Demonstrations in Capital Prompt Arrests Over Desegregation
In Washington and Baltimore clashes over racial integration led to arrests as 1,500 students protested in the capital and police moved to quell the actions. Authorities warned against mob activity and emphasized attendance enforcement at public schools.
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Washington
Baltimore
Anacostia High School
Anacostia
Eastern
Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Southern High School
Beverly Ober
Eastern High
Weather Outlook Iowa Warmth Returns By Week's End
Weather by United Press Iowa. Cool cloudy conditions with occasional rain mainly south tonight and Wednesday. Lows 35-40 north 40-45 south. Highs 46-53 north 54-59 south. Warmer Thursday with showers likely in the southwest. Five day outlook calls for near normal temps south two degrees below north. normal highs 65 north 60 south. low 41 north 45 south. Rain Wednesday and scattered showers Friday Saturday, probably beginning west again Thursday.
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United Press
Iowa
Dulles Hails Trieste Pact as Path to Peace
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles praised the Italian Yugoslav Trieste settlement, saying it should usher in political tranquility in the Adriatic and strengthen security for free European nations. Meanwhile about 3,000 U S troops in Zone A at Trieste will begin withdrawing, with most returning to the United States within three weeks.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Trieste
Adriatic
U.S
Dulles
Europe
United States
Murder Suspect Is Sent to Hospital
Sioux City police re committed Ernest J. Triplett to a state mental hospital after lengthy questioning about the 8-year-old Jimmie Bremmer slaying. Chief of Detectives Harry Gibbons said Triplett, an itinerant music salesman, remained the prime suspect though he denied involvement. Investigators believe the case remains open until it reaches a court resolution.
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Sioux City
Jimmie Bremmer
Harry Gibbons
Ernest J. Triplett
Gibbons
Omaha, Neb
Triplett
Escaped East German pilot reports large trained air force in Soviet zone
Berlin AP A 20 year old East German airman Horst Becker swam to freedom and said the Soviet zone has hundreds of pilots with jet training ready as Russia equips its air force with modern planes. He escaped from Drewitz where Yak trainer planes are used and was delivering to Western authorities for questioning.
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Berlin
Soviet Germany
Russia
Horst Becker
Havel
Red Germany
Becker
West Germany
London
Germany
Drewitz
Atomic Carrier may Be Constructed Soon
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson said a preliminary go ahead for the world’s first atomic carrier is likely, though it may not mean immediate construction. He noted atomic submarines Nautilus and an aircraft carrier could operate with extended range and fewer refuels as science nears feasibility.
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Washington
Navy
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Department
Denver
U.S
Wilson
Fire Prevention Efforts Cut Iowa Fire Deaths in 1953
Des Moines reports credit to firemen inspectors and schools for reducing Iowa fire deaths to 61 in 1953 from 78 the previous year. Property loss was about 10.23 million dollars, roughly 1.3 million less than 1952, with farm fires rising while city fires declined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Zack Cook
Cook
AWOL Sailor Marries in Jail Before Navy Decision
Gordon Walk 24 and Ella McNeal wed in Charleston jail after Walk went AWOL from the carrier Bennington in Brooklyn to marry. Navy Captain said jurisdiction lay with Navy, state officers approved, and the ceremony proceeded with Rev. Pat Withrow presiding.
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Charleston
W.va
Navy
Gordon Walk
Bennington
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ella McNeal
Here
Walk
Brooklyn
Philip S. Morgan
South Charleston
Morgan
Army
William Beckett
Gordon
Ella
Pat Withrow
Union Mission
Mrs Walk
City Awards Sewage Sludge Bed Contract to Local Firms
City council awarded the sewage disposal plant an additional sludge bed contract to Rollis Thornton and Daryl Tucker of Washington for 6599.50 after a single bid. Work to begin immediately. The council also appointed Jack Cherry to the city police force.
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Rollis Thornton
Daryl Tucker
Washington
Jack Cherry
Old Swedish Four Daler Coin On Display In Watertown
In Watertown New York a 62 pound coin is shown. The piece is an old four daler from Sweden.
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Watertown
N. Y
Sweden
Ousted FHA Head Powells Gambling Ties Under Scrutiny
Former FHA official Clyde L Powell faced Senate Banking Committee scrutiny over bank deposits and lavish expenditures after witnesses testified he bet daily on horses during 1940 41 and received large cash and check deposits beyond his government salary. Witnesses included bookmaker Wardwell Dexter and gambler Blackjack Keleher as the panel probed Powell s finances and potential conflicts of interest.
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Washington
Clyde L. Powell
Federal Housing Administration
Wardwell C. Dexter
Senate Banking Committee
Powell
Dexter
John B
Black Jack
Keleher
Rock Fha
Nathan Manilow
American Community , Inc
Pa Forest
Ill
Chicago
Edward F. Kelley
Illinois Fha
Manilow
William Simon
Park Forest
John Bard
General Accounting Office
FHA
Bard
Daniel B. Maher
Maher
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Capehart
Rocco DeGraia
DeGraia
Melrose Park
New York Port Shut Down by ILA Strike Again
The 25,000 member International Longshoremen's Association halted operations at the Port of New York for the second time in six months over back pay and wage demands. Picket lines formed at all piers except military ones as ships like Queen Mary and Independence faced unloading delays. The union seeks retroactive raises and welfare boosts, while mediation sessions were planned to resolve the dispute.
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New York
International Longshoremen's Assn
ILA
Cunard
Independence
Ile de France
North River
John A. Burke
AFL
New York Shipping Assa
The
Shipping Association
Church Men Rally Planned for October 15
Men of Washington churches plan a unified church men's rally at the Methodist church Friday October 15 with attendees from all churches. A 6:30 p.m. dinner precedes the program and reservations should be made at each church by Wednesday October 13.
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Men of Washington
United Church Men
Methodist Church
Ministerial Association
Stockholders Meet At Washington Golf and Country Club
The Washington Golf and Country Club hosts its annual stockholders meeting and dinner at the clubhouse on Wednesday evening. Three new directors will be elected and a full report on the 1954 season will be presented. A turkey dinner starts at 6 30 and reservations go to Virginia Melegari at 43 by Wednesday 10 00.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Virginia Melegari
Trieste Dispute Ends in Anglo American Agreement
Italy and Yugoslavia sign a nine year row over Trieste splitting the Adriatic coast. The accord, initialled at Eden’s residence, allows withdrawal of about 4 000 U S and 3 000 British troops and roughly divides the Free Territory of Trieste along the Zone A B line with minor frontier tweaks.
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Wilbur G. Landrey
United Press
London
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Carleton Gardens
Anthony Eden
Adriatic
Manlio Brosio
Vladimir Velebit
Thompson
U.S
Austria
Llewellyn Thompson
Bri
Tish
Geoffrey W. Harrison
Harrison
United States
Britain
Tickets available for Friday night football game
Washington fans plan to travel to Muscatine for the Demon Muskie game and can buy reserved seats at the local high school. Principal Carl Paetz said a block of seats is available for $1 each. The game starts Friday at 7 30 p.m.
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Washington Footaall
Muscatine
Demon-Muskie
Carl Paetz
Rainfall totals rise as observer logs over two inches
The official weather observer in Washington reports more than two inches of rain total by 7 a.m. today. The 1.70 inches fell Monday night and this morning plus .30 inch on Monday. Rain continues through the day, so the two day total will exceed two inches.
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Washington
Planes Sighted On Coast of Formosa
Four waves of unidentified planes caused a 45 minute blackout of Taipei with one wave approaching 15 miles of Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist HQ. No bombs or gunfire occurred. Meanwhile a Communist army group commander is building small craft along an 80 mile stretch of the South China coast near Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai - Shek
South China
Quemoy
West Chester Plans Waterworks Vote For Nov 9
West Chester Iowa voters will decide two propositions on November 9. The first asks to establish and erect a municipal water system. The second covers financing not exceeding 45 000 dollars with 19 500 dollars in bonds and a thirteen mill annual tax. The polls run 8 am to 8 pm at the town hall. Council members Gayle Reif E H Testroet Leland Griggs Roy Anderson and Richard Fisher are named.
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West Chester
Merwin Kelley
Garden Engineering Service Company
Oskaloosa
John W. Hesling
Washington County
Iowa
Gayle Reif
E. H. Testroet
Leland Griggs
Roy Anderson
Richard Fisher
Eisenhower to Meet GOP Leaders in Denver Strategy Parley
President Eisenhower summons House and Senate GOP leaders to Denver for a Friday strategy conference on politics and the international situation. NSC staff will also meet with the President, described as routine with no emergency cited.
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Denver
Eisenhower
House
Senate
White House
Richard M Nixon
Murray Snyder
Snyder
National Security Council
NSC
Tomato Grown In Memphis Weighs Three Pounds
A three pound two ounce tomato was grown in Memphis by E D Pollard.
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Memphis
Tenn
E.D. Pollard
Six teens playing war games. Stuart teen dies from neck wound
In Stuart Iowa six teenage boys played in a timber when one, David Rote 15, was shot in the neck and died Saturday. An inquest recessed until Thursday to await a ballistics report on which gun fired the fatal bullet.
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Stuart
Iowa
Here
David Rote
Delbert Rote
T.P. McWilliams
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