Case of Alger Hiss Expected to Reach Jury This Afternoon
In New York the defense lawyer Lloyd Paul Stryker finished a four hour and 10 minute summation attacking Whitaker Chambers and the unAmerican Affairs Committee. He urged the jury to search their consciences and declared Alger Hiss’s case nears its end as the government prepares its closing.
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NEW York
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Alger Hiss
unAmerican Affairs Committee
Stryker
unAmerican
Hiss
Whitaker Chambers
Chambers
Deniel
State Department
Samuel H. Kaufman
Asst
U. S. Atty
Thomas F Murphy
Murphy
President to seek quick action on Europe arms plan
President Truman plans to urge Congress to speed approval of a European arms program backing the Atlantic pact. Administration sources say he will send the proposal after the pact is ratified, seeking action before Congress adjourns and authorizing an initial transfer of 1.45 billion in arms to treaty signatories and allies needing rearmament.
London coffee houses as hubs for news exchange
In early times London coffee houses served as popular meeting spots for sharing social, business, and political news, serving as a pre modern news network before formal channels.
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London
Des Moines Weather: Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy conditions persist into Friday with widely scattered afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Highs around 80 in the northeast and 95 in the southwest, with a low near 74 tonight. Friday highs 88 to 94 and storms covering about 25 to 30 percent of the state. Temperature in Des Moines Wednesday reached 92/72.
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Des Moines
Teen Hangmen club linked to 4 year old slaying
Chicago police report 14 year old Charles Munday admitted then denied strangling and hanging four year old Thomas Laux after an argument over a pet kitten. Police say the body was found in a sack in the Hangmen’s Noose club basement. A neighbor heard the dispute and led to the kitten's hiding place.
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Chicago
Thomas Laux
Hangmen's Noose Club
Pole
Frank Reynolds
Charles Munday
Leo Poeh
Timothy O’conor
Reynolds
O'Connor
Munday
Dewey Names Dulles as Interim New York Senator
Gov Thomas E Dewey appointed John Foster Dulles as interim U S senator from New York until December 1 filling the vacancy caused by Robert F Wagner's resignation The Republican foreign policy expert arrived at LaGuardia after the announcement and expressed honor and readiness to address international relations and national welfare in the upcoming session He said he did not expect to seek a longer term beyond the current appointment
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Robert F. Wagner
LaGuardia Field
Dewey
Congress
Senate
Storage strains hit Nebraska wheat shipments at Omaha elevators
Large early Nebraska wheat shipments strained terminal storage in Omaha as half of the city elevator capacity held CCC wheat on loan. Officials said Auburn elevator in southeastern Nebraska was full and western Nebraska elevators in Box Butte county were already half full, with more demand expected as harvest nears.
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Nebraska
Commodity Credit Corporation
Bernie Holmaquest
Omaha Grain Exchange
Holmquest
Auburn
Box Butte
Curtis Funeral for Jess F. Curtis Held in Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Jess F. Curtis were held Wednesday at 10 30 AM in the Jones funeral home with Rev W J Stevens in charge. Assisting were Rev A D Wilson special music by Martha and Mary Stevens and Betty Wilson pallbearers named George West Charles West Kenneth Peters Dale Bower Robert Stevens and others.
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Jess F. Curtis
Jones Funeral Home
W J. Stevens
A. D. Wilson
Martha and
Mary Stevens
Betty Wilson
George Weston
Charles West
Kenneth Peters
Dale Bower
Robert Stevens
Heat Wave Brittle Across Nation With Brief Breaks
Heat and humidity gripped the country as scattered showers offered only short relief. A United Press tally cites 420 heat related deaths, with 116 from prostration and sunstroke and 304 drownings at cooling sites.
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Plains
United Press
Oskaloosa Youth Held On Car Theft Charge
Ottumwa reports Charles Woten a 22 year old from Oskaloosa is held on auto theft charges after being captured following a car wreck on the Eddyville road. He waived to the grand jury and is free on $1000 bond. The theft involved a 1948 Plymouth stolen from Ottumwa.
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Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Charles Woten
Woten
Eddyville Road
Here
Justice of the Peace Court
Fred Bickhart Burial in Crawfordsville Cemetery
The brief notice records the burial of Fred Bickhart and states the interment took place in Crawfordsville cemetery.
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Fred Bickhart
Crawfordsville Cemetery
Iowa safety contest offers $100 in prizes
Prizes totaling 100 dollars will be awarded to winners of a safety contest as part of farm safety week. Des Moines radio station WHO sponsors the event. Contestants must describe in 200 words how they removed a farm hazard. Farm safety week runs July 24 to 30.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moinés
Steel Workers Hint at July 16 Nationwide Strike
The U S Steel Corp rejects CIO President Philip Murray's wage demands and signals a possible nationwide strike set for July 16. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel argues no justification for raises as Murray plans union talks to decide next steps.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
Philip Murray
Big Steel
Benjamin IF. Fairless
Fairless
Murray
CLO United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
U. S Steel
Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
Walleye Hatchery Output Tops 68 Million Across Iowa
Spirit Lake hatchery produced 36 million walleye and 2 025 million northern pike in the past season. The Iowa Conservation Commission said walleye output accounted for 85 percent of eggs set, with northern pike marking a first major attempt in over a decade. Most walleyes were stocked in northwest Iowa lakes, with experimental stockings in the Deg area.
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Des Moines
Spirit Lake
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Refusal to Sign Loyalty Oaths by Two Atomic Fellows
Washington United States atomic energy commission disclosed two fellowship recipients refused to sign loyalty oaths. Of 497 fellows who responded, 19 more are awaiting reply. the others signed. One resignation and one cancellation followed the refusals. Names were not released.
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United States
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Atomic Energy Commission
William IF. Knowland
Cal
Commision
Carroll L. Wilson
Wilson
Commission
Joint Atomic Energy Committed Hearing Commission
David KK
Lilienthal
McCormack
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Vaughan Back In Fighting Form On A Trip Home
Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan president of Truman's military aide returned to Washington after a three week Guatemala cruise. He threatened a photographer and squared off with a reporter over who paid for the trip. He reminded reporters of his White House role and potential favors.
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Washington
Harry H Vaughan
Truman
Guatemala
Vaughan
White House
Union Station
Father Serra Found San Diego de Alcalá Mission in 1769
Franciscan founder Father Junipero Serra established the first mission in California in 1769, naming it San Diego de Alcalá, the mother mission in the series.
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California
San Diego Mission
Mexico City
Junipero Serra
San Diego de Alacala
Forest Industry Drives Pacific Northwest Payroll Share
The forest industry in the Pacific Northwest accounts for about 60 percent of regional payrolls, underlining its economic dominance in the area.
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The
Pacific Northwest
Northern pike stocked in north Iowa lakes
In North Iowa, the Cedar and Des Moines river region received stocking of northern pike across multiple lakes. The move aims to boost sport fishing opportunities and wildlife management efforts in the area.
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Moines Lowa
Cedar Rivers
North Lowa Lakes
Truman Sees Bullish Economic Outlook and Peace Path
President Truman spoke in a forthright mood on world peace atomic energy and disarmament at a news conference. He called the economy bullish citing stock reports and said midyear economic data will address a proposed 15 billion standby public works program. He said atomic energy control must precede disarmament talks and discussed Taft-Hartley legislative options, noting current bills and potential compromises remain undecided.
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Washington
Truman
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
United Nations
Six Jailed Over Party Line Dispute in Des Moines
In Des Moines an argument over a party line telephone led to six men being jailed and two hospitalizations. James Stapleton 61 and his sons Martin 21 Glenn 19 and Frank 18 Walter Hendrick 21 and Rolland Ballard 19 faced municipal court pleas of innocent on disturbing the quiet charges. Glenn Stapleton and Walter Hendrick required hospital treatment for head injuries from an ax and a file. Floyd Kirkpatrick was not arrested.
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Des Moines
James Stapleton
Martin
Glenn
Frank
Walter Hendrick
Rolland Ballard
Glenn Stapleton
Hendrick
Ylenn
Floyd Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Wingless chickens created by Iowa man in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Peter H. Baumann, a 32 year old veterinary supply salesman, raised 400 wingless chickens after discovering wing stubs on two birds in Texas in the 1920s. He claims the birds taste like chicken with white meat but lack wings and cannot reproduce. He developed them over a decade through inbreeding and says a professor mocked the discovery.
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Baumann
Texas
Iowa State College
Record Crowds Strain Iowa State Park Facilities
DES MOINES AP reports the state conservation commission notes parking and facilities at state parks were inadequate this year. Turn-away crowds occurred on two consecutive Sundays at Lake Ahquabi Lake MacBride Dolliver Memorial and Red Haw Hill parks as artificial lakes attract most visitors. A 20 percent increase is predicted.
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DES Moines
State Conservation Commission
Lake Ahquabi
Lake MacBride
Dolliver Memorial
Red Haw Hill
Commission
Truman calls danger of military dictator absurd claim
President Truman rejected claims that a senate approved bill could turn the secretary of defense into a military dictator. He said such an idea is absurd as long as the president remains commander in chief. Johnson told Vinson the unification plan could effectively make him secretary of defense and limit Johnson's powers.
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House
Senate
Washington
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Carl A. Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Louis Johnson
Vinson
Defense
Johnson
Congress
Plan September Exams For Practical Nurses
Iowa officials announced that practical nurses may take an examination for an Iowa license in September. A new Iowa law allows licensure for those who have performed practical nurse duties in the last five years. Sister Mary Brigod of Iowa City said the law aims to support more one year practical nurse schools in the state.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Mary Brigod
Iowa City
Iowa State Nurses’ Association
Park attendance tops last year’s record set at 2.75 million
The report notes a park attendance figure of 2.75 million, surpassing the previous record. It highlights sustained visitor interest and ongoing seasonal appeal driving higher numbers than last year.
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