Allied Planes Hit Pyongyang Cement Factory in Korea Raid
UN warplanes blasted two targets in Pyongyang during a four hour night raid and followed with a 100 plane assault on a cement factory. Flyers from F S4 Thunderjets F 80 Shooting Star F 5 Mustangs and B 26s dropped bombs napalm and rockets destroying 65 buildings and damaging 29 more. Four Sabrejets attacked five MiG 15s near Sinuiju, damaging two jets, marking a second straight day of MIG losses.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Pyongyang
Osu
Sariwon
Sinuiju
Adjourn Coal Talks Until Next Tuesday
United Mine Workers and coal representatives adjourned bargaining sessions after three days of preliminaries on a new contract for 75 000 anthracite miners. Thomas Kennedy stated future talks will begin in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania at 11 am Tuesday seeking uniformity of work rates in stripping and mechanized mines.
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New York
United Mine Workers and
Hard Coal
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Wilkes Barre
Kennedy
Iowa Bagpipers Miss Reception in Glasgow
The University of Iowa girl bag pipe band 105 minutes late for a Glasgow city reception found the city hall gate closed. Lord Provost T A Kerr cancelled the ceremony after the group waited. Tutor Bill Adamson blamed the arrangements and the band returned to Edinburgh.
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Glasgow
Scotland
University of Iowa
City Hall
Bill Adamson
T. A. Kerr
Adamson
Edinburgh
Ditch Cave Injures Worker at South Avenue B Site
Glen Miller an Iowa Southern Utilities employee was pinned when a ditch on South Avenue B collapsed Today he sustained a broken arm. Fellow worker Harry Roberts was in the ditch at the time and escaped uninjured.
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Glen Miller
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
South Avenue B
Harry Roberts
Adlai Stevenson Must Run On Democratic Record
President Truman said Stevenson must run on the Roosevelt and Truman administrations' record, calling it the Democratic Party's platform. He denied knowledge of any mess in his administration and gave no comment on contrasting letters and steel strike remarks from opponents.
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Adlai
Washington
Dup
Truman
Adlai SE. Stevenson
Roosevelt
Stevenson
Oregon Journal of Portland
Mr. Truman
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
U. S. News and World Report
Kalona Native Wilma Yoder Mast Dies in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Henry Mast 38 dies after two year leukemia illness in Pennsylvania. Wilma Arvilla Yoder born April 8 1914 Kalona daughter of Noah J. and unknown mother. Survived by husband Henry Mast two sons Clifford Morris and Ada Marie at home mother Mrs Ira Nissley Kalona two sisters Mrs Tobias Miller Iowa City Mrs Glen Beachy Kalona two brothers Simon W Yoder Kalona Alvin Yoder Hutchinson Kans. Funeral 2 50 p m Sunday East Union Mennonite church Rev A Lloyd Swartzendruber. Burial East Union cemetery. Body arrives Saturday at Yoder funeral home Kalona.
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Kalona
Henry Mast
Pennsylvania
Wilma Arvilla Yoder
Noah J. Yoder
Katona
Colorado
Scottdale
Clifford
Morris
Ada Marie
Ira Nissley
Tobias Miller
Iowa City
Glen Beachy
Simon W. Yoder
Alvin Yoder
Hutchinson
Kans
East Union Mennonite Church
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
East Union Cemetery
Yoder Funeral Home
Detective Shot In Saving Iowa Girl From Chicago Holdup
Chicago police report a railroad detective and the gunman exchanged fire while saving Ruth Kooi a 19 year old Iowa girl from a Chicago holdup. Detective Dale Scott was wounded in the chest while John Richardson 31 of Chicago was struck and in critical condition.
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Iowa
Chicago
Ruth Kooi
Knoxville
Dale Scott
John Richardson
Miss Kooi
Grand Rapids
Mich
Richardson
Scott
Stevenson calls Eisenhower a me too candidate in Wisconsin
Gov. Adlai Stevenson accuses Dwight D. Eisenhower of being a me too candidate. He cites Eisenhower's Boise speech as endorsing the Democratic record and critiques on health insurance and the Brannan farm plan. Stevenson spoke at a breezy outdoor news conference during a Idaho trip and hinted at Wisconsin politics, without direct remarks on McCarthy.
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Stevenson
Eisenhower
Minocqua
Wis
Adlai EK. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Boise
Idaho
Illinois
Ni Hois
Senator McCarthy
Wisconsin
Joseph R. McCarthy
State Department
Milwaukee Journal
McCarthy
Murray to Receive $15 000 Pay Increase
The CIO United Steelworkers executive board approved a $15,000 annual raise for Philip Murray, bringing his salary to $40,000 despite his protests. Union sources say Murray argued for only a $5,000 differential between his pay and the vice president and secretary treasurer.
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CIO United Steelworkers Executive Board
Philip Murray
Murray
USW
Unsuccessful Appeal For Nurses To Work In Polio Wards
In Des Moines the statewide appeal for nurses to serve in polio wards drew a poor response. Only eight registered nurses and two practical nurses were reported to the Des Moines office from Polk, Pottawattamie and Woodbury Counties. Governor Beardsley had urged nurse registration during National Nurse Registration Week.
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Des Moines
Towa
Jessie P. Novelius
Towa State Nurses Association
Polk
Pottawattamie
Woodbury
William S. Beardsley
Curiosity Shop To Open This Saturday In City
Mrs. Lester Orr announced the opening of The Little Curiosity Shop on Saturday August 25. The shop featuring gifts and antiques will be at 502 South Iowa Avenue in Mrs Orrs home.
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Lester Orr
Curiosity Shop
Swine Disease Forum Planned in Washington County
Tom Robb announces a 7 pm September 12 meeting in the high school auditorium on swine diseases. Dr. Lawrence Carpenter of the University of Minnesota will speaker on nutrition's effect on swine diseases, joined by Dr. Maynard Spear of Iowa State College on Rhinitis. Washington County veterinarians will host a panel on local swine diseases. Sponsored by the Washington County Swine Producers Association and the Extension office.
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Tom Robb
Lawrence Carpenter
University of Minnesota
Carpenter
Maynard L. Spear
Towa State College
Thirty Soldiers Perish in Flood in Korea
A flash flood swept a platoon of the 45th Infantry Division in Korea across a shallow river. A nine foot wall of water carried away 30 soldiers with eight survivors in the nine to 12 foot surge. The incident occurred as a truck crossed. rain swollen the stream unexpectedly.
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45Th Infantry Division
Korea
UIPD
45Th Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Eisenhower Talks Middle Road in Kansas City Rally
In Kansas City Eisenhower addressed about 20 000 on the steps of the state Capitol. He urged a middle road to avoid tyranny and pledged to keep government a partner of the people en route to November. He criticized the Democratic administration for power plays and avoided a scripted speech.
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Kansas City
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Boise
Idaho
America
Eisenhower
State Capitol
Truman vows firm Korean truce position ahead of election
President Truman privately assured officials the United States will not weaken its Korean truce terms to secure a peace settlement before the November election. He publicly reaffirmed the no force policy on prisoner repatriation in a letter to Capt. Charles G. Ewing, noting about 70,000 of 170,000 POWs with UN forces resist returning home.
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Washington
Truman
United States
United Nations
Deadline Set For Corn Yield Contest August 28
Washington county corn growers are urged to enter the 1952 corn yield contest by August 28. The event is sponsored by the Washington County 100 Bushel Club with Marion McAvoy as chair and Stanly Zager as secretary, in cooperation with the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. Entries may be made at the telephone office or Pioneer Rexall drug store. Winners producing 100 bushels per acre receive a Master Corn Growers medal and a bushel of free seed corn.
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Washington County
Judge Patterson Conducts District Court Session in Washington
Judge J. G. Patterson held a district court session in Washington today. The proceedings included routine matters and scheduling for forthcoming cases.
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J. G. Patterson
Washington
Planes Reveal Fish Seining Violation In Des Moines Area
State Conservation Commission reports two fishermen William C. Blair Jr and W F Carlson seined catfish illegally using sentries to cover approaches but failed to watch the sky as officers flew along the Grand River near Decatur on August 11. Each was fined 100 dollars. The commission notes planes have been used to trap other game law violators including spring duck hunters.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
William C. Blair Jr
W. F. Carlson
Grand River
Decatur
Deny Requests To Allow Iowa Soldier Leave
The Army refused Pvt. James Christensen of Bancroft Iowa permission to return home after his wife died on August 7 while he was en route to the Far East. Bancroft residents had urged President Truman and Gen Bourke B Hickenlooper to grant emergency leave, but Army policy requires such leave only when it aids a dying family member or when the immediate family situation cannot be managed from overseas.
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Washington
Pvt
James Christensen
Bancroft
Iowa
Christensen
Far East
Truman
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Riowa
Mid-Ocean
Army
United States
Judge Lets Two Men Set Own Jail Terms
In Des Moines two intoxication defendants pronounced their own sentences and chose jails. John Foreman 48 opted for two days in city jail while Harry Reynolds 47 chose three days in county jail noting better food.
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Des Moines
Harry B. Grand
John Foreman
Harry Reynolds
Foreman
Reynolds
Spiders Clarified as Arachnids with Eight Legs
Spiders are not insects but arachnids. They have eight legs and a two-part body consisting of the cephalothorax and abdomen.
One Man Killed As Carnival Area At Sedalia Is Battered
A fierce wind and rainstorm at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia killed a concessionaire Henry Pyle of Kalamazoo Michigan aged 25 and injured his four year old son. The storm damaged the midway and barns sparing most livestock and horses. Officials estimate possible losses around 500000 and cancelled fair activities for cleanup.
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Sedalia
Fake Grounds
Henry Pyle
Kalamazoo
Mich
Thomas
Hanover
Simpson Hanover
True Boy
Polio Outbreak Nearing Peak. 1952 Case Totals Seen
Public Health Service reports a 17 percent rise in new polio cases for the week ending last Saturday and says the 1952 total will likely be below the 1949 record of 42,000. The week ended Aug 16 saw 3,110 cases, up from 1,736 a year ago and down from 3,416 in 1949, with peak incidence expected in a few weeks as cases decline in several states.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Polk County Red Cross seeks volunteers for Des Moines wards
Polk County Red Cross Chapter appeals for volunteer nurses aides to work in Des Moines hospital wards. Senator Guy Gillette reports Fifth Army Headquarters in Chicago will provide aid once hospital needs are assessed. Navy personnel and equipment already dispatched to Sioux City and Council Bluffs hospitals.
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Polk County
Eas
Des Moines
Red Cross
Guy Gillette
Des Moines Weather Forecast Clinton
Des Moines Iowa forecast calls for fair cooler conditions in the east and south tonight. Friday will be generally fair and warmer with highs from the northeast around 76 to the southwest near 85. Low temperatures tonight range from 48 to 52 in the north and 53 to 58 in the south. Saturday should be fair to partly cloudy and warmer.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Cahill
Plymouth
Mass
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Phil Murray
Memphis
Tenn
Missouri State Fair
Glenn Robert Alexander
Meigs Airport
Phyllis
Alexanders
Glenn
U. S
Iowa State College
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