Brownell Plans Broad Shakeup of Federal Offices
Attorney General designate Brownell outlines a sweeping plan to purge policy making posts in the Justice Department upon taking office. He favors keeping capable career staff but will replace officials tied to scandals or aligned with the Democratic administration. He also targets about 100 federal district attorneys and 100 federal marshals for replacement with Republicans where feasible while preserving most civil service workers. Hoover’s reappointment to head the FBI is already announced.
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Uss
Helena
Herbert Brownell
Justice Department
Brownell
Navy
Eisenhower
Water pumped from quarry as divers search for missing children
In Chicago a heavy pump operation drains an old quarry as a deep sea diver readies to enter again to find six year old Jean Petersen and three year old Edward Rosenstiel missing since Sunday. Volunteers scour a 400 square mile area around Naperville while police warn of a baffling mystery.
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Chicago
Naperville
Jean Petersen
Edward Rosenstiel
Edward's Yard
John Magill
Chinese Capture Little Nori Hill in Fierce Front Assault
Seoul reports major Chinese attacks on the Western Front as 3000 Red troops strike six positions west of Yonchon. Evening waves drive 500 attackers to the Little Nori Hill crest one mile southwest, seizing the top briefly before counterfire and mortar barrages reclaim control.
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Seoul
Korea
Little Nori Hill
Yonchon
Big Nori Hill
Little Nori
Charge Soap Makers In Anti-Trust Suit
The Justice Department filed a civil anti-trust suit in Federal Court Newark New Jersey against Procter and Gamble Colgate Palmolive Peet and Lever Brothers for monopoly of the household soap industry. The Association of American Soap and Glycerine Producers Inc. of New York City was named as a defendant for aiding the Big Three.
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Washington
Justice Department
James P MecGranery
Newark
N. J
Proctor and Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co
Jersey City
Lever Brothers Co
New York City
Association of American Soap and Glycerine V
Producers, Inc
Book about Life on an Iowa Farm by Herb Wilkinson
Herb Wilkinson 1917 Iowa State College graduate and longtime DeWitt resident releases Sun Over Cerro Gordo detailing boyhood on a Cerro Gordo County farm at turn of the century. He recalls Iowa State College days, major in agriculture, meeting a wife, and shifts in nightly attire plus memories of teachers Kildee Hughes Pearson Wentworth Yew Shearer Vaughn Mortensen and Stevenson.
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Ames
Herb Wilkinson
Iowa State College
Cerro Gordo
Iowa State College Press
DeWitt
Cerro Gordo County
Wilkinson
Kildee Hughes
Pearson
Wentworth Yew
Shearer
Vaughn
Mortensen
Stevenson
Socialite Denies Link With Klansmen in Indictment
In Miami a civic worker, Mrs Helen Russell, denies any contact with Ku Klux Klansmen amid a federal indictment naming her and four men for lying during a racial terrorism probe. She calls the charges false and says she never threatened any colored people. The article notes tuberculosis chest X rays data elsewhere.
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Miami
Fla
Russell
Justice Department
Washington
Edison Center
Relax Restrictions on Construction and Auto Production
Washington announces first major relaxation of construction controls for schools hospitals public buildings utilities and new recreation facilities starting Jan 1 1953 as well as authorization to resume auto production in Q2 1953 near pre Korean levels Defense Production Administrator Rh A McDonald warns steel copper and aluminum may not be sufficient to back the relaxations and doubts a substantial increase will occur.
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Ers
Defense
Rh. A. McDonald
Metal Allotments in Early 1953 Construction Sectors
The article notes metal allotments for the first quarter of 1953, aside from the construction field. It outlines allocation figures and policy context guiding supply to steel and related industries during the period.
Eleven Fined in Mayor's Court Here
Eleven fines were levied in mayor's court here with one man serving 16 days in county jail for failure to pay his fine. William G. McCall faced speeding and failure to answer summons and received a $2.50 fine plus jail time. Other fined individuals include Erwin J Pimmering, John L Johnson, Charles Griffith, Robert Earl Johnson, Roger Allen Kleese, Leo G Bruty, Robert Nolan, Eugene A Wead, Terry Leeper and Don Hayes Jr for speeding reckless driving intoxication and disturbing the peace.
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William G. McCall
Erwin J. Pimmering
John L. Johnson
Charles Griffith
Robert Earl Johnson
Roger Allen Kleese
Leo G. Bruty
Robert Nolan
Eugene A. Wead
Terry Leeper
Don Hayes, Jr
NATO Chief Says Europe Defense Below Minimum
Gen. Matthew Ridgway told the Paris American Club that Europe’s defense does not meet the rock bottom minimum needed to deter Russian aggression. He spoke amid NATO chiefs of staff and civilian council talks to shape next year’s defense program and urged 35 additional airfields, though planners may trim the request.
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Paris
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO
West
Europe
Ridgway
Paris American Club
Permanent Council
Soviet Refuses Damages for B-29 Shot Down
Washington reports that Russia will not pay damages for an American B-29 Superfortress shot down by Soviet fighters off northern Japan on October 7. The Kremlin reportedly delivered its rejection to the American Embassy in Moscow a week to ten days ago, with no propaganda response from Moscow.
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Washington
CUP
Russia
Japan
Kremlin
U. S
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Morton May Become Secretary of Navy
Rep Thruston B Morton said he has been asked to remain available for a post in the Eisenhower administration and that speculation links him to Navy secretary. He plans talks with Gov Sherman Adams and notes his WWII Navy service and current reserve status as a commander.
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Washington
Thruston B. Morton
Eisenhower
Navy
Morton
Kentucky
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
UN Officials Fire Four More Employes
UN officials widened loyalty actions by firing at least four non American staff members suspected of pro Communist ties. A fifth foreign national was dismissed by Secretary General Trygve Lie on moral grounds. Victims include citizens of Great Britain France and Scandinavian countries.
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New York
United Nations
U. N
Trygve Lie
Great Britain
France
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
State Department
Eisenhower Arrives at Pearl Harbor For Talks
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives aboard the USS Helena in Pearl Harbor for high level military talks before heading to New York to confer with General Douglas MacArthur on solutions to the Korean War. A meeting date with MacArthur was not set, but Ike plans to reach New York by Sunday. Honolulu prepares a gala welcome as 17 000 ton cruiser brings Eisenhower from Korea arriving around 9 am local time.
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Eisenhower
Uss Helena
Pearl Harbor
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Hawaii
Pacific
Korea
Honolulu
Wheat Crop Outlook Improves on Rain and Snow
Washington reports rain and melting snow have altered the drought battered winter wheat region. Officials caution ahead of next Friday's official 1953 fall-seeded wheat forecast, but acknowledge conditions may bring yields near original expectations despite earlier set backs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Messiah Sing With 300 Voices At Iowa State Teachers College
Marilyn Mouser a freshman at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls will sing with a 300 member choir Sunday afternoon December 14 The performance includes women’s chorus mixed chorus and a capella choir with an accompanying orchestra led by local musicians and students from the college.
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Marilyn Mouser
Stanley Mouser
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Reorganization of Soil Conservation Service Proposed
A proposed reorganization of Iowa's Soil Conservation Service aims to boost efficiency. The plan swaps 25 districts for 12 areas with new offices in Sioux City Spencer Mason City Elkader Fort Dodge Cedar Rapids Des Moines Muscatine Shenandoah Chariton Ottumwa and transfers several conservation officers including J Oliver Ross Harlan Buckhaus C M Hood and Lyvali W Mitchell.
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Des Moines
Iowa Soil Conservation Service
Conservationists
SCS
Washington
Frank Mendell
Iowa
Soil Conservation Service
Sioux City
Spencer
Mason City
Elkader
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Shenandoah
Chariton and
Ottumwa
J. Oliver Ross
Greenfield
Harlan Buckhaus
Dewitt
C. M. Hood
Creston
Lyvyali WV. Mitchell
Oskaloosa
Merdell
VIW Sponsors Winter Dance at VFW Hall Friday
A VIW organized winter dance for young adults is scheduled for Friday evening at the VFW hall. The event continues the series of youth dances sponsored this season by the VIW.
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VIW
VFW
Truman demands MacArthur outline Korean plan
President Truman pressed Gen Douglas MacArthur and President-elect Eisenhower to propose any viable solution to end the Korean War and save American lives. He doubted a personal meeting would yield a workable plan and cited past misinformation from Wake Island visit.
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Truman
MacArthur
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Mrs. Jacob Jones Dies At Home In Richland
Mrs. Jacob Jones of Richland died at her home this morning at 8 15. She was the mother of Herbert Jones and a well known music instructor in Richland and surrounding communities. Funeral services tentatively set for Saturday afternoon.
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Richland
Jacob Jones
Herbert Jones
Isador Houseal Dies at 61 After Illness
Isador Phillip Houseal 61 of 702 East Second Street died at 2:30 AM after a week of illness. Funeral services likely 2 PM Saturday December 18 at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Survived by wife Anna. daughters Ruth and Mrs Grant McKune. sons Sam Robert William. five grandchildren. six brothers and three sisters.
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Isador Phillip Houseal
East Second Street
Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Houseal
Haskins
Washington
Mr. Houseal
Columbus Junction
John
Clara Buffington Houseal
Washington County
Riverside
Anna Quinn
Grant McKune
Ruth Houseal
Davenport
Sam
Burlington
Robert
Wellman
William
Iowa City
Louis
Rollo
Howard
Paul
Floyd
Ottumwa
Jack
Lone Tree
Grace Simmons
Stella McCaleb
Ainsworth
Mildred Britain
Newton
Presbyterians End Family Night Series
The First Presbyterian church completed its five week family night series with a Wednesday gathering in the church parlors. A coon supper was served with members providing other foods. Della Humphreys led devotions and a film titled The Challenge of Africa was shown.
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Presbyterians End
First Presbyterian Church
Della Humphreys
Africa
Post Office Extends Hours for Xmas Mailing Rush
Washington postmaster O. J. Brown announced extended Saturday hours for parcel post and stamp windows to 5 30 p m while money order, registry and postal savings windows close at noon. He urged complete address and early mailing with cards by December 15. Daily mail volume will jump from about 10 000 to 20 000 pieces at the Yuletide peak as the holiday schedule begins December 13 with service hours 6 a m to 6 p m.
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O. J. Brown
Washington
Christine Jorgensen appears in public after gender transition
In Copenhagen Christine Jorgensen, now a woman, stunned reporters with her appearance at a press conference. She stated she has no stage or film plans, preferring to work behind the camera as a photographer.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Christine Jorgensen
Christine
Norway Ship Fernstream Sinks After Fog Collision
The Norwegian motorship Fernstream sank in foggy San Francisco Bay about 30 minutes after a collision with the freighter Hawelisa Rancher. Coast Guard rescue craft picked up survivors. one seaman suffered a wrist injury. All 44 crew members abandoned to lifeboats as the Rancher stayed afloat and proceeded to Fort Mason.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
Matson Line
Hawaiias Rancher
Fort Mason
Funeral services for Ralph Bozman held at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services were conducted at 2 PM Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Dr. E L Haney presiding. Burial followed in Crawfordsville Cemetery. Pallbearers named Cloyce Stewart Charley Wolfe Marion George Blake Spencer Rod Shaffer and Clint Rhea.
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Ralph Bozman
Jones Funeral Home
E. L. Haney
Crawfordsville
Cloyce Stewart
Charley Wolfe
Marion George
Blake Spencer
Rod Shaffer
Clint Rhea
Des Moines Weather: Snow Northeast Tonight and Friday
Des Moines Iowa forecast calls for snow to the northeast tonight and Friday. Colder air moves in, with extreme western regions staying chilly tonight and southwest Friday. Lows drop to 10-30 northwest and 18-25 southeast, highs Friday 20-25 northwest and north central, 34-29 elsewhere, with increasing ness and slight warming later.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Civil Service
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Charge Soap Makers
United States
Taree Waa
Frederick J. Lewis, Jr
Lewis
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Franklin D. Park
Columbus
Paul A. Ober
Ephrata
David S
East Main Street
Ridgeway
Secretary of Navy
U.S
Mr. Truman
Germany
Truma
Pacific Command
Isador Houseal
Norway
Bozman
Gabria Nauge
Lew York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White Bear
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