Dulles Labels Soviet Note Propaganda on Friendship Pact
Secretary of State Dulles called the second Soviet offer a propaganda move and said the United States would not hurry to respond. He rejected both the Bulganin proposals and defended balloon flights as weather research not military data, while noting possible UN involvement and high altitude law questions.
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Howard Handleman
Washington
INS
Dulles
U. S
U.S
Alaska
Hawaii
United Nations
Eisenhower
Citizens Will Ballot on Two Fire Stations
Cedar Rapids voters will decide on 240000 dollars in bonds to build two new fire stations on June 4. Sites at Mt Vernon road SE near Twenty fifth street and Wilson avenue at Sixth street SW are chosen, with existing stations 5 and 6 moved or reallocated. The plan aims to house one company per station initially, with future expansion, while keeping Station 3 at Third street SE. Buildings now used by 5 and 6 may be repurposed for recreation and community groups.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Jesse Hunter
C. W. Garberson
E. A. Prochaska
Mt. Vernon Road SE
Twenty-fifth Street
Sun Mart
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
Prochaska
Hunter
Mt. Vernon Road
Company No. 6
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street SE
Company No. 5
Riverside Park
Third Street SE
Third Street
Playground and Recreation Commission
World Population Reaches 2.655 Billion in 1954
The United Nations raises its mid year 1954 world population estimate to 2,655,000,000, up 129 million, with Red China’s 1952 report of 582,603,417 cited as the main factor and a shift from the previous mainland China figure of 463,493,000 for 1948.
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United Nations, N.Y
U. N
China
Lowan Chosen As GSA Chief
Edmund F. Mansure resigns as General Services chief amid investigations. President Eisenhower names Franklin G. Floete acting administrator. Floete, 66, of Des Moines Iowa, serves as assistant secretary of defense for properties and installations. The White House release notes no charges, while Mansure denies the accusations in testimony.
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Washington
Edmund F. Mansure
General Services
Mansure
White House
Eisenhower
Franklin G. Floete
Floete
Des Moines
Chicago
Cuba
Autherine Lucy barred from University of Alabama classes
Campus unrest escalated as Autherine Lucy, a Birmingham Negro, was excluded from classes by the University of Alabama board of trustees. About 1,000 people protested, tear gas fired, and a spokesman said Lucy would not attend Thursday. The trustees cited safety and recent campus violence as grounds for the suspension under police power.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
Miss Lucy
Former Tipton Woman and Son Killed in Crash
Nancy Ann Linn, 30, of Wheaton Illinois died in an auto tractor trailer collision near McDonough Georgia. Her son David Joel Linn, 2, was killed on the scene. Linn’s father Frank Luther Norris, 60, of Tipton suffered multiple injuries. The group was en route to Tampa Florida to bring Mrs Norris home from vacation.
Faulty Oil Heater Sparks $250000 Blaze at Collins
A faulty oil heater in a Collins Radio maintenance building caused a two alarm fire Monday night. The blaze damaged tools, a late model car, and electronics in the adjacent test lab but did not spread to other buildings. One worker, Howard Batchelder, escaped unharmed as Collins fire brigades and city firefighters fought the flames for hours. The loss is covered by insurance and could exceed or reach $250,000.
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Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Company
Collins
Howard Batchelder
Batchelder
Jesse Hunter
Mid-East Parley To Open Wednesday
Washington will host talks among the United States Britain and France to preserve peace in the Middle East. Sir Roger Makins and Maurice Couve de Murville will join Assistant Secretary of State George Allen and possibly Deputy Under-secretary Robert Murphy as negotiators. The conferences follow Eisenhower and the British prime minister's three day talks last week.
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Washington
U.S
Britain
France
Middle East
State Department
Roger Makins
Maurice Couve de Murville
George Allen
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Half Million Fire Destroys Downtown Buildings
A one and a half million dollar fire in East St. Louis Tuesday leveled three downtown two story office buildings. The blaze started in the rear of a restaurant.
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East ST. Louis, Lll
Eisenhower Urges Fast Action on New Farm Program
President Eisenhower and Secretary Benson press Republican leaders to speed congressional approval of a new farm program to affect this year. Rep. Martin reports no veto threat if high price supports are restored and July 1 remains a target for major legislation. Senator Saltonstall hopes Senate review by Feb. 16.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Benson
White House
Rep
Martin
Mass
House
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
Saltonstall
Pope Pius XII Receives Japanese Supreme Court Chief
Pope Pius XII granted a special audience to Kotaro Tanaka president of Japan's supreme court and head of the Italo Japanese Association in Tokyo, in Vatican City on Tuesday.
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Vatican City
INS
Pius XII
Kotaro Tanaka
Japanese Supreme Court
Italo-Japanese Association
Tokyo
Starts Auto by Pressing Button at Breakfast Table
INDIANAPOLIS UP Earnest Taylor, a grease monkey and inventor, rigs a remote car starter activated by a breakfast table pushbutton. A dial in the car sets 7:30 am start, runs 15 minutes warming the motor for 7:45 departure. The device, patent pending, auto shuts off if overslept and cannot run in gear to deter thieves.
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Indianapolis
Earnest Taylor
Taylor
Boundary Line Redrawn to Assign Students to Franklin and McKinley
Cedar Rapids school board sets a new boundary between Franklin and McKinley high schools affecting 154 seventh and eighth graders for the 1956 57 year. The line shifts north toward Franklin and away from McKinley, with permanent effect as the two schools become junior high.
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Cedar Rapids News
Franklin
McKinley
Cedar Rapids’ Board of Education
Supt. of
Clyde Parker
McKinley-Franklin
Senate creates panel to probe $2,500 campaign plea
Washington AP report says the Senate voted 90 to 0 to form a four member special committee to investigate a $2,500 campaign contribution offer to Senator Case during the gas bill fight. Democrats on the elections subcommittee then summoned Case for a public hearing, a surprise move.
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Washington
Senate
Case
R-S.c
Johnson
Texas
Hennings
D-Mo
Imade
Senate approves bill shielding natural gas producers from federal regulation
Senators Hickenlooper and Martin of Iowa joined the majority as the chamber passed the measure 53 to 38. Iowa members also declined to send the bill back to committee.
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Washington
Hickenlooper and
Martin
Iowa
Senate
Garbage Uncollected as Cedar Rapids Sanitation Standoff Persists
Cedar Rapids sanitation crews stay off the job for a second day after a negotiators meeting yields no resolution. City and CIO affiliated workers clash over route assignments and crew staffing based on seniority and ability. Mayors and department heads push for equitable workload and crew teaming while broader grievances await discussion.
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Cedar Rapids
Sanitation Department
CIO
Jim Meaghan
Lloyd Ferris
Lawyers clash in mirrored speeding case ends with mixed verdicts
In Inglewood California two lawyers arrested on identical speeding charges defended each other before Municipal Judge Lester O Luce. Daniel J Bloomgarden was acquitted while Dudley Gray was found guilty and fined ten dollars. Gray quipped that his colleague had the better lawyer.
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Inglewood
Calif
Lester O. Luce
Daniel J. Bloomgarden
Dudley Gray
Gray
Hearing Surprise Sparks Subcommittee Revolt Claims
Curtis called the hearing announcement a surprise saying no word of plans had been mentioned. Hennings urged a broad inquiry into money in elections and legislation. John M. Neff of Lexington Nebraska, 47, said his $2500 campaign contribution to Case had no strings and welcomed the investigation, offering to testify if requested.
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Curtis
Subcommittee
Hennings
Lexington
Neb
John M. Neff
Case
Neff
Pentagon conducts mock alert to test civil defense readiness
The Defense Department staged a surprise alert sending about 400 officials to emergency hideouts in the Washington area. Top Pentagon leaders stayed, while staffs evacuated by helicopter, plane, boat, or auto. Similar alerts were held at Fifth Army in Chicago, Atlantic Fleet in Norfolk, and Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
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INS
Defense Department
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Department
Fifth Army
Chicago
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
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