Hearings on Aircraft Deals To Open Soon
Washington DC. The House Armed Services Committee plans public hearings in January after an eight month probe into major aircraft firms. Chairman Carl Vinson says data on performance production and profits will be revealed. Major producers listed include Boeing United Lockheed North American and more with government backing cited. The investigation aims to uncover factual details while avoiding undue disruption to national security.
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Washington
INS
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Vinson
John Courtney
George Mahon
Texas
House
Mahon
House Appropriations
Armed Services
Senate
Hebert Subcommittee
Georgia
Boeing
United
Lockheed
North American
Glenn Martin
Grumman
Chance-Vought
Consolidated-Vultee
Republic
McDonnell
Defense Department
Britain halts export of surplus war material amid criticism
Britain announced an informal halt on exporting surplus war material for several months. No licenses are being issued for tanks or other surplus arms as critics blame policy allowing outdated equipment to reach the Middle East. The move follows pressure from the Daily Mirror and Radio Moscow over a deal involving Sherman tanks to a Belgian firm for wartime resale.
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London
Britain
Middle East
Foreign Office
Egypt
Israel
Daily Mirror
Radio Moscow
Anthony Eden
Board of Trade
The
Quints Return to Montreal as Family Patch-Up Efforts Continue
Two of the Dionne quintuplets Yvonne and Cecile returned to Montreal after a brief home trip to reconcile with their mother and ailing father. Marie stayed in Montreal due to illness while Annette remained with their parents. The sisters arranged a New Year visit and prepared to resume hospital duties.
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Callander
Dionne ‘Quintuplets
Montreal
Yvonne
Cecile
Quint Annette
Marie
Annette
Tuskegee Notes Progress Toward Non-Segregation
Tuskegee Institute reports progress toward non segregation in 1955 with islands of tension yet overall improvement. President L. H. Foster cites reforms and fewer conflicts while noting Southern resistance and court decisions that reinforce school desegregation and apply it to public facilities.
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Tuskegee
Ala
INS
Tuskegee Institute
L. H. Foster
The
Negro College
Foster
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Pierson predicts Eisenhower to beat Stevenson again
Des Moines AP Iowa Republican Chairman Don Pierson says in a year end statement he expects Eisenhower to run again and beat Adlai Stevenson worse than before He predicts a heavy Iowa vote in 1956 and that Nixon will be re elected on an Eisenhower slate He also forecasts Iowa voters will elect a Republican senator and eight congressmen.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Don Pierson
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Elmer Timm Listed as Patient at St. Luke's Hospital
Wyoming patient Elmer Timm is described as receiving care at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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Wyoming
Elmer Timm
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Servicemembers News Briefs From G I Gazette
Items from the G I Gazette servicemen’s column note several service members with hometown ties and recent movements. Vernon T. Kluth of 620 Sixth Street SE leaves Miami for 30 days with the Marine Corps ahead of an overseas assignment. Philip L. Zumwalt from Cedar Rapids Route 2 serves 12 days from San Diego Naval Base. Frank M. Treka, 504 Forest Drive SE, stationed with Navy air patrol at North Island San Diego, to depart for overseas station in March after a recent visit to Roland. Gilbert Jones Jr. of Cedar Rapids Route 1 finishes basic at Sheppard Field Texas and will attend schooling there for several weeks before further assignment. he is in the Air Force about four months.
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Vernon T. Kluth
LeRoy Kluth
Vicki Kluth
Sixth Street
Miami
Fla
McKinley High School
Marine Corps
Philip L. Zumwalt
Ben Zumwalt
Cedar Rapids
Naval Base
San Diego
Calif
Frank M. Treka
Sylvia Treka
Forest Drive
Pete Frette
Roland
Navy Air Patrol
North Island
Gilbert Jones, Jr
G. H. Jones
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Air Force
Wilson High School
Ike's Name To Go On Minnesota's Primary Ballot
Minnesota Republicans will circulate petitions to place President Eisenhower on the March 20 presidential primary. A slate of 25 delegates pledged to Eisenhower will attend the GOP national convention next August. Three more delegates to be chosen at the May state convention.
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Washington
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn
Thye
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Indiana
Pennsylvania
White House
G.O.P
House
Senate
Local Winners Crown Christmas Decorating Contest
In Manchester Lawrence Gienapp takes first place again in the yearly contest. Don Cook, Francis Hansel, William G Malone, and William Taylor follow in second through fifth. SPRINGVILLE Becky Pollock named editor in chief of the high school yearbook with assistants Daryce Port Walter Strickel and Janelee Reck.
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Manchester
Lawrence Gienapp
Don Cook
Francis Hansel
William G. Malone
William Taylor
Springville
Becky Pollock
Daryce Port
Walter Strickel
Janelee Reck
FBI Chief Hails Informants Support For Security
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says 1955 crime fell slightly from 1954 but warns there is little cause for rejoicing. He praises undercover informants for vital intelligence and notes 900 arrests from informant reports plus 600 more via info shared with other agencies.
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Washington
INS
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Herbert Brownell Jr
Bureau
Justice) Department
Service Career Not Popular survey shows
A Pentagon Gallup poll found adults and teens view military service unfavorably as a career. The study shows officers rank seventh among 19 occupations for civilians while teens place officers near the top in prestige but still view service as unattractive overall.
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Washington
Pentagon
George Gallup
Defense Department
Armed Services
London to Bombay Distances via Cape and Suez Routes
The London to Bombay travel distance is 10 800 miles via the Cape of Good Hope and a little more than 6 300 miles via the Suez canal.
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London
Bombay
Cape of Good Hope
Suez Canal
Leonard Lawrence fined for leaving scene of accident
Leonard Lawrence of Prairieburg was fined 75 dollars in Justice R W Hockaday court last week for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Manchester
Leonard Lawrence
Prairieburg
Court of Justice
R. W. Hockaday
Kehrli Dies at 72 in Cedar Rapids Area
L E Kehrli 72 died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after weeks of illness. A lifelong Jones and Linn county resident he was a farmer and long time trustee and church member in Coggon. Survived by wife Ida three sons Rev Donald Kehrli Romulus NY Wilfred Portland Ore Burnell Edgewood a daughter Eloise Dubuque ten grandchildren four brothers four sisters. Funeral Monday 2 pm Presbyterian church Coggon with burial in Coggan cemetery.
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Louis Edward Kehrli
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Jones and Linn
Coggon
Jackson Township
Presbyterian Church
A. F
A. M
Ida
Ryan
Coggan Cemetery
Cedar Rapids Building Boom Aids Homeowners
A Cedar Rapids report shows a $1,800,000 plant expansion finishing mid 1956 and a Mount Mercy dormitory begun in 1955 set for occupancy next September. Earlier costs include $1,070,000 permitting, $200,000 parish convent, $410,000 for three new churches, and $69,250 for six remodels as garage construction increased costs for homeowners since January 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Ford Foundation
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Margaret
Howard Hall
Sisters of Mercy
Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy
St. Patrick’s Parish
West Liberty Cleo Mise Elected Lodge Master
West Liberty Cleo Mise has been elected master of the Masonic lodge. Other officers include Tom Brooke senior warden Herman Terhune junior warden Andrew Guthrie treasurer Alfred Smith secretary and Ivan Noland re elected director.
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West Liberty
Cleo Mise
Masonic Lodge
Tom Brooke
Herman Terhune
Andrew Guthrie
Alfred Smith
Ivan Noland
Congress Faces Election Year Clash Of Domestic And Foreign Issues
Washington report notes lawmakers return for a second session of the Democratic controlled 84th Congress with a crowded agenda. Key topics include domestic taxes farm income social security and federal aid programs while President Eisenhower's State of the Union and budget messages loom alongside a proposed rise in foreign aid funding.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Cotton Ball Requirement For A White Shirt
A reader note explains that about 200 balls of cotton are needed to weave a good white shirt. The claim emphasizes the large amount of raw material involved in typical shirt production.
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Tom Merryman
George E. Farmer
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James J. Meaghan
Charles L. Benesh
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Pierson
Adlai
G.I. Gazette
Hiome
Ike
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Arthur Kranish
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National Guard
Tno
Resale
Electric Motors CO
Second Ave
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L. E. Kehrli
Jeffersons
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Beltone Hearing
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