14 Jun 1949
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Newspaper
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
1
Western powers proposed forming a four power commission for Germany to supervise economic matters and coordinate trade among zones. The secret session began with Vishinsky leaving after an hour, and officials indicated a possible later session as ministers neared the end of talks in Paris.
University of Colorado in Boulder plans a national conference on sex offenses and bizarre crimes announced by President Robert L. Stearns after two student deaths this school year. Roy F. Spore Jr. 19 was killed last Thursday near Boulder creek while defending his date. Theresa Foster was slain seven months earlier. Joe Sam Walker, 32, was convicted of second degree murder in Foster’s death. few clues remain in Spore case.
Des Moines reports two figures for expanding the state university medical school. Capital improvements and equipment would cost about 1.5 million dollars to raise annual enrollment from 90 to 120 students. Additional staff would add ongoing costs. the 1949 legislature sought more doctors for Iowa communities.
President Truman announced the resignation of Jozeph E. Jacobs as ambassador to Czechoslovakia. Elils Briggs of Maine, ambassador to Uruguay, was nominated to Prague, and Christian Pr Ravndel of Iowa, a career diplomat, was named to succeed Briggs in Montevideo.
A 14 year old babysitter beat a 6 year old boy to death with a piece of wood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. State police Sgt. Stiles Smith provided the account, noting the incident involved a young caregiver and a fatal outcome.
A Tuesday roll call booklet misprints Representative Theodore Roosevelt Jr as a Republican. Clerks say the listing is an error and will be corrected. Roosevelt, sworn in Tuesday, represents New York's 20th district.
City aldermen worked through a 13 hour session Monday to advance a large street improvement program. Preliminary steps cover eight streets with total costs around 229 thousand dollars, most projects funded by the city with only about eight thousand to be assessed to property owners. Projects include South Seventh Street, Avenues from Twentieth to Thirty-seventh, South First Street, East Pierce, Fifth Avenues, First Avenue, Fourth Street, and South Eighth Street resurfacing or new concrete, with bids to follow after resolutions of necessity.
About 250 people were treated for suspected ptomaine poisoning after a Seymour packing company picnic in Topeka Kansas. One hundred emergency hospital treatments and around 50 home treatments were reported with no critical cases. Coroner H L Clark blamed a gisted dressing for the illness.
An ex convict accused in a $19,000 Devil Kentucky bank robbery assaulted a deputy jailer and fled from custody Tuesday in Faducah Kentucky. William D. Messamore, 33, is one of three men held for the August 1948 robbery. He cut his way out of a second bullpen and escaped.
Washington reports two weeks may decide President Truman’s pick Carroll Switzer to a southern Iowa federal judgeship. Sen. Gillette, upset at being bypassed, has not yet returned blue slips from Sen. McCarran’s judiciary panel, delaying hearings and Senate action.
Weather report notes cool, partly cloudy conditions in Council Bluffs Tuesday night and Wednesday with a low near 60 and a mid 70s high. No rain expected soon. Monday's high was 70 and showers added 0.2 inches. statewide rains continued into Tuesday with many spots in the 60s and a Monday high of 84 at Burlington.
Storms and floods near Dallas county claimed at least ten lives and left one missing. Four drowned in Garland as Duck Creek overran, ten inches of rain soaked the area. A Frisco freight train hit a washout near Farmers Branch, a Denton county boy drowned, and three teens died near Fort Worth in a collision with a Missouri Pacific train during the same storm.
W. S. Griffith of Ames has been re-elected president of the Iowa Council for Better Education as part of the Education Council's annual meeting in Des Moines.
J Ruland aged 69 of Roland died in a hospital here on Tuesday from injuries suffered in a Sunday night auto accident in which his wife, 63, was killed.
Western Berlin railway workers, amid threats of reprisals, vote six to one to extend their 24 day strike against the Russian controlled railway system. The plan backed by the United States Britain France and Russia was rejected by workers.
Iowa Senator Hickenlooper accuses the Atomic Energy Commission of mismanaging taxpayer money and targets Chairman Lilienthal during a hearing on the Hanford plutonium plant. The project cost has risen from about 6.26 million to nearly 24.95 million, drawing wide congressional scrutiny. Senator McMahon has begun an investigation, with the House Senate atomic committee and appropriations subcommittee weighing in.
Des Moines reports 230 girls will attend the fourth annual Hawkeye girls state at Grinnell College June 19-25, up from 200 last year. The Iowa department of the American Legion auxiliary sponsors the event with Mrs Thomas Carr of Des Moines as director and Edith Osborne and Janet Supernors returning as counselors.
Moscow reports Ivan T. Tevo sayn appointed deputy prime minister of the Soviet Union. Tevosyan previously headed the Metallurgical Industry ministry and is succeeded there by Anatoly Kuzmin.
B Meldrum aged 41 of 335 North First street was arrested Monday night for driving while possibly intoxicated and was released Tuesday afternoon under a bond of 500. County Attorney Don Jackson said he had no time to review the case. Meldrum had rebuked Police Chief Altrock at a city council meeting and was ordered not to drive. Police said he refused to sit during booking and used profanity before being processed.
Robert Nichols, 18, of Sioux City surrendered to police and signed a statement admitting he shot Ben Aperson, 44, in a downtown clothing store. Aperson, one of the partners, was struck in the head but released from the hospital after emergency care.
Des Moines reports indicate Iowa’s 1949 oats crop will not match last year’s bumper yield due to moisture deficiencies at key growth stages. The Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin notes moisture is adequate in many areas but droughty western and southwestern counties show unsatisfactory conditions. Soybeans show good prospects with about 92 percent planted, while corn—36 percent cultivated once—faces hopper and borers outbreaks and lingering anxiety over moisture.
Iowa supreme court upholds wartime soldier bonus legality clearing a path for payouts. 215,000 veterans have filed. 12,000 applications processed and at check writing stage. Clifton F. Fine of Bedford will receive the first check. board awaits potential further legal moves before mailing.
The Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way for veteran bonus payments, ruling the 1949 funding method legal. It upheld the $85 million plan financed by $50 million cash from state funds and future bonds, with the bonus board ready to issue checks after receiving about 200,000 applications.
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis asked northern and western soft coal operators to meet on a new work contract, notifying them the current agreement expires June 30. He is expanding talks to all coal sectors while already negotiating with southern producers and captive mine operators.
The House Un American Activities Committee voted to grant Dr. Edward A. Condon a hearing whenever he requests it. If he does not request one, Rep. Nixon said he will pursue a hearing anyway. Condon headed the National Bureau of Standards and called himself reliable.
Actress Wands Hendrix gained emancipation through her marriage to war hero Audie Murphy on January 8. The move freed her from guardianship and entitled her to $112,000 in government bonds that were to be held until her 21st birthday next November 3. The bonds now make her $11,200 richer today under the contract terms.
Princeton authorities investigate theft of 12 to 15 lead bars including a cobalt containing piece. Earlier, three valuable paintings disappeared from Princeton Art Museum over the weekend, originals by Rembrandt and Degas worth $11,800.
In Des Moines Democrats in 16 Midwest states endorsed the Brannan plan for cheaper food and farmer prosperity, hoping it will boost 1950 midwestern support. They backed administration leaders as a sure-fire antidote to a farm depression, despite opposition from the American Farm Bureau Federation which favors the Aiken-Vitt bill and the Republican law.
Official returns Tuesday show pro Italian candidates winning a decisive victory in Trieste Free Territory elections. In the first free election in 27 years, pro Italian parties captured 40 of 60 city council seats with 106 973 votes to 61 136 for independence or Yugoslav options. Christian democrats and pro Italian groups led with 65 627 votes. the pro cominform communist party polled 35 548 and the Italo Slavic front backing Yugoslav control won 3 957.
Melvin Calhoun, 37, drowned Monday after the bull he wrestled dragged him into the Indian River near Theresa New York. Calhoun and two companions were corralling cows when he grabbed the animal by the horns in an attempt to drive it back. The bull swam toward the far bank while Calhoun sank and vanished in midstream despite his grip loosening.
A brief record notes traffic fatalities in Iowa since June 2014. The data lists deaths by month and tally, highlighting ongoing road risks and public safety concerns across the state.
The Rev Dr Willard Lamp head of the University of Iowa school of religion has been elected moderator of the 68th annual meeting of the Presbyterian synod of Iowa.
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