Senators Defy Truman Budget Threat in Debate
Senate economy advocates refuse to be deterred by President Truman's plan to recall Congress this summer over defense spending. They defend House cuts as justified while warning the President against constitutional overreach. Senator Morse says Congress will fund defense adequately but could trim billions from the budget.
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Truman
Congress
Truman Tree
Senate
Styles Bridges
House
Kremlin
Bridges
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Two men plead guilty in district court on drunk driving charges
Earnest Seth Hootman of Vin ton and Ralph G. Bull of Wellman appealed guilty pleas in district court Friday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Hootman receives four month license suspension while Bull loses his license for 60 days as part of the sentence and both pay $2300 in fines and costs.
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Earnest Seth Hootman
Vinton
Ralph G. Bull
Wellman Iyere
Eaved
Hootman
Bull
Washington radio program changes announced by Jim Pease
KXIC reports a shift in Washington programs. Spinner Sanctum will start at 2 15 p m instead of 2 30 p m and run for a full hour. A mystery band and tune will be featured Monday through Friday with prizes for the first listeners to phone correct names to the studio.
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Jim Pease
Radiotation
KXIC
Washington
Walt
Methodist Children to Receive Bibles Sunday
Children entering the local Methodist church will receive personalized Bibles. Twenty two Bibles, imprinted with each child’s name, will be presented during a special ceremony at the morning worship hour after weeks of study in the pastor’s membership class.
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Methodist Church
Republican Women to Hold Spring Meeting Davenport
The spring meeting of the Republican Women of the first district will be held Tuesday April 22 at St. John s Methodist church in Davenport. The church is at the corner of Brady and Fourteenth streets. All women are invited to attend.
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First District
St. John’s Methodist Church
Davenport
Brady and
Fourteenth Streets
Believe Reds Could Launch Successful Attack on Europe
Washington reports that U S military leaders say Russia could sweep Western Europe if not restrained by resource limits and Western unity. They warn Russia has 175 army divisions 4000 tanks 40000 aircraft and could threaten air power naval control with submarines and rapid atomic progress.
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Reds
Europe
Washington
America
Russia
English Channel
Free World
United States
U. SS. Navy
Rioting Convicts Demand Water at Rahway Prison
Rioting inmates occupying a Dormitory at the New Jersey Rahway state prison refused to surrender as authorities awaited a day of reckoning. Two hundred fifty two convicts crowded the second floor amid thirst and a weather driven heat while a bedsheet sign read Water. Superintendent Lagay warned of a coming reckoning and noted many would trade an arm to escape the revolt.
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Rahway
N. J
Bo William Lagay
Anedl
Lagay
Garden dollar finds repeat for Mrs Testroet
Mrs Ed Testroet of West Chester found an old silver dollar while preparing her garden and uncovered another coin in nearly the same spot days later. The discoveries highlight a curious bounty in a single gardening area.
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Ed Testroet
West Chester
Richland Hires School Superintendent and Coach
The Richland school board named John H. King as superintendent for the coming year and as girls basketball coach. Mrs. Kine is hired to teach social studies English and home economies. King's salary is 4500 dollars. He previously taught at Allerton three years and then at Numa for eleven years, replacing Delbert Buttery.
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Richland
Richland School Board
John H. King
Numa
Kine
King
Allerton
Delbert Buttery
Suspended Sentence For Tractor Theft Case
John Kelley received a six months suspended sentence from Judge J C Patterson on Friday for his role in the theft of a tractor and a load from a vacant lot in Washington. A younger youth involved appeared in juvenile court.
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John Kelley
J. C. Patterson
Washington
Meeting Work in the First Degree at LOOF Hall
A meeting of Work in the First Degree will be held at the LOOF hall Tuesday evening April 22 at 8 o'clock with guests from Wapello planning to attend.
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Loof Hall
Wapello
Airline Ordered to Cease Operations After Fatal Crash
LOS ANGELES AP A non-scheduled carrier North Continent Airlines had its operating rights suspended for 30 days after a C 46 transport crashed into a hillside near the city killing 29, with no survivors. The plane en route from New York via Chicago Kansas City Amarillo and Phoenix was five miles from L A X when it struck fog bound terrain. Pilot Louis Powell led a crew of three and 24 passengers plus two company employees were aboard.
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Caliti
Here
North Continent Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Los Angeles International Airport
Puenete
Louis Powell
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Amarillo
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
Enlistments Extended for Up to Nine Months
The Defense Department announced a nine month extension to all active and reserve enlistments whose terms would expire between July 1 1952 and June 30 1953 affecting up to 125000 personnel across the Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps and haveers the order does not extend active duty tours for reservists or National Guardsmen.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
Marine Corps
Navy
Dubuque Prepares for Mississippi Flood Crest
Dubuque braces for a 23.5 foot crest on the Mississippi River with 200 families sheltering on higher ground. Officials report confidence as residents and businesses reinforce temporary dikes and the Interstate Power Co plans a protective barrier. If water rises six more inches, a Dubuque Wisconsin bridge could close, though the Julien Dubuque Bridge stays open.
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Dubuque
Mississippi
Iowa
Interstate Power Co
Hugh Callahan
Wisconsin
Julien Dubuque
Fines Levied in City Mayor's Court
Several motorists were fined in the city mayor's court for speeding including Ray mond D. May Daryl E. Beckley J. J. Zickefoose Harold Wehr John R. Hedberg Keith L. Vetter John A. Summy Merritt W. Riggs and Rose Elaine Wolfer Harold Lee Romine paid a fine for intoxication Palmer Benblossom Carlos H. Walling were fined for improper parking and William H. Kilgore for driving a car without a muffler.
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Raymond D. May
Daryl E. Beckley
J. J. Zickefoose
Harold Wehr
John R. Hedberg
Keith L. Vetter
John A. Summy
Merritt W. Riggs
Rose Elaine Wolfer
Harold Lee Romine
Palmer Benblossom
Carlos H. Walling
William H. Kilgore
Million Dollar Flood in Omaha Sewer Break
Army engineers battled the Missouri River to seal a burst sewer 25 feet below the surface. They dumped 900 tons of rock and massive beams to stop the flood as water raged through the conduit. Officials warned the danger would linger days while river levels declined and threatened levees downstream.
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Omaha
Neb
von Shingler
Missouri
Grace Street
Omaha Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Ed Stapowich
Nebraska City
Hamburg
Stapowich
Scingler
Blair
Ike Meeting Sets Mushroom Talk And River Restocking
April 75 meeting features Dean, botany professor, with slides on mushrooms and plans to discuss the skunk river restocking. Catfish season opened April 15 with no reports yet. Local events include Lake Warting opening soon and a national convention in Tulsa. notes on fishing, boating, and pheasant crop.
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Dean
Skunk
Harrison
Catfisherman Aeimurxe
Washington FFA Boys Win Contest Awards
Duane Martin and Roger Klees win silver emblem awards at the Iowa Future Farmers of America convention in Cedar Rapids. Duane placed second in the public speaking contest and Roger earned a similar award in the freshman creed speaking contest.
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Duane Martin
Roger Klees
Iowa Future Farmers of America
Cedar Rapids
Duane
Roger
SSA Rep to Aid Claims and SSN Fillings in two Iowa towns
A Social Security Administration representative from Burlington will visit Washington on Wednesday April 23 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at the Iowa State Employment Office 110 West Main Street to assist with old age and survivors insurance claims or social security number applications. The same official will be in Wellman from 2 to 2 20 p m at the Community building.
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Social Security Administration
Burlington
Iowa
Washington
Iowa State Employment Office
West Main Street
Wellman
Police Shoot Youth At Scene Of Robbery In Des Moines
In Des Moines, 14 year old Joan A. Magen was shot in the left shoulder by a police bullet after a pursuit following a robbery attempt at the Northern Tag Company building. A second youth, Annuarey MenWeehan, escaped but surrendered later and was jailed for investigation. Detectives said Haren admitted breaking into the building during the night. Police tracked the auto as two men fled and found stolen items in the vehicle.
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Des Moines
Joan A. Magen
Annuarey MenWeehan
Pertectives
Haren
Broadlawns vUeneral Hospital
Northern Tag Co
Key
Kag
Reach Agreement in Telephone Strike Ends Nationwide Walkout
Agreement reached early today between Western Electric and District 10 of the Communication Workers of America covering 10 000 installation workers as a 13 day nationwide telephone strike winds down. District 11 talks resume at 9 30 a m CST with mediators to settle differences. The settlement provides a 31.1 cent hourly increase with 14 61 cents as wage raise and 17 cents for fringe benefits. Picket lines will be down later today in areas still covered by locals.
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NEW York Cup
Mleetine
Communication Workers of America
CTO Ie
CWA
Joseph A Beirne
Washington
Brother Dies Sparking North Dakota Trip
A Stutsman physician left Washington for North Dakota after learning a younger brother had died. No details were available at press time.
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Kk. Ik. Stutsman
Washington
North Dakota
Jury Deadlocked in Trial of Farmer
AVDEL UPWEST district judge Tari Vincent ordered the jury to continue deliberations in the homicide trial of Ernst Leonard Vanora, a farmer, over the death of his infant son. Foreman Robert Clark reported a 10 to 7 split for acquittal after multiple ballots, with an earlier 8 to 5 vote. The case will return for retrial in the September term. Leonard, father of four, remains free on bail.
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Avdel
Tari Vincent Aascenargea
Ernst Leonara
Vanora Farmer
Tate
Robert Clark
Noperessiv
Wiget
Leonard
Huh Bona
VFW Auxiliary Schedule Joint Installation at VIEW Hall
The VFW and auxiliary plan a joint installation Tuesday evening at the VIEW hall. Dinner starts at 6:50 PM followed by the installation ceremony at an unspecified time.
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VFW
Telegraph Strike Talks Fail To Break Impasse
Washington reports that after swift talks the 17 lay telegraph strike remains unresolved. Western Union and the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union split when the union rejected a return-to-work proposal at old pay for 60 days. Union leader W L Allen called the plan ridiculous given the company stance on wage increases.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
J. L. Wilcox
W. L. Allen
CTU International
Mt Pleasant to host First District Spring Legion Conference
Mt Pleasant hosting the First District Spring conference of the American Legion on Monday April 28. Delegates from Southeastern Iowa representing about 15 000 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members will attend the all day session. The meeting includes elections for District Commander and District Auxiliary President with District Commander Jim Mc Cabe presiding.
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Bob Tribby
eMiary
Mt. Pleasant
American Legion
Iowa
Jim McCabe
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