Study of McCarthy FBI letter moves forward
Senate censure panel will inspect the FBI memorandum excerpt used in charges against McCarthy and weigh its admissibility in evidence. McCarthy signals end of rapid defense as cross examination proceeds. Roy Cohn subpoenas canceled. memo is an FBI document rather than a formal letter.
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Washington
Llp
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
FBI
Sixman
McCarthy
Army
Ft. Monmouth
Edward Bennett Williams
Roy M. Cohn
Me.Carthy
Cohn
Army-McCarthy Investigating Committee
Herbert Brownell Jr
UCH
Wisconsin
United States Senate Committee
International
YMCA Outlines Broad 1955 Plans At Washington Center
Washington Community YMCA president Paul V. Shearer states aim to broaden the YMCA as a community center. Committees plan general expansion and increased memberships to meet rising costs while rural outreach and inclusivity for all ages, especially newcomers, are emphasized. Boys work remains a major focus with programs for all ages already in motion at Lake Darling Youth Center.
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Paul V. Shearer
Washington Community Ymca
YMCA
Lake Darling
Artemas Brown
Harold de Tuney
Valdis Lanis
Washington
Young Men’s Christian Association
Six New Quakes Batter Stricken African City
Six earthquakes shook Orleansville Algeria causing widespread ruin. A major tremor threatened the Oued Fodda Dam holding 50 million cubic feet of water. Rescue teams fear 1 000 dead and 2 000 injured with 800 missing as troops clear ruins and looting is deterred by patrols.
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Orleansville
Algeria
Oued Fodda
Cheliff River
Algiers
Father's Truck Kills Two Year Old Girl
Susan Miller two died in Breda Iowa when backed from a yard by her father. The tragedy occurred Thursday as the child was struck by the truck.
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Breda
Iowa
Susan Miller
Tony Mller
Youth 18 Wins State Plowing Meet at Bedford Farm
Richard Pederson of Cherokee won the level land section of the Iowa plowing match on the Paul Thompson farm nine miles east of Bedford scoring 93 of 100. George McCombs Moravia took second and H M Boersman Sheldon third. Contour division winner was Owen Jorgenson Guthrie Center with Vernon Krebill Donnellson second and Herman Johansen Harlan third. More than 6 000 attended the plowing events and soil conservation demonstrations.
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Harlan
Chiang's Warplanes Again Strike Reds
Nationalist Chinese warplanes raided Communist positions along the China coast near Fukien and sank or demolished 23 vessels. Fighters bombed Amoy and adjacent areas as the navy joined shelling in the seventh straight day of air strikes against Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Fukien
Defense Ministry
Amoy
Quemoy
Chusan Island
Chinatone
Dairen
Tsingtao
Shanghai
Canton
Iowa Leads in Cancer Crusade Funds Across Nation
Iowa division of the American Cancer Society ranked second among ACS divisions in raising its quota with 631 860 from nearly 22 million nationally. Chairman John J. Williams cited record giving and reduced campaign expenses, while residential solicitations accounted for most funds. In Washington County, total contributions reached 5 741 17 with Washington city supplying 1 920 50. over 100 workers aided the drive and 2 000 New Horizons subscriptions were noted. continuous education remained a campaign focus.
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Mason City
Iowa
American Cancer Society
ACS
John J. Williams
Red Oak
C. R. Reed
Washington
The
Cancer Society
Washington County
Ford Skola
Kalona
Washington City
Richard Weeks
James Steggal
Business District
Reed
New Horizons
County Swine Growers Plan Sept 28 Meeting
William Day president of the Washington county Swine Producers association announced a county wide meeting set for Tuesday September 28 at the Townsley Park fairgrounds. Dr Damon Catron of Iowa State College will speak and several purebred breeders will donate a gift as a discussion on breeding effects on desirable swine carcasses is planned.
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William Day
Washington County Swine Producers Association
Townsley Park Fairgrounds
Damon Catron
Iowa State College
John O Connor to Speak at Democratic Dinner
John O Connor a 32 year old farmer from near Lone Tree Iowa will speak at a Democratic dinner on September 15 1954. He is the candidate for the U S Representative from Iowa First District and is state secretary of the Iowa Farmers Democratic Committee. Louis Rinner of Washington will also speak.
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John O'Connor
Lone Tree
Iowa
O'Connor
United States
Johnson County
American Legion
Iowa Farmers Democratic Committee
Louis Rinner
Washington
McKay Backs Martin in Iowa Senate Race
Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay urged Iowa voters to elect Rep. Thomas E. Martin to the U S Senate at the O'Brien County Fair in Hartley. He praised Iowa Republicans in Congress as Martin seeks the seat now held by Democrat Guy M. Gillette.
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Hartley
Iowa
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay
Thomas E. Martin
United States
Senate
McKay
O'Brien
Congress
Martin
Guy M. Gillette
Corn Show Set With $500 in Prizes on Sept 21
Washington county hosts a corn contest as part of Farmer Appreciation Day on Tuesday Sept 21 Entries must be registered by 9 am at the corn tent on the square five ear class and longest ear class are offered with prizes to top finishers plus separate company prizes for each hybrid brand De Kalb McAllister Moews Pfister and Pioneer seed corn firms fund the awards Entries limited to county residents and judged by Harold Montgomery with three classification options.
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DeKalb
McAllister
Moews
Pfister
Washington County
Washington
DeKalb, McAllister, Moews
Pioneer
Harold Montgomery
Johnson County
Montgomery
Shortage Found On County Auditor's Books
STORM LAKE IOWA UP state auditors found shortages totaling 2186 dollars in the books of former Buena Vista County Auditor Francis Gibson County Attorney Richard Cooper said Thursday Gibson has been jailed on 3500 dollar bond since August 24 on a charge of embezzling money during 1953 and 1954 resigning as county auditor the same day.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Buena Vista
Francis Gibson
Richard Cooper
Gibson
Iowan Jailed After Leading Police To Brother's Body
Leo Boden berger was jailed after guiding authorities to his brother John 60 found in weeds by the Raccoon River near Perry Iowa. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death after a rope was found around the neck.
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Adel
Iowa
Leo Bodenberger
John
Raccoon River
Perry
Evan Burger
Dallas County
Leo
Des Moines
Burger
George Soumas
American Legion
Richmond Pupil Wins Publication Award
Richmond reports a Holy Trinity school pupil Sharon Malichky eleven wins a publication award for a Marian Year poem in the junior magazine Marna. A second poem by a sixteen year old girl also appears. The school appears on the Honor Roll of the Catholic children publication for aiding eight pagan babies with a five dollar ransom each.
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Richmond
Marna
Sharon Malichky
Holy Trinity School
Sharon
Wapello Woman Dies by Hanging in Tokyo Quarters
Frances E. McCullough, 43, of Wapello Iowa, a U S government employee in Tokyo, apparently hanged herself Friday night in her quarters. She had worked for a year in the intelligence section of America’s Far Eastern headquarters and was found Saturday hanging by a bathrobe sash from a clothes rack in her room.
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Tokyo
United State
Frances E. McCullough
Wapello
Iowa
Government launches billion dollar farm disposal program
President Eisenhower created a 10 agency advisory unit led by Clarence Francis to run the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act aimed at selling up to 700 million dollars of surplus crops overseas for local currencies and gifting up to 300 million for famine relief or disaster aid to allies over the next three years.
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Eisenhower
White House
Clarence Francis
4-H Record Books To Be Judged Wednesday
Leaders of Washington county farm project 4-H clubs meet at the extension office Wednesday evening Sept. 15 to read members record books and nominate club members for achievement awards. Members who have not yet turned in their record books are urged to do so before next Wednesday. On Thursday evening the county farm project 4-H committee will meet to select the boys to receive awards from those nominated.
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Washington County Farm Project 4-H
County Farm Project 4-H Committee
Russia Objects to Debate on Shooting Down of Plane
At the United Nations the Soviet delegation opposed a full debate on the U.S. Neptune air clash with two MIG fighters near Vladivostok. Vishinsky argued the United States distorted facts and sought to worsen tensions in the Far East. The Security Council nonetheless approved a full debate by 10 votes to 1.
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Russia
United Nations
N.y.up
United States
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Sea of
Japan
Vishinsky
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Moscow
Vladivostok
Far East
Student Council Named At Washington Junior High
Officers were elected by pupils Thursday for the Washington junior high student council with Don Hanson as president, Peter Bell as vice president, Linda Knutson as secretary, and Barbara Watkins as treasurer. Other members include Margarette Pratt Ronald Robertson Sandra Robertson Gene Crossett Marvin Lowry Paula Thomassen Thomas Kerr and Beverly Jarvis.
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Washington Junior High School
Don Hanson
Peter Bell
Linda Knutson
Barbara Watkins
Margarette Pratt
Ronald Robertson
Sandra Robertson
Gene Crossett
Marvin Lowry
Paula Thomassen
Thomas Kerr
Beverly Jarvis
Storm Edna Near Carolinas Threatens New England Coast
Hurricane Edna with 115 mph winds moves north from 275 miles south of Cape Hatteras. Warnings reach from the Carolinas to Maine as officials prepare for possible landfall near New England tonight or Saturday.
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Hurriane
Charleston
S.C
Edna
Carolina
New England Seaboard
Portland
Maine
Carolinas
New England
Weather Bureau
Miami
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Weathr
Virginia Capes
New York
Grosse Point
Mich
Air Force
Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford
Mass
John J. Maginnis
Civil Defense
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Eisenhower Meets GOP Leaders On Campaign Plans
President Eisenhower breakfasted with Republican state chairmen from 21 states to map a GOP drive for the fall elections. The meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel included leaders from Arizona Colorado Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Utah Wisconsin and Wyoming. Officials are concerned about the Communist threat to Formosa dominating the international agenda.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Rpublican
Middle West
Rocky Mountain States
Southwest
GOP
Rocky Mountain
Brown Palace
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missour
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Far East
Formosa
Air Force personnel buy millions in stamps and money orders
In 1953 military personnel purchased more than 16 million dollars in stamps and 233 million dollars in money orders through 285 Air Force Post Offices.
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Air Force
Weather Summary for Iowa Five-Day Outlook
Weather by United Press Iowa shows mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Cooler in the east and warmer in the extreme west, with lows 45-50 north and 48-83 south and highs 73-78 Saturday. Sunday to be fair and pleasant. Temperatures through Wednesday average near normal with light precipitation around .20 inch.
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United Press
Iowa
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Chiang
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