UMT Backers Win Opening Test in House
Backers of universal military training won the first test vote in the House, 196 to 167, defeating a motion to strike the bill’s enacting clause. The measure would require able-bodied males to undergo six months of training at 18 and remain in reserve for 4 years. Supporters aim to amend to gain passage, while opponents seek recommittal.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
House
Vinson
D.-Ga
Council Bluffs Girl Wins Speech Contest
Phyllis Malony of Council Bluffs won the Seventh district American Legion oratorical contest with an original oration Framing Fathers. She will represent the district at the state contest in Ames on March 14. Only two contestants entered the district event, Galen Jacobsen was the other participant.
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Harlan
Phyllis Malony
William Malony
Fuller Avenue
Council Bluffs
American Legion
Malony
Abrahan Lincoln High
Ames
Galen Jacobsen
N. C Jacobsen
Kirkman
Man injured after wind pulls worker from freight door
P Roy J Dowdey of Hawarden Iowa was critically injured when a gust of wind pulled him through an open door of an Illinois Central freight train seven miles southeast of Storm Lake. He suffered vertebrae and both feet fractures and was hospitalized. Dowdey waited in the snow for about a half hour before flagging a passenger train with his sweater to reach Storm Lake.
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Storm Lake
Roy J Dowdey
Hawarden
Illinois Central
Dowcey
Dowdey
Hir
Stapowich
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Harrison
Highway Commission
Iowa
Clarinda
Bedford
Council Bluffs
William Johnson
Streets
Lexington
Neb
Bismark
N.D
Kansas City
Kansas‘Missouri
Clinton
Arthur Deal
Atlantic
Perry
Ames
Waterloo
Elkader
The
Davenport
Spencer
Lone Rock
E. K. Burgard
St. Joseph
Moran to Prison for Shake Down Racket
New York James J Moran a political crony of ex mayor William O Dwyer now ambassador to Mexico was sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison for masterminding a 500000 a year extortion racket Moran was linked to the O Dwyer circle and the case involved corruption in city politics during the era.
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New York
James J Moran
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
Reopen Truck Route on 4th Street
Traffic Captain Eldon E Winger said he will definitely recommend opening Fourth Street for truck traffic from First Avenue to the highway arterials at Ninth Avenue The move follows Mayor Marion Shugarts comment that the council awaits a police survey The Fourth Street route would ease congestion on Pearl and Main streets and the traffic commission has echoed the recommendation
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Eldon E. Winger
Fourth Street
First Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Marion Shugart
Pearl Street
Obavira
Rool Avenue
Winger
Pearl and
Main Straate
Catte
Broadway
Ninth
Dramatic Peace Appeal by Truman Broadcast from Courier
President Truman called on Russians and Chinese to abandon hate and terror, delivering a peace message from the US coast guard cutter Courier. He urged rulers to embrace peace, stressing friendship, opposition to war, and the US as a friend who helped in World War II. He spoke directly to the people of China and Russia about oppression and the hope for a peaceful world.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
China
Voice of America
U. S. Coast Guard
United States
Japan
2 500 Homes Destroyed 31 Die In Japanese Quake
A powerful quake and tidal waves struck northern Japan near Kushiro on Hokkaido, destroying more than 2 500 homes and burying nine people alive. At least 31 were killed, several trains toppled, warehouses toppled, and harbor facilities damaged. Rail lines were reported washed away. The First Cavalry Division was in Kushiro under Gen. orders.
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Tokyo
Japan
First Cavalry
Kushiro
Hokkaido
Ponenuy
Truce Talks Seen Failing. Echoes of Orient Catastrophe
U S Senator B B Hickenlooper urged that prolonging Korea truce talks risks catastrophe in the Orient. He warned the Reds build air and artillery power while UN forces hesitate, saying Russia may join if war erupts and victory requires striking at Chinese communists. He condemned concessions in the negotiations.
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Des Moines
Korea
U. S
B. B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Argonne American Legion Post
Aumssary
Douglas ‘MacArthur
Russia
Hickenlooper
Orient
Trains Collision Kills Over 100 in Rio De Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro near Anchieta a crowded commuter train collided with a stalled passenger train. More than 100 people died and about 200 were injured, making it Brazil’s worst rail disaster. Bodies lay among wreckage and some floated in the Pavuna river. A survivor described the scene as a battlefield.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Jere
Anchieta
Large Flu Outbreak Reported in Iowa Towns
Des Moines reports mild influenza activity across the state with no cause for alarm. Dr. Ralph Heeren of the health department notes antibiotics reduce complications and urges extra protection for children with severe chronic conditions. Locations like Clarinda and Grinnell show higher case reports, others remain quiet.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
Ralph Heeren
Department
Heeren
Clarinda
Grinnell
Attlee Defeats Challenge Within Labour Party
In London Clement Attlee repelled a sharp intra party revolt over Britain's national defense policy. At a closed House of Commons session Attlee won decisively with an approximate three to one voting margin by about 295 Labour members.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Ship
Britain
Attlee
House of Commons
Income Tax Office Hours For Tax Returns Set
The internal revenue office will be open from 7 45 a m to 4 30 p m March 15 to accept income tax returns. Local officials said returns will also be accepted on March 17 without penalty.
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Internal Revenue Office
Death rate on Iowa highways falls 40 percent in early 1990s
Iowa safety officials report a 40 percent drop in highway deaths in the first two months of the year despite a rise of 360 000 miles traveled. The report, issued Tuesday, highlights improved road safety amid higher traffic volumes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Safety Department
Unconcerned Millionaire Reflects After $2.5 Million Theft
Reno financier L V Redfield, 54, says money can be replaced after burglars stole his safe containing about 2.5 million dollars in cash jewelry and negotiable securities. He tells reporters he values health and love over wealth and muses on thrift and saving nickels.
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Reno
L. V. Redfield
Redfield
Settle Naffziger Suit Out of Court
A $50 000 damage suit filed by R A Naffziger Carroll school superintendent against Fred Bireline Adair has been settled out of court. Details remain undisclosed. The case arose from a June 14 Marcus area car truck crash in which Naffziger was seriously injured and three of his car passengers were hurt. Bireline was the truck operator.
GOP Convention May Participate in Committee Vote
DES MOINES Iowa officials rule the state GOP presidential convention may take part directly in electing Iowa national committeeman and committeewoman. Delegates to the April 4 Des Moines convention will decide the exact procedure, with the state central committee remaining officially neutral. A arrangements committee for the state convention was named, including Mrs. Gertrude Wilharm Mrs. Thomas Tracey Mrs. Anna Lomas and Mrs. F L Abbott.
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Des Moines
Iowa J
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Iowa
Story County Central Committee
State Central Committee
Gertrude Wilharm
Sumner
Thomas Tracey
Manchester
Anna Lomas
Red Oak
F. L. Abbott
Osceola
Boy falls on dog at Walnut Grove ice slide
Nine year old Robert Wingate of Avenue J was treated at Mercy hospital for a dog bite after slipping on an ice slide at Walnut Grove school playground. He told police he fell onto a dog. the animal was not seized.
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Walnut Grove
Robert Wingate
Eleanor Wingate
Avenue J
Mercy Hospital
Robert
Extension urged for wage price controls by Wilson
Mobilization Chief Charles E Wilson urged Congress to extend price and wage controls for two years. He told the Senate Banking Committee that inflation could not be held down unless prices are contained and the wage line is held. The Midwest faced a March storm causing deaths, snow, and travel disruption as aluminum and copper production shifts were announced.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Senate Banking Committee
Midwest
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Ig Production Administration
E. F. Stapowich
Omaha Weather Bureau
Mercury
Stapowich
Spring Flood Fears Rise as Snow Melts Threaten Missouri Streams
The Omaha area forecasts uncertain spring floods as heavy snowfall in the Dakotas melt. Iced rivers could swell, with temperature changes dictating breakup. officials note 155 percent of normal precipitation and record snow in Pierre. City council debates include a new gas franchise election and permit fee increases.
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Peace Stapowich
Dakotas
Missouri River
Plains
Sioux City
Stapowich
Jn Otteakan
Pierre
S. D
Missouri
Will Be 76 Wednesday Dr Tinley Considers War in Korea Most Necessary
Dr Mathew A Tinley, a veteran of four wars, approaches his 76th birthday while in a convalescent home after a broken hip. He calls Korea the most necessary war and warns against discouragement, noting Russia’s challenge and the high commands' information gap. He cites past service from the Philippines to World War I and reflects on public attitudes toward the Korean conflict.
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Tinley
Korea
Mathew A. Tinley
U. S
Russia
America
Dr. Tinley
Llover
Philippines
Lowa Boardsmen
168Th Infantry
Sua
United States
nole/Tinley
Third Street
Cele
Gas Rate Hearings Set for March 17
Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha faces hearings in Washington on March 17 over a proposed $10.8 million annual rate rise, about 24 percent, impacting 27 gas utility customers in Iowa Kansas Minnesota Nebraska and South Dakota. Council Bluffs Gas Co representatives Carl Stephens Raymond A. Smith and John W. Fleer will attend to oppose the rate plan. The filing follows two older filings under suspension and a separate FPC ruling granting 16 percent. oral arguments are scheduled March 19.
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Norther Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Washington
D. C
Associated Press
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Council Bluffs Gas Company
Carl Stephens
Raymond A. Smith
John W. Fleer
Power Commission
FPC
Northern
Beardsley Names Whitfield Campaign Manager in Des Moines
Gov. William Beardsley announced the appointment of Allen Whitfield of Des Moines as his campaign manager and the opening of campaign headquarters in the Insurance Exchange Building.
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Des Moines
William Beardsley
Allen Whitfield
Insurance Exchange
Inside Tip on Site Nets 75000 Profit
The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee reported Tuesday an inside tip on the site chosen for the big hydrogen bomb plant in South Carolina netted a $75,000 profit on a land deal.
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Washington
South Carolina
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Robbers Hit Karachi Jewelry Store for $500000 Gold
In daylight Tuesday thieves raided a Karachi jewelry store, entering from the roof before opening. They escaped with about 500000 worth of gold and diamonds, police said. Local authorities urge any witnesses to come forward.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Hybrid Seed Co op Names Saar Miller Directors
Harvey Saar of Silver Creek township and Harry Miller of Keg Creek township were reelected directors of the West Pottawa quiet me hybrid Seed Co op for three years at the farm bureau office. President Max Bebensee reported on last year’s program of operation. Saar, treasurer, gave a financial report showing total costs of 27377 dollars. Clifford Johnson reported on the 1953 Iowa corn yield test results.
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Harvey Saar
Silver Creek Township
Harry Miller
Keg Creek Township
West Pottawaitamie
Farm Bureau
Max Bebensee
Saar
Clifford Johnson
Iowa
Portrait Artist Dies
Howard Chandler Christy, 79, noted New York portrait painter and magazine illustrator famed for depicting the American girl, died Monday after a two month illness from a heart ailment.
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New York
Howard Chandler Christy
Drifts Block Fire Tragedy Strikes Newton Home
In Oitumwa a residence owned by Mr and Mrs Delmar Newton and their four children was destroyed by fire early Tuesday as three fire trucks were stalled by drifts a few blocks away. No injuries are reported and authorities investigate the cause.
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Oitumwa
Delmar Newton
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