Plan Talks on Public Power Issue
Dr. Harry N Boyne said plans for public ownership of Western Iowa Power Co. will be discussed the first of next week. The Omaha groups offered Council Bluffs a second chance to own the utility with a new option extending to Aug 1 and a purchase price of 4.3 million dollars. The proposal, ratified by Omaha groups and reviewed by local officials, would allow municipal ownership with a public corporation securing the assets for the city and neighboring communities.
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Western Iowa Power Company
Harry N. Boyne
Omaha Power Groups
Cornell Blutfs
Aty
WIPC
Omaha Electric Committee, Inc
Omaha Public Power District Board
I. M. Harding
OPEC
Western Iowa
Ope
OPFD
Council Bluffs
Lt. Boyne
Omaha
Boyne
Hey
Sparks
Glenwood
State of
Iowa
Salem man gets two year sentence for theft of gum
In Salem Oregon Walter Brokus was sentenced to two years imprisonment on Thursday for burglarizing a warehouse. The loot consisted of two sticks of chewing gum.
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Salem
Ore
Walter
Brokus
Hig
Danish poet Lokken to speak in Bluff and Story streets
Danish author Thomas Olesen Lokken visits the United States and will speak at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Bluff and Story streets Friday at 8 p.m. He will present in Danish, does not speak English, and is staying with Lokken Sorensen. Lokken plans to travel by bus and car, write about farmers, and visit every state before returning to Denmark.
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Denmark
Thomas Olesen Lokken
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Bluff
Story Streets
Lokken
Anton Sorensen
Sorensen
United States
New York
Midwest
Sorensen Dairy
Dinmarts
Rail Negotiations End in Déjà Vu Failure
Washington reports that 11 month labor talks between railroads and engineers firemen and switchmen collapsed without agreement. Alvanley Johnston, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said the efforts to reach a settlement have failed. The government seized the railroads last week amid a threatened strike and court orders against a walkout expire likely May 29 unless renewed.
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Washington
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Justice Department
Air Command to Move HQ to Offutt Field in Nebr
Senator Wherry announced the army air forces will transfer the strategic air command nerve center from Andrews Field, Maryland, to Offutt Field near Omaha within 90 days. The 2nd Air Force HQ will move from Offutt to another Midwest location, with Omaha hosting over 1,000 officers and men and two subsidiary commands from Colorado Springs and Fort Worth.
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Wherry
R-Nebi
Washington
Army Air Forces
Strategic Air Command
Andrews Field
Offutt Field
Omaha
2Nd Air Force
George ©. Kenney
Colorado Springs
Col
Fort Worth
Tex
Air Defense Command
Adam and Eve to Wed in Waterbury Wedding Plans
In Waterbury Connecticut invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Lye Shkumba and Adam Mihalloof at St Marys Greek Orthodox church this Sunday. The notice confirms a local wedding event with names and location.
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Adam
Eve
Waterbury, Conn
Lye Shkumba
Adam Mihalloof
St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church
Oregon Trail ends for GOP aspirants Dewey Stassen
Gov Thomas E Dewey and Harold E Stassen closed a three week Oregon campaign as voting opened with a forecast of record turnout. They criss crossed the state addressing about 100000 people each and staged a Portland finale with bands and flare lighted celebrations.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
New Yorker
Dewey
Stasseni
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Stas- Sen
Truman veto sustained on FBI inquiry bill in atomic appointees row
Washington reports that the Senate upheld President Truman's veto of a bill allowing qualified senators to order an FBI probe of key atomic energy appointees. Elsewhere, the Marine Corps steamer sailed toward Egypt, carrying 105 Jews. Truman signed a $3.193 billion air force appropriation to reach 70 groups, noting Congress provided $322.9 million more than requested.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
FBI
eRom Haifa
Israel
U. S. Steamer Marine Corp
Egypt
Air Force
Congress
Measles Complications Put 7 Year Old Klok In Hospital
Karen Klok seven daughter of Dr and Mrs George J Klok of 317 Sherman Avenue became unconscious Friday due to measles complications and was taken to Jennie Edmundson hospital by the emergency unit. Oxygen was administered en route to the hospital.
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Karen Klok
George J. Klok
Sherman Avenue
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Six Miners Buried Alive in Tunnel No 2 Mine
Grim rescue efforts at CHnchfield Coal company's No 2 mine ended with the surface recovery of six miners killed when a roof section collapsed in a four mile underground tunnel. No explosion occurred. Four other miners injured slightly in the corridor were pulled from the shaft after entombment.
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Van
Chnchfield Coal Company
J. M. Smith
No More Bingo at Auditorium
Police Chief Frank Altrock ordered the end of bingo at the City auditorium after a Thursday night inspection. About 500 people were present as the promoter D N Moore of Omaha and auditorium manager Ralph Hayes were told the games would stop. The mayor supported the action noting prior complaints but said churches and charities are not affected. The shutdown hurts the county infantile paralysis fund, which had received 15 to 35 dollars weekly from Moore’s games.
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City Auditorium
Frank Altrock
D. N. Moore
Omaha
Ralph Hayes
Altrock
Altrode
George Sparks
Frank
Courail Bluffs-West Pottawattamie
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Charles Thomas
Moore
Infantle Paralysis Fund
Ea Wns
Weather Outlook for Corneil Bluffs and Iowa Five Day Trend
The Weather Bureau forecasts parity cloudy conditions in Corneil Bluffs with little temperature change. High near 85. Iowa Five Day: temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal, with above normal readings Saturday and Sunday. Intermittent showers, heavier in the east. total precipitation around 4% to 6 inches across the state, with higher amounts in the east. Nebraska similar warm trend, with scattered light to moderate rain and totals near 6.9 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Corneil Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Easteern
Public Opinion Sees Prohibiting Communists From Ballot
Iowa Public Opinion Panel finds 65 percent favor a law barring the communist party from election ballots while 25 percent oppose and 10 percent undecided. Support varies by income and age with the oldest group most in favor and Democrats more supportive than Republicans or independents.
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Central
Iowa
Communist Party
NLRB Rules Out Union Shop Elections In 13 States
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that it cannot conduct union shop elections in 13 states with bans or regulations on the subject. The decision cites Taft-Hartley limits and stems from a case involving Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc. and Local 1501 of the Retail Clerks International Association (AFL).
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Maine
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Giant Food Shopping Center, Inc
Retail Clerks International Association
AFL
Frontier Member Drive Extended
The Frontier Association membership drive will be extended until May 29 the opening date of Playland Park drive chairman Ted Keller said Friday. Keller added the drive is going well but more time for contacts is needed.
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Frontier Association
Playland Park
Ted Keller
Drive
Keller
End of 67 day Meat Strike Nears Resolution
The CIO United Packing House Workers expect most major plants to end the strike by Friday with votes on proposals favoring immediate return to work at Swift Cudahy Armour plants, except Wilson. About 100000 workers began the strike March 16 over wages. local ballots endorsed a nine cent wage increase with seniority rights and arbitration for alleged misconduct.
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Chicago
CIO United Packing House Workers Union
Wilson and Company
Herbert March
CIO
Wilson
Swift
Cudahy
Armour
Omaha
Struck
Packers Ballot in Five Iowa Cities
Packers Ballot in Five Iowa Cities reports CIO United Packing House workers in Sioux City Des Moines Ottumwa Cedar Rapids and Mason City voted on proposed strike settlements at mass meetings. Des Moines manager of the Swift subsidiary said the strike is over and expected normal slaughtering to resume by Monday.
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Associated Press
CIO United Packing House
Iowa Cities
Sioux City
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Swift
F. Kaderabek
Iowa Packing Company
Old Age Payments Increase by $393,718 in May
Des Moines reports May aid to old age assistance and dependent children rose by $393,718 from the prior year. The social welfare department cites a $213,258 gain in dependent children and $180,455 in old age benefits, with 715 more children and 272 more old age cases. Assistance to the blind fell to 1,203 cases and payments dropped by $1,132.
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Des Moines
State Department of Social Welfare
Fifth Grade Pilots Steal Plane After Comic Book Lessons
Oklahoma City two 5th graders Jimmy Bodard 14 and Robert Peterson 12 confessed to state patrol that they piloted a stolen two seat Ercoupe nearly to Texas after studying comic books. They landed successfully despite undercarriage buckling and even rode a farmer’s saddle horse back into town.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Arch Hamilton
Hamilton
Sixth Youth May Suffer From Polio
A possible sixth infantile paralysis victim is Neil Peters of Honey Creek, admitted to Mercy hospital Friday. Diagnosed as polio is not certain. indications are suspicious. Mondamin plans to spray the town with DDT, with Darling Hatchery in Harlan to set spraying Friday. Mayor Ruffcorn says efforts will continue despite limited local resources. State health officials from Council Bluffs will survey Mondamin Friday to trace children's movements and conduct a community survey.
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Mercy Hospital
Neil Peters
Marvin Peters
Honeycreak
Mondamin
Mercy
Darling Hatchery
Harlan
Ruffcorn
State Health Department
Olive Johnson
M. ©. Nelson
Council Bluffs
Childrens
Johnson Salg
Weather snapshot hints cooler weekend near record highs
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures in the area on Saturday with highs near 80s. Thursday saw a 90 degree peak, while light showers kept Friday in the mid 80s. Inwood hit 95, the state’s high for the year, with Sioux City at 94, Mason City 93, and Spencer 92.
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Mercury
Inwood
Sioux City
Mason City
Spencer
Reopen Rath Plant Under Protection
Rath packing plant in Waterloo reopened for limited production under the protection of nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen after a 24 hour closure following rioting that left a CIO Packinghouse union picket dead. Non striking workers reported threatening anonymous calls but Guardsmen said no violence occurred as the first shift started.
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Dwight McCormack
Waterloo
Big Rath
CIO Packinghouse
National
Malvern Seniors Graduate Before Guard Duty
Five Malvern high school seniors near Waterloo earned their diplomas Thursday night before being called to duty with the Iowa National Guard. Eldon Bickley Frank Swoboda Glen Price Wilbert Stogdill and Donald Donner grabbed a jeep and reached home just in time for graduation, then returned to Waterloo for duty Friday morning.
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Malvern
Iowa National Guard
Waterloo
Malvern High School
Glenwood
Eldon Bickley
Frank Swoboda
Glen Price
Wilbert Stogdill
Donald Donner
Guard vows to protect workers amid Iowa plant strike
Gov Blue pledges to safeguard people and property as CIO UPWA local with 4500 members resumes picket lines at Bath plant. Col Williams says no incidents, while a murder charge tied to a Wednesday shooting looms over waterloo unrest. Conciliators from federal service expected Friday as mass meeting denounces Blue.
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Frank Williams
Cioupwa
Bath Company
Blair Wood
Fred ‘Lee Roberts
Rath’s
William J. Farrel
Margaret Drahelm
A. T. Stephens
Des Moines
Cio-Upwa
Conciliation Service
United States Department of Labor
Waterloo
Robert D. Blue
Stephens
Iowa
Blue
Movie Writers Sentenced in Contempt Case
Washington film writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo received one year in jail and a $1,000 fine each for contempt of Congress on Friday, escalating a high profile clash over questioning.
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Washington
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
City Treasurers Report On Parking Meter Receipts
Park ing meter receipts totaled 822.51 for the week as reported by City Treasurer Harold Christensen.
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Harold Christensen
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