Eisenhower Pledges Big Reserve As 1955 Priority
President Eisenhower told the American Legion that creating a strong military reserve to deter communism will be his top 1955 legislative priority. He urged universal military training while noting no final plan was set and defended a reserve that would not unfairly burden veterans. He pressed unity in foreign policy and warned against partisan shifts weakening U.S. security.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American Legion
Legion
U.S
John Hannah
Abilene, Kan
Colorado
France
Free World
Tron
McCarthy declines defense witnesses in new inquiry
Washington AP McCarthy says he will call no defense witnesses in the Senate investigation into his conduct set to begin Tuesday He plans to testify only if requested and hopes for a quick windup tied to his campaign schedule and broader GOP probes. He acknowledges admitting some allegations and says he will attend all sessions if asked to appear.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Los Angeles
Jtour
Flanders
Indo-Chinese Reds To Free Five Yanks
Five U S air force technicians held by Communist forces will be released within 36 hours, French officials said. Captured June 14 near Tourane in central Viet Nam, they violated security rules by swimming at a beach four miles from their base. They were among about 300 American technicians in Indo China during the Dien Bien Phu siege.
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Saigon
Indo-China
U. S
Tourane
Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Cool Dry Air Brings Relief As Iowa Faces Warmer Return
Cedar Rapids reports cooler drier air moving in Sunday night offering relief from last week's heat. The weather bureau predicts this may hold for another day with more thundershowers possible late Tuesday or Wednesday from the west. Flood threat eases in central Iowa as Des Moines River crest remains below bankfull. Raccoon, Tracy, Eddyville and Ottumwa expected to reach bankfull levels later in the week. Temperatures range from mid 50s to upper 80s with Cedar Rapids at 58 this morning and 87 Sunday high. A north wind of 11 mph accompanies pollen counts near seasonal peak.
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Cedar Rapids
Tracy
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Skunk
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Pollen
Cedar Rapide
Oppenheimer Questioned by FBI Agents at Idlewild Airport
Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer arrived from Puerto Rico as three men reported to be FBI agents questioned him for about 20 minutes at Idlewild airport. He had just vacationed in the Virgin Islands with his wife and two children and left before newsmen could reach him. He declined comment at his Princeton home later by telephone.
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New York
FBI
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Idlewild
Oppenheimer
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Princeton
N. J
North Carolina Coast Braces For Incoming Hurricane
Wilmington reports near gale force winds up to 104 mph as the hurricane advances along the coast from Myrtle Beach to the Outer Banks. Beachgoers flee the storm zone while power lines are repaired and Cherry Point Marine Air Station readies aircraft and hurricane shelters are set up inland.
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Wilmington
N. C
Tlantic
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Wrightsville Beach
Atlantic Playground
Power Company
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
German Theologian Seeks More Oomph in WCC Message
Dr Edmund Schlink of Germany told a hearing that the World Council of Churches assembly needs a more direct and forceful statement of hope. An American interpreter urged the drafting committee to give the message more oomph, saying it reflects his view.
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Evanston
Ins
Edmund Schlink
Germany
Ship Splits Tug in Harbor Collision Near Le Havre
The Panama-flagged steamship Atlantic split a harbor tug during maneuvering in Le Havre harbor and sank the tug. seven feared dead. The accident occurred as the Atlantic was guided toward the harbor entrance by two tugs, one of which was hit in the collision.
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LE Havre
France
Atlantic
Panama
Shorts ban touches Air Force summer uniform talk
In Frankfurt American women who faced a ban on shorts in public challenged the rule. They learned the Air Force may adopt shorts as part of the standard summer uniform.
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Frankfurt
Army
Air Force
Eisenhower signs atom energy bill to push peaceful use
President Eisenhower signed the new atomic energy law amid a fierce fight over private power and allied data. The measure overhauls the 1946 act, allows limited sharing with allies, enables private industry, and licenses for plants. a controversial 107 million dollar deal with a Southern utility faces Senate review.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Senate
Cama Free Enterprise
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Southern Utility Group
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley
Memphis
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Paducah
Mitchell
Joint Atomic Committee
Eisenhower appoints Gen. Clay to highway advisory panel
President Eisenhower named Gen Lucius D Clay as chairman of a new advisory committee for the 50 billion dollar 10 year highway program. The group will study plans, borrow staff from agencies, and make recommendations to the President with a report due before January. Other members will come from labor, construction, banking and related interests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
White House
James C. Hagerty
Clay
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
Governors’ Conference
Sherman Adams
Gabriel Hauge
Hagerty
Congress
Bell Pact Signed By Southwestern Bell
ST LOUIS AP The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company signed a new one year contract with the CIO Communications Workers covering 51 000 employees in six states after an all night negotiating session. The agreement provides weekly wage increases from 1 to 2 50 with the current scale ranging from 35 to to
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
CIO Communications
Wege
College School Fuss Settled in Sunday Meeting
A Sunday afternoon College community school board meeting resolved parents protests over sixth graders being sent to Ely and Fairfax schools. Board members said the merged area aims to provide departmentalized work for older grades and prepare for a junior high as the new high school is built.
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The
Gazette
Ely
College Township
Fairfax
College Community School Board
Sam Wiley
Wiley
Cedar Rapids Gazette to Publish Major Football Schedules
The Cedar Rapids Gazette plans a four page tabloid next Sunday with week by week schedules for ten eastern Iowa high school conferences and independent teams. It will also list Big Ten Big Seven Midwest Iowa and North Central schedules plus U.S. and Canadian pro teams.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
Midwest
North Central
U.S
Phenix City Indicts 59 in Vice Crackdown
An emergency grand jury indicted 59 individuals in Phenix City after weeks of probing vice and corruption. The jurors criticized local law enforcement, urged possible impeachment of officials, and said further action would follow once arrests or bonds are in place.
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Phenix City
Ala
Alabama
Walter B. Jones
Russell County
Council Defends Speed Zone Markings in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials defended street speed zone markings and plan renewed rail crossing repairs. Safety Commissioner Prochaska rejected claims of evasive enforcement and noted signs meet Iowa standards. Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba said railroads were directed to repair crossings. city will survey again and press for action.
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Cedar Rapids
Central City News
E. A. Prochaska
W. W. Stolba
Gazette
Prochaska
Central City
Stolba
C. W. Garberson
Garberson
French Assembly Rejects European Defense Community Pact
The French national assembly defeated the European Defense Community treaty by a 319 to 264 vote to end debate. Edouard Herriot, aged 82, spoke from his seat asserting his view as he neared the end of his career. The decision jeopardizes Western European unity and U.S. policy aims in Europe, with implications for NATO and Soviet relations.
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Paris
INS
French National Assembly
Western Europe
West Germany
United States of Europe
U. S
Sit Nation
Edouard Herriot
EDC
U.S
Europe
Russia
Herriot
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourge
Washington
Mendes-France
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Batchelor
Cpl
Claude Batchelor
San Antonio
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
U.N
Dr. Oppenheimer
North Carolina
New Authority
Gen. Clay
Bell
Southwestern
College School
Iowa Highway Commission
Assembly
Kingsbury Smith
Dulles
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