Actors Named as Communists Testify at House Hearings
George Hall testified he joined the Communist Party briefly in 1946 47 and named six actors tied to the Midtown Branch. John Randolph and Sarah Cunningham declined to answer. other witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment as House Un American Activities probes show business links.
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New York
George Hall
Communist Party
Hall
House UN- American Activities Committee
John Randolph
Randolph
Sarah Cunningham
Alan Manson
Joshua Shelley
George Keane
Keane
Betty Winkler
Miss Cunningham
Winkler
Toronto
Lee Hays
Irma Jurist
Susan d’Usseau
Playright
Arnaud d’Usseau
Hays
The
Weavers
Hestop- Tavernier
People’s Songs
People’s Artists
Girl, 12 Wins $8000 On CBS Show With Spelling
A 12 year old New York schoolgirl spelled her way to eight thousand dollars on The $64,000 Question after correctly spelling antidisestablishmentarianism. Gloria Lockerman’s grandmother will decide if she goes for the sixteen thousand dollar prize next Tuesday or accepts the eight thousand. If she fails the sixteen thousand, she gets a four thousand college education trust fund as consolation instead of the usual automobile due to her age.
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New York
Gloria Lockerman
Gloria
198 More Obtain Federal Retail Liquor Permits
Iowa tavern operators secured 198 federal retail liquor dealer permits in six days ending August 16 bringing total for the year to 611. Counties with new licenses include Dubuque 66, Polk 8, Des Moines 17, Clinton 21, Woodbury 25, Scott 6, and others. Attorney General Dayton Countryman said the office will act promptly. raids will target federally licensed taverns.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dubuque County
Attorney General's
Dayton Countryman
Attorney ‘General's
Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue
Countryman
Alcoa to Build $15 Million Plant in Bettendorf
Aluminum Co of America announces a $15 million addition to the Bettendorf plant to produce aluminum foil. Works Manager E B Fassell says construction will begin immediately and production is planned for March 1957. About 250 new jobs will be created, boosting the local workforce to roughly 2,350.
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Davenport
Aluminum Co. of America
Bettendorf
E. B. Fassell
Fas- Hereford Sell
Dennis Carpenter
Addit Letts
John Smylie
Columtons
Alcoa
Ols Junction
Ggne Bettendorf
Larry Light
Iegg Junction
Harris Gipple
Columbus Junction
Hird
Judy Schomberg
Letts
Richard Kerr
Pretz 1120-Pound Angus Named Fair Grand Champion
Columbus Junction Joe Smylie, son of Mr and Mrs John Smylie, led the 1120 pound Angus to grand champion honors at the fair. Reserve grand went to an 820 pound Angus steer owned by Mr and Mrs F D Smyth of Columbus Junction. Baby beef showmanship honors went to Rose mary Maple of Columbus Junction, with 4-H clubs recognizing top steer groups from Columbus Wildcats and JCAB clubs.
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Donald Pretz
Columbus City Wildcats
Four-H
John Pretz
Columbus Junction
Joe
Columbus ‘City Wildcats
John John Smylie
Joe John
F D. Smyth
Rosemary Maple
Don Maple
Miss Maple
JCAB
Columbus Wildcats Club
Don Pretz
Larry Rutt
Charles Brown
Bob Pretz
John Smylie
Edward Pretz
Jcab Club
Angus Schomberg
Robinson
Picket At Iowa Capitol Grounds Draws AFL Union Member
Des Moines reports another picket outside the Iowa Capitol as Local 177 of the AFL Building Laborers Union maintains a presence for a second day on the grounds.
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Iowa Capitol
Des Moines
Iocary
AFL Building Laborers Union
Coast Guard withholds reserve ensign commission amid review
The Coast Guard said it has withheld a reserve ensign commission for 23-year-old N. Gaston while a security review proceeds. Gaston’s attorney, Murdaugh Madden, said the action ties to organizations cited by the attorney general.
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Washington
Coast Guard
N. Gaston
Murdaugh Madden
Gaston
Reserve
Catholics Start New Anti-Peron Demonstrations
Catholic protesters in Argentina resumed anti Peronist action amid a fragile two month truce with the ruling party. The Radical Party pressed Congress to lift barriers against Catholics expelled to Rome. The Peronist Supreme Council signaled a renewed anti church campaign and condemned political use of religious dogma.
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Catholic Church
Argentina
Peronista
Radical Party
Peron
Congress
Cascineca
Rome
Peronistas’ Supreme Council
Iowan Waives Hearing in Grandmother Death Case
James B. Smith 23, a former paratrooper, is charged with murder in the slaying of his grandmother Daisy Betterton of Attica. He was bound over to a grand jury and held without bond. a grand jury convenes October 4.
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Knoxville
Iowa
James B. Smith
Justice of the Peace
Charles Bruce
Smith
Daisy Betterton
Attica
Ennny
Justice of the Peace Charlies Bruce
Wetathan
Tim
Aim
Bret
Ghee
Weet
Troops End Rebellion at State Prison in Lincoln
Gov. Victor Anderson said about 225 prisoners started fires in six prison shops and caused destruction overnight. Troopers and guards moved in at 6 am with orders to shoot if needed. by then all inmates were back in their cells and reporting no further resistance. An inmate was carried out on a stretcher after an apparent attack on Warden Bovey who escaped harm. extensive damage occurred to cell blocks and the surrounding prison complex.
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Lincoln
Neb
Victor Anderson
Joseph Bovey
T Teir
Gov. Anderson
Bovey
Dillon Quits Iowa Legislature in 1955
Columbus Junction representative William D. Dillon resigns due to increasing out of state business. He says his firm, five miles southwest of Columbus Junction, will require his absence over the next six to eight months. A special election will name a successor. Dillon is the second 1955 session member to resign. Sen. Leon Miller also resigned to join the State Tax Commission.
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William D. Dillon
Columbus Junction
Ceaaian Dillon
Dillon
Leon Miller
Knoxville
Hoegh
State Tax Commission
Government finds cheese payments to private firms improper
The comptroller general ruled the Agriculture Department made unauthorized payments totaling two million dollars to private companies for cheese last year. Representative Fountain urged Secretary Benson to recover the funds, noting the deals appeared illegal and rushed through with insincerity of purpose.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Fountain
D.-N.c
House
Benson
Seuntiin
Thement
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Proce Biennette
Fischer Decorated With DSC Medal And Silver Star
Captain Poetee Fischer Jr. received the DSC and Silver Star in Montgomery with other decorations. The awards were announced by an American service official. First Lt. Roland W. Seaa and Capt. Fisher were also cited for Air Medals in the same ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama.
Actress' Father Dies In Her Apartment
The actor’s father died in his apartment Tuesday night, with officials stating the death appeared to be from natural causes. Police reported no foul play.
Diane Fading Hurricane Impacts North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Diane weakened as it crossed coastal North Carolina after landfall at a southeastern river port. Winds reached 60 mph near Raleigh Durham, with Wilming ton reporting 5 20 a.m. center passage and beaches evacuated. Damage was lighter than Connie, though streets flooded and beaches suffered heavy erosion along the coast.
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North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Raleigh- Durham
Loa River
Diane
Connie
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
Carolinas
Virginia
Carolina Beach
N. C
Atlantic Beach
Southport
Iforce
Most Wanted Arrested by FBI
FBI agents arrested a listed fugitive described as a top target in a ongoing manhunt. Law enforcement did not release additional details about the suspect’s identity or the charges at this time.
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FBI
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World News
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