Bradley warns emergency as grave now as six months ago
General Omar N. Bradley told the House Armed Services Committee that the emergency remains as severe as six months earlier despite peace talks. He warned against being hoodwinked and said troop goals remain at 3.5 million with Korea forces around 250,000 and more to be sent. A rotation system will replace six to eight months Korea service, and the draft age may drop to 18.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Ile
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
Korea
Defense Department
W. Sterling Cole
N. Y
Puerto Rican faces trial for attempt to kill President
Oscar Collazo, a Puerto Rican revolutionary, is tried for the attempted assassination of President Truman and the death of White House guard Leslie Cotfelt during the Blair House assault on November 1. Conviction could carry the death penalty. jury selection was expected to take most of the day. Griselio Torresola died in the exchange, while Collazo and another guard were wounded.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
President Truman
White House
Mr. Truman
Blair House
Leslie Coffelt
Griselio Torresola
Collazo
British Marines Patrol Grenada Amid Riots and Looting
British warships Devonshire and Snipe patrolled Grenada as riots and looting wounded five, while American tourists were urged to leave the Windward Island. Josephine Works reported many tourists stayed despite the warning as a strike of agricultural workers sparked the unrest. Mr and Mrs David Livingston Jr departed for Pittsburg where he will enter the Pittsburgh Xenia Seminary.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Caribbean
Grenada
Here
Josephine Works
Cleveland
Ohio
Devonshire
Snipe
David Livingston Jr
Pittsburg, Pa
Livingston
Pittsburgh Xenia Seminary
High Water Forces Closing of Roads
Iowa highways 14 and 52 67 were closed by floods caused by the Maquoketa river ice jam near Sabula and Marshalltown. Trains continued on affected Milwaukee branch lines though water covered Highway 62 east of Maquoketa. Weather Bureau anticipated clearing by Wednesday as bridges and soft fills were cautioned.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Marshalltown
Sabula
Maquoketa River
Milwaukee Railroad
Bridge Over Highway Commission
Grinnell
Mrs Katherine Davis Dies in Tampa Florida
Mrs Katherine Davis died in Tampa Florida where she spent the winter. Funeral services are set for Salem Presbyterian church at 2 PM Thursday with Rev Thomas Nelson of Cotter officiating. Burial will be in the Cambridge cemetery обработки. Stacy funeral home of Columbus Junction handles arrangements. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert E Davis in 1926.
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Columbus Junction
Katherine Davis
Tampa
Florida
Salem Presbyterian Church
Thomas Nelson
Cotter
Stacy
Brian Cemetery
Davis
Robert E. Davis
Don Gardner Wins KXIC Amateur Contest at State Theater
Don Gardner aged 14 from Washington won the amateur contest hosted by radio station KXIC at the State theater on Saturday afternoon earning a $10 prize for his solo. runners up were Kaye and Faye Sobaski, 10, of Brighton, who won $6. Additional performers included Darlene Custer Audrey Wittetoe Ruth J Jugenheimer and Walter J Fritz. more than 2350 people attended.
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Don Gardner
Washington
KXIC
State Theater
Don
Kaye
Faye Sobaski
Brighton
Darlene Custer
Audrey Wittetoe
Ruth J. Jugenheimer
Walter J. Fritz
Army Officers Shoot Japanese in Atami Killing and Wounding
In Atami Japan two American army officers shot and killed a Japanese, wounded two others, and slugged a third. Capt Robert W Hessler of Company 8 5th Cavalry and Capt Willard W Wise medical holding detachment are identified. They were on rest leave from Korea connected units. Mainichi reports the pair appeared to go berserk after drinking in a cabaret near a hotel.
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Yokohama
Japan
Atami
Robert W. Hessler
5Th Cavalry Regiment
1St Cavalry Division
Willard W. Wise
Hessler
Wise
Korea
Mainichi
Tokyo
Union service hears Dr Pollock theme Therefore
Dr P H Pollock pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Iowa City spoke at the regular Sunday evening union service in the Christian church last night. Assisting were Rev T C Polk and Dr William J Grossheim. Washington (UP) Former senator John Sherman Cooper urged immediate troop use in the Atlantic Pact army to deter Soviet attack, criticizing delays and urging firm policy.
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P. H. Pollock
First Presbyterian Church
Iowa City
Christian Church
Pollock
Washington Presbyterian Church
T. C. Polk
William J. Grossheim
Washington
John Sherman Cooper
Cooper
Kentucky
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations-Armed Service Committees
Europe
Surplus of Teachers Is Felt in Colleges
Benjamin Fine of the New York Times told Rockford College during Charter Day exercises that about 25,000 college instructors face dismissal due to a financial disaster in higher education. He warned enrollment drops tied to the war effort have half of U S colleges in the red and called the crisis the greatest in a century. He urged doubled public support and a $10 billion annual education expenditure.
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Rockford, Ill
Benjamin Fine
The
New York Times
Fine
Rockford College
Thirteen County Men Leave for Induction
Washington county men form February inductee group and depart by bus to Des Moines for processing and basic training. Named were John F. Pailliotet Donald lL Dutler Frederick J Luckey Merritt S Veggy John W Hotle Norman L Van Trump Le Roy Havel Theodore RK Woods Maynard C Mineart Robert D Kallous Harold L Hesseltine Charles E Martin Kenneth D Farrier.
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Des Moines
John F. Pailliotet
Donald Ll. Dutler
Frederick J. Luckey
Merritt S. Veggy
Riverside
John W. Hotle
Norman L. van Trump
West Chester
LeRoy Havel
Theodore Rk, Woods
Maynard C. Mineart
Washington
Robert D. Kallous
Richmond
Harold L. Hesseltine
East Pleasant Plain
Charles E. Martin
Richland
Kenneth D. Farrier
Brighton
Scientist warns flying saucers could signal Pearl Harbor threat
Dr. Anthony O. Mirarchi, former Air Force scientist, urged radar and spotter posts to track flying saucers. He said his investigations into 300 reports show they could be launched by a foreign power, posing a danger worse than Pearl Harbor.
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Scituate
Mass
Anthony O. Mirarchi
Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Mirarchi
Atmospheric Composition Bureau
Geophysical Research Division
Watertown
Urner Liddell
Navy
Liddell
United States
Britain to refuse separate peace talks with Russia
In London informed sources say Britain will likely reject a two power offer for Anglo Soviet peace talks. The note to Ambassador Kelly stresses Eastern bloc unity and says talks should occur at the planned four power meeting of foreign ministers. The message accuses Britain of trampling the 20 year friendship pact and meddling in satellites. Gene Tucker and daughter visit Lincoln Nebraska for surgery and family matters.
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London
Britain
Russia
David Kelly
Moscow
France
Great Britain
Hoover Commission urged RFC reforms long ago
The Hoover commission urged abolishing or reforming the RFC and warned of risks to integrity. A Senate subcommittee now questions RFC independence amid vast lending, with $2 billion in business this year and continued political battles over reform and a possible single administrator.
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Hoover Commission
RFC
REC
Congress
Senate
White House
Congressional
Truman
George E. Fisher 87 Dies Unexpectedly
George E. Fisher 87 died this afternoon at his son Elmer's home 1106 North Marion avenue. He had been living with his son and had not been well, but the death was unexpected. The body was taken to Sherman’s funeral home as funeral arrangements remain indefinite.
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George Ek. Fisher
Elmer
North
Marion Avenue
Mr. Fisher
Sherman
Five Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreck Near Decatur
A rescue party retrieved five bodies from a wrecked light plane on a hill near Decatur Nebraska. The craft, chartered to fly three soldiers from Port Leonard Wood Missouri to Moville Iowa, had been missing 24 hours. The victims include farmer Marvin Engle king pilot Howard Campbell and soldiers Roger Clark Darrell Mansell and Bud Kisting.
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Decatur, Neb
Moville
Farmacy
Port Leonard Wood
Mavin Engleking
Howard Campbell
Sioux City
Roger Clark
Darrell Mansell
Bud Kisting
Searena
Gerald Eagleton
Decatur
Key Points Fall To Allied Units When Reds Start Running
UN forces pursued fleeing North Korean troops along a 5 mile front in east central Korea. They also drove Chinese troops from a strategic ridge overlooking Hoengsong as mud and heavy rain slowed the UN offensive. Lt Gen Edward Almomd said the North Korean retreat was a virtual rout while South Korean troops won a clash on a ridgeline north of Wonju.
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Toy YO
Korea
Hoen
Edward M. Ailmond
U.S
10Th Corps
East-Central
Chongson
Pyongchang
Hoengsong
Pangnim
Hoensong
Wonju
U. S
Prairie Flower Dinner Honors Missionaries
Rev and Mrs Harry Wagner former Chinese missionaries will be guests of honor at a Prairie Flower Baptist church fellowship dinner at 6:00 p m Tonight they depart tomorrow morning not this morning as planned A public service follows at 7 30 p m with a film strip depicting Inland China mission work
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Harry Wagner
China
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Inland China
Postponed Ainsworth Legion and Auxiliary Meeting
The Ainsworth joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed indefinitely. The regular Legion meeting will proceed as planned.
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Ainsworth Joint Legion and Auxiliary
Des Moines Weather Report Forecast
Des Moines Iowa sunny west and clear east this afternoon with highs 40 to 55. Tonight partly cloudy with lows 20 to 35. Tuesday will be cloudy with brief snow flurries in extreme north and little temperature change. Winds west to northwest 10 to 25 mph. Outlook shows lows around 28 to 32 Tuesday night and Wednesday mostly cloudy with rain spreading from the southwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Taft
R. A. Ross
Ridgway, Clark Map Strategy
Mark Clark
Army Field Forces
Matthew Ridgway
8Th Army
Suwon
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