Acquittal in WWII Slay Case Echoes Court Fight
Washington federal Judge Keech acquitted former Army Lt Aldo Icardi on six perjury counts tied to his denial of involvement in the 1944 Holohan murder behind German lines. The ruling held congressional investigators had no legal right to probe Icardi about the slayings.
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Washington
Army
Aldo Icardi
OSS
William V. ‘Tolphat
Titchmond B. Keech
Congressional
Teardi
Italy
Factory Move at Gelwein Blocked by City Council
Gelwein Interior Decorator Co. failed to win a permit to convert the old Harzan school into a plant. Co-owner Ralph Taueks warned the move would force the industry to leave Oelwein. Neighbors protested a factory in a residential area amid regional interest from 20 Eastern Iowa communities.
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Aedal
Gelwein
Gelwein Interior Decorator Company
Harzan
Ralph Taueks
Oelwein
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Bass
Jury Fails To Reach Verdict In Tudor Case
In Independence Buchanan County District Court, Charles Tudor is granted a retrial after a five to seven jurors failed to reach a verdict on murder or manslaughter charges following a week long trial. The hung jury was discharged by Judge Blair C. Wood with no decision reached on guilt or innocence. Tudor remains free on bond and the case is continued to the next term in September.
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Loyal Meek
Charles Tudor
Wintlugo
Buchanan County
Erations
Blair C. Wood
Waterloo
Tudor
Merritt
Walker
Wackerbarth
Illness Delays Conspiracy Trial of Keith J. Stinson
In Cedar Rapids federal court the trial of Keith J. Stinson of Hampton was briefly recessed after defense attorney Carl Smeal fell ill. Judge Graven rescheduled for 1 p.m. and then 20 minutes later the session resumed with Milton Seiser as second counsel. Stinson testified about letters concerning fees and his belief the transactions were in good faith while the government rested its case and motions for directed verdict were overruled.
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Cedar Rapids
Keith J. Stinson
Hampton
Franklin County
le Henry N. Graven
Carl Smeal
Ames
Pam
Sexason Smedal
Milton D. Seiser
Graven
Ralph Baker
Stinson
George Blomgren Dewey
Croce Fotler Miller
Ackley
Carl Smedal
Tory
Smedal
Chuckle Style Opening Sparks Nonsense Address
A comic line opens with a speaker saying Ladies and gentlemen before I begin my address I have something important to say WeyUusas a garbled name appears in the after dinner remark suggesting a playful mock speech and confused crowd.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier Wed in Catholic Rite
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier were married in a 63 minute Catholic ceremony at Monaco’s cathedral attended by nearly 1,000 guests. The couple exchanged rings and received Holy Communion before cameras and white floral displays. The event followed by a yacht departure for a Mediterranean honeymoon, with coverage noting the couple's nervous moments and Bishop Barthe’s reminder of their duties.
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Proto
Monte Carlo
Pope Pits
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Menace
Grace
Giles Barthe
Monaro
Kissiess
Barthe
Rainier
Wednesday
Lee End
Four Believed Dead In Mine Cavein
SUNNYSIDE Utah UP Grace was radiant in a white Four rainers trapped in a coal mine cavein Wednesday were believed dead rescue teams within 80 to 100 feet of the trapped men as officials said it would take at least 16 hours to reach them. A federal mine inspector said rescue could last up to five days.
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Grace
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Paolo Marella
Paris
Pos Cathedral
Pius XII
Cedar Rapids
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Atihe Palace
Public Welfare Bureau
Ihei
Chamber of Commerce
Royal Gate
Jsurvey
Vwas
Welfare Bureau
Cliff Jordan
Jordan
United Fund Survey To Be Conducted By Two Groups
Two groups plan a citywide United Fund survey to measure public support and interest in a community fundraising drive. Officials say the poll will gauge whether residents want a fund and how much they might contribute.
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United Fund
Home Peril Fells Big-Game Hunter
Jordyn cites advantages of a combined appearance a year out weighing disadvantages while noting two industries in Hastings have adopted in plant federations. A home accident injured Mary Cryovar, a factor in a drive showing factory workers’ contributions, as Jordan urges a joint committee to oversee a united fund plan.
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Shicagyins
Mary
Hastings Bradley
Higin
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Jordan
CTO
AFL
United Fund
FB. J. Newburger
Explosion at Sun Of Company ammonia plant causes three million damage
Marcus Hook, Pa. AP reports an ammonia plant blast at Sun Of Company caused about three million dollars in damage and injured eight. Acting manager Calvin C. Naylor said the cause was undetermined. A postblast fire was left to burn out as it posed no spread risk. the plant, built at about one million dollars, had a second blast this year.
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Robert Carson
Independence
Paul Kildee
Waterloo
Merritt
Cedar Rapids
Quasqueton
Marion
Central City
Prairieburg
Winthrop
Tudor
Marcus Hook
Calvin C. Naylor
Naylor
Monte Carlo Wedding Week Robberies Net $95,000 in Art
Police report five rare paintings valued over 40,000 stolen Wednesday from Dr Mikhaelos home during Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier II celebrations. A Rubens portrait valued around 70,000 was the most valuable piece. Earlier, jewels worth 75,000 were taken from three guests and a bridesmaid, and a Dyck painting was also reported missing.
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Ho-Hum
Monte Carlo
Monaca
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier II
Mikhaelos
Rubens
Alain Dyck
Russians Welcome in Britain as Crowds Stand Silent
Soviet leaders Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev visit London meeting Prime Minister Anthony Eden and top officials. They lay a wreath at a war memorial, sign the visitors book, tour Buckingham Palace, and ride through largely quiet streets amid security.
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Bulganin
Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
No. 10
Downing Street
London
Nikita Khrushchev
John H. Crider
INS
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Mikita Khrushchev
Anthony Eden
Britain
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Faorcion
Selwyn S Lieyd
Husshans
Pacific Hydrogen Blast Postponed
Washington AP reports the planned hydrogen weapon test in the Pacific has been delayed from May 1 to May 8 due to technical difficulties in readying the device. The Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission cited testing challenges and scheduling concerns.
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Pacific
Defense Department
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Atomic Energy Commission
House Group Acts To Get Policy Going
Washington lawmakers voted 36 to 7 to grant 2.2 billion dollars for an emergency farm policy program. The move backs Eisenhower’s sell bank concept aimed at removing a portion of surplus croplands from production and proceeds under existing laws with some uncertainty about advance farmer payments. The split Iowa delegation followed party lines on the veto override, reflecting broader partisan debate over farm relief and funding.
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Gary Wa Jj
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Wenson
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York
Repulicans
Six Year Term To GI Who Defected
An American soldier, Sidney Sparks, 25, of Tennin Ga, pled guilty to four charges including robbery and desertion and was sentenced by a court martial to 16 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. Sparks admitted robbing a taxi driver and escaping an army guard house on December 4, 1957, then seeking asylum in East Germany due to disagreement with U.S. war policy. He was returned to American authorities in Berlin by Soviet forces on February 17.
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Pvt
Sidney Sparks
Tennin
Sparks
East Germany
U.S
Sovitts
Salt and high blood pressure linked in study
ATLANTIC CITY IN G. People who salt food before tasting may face higher risk of essential hypertension than those who taste first. Early lifelong heavy salting increases vulnerability, while those never salty at the table show lower risk.
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Israel and Egypt agree to unconditional ceasefire
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced that Egypt and Israel have unconditionally agreed to observe a cease fire on their borders. The move aims to prevent further clashes, dampen the risk of a full war, and enforce orders effective at 6 pm Wednesday, halting all military or paramilitary forces on both sides.
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United Nations
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Egypt
Israel
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Middle East
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Hamimarskjold
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Middle East cease fire talks advance amid border clashes
U N and Care announced Jordanian guard casualties and a harsh clash near the Strabon area. Hammarskjold led a peace mission with Cairo meetings between Egyptian and Israeli leaders as progress toward reducing border friction was reported. Lodge welcomed the cease fire efforts and lauded the good faith of Israel and Egypt.
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New York
Himmarsfjold
Middle East
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Cairo
Chtmal Abdel Nase
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Hen-Curion
Hammer
Akjold
United Nations
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Mid-East
Lodge
Security Council
Egypt
Hammarskjold
Rapids News Fund Requests Cut After Review
The Solicitations Review committee rejected two fund-raising requests and trimmed a third. The Junior Chamber of Commerce's 15 000 junior achievement project and a Czech groups’ 2500 centennial celebration fund were disapproved. The Linn County Mental Health Association’s 17 360 budget was cut to 13 860 by reducing its share to state and national bodies. The Jaycee application faced warnings about community chest goals and the long-term, costly nature of the program.
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Rapids News
Solicitations Review Committee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapida
Linn County Mental Health Association
Associaton
Jaycee J
Sotme
Clit Derdan
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