Congress Set to Tackle Major Issues This Session
Congress returns from a 10 day Easter break with aims to push a farm bill, social security changes, CIA oversight, highway financing, school aid and foreign aid debates. Democrats push for housing measures and potential tax cuts as fiscal pressures loom, while President Eisenhower weighs veto risks and budget plans.
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French Urged to Send 200000 More Troops to Algeria
Algiers AP report details near daily battles in eastern Algeria. Nearly 250 killed across six engagements as French Resident Minister Robert Lacoste asks Paris for 200000 additional soldiers to quell the revolt before U.N. and Morocco negotiations.
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Soviet Red China Sign New Aid Pact for Projects
In Peiping, Russia and Red China signed a pact to aid 55 new Communist Chinese projects including a direct rail link. The deal, valued at over two and a half billion rubles, expands Soviet material and technical assistance beyond prior agreements with mainland China. Anastas I. Mikoyan and Li Fu Chun signed the document.
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Girl 14 Injured When Car Pins Her After Crash
A 14-year-old girl, Marcia Williamson of the Vernon View addition Cedar Rapids route 3, was thrown from a car and pinned beneath it after a Saturday night crash on West Swisher road near highway 149. Harvey Aldridge 22 drove the out of control car. he summoned help using a farm tractor. Elizabeth Aldridge 17 suffered a minor leg injury. Williamson remained in serious condition at Mercy hospital with a head injury pending further X-rays.
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City Hall Notes expands with new city official views
Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a revamped City Hall Notes on page 2 section 1, moving beyond routine council items to include city plans, officials’ thinking, and profiles of employees. Growth in the city prompts broader coverage of municipal matters and taxpayer interest.
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Two Hospitalized After 2 Car Crash On Highway 30
A Cedar Rapids man Robert J H O Connor 35 and a Delta woman Harold Hollingsworth 23 were injured in a two car crash on highway 30 about six miles east of Cedar Rapids. O Connor suffered a pelvic fracture and was in fairly good condition at St Luke s hospital. Hollingsworth lacerations near an eye and leg and held at Mercy hospital due to pregnancy. O Connor s son Robert E 15 a Gazette carrier had a knee bruise.
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Write-in Vote Fight in Oregon
Adlai E Stevenson announced he will campaign for write-in votes in Oregon's primary. He predicted Democratic gains in Illinois would push President Eisenhower to sign the farm bill with high price supports. He spoke to a labor audience in East Alton after confirming the Oregon campaign in Chicago.
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Cypriot Rebels Hit British Sites as Troops Wounded
Cypriot rebels hurled bombs at British installations in Nicosia and Lysi near Massol, wounding two British soldiers who were ambushed while their two car convoy fled. Bombings targeted housing projects in Limassol and Nicosia with no reported damage.
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Hail and Wind Damage Hit Cedar Rapids Area Hard
A Gazette survey shows Eastern Iowa, led by Cedar Rapids, sustained heavier storm losses than 1954 with hail and 82 mph winds. Insurers report thousands of claims across 16 to 17 towns, with Cedar Rapids damages mainly roofs and sidings, autos less than in 1954, and payouts likely high. Adjusters add staff and set up storm claim offices as claims flow continues through summer and fall.
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Rosen Approved as Bonn Minister by Uruguay
Uruguay approved Dr. George Rosen as West German ambassador to Montevideo. Rosen, 61, a veteran diplomat, taught at several U.S. universities and last served at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.
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McClellan Raps Trade With Reds
Senator McClellan questions the 1954 easing of East West trade curbs saying the deal strengthens the Communist machine. He links it to U S troop presence in Europe and argues free nations selling war materials to Russia is indefensible. Eisenhower says forces’ tenure is not permanent.
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Dag Hammarskjold huddles in Rome on Middle East crisis
Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Rome Saturday night and immediately met with aides to discuss the Middle East crisis. He flew in from London after receiving assurances of British support and held a briefing with Henri Vigier and Henry La Bouisse regarding U.N. Palestine relief and truce efforts. He did not comment on reports of a possible audience with Pope Pius XII.
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Israeli Egyptian Clashes Erupt After Gaza Duels
In Jerusalem Egyptian commandos struck into Israel at nine points after a day of gun duels along the Gaza border. The Israeli army said there were deaths and that Israelis near Ashkelon were targeted. Arab leaders and Hammarskjold urged restraint as regional tensions rose.
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Guerilla Warfare in Assam Escalates Across Northeast
New Delhi reports fierce guerrilla fighting spreading over a large area of Assam as authorities fear a possible collapse of central control. Officials compare the Naga uprising to Malayan anti insurgent campaigns but see no confirmed Communist or foreign involvement yet.
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Atkins School Destroyed by Fire with Some Records Saved
A two story brick Atkins Fremont consolidated school burned to a total loss Saturday night. Fire began just before 10 p.m. with roof and interior walls collapsing by midnight. Office records and band instruments were saved. Fire originated in the basement, in the kitchen or janitor’s supply room, and winds hampered suppression. Firemen protected a nearby Billy Murray residence. The school served 12 grades and a damage estimate was to be set Sunday morning.
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Patman and Neff Chided On Case Bid
A Senate committee censured oil firm representatives John Neff and Elmer Patman for attempting to influence Senator Francis Case with a campaign donation to vote for the gas bill. The panel urged tighter lobbying and election laws, said the act was too vague, and noted Eisenhower vetoed the bill over the lobbying controversy.
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