Dublin Struck By Severe Gales Flooding Thousands Of Homes
Gales from the Irish Sea sent tides into Dublin flooding about 6,000 houses and forcing thousands from their homes. The government mobilized troops as authorities declared an emergency in five square miles. No deaths reported in Dublin though damage was extensive.
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Dublin
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Irish Sea
Liffey
Tolka
Camac
Navan
Britain
London
Thames
Legion to Support Any Move to Free American Prisoners
Seaborn P. Collins national commander of the American Legion told President Eisenhower the Legion will back any means to obtain the release of 11 American airmen jailed as spies by Red China. He said the Legion supports U N action and is ready to back peaceful efforts or blockades if needed, calling the stance strong.
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Washington
Seaborn P. Collins
American Legion
Eisenhower
Legion
Red China
Collins
White House
U.S
United Nations
Red
China
Philadelphia
John A. Stewart Rites Scheduled Here on Monday
Funeral services for John A. Stewart are set for 2 p.m. Monday at United Presbyterian church with Dr Evert Lo Haney in charge. Friends may call at Sherman’s funeral home Sunday and Monday morning. Stewart died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday in Bradenton Florida after years of ill health. He was born May 7 1879 and lived in Washington Iowa most of his life. Survivors include his wife Catherine two children Ruth Duncan and Richard A. Stewart two sisters Mazie Stewart and Mrs Frank Galloway and one brother Cloyce C. Stewart.
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John A. Stewart
United Presbyterian Church
Evert Lo Haney
Sherman
Mr. Stewart
Bradenton
Fla
Richard A. Stewart
Washington
Florida
William Allen Stewart
Margaret Me.Laughlin Stewart
Living Lake
Living Lake School
Washington Academy
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Portland
Ore
Crane Company
Catherine Maronay
Ruth Duncan
Park Ridge
Richard A
Stewart
Mendes-France pushes alcohol fight to army barracks
Premier Pierre Mendes France expands anti alcoholism campaign to the military. Beginning January 1 French soldiers must drink one eighth of a liter of milk with breakfast coffee. The order does not alter the wine allowance.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Close Farm Census Cedar Rapids Office
A. L. McKirstry closes the Cedar Rapids field office for the 1954 Census of Agriculture. Local questionnaires are sent to Census headquarters for editing and tabulating. Preliminary county figures from the nation’s 3,068 counties will be published early next year.
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A. L. McKirstry
Cedar Rapids
United States
Iowa
Morse to Speak at CIO Convention in Los Angeles
Senator Wayne Morse formerly of the Republican Party will address the national CIO convention in Los Angeles, following Eleanor Roosevelt on the program. Morse, speaking in Birmingham, Michigan, said he is in President Eisenhower’s corner on policy and supports cooperation with the United Nations to solve foreign policy issues.
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Los Angeles
Wayne Morse
Republican Party
National Cio
Oregon
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Morse
Birmingham
Mich
Eisenhower
United Nations
American Assn. of
University Women
Esenhower
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Rest Rooms Open in Court House Evening Hours
With Chamber of Commerce and county officials cooperation, court house rest rooms will be open each evening before Christmas. Attendants are paid by the Chamber to keep the facilities available for shoppers’ convenience.
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Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Soldier and Supply Ranks Beside Bread and Meat in Duty
The French soldier values his supply of bread and meat as highly as the tasks he undertakes. He treats both essential to his endurance and morale, linking nutrition to performance and discipline on the field.
Schwengel Schedules Meetings With Voters in District
Congressman Elect Fred Schwengel of Davenport will hold a series of district meetings in all 12 counties before leaving for Washington. He will devote at least half a day to each session, meeting constituents by appointment to discuss legislative concerns. In Washington county the session is December 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the courthouse with Bill Smart coordinating.
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Iowa
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Washington
Schwengel
Bill Smart
GOP
Washington County
Court House
State Educators Open Two Day Iowa Conference
Iowa educational leaders opened a two day conference in Des Moines to tackle state educational problems ahead of a White House conference next year. The meeting honors late Gov. William S Beardsley who set the agenda Nov 15 six days before his death. Educators met in study groups and will report to the full conference later.
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Des Moines
Iowa
White House
William S. Beardsley
Safe Driving Day Urges Caution After Deadly 24 Hours
United Press reports 65 deaths and 279 injuries in the 24 hours ending Wednesday as drivers are urged to observe safer habits for National Safe Driving Day next week. The drive, sponsored by the President's Action Committee for Traffic Safety, aims for a day with no deaths and no injuries.
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United Press
President's Action Committee For Traffic Safety
Eisenhower
Voice of Democracy Winners Announced at Local High School
Awards were presented to the top three Washington contestants at a high school assembly by John V. Phieger of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Arla McBee won first prize a $25 bond, Charlotte Berry won second prize a pen and pencil set, and Roger Kleese won third prize a $5 gift certificate.
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John V. Phieger
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
The
Jaycees
Arla McBee
Charlotte Berry
Roger Kleese
United States
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Radio - Electronics - Television Manufacturers Association
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
United States accuses Reds of stirring war hysteria at United Nations
U S delegate C D Jackson told the United Nations Special Political Committee that Communist China was spreading false spy charges against American airmen and accusing the U S Navy of aggression. The General Assembly prepared to debate a resolution demanding the release of captured U N forces in Korea as Peiping refused to free the 11 airmen sentenced to four to seven years.
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United Nations
United States Today
Red China
U. S
C. D. Jackson
United Nations Special Political Committee
U. S. Navy
General Assembly
U. N
Peiping
Tokyo
Arkady A. Sobolev
Special Committee
United States
Formosa
Washington
Taiwan
China
Sobolev
Jackson
Kaster Named Chairman of Iowa State University Orientation
Iowa City Jim Kaster Washington junior in the school of engineering at the State University of Iowa was approved by the SUI Student Council as chairman of the 1955 men's orientation program. He will coordinate the spring and next fall's events with the University Women's association and UWA's committee chairmen. The appointment places Kaster as liaison for joint orientation planning with the women’s group.
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Iowa City
Jim Kaster
Washington
State University of Iowa
SUI
Kaster
University Women’s Association
UWA
S. W. Kaster
Unity Aid Seen for Republicans in Coming Two Years
Washington report quotes Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall saying President Eisenhower will receive stronger support from Congress in the next two years despite Senator McCarthy's break with the White House. Hall's survey of leaders shows near unanimous backing for Eisenhower across Senate and House, with Wat kins dismissing talk of a new party and labeling only a possible fringe as likeliest to split.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Congress
Joseph R. McCarthy
Hall
Senate
House
McCarthy
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Wisconsin
Plan Allen Services At Junction on Friday
Funeral services for James H. Allen of Columbus City will be held at 2 p m Friday at the Central Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Columbus City cemetery. Arrangements are in care of the Stacy funeral home.
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Columbus Junction
James H. Allen
Columbus City
University Hospital
Iowa City
Central Presbyterian Church
Stacy Funeral Home
Cold Canadian Air Sends Iowa Temperatures Down
A cold Canadian air mass moved into Iowa behind a snow storm. Lows reach 5 to 12 degrees with many areas near zero. highs in the upper 20s. Winds 25 to 35 mph cut visibility. up to three inches of snow on the ground in northern Iowa. Warmer weather expected Friday, then light snow again Saturday.
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Towa
Des Moines
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Iowa Highway Patrol
Cherokee
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Elkader
United Press
School for the Blind seeks counselor hire in Des Moines
D W Overbeay, superintendent at the State School for the Blind in Vinton, asked the Iowa Board of Education for permission to hire a guidance counselor to aid the school program. The board referred the request to a committee for study. The board also approved tearing down a porch at the Oakdale Sanitarium, built in 1908, deemed inadequate.
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Des Moines
D.W. Overbeay
State School For the Blind
Vinton
Iowa Board of Education
Oakdale Sanitarium
Class Under Glass Brings Students to Visitors
Portland Connecticut notes school officials set up an actual grade school class in an automobile showroom so about 80 outsiders could observe the session.
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Portland
Conn
Nobel prize fund Established With Nine Million Dollars
The original fund for the Nobel prizes stood at nine million dollars and the prize money would be paid from the interest on the principal.
YWCA to Host Robert S Michaelsen Talk in Washington
YWCA will host its annual meeting Monday in the YWCA community room with speaker Robert S Michaelsen director of the Iowa School of Religion at the State University of Iowa. Dinner meeting requires reservations by Friday. Dr Michaelsen hails from Clinton Iowa and earned a Yale education with degrees from Yale and an honorary Cornell divinity doctorate.
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Iowa School of Religion
State University of Iowa
Washington Ywca
YWCA
Michaelsen
Clinton
Iowa
Corewell College
Yale University
Harvard University
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