United States sends $1 billion in arms to Western Europe
The United States plans to ship $1 billion worth of heavy arms to Western Europe under mutual aid, with first shipments of artillery tanks and large ammunition due to depart around March 1. Officials say the program may expand over four years, aiming to deter Soviet aggression and bolster non Communist Europe under the Atlantic Pact.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Congress
Western Europe
Farm Home Destroyed by Blaze Near Iowa City
Fire destroyed an 18000 dollar farm home near Iowa City. Grandchildren Gary Lee Roberts 5 and Linda Roberts 8 were inside but escaped. Dorothy Fuhrmeister 20, a bride to be, said her hope chest and other contents were saved. Ed Fuhrmeister owner could not determine a cause.
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Iowa City
Gary Lee Roberts
Linda Roberts
Dorothy Fuhrmeister
Ed Fuhrmeister
Bus-Truck Collision on Highway 42 Causes Damages
Two vehicles were damaged in a collision on Highway 42 east of Washington. A Crawfordsville school bus sustained 25 dollars in damages after being struck by a motor carrier transport owned by Treloar Loading of Joliet Illinois. The truck incurred 75 dollars in damages per the county sheriff office.
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Highway 42
Washington
Crawfordsville
Treloar Loading Company
Joliet
Four Washington Boys Held in Break-Ins
Four teenage suspects are in Washington county jail after four days of police inquiry into break-ins last Monday. The targets included two grade schools where March of Dimes containers and funds were stolen, a lumber and fuel office, a service station, and a locker plant. Loot totaled over 100 dollars at the schools. Hearings are set for Monday.
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Washington
Washington County
Charles Snyder
Washington Lumber & Fuel Company
al Dusek
North
Marion Avenue
Urey Urges U S to Build Hydrogen Bomb Now
Nobel laureate Harold C. Urey warned the United States must develop the hydrogen bomb or risk falling behind in the arms race. He argued a Soviet H bomb could force surrender without a direct exchange and urged a world government and Atlantic union action. He doubted the cost would exceed one million dollars and criticized US caution on development.
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New York
United States
Harold C. Urey
Urey
Presiden
Truman
Russia
Congress
Local man fined for illegal hunting in Cedar Rapids
Roy Shelton, 31, of Cedar Rapids, was fined 30 dollars after arrest by state conservation officer Dwight Bramon. He faced charges of illegal possession of two squirrels and carrying an assembled gun in his car on public highways, with 10 dollars fined for each squirrel and 10 dollars for the gun.
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Roy Shelton
Cedar Rapids
Dwight Bramon
Shelton
Justice of the Peace
H. M. Putnam
Sanitary Engineer to Lecture on Milk Safety at YMCA
A. L. Bennett of the state health department will speak at the Jackson and Washington farmers meeting at the YMCA at 7 20 p m Monday. The talk titled Milk is Everybody s Food Care For It and Use It covers sanitation in milk production and disease control with a supporting film. Ruth Foster reviews milk nutrition while county extension home economist. A. L. Duensing and Ralph Kleese urge families to attend. organizers include Mrs Bill Crayne and Mrs Verne Escher.
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A. L. Bennett
State Health Department
Jackson
Washington
YMCA
A. L. Duensing
Ralph Kleese
Mr. Bennett
Ruth Foster
County Extension Home
Washington County
The
Extension Service
Farm Bureau
Bill Crayne
Washington Township
Verne Escher
Jackson Township
Social Security Admint Visit to Help Claims in County
SSA representative to assist with Old Age and Survivors insurance claims and social security numbers in Wellman on January 31 from 3 00 to 3 90 in the afternoon at the community building. For Washington residents the advisor will be at the Iowa State Employment Office from 9 39 to 10 30 in the morning February.
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Social Security Administration
Washington County
Wellman
Washington
Iowa
Washington County Medical Association Highlights Health Debate Broadcast
Local residents are urged to tune into a Stassen Pepper debate on compulsory health insurance airing Sunday January 29 from 4 to 4 30 PM on NBC stations. The notice emphasizes the timely discussion and invites public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Medical Association
Stassen-Pepper
NBC
Scientist Reflects On Bomb Building Decision
A scientist discusses the debate over construction methods for a bomb, noting that the team chose their approach after evaluating how to assemble the device. The remark highlights strategic considerations in weapon design.
Gillette to Watch Oleo Prices After Federal Tax Repeal
Senator Guy G. Gillette warns oleo margarine makers to expect price cuts after federal levies are repealed and says a congressional review may follow price changes. The joint conference committee aims to finalize a repeal removing the 10 cent per pound tax on colored oleo and the quarter cent tax on uncolored margarine.
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Washington
Guy G. Gillette
D., Sr
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Senate
House
Gillette
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Fairless
Freshwaters Appointed Mayor Pro Tem During Illness
At a special city council meeting Howard Freshwaters was named mayor pro tem to preside over upcoming meetings. The appointment occurs while Mayor Ernest Salladay remains ill.
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Freshwaters
Iness of
Salladay
Howard Freshwaters
Ernest Salluday
Weather outlook for Des Moines Iowa with snow flurries
Increasing cloudiness this afternoon with highs of 40 to 50. Tonight cloudy and windy with snow flurries and colder in the northwest. Low zero to five above northwest and 30 to 35 southeast. Sunday cloudy and much colder with snow flurries in the northwest and central portions. Rain changing to snow in the southeast. High Sunday five above northwest and 32 to 38 southeast. Southerly winds today 20 to 30 mph shifting to northerly 25 to 35 mph tonight and diminishing Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Search Intensified For Army Plane Missing In Arctic Region
The report notes an Arctic search for an Army plane missing and details a broader pressurized context of Cold War tensions. It describes Soviet claims of Western espionage networks in East Germany and new travel permit rules around Berlin, including truck queues at Helmstedt.
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Arctic
Berlin
Helmstedt
Fred E. Mace 63 Dies in Ohio Former Riverside Resident
Fred E. Mace died at 12:30 a.m. Monday in New Lexington Ohio after heart trouble. He was 63 and formerly lived in Riverside, where his family once ran a grocery and he served as a rural mail carrier. Surviving in the Mace family are his widow Velma and three sons Paul Ralph Fram, with one son George deceased. Funeral services were at St Rose church and burial in Maplewood Cemetery New Lexington.
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Riverside
Fred E. Mace
New Lexington
Ohio
James Fred Mace
Evans-Reamer Tool
Mace
Mobil
Leo Birka
St. Rose Catholic Church
Velma
Paul
Ralph
Cuyhoga Falls
Fram@is
St. Rose Church
Maplewood
George
Mayor Salladay Improves After Hospital Stay
Mayor Ernest Salladay shows improvement after about two weeks as a county hospital patient due to a heart ailment.
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Ernest Salladay
Des Moines Boy Killed In Coasting Accident
Des Moines 11 year old Joseph Flatt was killed when a two ton truck struck his sled as he coasted through a gully to the street. Driver George DuBois of Ankeny said he tried to avoid the boy but skid on snow packed streets. DuBois was not held. Seven other children were injured in coasting accidents yesterday.
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Des Moines
Joseph Flatt
George DuBois
Ankeny
DuBois
Palmer Couple Divorced Over Cruel Treatment Filed
Divorce papers filed at the County Clerk's office name Dorothy J. Palmer as plaintiff and Calvin A. Palmer as defendant. The suit cites cruel and inhuman treatment as the grounds for the dissolution of marriage.
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Dorothy J. Palmer
Calvin A. Palmer
Hinshaw Funeral Set for Monday in Muscatine
J Zear Hinshaw 59 of West Chester dies at home after a heart condition. Funeral services Monday at 10:30 am at Sherman’s Funeral Home, with Rev Guy Hunting of Muscatine officiating. Interment in Richland cemetery. He leaves wife Mary Thompson and two children James and Carolyn. He was active in Southeast Iowa Motor Club and several fraternal orders.
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J. Zear Hinshaw
West Chester
Sherman
Mr. Hinshaw
Washington
Muscatine
Southeast Iowa Motor Club
A.F
A.M
Davenport
Knights of Pythias
Eastern Star & White Shrine
Brighton
Milo R
Ida Zear Hinshaw
Richland
Mary Thompson
James
Carolyn
Guy Hunting
Temple
Welock
Riehland Cemetery
Gilt Sale Donates Proceeds to March of Dimes
At Knotek Bros with Harold C. Timm in Muscatine a purebred Duroc gilt sale this week raised 150 dollars. Half of the donation goes to the Washington county fund via Riverside residents Knotek Bros. The remaining 75 dollars is credited to Muscatine county for Mr. Timm’s residence.
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Knotek Bros
Harold C. Timm
Muscatine
March of Dimes
Washington County
Riverside
Muscatine County
Mr. Timm
Sheriff Duties in Old England
In old England the sheriff rode circuit to collect levies and fines and to hold court. He was appointed by the king.
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England
Missing C 54 Search Expands Across Yukon and Ontario
Whitehorse and Trenton coordinators joined U S and Canadian crews in a two nation effort to locate a missing C 54 carrying 44 aboard. Weather slowed operations while air reconnaissance and ground teams scanned the Yukon savannahs and Chapleau Ontario area for clues or a crash site.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
U. S
Yukon
U.S
Selfridge Field
Chapleau
Ont
J. M. Sutherland
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sutherland
RCAF
U.S. Air Force
Trenton
Ontario
Snag
Wapello and Morning Sun Reach Louisa County Finals
Wapello and Morning Sun advanced to the Louisa county tournament finals at Columbus Junction after beating Cotter and Grandview. Wapello led 32 to 12 at halftime and won 55 to 48 with Bill Klore scoring 18 for Cotter. Morning Sun defeated Grandview 42 to 28.
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Columbus Junction
Wapello
Morning Sun
Louisa County
Cotter
Grandview
Bill Klgore
Population distribution south of the equator noted
A historical note states that about one twentieth of the world’s population resides south of the equator highlighting global demographic distribution.
Churchill Attacks Labourites in New Election Campaign
London January 28 Winston Churchill seeks Liberal support to join the Conservatives as he campaigns against the Labour government policies. He will address the party at Woodford tonight after formal adoption as candidate. Clement Davies condemns any anti socialist front and denounces both main parties.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Woodford
Liberal Party
Clement Davies
Davies
Laborites
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Taegliche Rundschann
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ADN
Riverside Community
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Oliver Franks
France
Norway
Belgium
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Denmark
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Hinshaw
Louisa Co
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