Eisenhower urges delay of tax cuts amid deficit
President Eisenhower said he will ask Congress to postpone scheduled April 1 tax reductions on corporations and excise taxes due to the budget deficit. He argued tax cuts should not occur without corresponding spending reductions and noted forthcoming budget figures show cuts in next year’s expenditures. He indicated possible further cuts in military strength and discussed long range defense priorities and the need for a trained reserve.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Korea
Europe
Wilson
Derailed Trains Spike Paris Illinois Streets
In Paris Illinois about 160 miles south of Chicago twenty cars from two New York Central freight trains derailed spilling naphtha gasoline and fuel oil. No fatalities but four people injured including a family of three and a neighbor. Fire crews prepared salvage as tanks leaked and cars blocked streets. Causation unclear though wheel failure suspected.
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Paris
Ill
New York Central
West End
Maurice Johnson
Grover Hoff
Associated Press
Indiana
Chicago
Final Arguments Opened at Trial Of Dr. Sheppard
In Cleveland the state began its final appeal to condemn Dr. Sam Sheppard for the murder of his wife. Prosecutor Parrino pressed the jury to doubt the defense claim of shock and questioned the defendant’s actions as an assailant rained 35 blows. Judge Blythin set Friday for the charge to the jury after both sides rested amid lengthy final arguments.
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Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Tom Parrino
Parrino
Sam
Marilyn Sheppard
Edward Blythin
Huston Declines Post on Iowa Attorney General Staff
Cedar Rapids lawyer Craig Huston has turned down the appointment as assistant on the Iowa attorney general’s staff. He cited prior commitments in his practice and will remain with Fisher and Huston while continuing his Cedar Rapids-based law work. Countryman confirmed the rejection by phone. Huston had helped in the campaign and introduced the attorney general in the Cedar Rapids area.
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Cedar Rapids News
Craig Huston
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Huston
Dayton Countryman
Henry J. Wormley
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Huston J
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Countryman
Cejdar Rapids
Eisenhower comments on flying saucers not from space
President Eisenhower said an air force official told him saucers do not come from outer space. He did not reveal whether he believes they exist or their origin. The question arose as European governments investigate saucer reports. He added nothing new at the news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Force
Dulles Reaches Paris for Talks
Secretary of State Dulles arrived in Paris with Secretary Humphrey Deputy Anderson and Foreign Aid Administrator Stassen for Big Three and NATO meetings. A staff of nearly 40 American experts accompanied them.
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State Dulles
Treasury
Humphrey
Defense
Anderson
Stassen
Cedar Rapids Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Shoppers
Most Cedar Rapids retail stores stay open until 9 p.m. Thursday as part of a seven night series. Bus service doubles with 20 minute waits on the Grande Avenue Mosher line and 15 minute service otherwise. Stamp and parcel post windows at the Cedar Rapids post office stay open until 9 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Grande avenue-Mosher
Buffalo Iowa School District Closes Over Budget Shortfall
Buffalo Iowa faces a $26,000 operating deficit forcing the district to shut its three schools with 17 teachers unpaid. Bank payroll disruption and state aid hopes shape plans to reopen by January 3 after governor and department intervention. Enrollment stands at 404 amid declining property values and high local taxes.
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Buffalo
Elthon
Scott County
Governor Promises Buffalo School Reopening
Gov. Leo Elthon vowed action to reopen the Buffalo school near Davenport after reports the district sought state help. He told a Des Moines press conference the governor’s office will not stand by while Iowa children face disruption and will use all possible means to relieve the situation.
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Hartsel M. Perry
Scott County
Des Moines
Buffalo
Leo Elthon
Iowa
Elthan
Davenport
State Department of Public Instruction
Man Claims Slashing Ring Allegation at Tokyo Police Station
A terrified middle aged man rushed into a Tokyo police station claiming he was the repeated attacker of nine women in a con scheme. He later admitted the tale was to avoid creditors, as none of the victims could identify him.
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Tokyo
New Haven Railroad to Adjust Fares by Cost of Living
Stamford report cites president Patrick B. McGinnis announcing planned fare adjustments tied to rises and falls in the cost of living index affecting commuters on the New Haven line.
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Stamford, Conn
New Haven Railroad
Patrick B. McGinnis
Snowball Fight at SUI Ends Near Brawl Between Fraternities
At Iowa City the Alpha Epsilon Pi and Phi Delta Theta houses were flooded with snowballs as 10 to 12 Phi Delt members attacked the AEPi home. More than 35 windows broke. police stayed off private property while other fraternities eyed sides. Interfraternity president Schwengle urged calm. Phi Delta Theta faced social probation.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Phi Delta Theta
Russians Denounce Nationalist Treaty
From London a United Press bulletin states Russia denounced the December 2 treaty signed by the United States and the Chinese Nationalists. The report emphasizes Moscow's strong opposition to the accord and its international implications.
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London
Russia
U. S
First Woman Hanged In London in 31 Years
Mrs Styllou Christofi a Cyprus native who spoke no English was hanged in London for murdering her daughter in law making her the first woman sent to the gallows there in 31 years authorities said she was executed Wednesday noting the historical significance of the case for the city and the country
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London
Styllou Christofi
Cyprus
Flexible Fuel Tanks May Avert Plane Crash Fires
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced progress in flexible bladder type fuel tanks. Goodyear and U S Rubber developed strong light rubberized nylon materials enabling integral wing tanks that resist rupture in crashes. Officials say fire deaths after crashes could drop as tanks prevent gasoline spray.
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Vern Haugland
Indianapolis
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
U. S. Rubber Company
How is your son getting on with his medical studies
A joke exchanges a mother’s pride as she says her son is progressing in medical studies and can already cure very small children, delivering a light humorous line about early achievements. The quip plays on medical competence and a playful misinterpretation of curing.
Safe Driving Day Sees Slow Rise in Traffic Deaths
The Associated Press reports Safe Driving Day yielded many accidents but relatively few deaths. By 2 p.m. 13 fatalities were logged and the rate remained under one per hour at the halfway mark, far below the December survey’s two to three per hour totaling 64. The first fatality appeared in Milwaukee County when Adelbert Jacobs Jr. died after his car veered into a field near midnight, with officials later assuming the crash occurred post midnight based on the body’s condition.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee County
Wis
Adelbert Jacobs, Jr
Waterford
Joseph la Monte
No Deaths But Some Mishaps Mar Iowa SD Opening
A light snow and slick roads caused multiple nonfatal accidents across Iowa during Safe Driving day. A Hawkeye youth, Richard Shaffer, 16, was injured in a midnight crash near Hawkeye, in fair condition at West Union hospital. Other drivers escaped injury while two cars collided in Cedar Rapids and Belmond/Ossian areas.
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Richard Shaffer
Hawkeye
Shaffer
West Union
David Dietel
Verle Timm
Sumner
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Comred
Ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
Sixthstreet
Twelfth Avenue
Dolores Harpout
Belmond
Everett
Howell
Ossian
Waterloo
Davenport
Burglar Tracked Through Snow by Local Posse
A posse pursued a suspected burglar for five miles through snow near Richland on Tuesday night. George Hendrickson, 60, of Flint Michigan, was captured after Hoekstra Grocery worker Clare Hoekstra alerted the chase. Hendrickson faces three breaking and entering charges and held in Keokuk County jail with $580 cash found on him.
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Sigourney
Richland
Keokuk
Bud Wallerich
George Hendrickson
Flint
Mich
Hendrickson
Hoekstra
Clare Hoekstra
Wallerich
Gould Furniture
Ben Young
U.S. Considers Exchange If China Proposes on Hometown Americans
State Department spokesman Lincoln White said Washington has no official or unofficial exchange offer from the Chinese Communists yet. He noted 57 Americans and 35 students remain in question, with allies urging release while the U.S. weighs any potential terms for the swap.
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State Department
U. S
Red China
U.S
Lincoln White
Departments of State and Justice
China
Chief Thompson Advises Simple Longevity Across Celilo
CELILO Ore UP Chief Tommy Thompson of the Celilo tribe offers advice for a long life saying Do not drive automobile and eat a lot of salmon The remark highlights traditional wisdom attributed to the elder during the observed gathering on a Wednesday marked by a centenarian reference
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Celilo, Ore
Tommy Thompson
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