Pinay Seeks Second Term as French Premier
Antoine Pinay 63, a conservative former premier, began talks Monday to form France's 21st postwar government and aims to present a minister list by Thursday. Known for the "save the franc" policy, he headed a government in 1952 for nine and a half months and remained a major opposition voice amid postwar turmoil.
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Harvey Hudson
Paris
Antoine Pinay
Pinay
France
Pierre Mendes
Republican
Mendes-France
MRP
Assembly
Niles Dies Prominent Eastern Iowa Leader at 76
Clifford L. Niles of Anamosa, a longtime bank executive, theater owner and newspaper figure, died at home Monday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at his residence with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Niles founded American Cooperage, owned multiple theaters, directed state roads work in 1920, and edited the Anamosa Eureka before selling it in 1952. He held posts in state conservation, highway, and press associations and was active in local commerce and farming. He is survived by his wife Clara Louise Holt and five children, including Charles and five daughters in the United States.
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Clifford L. Niles
Iowa
McNamara
Riverside Cemetery
Mr. Niles
Charles L. Niles
Shattuck Military School
Faribault
Minn
University of Michigan
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Wilson
Ark
Niles Theater
Niles
The
John Hammill
State Conservation Board
State Highway Commission
Anamosa Eureka
Iowa Press Association
American Press Association
Wapsipinicon
Jack Ward
Nashville
Elizabeth Ann
Dunellen
N. J
Iowa Senate Rejects Hoegh Road Nominee
The Iowa Senate in executive session rejected Luke Caffrey Cresco Democrat for the State Highway Commission. Caffrey failed to win a majority with 21 of 49 votes as one member was absent, while the other three Republican nominees were not considered.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Senate
Luke Caffrey
Cresco
Caffrey
Senate
Ridgway Receives VFW Gold Medal Citation
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway was awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars commander-in-chief's gold medal and citation for outstanding and meritorious service to the nation.
Impostor Fassburg Unmasked After Self-Inflicted Death
A Brooklyn born con artist known as Edgar Fassburg duped many for years posing as a doctor and officer. He died from a barbiturate overdose after sending misleading telegrams about a dinner and a guest speaker. FBI fingerprint work revealed his true identity as Ed Lowe and denied his military and medical credentials.
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Edgar Fassburg
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Fossburg
Edward James Phillips
Army Medical Corps
FBI
Fassburg
Edna Guttenstein
IFBI
132 Year Old Man in Caucasus Claims Long Life
Moscow radio reported Bu dakh Ramazanov, who lives near Vachi in the Caucasus, has reached age 132. The broadcast said he stays young by always being busy. His wife is described as "a little over 100."
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London
Moscow Radio
Budakh Ramazanov
Vachi
Caucasus
Menzies to Visit Washington March 13 to 16
Prime Minister Menzies of Australia will visit Washington March 13 to 16 as a guest of President Eisenhower, the White House announced.
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Washington
Menzies
Australia
Eisenhower
White House
Private clubs weigh beer and liquor service rules
Iowa Attorney General Dayton Countryman outlined two paths for clubs to serve beer and liquor. Clubs with no beer permit may chill and serve member-brought beer. those with beer permits can sell beer only in clearly defined areas separate from members’ hard liquor.
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Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
Countryman
Iowa
Garbage Men Stop Work in Layoff Protest in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids sanitation crews halted 10 trucks and idled 10 during a protest over a three man layoff under an efficiency plan. City officials withdrew the cutback order for a 10 week resurvey of routes and promised a full week with each crew to review scope and identify possible reductions.
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Cedar Rapids
Sanitation
Carl Smith
Smith
Panty thief strikes again in Cedar Rapids
Police report a repeated Cedar Rapids panty thief took about 200 dollars worth of women's undergarments from the Max Burrell home on Meadowbrook Drive SE after the owners were away from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The burglary marks his third break in over two months, raising concerns he could turn violent if surprised. residents urged extra home security and to call police from a neighbor’s phone if signs of entry are found.
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Cedar Rapids
Max Burrell
Meadowbrook Drive
Burrells
Rosemary Clooney gives birth to son Miguel Jose
Singer Rosemary Clooney delivered a seven pound nine ounce boy in Santa Monica on Monday. She and husband actor Jose Ferrer welcomed their first child, Miguel Jose.
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Santa Monica
Rosemary Clooney
Jose Ferrer
Miguel Jose
Yanks Say Sabrejets Far Superior In MIG Downing
Two American pilots Lt. Charles E. Salmon and Capt. George F. Williams Jr. described a five minute dogfight over the Yellow Sea in which they shot down two Russian built MIGs. They reported no damage to their planes and no discernible markings on the enemy aircraft.
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Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Williams
Osan
Salmon
Device Aids Sleep And Weight Loss Says Inventor
Chicago AP report outlines Neil Satter's two year project a simple electronic device claimed to induce sleep and assist weight loss. The machine uses rhythmic breathing synced light and sound to slow breathing and guide the user into deep sleep in about 20 minutes. The inventor cites hospital tests for pain during childbirth and notes his wife lost 14 pounds using the device.
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Chicago
Neil Satter
Satter
Lillian
Pensacola Flood Deluges City Streets After Heavy Rain
An outboard motorboat cruised a city street as Pensacola received 8.95 inches of rain in 24 hours. The Pensacola Naval Air Station recorded the total, turning a park into a shallow lake and flooding parts of the city.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Mighty U. S. Naval Force Keeps Watch on Tachens
Marines and navy units guard the Tachens as Nationalist troops and civilians prepare for a large evacuation. The Seventh Fleet moves to peaceful posture while preparation for withdrawal of 15 500 soldiers and 17 000 civilians proceeds under tight security.
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Evacuation of Tachens Progress Under Seventh Fleet
The U S Seventh Fleet reports the Tachens evacuation proceeding on schedule with no enemy contact. Nationalist troops land in Keelung Formosa as U S forces plan to redeploy to Quemoy and Matsu. Military sources note removal of Tachens and surrounding islands shortens Chiang Kai-shek defense line.
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U.S. Seventh Fleet
East China Sea
Lorenzo S. Sabin, Jr
Sabin
Taipei
Formosa
Alfred M Pride
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Tachen Islands
Chiang Kai-shek
Tachens
Peiping
Keelung
London
Britain
India
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Yushan Island
Reds Fire on U.S. Planes Near Tachens
An AP report says Chinese Communist anti aircraft guns on small islands north of the Tachens fired on U S carrier based jets at high altitude. The pilot reported no damage and no Communist aircraft encountered.
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Seventh Fleet
U. S
Tachens
Two firemen Die as Roof Collapses on Burning Building
In Baltimore two firefighters were killed when the roof of a burning house collapsed during efforts to combat the blaze. The accident occurred Monday, with authorities issuing no immediate cause for the collapse.
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Baltimore
Warning on Flights by Americans
Peiping radio reported six waves of U S military aircraft intercepted by Red Chinese air force over coastal islands. It claimed 28 US sorties intruded on Yikiangshan Toumenshan and other targets, calling it military provocation and threatening consequences if intrusions continued.
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London
Peiping
U. S
U.S
Yikiangshan
Toumenshan
Communist New China News Agency
China
U.S. Air Force
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