Castro defends executions in Cuba purge after Batista rule
Fidel Castro argues wartime executions are needed to purge Cuba after six years of dictatorship, as rebel firing squads have killed more than 150 and about 3,000 face summary trials amid U.S. criticism. Provisional government officials and foreign minister defend swift justice to deter crime.
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Roberto Agramonte
Sen. Aiken
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Power Break Triggered by Fog in Cedar Rapids
A fog and drizzle caused a 34 000 volt bus to break at the Iowa Electric Light and Power plant Tuesday night, plunging Cedar Rapids and much of Eastern Iowa into darkness. Power was restored to all areas by 10 15 p.m. and a second brief outage followed Wednesday morning. multiple communities reported outages and later repairs.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Sixth Street
Prairie Creek
Sioux City
Linn County Zoning Law Declared Illegal by Court
District Judge Floyd Philbrick ruled Linn county’s six year old zoning ordinance may be invalid due to a defective notice of public hearing published in 1952. The ruling leaves no effective county zoning law while an appeal to the state supreme court is possible. Cedar Rapids City zoning remains unaffected.
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Floyd Philbrick
Gazette
State Supreme Court
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Philbrick
Charley Wayne Wolf
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County Board of Supervisors
Not guilty of bigamy and judge grants release
A humorous quip notes the judge declaring not guilty of bigamy and telling the defendant they may go home. The wit asks which one, highlighting the comic twist.
End Search for Landslide Victim
A fourth landslide ended the search for 16 year old Bill Soltero buried by mud and rock on a beach near the Golden Gate Bridge. The recovery effort, begun Monday during a hike with his girlfriend, was abandoned Tuesday night.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Bill Soltero
Wholesale Food Cost Index Drops
New York UPI reports the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell eight cents this week to 6.16, the lowest in over 14 months, with a total decline of 22 cents in three weeks.
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New York
UPI
Dun and Bradstreet
Torre walks free after contempt sentence in Garland case
Marie Torre left Hudson County jail smiling after a contempt sentence for refusing to reveal a source in a Judy Garland story. She praised the principle, saying she would not betray colleagues, and thanked supporters while noting the separation from her two children was the hardest part. The warden called her a model prisoner.
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Hudson County
Judy Garland
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Miss Garland
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
New York Herald Tribune
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Henry McFarland
Lost Pedestrian Confuses Police in Baton Rouge
A visitor unfamiliar with pedestrian signals phoned police for directions to the state capitol. Desk Sgt. M. K. Gunby asked his location and the man stepped outside his booth, then returned with the line I am at the corner of Walk and Dont Walk.
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Baton Rouge
State Capitol
M. K. Gunby
She's Her Own Best Customer in Evansville Hospital Births
In St. Marys hospital maternity ward Evansville Indiana head nurse Mrs Roy Fowler 32 became a patient of note when she delivered triplets a boy and two girls on Tuesday The Fowlers already had a daughter aged five supplying a full family count of six at home
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Evansville, Ind
St. Mary’s Hospital
Roy Fowler
Fowlers
Conscientious motorist pays Cedar Rapids parking fine
D. L. Bennett of 207 Twenty-seventh St NE mailed in a $1 payment from Stockholm, with a Geneva return address, to settle a municipal court ticket. Bailiff Jack Bates lamented the absence of a warrant as the judge marked the fine paid.
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Cedar Rapids
D. L. Bennett
Twenty-seventh St
Stockholm
Bennett
Geneva
Shucks
Jack Bates
Mason Named Housing Chief By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower nominated Norman Mason 62 a Republican to lead the Housing and Home Finance Administration. He would replace Albert Cole who resigned to join Reynolds Aluminum Service Corp in private industry.
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Washington
Norman Mason
Federal Housing Commissioner
Housing and Home Finance Administration
Eisenhower
Mason
Albert Cole
Cole
Reynolds Aluminum Service Corp
Aurora Woman Among Five Killed In Fog Crashes
Fog blamed for a spate of Tuesday night traffic deaths in Iowa with five victims, boosting 1959 toll to 22 versus 21 a year earlier. Names of victims were not released, and authorities continued investigations in multiple counties.
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Aurora
Iowa
Balance Could Result In Tax Cuts
President Eisenhower urged a pay as you go budget at a National Press Club luncheon. He said balanced income and spending could yield surpluses and possible tax cuts, calling for tax reform and focus on national security while urging prudent spending. He questioned federal spending as a driver of prosperity and favored direct dialogue with Soviet officials to ease tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Press Club
U.S
Treasury
Anderson
Dulles Warns of Austerity to Counter Communism Growth
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that austerity and sacrifice may span generations to counter the economic and military rise of communism led by Red China and the Soviet bloc. He warned of a difficult period ahead and stressed long term goals of blocking aggression, promoting dignity, and fostering economic growth through interdependence.
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Washington (Ap
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Red China
Soviet Bloc
Parking expert urges downtown Cedar Rapids space survey
William G. Barr of Joliet and head of the National Parking Assn urged Cedar Rapids to survey available downtown parking, assess usage, and plan expansion only if capacity is reached. He criticized 15 off street lots as mislocated and recommended open lot spaces first, with ramps or garages only after surface parking proves insufficient.
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Cedar Rapids
William G. Barr
Joliet
National Parking Assn
Washington
Barr
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