Iowa Legislature Considers One per County Senate Plan
Iowa lawmakers debate a new reapportionment plan to create a 99 seat senate by county and a population based house of about 115 members. The proposal, drafted in secret by 16 GOP members, sparks sharp opposition from leaders and critics who call it ridiculous and unconstitutional.
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Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Clark H. McNeal
Belmont
Byers
Sen
George O’malley
Des Moines
Senate
David O. Shalt
Clinton
Farm Bureau
House
The
Gazette
Sen. Byers
St Michael's Episcopal to buy Philip Crew House site
St Michael's Episcopal church buys the Philip crew house at 234 Fortieth St NE Cedar Rapids for about 75000 dollars. The site spans five acres and includes a 35 by 15 foot garden house to be used as a youth craft shop. Plans call for a rectory and future church construction with eight committees coordinating preliminary planning led by B T Perrine. The Rev James R Gundrum and family reside nearby and services have been held at Kenwood School since 1958.
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Cedar Rapids
Philip 1. Crew
Fortieth St
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
B. T. Perrine
Gordon DeLay
William Weinhardt
Perrine
Kenneth McKay
Church Committee
Forty-first Street
Fortieth Street
Fortieth
Cedar Memorial
Alma A. Henderson
Yuill and Gohmann
St. Michael’s
Kenwood School
James R. Gundrum
Council St
Labor Leaders Gather To Study COPE Impact
About 200 labor union leaders from Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota met in Cedar Rapids for a COPE conference at the Sheraton-Montr ose to discuss Why Labor is in Politics and Where Do We Go from Here. James L. McDevitt and Al Barkan of Washington addressed the group with Darrell Smith of Milwaukee present as area director.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Sheraton-Montrose Hotel
James L. McDevitt
Washington, D. C
al Barkan
Washington
Darrell Smith
Milwaukee
Area i
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Wisconsin Republican Party
Democratic
Dulles Resignation Seen Not Alter Policy
Washington officials say Dulles departure will not change U S foreign policy though diplomats doubt this. Dulles steered U S policy on Berlin Germany the Atlantic alliance and Red China with a bold if controversial approach for years.
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Washington
State Department
Dulles
U.S
Berlin
Germany
Atlantic
Alliance
Red China
Castro in U S Tonight Tight Protection Mapped
Fidel Castro arrives in the United States for a likely stormy unofficial visit. The piece notes U S policy effects, Dulles resignation, and aims to improve Cuba land reforms while seeking ally sympathy amid preparations for a Geneva foreign ministers meeting.
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Castro
U.S
Washington
iCuba
Fidel Castro
Dulles Pressures Eisenhower to Announce Resignation
John Foster Dulles from his hospital bed urged President Eisenhower to reveal his resignation this week rather than next. Officials say Dulles wanted to avoid appearing to cling to power despite illness and the President agreed after negotiations and a medical checkup plan.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
Augusta
Flor Lda
Castro to Visit United States Amid Security Rush
A U S News and World Report survey notes Fidel Castro will visit with about 39 Cuban officials, under tight protection by state department agents and Washington police. Threats and protests loom while crowds pack the National Press Club luncheon, sold out in an hour.
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State Department
Washington
Castro
National Press Club
Canberra
Austral
American Society of Iaw
Menzies
Hand Grenade Dug Up by Man Working in Yard
A rusted World War I hand grenade was found two feet underground by N. E. Hunter in a Cedar Rapids yard. Deputy Police Chief Norman Young and Capt. Douglas Shaheen of the National Guard advised disposal into the Cedar River after authorities inspected the device.
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Cedar Rapids
la Lilac
N. E. Hunter
Hunter
Eisenhower Norman Young
Dulles
Young
Douglas Shaheen
National Guard
Cedar River
Israeli Watchman Shot Dead Near Jordan Border
An Israeli watchman at a settlement near the Jordan border was shot dead Tuesday night.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
State Theater To Close Doors In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Tri-States Theaters announced the State theater will close for an indefinite period effective April 25 with employees given termination notices. The lease with Strand Theater Co. runs more than a year. Paramount remains operated by Tri-States. Dick Langridge is the manager.
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Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Theaters
Tri-States
Willis Ford
Des Moines
Strand Theater Co
Paramount Publix
Tri- States
The
Strand
Paramount Theater
Paramount
Palace
Strand Corp
Mike Ford
A. J. Diebold
Iowa
Discoverer Capsule Reported in Pacific
In Inglewood California the AP reports a Discoverer satellite capsule was ejected Tuesday over the far North Pacific. The Air Force said Wednesday the capsule likely landed safely near Hawaii, but a timing device malfunction thwarted the retrieval attempt.
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Inglewood
Calif
North Pacific
Air Force
Hawaii
Dulles Tireless in Cabinet Role and Health Struggles
Biography of John Foster Dulles highlighting relentless world travel as secretary of state since January 1953. Notes his cancer recurrence after a February hospital visit, massive radiation, and hopes of return contrasted with reports of possible spread. Mentions Eisenhower’s praise and broad political division over his policies.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Geneva
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Russia
Red China
Eisenhower Reports Dulles Resignation with Illness
President Eisenhower announced the resignation of Secretary of State Dulles, who is cancer struck and 71. He said Dulles is incapacitated for carrying the administrative load and policy making duties. A successor will be named soon, with no definite choice announced.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Dulles
State Department
Herter
Servig
U S Flight to Berlin Goes On Despite Interference
President Eisenhower announced that the U S flight to Berlin faced no Soviet interference. He said Dulles would resign due to cancer spreading, praised Dulles as highly able, and noted Herter would serve as acting secretary and attend key Western ministerial meetings in Paris and Geneva.
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Dulles
Herter
U.S
Paris
Eisenhower
Bonnap
U. S
Dukes Lee Lone Baile
Berlin
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Cedar Rapids News
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U.S. News and World Report
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