Demos Work to Avert Battle for Party Chairmanship
In New Orleans Democratic leaders rush to name a new National Committee chairman amid signs of a split between backers of Indiana's Paul Butler and Philadelphia's James Finnegan and former price administrator Michael V. DiSalle. Senator Sam Rayburn urges delaying action to March while Mitchell presses for immediate choice. Adlai Stevenson closes the meeting with a victory dinner.
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New Orleans
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic Party
Paul Butler
Indiana
Price
Michael V. DiSalle
James Finnegan
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Rules Advisory Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
DiSalle
Butler
Rayburn
di Salle
Adlai Stevenson
Watkins Praised For Work on Committee
President Eisenhower personally congratulated Sen. Arthur W. Watkins for his "very splendid job" as chairman of the McCarthy censure committee. Watkins said the vote would not cause a permanent split in the Republican Party and that Senator McCarthy plans to stay in the party.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Arthur W. Watkins
Utah
James C. Hagerty
Watkins
Hagerty
Senate of the
United States
Chamber Praises Work On Holiday Decorating And Events
Washington Chamber of Commerce directors praised the Christmas decorations, planning by members and city workers, and exterior store displays. They noted some finishing touches needed, urged merchants to decorate, and announced upcoming dinners and the December 9 business meeting with speakers Caleb Hathaway and Alex Agase.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sitter
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board
St. James
Alex Agase
Iowa State College
Caleb Hathaway
Kansas City
Midwest Industrial Institute
Bill Boshart
Five Injured in Davenport Auto Crash at Busy Crossing
Five people were injured in a two car collision at the Division Street and U.S. 6 intersection in Davenport. Mayor Walter Bease, negotiating for traffic lights with Des Moines officials, planned immediate installation even if the city must cover the cost. Injured include Raymond Teeple and his wife from Bettendorf with their 3 year old daughter, plus Horace Skeel and Frank Shimkus of East Moline Illinois.
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Davenport
Division Street
U.S. 6
Walter Bease
Des Moines
Bease
Raymond Teeple
Bettendorf
Horace D. Skeel
Frank Shimkus
East Moline
Ill
United States-led 16-nation push for action on jailed American fliers
At United Nations headquarters in New York the United States and 15 Korean allies press for UN action to free 11 American aviators jailed by Communist China on espionage charges. They plan to urge a General Assembly resolution at the earliest date, while avoiding the Security Council to dodge a Soviet veto.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
China
U.N
Security Council
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Washington
General Assembly
Eisenhower
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations Command
Shorty to Appear On Television Show
Sixteen year old Janice Hullinger of Manly Iowa will take her grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer Shorty to New York for a Sunday TV appearance. The sale of Shorty for 16650 to a Chicago restaurant will aid Janice in financing her college plans. Windup events included open steer sales and horse shows as the exposition wrapped up.
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Chicago
Janice Hullinger
Aberdeen Angus
Shorty
New York
Manly
Iowa
Janice
Des Moines
Oscar W. Anderson
Leland
Champion Wether
Purdue University
Harold Hotinger
Lexington
Joe Loomis
Scottsbluff
Neb
Explosive Truck Fourth Midwest Blast In 14 Months
An explosion of a Watson Brothers Co explosives truck near Owatonna Minnesota today marked the fourth Midwest blast in 14 months. Earlier incidents occurred Oct 9 1953 near Boys Town Nebraska. Oct 20 1953 near Axtell Nebraska. and Dec 9 1953 near Malvern Iowa. No injuries in the latest event. investigators studied safety compliance.
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Omaha
Neb
Watson Brothers Co
Owatonna
Minn
Midwest
Watson Brothers
Boys Town
Here
Axtell
Nebraska
Malvern
Iowa
U.S. Highway 34
Interstate Commerce Commission
Watson
Surgeon Believes Pope's Life No Longer in Immediate Danger
A part time laborer, John R. Heffron, 33, who admitted writing a letter threatening to shoot Arthur Godfrey, was kept under hospital observation in Buffalo. Heffron claimed Godfrey owed him money and had once employed him. Godfrey denied knowing Heffron or any such employment. He was charged with mailing threats.
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Pope
Buffalo
N.Y
Arthur Godfrey
John R. Heffron
Godfrey
New York
Heffron
John C. Golembeck
Pope Pius XII suffers from gastric ulcerous condition
Vatican announces Pope Pius XII, aged 78, has a gastric or ulcerous illness possibly tied to systemic poisoning. Doctors rule out digestive tract tumor, report no heart or lung issues, and note the pope is slowly improving though remains gravely ill.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Holy Father
November ideal for Iowa farm work
The Iowa weather bulletin reports November 1954 was near ideal for harvest. Corn moisture averaged 18.5 percent with 55.4 pounds per bushel. temperatures averaged 41.5 degrees. Rainfall was .24 inch, one of the driest Novembers in 82 years, with trace snowfall and most fields harvested or plowed.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Iowa
Sac City
Milfard
Sanborn
Pheasant Drops to Seven Iron Tee Shot at Lancaster
Art Pasnik playing in a collegiate golf match at Lancaster Country Club on opening pheasant season teed off with a seven iron on the 13th hole. The ball struck and killed a pheasant on the green. Pasnik followed with a successful putt for a double birdie.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Art Pasnik
Lancaster Country Club
Pasnik
Washington Council Adopts Parking Limit Ordinance
The Washington city council passed a new ordinance restricting curb parking to one hour per week from Friday noon to Saturday 9 p.m. It expands the area to include one block off the square in all directions and becomes enforceable next Friday and Saturday. Ted Crone was named to the police force, bringing the department to full strength. A school crossing signal project was approved for Madison avenue pending state approval. A January 31 hearing date is set for sewer bond issue and bids. Further study on a curfew is planned.
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Washington Business District
Washington
Evening Journal
Iowa Avenue
Marion Avenue
Second Street
Jefferson Street
Main Street
Washington Street
Second Avenue
Ted Crone
Ray Stalder
Clarence Lee
Willis Richards
John Cherry
Mr. Crone
Madison Avenue
South Second
South
Iowa Avenues
North
Oxford Man Dies Of Accident Injuries
John E. Donahue 53 of near Oxford died in Mercy Hospital Friday night from injuries in a two car collision on a hill crest six miles west of IOWA CITY. Joseph Barton 28 of Cedar Rapids was killed in the crash. two others injured as Barton's car collided with Donahue's on a country road west of Cosgrove.
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Iowa City
John E. Donahue
Oxford
Mercy Hospital
Here
Joseph Barton
Cedar Rapids
Barton
Donahue
Cosgrove
Egyptian Army Officers Arrested in Plot Against Nasser
Cairo authorities disclosed 66 army members were arrested for plotting with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to blow up a plane carrying Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser. A Cairo Peoples Court also sentenced seven to death and seven to life in what authorities call a major blow to the group.
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Cairo
Egypt
Brotherhood
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Aswan
Gamal Salem
Maj
Salah Salem
Abdel Makarem Abdel Hayy
Flying Saucer Report Near Ainsworth
Earl Miksch and his sister Olive saw a bright, fish shaped object over Ainsworth on Monday around 1 30 PM. They described no wings or exhaust, a tail like a plane, speeds faster than anything seen, and a stainless steel shine as it vanished.
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Ainsworth
Earl Miksch
Mr. Miksch
Olive
Miss Miksch
Waiting for a Break Proves Hard Luck for Players
A reflective note on pride and luck in sports and finance. The piece contrasts swallowing pride with chasing a break as paydays prove unreliable. It emphasizes uncertainty in earnings and the urge to seize opportunities.
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Antonio Gasbarrini
Italian Society of Gastroentology
Raffaele Paolucci di
Luigi de Stefano
the Savior of the World Hospital
de Stefano
Robert Leiber
the Holy Bible
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Pest-Mell Synd., Inc
Pope Pius
St. Peter's Square
Pope Pius XII
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