Fear Deal charged by Republicans in GOP strategy talk
Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams accused political sadists of pushing a fear deal to depress the nation. He warned against fears over balanced budgets and honest economy as a tactic to erode confidence. Adams spoke to GOP leaders at a National Committee session while Senate and House leaders warned that Democratic majorities could derail Eisenhower’s program.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
G.O.P
Republican National Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Sen. Knowland
California
Knowland
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Western Bid Spurned By Molotov At Berlin Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejected West compromise pleas during the Berlin conference session. France proposed neutral arbiter supervision for elections and preserved Weimar electoral law, while Britain urged extending the 1943 mutual defense treaty as Eden pressed for free German choice of government and alliances.
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Berlin
Russia
Molotov
Germany
Bidlault
Bidault
Weimar Republic
Women’s League
Free German Youth
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Continuous Turning Gets Motorist in Trouble
A Cedar Rapids man, Louis Melsha, 66, of 919 Seventeenth Avenue SE, backed his pickup from Circle tavern area and turned through Twelfth Avenue to Fifth Street SE, crashing into the front door of 1204 Fifth Street SE. Estimated damage $2,000. He was charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene. The Ginkels were not home. He had previously struck a tavern- parked car.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifth Street
Louis Melsha
Seventeenth Avenue
Melsha
August Ginkel
Circle Tavern
Twelfth and
Fifteenth Avenues
Howard Kantz
Twelfth Avenue
Ginkels
Three on Crash Plane Found Well Near Anchorage
Three of the 16 men aboard a C-47 crash landed plane 75 miles northeast of Anchorage were found in good condition by bush pilots and an air force surgeon. They were 10 to 15 miles from the wreckage site, with two other survivors sighted from the air. The craft departed Elmendorf AFB bound for Ladd AFB near Fairbanks. unsure if any parachuted.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Here
Don Sheldon
Sheldon
Carl M. Russell
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Cliff Hudson
Elmendorf
Ladd Afb
Fairbanks
Army
Clarence Davies
Alaska Railroad
McLeod to Enter Political Campaigns Amid Hatch Act Catch
Scott McLeod state department security chief plans political speeches after a ruling. The Republican National Committee asked him to campaign for a GOP Congress, with clearance from the Civil Service Commission and state department legal adviser Herman Phleger. He is a presidential appointee with post akin to assistant secretary.
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Washington
Scott McLeod
State Department
McLeod
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
Republican National Committee
Herman Phleger
Civil Service Commission
South
Daota
Directions Mixed, Moving Called Off
Oklahoma City report details the O. P. Ray family misaddressing their move by six miles and occupying 540 SW 35th before learning the correct address 540 SE 35th. The new owner had not rented to them, prompting the Rays to abandon the shift and return to 1238 NW 2nd.
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Oklahoma City
O. P. Ray
SW 35Th
SE 35Th
NW 2Nd
H Bomb Tests Coming Soon at Pacific Sites
The next atomic test series begins within a month at the Marshall Islands proving grounds. Preparations rush at two atolls to host full-scale hydrogen devices with complex instrumentation. Officials indicate hydrogen weapons may be delivered by aircraft from B-47 and B-36 bombers.
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Washington
mid-Pacific Proving Grounds
Marshall Island
Eniwetok
United States
Monroney Downgrades Fear Of Economic Low Mood
New York AP Democratic senator A S Mike Monroney of Oklahoma told a Town Hall audience there is absolutely nothing in the economic picture to signal a serious low mood. He warned the greatest danger is political miscalculation by either party and predicted 1954 would not match 1953 but remain ahead of all prior years in economic production.
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New York
A. S
Mike” Monroney
Oklahoma
United States
Monroney
Town
Toto Undergoes Brain Surgery On Circus Gorilla
In Sarasota a prominent brain specialist and team performed a 3.5 hour exploratory operation on Toto the circus gorilla. Doctors found abnormal tissue likely causing paralysis and will test brain fluids and tissue to decide next steps in two or three days. Toto recovered and will take aspirin for pain.
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Sarasota
Fla
Little Toto
Mason Trapp
Tampa
Toto
Vatican bans Jacqueline Martin book on love from 1951
The Vatican barred Roman Catholics from reading Jacqueline Martin's 1951 book Plenitude Temoignage D'une Femme Sur l'Amour titled A Woman's Full Testimony on Love. The move centers on church censorship and moral doctrine.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Jaqueline Martin
Harvester Recall to 2,000 Jobs by March Across Plants
International Harvester announced that in six weeks ending March 1 it will recall about 2,000 workers at six Illinois and Indiana farm equipment plants. By February 15 total factory employment will reach 54,000 across 22 U S plants, up over 7,000 since December 1. The spokesman cited improving farmer sentiment and expected congressional price support. Richmond Indiana will bring back 240 laid-off workers by March 1 with recalls in Canton East Moline and Rock Falls Illinois as well.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Ilinois
Indiana
Harvest
Congress
Richmond
Ind
Canton
East Moline
Rock Falls
Ill
Hvasta Describes Torture by Red Guards After Return
John Hvasta, who returned home after five years in Czechoslovakia, alleged mental and physical torture by Communist Czech guards to force a military espionage confession. He spoke at a Hillside, New Jersey briefing, asserting he resisted with God's help and criticized the trial as propaganda. Hvasta urged Americans to aid oppressed people behind the Iron Curtain.
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Hillside
N. J
INS
John Hvasta
Freedom
Hvasta
Czechoslovakia
Robert Vogeler
Hungary
United States
America
Pope Pius XII Shows Slight Improvement Amid Bedside Vigil
Vatican doctors keep constant watch over the 77 year old pope as Prof. Galeazzi Lisi reports a very slight improvement and the press office notes continued gains. The pope, confined to bed for 13 days, remains weak and dependent on intravenous feeding while consulting with Msgr. Montini.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi Lisi
Vatican
Apostolic Palace
Giovanni Batista Montini
LeMarre Newell Dies at 52 in Cedar Rapids
LeMarre Newell died at a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11 45 p m Saturday after an extended illness He was 52 and co owner of Newell Construction with his brother Dale M Newell Born May 5 1901 in Walker Indiana he moved to Cedar Rapids at age ten He attended Washington High School and Coe College He married Mary Lebeda October 28 1932 at Aledo Illinois Survived by his brother his mother Nelie E Newell and many nieces and nephews He was a Crescent Masonic lodge member and played in Cedar Rapids orchestras The body is at Turner Mortuary Funeral announcements will follow
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Cedar Rapids
LeMarre Newell
Washlington Avenue
Newell
Dale M Newell
Newell Construction Company
Walker
Hame
Jold Washington High School
Coe College
Fire destroys Zion Department Store in Illinois blaze
A Saturday night fire tore through Zion Illinois damaging a block long two story building and adjacent shops. Fire crews from 15 Lake County and nearby Wisconsin towns battled the blaze three hours amid low water pressure freezing temperatures and a cold north wind. No deaths or serious injuries reported though shoppers escaped with smoke exposure. Estimated damage at least 500000 with flames seen for miles as crowds gathered and highways were closed. The Zion founded by John Alexander Dowie later shifted away from the theocratic governance of its early days.
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Zion, Ill
Lake County
Ill
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Little City
Zion
Sheridan Road
Howard Garnant
Waukegan Fire Department
Seosteece
City of Zion
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Apostolic Church
U S A asks Russia to free three Americans
U S state department said Elim O Shaughnessy, the US chargé d affaires in Moscow, urged Soviet officials on Friday to release three Americans reported held in Red prison camps. The named individuals are William T Marchuk of Brackinridge Pennsylvania William A Verdine of Starks Louisiana and John Hellmuth Noble of Detroit.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Elim O'Shaughnessy
U. S
Moscow
William T. Marchuk
Brackinridge
William A. Verdine
Starks
John Hellmuth Noble
Detroit
Consumers' Union Removed From Subversives List
The House Un American Activities Committee said on Saturday it deleted the Consumers' Union from its subversive organizations list and urged other groups to seek clearance. It did not specify the steps taken by the Consumers' Union to obtain this clearance.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Consumers’ Union
Ike on Radio and TV Legion Program Today
President Eisenhower will broadcast from the White House at 1 30 p m CST Sunday on radio and television as part of the American Legion Back to God program. At 11 a m the President and Mrs Eisenhower would attend services at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church where Lincoln worshiped, occupying Lincoln's pew.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Land Television
American Legion
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Mother faces loss as daughter fights fatal disease
In Chicago Jeanine Eidson 25 endures the possible death of a third child from cystic fibrosis. Her five year old Margaret weakens while two older siblings died and a fourth shows symptoms. The family lives in Ste ger Kl with father Chloe 32 earning 60 weekly. Doctors cite unknown causes though heredity may play a role. The mother recalls praying with Buddy and Mary before their deaths and seeks a hopeful vision for Margaret.
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Chicago
Jeanine Eidson
Heaven
Margaret
Kidson
Eugene
Carol Ann
Steger
Chloe
Eidson
Buddy
Mary
House Unit Clears Clergy of Communist Tide
The Un American Activities Committee reports most clergy and teachers are free of Communist influence while noting a few infiltrators. It rejects broad probes into religion, schooling, or education but warns investigation can target individuals who are Communists. The panel plans to expose hate groups and continues hearings across major cities.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Albany
N. Y
Columbus
Ohio
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Voliva
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Ike
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Gazette
Velde
R-Tiil
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