Nearing Compromise on Steel Peace in 1954 Talks
Washington AP reports negotiators for steel industry and CIO Steelworkers near a compromise that could raise wages by about 22 cents per hour and add benefits. President Truman urged Senate not to act lest bargaining be upset as talks enter crucial stage with a possible two year contract.
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CIO Steelworkers
Truman
Senate
Gracial
White House
Lkely
Philip Murray
John R. Steelman
WSB
Forward for a Greater Council Bluffs program meeting
The Chamber of Commerce launches phase two with the slogan Let's gel for a greater CB. More than 150 volunteers will gather Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Hotel Chief to discuss readiness, explain the program, and organize 31 teams of about 50 members each to contact concerns and corporations, with dues based on firm size.
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Chamber of Commerce
Council Bluffs
Tain
L. W. Ross
Chamber
Earle Reynolds
Reynolds
Charles Moorehead
Third Avenue
Leon Morse
Glen Avenue
Soldiers Relief Approves $90,000 Budget Request
Pottawatomie county soldiers relief commission asked the board for a $90,000 budget for next year to fund its department. Officials considered a one mill levy to raise about $90,000 and referred the matter to the county attorney for an opinion. The commission also recommended appointing R. T. Kissel for another term.
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Pottawahame County Soldiers' Relief Commission
Pittsburg
Two Sisters
Tuscarora Oil Co
New Jersey
Standard Oil
TeAppoin's, Company of New Jersey
R. T. Kissel
Standard
Tuscarora
Carora
Jin Common Pleas Court
Washington
Truman
Kate Estes
Trenton
Dusty
Ejin
Estein Ij
Dusty Named Mother Again in Bonham Texas
In Bonham Texas a woman nicknamed Dusty is reported as becoming a mother again marking her 420th time. Details remain fragmentary but the headline highlights the remarkable fertility claim and local interest.
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Dusty
Law Officers Linked to Burglary Ring in Tampa
In Tampa police, including a patrolman and his wife plus the son of a city detective sergeant, were jailed on charges of belonging to a burglar band. Eight arrests total since Friday tie the group to thefts totaling about $75,000 across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Detective Inspector B J Roberts said the ring also targeted a theater manager last year and used officers as lookouts during thefts.
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Tampa
Fla
Hillsborough
Pinellas
B. J. Roberts
Set Dae Bowers, Jr
Joe
Carl B. Overstreet
A. M. Yelvington
Roberts
City limits oil and gravel resurfacing to 64 blocks
City officials say oil and gravel street resurfacing will be limited to 64 blocks this year due to a $16,000 material budget. Acting City Manager Kennard Gardiner notes about $3,000 remains for the project, with labor provided by the city and a private firm handling some costs. Residents along Avenue F seek early grading at their own expense, with private oiling by a contractor and full payment borne by property owners.
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Kennard W
Gardiner
Charles W. Brashares
Des Moines
Forest E. Gray
Cornell Bluffs
Broadway Methodist Church
Mear
Paul Brackney
Avenue F
Relaxed down payment rules for new housing amid market boom
Washington D C government relaxed down payment requirements on new housing effective Wednesday. Buyers of homes under 7000 to 25000 dollars will face reduced downs, with 20 to 50 percent cuts and sliding scale up to 40 percent for higher priced houses. The changes aim to ease financing as construction climbs toward one million homes this year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Panera
Negra
Kansas
South Carolina
Topeka
Kan
Clarendon
S. C
High Tribunal
Argu
Mart
James F. Byrnes
South Gage
Carolina
Ion
Georgia
Virginia
Alabama
Veterans Administration Funds
Seoul
Korea
James
A. van Fleet
Wighth
Korva
United Ones
Nahons Fighting Machine
Eighth Army
van Fleet
United Nations
Taft Backers Challenge MacArthur Naming At GOP Keynote
Supporters of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower challenged a Taft backed plan to name Gen Douglas MacArthur as the Republican National Convention keynote. J Russel Sprague of New York spoke as the dispute surfaced in Chicago.
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Challenge Move
MacArthur
GOP
Chicago
Dwight D. Hisenover
Robert A. Taft
Douglas MacArthur
J. Russel Sprague
New
Demo Conventions Set for July 10 17
Fasting preacher Rev J J Ivie dies in Missouri after a long fast aimed at divine will. Ivie refused medical help and prepared his family for possible death as he praised God. Democratic state convention scheduled for Des Moines July 10 with delegates from counties including Pottawattamie to be chosen June 27. total delegates 2088.
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Cherryville
Ozarks
J. J. Ivie
Assembly of God Church
Ivie
Isie
Vie
Con Tern
Kotrous Resigns From Police Force
Police Chief Earl Miller announced Monday that Patrolman Alvin J. Kotrous of 113 Spencer Avenue resigned from the department effective that day. Kotrous, who joined in June 1948, will work for Jack Boyne Construction Co as a caterpillar tractor operator. Miller said seven men will be interviewed Monday and Tuesday for probable probationary patrolman appointments after civil service examinations.
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Alvin J. Kotrous
Spencer Avenue
Police Department
Kotrous
Jack Boyne Construction Company
Earl Miller
Miller
Call 18 Draftees for Induction July 21
Pottawattamie county draft board chairman William Knox states 18 men will be inducted on July 21 after selection. Inductees must be at least 20 years old and will proceed to Fort Omaha for processing before being sent to Army training centers.
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Pottawattamie County
Italy
William Knox
Fort Omaha
Army
Purge Led by Beria Across Soviet Southeast
Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Lavrentiy Beria is alleged to lead a broad purge in the southeast. Reports claim he visited Georgia and Kirghizia, toppling communist leaders, with Pravda noting his April Georgia presence and a major shakeup there.
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William L. Ryan
Preas
Lavrenty Paviovitch Beria
Ussr
Georgia
Kirgiz
Pravda
Communist Party
Close Watch on Germ Warfare
Washington reports that communists claimed germ weapons exist for years but have not used them in Korea. U S biological warfare experts say no evidence of offensive BW in Korea. A suspected Pyongyang lab was a public health facility. U S authorities say they are prepared to retaliate with overwhelming force if germ warfare is used.
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United States
Korea
Korean War
Defense Department
North Korea
Apartment Torave
United Nations
Isle
Pyongyang
Russia
U.S
Tokyo
Sorea
City aims to merge street and sewer departments
Acting City Manager Kennard W. Gardiner urged combining the street and sewer divisions into a single public works unit to boost efficiency and reduce red tape. He argued a unified shop and garage would streamline vehicle use and repair, and said the decision should precede a new city vehicle building. The council will wait on action until a permanent city manager is named.
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Kennard W. Gardiner
Public Works
Gardiner
Sami
Second Avenue
Indian Creek J
Thirteenth Street
Republican State Convention Set for July 25 in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa July 25 is set for the post primary Republican State Convention as announced by GOP Chairman James S Schramm. Delegates will be chosen June 27 at county meetings and the convention will name candidates for lieutenant governor and a vacancy on the commerce commission. Congressional district caucuses precede the program at Kant Theater Des Moines starting 11 a m.
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Des Moines
GOP
James $. Schramm
Burlington
Commerce Commission
Kant Theater
Hearings on Power Petitions Set in Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission will hold hearings June 24 in Des Moines on nine petitions by three power companies for transmission line rights. Iowa Electric Light and Power seeks 4.6 miles at 7200 and 2300 volts in Hancock and 0.5 mile in Boone. Iowa Public Service requests 0.5 mile at 6900 volts in Audubon. Iowa Power and Light petitions cover multiple lines of 7200 volts across Marion Madison Polk Poweshiek Pottawattamie counties totaling several miles.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Ttces
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Jedar Rapids
Hancock County
Boone County
Iowa Public Service Co
Sioux City
Audubon County
Iowa Power and Light Co
Berlin
Borsler
Marion County
Madison County
Monroe County
West Berlin
Poweshick County
Polk County
Pottawattamle
Russia
Radio
Garrett
Benton Street
West Germany
Mercy Hospital
Kargssisheri
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