Kefauver Triumphs In Tennessee Democratic Primary Landslide
Senator Estes Kefauver won a decisive third term in Tennessee with a landslide over Circuit Judge Andrew Taylor as civil rights emerged as the defining issue. With 2,448 of 2,635 precincts reporting Kefauver led 448,759 to 238,820, signaling strong Southern support for his liberal platform and a boost for the national Democratic ticket. A. Bradley Frazier appears to have defeated Hansel Proffitt in the Republican primary.
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefau
Ver
Andrew Taylor
Kefauver
Taylor
Senate
A. Bradley Frazier
Hansel Proffitt
Farm Editor J S Russell Killed In Cedar Rapids Crash
J S Russell 68 farm editor of The Des Moines Register died after a Corolla coronary attack before a highway 30 crash west of Cedar Rapids. His car rear-ended a Linn county truck driven by Harry C. Villers 37 of Ely as it turned left. Russell passed trucks earlier and did not brake before impact. He had served since 1925 and held national recognition in agriculture. Survived by wife Marjorie Rahe, son James, and daughter Mrs Walter A. Damtoft.
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Jim’’ Russell
Des Moines Register
Cedar Rapids
Percy J. Harris
Linn County
Russell
Highway Patrol
James Gildroy
Harry C. Villers
Ely
Villers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Register and Tribune
American Agricultural Assn
Agricultural Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Farm Safety Committee
Food Distribution Administration
War Food Administrator
Washington, D.C
Technical Cooperation Administration
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Chicago
Newton
Grinnell College
Sac City
Marjorie Rahe
Waterloo
James
Peru
Walter A. Damtoft
Asheville, N.C
Nab 25,000 Drivers In Iowa This Year
Des Moines report quotes Iowa Highway Patrol Chief David Herrick stating over 25,000 drivers have been arrested this year for moving traffic violations. The figure is 5,898 higher than last year with 1,070 drivers brought to court in the last week and more than 300 of those arrests for speeding.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Herrick
Iowa
Herrick
Rockefeller Undergoes Minor Surgery in New York
Governor Nelson Rockefeller had minor surgery to remove a growth under his right eye, disclosed Thursday night after the procedure in Binghamton New York. The operation was described as routine and completed successfully with no complications.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Rockefeller
U.S. Marines Assigned to Boost Seventh Fleet Readiness
The U S Navy on Friday announced a marine battalion landing team would be assigned to duty in Asian waters to further readiness of the Seventh Fleet.
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Hong Kong
U. S. Navy
Nixon Says Aloha Spirit Should Guide U S Policy
In Honolulu Nixon, aiming to guide U S diplomacy, urged power and restraint. He pledged support for free nations, promised to build military strength, and urged firm, non belligerent diplomacy to reduce tensions. He spoke at the end of a two day campaign in Hawaii before flying to Seattle.
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Honolulu
Richard Nixon
U. S
Seattle
Burglars Loot D M Credit Union Des Moines
Des Moines police report burglars broke into the Des Moines Municipal Employees Credit Union at the municipal armory Thursday night and escaped with between 10 000 and 12 000 dollars in cash. Entry was gained by breaking glass doors and prying the safe door with crow bars. A plastic bag containing about 355 dollars was left in the safe by the thieves.
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DES Moines
Des Moines Municipal Employes Credit Union
Charles Behle
American student expelled from Moscow university for espionage claim
Moscow dispatch says Trud reports U S exchange student Edwin Morrell from Salt Lake City was expelled last month amid claims of espionage. The U S embassy denies any spying, noting Morrell faced academic friction over timely thesis submission on Communist leadership in Soviet unions. The case appears connected to adviser disputes and university delays, with no corroboration of espionage.
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Trud
Moscow University
Russia
Hovard
Edwin Morrell
Salt Lake City
U.S
Morrell
Rights Rated African Key By Kennedy
John Kennedy told foreign language newspapermen that civil rights is pivotal to U S relations with Africa. If Americans gain full and equal opportunity the Negro population becomes an asset, otherwise it hurts diplomatic ties with African nations.
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New York
John Kennedy
U.S
Africa
Overseas Press Club
Kennedy
U N Scraps Push Into Katanga Plan
U N Secretary General Hammarskjold canceled a plan to send U N forces into Katanga. The Security Council will meet Sunday to discuss the Congo situation. He said Bunche reported Katanga would resist U N entry by force, against council principles. Hammarskjold headed to New York for the session. Katanga officials warned of force and barred a 20 man advance guard from entering Leopoldville.
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Leopoldville
U.N
Hammarskjold
Katanga
Security Council
Congo
Ralph Bunche
Elisabethville
New York
Bunche
General wears red kimono in CBI veterans parade
Gen George W Sliney ret dressed as an Indian Rajput and leads 350 plus World War II veterans at the 13th annual China Burma India Assn reunion in Cedar Rapids The parading veterans will reach nearly 500 with a burning ghat Hindu rite as the group celebrates the reunion They visited Amana colonies and dined on Iowa corn at Ellis Park before the parade
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George W. Sliney
Gen. Sliney
CBI
CBI Assn
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Amana
Amana Industries
Iowa
Ellis Park
Khrushchev Says Summit Desired But Not Before U.S. Elections
Premier Khrushchev told a letter to Prime Minister Macmillan he would like a summit to discuss disarmament a nuclear test ban and Germany but warned such a meeting is unlikely before the U.S. elections. He accused Britain and the United States of hostile policies and claimed the RB-47 flight was spotted over Soviet territory with Britain knowingly involved. He argued the U.S. used the U-2 to provoke and humiliate the Soviet Union while denying U.S. air reconnaissance heightening tensions.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Germany
Macmillan
U.S
Novemer
Russia
U. S
Britain
Stormy split reported between Soviet and Chinese labor leaders
A West European Communist who returned from Peiping described a volatile Asia labor conference scene. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai criticized Khrushchev and warned of war while Soviet delegates clashed over tone and methods. The meeting ended without reconciliation as Solovchov sought transport home amid tense, unresolved divisions.
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Stockholm
Peiping
Asia
Moscow
Khrushchev
Lenin
Chou En-lai
Chou
Sol
Ovchov
Solovchov
Siberian
Irkutsk
Castro's Ailment Is Reportedly TB
Washington dispatch reports Fidel Castro suffering tuberculosis of the left lung. Doctors say recovery is likely if he accepts proper medical care, including rest.
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Castro
Washington
Fidel Castro
Chuckle Taxpayers Skip Civil Service Tests
A humorous note states that today’s taxpayers are people who work for the government without taking civil service examinations. Copyright humor.
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