Wide Probe Of Election Funds
Washington The Senate elections subcommittee ordered a sweeping inquiry into charges that campaign contributions influence action on legislation in Congress. The three member panel, led by Gore, will study contributions to elections and federal campaigns amid debate over expanding the Case matter. A federal grand jury paused its Case probe to consider possible criminal violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Congress
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Senator Case
R-S.c
Special Committee
George
D-Ga
Johnson
Texas
Curtis
Rneb
G.O.P. Subcommittee
Knowland
Calif
Mansfield
Dmont
Rezoning Petition For 10 Million Cedar Rapids Shopping Center
A petition to rezone 72.62 acres between Old Marion Road and First Avenue NE seeks B-2 commercial use for a proposed 10 million shopping center in northeast Cedar Rapids. Backed by James N. Faulkes and Alice M. Thompson, the project could feature Younker Brothers and Sears stores pending planning and council approval.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Old Marion Road
First Avennue NE
Cedar Memorial J Cemetery
James N. Faulkes
the Gazette
Alice M
M. M. Thompson
Don Hines
C. J. Lynch, Jr
Hines
Iowa
Younker’s
Sears
First Avenue
Ex-Union Official Sentenced as Red
Maurice Travis former secretary treasurer of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and fined 8000 by Judge Jean Breitenstein for falsely swearing he was not a Communist. The jury found him a Communist member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Maurice Travis
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Federal
Travis
Jean S. Breitenstein
Communist Party
Breitenstein
Taft-Hartley
National Labor Relations Board
Morton Resigns State Dept. Job
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Assistant Secretary of State Thruston M. Morton, who will return to Kentucky to pursue the Republican Senate nomination. The resignation takes effect February 29, and Eisenhower praised Morton’s record and said he accepted it with reluctance.
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Thomasville
INS
Eisenhower
Thruston M. Morton
Kentucky
Senate
Morton
Smoke? Joke Sparks First Cigarette Memory
A lighthearted quip recalls a boy who kissed his first girl and smoked his first cigarette on the same day. He jokes that he has had no time for tobacco since, underscoring a playful life milestone.
U S Sells Tanks To Saudi Arabia
The United States will sell 18 surplus M 41 tanks to Saudi Arabia for cash. State Department spokesman Lincoln White says the tanks are for training and defense only and the sale follows a 1951 agreement allowing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Egypt recently agreed to buy weapons from Czechoslovakia, while Israel did not respond.
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Washington
INS
State Department
U. S
Saudi Arabia
Lfor
Department
Lincoln White
White
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Singer Billy Daniels Indicted in Harlem Club Shooting
New York AP reports nightclub singer Billy Daniels was indicted on five counts for the Harlem after hours club shooting and wounding of a fight trainer. The charges include two counts of second degree assault, two weapons law violations, and discharging a firearm in a public place. He was previously charged with felonious assault and is free on $2,500 bail.
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New York
Billy Daniels
Harlem
Ftwo
Liberty
James W Cox Robbery Case Goes to Jury
The case against James William Cox 29 faces a jury after a Tuesday start. He is accused of robbing his brother-in-law H B McCrey of $15 at gunpoint on Nov 2 at the McCrey home. Cox disrupted proceedings repeatedly and asked for an NAACP lawyer. The judge denied a psychiatric evaluation and directed the trial to continue.
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James William Cox
J. E. Heiserman
Cox
H. B. McCrey
Fifteenth Street SE
McCrey
Bromwell
Heiserman
Bramwell
Tim
N.A.A.C.P
President Eisenhower Favors Quail Hunt Over Politics
In Thomasville Georgia President Eisenhower on a rest trip with Treasury Secretary Humphrey pursued quail in piney woods his first hunt since a heart attack. The outing drew cheering crowds and underscored a possible second term bid while he evaluates the controversial natural gas bill before a Saturday deadline.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
South Georgia
Lon
John S. Doud
Humphrey Plantation
Eisenhowers
At Least She Has No Illusions
Washington report notes a high school girl wrote to a senator asking for photos of 12 senators to be sent to her. The letter highlights the teen’s wish to be different from friends who collect movie star pictures.
Time Saving To Russia by Experts Told
Washington INS reports a defense expert testifying before a Senate subcommittee said allied trade with Russia could save three to five years in producing war machine tools. The discussion covered decontrolling strategic items in 1954 and the impact of easing embargoes on Soviet bloc trade and U.S. aid.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Russia
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
John Williams
Pentagon Office of Supply and Logistics
Senate
U.S
Soviet Bloc
Ralph Baldenhofer
Thompson ‘Grinding Machine Company
Springfield
Ohio
Commerce Department
Williams
State Department
Baldenhofer
Britain
Order Gives Young Dads Draft Break
The White House issued an executive order to defer young fathers in the draft by calling non fathers 19 to 26 before men 26 and older. Fathers remain liable, but can be drafted if demand exceeds non fathers. Four categories structure the calls with 25 to 19 year olds first, then fathers 25 to 19, then men 26 to 35, and finally those aged 18 to 19.
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Washington
Ins
White House
Eisenhower
Edie
Piavicusy Selective Service
Selective Service
Mollet Pledges Algerian Reform
Premier Mollet to the national assembly pledged immediate and long range reforms for Algeria. He warned force cannot hold Algeria and promised immediate economic aid, long term reforms, and free elections. France expects support from friends and cautions others to respect its rights.
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Paris
Mollet
Algeria
National Assembly
France
Fire bug eyed as four arson fires hit Des Moines area
Authorities investigate possible arson in four fires in Des Moines area including a five death blaze at Fort Des Moines service center. Fire Marshal says three minor fires near warehouses occurred during the major blaze. Sheriff says he fears a fire bug is loose in the Fort Des Moines area.
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Des Moines
Edward Herron
Fort Des Moines
John Deere Plow Company
Great Western Railroad
See
Wilbur Hildreth
Cross and railroads sued in $19,200 dispute over Paris Parmelee transfer
Parmelee Transportation sues Hugh W. Cross and six railroads in federal court over the termination of Parmelee’s 102 year passenger baggage transfer contract among Chicago stations. The suit alleges Cross conspired with John L. Keeshin to push an exclusive five year contract for Keeshin’s firm. Named railroad presidents include Howard E. Simpson, Paul E. Feucht, Wayne A. Johnston and Fred G. Gurley. Cross resigned ICC chair before Senate testimony.
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Chicago
Parmelee Transportation Thursis
Hugh W. Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parmelee
Railroad Transfer Service, Inc
John L. Keeshin
Cross
Keeshin
Paul E. Feucht
Chicago and North Western
Wayne A. Johnston
Illinois Central
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe
ICC
Senate
Nightmare Death Toll Mounts in Manila Sleep Deaths
In Manila seven men have died in their sleep over 16 days from a strange sickness. Chief medical officer Dr. Mariano B. Lara said victims typically woke unable to breathe. Autopsies found no organic disease or poison as the cause.
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Manila
Gardner says Air Force needs 3.5 billion more than requested
Former assistant secretary Treavor Gardner told a House subcommittee that the Air Force should receive 20 billion dollars in new funds for the coming year, exceeding Eisenhower’s 16.42 billion request. His testimony to a congressional committee follows his resignation over defense economies.
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Washington
Trevor Gardner
Congress
Air Secretary
House Appropriations
Air Force
Eisenhower
Gardner
Air Force Research
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Jackson
D-Wash
G.O.P
Testi
Mony
Air
Donald A. Quarles
Air Chief
Nathan F. Twining
Pentagon Air
Quarles
Twining
Five die in Des Moines fires including mother and four children
In Des Moines five people, four of them children, perished in two fires within four hours. A two story Fort Des Moines veterans housing building burned killing Margaret Tedrow and four children. Two off duty firefighters were missing in a separate warehouse blaze that destroyed two large warehouses.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Veterans Housing Area
Margaret Tedrow
Rose Marie
Terry
Veronica
Margaret Anne Hutchinson
Tom Hutchinson
Tedrows
West Des Moines
Bloomfield Township
Indianola
Winterset
Delaware Townships
Wayne Ulm
Dorman W. Johnson
Stanley Peterson
Deere
Iowa
F. M. Hubbell
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George Probe
Select Committee
Bridges
R-N.h
Ask
AC. R. First
Younker Brothers, Inc
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Fiftieth Street
City Council
City Plan Commission
Center Point Road
State Dept
Kremlin
James W. Cox
Pat McPartland
James E. Bromwell
N.A.A. C.P
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Treasury
Humphrey
Humphrey Place
Pentagon
Subcommittee
McClellan
D-Ark
Symington
D-Mo
Herron
Railroads
Air Arm
Gazette
Hutchinson
Polk County
Vernon P. Tedrow
Jess Tedrow
Patrick 3
John Deere
C. L. Steffey
Johnston
Steffey
Bloomfield
Fred Wagner
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