Knowland Warns Geneva Meeting Could Lead to War
In Washington Sen Knowland Calif warns the Geneva peace conference risks becoming a Far Eastern Munich that could precipitate World War II He presses that the U S should not concede Red China or its U N admission to secure a Korean or Indo China settlement The article notes other senators views and Dulles assurances while detailing Indo China and Red China recognition debates.
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Washington
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Calif
Senate
Munich
Knowland
G.O.P
New York
Dulles
U. S
U.N
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Geneva
Red China
INS
Gillette
D-Ia
Mutual Broadcasting System
Chinese Reds Said To Have Killed 15 Million Since 1949
Assistant Secretary of State Robertson testified to Congress on the State budget that the Chinese Communist regime has killed about 15 million of its own people since 1949 through liquidations and starvation. He warned of unrest on the mainland and urged keeping Formosa armed as a threat to Red China.
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Washington
Walter S. Robertson
Congress
Robertson
Eastern
State Department
House Appropriations Committee
Formosa
Red China
Baby Bed Pillow Hides Moonshine In Rome Home
Police found five pint bottles of non tax paid whisky tucked under a baby bed pillow at Pink Dean home. Dean faced illegal possession charges and a $500 bond set by authorities.
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Rome, Ga
Pink Dean
Dean
More Named In Ship Probe
Washington Attorney General Browne announced that a federal grand jury returned five additional indictments charging 18 individuals and seven corporations with offenses tied to disposal of surplus World War II ships. Among the defendants are former Rep. Joseph Casey and notable figure Stavros Niarchos.
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Washington
Browne
Joseph Casey
Dmass
U.S
Casey
D-Mass
Stavros Niarchos
Julius C. Holmes
U. S
Great Britain
Fall of 125 Feet Survived by Boy
Ken Helvey, 14, survived a 125 foot plunge from a Mississippi river bluff into weeds and leaves. He suffered a fractured left upper arm but was reported in excellent condition by doctors at City hospital. Police said a misstep while climbing caused the fall and noted narrowly missing logs or broken bottles.
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ST. Louis
Ken Helvey
Ken
City Hospital
Nine Teens Die as Bus Collides With Truck in Mexico
A collision on a steep mountain road in Mexico City area leaves nine teenagers dead and 74 seriously injured when a passenger bus strikes a cargo truck. Police and rescue teams rush to the scene amid confusion and urgent medical evacuations.
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Mexico City
Jenner Warns of Secret Corps Striking at Constitution
Senator Jenner charges a secret revolutionary corps is breaching the Constitution via executive agreements and a hidden push toward a collectivist one party state. He urges Bricker amendment passage, naming former officials as ideological revolution planners within the State Department.
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Washington
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate
Bricker
Revolutionary Corps
Acheson
State Department
Harry Hopkins
Alger Hiss
Henry Wallace
Owen Lattimore
Harry Dexter White
Frank Coe
Harold Glasser
Mild Weather Returns After Cold Front Across Iowa
A cold front crossed Iowa Tuesday with light snow flurries and drizzle. Forecasters expect milder weather and temperatures in the 40s to 50s through the weekend with little precipitation. Cedar Rapids reported 0.34 inch of rain this year, while Spencer fears spring floods prompting the city council to prepare 50,000 sandbags for flood control on the Little Sioux River.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Little Sioux
More Explosives Trucking Sought Across Highways
The Interstate Commerce Commission was asked to permit trucks to carry explosives on additional highways. Trucking spokesmen and the defense department cite military needs for ammunition transport to supplement rail. Several states oppose extensions citing safety concerns. Railroads also resist the plan.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Defense Department
Four Projects Studied by Cedar Rapids School Board
Cedar Rapids school officials tentatively consider adding classrooms at Tyler and Johnson and approve basic designs for a new east side Erskine school and Lincoln addition. Costs discussed include Tyler near 100000 and Johnson near 90000 with bond funds. Planning to proceed as bids update May influence final scope.
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Cedar Rapids
Tyler
Johnson
Lincoln
Erskine
Erskine School
Outsite or Quit He Faces Senate Run in Maine Nomination
In a Democratic era twist Robert L. Jones declared candidacy for the Republican Senate nomination in Maine after a dispute with Sen Potter over his firing as research aide. Jones criticized Sen Smith and said he had resigned before Potter fired him while Potter contested the timing and details of their parting.
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Washington
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Robert L. Jones
Maine
Potter
Jones
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Army
Margaret Chase Smith
Sen. Smith
McCarthy
Handler of Secrets Is Called Red
Former FBI undercover agent Mary Markward testified that Annie Lee Moss, a Pentagon cafeteria worker, was known as a Communist and later handled top secret messages in an Army code room. Moss denied Communist ties. The testimony occurred at a McCarthy subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
FBI
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Communist Party
Moss
Pentagon
Markward
Subcommittee
Army Signal Corps
Army
Signal Corps
Civil Service Commission
Northeast Club
District of Columbia
State Dept. Security Seizures Revealed in Congressional Testimony
Testimony shows 291 of 590 security cases from the State Department last year were transferred to other agencies and 11 were fired for pro Communist ties or associations. Seven cases began under the Truman era. McLeod testified before a House subcommittee while Democrats pressed for details amid McCarthy era scrutiny.
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Washington
State Department
Truman
Scotty McLeod
Department
House Appropriations
McLeod
Rep
Rooney
D-N. Y
Stenographers at Embassy in Brussels face reform woes
A House appropriations subcommittee report criticizes U S property handling abroad. It cites missing drawers and front panels for embassy desks in Brussels and delays in providing proper seating, while detailing a 1948 Paris residence purchase and art tampering by Baron de Rothschild's prior owner.
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Washington
U. S
Brussels
State Department
House Appropriations Subcommittee
France
Paris
Maurice de Rothschild
Three Girls Donated 12 Cents to Kids Shelter Drive
In North Kingstown Rhode Island three sisters Barbara nine Susan five and Patricia three donated their 12 cents saved from chores to a Lakeside homebuilding drive aiding neglected and abused children. Their father Army Lt A Benson Miner died two years ago in Korea and their mother said the girls had previously given 150 to a police drive.
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North Kingstown
R. I
Wckford
Army
A. Benson Miner
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
Barbara
Susan
Patricia
Lakeside
Miner
Tax Reduction Bids Spurned by House Ways and Means
The committee rejected Democratic proposals to cut excise and sales taxes by half and to raise the personal exemption from 600 to 700 dollars. Chairman Reed ruled the excise proposal out of order, citing prior agreement that the tax revision project would not alter major tax rates. Rep Cooper’s request to revisit the exemption increase was defeated on party lines with no further action.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Reed
R-N.y
Cooper
D-Tenn
Democratic Committee
Woman Refuses Spy Quiz Reply at Atomic Espionage Hearing
Victoria Stone a 49 year old New York jeweler refused to answer most questions at a House committee hearing on atomic espionage saying her testimony could incriminate or degrade her. The panel seeks evidence about a wartime spy ring linked to Arthur Adams a Russian born Communist rumored to have fled to Russia in 1945. Stone said she was an intimate associate of Adams and lamented ongoing false reporting about her.
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Washington
Victoria Stone
New York
House
UN American Activities Committee
Arthur Adams
Safe Taken By Gunmen Recovered
Iowa farmer William Edwards was killed defending his home as three hooded gunmen looted a 500 pound safe. His sister Miss Florence Edwards and cousin Mrs. Mattie Myers were bound. the men drove off with the safe. The theft likely contained about $9,000 in cash and $10,000 in savings bonds.
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Iowa
William Edwards
Edwards
North
Sioux City
S.D
Florence Edwards
Mattie Myers
Harrison County
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Russell L. McKay
Edwards Farm
Council Bluffs
Iowa-Nebraska
Miss Edwards
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