Solon Calls AEC Members to Quit Over Dissension
Rep Holifield demanded wholesale resignations of the Atomic Energy Commission amid stark dissension centered on Chairman Lewis Strauss. The dispute followed Strauss accusing Commissioner Murray of misleading Congress about the Dixon Yates power contract and its impact on the atomic weapons program.
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Washington
INS
Holifield
D-Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Thomas E. Murray
Congress
Dixon-Yates
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
AEC
Murray
Willard F. Libby
John von Neumann
Senate
Cole
Dixon - Yates
Anderson
D-N.m
House-Senate
Dixon ~ Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Paducah
Cedar Rapids drive ins face charges over minor employment
Five Cedar Rapids area drive in operators received summonses to answer charges of illegally employing minors under 16 for work dating to July 19. They must appear March 8 before Judge Charles L. Benesh. bail set at $100 each.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Charles L. Benesh
Charles R. Bullcek
Marion Township
Fire Chief Injured in Three Car Crash En Route to Fire
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Jesse Hunter was slightly hurt when his official car was struck by a second vehicle at First avenue and Thirteenth street. Driver Richard Stockseth was charged with failing to yield to an emergency vehicle and obstructed windshield. The crash also involved a third car driven by Roland Bukart as Hunter and another firefighter headed to a fire at 2636 Country Club Parkway SE. This marked the fifth time in four years an emergency vehicle in the city has been involved in a serious red light incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Jesse Hunter
First Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Gary Cron White
Stockseth
Roland Bukart
Walker
Hunter and Cronkhite
Country Club Parkway SE
Lloyds Says No Life Insurance Quote for Malenkov
A Vancouver paper asked Lloyds of London for a life insurance quote on Georgi Malenkov former Soviet premier. Lloyds replied with a single word None.
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Vancouver
B.C
Lloyds of London
Georgi Malenkov
Lloyds
Lindquist the Forgotten Man Dies of Cancer
Ernest Ole Lindquist, 65, once the forgotten man of Fort Madison State Prison, died at his Indianola home from cancer. His wife Addie Jackson, who helped secure his parole and later married him, stood by him as he had suffered cancer since last December and had fallen ill after a Christmas Day hospital visit.
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Indianola
Ernest “Ole” Lindquist
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Addie
Lindquist
Addie Jackson
Des Moines
Banks City and County Offices Closed Saturday
Most city and county offices and banks close Saturday for Lincoln's birthday observance. Post offices run usual Saturday service with deliveries and pickups on schedule, but lobby windows close at noon as usual. Federal offices mostly closed on Saturdays.
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Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Matusow Says Cohn Won Him Over With Dining Talks
Harvey Matusow, once a Communist witness, testified in federal court that Roy Cohn wooed him with meals and promised extra pay to testify against 13 convicted Red leaders. He said Cohn helped prepare false testimony and discussed a $25 daily stipend in addition to a $4 government witness fee.
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New York
Harvey Matusow
Roy M. Cohn
Red
Matusow
Cohn
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
U.S
Reds
Dagmar Wows Iowa Legislature With Celebrity Visit
TV star Dagmar arrived in Des Moines and charmed lawmakers kissing Gov. Leo Hoegh and several state representatives and senators. She toured both chambers, posed for photos, delivered a brief message urging harmony, then returned to her hotel.
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Des Moines
INS
Dagmar
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
Sen. Devere Watson
Council Bluffs
Senate
Associated Press
Iowa House of Representatives
A. C. Hanson
Shakeup in High Russian Court Reported by Moscow
Moscow radio said six members of Russia's supreme court were released and seven new judges named. Decrees signed by Marshal Voroshilov replaced the officials with little outside confirmation of a link to the Tuesday government shakeup.
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London
Moscow Radio
Supreme Court of Russia
Klementi Voroshilov
Supreme Soviet
Voroshilov
Moscow
Sub Zero Weather Grips Iowa Across State
A Canadian cold mass kept Iowa in deep freeze with Cedar Rapids at 12 below, Washta at 26 below, and Elkader 25 below. Readings ranged from single to mid teens below in Des Moines Davenport and Dubuque, with Sioux City and Ottumwa at 8 below. Officials forecast continued cold through Saturday with warming late Sunday. A birth occurred in an ambulance when a Kainz couple’s car stalled in Elkader. schools closed in many towns and Iowa State Teachers College suspended classes.
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Ilowa
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Decorah
McGregor
Dubuque
Mason City
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Burlington
Davenport
Ottumwal
Weather Bureau
Frank Kainz
Elkader
Guttenberg Hospital
Kainz
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
FCC Holds Back on Pay-as-See TV. Seeks Industry Input
The FCC agreed to study a nationwide subscription television system but rejected immediate authorization. It urged a broad rule making with industry input, inviting written comments by May 9 and replies by June 9. The commission will then decide on hearings or demonstrations.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
FCC
Tipton Youth Drowns in New High School Pool
Jerone Jerry Mueller twelve drowned in Tipton while in a class at the new high school pool. Instructor William Chauncey and a girl instructor resuscitated attempts failed. The body was recovered from nine feet of water. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church.
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Tipton
Jerone
Jerry” Mueller
Tipton High School
Peterseim Funeral Home
Ransome Mueller
William Chauncey
Evacuation of Tachens Nears Completion by Seventh Fleet
The Tachens evacuation ends with the last demolition crews aboard transport ships. The Seventh Fleet will pull out by noon, leaving scorched earth and mined shores. Marines and sailors worked through the night with heavy seas and high winds as demolition teams blew trenches and fortifications aboard.
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Taipei
Formosa
Iof
Tachen Islands
U. S. Navy
Tachen-Yikiangshan
U. S
Republic of China
Safe Speeds on Ice and Snow Listed
The National Safety Council sets safe driving limits on ice and snow. On dry pavement at 50 mph stopping distance is matched by 25 mph on ice with chains, 15 mph with winter tires. packed snow allows 35 mph with chains or 28 mph with winter tires.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Red planes drive US F-86 fighters back from waters
London dispatch cites Communist China News Agency quote claiming Chinese planes forced four U S F 86 fighters from mainland territorial waters. Agency warns if US authorities persist in war provocations they must bear all responsibilities for the consequences.
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London
INS
Reuters
U S Plans 53 Million Aid to Italy for Trieste and South
Rome reports the United States will provide 53 million dollars to support Italy's Trieste economy and lift living standards in southern Italy, aiming to aid regional development.
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U.S
Italy
Rome
U. S
Trieste
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Wallace Luedtke
Walter Wittenberg
Harry A. Price
State Department of Labor
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Ed Cherry
Bulicek
Asst
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Hunter
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J. C. Watson
Rindianola
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Washta
Cedar Rapids News
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H. J. Harris
Board of Education
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West Liberty Pool
Tachens
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Philadelphia
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