Oxnam denounces red probe methods in education
Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam spoke at American University inaugurations criticizing congressional committees for targeting education and churches in anti Communism drives. He urged accountability for leaders who weaponize patriotism and warned against undermining academic freedom and religious liberty. He cited Agnes Meyer and the Moscow letter controversy to illustrate pressures against educators.
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Washington
G. Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Hurst Robins Anderson
American University
Tyler School bond plan aims for three classrooms
Cedar Rapids notes the Tyler school board backs a 2.75 million dollar bond issue to fund a ground floor multi purpose room and three classrooms with the final layout to be set after architectural review. The plan envisions five new elementary schools and additions to five existing structures with a 10 or 20 year tax impact to be clarified after a new board is elected.
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Cedar Rapids News
Tyler School
Tyler
Board of Education
Douglas Grant
Max Coghlan
Carl C. Kesler
Kesler
Ike Will Fly to Georgia for Golf
The White House said President Eisenhower will fly to Augusta Georgia on Thursday afternoon for a weekend of golf at Augusta National. He will stay at Bobby Jones Cottage overlooking the 18th green and return to Washington late Sunday.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Augusta
James C. Hagerty
Augusta National Golf Club
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Russians Highlight Bohlen as New U S Ambassador
Moscow papers put Bohlen’s appointment to Russia on the top front page, signaling unusual prominence for a foreign envoy. The move follows the Kennan expulsion and fuels hopes for possible normalizing U S Soviet ties with a new ambassador.
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Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
U. S
Korea
Bohlen
George F. Kennan
Traffic Violators Must Appear in C R Court Now
Cedar Rapids officials announce a new policy requiring moving traffic violators to appear in court with two exceptions. Out of town residents and those with a valid reason may sign a waiver or post bond. Court costs are revised removing meal and mileage charges for certain jailed defendants, ending specific charges for meals and warrant service.
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Cedar Rapids
William J. Mattias
Maurice Nathanson
William J. Kudina
Suspect Admits Theft From Scolaro Market in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids detectives linked Wayne M. Patton to a October 4 1951 theft of 586 from Scolaro Fruit Market 314 Third Avenue SW. Patton 29 admitted taking a cigar box with the money after he observed an open safe and left the box in his car for two days. He pled guilty to larceny and awaits sentencing by Judge Charles Penningroth. He previously received a four month suspended sentence for a separate October 1951 theft from B and M Sundries.
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Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
Third Avenue
Wayne M. Patton
First Avenue
Charles Penningroth
John Kuba
Patton
Jim Shannon
George Matias
Second Avenue
B and M
Eighth Avenue
Rundstedt Dies Former German Field Marshal Karl Rundstedt
Karl Rudolf von Rundstedt 78 ailing former Nazi field marshal who directed the Ardennes battle and led the last major German effort in Europe died Monday night in Hannover Germany once living in seclusion after British decision not to bring him to trial He was captured May 1 1945 by American troops and said Hitler ordered the Battle of the Bulge despite his disagreement with its value.
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Hannover
Germany
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Theman
Hitler
Bulge
Europe
von Rundstedt
Hitjler
Hamburg
Bad Talz
Ardennes
Teen-Age Trio Admits Breakin
Cedar Rapids detectives solved an 11 month old break in at Mineck's Grocery 2300 Johnson avenue NW. Capt. Stanley Davis and officers continued the inquiry as juvenile officers matched efforts in the 16 month old larceny at Scolaro Grocery.
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Cedar Rapids
Scolaro
Mineck’s
Johnson Avenue
Stanley Davis
Offi
Today's Chuckle Wife Prank Sparks Laughs at Home
A lighthearted exchange ends with a shaving mirror joke as the couple shares a quick laugh about memory and a prank. The wife's setup leads to a humorous misdirection, reflecting domestic humor of daily life.
Seattle Hit by Morning Light-Terrain Shake
A light earthquake struck Seattle at 11 40 a m Tuesday causing no reported damage. No injuries or further effects were noted as residents felt a tremor around the city.
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Seattle
Kotek Defense Focuses on Accident Theory at Trial Start
The Cedar Rapids murder trial of 43 year old Charles G. Kotek opened with defense attorney John Reilly seeking to establish an accidental discharge defense after Pauline Kassel 32 was killed by a shotgun last December 9. Juror screening occurred with questions on impartiality and views on the death penalty as both sides prepare to narrow a 16 member voir dire to a 12 member jury.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles G. Kotek
Pauline Kassel
John Reilly
Kotek
J. E. Heiserman
Richard F. Nazette
Nazette
Merrill L. Grove
A. Virginia Lambert
Reilly
Clinton E. Shaeffer
Heiserman
Harry Boch Fines For Off-Season Fishing On Creek
Colfax Washington. State Game Protector Lloyd Logie investigated a report by landowner Harry Boch that people fished out of season in a creek through Boch's property. Boch and his son in law were fined 35 dollars each after the check.
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Colfax
Wash
Harry Boch
Lloyd Logie
Boch
Logie
Administration Policy on Submerged Land Outlined
Secretary McKay urged Congress to grant coastal states title only to submerged lands within historical boundaries, while the federal government would retain exclusive control seaward to the continental shelf. He proposed handling the issue in one comprehensive bill with Interior administering the area and revenues benefiting the nation. He framed the proposal as a restoration of rights rather than a transfer to states.
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Washington
Secretary of
McKay
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Interior Committee
Texas
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Interior Department
Sen
Murry
D-Mont
Clark Attacks Germ Warfare Claims By Reds In Korea
Tokyo AP Gen. Mark Clark denounces Peiping radio broadcasts alleging U.N. germ warfare and accuses Communist authorities of extorting false confessions from captured Americans. He says the Reds push such charges to hide failures as spring epidemics loom in war-ravaged North Korea.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
U.N
Far East
North Korea
Red China
Peiping
Frank H. Schwable
Arlington
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Red Korea
Clark
U.N. Command
Saeed Uae
Iron Curtain
La Follette Kills Self
Former Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. shot and killed himself at his home Tuesday, according to his former secretary. Washington dispatch notes the tragic end of a prominent political figure.
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la Follette
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wisconsin
Washington
Secrecy Lifted At Jelke Trial
The Jelke vice trial in New York lifted secrecy as Judge Francis L. Valente opened the courtroom to newsmen. The defense began its case while the judge previously barred press and public for the duration of the People’s case citing public decency concerns.
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New York
INS
Ee Jelke
Chicago
Oleomargafine
Francis L. Valente
Valente
Iowa House Backs Rectangular Oleo Amendment
The Iowa House approved by 57 to 48 an amendment allowing stores to sell yellow oleo margarine in rectangular shapes for home consumption. Senate action still requires triangular shapes for state institutions and restaurants. The debate featured sharp volleys and a quick end after Rep. Earl Ryan moved to cease debate.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Jack Schroeder
Davenport
Schroeder
Senate
House
Earl Ryan
Ryan
Hadeen
William Lynes
Waverly
Lynes
Clarke McNeal
Belmond
McNeal
Gladys Nelson
Newton
Butler seeks one year Cedar Rapids school board term
Gordon W. Butler, 48, former Coe College business manager and Collins Radio contract administrator, filed Tuesday for a one year Cedar Rapids school board seat. He brings 22 years in education administration across New Mexico, Illinois and Iowa including supervision of building projects at New Mexico State Teachers College.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Gordon W. Butler
Coe College
Collins Radio Company
Butler
Coe
Northwestern University
Collins
New Mexico
Ilinois
Iowa
New Mexico State
Voice of America chief suspended over policy breach
The State Department suspended Alfred H. Morton, chief of the Voice of America broadcasting division, for disobeying a ban on using material from Communist sources. Morton reportedly sent a memorandum opposing the February 19 order after a senate inquiry revealed VOA’s quoted materials from writers like Howard Fast.
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Washington
State Department
Voice of America Broadcasting Division
Carl McCardle
Morton
Voice
Senate
the Voice
Howard Fast
Fast
Moscow
Johnson Named Acting Chief of Overseas Information Service
Dr. Robert L. Johnson, 58, Temple University president, named acting director of the International Information Service to oversee the Voice of America and related programs. He will study the entire setup and decide within a month whether to push for a separate agency or keep it under the State Department.
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Washington
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Overseas Information Service
White House
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Johnson
Voice of America
International Information Service
ITA
State Department
IIA
The
Voice
Wilson S. Compton
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Bridges
R-N.h
Appropriations Committee
Coast Guard
Rhodes
Nunan Indicted Former Tax Official Faces Perjury Charges
A federal grand jury in New York indicted former Internal Revenue Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan Jr. on five counts of perjury. The indictment returned Tuesday targets statements made under oath during tax matters and related proceedings.
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New York
ULP
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
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Waco
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Hitler Army
Harry
Bulletin
Turner
Alfred H. Morton
International Broadcasting Service
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