Pact Signed by Allies with West Germany Faces Parliaments
The United States Britain and France joined with West Germany in a peace contract watched by about 500 people in the Bundesrat chamber. The pact grants near sovereignty to West Germany in exchange for troops in a European army, but needs approval from their respective legislatures before taking effect. Moscow warned the West risks division and a new world war.
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Germany
United States
Britain
France
Bundesratsaal
Soviet Union
Western Federal Republic
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
U. S
Dean Acheson
Konrad Adenauer
Iron Curtain
Paris
Moscow
West Germany
Schuman
Acheson
Truman
Congress
Quiet Bank Robbery In Des Moines Netted 15000
Central National Bank in downtown Des Moines was robbed of about 15000 by a 55 year old bandit who quietly handed a note saying I Mean Business. Teller Paul Marvin filled a paper bag with cash and the suspect left without drawing a weapon. The note warned violence if anyone reacted. The alarm was rung as he exited onto Fifth Avenue.
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Des Moines
Central National Bank i
Paul Marvin
Marvin
Three Iowans Die in Weekend Auto Crashes
Three Iowans died and seven were injured in weekend automobile accidents across the state. The fatalities raise Iowa’s motor vehicle death toll to 165 for the year. The dead include Mrs. Fred Koerger 27 of Jewell and two Preston men Robert Bohnsack 23 and Melvin Yaddoff 24.
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Garden City
Fleming
Preston
Highway 64
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Lorin Feldman
Bohnsack
Yaddoff
Nablowa Doctor Faces Hearing Over Smuggling Case
A Davenport Iowa intern from Mercy hospital Dr Sigmund Milke 40 seeks a hearing at the U S immigration office on charges tied to aiding illegal entry of an alien. Milke is jailed on 1000 bail while his Austrian companion Miss Editha Kowar 23 Toronto is held on 500 bail for a grand jury charge after crossing the border with him.
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N. Y
U.S. Immigration Office
Davenport
Sigmund Milke
Poland
Mercy Hospital
Editha M. Kowar
Toronto
Canada
U. S&s
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Kowar
Franklin County
Dr. Milke
Europe
Immigration Office
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Trout River
Miss Kowar
POW Riots and Western Union Strike Dominate KOJE and Washington
Reports from Koje Island detail a five day clash among Red and anti Red POWs inside wire enclosures with about 100 casualties including 15 killed. UN guards suffered 14 gunfire wounds and 22 bayonet injuries as riots subsided. In Washington the 52 day Western Union strike ended with 8685 to 5468 votes to accept a settlement. Pay raises hinge on FCC rate approvals and affect average hourly earnings across the company.
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Korea
Koje
United Nations
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Red
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Flint
Mich
Haydon L. Boater
Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Ava Gardner Recovers After Minor Surgery At Cedars
Hollywood actress Ava Gardner is reported recovering at home after a minor operation performed Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. The public was informed through a brief Hollywood notice.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Drake Grants 403 Degrees at Twist Spring Commencement
Des Moines Drake University awarded 403 degrees and certificates at its Twist annual spring commencement ceremony. The event celebrated graduates across numerous programs and recognized academic achievement in a formal campus ceremony.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Todis
Estherville Woman Wins Farm Bureau Vote Slogan Contest
Mrs. Paul Millsop of Estherville won the American Farm Bureau federation 1952 get out the vote slogan prize. She earned a $100 defense bond for the line Your vote today marks your future tomorrow.
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Des Moines
Paul Millsop
Estherville
American Farm Bureau Federation
U. S
Maher Named First District VFW Commander
Joseph G. Maher of Muscatine, a former John Harold Kemble post commander, was named first district commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The election covered about 2,600 members at a district meeting in Muscatine with 94 delegates voting and plans discussed for state encampment in June 1922.
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Joseph G. Maher
Muscatine
John Harold Kemble
Maher
VFW
Perry Mathews
Mt. Pleasant
Marion S. McAvoy
Washington, Ia
Joe McCullough
Mr. Pleasant
Fred Lange
Charles Rheer
Donnelison
Clyde Shuman
Iowa City
Frank J. McCoy
Keokuk
Paul Conway
Creston
State Department
Howard Clee
Des Moines
Charles Hood
Pacific
U S Behind Russ Plane Output Warns Congress
Washington officials testified that the United States remains far behind Russia in warplane production especially jets. They warned that planned 1953 1954 deliveries may be cut if the House approved ceiling of 46 billion dollars for armed forces spending is kept.
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Washington
John OD. Small
Munitions Board
Congress
Russia
Small
Prepared
Senate
Air Force
Finletter
O’mahoney
D-Wye
U. S
Appropriations
Kremlin
Pentagon
House
Spencer Hardware Fire Ravages Downtown Building
Damage estimated over 100000 occurred when a two story brick and frame Spencer hardware store burned Sunday. Bob Hughes, owner of Leach and Thompson hardware, said the loss totaled 75000 with rebuild costs between 40000 and 50000. Fire units from Spencer Milford and Spirit Lake fought the blaze for over three hours. cause undetermined.
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Spencer
Bob Hughes
Leach and Thompson Hardware
Milford
Spirit Lake
Hughes
Father Saves Son From Drowning in Des Moines Ditch
An eight year old, Kenneth Joe Hanie, fell into a nine foot water filled sewer ditch near his home. His father Cecil W. Hanie heard his cries, pulled him from the water, and with neighbors administered artificial respiration until the rescue squad arrived. He was taken to Blank Memorial Hospital in good condition.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Joe Hanie
Cecil W. Hanie
Blank Memorial Hospital
Fire Burns Out Clarinda Building
An early morning fire in Clarinda Iowa burned the bowling alley and a doctor's office and damaged the bus depot. Firemen contained the blaze by 4 a.m. with $70,000 property damage estimated. a motorist found the fire started in the bowling alley.
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Clarinda
W. G. Dunn
Clarinda City Square
Court Recesses Without Decision On Steel Seizure Case
The Supreme Court recessed today without announcing a verdict in the steel seizure case. It will reconvene next Monday and possibly the following Monday to clear its docket. It had planned a summer recess next week.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Row Over Texas Delegates Washington
Lone Star state Republicans meet to decide Texas 38 delegates to the GOP convention in Chicago amid Taft and Eisenhower rivalries. An intra party split looms as the state executive committee votes on county delegation control and potential bolt threats. Eisenhower gains 16 delegates in Washington state, widening the contest.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Chicago
Taft
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
H. J. Porter
Houston
Associated Press
Washington State
S. N. Forces Hurl Back Reinforced Red Attack
United Nations troops on the Korean western front repelled a change-of-pace assault by two reinforced Chinese companies. The U S Eighth Army reported more than 100 Reds killed or wounded after a five hour battle, the first larger attack in weeks.
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Korea
United Nations
U. S
Eighth Army
Defense Department Reports 53 More Korean War Casualties
The Defense Department identified 53 additional battle casualties in Korea as reported today, increasing the toll from the ongoing conflict.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Pro West Party Wins in Italy Local Elections
Early returns show Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democratic bloc leading in most towns. From 2 400 communities across central and southern Italy plus Sicily and Sardinia the bloc held 51 towns while the Communist and pro Communist bloc won 18 towns and MSI and Monarchists two towns.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic
Italy
Naples
Sicily
Sardina
Christian Democratic Bloc
Social Movement
MSI
Queen Mary Is 85 Today in London
Queen Mary reaches her 85th birthday in London with official greetings and public observance reflecting a long life of royal service.
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Queen Mary
London
Sins Propose Change in Lord's Prayer Wording
The Presbyterian Church in the U S A authorized forming a committee with other denominations to seek revision of the Lord's Prayer changing debts or trespasses to sins In New York the proposal drew opposition from Rev Alexander Mackie who urged focus on more important issues and from Rev Guy H Volpitto who argued for a return to the original language not tradition
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New York
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Alexander Mackie
Philadelphia
Atcion
National Council of Churches
Churches of Christ
Presbyterian
Guy H. Volpitto
Cleveland
Governor Praises Handling of Riot at Idaho State Penitentiary
Governor Len Jordan commends Warden L E Clapp for quelling a four hour riot at the Idaho State Penitentiary that left about 300 inmates barricaded in the recreation hall and license plate factory. About 15000 dollars in damage was estimated as tear gas cleared the riot. Eleven ringleaders were placed in solitary confinement and many others returned to cells. Cleanup followed and the governor did not specify any charges or action against rioters.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
L. E. Clapp
Recreation Hall
Clapp
Len Jordan
Shirley Temple in Bethesda After Caesarean Operation
Shirley Temple is recovering after a caesarean at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Her husband Lt Commander Charles A Black says she is getting well and progressing very satisfactorily after a lung complication required outside consultation.
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Washington
Shirley Temple
Charles A. Black
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