Allied forces breach iron triangle lines north of Kumhwa
Allied troops and tanks knocked out the iron triangle props near Kumhwa and Chorwon and advanced up to 4500 yards toward new Chinese defense lines. Lt Gen Van Fleet announced the “final seizure” of the area as UN forces entered Kumhwa and Chorwon, with Korean civilians cheering.
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Tokyo
Iron Triangle
North Korea
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Kumhwa
Chorwon-Kumbwa-Pyonggang
Mum
Song
38Th Parallel
James A van Fleet
Ant
Chorwon
U. N
U On
Pyongxang-Wonsan
Korea
Kumhiwa
Red Korea
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Jumhwa
U.S
George C Marshall
Marshall
Fishing Boat Sinks in Long Island Sound Tragedy
A sport fishing boat carrying weekend vacationers sank in rough weather at the eastern end of Long Island Sound Saturday. Authorities fear 13 lives lost as Sunday squalls left many other pleasure boats wrecked.
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Groton
Conn
Long Island Sound
Northern Natural seeks rate hike of 9.3 million annually
Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha presented further evidence to bolster a request for a 9.3 million dollar annual rate increase. The Kansas ruling on gas production costs was challenged as the Iowa Nebraska Minnesota South Dakota hearing resumes before the full commission.
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Washington
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Sam Jensch
Power Commission
Northern
Des Moines
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Jewsch
Kansas Corporation Commission
The
Jensch
Kansas Commission
Ernest B Blease
Broadway Detour Slashes West Broadway Trade For Weeks
Businessmen in the 1000 block of West Broadway report a 50 percent drop in sales due to a North Western railroad crossing repair detour. They blame the extended four week timeline, with one crossing completed and four more to go, urging city action or a legal remedy.
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West Broadway
Joh VanBibber
North Western
VanBibber
Kenneth J. Tharp
Sheriff Radio Net to Link Cars with Offices Thursday
Sheriff Gay Stuelke said his new radio network will operate Thursday morning connecting sun Vehicles with the sheriff s offices here and at Avoca. The system will use the same wavelength as the Council Bluffs police radio system.
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Gay Stuelke
Sun Vehicles
Avoca
Council Bluffs
Stony Silence on Peace Overtures in Korea Talks
UNITED NATIONS New York reports say peace bids to the communists to end the Korea war meet stony China rejection. Western diplomats note Peiping’s news as a potential victory for face, while truce negotiations rumor persists amid Moscow’s possible pressure guiding Peiping’s choices.
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United Nations
Korea
Red China
Peiping
U.S
George C Marshall
Washington
Moscow
Ohio Congressman Brehm Given Suspended Term and Fine
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio received a suspended jail sentence of five to 15 months and a $5,000 fine for illegally accepting $1,000 in campaign gifts. Federal Judge Burnita S. Matthews imposed the sentence after a jury conviction on April 30. The 38 year old lawmaker, serving his fifth term, did not speak before sentencing.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
R-Oh'o
Burnita
Matthews
Brehm
Lawmaik
Congress
Body of Omahan Recovered From Lake Manawa
The body of Donald Schwab, 33, of Omaha, was recovered from Lake Manawa near a diving raft after a six hour drag operation. Lifeguards, city workers, and a conservation officer helped in the search. Schwab, a roofing and siding applicator, vanished during a family outing at the lake Sunday. A coroner will determine whether drowning or heart attack caused the death.
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Donald Schwab
Omaha
Lake Manawa
Schwab
Darlene
Schwabs
Pick Thomas
Lake Four City
Ward Garrett
I. E. Carrier
Jack Smith
Manawa
Donna
Deena
Doris
Dennis
Danny
the Lake
Henry Meyer
More Damp Weather Ahead for Southwest Iowa
Weather bureau forecasts continued wet conditions across Southwest Iowa through Tuesday with light thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday. Council Bluffs received 0.32 inch Sunday. peak Iowa rain reached 0.33 inch at Shenandoah, with Clarinda and Carroll at 0.25 inch, and widespread rain across Nebraska and central Iowa. Fireworks at Playland Park were rained out Sunday night but planned to be lit Thursday at 10 PM if weather allows.
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Iowa
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Playland Park
Nebraska
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Carroll
Young Culprit Seeks “Big Cell” After Surrender
A WW year old culprit turned himself in to police Monday morning admitting he stole 1.25 dollars from his grandmother. He asked to be placed in the big cell but officers kept him in the station anteroom awaiting parents.
Gasoline price cuts spread at New Sharon Iowa
Gasoline dropped to 14.4 cents a gallon for regular and 15.4 for ethyl at Colonial Oil Co. station run by Marsh Saunders. Eight stations in New Sharon matched the cut, with no signs of further reductions. Regional prices run 24 to 28 cents. Saunders has used similar cuts before to boost sales.
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New Sharon
Marsh Saunders
Colonial Oil Co
Saunders
Iowa
Conservation Men Open Meets Here
About 60 conservationists opened a two day conference for Soil Conservation Service personnel at the Hotel Chieftain. C W McManamy welcomed attendees as key figures in the movement. Monday focused on an open forum with state and district conservationists moderating. Tuesday concludes with Ed Baut Wayne Pritchard and Jim Wallace as speakers. Verle Arnold and Carl Zimmerman chaired sessions.
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Soil Conservation Service
C. W. McManamy
Frank Mendell
Ames
Tom Powell
Shenandoah
Charles Ballantyne
Denison
Art Thoreson
Council Bluffs
Ed Baut
State Association of District Commissioners
Wayne Pritchard
State Conservation Committee
Jim Wallace
Town State College Farms
Carrier Club
Verle Arnold
Cornc
Bluffs
Carl Zimmerman
Corning
Offer Pay Hike to Telephone Workers
Northwestern Bell offered wage increases of 3 to 6 dollars weekly affecting about 170 local workers. CIO CWA negotiators noted the proposal averages 5.3 cents per hour higher than last fall and warned rate hikes may follow to cover rising costs.
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Northwestern Bell ‘Telephone Company
J. H. Kremers
R. L. Birkholz
Communications Workers of America
CIO
J. R Hill
District Seven
CWA
Hill
Southwestern Bell
Cwa-Cio
Kremers
Flow of Beef Continues Lean
The flow of beef from the nation s farms to dinner plates remained lean as week to week cattle offerings fell by about 10,000 head at principal markets. Pork supplies stayed ample with Monday receipts at markets generally equal or better than last week, while butchers faced shortages of some cuts.
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Omaha
Epworth Pastor Transferred Amid Iowa Conference Moves
Transfer of Rev M D Summerbell from Epworth Methodist to Greenfield pastorate announced as 1951 Iowa-Des Moines conference ends. Rev M D Wyatt of Corydon succeeds Summerbell at Epworth. Other clergy shifts include Maberry to Ottumwa district superintendent and Reast to Creston as pastor. Led by district lists, several supply postings and retirements noted.
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M D. Summerbell
Epworth Methodist Church
Greenfield
Ottumwa
Iowa- Des Moines
Summerbell
Epworth
M D Wyatt
Corydon
Alvin T. Maberry
Shenandoah
A P Keast
Reast
Creston
Macksburg
Luther and
Anita
Council Bluffs
Haworth
Eldon Haworth
Fourth Lnvenue
Council Blulrs
St. Charles-Patterson
Federal Judgeship for Thomas Murphy
Thomas F Murphy, known for prosecuting Alger Hiss, was nominated by President Truman to be a federal district judge for southern New York. He is currently New York City police commissioner, and his nomination came with Harold R Medina’s promotion to the U S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, succeeding Judge Learned Hand who retired.
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Washington
Thomas F Murphy
Alger Hiss
Truman
New York
Murphy
New York City
Harold R. Medina
U. S. Elient Court of Appeals
Learned Hand
Waterloo Airport Dedication Draws 50000 Strong
More than 50,000 people attended the Waterloo airport dedication, the largest crowd in years, to view the new $2.5 million municipal airport. Visitors toured the $180,000 terminal and displays of jet fighters and equipment by the Navy Marine Corps and Air Force during the two day program.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Municipal Airport
Thhe Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Eleven Lootings During Week-end
Burglars struck Coun cil Bluffs over the week-end with 11 burglaries reported Monday. Targets included Grace Presbyterian church where $400 in damage and cash and stamps were stolen, plus offices at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed and First Presbyterian. A church collection of $6607 was taken from Mrs Anna Larsen’s home, with other thefts including clothing, a pistol, and a wristwatch.
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Council Bluffs
Grace Presbyteran Church
Grace
East Pierce Streets
Kenneth Hubler
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
East Pierce
Eugene Schneider
First Presbyterian Church
Willow Avenue
Mabel Armstrong
Ted Poulos
West
Washington Avenue
Anna Larsen
North Seventh Street
Peony Day Attracts Thousands to Shenandoah Event
Shenandoah welcomed an estimated 10 000 visitors for the first annual Peony Day. Peonies of many colors and varieties bloomed in nursery fields and were shown in seed stores and displays across the town.
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Shenandoah
Wedemeyer Warns Truce in Korea Affects US Resolve
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer warned that a truce near the 38th parallel in Korea would amount to a psychological defeat for the United States. Secretary Acheson said a settlement could be acceptable only if real and urged careful scrutiny of State Department sources amid Senate inquiries into Formosa documents and postwar China policy.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
China
Senate
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
State Acheson
Sen Brawster
Maine
Manchuria
Russia
Brewster
United States
United Nations
Acheson
Far East
Truman
2ZeAcheson
State Department
Formosa
Albert C. Wedemayer
38Th Parallel
Korea
Sixth Army
San Francisco
U.S
Army
Congress
Tokyo
Admn
Raymond Spruance
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Defense
Truman Wedemeyer
Medical Reunion Set for Keokuk Graduates
Keokuk hosts a medical reunion likely the last for graduates of the College of Physicians and Surgeons and Keokuk Medical College. The event is planned for June 118 with former students invited to attend and renew ties.
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Keokuk
College of ‘Physicians and Surgeons
Keokuk Medical College
Today you bet on him instead of tying him
Brief quip noting a shift from old horse handling to betting culture. An old saying compares tying a horse to placing a bet, reflecting humor about changing practices. The line, attributed to L and N Magazine, evokes a bygone era with a modern twist.
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L and N Magazine
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