian goods flowing while expanding defense production drew praise from Senators O Mahoney and Edwin C Johnson. Mobilization Director Charles E Wilson outlined a gradual buildup and noted the NSC backed the policy. He warned of a severe material pinch continuing into 1953 with a defense budget near 50 billion dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Council
National Security Council
Truman
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Joint
Congressional Economic ‘Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
Commerce Committee
Iowa Traffic Deaths Reported In 1952 Figures
A summary of traffic fatalities in Iowa for the year 1952 reports continuing injuries and deaths across multiple counties, with emphasis on overall trend and local impact. Authorities note road safety concerns and ongoing investigations into fatal accidents.
Eisenhower Says He Would Accept GOP Nomination If Offered
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower declared he is a Republican and would accept the party's presidential nomination if offered but will not actively seek it. He warned he must remain focused on his European defense leadership and not engage in pre convention activities for nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Tike
White House
Columbia University
Ike
Walsted
Soviet Foreign Minister Says He Has No Objection to Eisenhower Run
Reporters in Paris quoted Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky saying he would not object to a Republican presidential nomination by General Eisenhower. His comment came as officials weighed potential U S political alignments.
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Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinaky
Eisenhower
Vishineky
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