Eisenhower warns against greater losses in Asia
President Eisenhower said the Free World cannot afford more losses in Asia as Indo-China and Southeast Asia risk dire consequences. He noted ongoing allied talks on action to keep Indo-China free and cautioned no detailed plan has been set. He also addressed hydrogen bomb delay claims and stressed unity with allies to deter communism.
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Eisenhower
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Southeast Asia
Atomic Energy Commission
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R-Wis
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China
Free World
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Red China
Kurusu dies former Japanese envoy to U S
Saburo Kurusu, 68, longtime Japanese diplomat who was envoy during Pearl Harbor talks, died in Tokyo after months of illness. He left Tokyo on a peace mission November 5 1941 and met with President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull twelve days later.
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Saburo Kurusu
U.S
Pearl Harbor
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Japan
Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Tojo
Huil
Austerity Bars Beauty Contest in Formosa
A government halted a beauty pageant sponsored by Formosa dentists. The contest titled Miss Beautiful Teeth aimed to promote public health, but Nationalist China officials argued it clashed with austerity measures and would not meaningfully improve public health.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Wanted Boston Bull Pup Sold After 56 Calls
Mr E A Prochaska advertised a six month old Boston Bull dog in Gazette Want Ads. The pup sold quickly after attracting many calls from Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Dial 2 924 for details and Dial 2 1121 for ads.
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Hamilton St.w
Boston
Gazette
Cedar Rap
Dial
the Gazette
Cool air mass replaces hot spring in Iowa
A cool air mass moves into Iowa ending a record warm spell. Hail the size of golf balls fell in Elkader as a storm system hit northern counties. Cedar Rapids saw temps drop from 66 to 56. Forecasters expect freezing highs tonight with 15 to 32 degree ranges across regions.
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Iowa
Iowa News
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Cedar Rapids
Ellkader
Dubuque
Sioux City
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Eisenhower Sees Signs of Unemployment Flattening
President Eisenhower reported definite signs that unemployment is flattening and cited March employment gains of about 50,000 with similar unemployment rise. He said the government stands ready to boost improvement and noted ongoing positive economic indicators.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bodenheim Killer Sent to Asylum
Harold Weinberg aged 25 was charged with killing Greenwich Village poet Maxwell Bodenheim and his third wife. He was committed Wednesday to Matteawan state hospital for the criminally insane.
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New York
Harold Weinberg
Greenwich Village
Maxwell Bodenheim
Matteawan State Hospital
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Korean War a War
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the Korean conflict was a war in the ordinary sense despite no formal declaration. The decision denied double indemnity to Ervin Langlas and his wife for their son Ervin Langlas Jr., who died in Korea on March 25, 1952, under two Iowa Life Insurance policies. The court held war status does not require a congressional declaration.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Congress
Iowa
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Marengo
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Young Langlas
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Harold D. Evans
Iowa City
Murrow Favored In Calls to CBS
The McCarthy attack sparked broad support for Edward R. Murrow as CBS reported more calls than letters favoring him. Early counts showed Murrow leading in New York Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles with thousands of telephone responses. No telegram breakdown was provided.
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INS
McCarthy
Edward R. Murrow
Murrow
CBS
McCartthy
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eisenhower says no need for bigger hydrogen bombs
President Eisenhower told a news conference that the United States does not need hydrogen bombs more powerful than those it already possesses. He said he is not afraid that the Soviet Union will build progressively larger hydrogen weapons.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Russia
Atomic Test Series Third A Test Explodes in Pacific
AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss said the third weapon in the current atomic hydrogen test sequence was successfully detonated Tuesday in the Pacific.
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Ins
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis Strauss
Pacific
McCarthy to be billed for Murrow reply on CBS film
Senator McCarthy faces a $6000 charge for his pre filmed answer to Edward Murrow. CBS offered air time and facilities but no one expected a fee for the movie. Fox Movietone News will bill McCarthy as another customer. The film was left with aide Ray Kiermas after weekend prep.
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Edward Murrow
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Fourth Street Problem Gets New Hearing
Cedar Rapids plan panel urges city council hire engineering firm to draft a concrete plan to relieve downtown rail traffic. The idea features an interchange yard north of Cedar Rapids near the Milwaukee line and a new passenger station south of the city with an estimated two to three million dollar cost.
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Chester Ainsworth
Planning Board
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Rock Island
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Plan Commission
Tom Moore
Pittsburgh
Retired Atkins pair killed in Highway 30 crash
James Beatty and wife, both in their sixties, died after their car slid into a westbound semi truck driven by Bob Sherratt of Fort Dodge on Highway 30 near the E and R motel west of the 149 junction. Sherratt escaped injury. witnesses and patrolmen investigated. The couple, longtime Atkins residents, left four children.
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Bob Kenyon
Iawa
Cedar Rapids
Highway
James Beatty
Atkins
Bob Tow
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James Clapp
Highway Patrol
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Highway 149
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St. Luke's Hospital
Donald Blood
FE and R
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Chicago
Howard
John
Chanute Field
Illinois
Kidnaped Yanks Quizzed on Bomb in Germany
Two U.S. servicemen said they were kidnapped and held overnight by Russian forces in Germany. Sgt. William J. Young and Pvt. Luther G. Woods testified captors questioned them about a bomb and urged them to defect, offering trips to Moscow. They gave standard answers: names ranks and serial numbers.
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Oes
William J. Young
Rochester Mills
Luther G. Woods
Winona
W. Va
Soviet Germany
Moscow
Beauty Champion Turns Out Man
In Imperia Italy judges at a beauty contest were surprised when the winner announced in a deep baritone voice that she was a man and tossed a pair of false eyelashes at the judges. A runnerup was later selected for Miss Spring.
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Imperia
Italy
ICC Vetoes Young Stock Probe in NY Central Attempt
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to investigate stock deals linked to financier Robert R. Young as he sought control of the New York Central railroad. Central management had asked for the probe and questioned stock control by Young's past or present associates.
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INS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
the Central
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