Coexistence Not a Turkish Word Says Istanbul Engineer
In Istanbul, Leon Dennen reports that Turks reject the idea of coexistence with Moscow as propaganda from the United States unsettles a nation long wary of Russian imperialism. The Turkish public, loyal NATO ally, remains cautious as Eisenhower's policy shifts toward coexistence messaging. Saida, a respected Turkish engineer, underscores respect for the United States amid confusion.
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Istanbul
Turkey
NEA
Moscow
U. S
America
NATO
Eisenhower
Saida
Washington
State Department
Mendes- France
Fairfield Utah Ghost Town Fears Poison From Mercury Mine
Fairfield Utah, a town of about 70, fears nearby Mercur once a booming gold mining center now a ghost town. The spoil dump at Mercur’s old mine holds cyanide and other poisons that could contaminate Fairfield’s water supply, prompting Utah County to plan protective levees.
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Fairfield
Utah
Mercur
Utah County
Cedar Valley
Tooele County
Utah County Commissioners
H. L. Grane
Bothwell Brothers
Pope Receives Four Thousand Dollar TV Set
Vatican City report: Pope Pius XII is presented with a four thousand dollar combined television radio phonograph set by six hundred brothers of St. Francis Xavier and fifteen thousand students in thirty U S schools. The gift, in a white and gold cabinet, was given by the order's superior general and placed in the Pope's Vatican apartment to mark the centenary of the order's U S presence since 1854.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Brothers of St. Francis Xavier
United States
Oswald
Msgr
Angelo Dell'Acqua
Vatican
Belgium
Romance Theft Reported at Buffalo Tavern in Rock Island
Police were asked to search for an elderly man about 70 years old who pursued a romantic advance at the Buffalo Tavern. The victim, seated inside, claimed the incident ended with her losing a $65 watch.
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Rock Island, II
Buffalo
Strange Machinery of French Assembly Produces Miracles
Rosette Hargrove describes how the French National Assembly operates with barroom bargaining and clan rivalries. Deputies trade votes in salons and buvettes, producing decisive outcomes despite apparent indecision. The piece highlights March 1940 shifts and notable figures like Edouard Herriot and Mendes-France.
Push War on Black Market Baby Racket
Kenneth O. Gilmore reports in Washington on a clinic scene where a young pregnant girl, unwed and troubled, signals a growing push against illegal infant trade and black market baby schemes. The article notes authorities stepping up scrutiny and public concern over illicit adoptions.
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Washington
Nea
Utility Fight Shaping Up Over City Board Power
The article outlines a legislative clash in Iowa between the Iowa League of Municipalities and the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities over a proposed amendment to Chapter 397. It would allow abolishing municipal utility boards and returning control to city councils, sparking debates about home rule and potential private utility schemes. It also highlights an unrelated surge of illegal baby adoptions and a federal study into the black market in babies led by Margaret Thornhill, with data on unwed mothers and adoption pressures.
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Children’s Bureau of the
Waterloo
Iowa
Pat Touchae
Iowa League of Municipalities
Iowa Assn. of Municipal Utilities
Touchae
Touchne
J. W. Andersen
Muscatine
Municipal Utilities Group
Andersen
Children’s Bureau
Margaret Thornhill
Miss Thornhill
Tennessee
Florida
New York
Children's Bureau
Martha M. Eliot
Th Children’s Bureau
Packed House Seen for Iowa Inaugural Event
DES MOINES Iowa adjutant general says an overflow crowd is likely at the January 13 inauguration of Leo A Hoegh as governor. The ceremony at 2 p m in the Iowa House chamber will also inaugurate Leo Elthon as lieutenant governor with many seats reserved for legislators and officials. galleries open to invited guests and the public.
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Middle East
Turkey
U. S
Moscow
Des Moines
Lowa Adjutant General
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
House of Representatives
Iowa State House
Fred C. Tandy
Hoegh
Leo Elthon
Elthon
What Do You Know About the World at Year’s End
A quiz section asks ten questions on 1954–1955 topics including Senate and House gains by Democrats, 1955 spending outlook, Indochina peace moves, H-bomb yields, women in Congress defeated, church effects from school segregation bans, U S farm income, national singles tennis champion, Supreme Court votes on segregation, and the Nautilus activation. Answers appear on page 10 with scoring guidance.
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Senate
House
Pierre Mendes-France
Indochina
U. S
Pacific
T.N.T
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
U. S. Navy
Austin Daily Herald
Duke the 30 Pound Cat Weighs in at 99 Years
Sacramento reader Ralph Snow reports his orange and yellow cat Duke weighs 30 pounds and is 99 years old in human terms as a humorous local note.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ralph Snow
Duke
Three Iowans Face Sentencing in Fatal Incident
In Stuart Iowa three young men face sentencing on January 10 for intoxication and disturbing the peace after an incident outside a tavern on Christmas night. Night Marshal Charles Loucks died of heart failure later, with a coroner's jury linking the death to heart disease and possible aggravation from the confrontation.
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Stuart
Iowa
Charles Loucks
J. C. McCool
Louck
Stuart Tavern
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Laniel
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