Eisenhower Says U S Security Strengthened Under Five Years
President Eisenhower, in Chicago, announces that U S security has been markedly strengthened during his five years in office and pledges to keep defenses strong against the Soviet threat. He calls for a GOP team of all stars in November while insisting security should remain nonpartisan.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
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America
G.O.P
U.S
International Amphitheater
Senate
Sherman Adams
House Panel Approves Emergency Arms Funding Boost
The House Appropriations Committee voted a 1.41 billion dollar emergency fund to accelerate missile programs and bolster air force retaliatory power. The package adds 40 million over Eisenhower's request, mainly for the Pershing project and army missile development, with allocations across the air force and navy and ARPA flexibility for rapid research.
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Cooke Air Force Base
Calif
Navy
New
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Emergency Defense Fund
ARPA
Department (Defense
NATO Delegates Named Honorary Citizens of CLR
Ten NATO delegates and two state department escorts were made Honorary Cedarapidians after a four day Cedar Rapids visit. Mayor James Meaghan presented certificates at Coe auditorium following a panel on Western Civilization on Trial. The delegates depart Tuesday for a 31 day U S tour including Denver Colorado Springs El Paso and Los Angeles. Panelists urged solidarity of Western nations and patience in Russia talks.
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Coe Auditorium
United States
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Colorado Springs
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Los Angeles
Indian Wants White People Kept Off Tama Reservation
Adeline Wanatee the first woman Tama reservation council member urged government action to keep white settlers from Sac and Fox lands in Tama county. She spoke in Des Moines to Secretary Fred Seaton at a Republican fundraising dinner and objected to Mormon missionary presence and a white farmer renting tribal land. She noted divided Mesquakie opinions while appealing to preserve lands and traditions for about 650 Sac and Fox Indians on 4000 acres.
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Adeline Wanatee
Des Moines
Fred Seaton
Indian Affairs
Iowa Republican
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Soviet Warns U S Bases Threaten Middle East Nations
The Soviet foreign ministry at a Moscow news conference denounced U S plans for nuclear and rocket bases in Middle East states and the Bagdad Pact. Spokesman Leonid Ilyichev warned Washington and pact members to assume full responsibility for consequences and charged a bloc against the Soviet Union is being formed.
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Middle East
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Ankara
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Ilyichev
Cascade Man Killed in Crash Southwest of Dubuque
A Cascade man Dennis Dullea sr died in a two vehicle crash on highway 15 eight miles southwest of Dubuque. He rode with his son Eldon when their car collided with a pickup driven by Joseph Martin of Dubuque as Dullea attempted a driveway turn. Martin and Eldon Dullea were hospitalized in Dubuque.
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Martin
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Man Killed Digging His Own Grave in Argentina
Lorenzo Benegas, 73, bought a cemetery lot and began digging his own grave in LA BANDA Argentina. A sudden electrical storm struck as he shoveled, killing him and injuring two nearby children.
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Argentina
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Dag Hammarskjold eyes Moscow visit to discuss world issues
UNITED NATIONS AP Dag Hammarskjold said he is considering a trip to Moscow to discuss disarmament and other pressing world problems. The secretary general noted potential talks with Soviet leaders as part of efforts to ease global tensions.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Moscow
Eisenhower Arrives in Capital Amid Rain
President Eisenhower returned by plane from Chicago where he spoke Monday night. The Columbine II landed in a drizzle after departing a snowstorm. An aide offered an umbrella. he waved it off as he entered a waiting car while Mrs. Eisenhower accepted a parasol.
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Eisenhower
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Columbine Iti
Living Cost Index Holds Steady in December
The government reports living costs unchanged from November at 121.6 percent of the 1947-49 average, with declines in new and used car prices offsetting small gains in food and services. Labor chief Hersey Riley warns January could move either way, while post-holiday discounts may drive further declines in autos and apparel.
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Washington
Hersey Riley
Labor Department
Riley
Florida
Spaatz and Nimitz clash on single chief of staff plan
Senators heard Gen Carl Spaatz urge a single chief of staff under the secretary of defense to streamline defense. Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz argued against a sole chief, favoring abolition of the separate chairman post and keeping multiple service leaders, with the president and Congress maintaining checks.
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Washington
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
Secretary For Defense
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs
Senate
Nimitz
Army Air Force
Spaatz
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Army
Marine Corps
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I Nimitz
Blizzard Breaches Kansas City Area Prompting Closures
A severe midwest blizzard paralyzed the Kansas City region with 13 inches of snow by noon and up to 18 inches expected, stranding motorists, isolating small towns, and prompting school and business closures. Dozens of flights were canceled, trains ran on schedule, and chaotic conditions persisted into the next days.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Civil Aero Nautics Administration
Rair
Leity
Wichita
American Bride to Get Red Visa
Tuesday the government advised John Sandor of Pueblo Colorado that his Russian bride will be granted a visa to leave the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
John Sandor
Pueblo
Colo
Soviet Union
Snowfall Confusion in Independence Kansas Weather Report
The weatherman reports light snow at Independence Kansas as 47 inch at 8:30 a.m. then notes the 7 p.m. reading could not be measured and the snow on the ground is four inches. The observer could not obtain an accurate 7 a.m. amount due to blowing snow.
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Rep. Mahon
D-Texas
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Russia
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Strategic Air Command
Kansas City
Independence
Kan
Southeast Iowa Braces for Heavy Snow and Hazards
A major storm hits Iowa with the southeast expecting heavy snow up to six inches by Tuesday night while Brisk winds 25 to 35 mph cause blowing and drifting. Lamoni reports seven inches as motorists face low visibility and warnings from the Iowa Highway Patrol. Northeast Iowa cleans up from Monday's snow with more on the way.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
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Northeast Iowa
Oelwein
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