FCC probe chair resigns as staff quits in protest
Rep. Morgan M. Moulder quits as chairman of the House subcommittee probing federal regulatory agencies. Chief counsel Bernard Schwartz is fired amid charges of a whitewash and discord among members. A new chair, Rep. Oren Harris, assumes leadership as the investigation continues with support to press ahead.
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Washington
Morgan M. Moulder
House
Bernard Schwartz
Schwartz
White House
Federal Communications Commission
Moulder
Missouri Democrat
L-Man
Paul S. Berger
Herbert M. Wachtell
Subcommittee
Ment
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Commerce Committee
New York University
United Press
John E. Moss
Calif
Peter Mack Jr
D-Ill
Charles Wolverton
R-N.j
John Bell Williams
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
George Gordon Moore
Full
FCC
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Williams
Milwaukee Five Alarm Fire Intlenses Downtown Ice Envelops
Twenty firemen and a policeman were hospitalized for smoke inhalation or frost bite after a five alarm blaze in Milwaukee on the South Side. The fire damaged a two story block housing a jeweler restaurant clinic and several shops, with widespread ice and chilling conditions hampering efforts.
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Milwaukee
Clary Ehlers
Edward Wischer
Three Teens Injured in Riverside Highway Mishap
Ronald Gerot 17 Patricia Gerot 17 and Francis Simon 16 were injured when their car hit a bridge end six miles northeast of Riverside Iowa. Ronald and Patricia suffered severe facial cuts while Simon had a broken wrist and walked for help after the crash at 10 30 p m Monday.
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Riverside
Route One
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Ronald Gerot
Patricia Gerot
Francis Simon
Gerot
Simon
Lone Tree
Patricia
Ronald
St. Mary's Parochial School
Harry Musser
Clair Geret
Orval Gerot
Francis
Ferdinand Simon
Farm Class Hosts J. A. Stritzel Talk On Fertilizers
J. A. Stritzel, Iowa State College extension agronomist, will speak at Washington High School Thursday evening for the final adult farmer class session. He will cover fertilizer use, carryover effects, application methods, and liquid fertilizers. The 7:30 p.m. session in room 13 will include election of three new council members.
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J. A. Stritzel
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Washington High School
Stritzel
Iowa State College
Minick and Speed Celebrate 10th Anniversary Partnership
Bob Speed and Ray Minick mark ten years as business partners this month after purchasing the furniture store interests of Kiple and DePrenger at 109 East Washington Street in February 1948.
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Bob Speed
Ray Minick
Speed
Minick
Kiple & DePrenger
East Washington St
Northern Lights Dazzle Across United States Monday Night
The aurora borealis lit the northern sky with red, green, and white hues seen from Florida to Wisconsin. Crowds contacted police and weather offices as atmospheric disturbances disrupted circuits and communications. Scientists called the display the most spectacular in two decades, with experts noting unusual wide visibility due to cold, dry air. In separate news, Minick and Speed Furniture relocated to a larger store on the square and retained staff.
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Florida
Gerald P. Kuiper
University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
James S. Pickering
Hayden Planegarium
New York
Buffalo, N.Y
North Dakota
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Southland
Arizona
Midwest
Clinton Warehouse Damaged In 150000 Fire
In Clinton Iowa a large fruit warehouse owned by River Fruit Distributors suffered extensive damage estimated up to 150000 following a blaze Monday night. Firefighters battled the two story brick building as a prior fire on Saturday caused 115000 in damage to a bottling plant.
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Clinton
Iowa
River Fruit Distributors
William H. Altney
Altneu
Space man Farrell in seven day Earth bound test
Airman Donald G. Farrell, Bronx, enters a 3 by 5 foot space chamber for a seven day confinement to study mental and physical responses to space travel. Doctors at Randolph Field report he is alert and progressing well as tests and televised observations proceed with outside instructions and simulated radio communications.
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San Antonio
Tex
Donald G. Farrell
Farrell
Randolph Field School of Aviation Medicine
Bronx
N.Y
George H. Steinkamp
Department of Space Medicine
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Rubertus Strughold
Supreme Court Upholds Korean Bonus Bond For Iowa Vets
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 26 million dollar Korean bonus bond issue constitutional, clearing legal hurdles for sale. The decision upheld prior rulings and found the publication and tax provisions valid, with bond sale publication to proceed and advertising to begin.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Chapman & Cutler
Chicago
M.L. Abrahamson
Tll
Blizzard Deaths and Snow Halt New York Immense Storm
New York and surrounding states faced up to 18 inches more snow and a deep cold wave as a vast winter storm system caused 54 deaths nationwide. Syracuse reported 38 inches of snow with major drift problems, while New England and several southern states endured freezing rain and ice storms.
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New York State
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Rockies
Atlantic
United Press
New York
Syracuse
New England
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Dixie
Texas Panhandle
Louisiana
Baldwinsville
Henry Allen
Blanche
Five Children Found Safe After Night Search in Florida
Five children aged 9 to 12, all Air Force families, went missing Monday to camp out. A 1,000 member search with two Air Force planes, a helicopter, and boats scoured Okaloosa County. They were found in a wooded area near a resident's home and taken to Eglin Air Force Base hospital for checks.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fila
Dewill T. Keller
Eglin Air Force Base
Air Force
Eglin
Okaloosa County
Ray Wilson
Farmer in Waukon Admits Shooting Wife
A 45 year old farmer Lester A Teslow shot his wife Florence 40 in their Waukon Iowa home then walked to the sheriff office with a young child and asked to be locked up. The wifewas wounded with a 22 rifle and listed in satisfactory condition at a local hospital. authorities found the rifle in the basement. no charges were filed immediately.
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Waukon
Iowa
William M. Huffman
Huffman
Lester A. Teslow
Here
Teslow
Florence
Truck Slams Through Wall of Davenport House
A semi truck loaded with sugar crashed into the wall of Mrs. Pearl Petersen’s Davenport home on Monday. Driver Burl Stapleton said ice caused the wheels to slip, the truck rolled free, and struck the house, creating an eight foot hole while the resident was in another room.
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Davenport
Iowa
Pearl Petersen
Burl Stapleton
Mason City
Father Gives Up His Freedom to See Girl
Robert Backover, 28, emerges from hiding in Maryland to surrender on grand larceny charges so he can visit his dying daughter Paula Ann, 6, at Children’s Hospital. A Miami restaurant owner offers $1,000 to help cover the $2,300 alleged theft.
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Washington
Robert Backover
Paula Ann
West Coast
Silas Dennis Jr
Huttsville
Children's Hospital
Miami
France Moves To End Protests Over Tunisian Bombing
French Premier Felix Gaillard and his cabinet worked into the night seeking a formula to halt global protests sparked by the bombing of a Tunisian village last Saturday. Indications pointed to a possible United Nations Security Council showdown that could strain NATO unity in North Africa. Strong signals from Washington suggested the United States might oppose France if the UN rules unevenly. Algerian nationalists at UN headquarters urged reappraisal of American bases in Africa amid reports U.S. planes aided the attack. Congressional leaders in Washington commented on the broader crisis.
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Felix Gaillard
United Nations Security Council
North Africa
NATO
Washington
United States
France
U.N
New York
Africa
U.S
Wash
Weather Summary From UNITERPRESS IOWA
Partly cloudy with a chance of light snow flurries in the east and central tonight. Cold continuation with lows 12 below to 4 below zero and highs around 8 to 12 for the north and 12 to 16 for the south. Winds from northwest to south at 15 to 25 mph tomorrow. Continued cold Thursday.
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Uniterpress
Iowa
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Minick & Speed
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Clark Talbot
Meryl Steele
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Cutler
Abrahamson
Atty
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Chapman and Cutler
Oscar Strauss
al Faber
Kent Emery
Faber
Iowa Legionnaire Magazine
Chapman
Des Moines Independent
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