City Hires Manager At Nine Thousand Six Hundred
L M McConnell, 49, formerly Warren borough manager, hired as City Manager of Council Bluffs for 9600 a year. He will assume Aug 1, replacing Oliver Comstock who resigned April 7. McConnell lauded for budget balance, public works programs, and streamlined city operations in Ketchikan and Warren. He is married with a 16 year old son and active in Rotary, Shriner, and Methodist church.
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Council Bluffs
L. M. McConnell
Warren, Pa
James F. Molanasa
Oranges
McConnell
Oliver D. Comstock
Kennard W. Gardiner
Comstock
Ketcnikan
Alaska
Warren
Long Beach
Calif
Pennsylvania
Yakima, Wash
International City Managers’ Association
Rotary
Mulqueen
Ketchikan
FBI
R. C. Pedersen
Rotary Club
W. K. Boradman
Presbyterians Open Final Synod Meeting in Ames
Nearly 1,500 people gathered in Ames on Monday for the opening of the final meeting of the Synod of Iowa, Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., and related sessions.
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Ames
Synod of Iowa, Presbyterian Church In the
Violent Death Toll Surges Over Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports more than 600 Americans died in the Independence Day four day period, with 354 traffic deaths and 198 drownings. The total exceeded the Memorial Day figure of 510 but fell short of earlier holiday tolls, though the 1930 four day weekend remains the bloodiest on record.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council to Consider 52 Paving Program
The city council will meet Monday to review preliminary plans and schedules for the 1952 city wide paving program. Completion hinges on whether the Iowa supreme court voids the new municipal finance law governing bond payments, a case Waterloo has challenged. Treasurer Lucille Morris noted payment for the sixteenth black in the oil and gravel program, $229.25 from Second Avenue residents, with the city to match half of surfacing costs.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Waterloo
Lucille Morris
Second Avenue
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth
Congress Hopeful of Ending Impasse
Congress leaders expressed optimism that the House and Senate could end a two bill stalemate and adjourn soon. Senator McFarland said they were doing their best and hopeful. Senator Johnston signaled a willingness to compromise on flood control funding, proposing starter sums to begin Hartwell Dam construction on the Savannah River and noting more funds could follow after work commences.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Sen.McFarland
D.-Ariz
Olin D. Johnston
D.'s
Hartwell
Savannah
Johnston
Showers Bring Relief From Heat in Council Bluffs
A heat relief came with showers in Council Bluffs after a Sunday storm that produced winds to 44 mph and 1.43 inches of rain by Monday morning. The city hit 100 degrees Sunday and cooled to 54 Monday. record-tying heat was noted for July. Heavy totals fell in northwest Town of Sanborn and Cherokee on the Little Sioux, while Onawa area rain damaged tracks near Danbury. Runoff threatened low-lying areas as Little Sioux Maple and Boyer rivers rose toward flood stage.
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Council Bluffs
Corneal Bluffs
Beas
Sanborn
Cherokee
Little Sioux
Onawa
Chicago
Proce Western
Danbury
Iowa
Maple
Boyer
Quadruplets born to Maine mother
In Standish Maine Mrs Elizabeth Pinkham 45 and her husband Silas welcomed three girls and a boy after a Monday delivery. Dr Duncan Morse reported the mother in excellent condition and the quads very good in size noting they are large for twins. The family already has a nine year old daughter and were expectant of twins before the additional four arrived.
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Portland
Duncan Morse
Elizabeth Pinkham
Rebecca
Melissa
Jane
William
Morse
Barkley to Enter Democratic Presidential Race
Vice President Barkley intends to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, signaling an active bid rather than waiting for an offer. His entry joins about six other active candidates in the party race.
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Washington
Barkley
Telephone gag ends with question about who took her out
A light humor item presents a punchline where a caller asks which person removed a telephone operator, highlighting a playful miscommunication in dated slang and delivery. The piece centers on the operator’s apology and the caller’s persistence in identifying the culprit.
McCoy Named Waterloo Editor
Robert J. McCoy 31 was named editor and general manager of the Waterloo Daily Courier. The board of W. H. Hartman company publishers created Karl C. Von Lackum as vice president and McCoy as secretary treasurer to fill vacancies from the death of Jackson McCoy on June 27.
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Robert J. McCoy
Waterloo Daily Courier
Peed
W. H Hartman
Mer
Karl C. von Lackum
McCoy
Jackson McCoy
Judge Rules Bingo Legal in Carter Lake Smorgasbord Court ruling clears Mabrey of gambling charges
Judge Allan Ardell ruled Monday that smorgasbord bingo at Carter Lake Recreation Club is legal, acquitting Mayor Wilson Mabrey of keeping a gambling house after witnesses testified bingo games were free and a $2 meal fueled attendance. The three page judgment notes Iowa law omits bingo and requires proof of consideration, while noting no gambling den existed and patrons attended for breakfast-like socializing at the lakefront.
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Carter Lake
Allan Ardell
Wilson Mabrey
Mabrey
Gay Stuelke
Wayne Moser
Matt Walsh
Ardell
Iowa
Arde
Lake Front
Supreme Court
Crystal Lodge
Jeral
Denmark rejects American protest over tanker delivery
In Copenhagen Denmark rejected a U S protest against delivering a Danish built 15 000 ton tanker to the Soviet Union. Foreign Minister Ole Bjorn Kraft warned there would be no legal basis to halt delivery a move that risked halting all U S economic and military aid to Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Soviet Union
U.S
Olé Bjoern Kraft
Moscow Makes Diplomatic Shifts
The Soviet Union announced changes in its diplomatic postings with Anatoly Lavrentiev named ambassador to Romania, replacing Serge Kaytaradze who served since 1946, and Alexander Bogomolov named ambassador to Prague, succeeding Lavrentiev. The moves mark a broader reshuffle affecting deputy foreign ministers and other senior posts.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Anatoly I. Lavrentiev
Serge Kaytaradze
Lavrentiev
Prague
Alexander ¥. Bogomolov
London
Ussr
Armed Services Wasting Power Warned by Subcommittee
A Senate subcommittee urged better use of manpower in the armed services. It called for private sector experts and a sweeping efficiency study to cut waste and spare personnel for combat roles. The panel noted air force crews and navy training centers appear overstaffed, demanding reform and closer alignment with wartime needs.
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Washington
Senate
U S
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Appropriations
Air Force
Navy
United States Sets Atlantic Crossing Speed Record
The United States completed a maiden trans Atlantic crossing in 3 days 10 hours 40 minutes to beat the Queen Mary by 10 hours 2 minutes. The 53,000 ton liner averaged 35.59 knots on the 2,938 mile voyage from Ambrose near New York, with 11,700 passengers aboard as Margaret Truman watched from the bridge.
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United States
Sha
America
Bishop's Rock
English
Ambrose
New York
Margaret Truman
Iowa Traffic Deaths July 7 1952 and 1951
Traffic death reports for July 7 in 1952 and 1951 record fatalities occurring on Iowa roadways. No further details about locations, ages, or circumstances are provided in the fragment.
No Compromise in Hot Rules Fight As Convention Opens
Taft and Eisenhower forces clash over seating and rule changes as Iowa delegates begin formal balloting. Eisenhower leads 15 to 8 with 3 uncommitted. Taft contends for a second ballot surge while Iowa Tires push for clear delegation guidance.
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Robert A. Taft
Hawkeye
Earter
Dwight Eisenhower
Marnie
Towa
Ike
Eisenhower
Bourke Hickenlooper
Robert Goodwin
Anna Lomas
Iowa
Moses
George Faul
Des Moines
Iowa Tires
Faul
Convention
Taft
William
Beardsley
Spangler
Ernest Palmer, Jr
Ft. Madison
Harrison Spangler
David Ingalls
Palmer
Hickenlooper
Iown
Louis L. Corcoran
Libney
Loth
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Collision of Two Irresistible Forces at GOP Convention
Chicago dispatch notes two rival strands at the Republican national convention, Taft and Eisenhower forces both claiming delegate support. Observers describe crowded hotels, loud booster parades, and uncertainty over final delegate outcomes and credential rulings as the battle for the 604 needed delegates unfolds before the first ballot.
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A. M. Piper
Chicago
Taft
Gabrielson Calls for United Front at GOP Convention
Chicago Republican chairman Guy George Gabrielson urged a united party to end Democratic years during the GOPs 25th national convention. He promised a fair convention and noted the will of the 1,206 delegates would guide proceedings, amid rival claims from Teft and Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Guy George Gabrielson
United Party
Gabrielson
Sen
Robert A. Teft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Opposing Forces Draw Lines for Battle on Floor
At the GOP convention in Chicago the Taft and Eisenhower camps moved toward a protracted floor clash over disputed delegates. Early efforts at compromise collapsed as party leaders sought to lock in backing, with Taft and Eisenhower pledging support to the eventual nominee.
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Jto
Taft
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Iam
Ike Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Gabrielson
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Two Men Injured in Griswold Plane Crash
Two men were injured when a plane crash landed on the Duane Bierbaum farm two miles east of Griswold Sunday afternoon. Pilot J. B. Janssen, 44, of Fulda Minnesota, and passenger Pvt. Frederick Jones, also of Fulda, were taken to Griswold for treatment before being moved to hospitals. Janssen remained in fair condition at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs with head and back injuries. Jones was admitted to Offutt Air Base Hospital. The flight from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri ran out of fuel forcing an emergency landing.
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Griswold
Duane Bierbaum
J. B. Janssen
Frederick Jones
Fulda
Mino
Bierbaum
Janssen
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Jones
Offutt Air Base
Leonard Woot
CB girl 16 first polio victim in 1952 at Mercy hospital
Luetta Clark 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Clark of 1407 Avenue A, admitted to Mercy hospital polio ward Sunday with fair to good condition Monday. Fourth polio patient at Mercy this year. others include Lowell E Thede 19 of Glidden admitted June 11 and dismissed, plus two July admissions Donalene Earwood 7 Logan and Judd Kruse 7 Mineola still hospitalized.
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Council Bluffs
Luetta Clark
Donalene Earwood
Don E. Barwood
Logan
Judd Kruse
Norman Kruse
Mineola
Eisenhower Rule Fight Shapes Delegates Seating Contests
Eisenhower backers push a “fair play” rule to bar voting by contested delegates on seating other delegates. Taft supporters oppose, while Lloyd Taft hints at a substitute allowing each contested state to vote on later disputes after settlements. The plan could affect Georgia and Texas delegations and tilt toward Ike’s nomination when the convention reaches that stage.
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Taft
Credentials Committee
Taft and
Eisenhower
Lloyd Taft
Florida
GOP
Georgia
Credentials
Texas
Ike
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