Jaycees to Present DSA Award Monday Evening
The Washington Jaycees will award the Distinguished Service Award at the Boss Night Banquet Monday at 6 30 pm in St James Church. Nominees are chosen by a non Jaycee judging panel from city clubs and the public. The event also links to national Jaycee recognition with about 2000 ceremonies nationwide.
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Chambers of Commerce
Jaycees
Washington
Phil Kneen
Keith Vetter
America
Louisville
Kentucky
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
E. LaMar Buckner
St. James Church
Robert Jehring
Jaycee Organization
Jehring
TOYM
Kneen
MacKenzie urges acceptance of Chinese visit offer for POW families
Canadian Squadron Leader A R MacKenzie, visiting Omaha with prisoner families, calls Beijing’s offer to let imprisoned Americans’ relatives visit a nice gesture and says the move could aid but is not tied to potential releases. He plans to visit several parent families and return to Montreal in a week.
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Omaha
Neb
A.R
Andy) MacKenzie
Red China
MacKenzie
W.G. Parks
Parks
Roland Parks
North Korea
Red
China
Seven Navy crew rescued after 48 hours at sea
Seven men rescued from life rafts after a Navy seaplane crash near Johnston Island endured nearly 48 hours adrift in the Pacific. They were aboard the General Ainsworth and reported in good condition, with one crewman slightly feverish.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
T.H
Ainsworth
Navy
Washington
James Goffray Measel
Norfolk, Va
Harrison Bernard Nordstrom
St. Paul
Minn
Robert Nason Gordon
Watertown
Mass
AET
Robert D. Frame
Memphis
Johnston Island
Kwajalein
Marshall Island Group
Iowan Killed in Illinois Crash
A Iowa man, James Busby of Vincennes, was killed when his car collided with a gravel truck on U S 634 near Princeton Illinois. Eight others were hospitalized including Mrs Busby and the Boley family from Keokuk and Warsaw. The accident occurred as the car passed another vehicle.
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Princeton
Ill
Iowa
U. S
Here
James Busby
Vincennes
Busby
John E. Boley Jr
Keokuk
Malik Called To Moscow for Talks
Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik flew to Brussels then to Moscow at a Kremlin summons joining Georgi Zarubin in Paris and Sergei Vinogradov in Moscow. The three envoys’ recall signals possible new Soviet diplomacy on Germany or Red China amid rearmament and Far East policy shifts.
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London
Jacob Malik
Moscow
Kremlin
Malik
Court of St. James
Brussels
Georgi Zarubin
Washington
Paris
Sergei Vinogradov
Russia
Germany
China
Vinogradov
Bonn
Zarubin
Far East
U.S
Red China
Peiping
Pierre Mendes - France
Konrad Adenauer
Pilot Barely Survives Crash of Exploding F-86D
Second Lt. Bill Lee Cooley, 26, crash landed his F-86D during a routine training flight near Dakota City Nebraska. He crawled away before rockets detonated, was hospitalized in critical but improving condition with a broken leg facial cuts and a head wound. He is the son of Roy V. Cooley of Miami and a University of Maryland graduate who received his commission in Texas.
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Sioux City
Bill Lee Cooley
Lawrence Cookman
Sioux City Air Force Base
Cooley
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cookman
Dakota City
Neb
Roy V. Cooley
Miami
Fla
University of Maryland
Waco
Tex
New Car Transport Overturns on Highway Near Clarion
A car transport carrying new vehicles overturned on icy U.S. 69 near Clarion Iowa during a snow storm. The driver Donald R Byam 30 Clinton escaped injury. Two cars on top deck demolished and two on lower deck damaged. Authorities cited icy brakes as the cause. Damages valued at about 14000 dollars.
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Clarion
Iowa
U.S. 69
Here
Donald R. Byam
Clinton
Byam
Truck Turns Onto Highway. Driver Uninjured
A truck recently turning onto the highway avoided injuries as the driver escaped unharmed. No other details were provided about the incident or location.
Lucken cites Iowa school aid exceeds 27 percent
Rep J Henry Lucken announces in Des Moines that state aid to schools averages more than 27 percent including direct and indirect forms. He notes homestead exemptions agricultural credits and veterans deductions count as direct aid, while officials urge higher direct aid to districts with small tax bases.
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DES Moines
J. Henry Lucken
Akron
House
Lucken
State Board of Public Instruction
Tom Frey
Neola
University of Iowa
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Big Ten
Frey
Iowa
Seine River Rises Toward Record Flood in Paris Area
Paris amid rising flood waters as the Seine nears a 31 year high forcing about 20 000 people from homes including American servicemen families. Dikes reinforced and prisoners evacuated from Palais de Justice cells while 240 GIs move belongings and aid rescues with Air Force rafts and Orly Field support. The crest was forecast for Monday.
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Paris
Seine River
Palais de Justice
Seine
Suresnes
Air Force
James H. van Pelt
Shelbyville
Ind
Orly Field
Seventh Fleet Starts Removing Civilians From Tachen Island
A report notes the Seventh Fleet begins evacuating civilians from Tachen Island as part of a local Chamber of Commerce membership drive in Washington. The drive shows progress with 164 members counted, led by VPs and President, while many prospects remain uncontacted and the push continues.
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Seventh Fleet
Tachen Island
W. A. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Keith Vetter
Arthur Wiley
Harold Boyd
Washington Cafe
Fred L. Stewart Hardware
Washington Title & Guaranty Co
Leet's Market
Petersen Baking Co
Zelinsky Hardware
Fenn Implement
Osincup Drugstore
Dr. M. J. Cruise
Tom Duncan's Store For Women
Watson Stain Cleaners
Gilmore Shell Service
West End Grocery
Gem Loan Co
Kneen
Garrett's Snack Shack
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Maid-Rite
E. M. Bridges & Co
Gather Studio
Seifert's
the Curran Co
Tastee Freeze
American
Bill Sitr
Washington Manufacturing Co
Stanley Foster Mill
Wolf Floral Co
Winga’s Cafe
McLellan
Fund for 17 aids families of Americans held by China
George W. Scrimshaw, New York businessman and World War II veteran, asked the public to join his Fund for 17 to cover travel costs for families visiting two Americans imprisoned by the Chinese Communists. He planned to open a headquarters at the Krasco New York office and would pay round trips if a genuine Red offer allows visits.
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Kansas City
Kan
George W. Scrimshaw
New York
Scrimshaw
Krafco Container Corp
Krafco
Krasco
BPW President Greets New Senator from Iowa
Miss Orlean Schroeder of Davenport, president of the Iowa Federation of BPW Clubs, meets newly elected U S Senator Thomas E. Martin in Washington during a mid year planning session. The National Federation Board gathering at the Mayflower January 7 and 8 highlighted by a luncheon with Congress and Senator Margaret Chase Smith. About 700 attendees heard remarks from Bernard Shanley and Judge Burnita Matthews.
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Orlean Schroeder
Davenport
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
Iowa
U. S
Thos. E. Martin
Washington
Miss Schroeder
National Federation Board
Mayflower
Tra
Congress
Margaret Chase
Bernard Shanley
Eisenhower
Burnita Matthews
U. S. District Court
Dist of Columbia
Marguerite Rawalt
Nazi Federation
Fourteen Heroes Earn Carnegie Awards Across Nations
The Carnegie Hero Commission cited fourteen heroes for bravery including John Minadeo a Pittsburgh safety patrol boy who died saving classmates when a runaway car struck him. Recipients included four teens a daring Alaska housewife and nine men with posthumous honors.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Hero Commission
John Minadeo
David S. Wilhoyte
Louisville
William J. Crocker
Suffolk
Wilhoyte
Jeffersontown
Crocker
William H. Winton
Portland
David S. Jenkins
Scranton
Catherine L. Coppock
Cooper Landing
Alaska
Kenai
Gladstone Jr
Minadeo
Ella Cornelius
Carnegie Commission
Andrew Carnegie
Priest Rev Wetzstein marked anniversary in Richland
Rev Paul C Wetzstein pastor of St Frances Xavier Cabrini church Richland will offer a solemn high mass of thanksgiving at 10 30 a m Thursday January 27 The occasion is Rev Wetzstein s anniversary celebration and servant leadership in the parish
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Richland
Paul C. Wetzstein
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church
Richland Church
Wetzstein
Community Chest Goal is Reached in 1954 Drive
Washington 1954 drive for Community Chest funds reached its goal of 24300 with a final gift of 228.17 from S. W. Livingston. Campaign leaders Tom Duncan and Bill Boshart thanked volunteers including generals colonels and Minute Man contributors who added 275 without solicitation.
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Washington
Community Chest
S. W. Livingston
Community Chest Board of Directors
Livingston
Tom Duncan
Bill Boshart
Minute Man
Windstorm Lashes Hawaii Killing One Man And Downing Tower
Honolulu swelters under 75 mph winds for a second day. A man died after electrocution near a fallen power line. The KULA radio tower tumbled, trees and slides blocked highways, and lines sparked fires as crews repaired damage and aided a fishing boat reporting engine trouble northeast of Molokai.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Fuiay
Coast Guard
Blackhaw
Molokai Island
James Muto
Muto
Hawaii
KULA
Priest Celebrates 25th Anniversary
A clergy member marks 25 years of priesthood. the Journal erroneously listed the date as Thursday January 20. A special program is scheduled for next Thursday to honor the milestone.
Evacuation Begins as Nationalists Defend Tachen Island
U S Seventh Fleet sped toward the Formosa straits while Nationalist forces begin evacuating civilians from Tachen Island. Reports say a 10,000 man garrison may be withdrawn though official statements claim the outpost will be defended to the last man. The main Communist fleet concentrates offshore as Nationalist air and sea units press the defense and evacuations continue for civilians and advisory personnel.
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Taipei
Formosa
Strait of Formosa
China
Tachen Island
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Straits
Tachen
Shanghai
Formosa Straits
Kearsarge
Yorktown
U.S
Washington
Yikiangshan Island
William C. Chase
Defense Ministry
Wayland to Honor Rev Allred on 100th Birthday
Wayland celebrates Rev. R. J. Allred turning 100 with a community gram at Wayland high school. The program on Thursday at 7 30 p m features moderator Postmaster W J Hesseltine and short talks by Rev. J J Pritchard Rev. H E Nunemaker Rev. L A Habegger and Rev. Paul Textor. Reverend Wesley Lowry will present Allred’s biography.
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Wayland
R. J. Allred
Allred
Ree Men's Club of
W. J. Hesseltine
J. J. Pritchard
H. E. Nunemaker
L. A. Habegger
Paul Textor
Wesley Lowry
Alre
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