Detasseling Crews Mobilized at Pioneer Seed Corn
The Pioneer Seed Corn company in Washington reports about 650 workers registered for detasseling in its fields. Crews from Wellman and Washington began yesterday, tending 650 acres raised by eleven county growers, mainly in Cedar township. The three week season features an eight hour day and a 65 cent per hour wage, weather permitting. Iowa Employment Service in Washington recruited the workers.
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Pioneer Seed Corn Ecompany
Washington
Wellman
Cedar Township
Iowa State Employment Service
Stragglers Return From Front as Regrouping Begins
ADVANCE U S HEADQUARTERS KOREA July 21 Soldiers, many only out of school, stream into a rear area exhausted and hungry after brutal fighting. They sleep in dirt with helmets for pillows, clutching carbines as unit sergeants tally names and wonder about missing officers and damaged vehicles.
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U.S
Korea
Recreational Council Meeting On Community Chest Drive
A brief gathering of the recreational council will be held Monday July 24 at 5 PM at the YMCA to discuss the Community Chest drive. Representatives from all council member organizations are required to attend.
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Recreational Council
YMCA
Economic Committee Backs Immediate Tax Increase Plan
The nine member House-Senate economic committee endorsed an immediate tax rise for individuals and corporations and urged curtailing consumer credit. Chairman O'Mahoney said taxes should rise at least 10 percent to fund Korean expenditures, hoping to reduce reliance on rigid controls. The panel warned Americans face the heaviest tax burdens yet and to expect slow action from Congress.
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House
Senate
Congress
O'Mahoney
Ways and Means
Trumnan
Necessity O'Mahoney
Truman
Committee
Joint Committee
Leopold Returns to Belgian Throne Tomorrow
Hundreds of Royalists surged into St. Gudules Cathedral in Brussels to greet Leopold as extraordinary security mounted for his return. The exiled king’s comeback followed parliament’s vote to recall him amid a 120th anniversary Belgium independence service. A royal envoy was cheered as demonstrations echoed Leopold’s name.
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Brussels
Belgium
St. Gudules
Leopold
Republican State Convention Opens in Des Moines
Republicans at the Des Moines convention opened with focus on nominating a state treasurer from a five man field after none won 35 percent in June. M L Abrahamson led the primary. Ed Kallemyon was seen as main opposition with Iowa veterans' backing. Delegates planned a farm plank and Korea policy stance in the platform.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Abrahamson
Boone
State Tax Commission
John Grimes
Osceola
Abrahamson
Ed Kallemyon
Pella
State Bonus Board
Iowa Veterans’ League
Dr Raymond Reed to Speak at Park Service
Dr Raymond Reed will preach the sermon at the union park service Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock on The Cross and the Sickle Rev Earl Longfellow will preside Rev Walter Smith will read the Scripture and give the pastoral prayer Special music will be sung by Shirley Barbara Warren and Richard Dare If rain interrupts the event the service moves to the Methodist church
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Raymond Reed
Union Park
Earl Longfellow
Walter Smith
Shirley
Barbara
Warren
Richard Dare
Ordnance Company to Have Camp Session
Captain Bill Perdock of the 468th Ordnance MM company announced orders for the annual two week training period. About 25 to 30 men are expected to attend. It will start August 6 and be held at the Savannah Ordnance Depot in Savannah.
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Bill Perdock
468Th Ordnance MM Company
Savannah
UN explores large expeditionary force from multiple nations
Lake Success report indicates the United Nations is secretly recruiting a substantial expeditionary force from 15 to 25 nations to fight alongside U S troops in Korea. Eight or nine countries are in early talks with UN Secretary General Trygve Lie, with more engaging through Washington and embassies. No formal confirmation issued as top secret troop movements may begin once landed. Nicaragua and Thailand have offered definite ground troops to date.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Witne's
Korea
Trygve — Lie
U.S
AEF
Lie
Douglas MacArthur
UN Command
Washington
U. S
Korean Peninsula
Possible Shortage In Newsprint Seen
ROANOKE VA. The tense international situation may have far reaching effects on newsprint. Cranston Williams of the American Newspaper Publishers Association warned that pulp and paper could bottleneck wartime production. He urged careful use of newsprint and noted plans to control paper use if needed. Prices at a spot market appeared higher than contract price. Williams welcomed a proposal for the American Newspaper Guild to become publishers, likening it to a NY Daily News editorial.
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Roanoke
Cranston Williams
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Virginia Press Association
Williams
Munitions Board
Washington
American Newspaper Guild
New York Daily News
Unions Join Forces for Wage Hikes in Meat Packing
Two rival unions the CIO Packinghouse Workers and the AFL Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen announced a joint strategy to press for higher wages and pensions. They will not sign contracts without mutual consultation, signaling a possible merger amid broader CIO AFL discussions in Washington on July 25.
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Chicago
Ralph Helstein
CIO Packinghouse
Earl W. Jimerson
AFL Meat Cutters and
CIO
AFL
Washington
Muscatine organizes civilian defense corps
Mayor Bert P. Olsen announced the formation of a civilian defense corps in Muscatine to meet any emergency. The group will operate with the American Red Cross, veterans groups, the Salvation Army, and city police and fire departments. Merchants report scare buying for WWII shortages, with runs on sheets, pillow cases, and autos, while nylon hosiery supplies remain adequate. A displaced person from Germany bought $70 of overalls, saying a new outfit is needed this time.
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American Red Cross
Veterans Organizations
Salvation Army
Fire Department
Germany
Military men press Congress to exceed service limits
Washington reports that military leaders urged Congress to raise the armed forces beyond the 2,005,000 cap, seeking 600,000 to 700,000 additional personnel. Bills to remove the limit and extend enlistments were approved and sent to a fast timetable for passage.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Safety Congress Plans State-Wide Canvass
Edna Lawrence, chairwoman of the Iowa Safety Congress drive-right campaign, announced a state-wide canvass to reach more than a million Iowa motorists. Counties were asked to organize personal contact efforts before the August 22 launch for two weeks to urge careful driving nationwide.
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Safety Congress
Des Moines
Edna Lawrence
Iowa Safety Congress
Iowa
Dan Guy Injured In Mishap at Sandyhook
Dan Guy of the Sandyhook community southwest of Washington is recovering from injuries after a binder hitch bolt failed Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock releasing the implement to roll downhill. The binder struck a stump and Guy was thrown unconscious. he remains at home under a doctor's care with a back injury.
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Dan Guy
Sandyhook
Washington
Guy
Aind
Government aid urged to boost U S newsprint production
Sam B. Eubanks of the American Newspaper Guild tells a House subcommittee that federal financing to expand U S newsprint by one million tons annually, with fair distribution rules, could secure a paper supply for most papers. He cites Canada supplying about 85 percent of the 5.5 million tons needed and cites a 1948 guild study alleging producer coordination to control output and prices. He notes current newsprint at 100 per ton versus 58 five years ago, and says 85 a ton would give a fair return on investment.
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Washington
Sam B. Eubanks
American Newspaper Guild
United States
Eubanks
Canada
Communist Forces Blast U S Defenses Near Taejon
North Korean armored units attacked southeast of Taejon as U S troops of the 25th division engaged on the central front. The 21st regiment fought a stubborn withdrawal near Okchon while U S forces retreated to hills overlooking routes southeast to Pusan. Maj Gen William F Dean was reported alive, fighting with cut off remnants. a rescue attempt failed but two wounded were recovered.
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U. S. First Cavalry
Pohang
South Korea
Yongdok
Yechon
U. S
Pusan
Taejon
24Th
Tokyo
25Th Division
U.S. Eighth Army
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Dean
People's Army
U.S
Okchon
United Press
Peter Kalischer
Dean
Cadillacs Contract Sought for Tank Production
The army said it is negotiating with General Motors Cadillac division for mass production of tanks. A spokesman did not specify tank types. Cadillac GM was a major WWII tank producer and the move signals rearmament impacting auto output.
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Washington
Army
Cadillac
General Motors
Des Moines Area Weather Outlook
Des Moines forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with showers in the northwest and extreme west this afternoon and extreme north tonight. Highs near 75, lows around 55 to 60, with warmer conditions in the east tonight and Saturday. Winds under 15 mph, outlook mostly fair Sunday and Monday, then scattered showers Tuesday. Five day temperatures run 3 to 6 degrees below normal with light rain in many areas.
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Muscatine
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Bert P. Olsen
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