Vote to Test Churchill's Government
In London a Conservative rift over Britain's Suez Canal Zone pact with Egypt threatens Prime Minister Churchill as 40 rebels prepare to vote against the government. Labour's votes could decide passage of the plan to pull 83,000 troops from the zone amid Cabinet resignations and a tense Commons scene.
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Flying Farmers Meet in Valley City Tri State Convention
Flying farmers from North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota will hold a two day tri state convention in Valley City.
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N. D
Dakotas
Minnesota
Eisenhower names six parts of his program
President Eisenhower listed six elements of his legislative agenda whose failure this year would be deeply disappointing to him. He called a debt limit increase a necessity and noted an atomic energy bill remains a must.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Smith Proposes Senate Probe of McCarthyism and Polcies
Sen H Alexander Smith of New Jersey asks a six member bipartisan committee to study the alleged merits of McCarthyism and report by Feb 1 next year. The move seeks to counter Sen Joseph McCarthy censure efforts and substitutes for the Flanders resolution.
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Washington
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Stewart Alsop
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American Jewish League Against Communism
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R-Vi
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Benjamin Schultz
Joint Committee
Colin
America
Vesicular Exanthema Found at Morrell's Otumwa Yard
Vesicular exanthema, a hog disease causing economic loss, was found in Morrell & Co. yards in Otumwa. Dr. H. A. Garrett, state veterinarian, said about 3,700 hogs were exposed with no total tally of cases or deaths yet. The illness is not transmissible to humans but may spread among swine.
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Des Moines
Morrell & Co
Ottumwa
H. A. Garrett
Driver Tells Court of Excess Damage
Detroit traffic referee Rollin D. Shull ruled he could not judge if a $340 car could incur $550 damage. Jack Lichtig alleged James Andrews ran a red light causing $550 damage. Shull queried car cost at purchase, receiving $340, and Lichtig added a garage estimate of $550 to repair. He fined Andrews $20 for reckless driving and ordered civil court proceedings for damages.
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Rollin D. Shull
Jack Lichtig
James Andrews
Lichtig
Shull
Andrews
County Eyes Skunk Bounty To Curb Rabies Spread
County officials weigh a bounty on skunks in the south and east to curb rabies but County Attorney Wallace Sieh finds no legal precedent. Auditor staff want to avoid smelly skunks in the office, where animals are tagged or brought for payment. The auditor notes $4 paid for a fox, $35 for timber wolves, and $25 for brush wolves, with cubs paid less. A false wolf alarm led to an advisory check when a farmer claimed a wolf was in his car trunk. it turned out to be a wild dog.
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Wallace Sieh
Rose Creek
Graham Uzick
Uzlik
Mower County
McCarthy rejects Cohn as personal consultant
Senator Joseph McCarthy confirms Roy Cohn declined serving on his personal staff. The driven attorney had resigned as chief counsel of the Senate investigators panel amid Army-McCarthy controversy. Demonstrations gathered outside the Hotel Astor as security tightened for the testimonial dinner.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
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Roy Cohn
McCarthy
Cohn
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Gas Cap Lock Fails To Deter Theft In Boone
Bill Gragg found his truck gas missing after he had installed a locking gas cap. The next morning the cap and some gas were gone, confirming his suspicion of theft.
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Boone, N. C
Bill Gragg
H Bomb Tests Blamed for Unseasonal Weather and Rice Drop
Japanese scientist Dr. Hidetoshi Arakawa links last spring’s H-bomb tests to a cooler summer and predicts a record low rice crop this year due to the climate shift.
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Tokyo
Hidetoshi Arakawa
Grasshoppers Rise as Army Worms Fade in Minnesota Fields
County agents warn grasshoppers are thick in hayfields and seeding areas as army worm damage persists. Entomologists urge early spraying for 10 to 15 hoppers per square yard and suggest leaving second crop hay strips to attract hoppers for targeted treatment. Local reports extend to Fillmore and central western counties.
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Fillmore County
T. L. Aamodt
Minnesota
Aamodt
Texas Stand May Give the Test of Power
President Eisenhower endorses Gov Allan Shivers of Texas in a renomination bid, signaling a potential test of political popularity that could influence the August 28 runoff primary and the fall fight for Congress. Some Texas Democrats in Washington doubt the move helps Shivers, while others see possible gains for Ralph Yarborough.
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Shivers
Fisenhower
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Tear Down Freedom Village Seoul Dismantles POW Processing Site
The 5 000 UN prisoners of war repatriated last year face removal of Freedom Village Seoul its aftermath as the South Army orders dismantling the warehouse used to process the 4909 ex POWs in the 33 day repatriation that began last August at Munsan.
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Sth
Munsan
Senate Pushes Foreign Aid Ceiling Amid House Action
Senate leaders pressed to pass a new foreign aid authorization of 3.1 billion dollars to align with the House, which had previously approved a 5.208 billion dollar package. The measure sets a ceiling on current year spending while debates highlighted differing views from Mansfield and Smith on timing and wind-down terms.
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Atomic Energy
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
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D-Mont
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Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Red China Rejects U S Protest Over Carrier Attacks
Washington reports that Red China refused to consider twin U S protests over attacks on British and American planes off Hainan Island. The Chinese returned the notes as aide memoires and held the matter between Britain and itself, rejecting U S involvement.
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Hainan Island
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Department
Henry Suydam
Suydam
Winthrop Aldrich
London
U. S
Humphrey Trevelyan
Peiping
Chang Han Fu
Trevelyan
Thieves Steal Hoist to Haul Safe in Mason City
Thieves used a hoist truck to lift a 700 pound safe from Capitol Tobacco Co. warehouse and loaded it onto a truck from Wittenberg Implement Co. The chain snapped while driving on Highway 65, dropping the safe onto the highway three blocks from the break in. Police recovered the safe early Wednesday.
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Mason City
Iowa
Capitol Tobacco Co
Wittenberg Implement Co
Mrs. Andrews Dies in Wayzata Civic Leader
Mrs. Dexter L. Andrews, 39, prominent civic leader and club woman, died Wednesday at her Wayzata home. Her obituary notes her community work and leadership roles.
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Andrews
Minneapolis
Dexter L. Andrews
Wayzata
Two Major Dairies Merge in Minneapolis
Ives Ice Cream Co. merges with Foremost Dairies Inc. to form a leading national dairy operation as announced on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Ives Ice Cream Co
Foremost Dairies, Inc
Sharpie Nine Tries Bicycle Scheme Ended in Bust
WAUKEGAN Ill police break up a bicycle sales racket run by a nine year old nicknamed Sharpie. The boy offered to buy bikes with a note said to be from the owner’s mother granting permission to sell. He claimed profits from 14 sales before a station attendant alerted police. The youth was placed in parental custody without charges.
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Ill
Walter Riley
Riley
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