Southern Coal Operators Agree to Contract Tax Bill
Senate Finance Committee approved the House-passed Republican tax reduction bill 10 to 3 in a brief session. Democratic leaders Barkley Lucas and Connally dissented. Lucas proposed a higher relief plan for low income brackets, but was defeated 1 to 4. The House had passed the measure 302 to 112, with rates from 80 percent to 10.5 percent across income levels.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Tom Connally
Tex
Lucas
Soap Box Derby Racers Set for Final Meeting at Y M C A
A final meeting of all soap box derby entrants is scheduled for tomorrow night at the Y M C A. Acting committee chairmen Edsall Brown urge every participant to attend for final instructions and arrangements for the inspection.
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All Boys
Edsall Brown
Brown
VFW Donates 150 Dollars for Softball Field
Washington county post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars voted to contribute 150 dollars to the recreational council to help construct and equip a new lighted softball field in Washington. The donation comes from the athletic fund funded by recent wrestling and boxing shows. The post discussed a potential VFW building and plans a members' picnic at Sunset Park on July 22.
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Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Recreational Council
Washington
VEW
The
VFW
Sunset Park
Bee Line Expands Service to Ottumwa
Bee Line announces new bus schedule starting Thursday July 10 linking Washington and Ottumwa with direct service. Patrons may call the West Second Street union bus depot at 6158 for details.
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Bee Line
Gy Ner
Washington
Ottumwa
Union Bus Depot
West Second Street
Three scientists warn hysteria over flying saucers risks psychological casualties
In New York July 9 three scientists warn that hysteria over flying saucers could cause more psychological casualties in an atomic or rocket war than deaths from blasts. Dr Edward Strecker cites pathological receptiveness and lingering fears about radiation and impotence. A second expert notes latent group hysteria and widespread symptoms such as eye spots, while a third an internationally known astronomer suggests the panic would dwarf actual bomb effects and urges calm.
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New York
Edward Strecker
Philadelphia Hospital
Hiroshima
Ozaki Urges Japan to Stop Politeness and Kimono Use
Tokyo dispatch reports Yuhio Ozaki, veteran Japanese legislator, urging Japan to shed politeness and kimono culture to improve health and self governance. He says women deserve rights if they act, mocks language complexity, and criticizes family life and housing. He cites wartime arrests and clashes with militarists.
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Tokyo
Yuhio Ozaki
Japan
Ozaki
Gene Plains
Reunion of the 34th Division Planned in Des Moines
Des Moines officials announced a national reunion of the 34th division to be held September 6 and 7. Chaplain DeLois Marken, the convention secretary, said the meeting aims to form a permanent 34th division association.
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Des Moines
S4th
DeLois Marken
Marken
Secret atomic data theft reports stir Senate panel
Atomic energy committee members and White House officials disputed reports of stolen or missing atomic data from government files. Some said documents were missing or recovered, while others denied knowledge of any thefts. FBI and Atomic Commission said they were checking, with no official comment.
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Washington
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Group
New York Sun
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Joint Atomic Committee
Senate
FBI
William S. Knowland
Cal
Agro
Hanford
Wash
Los Alamos
N. M
Chicago
Carl T. Durham
N. C
U.S
Kalona Donates 1820 for Ottumwa Flood Relief
Ford E. Skola reports a Kalona canvass yielded 1820 in cash gifts for Ottumwa flood relief and a 10 ton semi trailer loaded with clothing food and furniture to be shipped as a gift from Kalona residents.
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Ford E. Skola
Farmers Savings Bank of
Ixalona
Kalona
Ottumwa
Skolar
Headquarters Set Up in Des Moines Says Official
An official stated that a headquarters has been established in Des Moines to coordinate operations and outreach. The move signals organizational expansion and strengthens regional presence.
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Des Moines
County 4H Club Plans July Picnic and August Fair
The county 4H Club schedules a July 24 picnic at Sunset park with a noon picnic dinner and an afternoon sports program at the armory field. The County Fair runs August 18 to 20 with livestock shows on those dates at the armory and girl exhibits at the United Presbyterian church basement. Alsip reports 5 youth on livestock projects featuring 82 market litters and 36 purebred swine, 65 baby bees, 18 dairy calves, six lambs and five costs for show. A festival plan was dropped as dates moved to September. A judging tour for 4H boys will visit farms Thursday starting at nine.
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Sunset Park
Armory Field
Kkarm Bureau
Cirk
United Presbyterian Church
Mow
Alsip
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Alsip
John Knotek
Lloyd Foster
Don
Garden Crops Meet Here on July 16th
A series of five meetings for market gardeners and vegetable crop growers will be held in Washington on July 16 with speakers from Iowa State College extension services. Other sites include Atlantic, Waterloo, Ames, and Cherokee. Notables include Dr Harold Gunderson Hal Wolford Bruno Sestier William H Collins H E Nichols and Professor Peterson covering topics from DDT use to irrigation and fruit crops.
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Washington
Iowa State Vegetable Growers Association
State and
Atlantic
Waterloo Ames
Cherokee
Harold Gunderson
Low State College
Hal Wolford
Conesville
Bruno Sestier
Des Moines
William H. Collins
Iowa State Horticultural Society
H. E. Nichols
State College
Peterson
Gift to remodel Brookhart property funds home for aged
Attorney Richard A. Stewart reports a $4,000 gift from the Chicago presbytery funds to remodel and recondition the carriage house at the Senator Brookhart property for a United Presbyterian home for the aged. Dr. John E. Simpson announced the donation, with plans to open the facility this fall. completion depends on furniture arrival and work progress.
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Richard A. Stewart
Incorporated
Washington Home
Senator Brookhart
United Presbyterian Church
Brookhart Mansion
John E. Simpson
Oak Park
Ill
Washington
Presbytery of
Chicago
Presbytery
Simpson
George Kerr
Mr. Stewart
Dave McMichael
Monmouth
Dr. Simpson
Don Penblossom
Merle Simpson
Marshall Field Company
Merchandise Mart
Howe Ea
Stewart
Flying Disk Report Roils Local Quiet East Side
A resident near the railroad tracks reports seeing a circle of fire about two feet across move eastward after a loud noise she took for a heavy object striking telegraph wires. Railroad circles offered no information and Milwaukee station heard no similar reports.
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Milwaukee
Engagement of Princess Elizabeth Is Told
The engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten was announced by Buckingham Palace in a court circular. The King and Queen consented to the union with Princess Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace present for the announcement. Mountbatten, son of the late Prince Andrew and Princess Alice, was in London after extended leave from the naval training college in Cosham.
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London
Elizabeth
Ish Throne
Philip Mouni
Prince Philip of
Greece
Buckingham Palace
St. Philip Mouintbatten
R. N
Prince
Andrew
Alee of
Battenbure
Philip
Naval Training College
Cosham
Advertising drive for Washington County Exposition program
The advertising committee seeks local merchants to place ads in the Washington County Exposition official program. The county exposition runs September 8 to 11 in Washington and programs will be distributed to festival attendees. Chairman W. E. Farrel chairs the committee and aims to reduce calling time by having a committee member make the contact.
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Washington County
Russian Allies Buy U S Grain
Chairman John Taber reports that Soviet allied countries including Poland Yugoslavia and Bulgaria are buying large amounts of U S grain from Chicago using gold transfers. He says such purchases help keep grain and meat prices high and plans a further check on the situation.
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Washington
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Russia
New York Republican
Taber
Poland
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Chicago
Flight of Largest Airliner a Success
Boeing officials announced the first test flight of the world’s largest and fastest airliner was successful in Seattle. The unveiling caps a milestone for the company as engineers report smooth performance and promising handling.
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Seattle
Boeing Aircraft Company
Miners Back to Work as UMW Contract Signed in South
Southern coal operators unanimously accept the new bi tuminous contract with the United Mine Workers and prepare to sign with individual companies. Most of 150,000 southern miners return to work. northern and midwestern miners already at work under the deal. Kaiser and Utah Fuel Co sign, boosting take home pay by about 124.89 million dollars next year.
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Washington
Southern Coal
United Mine Workers
AFL
Joan L. Lewis
Southern Group
Lewis
Henry Warden
Southern Coal Producers Association
UFL
Northern
Midwest
UMW
Henry Kaiser
Utah Fuel Co
Kaiser
Sunnyside
Utaah
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Union Pacific Coal Co
Mississippi
Communist Plot Crushed in Athens and Piraeus Uprising
Police shattered an alleged leftist plot in Athens and Piraeus with over 2,500 arrests by afternoon. Reports claim 60 arrested at Piraeus include doctors lawyers and Rizopastis and Eleftheri Ellada staff. A right wing paper cites secret orders by guerilla chief Markos Attades signaling a planned night attack and 14 battalions ready. Also notes a family visit by locals to Sioux City relatives.
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Athens
Piraeus
Rizopastis
EAM
Eleftheri Ellada
Estia
Markos Attades
Markos
Postwar airliner touts long range and high speed
Boeing unveiled a four engine double decked strato cruiser claiming San Francisco to New York in 8 hours 30 minutes New York to Stockholm in 12 4 hours Tokyo to Seattle in 16 hours and Honolulu to San Francisco in eight hours Test pilot John B Fornasero flew 84 minutes and called the flight uneventful and satisfactory The airliner weighed 50 tons with maximum gross 67 tons and a tested speed around 260 mph officials expect worldwide service later this year with cruising speeds about 340 mph
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Boeing
San Francisco
New York
Stockholm
Tokyo
Seattle
Honolulu
John B. Fornasero
Fornasero
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Southern Coal Operators
Committee
State Veterans of Foreign Wars
Burlington
Milo Steele Jr
E. L. Burham
Marsh Atkinson
Jones
Black Legion
Effinger
Robert F. Jones
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
Virgil K. Effinger
Lima
International
Osaki
Iowa
Ottuniwa
Miners
John L. Lewis
Northern Soft Coal
Washington, D. C
John O'Leary
Thomas Kennedy
Ezra van Horn
Charles O'Neal
Northern Appalachian Group
Harry M. Moses
International Soundphoto
Brookhart Place
Clyde E. Mullin
Marita
Sonja
Geraldine Deuter
Sune
Sioux City
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