Atrocities Case Laid Before UN
American Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urged the United Nations to condemn wartime atrocity evidence in Korea. He blamed Soviet leaders for directing North Korean camps and said 38,000 killed or tortured, including 6,000 U.S. personnel, with 27 percent of battle abuses due to Red Chinese forces. He warned of a slide toward barbarism and opposed UN investigations behind the Bamboo Curtain.
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United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations General Assembly
North Korea
Soviet Union
U. N
U. S
Lodge
Suchon
Taejon
President backs higher soil conservation funding
President Eisenhower urged boosting soil conservation appropriations and asked Secretary Benson to review using saved Agriculture Department funds for the program. He spoke after an exhibit showing soil degradation and improvements from proper conservation. Benson defended reorganizing the SCS and pledged a stronger program despite protests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra T. Benson
Agriculture Department
Mr. Lisenhower
Benson
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Gouzenko Refuses to Testify for U S Senate Group
Igor Gouzenko says he cannot testify before the U S Senate Internal Security Committee citing safety for his family and himself. He told The Post-Dispatch in Canada that he has little new to offer beyond advice and fears exposing his disguise and new home.
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ST. Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
Igor Gouzenko
U.S. Senate Internal Security Committee
Canada
Gouzenko
United States
Senate
Two Arrested for Vehicle Violations in Washington
Charles R. Smith of Washington posted 500 bond and was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a 2 a.m. Sunday arrest by highway patrolmen. Robert Lee Brock of Washington was sentenced to 20 days in the county jail after conviction for operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended.
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Charles R. Smith
Washington
Robert Lee Brock
Rubber Welding Firm Moves to New Washington Location
Announcement by Carlos Walling owner of O. K. Rubber Welder that the business has relocated to 219 North Marion Avenue in Washington. The firm will offer its regular tire service and has added Shell gasoline sales. Formerly at 400 South Marion Avenue.
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Carlos Walling
O. K
Washington
North
Marion Avenue
South
Des Moines Woman Found Dead In Weed Patch
Des Moines police identified the victim as Mildred Gladys Hanson 42 found nude and fatally beaten in a vacant lot Sunday night. James Byrd 23 was held for questioning after a second arrest nearby. the coroner cited a crushed skull and stated the death followed a criminal attack.
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Des Moines
Mildred Gladys Hanson
Albert D. Hanson
Byrd
Missouri
O'Brien
Walter D. Anderson
Two Attorneys Face Disbarment Hearings in Iowa
DES MOINES UP Chief Justice Norman Hays announced disbarment hearings set for mid December in Carroll. Ralph Crane Carroll County Attorney and M R Tancreti face panels of three district judges on December 17 and December 14 respectively. Com es and Joe Zitzisperger of Carroll filed the charges. Comes has been sentenced to seven years in Fort Madison prison for swindling Joe Wernimont from Carroll of 1800 dollars in a death benefit stock scheme in which Tan Creti represented Wernimont.
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Des Moines
Norman Hays
Iowa Supreme Court
Carroll
Carroll County
Ralph Crane
M. R. Tancreli
Crane
Tan Creti
Bernard J. Comes
Joe Zitzisperger
Comes
Fort Madison
Joe Wernimont
Wernimont
Zitzlsperger
Rejected Prisoners Charge U S Misuse Of Mail
The Neutral Repatriation Commission in Panmunjom rejected claims by 22 unrepatriated Americans that the United States used the mails to coerce them into returning home. The panel ordered censorship of mail and deletion of objectionable material, while affirming Allied views on some letters.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Repatriation Commission
United States
K.S. Thimayya
Washington
No Deal on Enslaved Nations Talks by Dulles
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the House committee the United States will not strike a bargain with Russia that confirms the captivity of free nations Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. He urged reaffirming the Atlantic Charter and the right of all peoples to choose their government.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Russia
House
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Dulles
Soviet Union
YMCA Swimming Team To Start Practices
Boys may join the Washington YMCA swimming team by reporting to the pool Tuesday afternoon. Regular practice runs Tuesdays 6 to 6 and Thursdays 5 30 to 6 30 p m under coach Harold De Tuney. Members must hold a YMCA Y Y membership to be eligible for meets. Six meets are scheduled. schedule to be released later.
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Washington Ymca
YMCA
Harold DeTuney
DeTuney
National Ymca
Services at Junction For Perry Y. Axtell
Perry Y. Axtell 84 formerly of Columbus Junction died Sunday at his daughter’s home in North Liberty Survived by several sons daughters and nieces Body at Stephens funeral home Services at Stephens funeral home Tuesday at 2 p m Burial in Indian Creek cemetery east of Columbus Junction
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Columbus Junction
Perry Y. Axtell
Adolph Hall
North Liberty
Stephens Funeral Home
Indian Creek
Realistic movie clip halts actor watches in Memphis
Paul Pendergrass recalled a scene where actors’ watches stopped due to magnetism. After leaving the theater his own watch, stopped for three years, failed to run and a jeweler could not find a fault, yet it suddenly started again.
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Memphis
Tenn
Paul Pendergrass
Pendergrass
Auto Licensing Starts Tuesday For 1954 Tags
Auto licensing begins Tuesday morning at the county treasurer W. E. Howell’s office. No line forms for cars as only small tags will be issued. trucks and trailers receive plates. Owners should bring current numbers or certificates to speed processing. Truck fees over 70 dollars may be paid in two installments.
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W. E. Howell
Four Escape Injury In Highway Crash Near Iowa City
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Blieu and Doris of Washington and Mrs. Carl Luckey of Riverside escaped injury when their car was struck by a second vehicle on highway 218 at the top of Indian Lookout hill south of Iowa City. Damage was about 150 dollars. Driver Herbert Nichols of Monmouth Illinois was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The group had been visiting Mr. Luckey, a VA hospital patient in Iowa City.
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Merle Blieu
Doris
Washington
Carl Luckey
Riverside
Indian Lookout Hill
Iowa City
Blieu
Herbert Nichols
Monmouth
Ill
Blieus
Mrs. Luckey
Mr. Luckey
Weekend Mishaps In Iowa Fatal to Three
Three people died in Iowa over the weekend in separate accidents. Edward A. Woolsey, 76, near Atlantic, was hit by a car on U S 6. Leland L. Sales, 26, Centerville area, drove off Iowa 277. Henry Appell, 85, Waterloo, suffocated by gas from a stove after misplacing a towel.
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Iowa
Edward A. Woolsey
Atlantic
Leland L. Sales
Centerville
Henry Appell
Waterloo
Paul O'Keefe
Appel
Fourteen Vehicles Registered in County During Past Week
Fourteen new motor vehicles were registered in Washington county over the past week. Listed registrants include John Oral LeFever of Washington with a Ford and Elmer C or Tina Mac Bain of Washington with a Ford. Verne Martin Escher of Washington bought a Ford truck and Isaac Daniel Yoder of Kalona a Plymouth. Further registrations include William Scott Britton of Kalona a Ford truck and Antone Edwin Hotle of Keota with Russell Chester Knott of Washington and a Chevrolet. Marion Louis Dunbar of Brighton a Nash and George W. and Lucille Wilma Sojka of Riverside a Ford. Alvin Urban Hahn of Crawfordsville a Ford truck and Victor Lee Klopfenstein of Washington a Chevrolet. Walter William Starr of Washington and Clarence C. Collett of Washington registered Mercury vehicles, with Willard Doyle Patterson of Wellman also listed for Mercury.
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Washington County
John Oral LeFever
Washington
Ford
Elmer C
Tina Mac Bain
Verne Martin Escher
Ford Truck
Isaac Daniel Yoder
Kalona
Plymouth
William Scott Britton
Antone Edwin Hotle
Keota Plymouth
Russell Chester Knott
Chevrolet
Marion Louis Dunbar
Brighton
Nash
George W
Lucille Wilma Sojka
Riverside
Alvin Urban Hahn
Crawfordsville
Victor Lee Klopfenstein
Walter William Starr
Clarence C. Collett
Mercury
Willard Doyle Patterson
Wellman
Telemeter to release all future films nationwide
Hollywood studios plan to use Telemeter a pay as you see TV system. Paramount president Barney Balaban calls it the economical answer to their problems. The system launched with Forever Female shown to 71 subscribers in Palm Springs.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Hollywood
Barney Balaban
Paramount Studios
Paramount
Washington Stores Open Wednesday Evening for Christmas Shoppers
Washington stores will stay open Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 clock to accommodate Christmas shoppers. They will close at their regular time and reopen for the evening. This is the first in a series of evening hours during the Christmas season.
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Washington
Des Moines Theater Damaged by Early Morning Fire
A fire broke out in the Grand Theater on Des Moines East Side forcing residents from apartments above and adjacent buildings. No injuries were reported as smoke poured into nearby businesses and the blaze, starting in the basement, was spotted at 5 a.m. by a cafe employee.
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Des Moines
Water shortage grows acute in western Illinois towns
Rep. Sid Simpson asked Army Secretary Robert Stevens to assign engineers from the 333rd Army Engineer Pipeline Company to relieve water shortages in Pittsfield Carthage Greenfield Jacksonville and Jerseyville Illinois. Pittsfield residents face a seven to ten day supply.
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Illinois
Carrolltown
Ill
Sid Simpson
Illinois Republican
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Pittsfield
Carthage
Simpson
Stevens
Greenfield
Jacksonville
Jerseyville
333Rd Army Engineer Pipeline Company
Fort Leonard Wood
Pittsfield Lake
Mississippi
Illinois River
Junction Stores Damaged by Flames
Fire swept through the Richie and Orr Furniture and Hardware Store in Columbus Junction about 9 a m. spreading from the basement to the second story of the two story brick building. Firemen attributed the blaze to hot furnace pipes in the basement amid the central business district.
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Columbus Junction
Richie and Orr Furniture and Hardware
Disqualify Junior Champion Steer At Chicago Exposition
The junior champion Aberdeen Angus steer owned by 19 year old Richard Carey of Mineral Point Wisconsin was disqualified at the International Live Stock Exposition for exceeding the age limit. The steer nicknamed Blackie had won earlier but was ruled over age after a veterinary test amid complaints. Carlyle Greathouse 18 of Hindsboro Illinois then won with Little Stuff who became junior champion. Officials noted it was the first disqualification in 54 years at the show.
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Chicago
Richard Carey
Mineral Point
Wis
Blackie
Carey
Carlyle Greathouse
Hindsboro
Ill
Dodgeville
McCarthy Seen As Presidential Hopeful by Washington
Washington observers note Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy is the most controversial figure in the nation with a large following. Administration strategy appears to let him test his line, hoping he harms himself rather than break with the party. The belief he seeks the 1956 Republican nomination spread after his televised reply to Truman on McCarthyism.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
United States
Truman
Harry Dexter White
Child Health Conference Scheduled in Washington County
A Child Health Conference will be held Friday December 4 from 1 to 3 30 p m at the Washington County Health Unit. For appointments call 488.
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Washington County
British Cabinet Backs Plan After Bermuda Talks
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles signaled acceptance of Russia s invitation for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting as Britain's cabinet favored the plan. Eisenhower Churchill and Laniel to discuss Bermuda summit with Berlin a possible site for the conference. Final decision on a Big Four meeting expected in Bermuda.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Russia
Dulles
Soviet Union
Aussie
Berlin
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Sir Winastes Churchill
Joseph Laniel
Georgia
Reach Chest Goal Today in Washington Community Campaign
Washington's Community Chest increased its goal to 23500 dollars and went over the top this morning per campaign chairman Keith Vetter. Some donors remain to be contacted and volunteers are thanked for their efforts along with Chest President John C. Owen and Chest secretary Mrs Don Minick.
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Washington
Keith Vetter
Vetter
John C. Owen
Chest
Don Minick
Weather forecast for Iowa with varying temperatures
United Press reports fair, warmer weather in most areas with cooler trends in the extreme southeast. Tonight will see increasing clouds and rain possible Tuesday. Lows tonight near 18 to 96, highs Tuesday 40s to mid 50s, with colder conditions in the east and northeast.
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United Press
Iowa
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Rhee
Chiang
Formosa
South Korea
Syngman’ Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
U. S. Army
John E. Hull
Telemeter
Melvin Lawson
Chicago Exposition
William Ogilvie
Chicago Union Stockyards
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