Iowa CAP Increases Activities in State
Des Moines Iowa CAP wing commander Lt Col Harold E McKinney said the Korean fighting led to a stepped up program including a state wide air search and practice mission over two days. Some 60 to 80 planes will participate with four Air Force officers aiding coordination from Lowry Field Denver and the mission will be conducted under Air Force rules as first such practice for Iowa CAP and similar plans exist for other states.
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Des Moines
Towa Civil Air Patrol
Harold E. McKinney
Towa Cap
CAP
McKinney
Air Force
Air Force Base
Lowry Field
Denver
Iowa
Hal Rogers
E. J. Armstrong
Jesse Klein
Corydon
McCarthy Claims State Dept Files Cleared of Derogatory Material
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy released letters from four former State Department employees alleging that personnel files were stripped of derogatory material in late 1946. He challenged chaired by Millard Tydings who reported no stripping. It was unclear if the affected files included those given to the Tydings committee.
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Washington P
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Tydings
McCarthy
Millard Tydings
Senate
FBI
Justice Department
Committee
Tydings Committee
Studs
Dean Good Man Named Permanent Head of Atomic Energy Commission
President Truman appoints Dean Good Man Seattle lawyer as permanent chairman of the atomic energy commission. An official tied to the program says he will push the H-bomb project vigorously and credits his relentless study since joining the commission in 1949 for mastery of atomic energy matters.
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Dean
Washington
Gordon Dean
United States
White House
Truman
Seattle
Atomic Energy Commission
Weok
Previon
Justice Department
Mary
Schont
Senator Praises Dean Amid AEC Chair Debate
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Jr, ranking GOP member, calls Dean very capable as he criticizes Dean's predecessors David E. Lilienthal and Sumner Pike. The exchange centers on tough questions and Dean's readiness for the AEC chair role.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Jr
GOP
Joint Committee
Dean
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Sumner T. Pike
Wittmer Birthday Celebrated With Granddaughter Cake
Havre honors 85 year old C. Wittmer on birthday marked by granddaughter Kay decorating an angel food cake baked by Mrs Virgil Wittmer. Family gatherings at Sunrise Acres and the Hering home highlight a weekend of visits and cake.
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Havre
C. Wittmer
Virgil Wittmer
Kay
Wittmer
Clarence Hering
Crawfordsville
Sunrise Acres
Lewis Hering
Stanley Vodicka
Sheryl
Beth
Grace Hill
Lisle Hering
Judy
Sunday Socials Across Grace Hill and Burlington
The Everett Weston family shared Sunday dinner at Floyd Reschley’s home. L Edward Reschley visited relatives in the area while Grace Hill residents Mrs Lewis Hering and Juanita joined Mrs Jed Garrett and Mrs Rose Nbergall for a brief call. Edna Franklin of Westwood California spent time with her brother and family. A Muscatine picnic brought together the Lawrence Watson family and others including Lena Mason and the Jones family. The Will Richard and J D Wiley kin enjoyed a July 4 picnic at Ted Coxon Riding Ranch with riding and reminiscences. Edna Franklin of Westwood and her brother Stanley Richards visited old friends Saturday at Lena Mason’s home. Ernest Eisle and family hosted Sunday evening.
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Everett Weston
D. F. Richard
Grandma Frey
Roger Richard
Cindy
Floyd Reschley
Wittier
Virgil Wittmer
Kay
Dennis
August Zieglowsky
Haskins
Lewis Hering
Juanita
Jed Garrett
Rose Nebergall
Vearl Strohm
Grace Hill
Edna Franklin
Will Richard
Westwood
California
Lawrence Watson
Lena Mason
Margaret and
Clyde
Carl Jones
Mary Lu
Muscatine
Carla Zieglowsky
Mary Jo Westen
J. D. Wiley
Ted Coxon
Burlington
Stanley Richards
Ernest Eisle
Fred Eisle
Watchman Kills Two at Schenley Hotel in Pittsburgh
A night watchman at the Schenley Hotel shot and killed two coworkers and wounded another in the lobby. Dominic Omogrosso, 59, claimed the men had mocked him for years and said he was fed up. The victims were Alphonse Morano, 61, bakery worker, and John S. Harper, 55, night desk clerk.
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Pittsburgh
Schenley Hotel
Dominic Omogrosso
Alphonse Morano
John S. Harper
Raccoon Is Trapped After Defensive Garage Incident
Frank Harrold Jr used a wartime tactic to trap a raccoon that entered his Cleveland garage. The animal left tracks on his new car and toppled a can of blue paint. After starting the car, he closed the garage, then opened it an hour later to remove an asphyxiated 40 pound raccoon.
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Cleveland, O
Frank Harrold, Jr
UN Chief Urges Halt to Atrocities in Korean War
UN Secretary General Trygve Lie appealed to both sides to stop atrocities in Korea. He pressed for Red Cross observation teams to verify Geneva Convention compliance amid reports of American soldiers found killed with hands bound and bullets through their faces. He noted no official atrocity reports had reached headquarters and urged双方 to accept humanitarian action for service members and civilians.
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Lie
Korea
B C. Limb
Pak Hen Nen
International Committee of the Red Cross
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Mistinguette
Ann Pennington
Eva Tanguay
Ruby Keeler
Charlotte Greenwood
Clara Bow
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