State Board Adopts Two Nursing Home Rules
DES MOINES UP reports the state Board of Health adopted two rules for nursing homes. One requires two escape routes in case of fire. the other urges locating future homes as far as possible from main streets. The board acts as an advisory body to the health department on policy matters.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
State Department of Health
Alain Streets
Board of Health
Health Department
Nixon Warns of Red Reign of Terror in U S Russia Clash
Rep. Richard Nixon warns that Moscow directed American communists may trigger a reign of terror if the U S and Russia clash. He cites FBI alerts and committee files describing sabotage plans and urges readiness to imprison would be red leaders if needed.
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Nixon
U. S
Russia
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Cal
Moscow
House UN- American Activities Committee
FBI
Kremlin
Panama City
Navy
Panama Canal
West
Korea
San Diego
Calif
West Coast
Air Force
Navy Checks on Subs Near Panama Canal
The U S Navy probes reports of unidentified submarines near the Panama Canal. Rear Admiral Edward W Hanson chief of the 15th Naval District says no subs found so far. Unofficial reports say American planes sighted a submarine yesterday and could have bombed it.
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Panama City
U. S. Navy
Panama Canal
Edward W. Hanson
15Th Naval District
Panama Canal Zone
Hanson
Exterior of Methodist Church To Be Renovated and Repaired
Plans for restoring the Washington Methodist church were approved by the official board. Western Waterproofing will perform work costing 11852 dollars with T B Wood of Des Moines as resident engineer. Work includes sand blasting, stone facing, waterproofing, mortar repointing, brick parapet repair, and chimney removal, with a five year guarantee and completion before freezing weather.
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Washington Methodist Church
Western Waterproofing Company
T. EB. Wood
Des Moines
Resto-Crete
F. M. Hubbel & Sons Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Sam Turkington
E. E. Stutsman
Ralph Martin
C. V. Crull
L. A. Jones
Paul Shearer
Dr. Reed
Local man climbs courthouse pole for photo with painter
A local man who called himself no repeat climbs the courthouse flagpole to pose for a photo. Photographer Bob Lloyd captures the moment from ground level as the painter, identified as Bob Lloyd, handles the risky ascent.
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Kelly
Court House
Journal
Bob Lloyd
An Old, Old Story
In Fort Worth Texas a Marine recruiting officer asks a youth seeking draft board headquarters for directions. The youth, wearing a hearing aid, explains he uses it to avoid being drafted, prompting the officer to speak louder.
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Fort Worth
Tex
E. O. Hilliard
Marine Recruiting Office
Draft Board
Hilliard
YWCA Announces Bicycle Hike and Tennis Class Schedule
The YWCA invites girls from fourth through junior high to a bicycle hike Thursday at 2 PM starting from the YWCA, weather permitting. High school girls and women are invited to a tennis class Thursday at 5 PM on the Lincoln School courts.
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YWCA
Lincoln School
Korean War At A Glance
United Press summary reports North Korean tanks and 75 000 troops pushing GI units across Kum River with South bank defenses, air strikes by US fighters against regrouping forces, and ongoing naval submarine searches near the Panama Canal. Washington debates UN troop commitments and Moscow tensions. West Coast war readiness increases as Marines and B 29s are mobilized.
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Tokyo
Kum River
Taejon
Vyokyo
Army Groups March Toward Yugoslavia Report Belgrade
Yugoslav press reports motorized Bulgarian troops move toward the Yugoslav frontier with Romania and Hungary taking border measures. The official Tanjug agency circulated charges about Tito and Cominform neighbors within a day of Yugoslavia banning frontier travel without permits.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Mareshall Tito
Tanjug
Iowa Draft Quota Set At 344 Men
Brig. Gen. Charles Grahl Iowa selective service director announced the first draft quota for Iowa is 344 men. A wire from Maj. Gen. Lewis Hershey ordered the quota by September 30, with earlier estimates placing Iowa near 400. Inductions likely at Omaha with possible examinations there.
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Iowa
Grahl
Des Moines
Charles Grahl
State Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
Omaha
United Air Lines Lets Dogs Travel on Planes
United Air Lines announces dogs may travel on passenger planes using a pine-scented kennel designed to eliminate objections and accommodate canine passengers on flights.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Nationwide Rail Strike Delayed Over Korean War Issue
Two major unions halted a threatened nationwide rail strike amid the Korean war crisis. They pledged to keep 250000 members on the job while seeking a fair settlement and rejected the presidential fact finding board’s recommendations. The unions also anticipated possible government seizure if a walkout occurred during the emergency.
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Chicago
Send Wire
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Riverside Woman Neva Pogge Dies in Iowa City at 59
Mrs. Neva Pogge 59 a Riverside resident died Tuesday morning at Mercy hospital Iowa City after recent major surgeries. Funeral set for July 13 at St Marys Catholic Church with burial at Mt Olivet. Sorden Adams in charge. Survivors include husband A H Pogge daughter Ruth Dautremont and twins Wesley and Mary East sons Robert and Richard and three grandchildren.
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Neva Pogge
Iowa City
Riverside
Mercy Hospital
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Thomas Wolfe
Mt. Olivet
Sorden & Adams Funeral Home
Mrs. Pogge
Salem
Iowa
John
Emma Weeks Foss
West Point
A. H. Pogge
Pogge
American Legion Auxiliary
Rosary Society
Ruth Dautremont
Wesley Pogge
Bolling Field
Washington, D. C
Mary East
Springfield
Robert
Richard
Draftees Won’t See Overseas Duty
Washington says no plan to send draftees overseas. The Selective Service will draft 20,000 men for 21 months duty. An Army planning expert suggested possible early release if Korea initiative returns and military force is reduced.
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Washington
Army
United States
Korea
Navy Studies Report of Flying Saucer Sighting
Navy officials reviewed a report by two pilots and an electronics technician who tracked a shiny round object on radar about eight miles. The crew said the helmet shaped disk was visible about two to one mile away and stayed in sight for roughly three minutes near Osceola Arkansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Navy
Beihtlieus
Osceola
Ark
Eectronics
G. D Wehner
R. E. Moore
J. W. Martin
New Rains Threaten New Nebraska Flood
Beatrice Nebraska reports heavy showers threaten fresh flooding as the Blue River nears a crest of 25 feet with 25 families evacuated. Eight inches of rain washed out tracks near Danbury while five inches fell near Fullerton and three inches in Omaha.
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Beatrice
Neb
Nebraska
Danbury
Safty
Fullerton
Omaha
Iowa Postmasters Back Postcard and Mail Rate Rise
The Iowa branch of the National League of District Postmasters endorsed a two-cent post card and other postage increases. They adopted resolutions supporting the pending legislation from Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson and backed higher rates on second class matter parcel post and a half-cent rise in third class rates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National League of District Postmasters
Jesse Donaldson
Veteran Writer Shot in Halifax Virginia Death
Authorities could not determine how Lawrence Morris Markey a 51 year old veteran newspaper and magazine writer was shot dead Monday night. Coroner N H Woodling said no witnesses and he would not speculate on whether safety or accidental causes were behind the wounds. No one was under suspicion. Markey's body was found by family at his Halifax home after moving from New York City last December to pursue freelance writing.
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Halifax
Lawrence Morris Markey
N. H. Woodling
Markey
New York City
Red Tanks Battle U.S. Forces Across Kum River
Communist forces with 60-ton tanks push beyond the Kum as American and Australian air forces strike at North Korean units. Rockets fail to halt tank progress while U.S. salvage efforts and withdrawals continue near Chochiwon and Taejon.
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Tokyo
Kum River
Taejon
U. S
Kum
U. S. Fifth Air Force
South Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Banker's Wife Accused in Divorce Suit in Tennessee
Fred Ogden Weishaupt files divorce complaint alleging ongoing marital strife with wife Sarah. He claims she took all earnings, forced pawning his ring for movie tickets, and compelled him to sign a note for a $4 loan.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Fred Ogden Weishaupt
Sarah
Weishaupt
Des Moines Weather Forecast Central and East Showers
Central and eastern Iowa expect showers this afternoon with highs around 75 to 88 depending on location. Showers exit extreme east this evening, clearing statewide with Lows 55 to 60. Thursday cooler and partly cloudy with NW winds 20 to 30 mph. Friday and Saturday look fair and dry with highs 75 to 80 and warmer by Saturday.
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Beaver Crossing
International Soundphoto
Can Lin
United Press
Dean Wolford
Tacoma
Wash
Effie Wolford
Chautauqua Park
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainnmen
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Truman
U.S
Commun
S Korea
Cochiwon
Utehin
Tanyang
Ivan Go
Berlin
International
MacArthur
Robert C. Miller
Chochiwon
Jaejon
Miller
UPR
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