Eisenhower boosts Hungarian refugee intake to 21,500
President Eisenhower announced expansion of U S aid to victims of Soviet oppression with a plan to admit 21,500 Hungarian refugees. About 6,500 will enter under refugee relief law and 15,000 as parolees. The move aims to ease the emergency created by thousands fleeing to Austria, with potential for further increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Eisenhower
U. S
White House
Austria
Hungary
U.S
Congress
VU. S
Tracy S. Voorhees
Army
FHA Raises Mortgage Interest Rate to Five Percent
The Federal Housing Administration hiked its insured mortgage rate to 5 percent effective Tuesday, with a 1.4 percent premium required on FHA insured loans. FHA chief Albert M. Cole said the move aids financing for home purchases amid tight money conditions, while Norman P. Mason noted it does not affect loans already insured. The new rates also apply to apartment housing and urban renewal projects, with a 1.4 percent insurance premium and optional timing for applications in process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mooney
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Housing
Albert M. Cole
FHA
Norman P. Mason
Mason
Veterans Administration
Congress
Partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight
Partly cloudy weather persists with minimal temperature change. Tonight's low reaches 21 while Sunday edges to a high near 44.
Officers Elected By Board Of New City National Bank
Cedar Rapids board names Howard Hall chairman and John T Hamilton II president of the newly formed City National Bank to be rebuilt on Old Marion road at Forty second street NE. Fred E Breckner and Lawrence E McGrath named vice president and cashier respectively with no opening date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Howard Hall
John T. Hamilton II
City National Bank
iCedar Rapids
Fred E. Breckner
Arlington
Lawrence E. McGrath
Cherokee
Old Marion Road
Forty-second Street
Howard Cherry
Sutherland Dows
Reginald Figge
John T. Hamilton
S. E. Coquillette
Roy Fruehauf
Detroit
James E. Hamilton
Herbert Killian
Fred W. Smith
Hungarian Sings Way to Freedom
Budapest Opera bass Imre Ronai said he was captured in Vienna and taken to a Russian officers mess. He sang Russian folk songs all night and, by dawn, the officers were too drunk to hold him, granting his freedom.
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Vienna
Budapest
Army and Navy Tie 7-7 in Crosstown Battle
PHILADELPHIA Army and Navy battled to a 7-7 tie today as the Middies rallied in the closing period to match a Cadet third period score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Cedar Rapids officer dies in Mississippi jet crash
First Lt. Thaddeus R. Miller Jr., 27, of Cedar Rapids was among two air force pilots killed when a T33 training jet crashed near Meridian Mississippi. The craft narrowly missed a rural school before exploding. Miller, a 1948 Wilson High School graduate, was returning from Eglin Air Base on a routine instrument flight. His family includes a wife and a son born soon, and the incident prompted a university investigation at Eglin.
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T. R. Miller
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Thaddeus R. Miller,Jr
Meridian
Miss
William T. Davis
Mobile
Lt. Miller
Wilson High School
Eglin Air Base
Fla
Thaddeus Roland
Joyce Thompson
Thaddeus R. Miller
Fruitland Boulevard
Mercy
Miller
Eglin
Tere Air Force
Breakup Of Hungarian Collectives Prompts Worries In Hungary
Vienna AP reports Nepszabadsag says Hungary’s crisis extends long term with distrust and hardship. Budapest radio says Kadar regime is breaking up large Russian-style collective farms in Csongrad county and returning land to peasants as strikes disrupt transport and coal shortages bite. The piece notes delays in economic recovery and calls for cooperation while former Communists are urged to rejoin.
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Vienna
Red
Hungary
Nepszabadsag
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Budapest
Kadar
Nepszabadsay
Csongrad
One More Effort At Observers in Hungary Planned
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP United Nations delegates except for the Communist bloc agreed to one more moderate attempt to gain U N observers in Hungary If Hungary rejects the move a condemnation and expulsion from the U N could follow The United States circulated a resolution urging Hungary to reconsider Hammarskjolds on scene investigation and cited Russia failing to comply with U N resolutions while not renewing calls for Soviet non interference
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Hungary
Budapest
U.S
Hammarskjold
India
Russia
Meter kick breaks toe in Bloomington incident
In Bloomington Illinois Frank Oltman aged 29 attempted to force a malfunctioning parking meter by giving it two nickels and a hard kick. The resulting damage was a broken toe for Oltman.
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Bloomington, Ill
Frank Oltman
Oltman
B 52 Crash in California Field Kills 10
A B 52 bomber crashed in a central California field near Castle Air Force Base killing all 10 aboard. The eight jet aircraft disintegrated on impact after takeoff in a streak of fire, with wreckage spread over several miles. The incident follows prior B 52 crashes earlier this year and involved a larger training crew than usual.
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Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Russia
Air Force
California
Strategic Command
San Francisco
Alfred B. Stockman
Canadian rescue finds B-47 crew in Ontario crash
An unofficial RCAF report says Major Robert M. Slane of Trinidad, Colorado, commander of the wrecked B 47 Stratojet, was picked up by helicopter in Nipigon district after the crash in western Ontario. He said he saw another crewman bail out and was reported in good condition.
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Trenton
Ont
U. S. Air Force
Wilds
Ontario
Nipigon
Royal Canadian Air Force
Robert M. Slane
Trinidad
Colo
Girl Hit by Car on Fourteenth Street Crosswalk
Nine year old Marcia Eckert, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Eckert, was struck by a car at 1 10 p m on a crosswalk at First avenue E and Fourteenth Street. Driver Kent L Burns 19 of Blairs Ferry road NE was held. Burns faced possible charges as police investigated the collision. The girl lay unconscious at St Luke's Hospital with injuries described as uncertain pending X rays.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marcia Eckert
Bruce Eckerts
Kent L.burns
Blairs Ferry Road
Fourteenth Street
First Avenue E
Burns
Marcia
St. Luke’s
Hancher Renounces Rose Bowl Trip
Iowa City via Pasadena report states University of Iowa President Virgil M. Hancher will not attend the Rose Bowl game against Oregon State on New Year’s Day. He remains hospitalized since November 17 after a mild heart attack and follows physician advice to avoid strain.
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Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Iowa
Oregon State
Pasadena
Hancher
California
Willis M. Fowler
SUI
U S Dominates In Olympic Track And Basketball Summary
The United States swept Russia 89 55 to win Olympic basketball gold. U S added eight track and field golds, totaling 16, a modern games record. Mildred McDaniel set a world high jump mark, while Peter Rademacher and James Boyd claimed boxing golds. Ron Delany set an Olympic record in the 1500 meters.
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Mildred McDaniel
Gazette
Melbourne
Australia
United States
U. S
U.S
Tuskegee Institute
Rademacher
Lev Moukhine
Russia
Boyd
George Negrea
Romania
Ron Delany
Ireland
Villanova
K. C. Jones
Jim Walsh
Bob Jeangerard
Yank
Bill Russell
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Hagerty
James C. Hagerty
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New City National Bank
Breckner
American National Bank
Ilo
Idaho
Upper Iowa University
McGrath
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Clay Center
Kan
Army and Navy
Robert Knight
Lauderdale Community School
T. R. Miller, Jr
Soviet Union
Glen Towers
Towers
Robert Stevenson
Castle Public Information Officer
Rose Bowl
U.S. Snares
Olympic Point Tota
Peter Rademacher
Grandview
Wash
James Boyd
Rocky Mountain
N.C
Fort Benning
Washington State
Forest Evashevski
Uruguay
France
Russell
Ian Krouminch
Jeangerard
Colorado Whiz
Wilmette
Carl Cain
Mikhail Waldman
Burt Haldorson
Colorado
Austin
Minn
Aeed
Bobby Morrow
Texas Mercury
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