Guard Against Escape of Spy Coplon Faces New Trial
New York dispatch reports the government plans to prevent Judith Coplon from fleeing the United States while she awaits a July 11 conspiracy trial with Valentine Gubitchev. Airlines at LaGuardia were asked to monitor any attempt to book passage out of the country. Coplon, held after a capital jail bail arrangement, faces a second trial on three counts of conspiracy to transmit government documents to Russia with possible penalties up to 35 years and $25,000 in fines.
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New York
Judith Copson
LaGuardia Field
Miss Coplon
United States
Washington
Valentine Gubitchev
Gubitchev
Russia
Mises Coplon
Guardia Field
President Truman and Congress Take July Fourth Break
President Truman and Congress members will enjoy a long Fourth of July weekend with plans to golf swim and drive while fielding domestic and foreign issues. Truman will cruise the Williamsburg with daughter Margaret for a two day Potomac trip before returning to a crowded legislative schedule likely to stretch into mid August.
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Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Margaret
Williamsburg
Potomac
House
Senate
Congress
Mercury Hits 96 Degrees in Washington Friday
The daytime temperature peaked at 96 degrees in Washington on Friday afternoon before an evening wind and rain storm cooled it. Last night rainfall reached .17 inches, with sun returning this morning but no permanent relief from the summer heat guaranteed.
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Washington
Ferd H. Bickel Taken By Death in St. Paul
W F Bickel learns of the sudden death of his brother Ferd H Bickel of St Paul Minnesota who died of a heart attack on Friday. The funeral will be Tuesday with a sister from Oskaloosa attending. They are the sole surviving children of their parents.
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Ferd H. Bickel
St. Paul
W. F. Bickel
St. Paul Minn
Mr. Bickel
Oskaloosa
Marriage license issued at court house to Witthoft and Givans
A marriage license was issued at the court house on Friday to Wayne Witthoft and Evelyn Givans, both residents of Washington.
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Court House
Wayne Witthoft
Evelyn Givans
Washington
Windstorm Across Midwest Causes Death and Damage
A strong storm moving from near St. Louis swept through Missouri Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin. A plane piloted by George Mahoney 28 crashed near Galesburg Illinois killing him. passenger Mrs. Charles Hillard 17 was critically injured. Winds knocked down power lines flooded roads toppled trees and caused flash floods across multiple counties.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Alissourd
Lowa
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Galesburg Ull
George Mahoney
Mahoney
Charles Hillard
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rockford
John Schroeder
Freeport
Belvidere
Cherry Valley
Darlington
Stevenson County
Epreeport
Lena
Morristown
Ill
Charles Weaver
YMCA Boys Visit Ottumwa and Morrell Plant
Twenty three Washington boys left the local YMCA for Ottumwa to tour the Morrell packing plant. Car trouble diverted one carload to Oskaloosa for Lake Keomah. Two other cars completed the Ottumwa trip with a guided plant tour.
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Washington
YMCA
Ottumwa
Morrell
Oskaloosa
Lake Keomah
Bio Packing
Silver Lake
Don Wilson
Des Moines Weather Sheds Heat With Storm Chance
Mostly fair and warm conditions prevail this afternoon with a chance of localized thundershowers in the northwest tonight. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies, hot humid weather, and highs around 93 to 97 degrees. Light northeast winds shift to southeast and then southwest by Sunday, at 12 to 15 mph.
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Des Moine
Graveside Rites For Corporal Sutten Held
Graveside services for Corporal Charles A. Sutten were held Friday at Woodlawn cemetery with Rev. L Currier and Rev. George Werr in charge. Leon Beatty American Legion post led military rites for the returning serviceman with pallbearers Stewart Bell Sikke Temple Robert McLaughlin Richard Weeks Dave Elder and Richard Simmering. Arrangements were by Shermanis Funeral Home. M I Whittaker commanded the Legion service. George Birney and Leland Carris were color guard with Jay Brewer Charles Kennedy as color bearers. S W Easter M L Brown Tom Tanner Cloyce Stewart Don Hazen and George Baber served firing squad.
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Charles A. Sutten
Woodlawn
L. Currier
George Werr
Leon Beatty
American Legion Post
Stewart Bell Sikke Temple
Robert McLaughlin
Richard Weeks
Dave Elder
Richard Simmering
Shermanis Funeral Home
M. IL
Dimitrov Dies at 66 After Diabetes Illness
Georgi Dimitrov premier of Bulgaria and former head of the Comintern died at a Moscow sanitarium after a months long battle with diabetes. The Soviet and Bulgarian notices praised him as a top Balkan and international communist leader.
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London
Georggi Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Old
Communist International
Balkans
Moscow
Russian Communist Party
Soviet Council of Ministers
Dimitrov
Council of Ministers
Tary
Central Committee
Soviet Union
Russia
Sofia
Holiday Death Toll Soars to 45 Across Nation
United Press reports a Fourth of July weekend toll of 45 deaths with 24 on highways and 12 drownings. The piece notes jammed highways, a Chicago rail crash killing a truck driver, and multiple heat and accident fatalities. Authorities project about 600 total holiday deaths, with 290 on highways, as flying and fireworks laws shape safer expectations.
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United Press
Peron
North Haven
Conn
Versons
Allen
Son
Michigan
Mackinac Straits
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kentuckian
George Mahoney
Galesbore
Johnsons and McConvilles Plan Knoxville Visit
Mr and Mrs Ted Johnson and Biddy will travel to Knoxville over the fourth to spend time with Mr and Mrs Ed McConville during the holiday period.
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Ted Johnson
Biddy
Knoxville
Ed McConville
Journal Holiday Schedule for Independence Day
The Evening Journal will not publish on Monday July 4 as staff observe the holiday. The next issue will appear Tuesday July 5. July 4 and Christmas are the only two weekdays the Journal omits.
Attorney General Clark Defends FBI File System
Attorney General Tom C Clark defends FBI procedures and says the bureau must collect all kinds of information including rumor and unverified charges. He took responsibility for exposing 34 secret FBI reports at the Judith Coplon spy trial and blamed Judge Albert Reeves for forcing disclosure while denying civil rights danger.
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Clark
FBI Office
Washington
Tom C Clark
FBI
His
Judith Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Coplon
National Security
Redlingers Share First Roasting Ears Of Season
Mr and Mrs M J Redlinger of North Iowa avenue reported the first sweet corn of the season today from their patch The roasting ears beat the Fourth of July variety by two days Seed was bought at a local seed store The Redingers have been hav
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M. J. Redlinger
North
Iowa Avenue
Stewart Farm Blaze Destroys Garage and Shed
Fire swept through the Fred D. Stewart farm four miles north of town Friday around 11 a.m. destroying a S. ft combo garage and machine shed. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade and Farmers Mutual Insurance truck helped prevent spread. Mr and Mrs Max Sheetz were away at nine. A tractor, corn plow, large farm wagon and smaller items burned. roof only partly insured.
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Fred D. Stewart
S. Ft
Farmers Mutual Lestraunee Company
Max Sheetz
Postpone Hearings on Nomination of Switzer
Washington ULP Pat McCarran chairman postpones a Senate Judiciary hearing on Carroll O Switzer for U S district judge in the southern district of Iowa. Hearing now set for next Tuesday due to press of other business. Sen Guy Gillette of Iowa opposes the nomination.
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Pat McCarran
New
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carroll O. Switzers
U. S
Southern
District of
Iown
McCarran
Guy Gillette
August 31 Deadline in 10 Acre Yield Contest
Marion S. McAvoy chairmen the Washington county ten acre corn yield contest stresses the August 31 deadline for entries. Anyone may enter by paying a $1.00 fee and registering with a VEW member or at Floyd Goodell’s county extension office.
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Marion S. McAvoy
Washington County
VEW
Floyd Goodell
Mrs. Nettie Eaton Visits Mrs. Weading For New Potatoes
Mrs. Nettie Eaton of Mulcatan e visited Mrs. Bessie Weading at her home and brought new potatoes from their garden for the last two weeks.
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Nettie Eaton
Mulcatine
Bessie Wead
Den
Ford Strike Threat Eased by Agreement
DETROIT United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co reached a day to day extension of the contract after July 15. About 106000 Ford workers remain on the job with five days notice for a possible walkout while negotiations continue. The pact covers pension and health benefits as key issues amid recent factory speed up.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Key River Rouge
Lincoln-Mercury
UAW
Five Meeker children struck by polio in Texas
Lenton Texas residents Mr and Mrs L B Meeker faced poliomyelitis hitting all five of their children this week. Four children are in Port Worth city-county hospital and Parkland Dallas hosts 15 year old James. the family plans to stay near the children as recovery begins. Victims include Virgie 13 Willena 11 Nora Marie 9 and Floyd Wayne 3.
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Ames
Washington County
Leroy Hamman
Ainsworth
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Victor Klopteinstein
Washington
Merle Farrier
Eddie Gray
Bloyd Goodell
Wilber Day
Ceeder
Brighton
Donald Meyer
Lenton
Tex Lufr
L. B. Meeker
Port Worth
James
Parkland
Dallas
Meeker
Lake Dalla
Virgie
Willena
Nora Marie
Floyd Wayne
George Edwards Visits Washington Family Weekend
George Edwards of Washington DC spends a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Ward Fowards.
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George Edwards
Washington, DC
Ward Fowards
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Cedar Rapids
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Valerie Lalmasge
Georgi Dimitrov
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