Atom spy Dr Alan May freed by Britain after good behavior
Dr Alan Nunn May, the first Western Allied atom spy convicted, was released from Wormwood Scrubs after six years and eight months of a ten year sentence for sharing uranium and secrets with Russia. He goes into seclusion near London and may not seek employment, with British passport lapsed and future collaboration with Britain possible.
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Wakefield
England
Alan Nunn May
Russia
Britain
Gum Wormwood Scrubs
May
London
Bruce
Cedar Rapids City Lines seeks two for 25 fare
Cedar Rapids City Lines applied Monday for a fare increase to two tokens for 25 cents, or 15 cents for a straight fare, with five cent and free rides unchanged. Spokesmen cited higher operating costs, reduced ridership, and pending wage negotiations as reasons for the request. The council will study the proposal with no action yet.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids City Lines
City Lines
Don Hines
Cedar Rapids
National City Lines
Rain and Warmer Weather Forecast in Iowa
Rain and warmer conditions move into Iowa with above freezing temps expected statewide by Tuesday. Temperatures may reach near 40 in southern areas as sporadic showers spread from the southeast Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. Cedar Rapids reported 2:30 PM Monday at 0 degrees after an overnight low of 19. Sunday high was 29.
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Cedar
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Patrolman Critical After Shooting Incident
Des Moines police patrolman Kenneth Lutz was found wounded with a forehead bullet in his home. Patricia Newman, a police operator, claimed Lutz shot himself. Authorities pursue inconsistencies as the investigation continues.
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Des Moines
Kenneth Lutz
Patricia Newman
Miss Newman
Lutz
Polk County
la Crosse
Wis
James Sarcone
INS
Eisler Office Being Junked in East Germany Shakeup
Berlin reports say Gerhart Eisler propaganda office ordered dissolved New Year's day in East German reorganization and its functions to be taken over by the minister president press office. Eisler, once top Soviet agent in the United States, fled 1949 bail jump for contempt of Congress and led the information ministry.
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Berlin
Inss
Gerhardt Eisler
Eister
Eisler
Red
U.S
ADN
East Germany
Germany
Information Ministry
Trevelyan Killed in Iowa hunting accident
Howard Trevelyan a 48 year old Cedar Rapids gunsmith died in an Iowa City hospital after a Sunday hunting accident eight miles north of Ainsworth. He slipped dropped the gun and was fatally shot while scanning high grass with Al Nelson and Jack Dale. He lived with wife Helen Hollis and leaves his mother and sister in Cedar Rapids. Arrangements call for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday services at Turner chapel with burial in Cedar Memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
Howard Trevelyan
Iowa City
Trevelyan
al Nelson
Jack Dale
Ainsworth
Nelson
Dale
University Hospital
Alburnett
Helen Hollis
Salina
Kan
Hel
John Beck Athletic Goods
Isaak Walton League
National Rifle Association
Bethany Congregational Church
George Trevelyan
Ruth Gatety
Turner Chapel
Milton E. White
Bethany Church
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Schroeder Dies Aviation Pioneer at 66 in Chicago
Rudolph W. Schroeder, 66, a World War I ace and aviation pioneer, died Monday at Hines Veterans Hospital. A test pilot who first flew in 1910, he later served as assistant director of the Bureau of Air Commerce and was a vice president of United Air Lines.
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Chicago
Rudolph W. Schroeder
Hines Veterans Hospital
Schroeder
Bureau of Air, Commerce
United Air Lines
Churchill to sail for U S as timing draws criticism in Britain
London reports that British officials deny a sudden decision behind Churchill's U S visit set for next week. American critics view the timing as ill judged, while British papers debate whether Washington snubs or support shape the trip. The People calls it ill timed. The Observer defends Churchill's stance.
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London
Churchill
U.S
Atlantic
Josef Stalin
Eisenhower
The
People
Pros Labor Weekly
America
Washington Post
S Churchill
Bombay Prelate Valeriano Gracias Named Cardinal
The Vatican named Archbishop Valeriano Gracias of Bombay to the College of Cardinals, succeeding the late Carlo Agostini. Gracias becomes India's first cardinal as Pope Pius XII aims to fill the college to its full 70 members at next month’s consistory.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Valeriano Gracias
Bombay
College of Cardinals
Carlo Agostini
Venice
India
Pius
Injunction Upheld in Taft-Hartley Strike Case
Federal judge John Knight held the Taft-Hartley injunctive provisions constitutional and issued an 80 day injunction restraining a Dunkirk plant strike by the CIO United Steelworkers. The order keeps workers on the job through March 2 to maintain nickel-plated pipe flow for atomic energy work.
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Buffalo
John Knight
Dunkirk
American Locomotive Company
CIO United Steelworkers
Knight
McCarthy Plans College Scrutiny in New Congress
Senator McCarthy said he will probe colleges for subversive influence, aiming to root out Communist thinkers. He cautioned the task would spark clashes over academic freedom but framed it as urgent for national security, discussing plans with U S News and World Report.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
U.S. News and World Report
State Department
Cahil
Senate
House
Chairman of Board of Cities Service Killed
Arthur Warren Ambrose 63 chairman of the board of Cities Service Oil Company Bartlesville Oklahoma was killed Sunday night in a traffic accident near Tulsa also killing his wife and another woman.
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Tulsa
Arthur Warren Ambrose
Board of Cities Service Oil Company
Bartlesville
Oklo
Here
Woman Psychologist Defends Mothers in Development Debate
Dr. Jane Loevinger of Washington University in St. Louis urged AAAS members that moms are unfairly blamed for children’s issues. She argued parent psychology is neglected and that motherhood is a normal developmental stage, outlining five critiques of mother blaming.
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St, Louis
Jane Loevinger
Washington University
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Loevinger
Use of Ranch By Czechs in Spying Eyed
Senate Republicans plan to press for a McCarran subcommittee inquiry into claims that Czech Communists used a San Cristobal valley ranch near Taos New Mexico for atomic and secret weapons espionage. Harvey Matusow testified of a liaison plan with Czech delegate Jeri Stary and the goal to obtain secrets from Los Alamos and Sandia.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Taos
N.M
McCarran Internal Security Subcommittee
Harvey Matusow
Salt Lake City
G.O.P
McCarran
Matusow
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
U.N
San Cristobal Jvalley Ranch
Los Alamos Atomic Laboratory
Sandia
George Stary
U.N. Human Rights Conference
Moscow
The
Stary
Jeri Stary
U. N
State Department
San Cristobal Valley
Craig
Jenny Wells Vincent
Vincents
Los Alamos
ULN
Eisenhower Advisers Study Wage Price Controls Extension
President Eisenhower directs a panel of advisers to study extending wage and price control authority beyond April 30. The group has not reached a decision and identities are undisclosed. The move ties to Korea stalemate and broader defense plans as the new administration begins.
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New York
Eisenhower
Congress
Korea
Eisenhower to Meet Taft and GOP Senate Leaders Tuesday
President-elect Eisenhower will confer with Sen. Taft Ohio and other GOP Senate leaders at a luncheon in Washington to discuss the new administration's legislative program. Hagerty says no word on changing Senate rules and senators will raise civil rights and filibuster topics with the president-elect.
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New York
Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Ohio
G.O.P. Senate
James C. Hagerty
Senate
Commodore
Hagerty
Washington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Stalin
Senators Bridges
N.H
Millikin
Cole
Conference
G.O.P
Saltonstall
Mass
Young
N.D
Senate Republican Policy Committee
U.S. Officials Accused of Scaring UN Subversive Probe
New York grand jury members testified that Justice and State Departments pressured the panel examining Communist leanings among U.N. staff. They named Myles Lane and Adrian Fisher as trying to delay or suppress the presentment while urging caution over witnesses and libel risks.
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Washington
Justice Department
New York
Grand Jury
U.N
Charles J. Hlarsany
Justice and State Departments
Lane
Fisher
State Department
Harsany
Roy Cohn
Justice Departent
FBI
State
U.N. Star
Beardsley Attacks Iowa Conservation Commission Over Lake Plan
Gov. Beardsley criticized the Iowa Conservation Commission for pursuing a 650 acre artificial lake project in Shelby County without a top official review. Commission leaders defended staff reports while opponents warned of farm land seizures affecting five centers. The state executive council took the matter under advisement.
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Des Moines
Commission
Bruce Stiles
Shelby County
Leland White
Harlen
Ed White
Carroll
Stiles
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