Conferees Work On Economic Controls Bills
Senate and house conferees met Friday to craft compromise economic controls likely to win congressional approval. With wage price and rent curbs set to expire at midnight Monday, reporters were told no progress details would be released until after Fridays votes.
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Wadminglon
Senate
House
Fuday
Congress
Land House
Maybank
D-Sc
Hearis
Senate Comerees
Spence
D-Ky
WSB
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
McKinnon
D-Calif
Record rainfall disrupts Omaha area power and floods downtown
Widespread showers brought 1.13 inches at the city and up to 1.65 inches in sections. A three phase line outage knocked out power, flooding basements at the Elks Club and nearby businesses. Four firemen aided patient moves at Jenne Edmundson hospital as elevators failed. Authorities warned of more rain and warmer temperatures with continued river and rail flooding across Iowa and surrounding counties.
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Omaha Weather Bureau
Broadway
First Avenue Town Power and Light Company
Elks Club
Fike Club
Jenne Edmundson Hospital
Mercy Hospital
All Ship Council
Iowa
AL Ames
Maple Valley
Maple River
Danbury
North Western Railroad
Missouri Valley
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Mie Creek
Walnut Creek
Oelwein
Iheam
Perry
Jiehes Jefferson
Ankeny Sd
Muhbard
Wilhamsbag
Sinnell
Weath
Pureia
Noni
How Isle Tay
Men View River Damages on Missouri Barge Trip
A group of men from Council Bluffs toured flood ravages and river control deterioration along the Missouri River aboard the Patrick Gass. The 85 mile trip, arranged by the Corps of Engineers with local chambers of commerce, paused at Florence boatyards due to a plan change.
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Patrick Gass
Council Bluffs
Forrest
Missouri
C W McManamy
View
Hug
Florence
Douglas Street
Busine
Corps of Arms Engineers
Council Bluffs and
Orcada Chambers
Commere
Crack Down on Fireworks Sale Amid Missouri Crackdown
Fire officials and police enforced a crackdown on selling sparklers and fireworks after July Fourth concerns. Several grocers, including Clarence Hardiman and Maude Mandeville, were charged with illegal fireworks sales and posted bonds for upcoming hearings. The focus was fireworks that could cause injuries, with officials citing city ordinances restricting possession and sale and noting fines up to 100 dollars.
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Missouri
Ats
Mun
J Muealsen
Clarence Hardiman
Banks
North Fifteenth Street
Maude Mandeville
Avenue G
James Burke
Claude Murray
Morry J Bobrick
Storty
Hich Street
Nate Beliff
South Run Street
She Artest
1808 Avenue
Bevy
Spathlers
Frexorss
Lae Tees
Rabbi Leifer to Depart Chevia BNal Yisroel Pastoral Role
Rabbi Leifer plans to leave his pastorate at Chevia BNal Yisroel in Council Bluffs after three and a half years. No successor has been named and he will return to his home in New York where his mother recently died. A farewell party is set for Sunday at 6 pm at the home of Dr and Mrs Isaac Sternhill on Fe Est Drive.
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Laws Leifer
Chevia
Bnal Yisroel
cHad
Alaska
Council
Pia
Waterloo Editor Jackson Mc Cov Dies at 61
Waterloo Daily Courier editor and manager Jackson Mc Cov died at a local hospital after complications from an emergency appendectomy performed last Friday. He was 61 and had served the paper in editorial and managerial roles.
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Walerloo
Jackson McCov
Waterloo Daily Courier
New Water Plant In Operation By City Board Of Trustees
The new 175,006 dollar water plant began operation Friday by the waterworks board of trustees. It will treat muddy Missouri River water, clarifying and filtering to produce potable supply. The facility uses sand and gravel beds with sand beds 30 inches deep and a gravel layer beneath, with filtration and treatment described by the plant chemist and production manager.
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Waterworks Board of Trustees
Rew
Watri
City Council Set To Meet Monday Night
The city council will meet Monday to accept the reconstructed Sixth Avenue sewage lift station and discuss 47 perfume incals of cigarette permits 11 class B beer permits and four Klass C beer permits if not renewed Monday may shift to Tuesday.
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Cry Council
At & P
Sixth Avenue
Kennard W Gardiner
Buch Nominated for Mills County Board Post
Arthur C Buch named Republican candidate for Mills County Board of Supervisors at GOP convention. He won 41 votes on the first roll call while Joseph Wubsinger received 16, H idfilyer 10, and Dennis Downing 5.
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Spool
Athe Newpare
Ules
Arthur C Buch
Board of Supervisors
Mills County
Buch
Joseph Wubsinger
Hidfilyer
Dennis Downing
Miller Candidate Nominated For 1954 County Board
Grove Township resident Dale Miller was nominated by the Republican convention for the 1954 term on the board of Supervisors. The fifth district vote on the third ballot gave Miller 64 votes with Davis and Underwood also listed on the slate. Democrats across the hall elected a county chair and approved resolutions supporting national Democratic stands.
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Dale Miller
Grove Township
Board of Supervisors
Poitawalfamie
Ay Hall
Miller
Rules
C C Davis
Carson
Henry Gattens
Underwood
Groghan
Walnut
No Preference Poll in Seventh District Aide Drops Plan
Anna Lomas announced Friday she would not back a Taft Eisenhower style poll of Seventh District Iowa delegates. She cited party harmony and said she would wait to take a poll after the Des Moines state convention in early April. Delegates had urged against the poll, leading to her reversal.
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Anna
Congress Overrides Truman Veto on Immigration Bill
McCarran Walter immigration bill becomes law after Friday vote 57 to 26 in Congress. Thursday House margin 278 to 118. Override coalition included 32 Republicans and 25 Democrats. supporters 78 Democrats and eight Republicans. Big Three ministers agree to meet Russia on German unification issue. Ford Motor Co shuts down most plants due to steel shortage, effective Monday.
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Waenivurun
Congress
Truman
House
Ed London
Russia
Germany
Acheson Faces Senate Over Reported Apology to Britain
Secretary of State Acheson is pressed in Congress to explain a London report that the United States apologized for not informing Britain in advance of the North Korean bombing. Senator Knowland read the London account and demanded a full release of Acheson’s remarks. The aide cited Britain’s shared wartime concerns and possible missteps over who in the U.S. government conveyed the message.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Britain
Len Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Andren Knowland
Calif
London
Marshall Lord Alexander
Selwyn Lloyd Bushminster
State
Defense Department
Pennsylvanian Apply for City Manager Post in Council Bluffs
A Pennsylvanian applicant, aged 45, traveled to Council Bluffs for a Thursday interview with the city council for the manager position. He cites prior leadership in Alaska and Kellinkan, Alaska, where he managed a city, improved finances, oversaw public works, and updated ordinances.
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Council Bluffs
Counccil
Pennshanta
Busiiness College
City approves paving assessment plan amid legal review
Preliminary assessments for a paving program totalling about 13340 000 days were filed with the city council. If approved on July 7 the plan’s final legal step will occur while actual contract awards await a state supreme court ruling on a municipal finance law limiting general obligation bond levies.
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Kennard W Gardiner
State Supreme Court
Gardner
Henningson Durham
Richards
Omaha Cone
Gardiner
City Engineers Office
Avenues
Broadway
Twenti
Tweny
Ighin
Thirieth
Simers
Fragmentary OCR Indicates Local Want Ads and House Fire Mention
The readable text mentions a fire plan, painted areas, and a house in a Southwest town. It also references want ads and quick action at low cost, with scattered names and places partially visible.
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Burke
David Stuart
Stuart
Waldo Worlandr
Leifer
Waterloo
Hoople
Purvicahon
Harry Gittins
M Craghan
Chett Davis
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Aard Etsenemans
Ford Motor Go
Ford Assembly
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