Czech prisoner escapes to return home after 21 months
John Hvasta 26, a Czechoslovak prisoner who escaped with five others, returned to Hillside New Jersey via Zurich and London after 21 months on the run from communist authorities. He avoided journalists at Munich and planned to reach Idlewild airport in New York Saturday morning.
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John Hvasta
Hillside
N. J
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London
Jaroslav Bures
Leopoldov
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Hrasta
New York
Idlewild
Hawkeyes Prove Tough Outdoors In soggy Fairview round
Dick Day and John Weisley of Mt. Vernon and Buel Miller of Lisbon played nine holes at Fairview in 50 degree weather. All posted low scores despite soggy fairways from a lingering Iowa winter, with overshoes the only concession.
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Iowa City
California
Florida
Dick Day
John Weisley
Mt. Vernon
Buel Miller
Lisbon
Fairview
Iowa
Wife says James sold four million dollar business for one dollar
Mrs James Roosevelt testified in her separate maintenance suit that James Roosevelt sold his insurance business to Clifford McLinn for one dollar after announcing a divorce. She cried on the stand describing lavish living and possible undisclosed income.
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Los Angeles
INS
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
James
East
Clifford McLinn
Elliott
James J
Roosevelt accuses wife of using letter to seize business
James Roosevelt charges Romelle Roosevelt used a letter alleging misconduct to force him to cede half his insurance business, oust a partner, and take her to Europe. He spoke with Drew Pearson amid his California congressional bid and noted concerns about impact on Franklin Jr.’s political plans.
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Washington
INS
James Roosevelt
Europe
Roosevelt
Drew Pearson
Romelle
California
Congress
Franklin, Jr
New York
Roads O R C Agree on Raise
CHICAGO. The major railroads and the Order of Railway Conductors reached a five cent hourly wage increase agreement on Friday.
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O.R.C
Chicago
Daisy May Enstone Granted Divorce on Cruelty Grounds
London court grants Daisy May Enstone a divorce on cruelty grounds and awards her alimony of one cent monthly.
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London
Daisy May iEnstone
Plower Declines Visit From Husband After Shooting
Mrs. Raymond Plower of Walker, gravely wounded by a rifle shot, refused to admit her husband Raymond Plower to her Vinton hospital room. He is jailed on assault with intent to murder charges and released on bond.
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Raymond Plower
Walker
Vinton Hospital
Vern McClurg
Benton County
Plower
Linn County
Raymond
J .E. Blumgren
Food Difficulty Weakens Pontiff
Vatican City AP reports Pope Pius XII suffers ongoing difficulty eating as doctors note gastritis since January 25 with a light fever and hiccups. A private bulletin from Dr Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi says X-ray exams will be repeated to assess the gastric area and related organs.
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Vatican City
Pius
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Holy Father
More Mail Rate Boosts Approved
The House Post Office Committee on Friday approved a 245 million dollar boost in postal rates. It calls for a one cent increase for airmail letters a 30 percent rise for newspapers and magazines and a one cent rise on non local first class letters. The bill reflects Postmaster General Summerfield requests and moves to the House floor.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Summerfield
Hhouse
Cedar Rapids Eyes New Highway Patrol District Office
Gov Beardsley backs a dedicated patrol district HQ on land at the 149 30 junction owned by the state. Cedar Rapids Chamber officials say a nearby site across from Twin Towers could host public accessible offices, aiming for 24 hour service on major highways.
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Highway Patrol
William S. Beardsley
Cedar Rapids
Chamber
Pearl McMurry
Beardsley
McMurry
Iowa Man Named G.O.P. Treasurer
W Harold Brenton a Des Moines banker was elected treasurer of the Republican national committee. He succeeds R Douglas Stuart named ambassador to Canada Brenton was a 1944 Republican convention delegate and served as state Republican finance chairman from 1944 through 1949.
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Llp
W. Harold Brenton
Des Moines
Republican National Committee
R. Douglas Stuart
Chicago
United States
Canada
Brenton
Town
Republican
Democratic Party Sends Truth Kits Targeting McCarthy
The Democratic National Committee announced truth kits will be sent to editors and party workers along McCarthy's speaking route. They accuse McCarthy of greater dishonesty away from Washington and claim Democratic administrations dismantled leadership of the Communist party through prosecutions.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Democratic Committee
Democratic Digest
Sen. McCarthy
George C. Marshall
Eisenhower
Communist Party
G.O.P
Mrs. Nora Graf of Fayette Dies at 89
Mrs. Nora Graf 89 of Fayette died after a long illness. She recently donated 50 000 to Upper Iowa University for a dormitory and supported the Upper Town library and Fayette Community library. Funeral services are Monday at 2 and burial at Grandview.
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Gazette
Fayette
Nora Graf
Dulles Warns Molotov Against Free German Vote
Secretary of State Dulles told a Berlin conference that Molotov seeks to extend Kremlin power to the Rhine and rejects a plan for German unification by free elections because he fears the 18 million Germans in the Communist zone would overwhelmingly reject the regime. He said Molotov has good reason to be afraid.
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Dulles
Molotov
Kremlin
Rhine
Germany
Sunday School Visit Yields Casey Jones Singalong
A young boy returning from his first Sunday school explains he joined in singing but cannot recall the others. He recalls only singing Casey Jones, prompting a lighthearted moment about the class's activities.
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Casey Jones
Paul Huston Obituary A Cedar Rapids Banker Dies
Paul Huston 65 longtime Cedar Rapids banker died in a local hospital Friday after a weeklong heart ailment. He served Peoples Bank and Trust as vice president director and trust officer and led civic work including the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission to which he was repeatedly appointed. He was active in politics church and various civic groups and is survived by his wife Julia Jones three daughters a sister and six grandchildren. Services scheduled at St Patrick's Church with burial in Mt Calvary.
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Paul H. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Huston
Twelfth Street
Bank Messenger
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
The
Democratic Party
Charles Huston
Washington High School
Old Commercial Savings Bank
Commercial National Bank
Cedar Rapids State Bank
Peoples Bank
Peoples
State Banking Board
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Woodrow Wilson Club
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
March of Dimes Campaign
Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
St. Patrick's Church
D. J Lenihan
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Teahen Chapel
St. Anthony's Study Club
Msgr
Lenihan
Beeson Agrees To Sacrifice Pension For NLRB Post
Albert C. Beeson testified before the Senate labor committee that he would give up pension rights from Food Machinery and Chemical Corp to avoid a conflict of interest in joining the National Labor Relations Board. He offered to resign upon confirmation, citing a potential precedent and asking lawmakers to focus on his qualifications.
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Washington
Albert C. Beeson
National Labor Relations Board
Paul L. Davies
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
San Jose
Calif
Senate Labor Committee
Beeson
NLRB
Eisenhower
Davies
Sen
Kennedy
D-Mass
Democrats
Sen. Lehman
D-N.y
Three Children Die in Mill Pond Drowning
In Bridgeton New Jersey three first grade pupils drowned after they stopped to play on thin ice of a mill pond on their way home from school.
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Bridgeton
R. L
Left Wing Slump Talk Disputed by GOP Official
Washington GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hall attacked left wing pessimism as a boost for Democrats while crediting Eisenhower's legislative program for toning down defeat pronouncements. He named Walter Reuther Adlai Stevenson Paul Douglas and Wayne Morse as spreaders of gloom and urged replacing Democrat holdovers with loyal Republicans. Hall noted the party’s aim to place more loyal Republicans in federal posts as the 1954 campaign budget topped 3.8 million dollars surpassing 1950 levels.
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Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
America
Hall
Eisenhower
Congress
Walter Reuther
Adlai Stevenson
Paul Douglas
Wayne Morse
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