Prison Uprisings End With Release Of Three Guards At Menard
Three guards held as hostages by inmates in Menard State Prison were freed after talks between Acting Gov. Sherwood Dixon and psychiatric division rebels. The uprisings, the second in two days and the third in five weeks, involved 300 inmates who overwhelmed the kitchen and seizing seven officers in the east cell block. Warden Munie requested more help as guards increased in number and photographers watched from the yard. No demands had been made and no injuries reported among the released guards.
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Menard State Prison
Sherwood Dixon
Divion
Psychiatric Division
East Cell House
Dixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jerome E. Munie
Legislative
Gov. Stevenson
Michael F. Seyfrit
State Public Safety
Scranton
Stevenson
John W. Mitchell
United Mine Workers
UMW
Mitchell
President Truman Speaks at West Liberty Whistle Stop
President Harry S. Truman campaigns across Iowa in a whistle stop at West Liberty urging voters to compare party records. He cites Democratic achievements in wages, rural electrification, and Social Security while accusing Republicans of favoring private sale of public power.
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West Liberty
Journal
Bouquet
Harry S. Truman
Nntte
We Democratic Party
Harold Keele
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Iowa
Walter Conway
Muscatine
Conway
Claire Williams
Danville
Muscatine County
Ford Hilton
Democratic Central Committee
Charlene Meacham
Nichols
Bert Snyder
Steve Pulliam
Guy Fuller
Scott McMahon
LaMarr Foster
LaMarr Foster, Jr
West Branch
Max Burgess
Tipton
Don Borchart
William Bartley
Leroy Mercer
Scott Swisher
John O’connor
Johnson County
Alberta Kelly
Lee Gaukler
Davenport
Ralph Lowe
Letts
Eight-year-old blamed for large Thurman blaze
An 8-year-old boy playing with matches was blamed for a fire that scorched over 2,500 acres of bluff land near Thurman, 15 miles north of Sidney. Firefighters battled overnight with 100 plus men and bulldozers to create fire breaks as Boone city officials discussed emergency action.
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Sidney
Boone
Council Bluffs
Stratford
Hamilton County
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
al Christopher
Sideney
No Rains in Sight To Aid Fight on Fire
Heavy rainfall was not observed to curb hundreds of wildfires burning across more than twenty states in the eastern half of the country. Snow and light rain offered limited relief in some areas as thousands fought blazes with Army troops and National Guardsmen. inmate crews aided in Ohio while West Virginia reported 450 fires burning 150000 acres and Kentucky about 200 fires over 77500 acres amid a broad fire emergency across multiple states. Curtailed activity and possible firefighting halts loomed without soaking rains.
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Kentucky
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New Hampshire Woods
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Mississippi
Arkansas
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Texas
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Michigan
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Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Illinois
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Second of the Sought In Kidnap Wave Is Nabbed
Jacksonville FBI arrested 21 year old Charles Hopkins, linked to a three day kidnap spree that stretched through Georgia and Tennessee. Virgil LeMay, 15, held on 12000 dollar bond in Nashville after capture. ringleader James Hill, 31, remained at large. All 20 victims freed unharmed. four cars stolen, one damaged by gunfire.
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Jacksonville
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Georgia
Tennessees
FBI
Charles Edward Hopkins
Virgil LeMay
Nashville
Tenn
James Francis Hill
Hill
Prison riot talk sparks concern over precedents
A department official warned at a news conference that Dixon's planned talk could set a bad precedent. He argued the policy would invite inmate demands for the governor during future prison outbreaks and even requests to the President.
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Dixon
South Korean Troops Retake Sniper Ridge
South Korean infantrymen in savage close quarter fighting forced a battalion of Chinese Reds off Sniper Ridge. ROKs began counterattack at dawn after recapturing the crest at 10 a m. Gen Clark praised Lt Gen Chung Il Kwon for fighting well as Red attacks along the Central Front were repulsed. Allied air forces pounded fronts with first all-ROK close support strikes by F-51 Mustangs.
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John Randolph
Heartbreak Ridge
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Mark Clark
Korea
Chung Il Kwon
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North Korea
Fifth Air Force
U. S
Wholesale Food Prices Dip to 1952 Low
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index eased this week to 6.33 from 6.34, marking the lowest level since early September and down 4.8 percent from the year-ago week. The index also sits below the 6.65 level of the prior year.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Byrnes Backs Ike in Tampa Talk
Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina urged support for Dwight D. Eisenhower at a Tampa luncheon, saying the United States needs world leadership. He criticized Adlai Stevenson and condemned claims that Southern governors backing Eisenhower are bitter apostates, arguing the national party no longer protects states rights.
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Tampa
Fla
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Byrnes
Eisenhower
Stevenson
National Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Eisenhower attacks secret Korea document used by foes
Ike accuses rivals of using a top secret Defense Department document to hurt him in Pennsylvania and New York. He cites a September 1947 Joint Chiefs estimate that Korea’s occupation was not essential to U S security and questions how the document leaked. Senator Morse cites a 1947 memo from James Forrestal supporting troop reductions in Korea.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York City
Korea
American Defense Department
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United States
Minneapolis
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower
University of Minnesota
James Forrestal
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Army
Joint Chiefs
Truman
Far East
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Formosa
Record Sealing of Corn Sighted
Des Moines officials of the Iowa Production and Marketing Administration say October corn under government seal in the state is expected to reach a high figure. Actual loan reports will not be issued until November 10, but county committee members have been unusually busy this month.
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Des Moines
Iowa Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Illinois Close Contest Highlighted in Presidential Race
Illinois with 27 electoral votes stands as a doubtful prize in the national contest. Ike Eisenhower leads slightly in one poll and a newsman survey, while others tilt toward Stevenson, as Illinois voting plans progress toward next Tuesday’s election.
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Chicago
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Truman
Iowa Farm Poll of Oct 17 Shows Eisenhower Leading
The Wallace Farmer-Homestead Poll finds that if the presidential election were on Oct 17 Eisenhower would carry Iowa farming districts. Of the farm people surveyed 66 percent supported Eisenhower, 30 percent backed Stevenson, and 4 percent were undecided.
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Des Moines
Wallace Farmer-Homestead
Dwight Eisenhower
Iowa
Farm Publication
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Fall Festival Section Highlights Special Offers
Muscatine Journal features a Fall Festival Section with details on new fall merchandise and special prices for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Retail stores in Muscatine promote bargains and invites readers to examine the section and participate in the sales.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine
Three Fourths Of Community Chest Pledges Received
The Muscatine Community Chest has reached about 75 percent of its $51,840 goal, with $38,128 collected to date. Officials expect a large increase once all working groups report, as they urge completion of assignments and submission of contributions and materials for a final tally.
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Muscatine Community Chest
Community Chest
Nixon denies large family real estate holdings
Los Angeles reports Sen. Richard Nixon angrily calls a Democratic claim that he and relatives own a quarter million dollars in real estate a lie. He defends his family wealth as modest and says he never contributed to it. He also denies a brother owns a large drive in restaurant and criticizes Stevenson and Sparkman for not personally presenting the allegations.
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Los Angeles
Richard Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Stevenson
Washington
Nixon
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Sparkman
Mitchell
Deere Declares Dividend on Common and Preferred Shares
John Deere and Co. directors declare a quarterly 75 cent dividend on common stock payable January 2 to holders of record December 8. They also declare a 35 cent quarterly dividend on preferred stock payable to holders of record November 14.
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Moline, Ill
John Deere and Co
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