Eisenhower to highlight Communist issue in Midwest campaign
EisenhowerWill use Smith claim that Communists infil trated security agencies in a Midwest whistle stop tour. He will clash with Stevenson over the anti commun ist fight as Clare Boothe Luce headlines a radio television broadcast. The 8000 mile tour opens in Columbia with Byrnes backing Eisenhower and Dewey discussing boosting New York into the Republican column.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Bedell
Smith
U.S
Eisenhower
Columbia
D.C
Cleveland
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Arthur Summerfield
Adlai Stevenson
Republican National Committee
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Dixie
Bay City
Mich
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Michigan
Two From Here Contract Petio Two From Here Contract Petio
Latest polio victims in Muscatine are Ronnie Dankert nine son of Earl and Mrs Dankert of West Eleventh street and Fred Busch twenty seven of Smalley avenue. Dankert admitted to Children’s hospital Iowa City with improving though limp from affected left leg. Busch admitted to University Hospitals with fair condition. Donald Dean Williams twenty seven of Crescent township died Monday in Council Bluffs from bulbar polio, raising Iowa’s polio toll to 127 for the year.
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Muscatine
Ronnie Dankert
Earl Dankert
West Eleventh Street
Fred Busch
Smalley Avenue
Dankert
Childrens Hospital
Iowa City
Busch
The
Romann and Liebbe Co
Council Bluffs
Donald Dean Williams
Crescent Township
Associated Press
Iowa
Plan to Return Player to Hospital
Council Bluff police said a high school football player and Korean War veteran using the name James Rehms 22 Rapid City South Dakota will be sent back to an Army hospital in Tacoma Washington. He slipped away while treated for combat fatigue and was arrested Saturday while attempting to sell tires bought on credit. No charges were filed and the tires were returned.
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Council Bluff
Tacoma
Wash
James Rehms
Rapid City
S. D
Infiltration claim from Gen. Smith on CIA and agencies
General Walter Bedell Smith testified at a McCarthy libel suit deposition that Communists likely penetrated the CIA and all U S security agencies. He said no confirmed Communist presence was found in CIA, but warned enemies may be as clever as the United States and could succeed at times. He urged careful compartmentalization to limit access to sensitive information.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Central Intelligence Agency
America
U. S
CIA
Smith
Gen. Smith
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
William Benton
Five Face Charges In Plane Bombing
Mexican officials prep charges against five persons in a bombing aimed at collecting life insurance. A bomb hidden in a suitcase aboard a Oaxaca bound plane of Compania Mexicana de Aviacion injured two of the 20 aboard and caused an emergency landing.
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Mexico City
Oaxaca
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion
Pan American Word Airways
Inmate Escapes Hutchinson Kiwanis Outing
An inmate at the state reformatory used a Kiwanis club visit to flee. Supt. Rey M. Frost described how 23 year old Mack M. Stipp, serving time for forgery, borrowed civilian clothes from the laundry and walked past the gate with about 225 Kiwanis delegates touring the facility.
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Hutchinson
Kan
State Reformatory
Kiwanis Club
Rey M. Frost
Mack M. Stipp
Beaten to Death in Des Moines Street Fight
Des Moines reports Edward Lloyd Gilliam 39 died from a crushed skull brain hemorrhage and facial injuries after a street fight on the near north side. Police detained a 25 year old woman later for questioning regarding the tavern incident.
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Des Moines
Edward Lloyd Gilliam
North Side
R. E. O’brien
Gilliam
Turnbull Buys Nebraska Daily News
Davenport Leland M Turnbull, former Davenport Democrat publisher, has purchased Fairbury Nebraska Daily News and will take charge Thursday. His son in law Robert E Behm will assist in operation. Turnbull left the Democrat January 21 after 30 years with Davenport papers. The Daily News is an afternoon six day a week paper serviced by AP.
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Davenport
Leland M. Turnbull
Davenport Democrat
Fairbury
Neb
Daily News
Democrat
Turnbull
Robert E. Behm
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
The
Associated Press
Five Day Forecast Warm with Weekend Cooling
Temperatures will average four to eight degrees above normal with highs near 67 north and 72 south and lows around 44 north and 48 south. Warmer weather continues until a cooler trend arrives late Saturday and Sunday. Showers are possible Friday or Saturday, with rainfall generally under one tenth of an inch west and up to two tenths east.
Russian troops in Korea present in rear areas say officials
A high ranking U S Eighth Army officer says several thousand Russians are in rear areas of North Korea in a support role and may include east Europeans. He cites technicians advisers and possible manning of modern Soviet radar controlled anti aircraft guns south of Antung bases in Manchuria.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
North Korea
Soviet Union
Antung
Manchuria
Panmunjom
Sinjuiju
Truman decries Eisenhower errors on Russia policy in 1945
President Truman, aboard the Havre to Washington whistle stop, accuses Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower of grave blunders in Europe that misled the nation about the Soviet threat. He argues Ike’s 1945 forecast of close U.S.–Russia friendship harmed postwar vigilance and urges acknowledgment of mistakes while praising Stevenson and Mansfield.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
America
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Havre
Mont
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Sen
Ecton
R-Mont
Adlai Stevenson
Congressional
Possible relief for Gen Van Fleet at Pentagon
The New York Times reports a decision to relieve Gen James A Van Fleet after 17 months commanding Eighth Army in Korea. A successor is to be chosen before any formal announcement. Top candidates include Lt Gen Maxwell D Taylor and Lt Gen Anthony C McAuliffe, both in Army headquarters roles.
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New York
New York Times
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
Pentagon
Washington
Times
van Fleet
Maxwell D. Taylor
Anthony C McAuliffe
Army Headquarters
Taylor
United States Military Academy
West Point
101St Airborne
McAuliffe
Bastogne
Wife Found Dead as Husband Held for Questioning
Mrs. Ruth A. Hegstrom of Sioux City was found dead in the kitchen of the Lees suburb home. Her husband Philip M. Hegstrom, 48, is in custody for questioning as officials report a skull fracture and multiple lacerations indicating a violent struggle. County Attorney Wallace Huff would say only that there has been no statement from him.
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Sioux City
Ruth A. Hegstrom
Lees
Wallace Huff
Philip M. Hegstrom
Hegstrom Company
Hegstrom
Sioux City Real Estate Board
Thomas L. Corden
Mundt Called Poorly Informed On European Agriculture
Elmer G. Carlson Iowa 1935 national corn husking champion accuses Senator Karl Mundt of being misinformed about European agriculture. Carlson tours Italy to teach hand husking and hybrid corn use while Mundt labels the MSA sponsored trip a Fair Deal junket. Carlson cites Italy’s corn output far exceeding Mundt’s Western Europe figure.
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Milan
Italy
Elmer G. Carlson
Iowa
U.S
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Carlson
Europe
Mundt
Mutual Security Agency
MSA
Sen. Mundt
Washington
Landowner Opposes Two Dams on Skunk River Area
Ted Doran of Boone testifies against Army engineers plan to build two flood control reservoirs on the Skunk river and Squaw creek near Ames at an estimated cost of 8.759 million dollars. He warns 33 farms and 9,000 acres would be taken, causing a 3 million dollar drop in Boone and Story counties’ gross income.
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Washington
Ted Doran
Boone, Lra
Army Engineers
Skunk River
Squaw Creek
Lowa
Army
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
St. Louis
Squaw
Ames
Skunk
Indian Creek
North Skunk River
Divsion
Congress
Upper
Boone
Story
Doran
Funeral services for Paul Hastings Allen in Brookline
Funeral services will be held today for Paul Hastings Allen 68 composer of operas symphonies and other musical forms. He died Sunday in his home here.
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Brookline
Mass
Paul Hastings Allen
Stevenson Defends U. S Korea Action
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson defended the Korea action on a national broadcast saying stopping the Reds at the 38th parallel was a test of freedom worldwide. He accused Republicans of portraying it as treason while urging continued resolve and funding for Korea and Asia. He called for professional government screening and FBI work to uncover corruption.
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Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Korea
38Th Parallel
Japan
East Asia
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Outer Mongolia
FBI
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Ravine Killing Ties to Illinois Grocery Holdup Case
Patrick Russell, 24, of Chicago, linked to a Dillon County Iowa murder and the Aug 9 Muscatine attempted holdup. He says Dale Johnson, a Chicago contact, killed Charles Harrison in a Ft Madison area ravine after a cross state crime spree ending in a Chicago departure. Police align ballistic evidence with the same weapon.
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Alexis
Ill
Weaver
Muscatine
Patrick Russell
Chicago
Ft. Madison
Dale Johnson
Charles K. Harrison
Denemark
Russell
Associated Press
Johnson
J. T. Fridley
Monroe Street
Fridley
Joe Maher
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Harrison
Maher
Lee County
Bob Tibbets
Chcago
Russel
Robert Johnson
Tibbets
Iowa
Davenport
West Burlington
Gulfport
Highway 16
Beardsley Asked To Tell Earnings
Iowa City political clash centers on income tax returns. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Herschel Loveless urges Gov Beardsley to release his state and federal tax returns for ten years and promises to disclose his own. Loveless made the call in Iowa City asserting transparency in candidates finances.
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Iowa City
Herschel Loveless
William S. Beardsley
Loveless
Dixie Coal Owners Face Lewis Pact Terms
Dixie soft coal operators meet to decide whether to strike Wednesday or accept John L. Lewis terms already signed with northern bituminous miners. The 29 directorate must choose between a $1.99 daily wage boost and a 10 cent per ton royalty increase, part of a broader industrywide agreement that raises daily wages to 18.25 and directs royalties to the union welfare fund. must await Wage Stabilization Board approval by mid October to avoid a nationwide walkout.
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Washington
Dixie
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
Harry Moses
Western Mines
Moses
Angerer Hurt In Combine Accident At Rural Farm
George Angerer 39 a farmer from rural route 1 Wapello was rushed to Bellevue hospital after his right arm was amputated below the elbow in a combine accident. The injury occurred at the L Walters farm around noon when a protective screen caved in and he fell into the machinery. Physicians report he is in satisfactory condition though in shock. Angerer is married and has five children.
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George Angerer
Ree
Wapello
Bellevue Hospita
L. Walters Farm
Angerer
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