Reds Propose Arms Freeze and Behind Lines Inspection in Korea
Communist negotiators proposed a behind the lines inspection by neutral servers and a complete freeze on troops and arms in Korea as a step toward an armistice. The plan would restrict military forces and weapons during a truce and create a neutral inspection organization reporting to the armistice commission. Allied envoys pressed for clarity on which nations would police the process and awaited answers to 21 questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U. N
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Toan
Allies Lose Island Used As Raid Base
Allied forces report Taewha island fell to a Chinese assault supported by Korean guerrillas near the Yalu river mouth. About 1,000 attackers engaged, with 300 to 400 South Koreans evacuated by British and Canadian ships. NATO air power claimed multiple enemy losses as Sabres clashed with MIGs in northern Korea.
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Washington
Yalu River
Tokyo
Red
Taewha
Sowha
Yoi
Navy
Ceylon
Cockade
Athabaskan
Bomber Crashes in Denver Sets Fires Four Homes
Denver police report a B 29 bomber crashed into a row of homes in Denver. Nine men were killed and two babies believed trapped in one house. Captain James E. Childers cautioned that reports were unverified as rescue operations continued and five crew members were reportedly rescued from the flames.
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Denver—i
Denver
James E. Childers
Childers
Colder Weather Moves Eastward Over The State
A cold front moved across Iowa pushing spring like warmth out of the state. Temperatures fell from the 50s and 60s to the 40s as the front crossed Council Bluffs and remained near 47 degrees after a brief morning thunder shower.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Warm Sunday with mild nights and approaching cooler week
Sunday reached 64 degrees with overnight lows around 52. Temperatures tonight may fall to 35 to 40, while Tuesday maximums are forecast near 50 by the local bureau.
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Bureau
Weather shifts bring freezing risk to western Iowa
Late afternoon forecasts indicate temperatures will fall about 10 degrees with subfreezing levels possible in extreme western Iowa tonight. Strong gusty winds up to 50 mph may accompany the change as skies clear. A high pressure system from the Rocky Mountains will bring fair weather through tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Plains
Rocky Mountains
Burlington
Sioux City
US Seeks Freedom for Diane's Crew Held in Hungary
The State Department said it would take immediate action to free the four man crew and an American C-47 with seven aboard reported down in Hungary. Moscow accused the plane of carrying spies behind the Iron Curtain. U S officials pressed Hungary for confirmation.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hungary
Department
Moscow
Munich
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tass
U. S
Budapest
George Abbott
U. S. Air Force
Moscow Radio
Papa
Erding
Germany
Yugoslia
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministry
Legation
Board Eyes Ban on Paddlings at Iowa Juvenile Home
Gov. Beardsley backs the Iowa Board of Control amid criticism of the Toledo state juvenile home. An investigation by the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation found little substantiation of fatality charges, noting some paddlings occurred but most youths felt they deserved it. The board may outlaw paddlings and may dismiss a state placement agent tied to the probe. A Toledo employee who lost his job renewed criticism of the board.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Iowa Board of Control
Toled
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Board of Control
Toledo
Western Iowa Reaches Peak Day Temperatures
Western Iowa locations have already hit the day's highest temperatures with readings showing the warmest period of the heat. Forecasters note the peak occurred earlier, ahead of cooler conditions expected later.
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Iowa
Nine Die in Iowa Traffic Toll on Sunday
Nine persons perished on Iowa highways Sunday raising the total toll to 577 for the year. The Tama crash killed five men when their car was crushed under a semitrailer on highway 30. Others include Dr. Donald Taff of Mount Ayr in a Des Moines area collision. Charles D. Pierce of Ottumwa in a parked car rollaway incident. Mrs. Clyde Hoops of Humboldt trapped when her car overturned in water near a bridge. Garrett Murphy of Moline found in Mud Creek near Wilton. and Marshalltown men Norman Woodsmall, Lester Allan Jr., Robert Clark, Lester Politz, and Fort Knox soldier Richard Feiser in various wrecks.
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Tama
Iowa
Donald Taff
Mount Ayr
Des Moines
Taff
Charles D. Pierce
Ottumwa
Clyde Hoops
Humboldt
Highway
Dunlap
Boyer River
Fremont
Neb
Garrett Murphy
University of Iowa
Moline
Ill
Mud Creek
Highway 6
Wilton
Norman Woodsmall
Lester Allan, Jr
Robert Clark
Marshalltown
Lester Politz
Garwin
Richard Feiser
Fort Knox
Moline Youth Drowns After Car Hits Bridge
Garrett Murphy 20 of Moline, student at Iowa University, died in Mud Creek two miles west of Wilton after his Chevrolet convertible struck a bridge and plunged into about seven feet of water. The body was recovered by Muscatine Rescue Unit around 1 p.m. Sunday. Accidental drowning was ruled by Dr. William Catalona, county coroner. Murphy had weekended with his parents in Moline and had transferred to Iowa University from Colgate University. He was a member of Sigma Chi and headed the pledge class. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Garrett Murphy
Moline
Iowa University
Mud Creek
Wilton
Muscatine
Murphy
William Catalona
Muscatine County
George M. Wittich
Charles Anson
Highway Patrol
Anson
Lange
Iowa City
Harry Tiecke
Ray Truesdale
Ray Montgomery
Henry Reindel
Chet Smith
Richard Sample
Sam Miller
Harley Erts
Iowa Highway Patrol
West Liberty
Bettendorf
L. A. Murphy
Deere and Company
Deere
Colgate University
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Leo Friedli
Ed Friedli
Stackhouse
Bob Lange
Farm Land in Iowa Reaches 30 Year Peak Prices
Iowa farm land now averages $212 per acre, up from $197 last year and well above the 1933 low of $69. W G Murray of Iowa State College reports the 1951 rise is led by western and southern areas with minimal outside investor activity. In only two prior years has Iowa land topped this year’s price.
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Ames
Iowa
W. G. Murray
Iowa State College
Murray
Fort Madison Man Killed In Illinois Highway Crash
Maynard E. Morey a 32 year old Fort Madison Iowa manager of Miller Jones Shoe Co died when his auto crashed through a guard rail on Route 34 at Kingston Mines near Peoria Illinois. He was alone at the time of the crash.
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Peoria, I
Maynard E. Morey
Fort Madison
Kingston Mines
Peoria
Morey
Miller-Jones Shoe Co
Man in Muscatine Shotgun Attack Hearing Set
George Strong a 63 year old Muscatine button worker and his daughter are jailed after a shotgun blast injured Ellis Phillips Jr 26 of Muscatine The weapon fired at close range shattered Phillips left shoulder during a confrontation at Strong s home Police say Phillips grabbed for the gun as Strong s daughter aided his escape to a tavern later taken to Hershey hospital The hearing for Strong on the assault with intent to murder is scheduled for December 13 in Justice of the Peace court
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George Strong
Ellis Phillips
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Hershey Hospital
Ellis Phillips, Jr
West Second Street
Best
Strong
Phillips
Mrs. Best
South Side
Grandview Avenue
Prager Inn
East Second Street
Chief McGill
South Muscatine
McGill
Washington State
City Hall
Bid Subpoenas In Revenue Probe Highlight Clark McGrath Ties
Justice department attorney testifies Rep Boykin and Caudle pressed for special favors in a Alabama tax fraud case. Subcommittee seeks statements from Supreme Court Justice Clark and Atty Gen McGrath to address Caudle testimony about a $5,000 airplane fee and Clark’s private plane trips connected to Caudle.
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Washington
Justice Department
Rep. Boykin
T. Lamar Caudle
Alabama
John Mitchell
House
Caudle
King
D-Calif
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
J. Howard McGrath
Clark
South Carolina
Troy Whitehead
Charlotte
N. C
McGrath
Ex convict Rinella slain after tax probe talk in Chicago
Sam Rinella former Capone era figure aged 49 shot outside his South Side home as two gunmen sought to confirm identity with a flashlight. He had testified to a federal grand jury about funding for the Pacabana nightclub naming Thomas Duffy a police captain as an investor. Police fear others connected to the club may have targeted Rinella and his secretaryPeggy Dimarias Vinalz inde.
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Chicago
Sam Rinella
Capone
South Side
Rinella
Copacabana
Treasury Department
Thomas J. Duffy
Underworld
Margaret
Peggy) Dimarias Vinazindes
Duffy
Jim Lefevour
Professor Henry Gilman to Receive Iowa Award
Iowa City says Dr. Henry Gilman, Iowa State college professor of organic chemistry, will be honored with the Iowa award by the Iowa section of the American Chemical Society at a December 7 meeting of the Iowa group for distinguished service in teaching research or industry.
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Iowa City
Henry Gilman
Iowa State College
Iowa
American Chemical Society
Iowa Group
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Balkan
Nam IL
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Seoul
iFi
Far East
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U.N
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Eighth Army
Iowa University of Iowa
Diane
Siberia
United Nations
Board
Grouth
Liberal Arts
Richard D. Creighton
Baton Rouge
Japan
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Creighton
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Illinois
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