Eisenhower Reveals New Look Housing Plan to Congress
President Eisenhower presented detailed housing program proposals to Congress aiming to expand home ownership for all Americans. The plan includes a low down payment option for homes up to 8000, 100 percent 40 year FHA guarantees for displaced families, and liberalized FHA terms with up to 20000 mortgage coverage. Authorities introduced identical bills in both chambers to back slum rehabilitation and broader mortgage reforms.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Housing Authority
Jesse P. Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Freed Iowan Anxious To Get Back to Farm
Cpl. Donald Wakehouse of Woodbine Iowa the last of 3597 repatriated prisoners to return to the United States said he is anxious to reunite with his bride Louise and resume farming. He spoke after arriving at Travis Air Force Base California from Tokyo where he had been treated for a bone disease contracted as a Chinese captivity. He still wore a leg cast signed by Marilyn Monroe and planned to return to farming with hopes of renting rather than buying a farm.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Donald Wakehouse
Woodbine
Iowa
United States
Wakehouse
Tokyo
Marilyn Monroe
Louise
U S Planes Fly Supplies to French Indochina
U S aircraft based in Japan conduct a limited airlift to Indochina to support the American military mission. The 815th Air Division at Tachikawa moved technicians to Indochina and airlifted spare parts and aircraft supplies, with routes via Formosa and the Philippines to secret bases.
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Washington
Air Force
U. S
Japan
Indochina
U. S. Far East
815Th
U. S. Air Division
Tachikawa
Tokyo
Nippon Times
Formosa
Philippines
Boy Spends 18 Hours Locked in Ice Box
James Edward Brice a six year old boy in Toledo Ohio spent eighteen hours locked inside an abandoned ice box near his home He crawled into a 24 by 24 inch compartment seventeen inches deep and shut the door himself He was found by neighbor Carmen Potete crying and later said he did not know he could not get out He survived without food for a day and was treated for cold and hunger at a hospital
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Toledo
Ohio
James Kdward Brice
Carmen Potete
James
Katherine Brice
Seek Quick Trial For Slayer of Girl
Prosecutors seek a quick trial for Lee Holden Parker 20 after a coroner jury indicated murder in the death of Corine Baldwin 16. State's Attorney Gutknecht said a grand jury will be asked for indictment next week. Parker testified he killed the girl after sexual relations ended. police say the girl was raped.
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Chicago
Lee Holden Parker
Parker
Corrine Baldwin
John Gutknecht
Irwin Bloch
Dr Bach Narrates Schweitzer Visit At Men's Meeting
Dr Marcus Bach of the State University of Iowa spoke at Washington Methodist church Thursday evening to about 150 men. He described a visit with Dr Albert Schweitzer and praised the philosopher musician physician and surgeon for devoting his talents to bettering natives in South Africa. Dr Bach was introduced by Dr Max Smith with Artemas Brown presiding as president of the Methodist Men.
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State University of Iowa
Albert Schweitzer
Washington Methodist Church
Methodist Men's Club
Bach
Washington
South Africa
Schweitzer
Land
Africa
Max Smith
Artemas Brown
Food Stamp Plan Proposed To Reach Needy Families
Mrs. John B. Sullivan proposes a federal food stamp plan to distribute up to one billion dollars of government surpluses to eligible needy families. The bill would let the agriculture secretary issue stamps to state or local welfare agencies which redeem them for food stocks. Senators Aiken and Humphrey have introduced a similar Senate measure. Department officials note rising requests for surplus food relief from twelve states since mid January, with five already aided.
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Washington
Llp
John B. Sullivan
D-Mo
George DD. Aiken
R-Vt
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Recover Stolen Safe but Money Missing in Iowa Theft
A safe stolen from Isabel Shop Inc. in Moline last weekend contained 244 dollars cash and 150 dollars in jewelry. Only 69 cents was recovered inside the safe found in a field on the Art Mover farm, one mile northeast of Princeton in Scott County.
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Princeton
Iowa
Isabel Shop Inc
Moline
Art Mover
Here
Scott County
Chamber dinner to feature E F Koch in Washington
chamber dinner in Washington features speaker E F Koch chief engineer of Iowa State Highway department chairing the event at the YMCA Thursday evening January 18 with dinner at 630 pm tickets priced 1 50 on sale at Washington drug stores and at the chamber office reservations urged soon
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E. F. Koch
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington Ymca
Koch
Iowa State Highway Department
Washington Drug
Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scout Leaders To Meet Here Tonight
Adult Boy Scout leaders in the Washington area will attend a meeting at the Washington United Presbyterian church tonight starting at 7 50 p m. Scoutmunsters, committee members and others interested in Scouting are urged to attend with Dave Price from Iowa City acting as conductor.
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Washington
Washington United Presbyterian Church
Dave Price
Iowa City
Knowland Says Patriots Not One Party in Politics
Senate Republican Leader Knowland of California says you cannot draw party lines on patriotism and declines to comment on Jenner's charges about Truman era Korea policy. Eisenhower urges tolerance and GOP speakers to avoid extreme partisanship amid ongoing political debate.
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Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
Truman
U. S
Korea
Jenner
Columbus
Ind
Knowland
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Jeffersonville
St. Louis
Mr. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Ward chairmen map drive for Washington mobile x ray unit
Ward chairmen and co chair men for the house to house can vass of Washington met with city committee for a briefing on the mobile x ray project. Workers will contact homes February 27 to March 11 distributing literature and explaining the free service and its benefits.
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First Ward
Harry Sowden
Merle Lytle
Second Ward
Rolland Taylor
L. L. Wilson
Phillip Kneen
Logan Heilman
Guards Put Around Coal Dumps in East Germany
In Berlin police guard coal dumps to deter thefts as fuel shortages grow in Soviet occupied Germany. Neue Zeitung cites acute shortages with suspended heat in many towns and schools. Dresden area reports halted trains and plundering amid rising unrest and calls for Western-style elections.
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East Germany
Berlin
Red East Germany
Neue Zeitung
Germany
Dresden
Mary Louisa Wilson Dies in Washington D C
Washington friends report the sudden death of Mary Louisa Wilson on Thursday morning in Washington D C. She was the youngest child of Mr and Mrs William Wilson Jr a longtime prominent family here. Miss Wilson worked for the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington for many years and was retired at her death. She belonged to the local DAR chapter the PEO and the Christian Science church in the capital. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Washington D C.
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Washington
Mary Louisa Wilson
D. C
Washington 7
Beardsley Declines Korea Invitation for Appraisal Trip
Des Moines Iowa Governor William S Beardsley says he has turned down an invitation to travel to Korea for an appraisal trip proposed by President Eisenhower. He states he cannot spare time due to pressing business at home.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Korea
Eisenhower
Vatican Report Tells Of Pope's Improvement
Vatican sources said Pope Pius XII showed further improvement in his condition as he recovers from gastritis. He remains weak from a semi liquid diet but has been out of bed longer and is eating better day by day.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pope Pius XII
Scouts to Take City Offices Here Saturday
Washington Boy Scouts will take over the city government Saturday February 18 as part of National Boy Scout Week observances. Election of officers will be held at city hall polls from 8 to 9 am with winners serving until 2 pm. Readying two tickets, the Progressive slate lists Kerr Morrison Bell Peterson McDaniel Johnson Leeper Wilson. Representative slate lists Hanson Cruise Bailey Kerr Kuntz Cook Stalder Hanson Neff.
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Washington
Lewis
Butch) Kerr
Jamie Morrison
Peter Bell
Joli Peterson
George McDaniel
Steve Johnson
Gary Leeper
John Wilson
Representative
Don Hanson
John Cruise
Bruce Bailey
Tom Kerr
Dave Kuntz
Jim Cook
Ronnie Stalder
Kenneth Hanson
Joe McDole
Jim Steele
Progressives
Bob Long
Gerry Neff
President proposes trip in letter to Colorado governor
Beardsley cited a letter from the President to Gov. Dan Thornton of Colorado, who chairs the Governor's Conference, proposing a forthcoming trip.
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Beardsley
Dan Thornton
Colorado
FBI Probes Narcotics Theft At Calmar Drug Store
FBI agents opened an inquiry into a theft at the George Breuckner drug store in Calmar Iowa after a man posed as a federal agent and asked to change the lock. He broke the drug cabinet and took several bottles including injectable narcotics and an oral type before fleeing in a car with Illinois plates.
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Calmar
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Breuckner
FBI
Moon
Breucker
Illinois
Two Grass Fires Prompted Washington Fire Response
The Washington fire department quickly contained two grass fires on Thursday. One started from outdoor trash burning near the United Presbyterian and burned about one acre and fence posts, the other spread from the city dump at 15 South Avenue D to a fence row and stove wood. Chief Bill Brown urged strict precautions as dry conditions persist and warned against unattended outdoor fires.
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Washington
United Presbyterian Homie
South Avenue D
Washington Fire Department
Bill Brown
Services Saturday For Mrs Douglass
Funeral services for Mrs. A C Douglass will be at 4 p m Saturday in Shermans funeral home with Dr K L Haney in charge. A second service is set for 1 30 p m Monday at the Second United Presbyterian church in Monmouth Illinois with Dr Haney Rev J G Manor and Dr R W Gibson assisting. Burial will be in Monmouth cemetery. Mrs Douglass, wife of Dr A C Douglass, died Wednesday evening at the United Presbyterian Home.
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A. C. Douglass
Sherman
K. L. Haney
Second United Presbyterian Church
Monmouth
Ill
Haney
J. G Manor
R. W. Gibson
Monmouth College
Monmouth Cemetery
Douglass
United Presbyterian Home
Invalid Tries Six Hours to Get Aid For Dying Sister
In Corydon Iowa Phema Ratliff 71 tapped a window with a cane for almost six hours to seek help after her sister Vista Ratliff 78 died of a heart attack The sister and caretaker Mrs Paul Michael says she called the house every half hour starting at 10 am but could not check when her ill son prevented departure The Michaels arrived at 4 pm to find Vista dead and Phema unable to call for aid The stroke survivor had been cared for by her sister since the health crisis began The report notes no one answered the tapping or responded to the ringer or window tapping
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Corydon
Iowa
Phema Ratliff
Paul Michael
Bob
the Michaels
Vista Ratliff
Phema
Gouzenko Predicts War in Ten Years
Former Soviet code clerk Igor Gouzenko, now a Canadian citizen, warns in a Drew Pearson interview that war with the West and Russia will occur within ten years if dictated by the Soviet high command. He says Russian people want peace if not forced by their masters and calls for easier paths to citizenship and proof of spy rings to lure defectors.
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Washington
Igor Gouzenko
West
Russia
Gouzenko
Drew Pearson
Soviet Union
Canada
Pearson
Gousenko
Prison Breaker Seeks Escape From Toyotama Store Theft
Urawa authorities at Toyotama Prison hunt a thief who broke into the prison general store and fled with two men’s suits a $150 camera and $40 in cash. Police believe an outside job is involved.
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Urawa
Japan
Toyotama
Weather Preview From Iowa: Mild Weekend Outlook
Partly cloudy in the southwest with a warmer turn tonight. Saturday will be mostly cloudy and warmer with lows around 15 to 30 in the northeast and 20 to 25 in the southwest. Highs Saturday reach 35 to 40 in the northeast and 40 to 50 in the southwest. Partly cloudy and mild Sunday.
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United Press
Iowa
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