Eisenhower Eyes Clean Hydrogen Bomb and Test Ban Hopes
President Eisenhower said scientists believe a cleaner bomb could be made in four to five years but he still seeks a Russian test suspension. He outlined a broader disarmament package including halting new weapon production, limited aerial inspection, and manpower reductions, after talks with Strauss and three UC physicists.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
University of California
Ernest O. Lawrence
Mark M. Mills
Edward Teller
Teller
Dulles
Atlantic High School Band Concert at Sunnyside Park
The weekly concert by the Atlantic high school band at Sunnyside park is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. No concert next Thursday July 4. Rehearsal for band members is Tuesday at 7 p.m. Concerts resume July 11 with a program arranged by director Arthur W. Meyer featuring multiple pieces and composers.
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Atlantic High School
Sunnyside Park
Arthur W.meyer
Berlin
Johnson
Christiansen
Anderson All
Blackwell
Walters
Uniform Closing Hours For Des Moines City And County
City and Polk County officials reached agreement on uniform closing hours for taverns in Des Moines and the county. An informal vote supported applying the same closing times in both jurisdictions to standardize operations.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Partly cloudy weather forecast with scattered showers
The region expects partly cloudy skies through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms along the southern border. Lows tonight in the 48 to 58 range and highs Thursday near 86. Friday outlook remains partly cloudy with another chance of showers and storms.
15 year old faced homicide charges in Manning crash
Robert Hass, 15, of Westside, was named in two homicide indictments by coroner’s juries after a Sunday auto collision near Manning. Mrs. William Gruhn, 68, and her son Lester, 45, of Manning, died in the crash. Hass’s vehicle had a driving permit restricted to with a parent or guardian, and he was fined 50 dollars plus costs for permit violations.
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Manning
Robert Hass
Westside
William Gruhn
Lester
Gruhn
Hass
Manning Hall
Nickerson Pleads Guilty in Missile Secrets Case
Col. John C. Nickerson Jr., once a leading Army advocate of guided missiles, pleads guilty to part of 15 counts alleging mishandling of missile secrets after espionage and perjury charges are dropped. The hearing followed his arrival for trial.
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Army
Col
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
International Soundphoto
Vogeler Faces Foreclosure After Reds Past and Financial Ruin
New York businessman Robert A Vogeler once imprisoned by Red Hungary faces eviction from his Bedford New York home. The 65 000 dollar 19 room house is slated for sale July 22 to satisfy a 20 000 dollar mortgage plus about 3 000 in back taxes. Vogeler says he must raise about 20 000 dollars in weeks to avoid losing his home while he pursues a modest electronics plant comeback in By ram Connecticut.
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New York
Robert A. Vogeler
Red Hungary
Bedford
N.Y
New York Mirror
Iam
Vogeler
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Byram
Conn
Steelmaster Ernest T. Weir Dies at 81 in Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir, 81 year old steel executive and founder who remained in chief office at National Steel Corp until retirement last April, died in a Philadelphia hospital from complications after a heart attack. He had earlier suffered a heart attack in Florida and had been hospitalized in New York after minor surgery preceding retirement. The company cited his wish to prioritize National Steel’s welfare and named a successor, while market chatter linked the Post to Treasury Secretary George M Humphrey after his cabinet departure.
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Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corp
Weir
National
Florida
New York
Pittsburgh Steel
Treasury
George M Humphrey
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Cedar Falls voters reject $325000 recreation bond proposal
Voters in Cedar Falls turned down a planned 325000 bond issue to fund a recreational area featuring a swimming pool a lighted football field and softball diamonds. The measure drew 1819541 total votes.
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Cedar Falls
Coronet Confirms Crabb Identity As Headless Frogman
Coroner ruled the headless body found at Chichester belonged to Cmdr Lionel Crabb the British diver who vanished near a Soviet warship last year. Mrs Margaret Crabb attended the inquest as officials noted lack of evidence on the death cause.
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Chichester
England
Cmdr
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth
Froeman
Crabb
English Channel
Plymouth
Ordzhonikidze
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khirushchevy
Britain
Margaret Crabb
Evans Dies of Injuries in Stanhope Car Crash
Webster City report states William M. Evans 57 Sioux City died Wednesday from injuries from a two car crash near Stanhope on Sunday. His wife 62 remains in critical condition at a hospital. Mrs and Mr August Johnson of Stanhope were both in good condition after the collision at the intersection of highways 600 and 175.
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Webster City
William M. Evans
Sioux
Stanhope
Evans
August Johnson
Mero
Strs Johnson
Ruling May Challenge Senators Authority To Bring Witnesses
Washington senators face a possible test of legislative power as Internal Security subcommittee plans to question two witnesses tied to the American Communications Assn. Howard Trautman and Salvatore Testa of New York City may invoke immunity. The hearing follows a Watkins Supreme Court decision and centers on questions regarding Communist influence in labor unions.
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Washington
Hruska Cheneb
Senate
Supreme Court
Heo
Howard V. Trautman
Salvatore ‘Testa
New York City
American Communications Assn
Sube
Hruska
Questiomine
Trautman
Testa
Victor Rabinowitz
Alse
New York
Watkins
Congress
John T Watkins
House Committee On Co American Activities
House Committee
Red Korea Calls for Broad Conference on Korea Peace
North Korea demanded a broad international conference to arrange withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and seek a peaceful solution to the peninsula. The U N Command rejected the proposal as inappropriate for a military conference. Chan En Lai voiced support for the conference plan in Peiping, accusing U S policy of blocking peace.
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Panmunjom Ip
North Korea
Korea
Joint Military Armistic Commission
U.N
Chan En-lai
Peiping
U.S
Bank Robber Sought After $3000 Heist At First State Savings
McGregor peace officers hunted a gunman believed to have fled into thick woods west of town after robbing First State Savings Bank Tuesday of 3000 dollars. A briefcase carrying bandit wore salesmanlike clothes and escaped along Highway 13. cashier J J Gipheen and two workers were forced to the rear.
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McGregor M
First State Savings Bank
Highway 13
Here
McGregor
Milton Klink
J. J Gipheen
Goheen
Jeanne Crain and family rescued from yacht off Newport Beach
Coast Guard reports actress Jeanne Crain her husband Paul Brinkman and their four children were aboard a 41 foot power cruiser that drifted for nearly three hours after engine trouble on a second honeymoon voyage. Seasick and exhausted, the group was towed to safety by a passing ship near the Newport Beach jetty.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Jesone Crain
Coast Guard
Miss Crain
Paul Brinkman
Brinkinas
Robert
Mwo
Chou En-lai Deems US Beaten Globally in Communist Speech
Premier Chou En-lai told the Chinese Parliament that the Communist bloc is strong while the United States faces a world beatdown. He warned war preparations under U.S. leadership threaten peace, noted Japanese anti-occupation efforts, and praised neutrality movements in U.S.-controlled regions. He cited harsh penalties for counter-revolutionaries and defended socialist governance against Western democracy.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
Red China
United States
Chou
Red
Peiping
Mao Tze-tung
Formosa
America
Middle
Near East
North Africa
China
United Front
West
Brewster Convicted of Contempt in Senate Probe
Frank W. Brewster vice president of the Teamsters Union was found guilty on 31 counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to produce records and answer questions before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee. Judge John J. Sirica deferred sentence and ordered pre sentence report while Brewster remains free on bond.
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Washington
Frank W. Brewster
Teamsters Union
U.S
John J. Sirica
Brewster
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Teamsters
West Coast
Sirica
Congress
Tte
Humphrey Sees Fluctuating Interest Rates Ahead
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told the Senate Finance Committee there is no reason to expect rates to rise indefinitely. He cited opposing forces and said fluctuations are likely as economic pressures shift. Senator Martin pressed Kerr’s view of a continuing upward trend.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sen
Martin
R-Pa
Senate Finance Committee
Kerr
D-Okla
Nou
Wife swapping truck driver faces murder charge
Terre Haute Indiana police say Thomas Whitaker 36 was held on two counts of murder for the gun killings of his ex wife Alma Whitaker Martin 36 and their young son. Regina Louanne Whitaker 9 was wounded critically in the shootout at Stew art Martin's home. Dorothy Martin Whitaker the ex wife who married Whitaker last December embraced him in jail after surrendering. Both couples were friends in a dancing club before the marriages and trades.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Thomas Whitaker
Tim
Alma Whitaker Martin
Jack Whitaker
Whitaker
Regina Louanne
Stewart Martin
Westwood
Martin
Dorothy Martin Whitaker
Trading Whitaker
Martn
Air Force Center Fires Rocket in Florida Tests
The Air Force Missile Test Center at Cocoa Florida announced a rocket was fired as part of ongoing extensive flight testing for the long range ballistic program. No details were released beyond confirmation of the test and plans to continue testing. Reports had suggested Army Jupiter IRBMs were at the firing range.
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Cocoa
Fla
Air Force Missile Test Center
Public Information Office
Army
Saint John film premiere in Marshalltown draws 914 at Orpheum
The movie Saint John premiered Tuesday night at the Orpheum Theater in Marshalltown with a capacity crowd of 914. Local officials were introduced to the audience before the screening and a recording of Jean Seberg's hometown greeting was played. she was not present.
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Marshalltown
Saint John
Orpheum Theater
Jean Seberg
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