Eden Eisenhower Talks Set For January Meeting
British Prime Minister Anthony Eden will visit Washington January 30 for high level talks with President Eisenhower on cold war strategy amid Russia’s belligerent posture. Eden and Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan plan to travel to Canada afterward, with discussions on mutual affairs noted by Press Secretary James Hagerty. The visit follows Geneva summit and signals Eisenhower’s renewed active international role.
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Iowa official weighs new highway speed law
Cedar Rapids safety chief Moyer told Rotary listeners he will seek a new speed limit law from the legislature if the supreme court finds current statutes impractical. He defended the department’s efforts to test maximums and said the Fort Dodge case was dismissed for lack of time to prepare rather than lack of evidence.
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Pay Cut for Maloney at Independence State Hospital
Des Moines report states Paul D. Maloney laundry manager at Independence State Hospital had his salary reduced from 240 to 230 dollars monthly retroactive to November 1 after a misclassification. He had earlier received higher pay during August September and October due to a reclassification and a job transfer. Officials noted no attempt to recover the excess pay and the matter ties to the dispute over Dr. Donald Kyer.
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Another Cold Night Forecast For Iowa
After a cold night, a warming trend was expected with temperatures rising into the 30s Tuesday. Lows tonight ranged from 2 to 7 degrees in northeast Iowa and 8 to 15 in the southwest, with Tuesday highs from 26 to 31 in the northeast and 32 to 38 in the south and west. The Iowa Highway Commission noted icy conditions north of a line through Denison Rockwell City Algona Mason City and Khen pool, while other highways were normal. Cedar Rapids reached 28 after a Sunday high of 28 and low of 13. early Monday saw a 10 degree low and 20 by 2:30 p.m.
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Right To Work Question Sent To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if state right to work laws prohibiting mandatory union membership can override federal union shop contracts. The case, brought by 16 AFL railroad unions, appeals a Nebraska ruling that a 1951 amendment to the Railway Labor Act is unconstitutional as it allows union shop agreements. The Nebraska court found the state right to work law violated workers right to choose union membership.
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Dulles Goa Statement Angers India Prompting Protest
New Delhi summoned U S ambassador John Sherman Cooper after Secretary Dulles called Goa a Portuguese province provoking anti American sentiment in India. Indian Foreign Secretary Subimal Dutt urged a sharp protest as observers warned Cooper faced an embarrassing situation. Eisenhower’s direct statement was sought to ease tensions.
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AEC Chief Refuses Senate Question on Dixon Yates Contract
Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission declined to say whether he told the White House of decisions to repudiate the Dixon Yates contract. He called it a natural inference that he advised on possible fraud but would not confirm conversations with White House officials, citing separation of powers.
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Cedar Rapids Hikes Bus Fare As Service Resumes
Cedar Rapids city council approved ending a 54 day transit tie up by raising the bus fare to 20 cents per ride or five tokens for 50 cents. The measure, supported by City Lines and the bus drivers union, ends the strike and allows service to resume at 5 20 a m Tuesday with unchanged child and transfer rates and a five cent second zone surcharge.
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City Ends Bus Zone Parking After Strike
Safety Commissioner E. A. Prochaska announced removal of 30 minute signs from about 48 loop stops and says 30 minute and strike related parking in other bus stops will end Tuesday. Transit service will resume at 5 20 a m with buses loading and unloading in designated zones.
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Mayor Meaghan backs ordinance to extend service two years
After approval, Mayor James J. Meaghan says the ordinance secures service for two more years and buys time to study bus operations elsewhere. Finance Commissioner Stewart Sh reports no formal protest to a fare hike while National City Lines officials and a drivers union attend the council meeting.
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Body of Boy Found in Crane After Disappearance
Ronnie Weitkamp, 3, was found dead in a gully about 1.5 miles from home. Coroner Delmar Hasler ruled death exposure on or about Oct. 12 with no foul play evident. Weather that night was cold and rainy as Crane Naval Depot aided the search.
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Meaghan sworn Cedar Rapids mayor at oath ceremony
James J. Meaghan was sworn in as Cedar Rapids mayor to fill the late Milo Sedlacek’s term ending January 1956. He announced C. W. Garberson would likely be reappointed city attorney and noted eight or ten applicants for the vacant assistant city attorney post. Meaghan, 45, won election November 8 and will begin his regular two year term next month.
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James Patterson
Eisenhower Addresses AFL CIO Merger Delegates
President Eisenhower telephoned a message to the AFL CIO merger convention in New York praising democratic processes and urging protection of minority rights within the new labor body. He warned against political overreach while stressing cooperation for mutual prosperity and a global fight for freedom and democracy.
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Meany Elected President of AFL-CIO at Founding Meet
George Meany, once a New York plumber, was unanimously elected president of the merged AFL-CIO at its founding convention. In a keynote speech he pledged the new organization would be a force for good in America with stronger labor political activity.
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