Eisenhower to Decide Use of U S Forces for Nondefense
White House said President Eisenhower will personally decide any use of U S forces beyond immediate self defense or Formosa defense. Hagerty noted the president would not delegate such authority, addressing fears of a preventive war and possible U S entanglement with China or Russia. The debate centers on whether the Formosa resolution could authorize preventive action and how Radford and the joint chiefs view that risk.
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Calif
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MacArthur Urges War Abolished in Global Plea
In Los Angeles General MacArthur urged the nation to proclaim readiness to abolish war with the great powers. He argued abolition need not rely on armament inspections and warned that a preparedness race could trigger nuclear war. He urged a new era with leaders to end war and called war a Frankenstein that destroys both sides.
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Los Angeles
MacArthur
Knickerbocker Accepts Post as District Supervisor
Charles J. Knickerbocker of Fairfax accepts the post of assistant grain and bin supervisor for 13 eastern Iowa counties under the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation program. It is one of eight new district posts. he becomes supervisor of district 5. The position is full time and salary is not announced.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Charles J. Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Iowa
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Program
Knicklerbocker
Woman Prefers Fire to Rescue
In Minneapolis Pearl McKersie refused rescue from a second story smoke filled room. Firefighters raised a ladder but she chose to stay in her bedroom until the flames were knocked down. She was later led down the stairs wrapped in blankets.
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Minneapolis
Pearl McKersie
Democrats Plan New Convention Date
Democrats announced a plan to move the 1956 presidential nominating convention from August 27 to August 13 to ensure nominees’ names appear on all state ballots. The date awaits National Committee approval.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Iowa House considers bill on criminally dangerous sexual psychopaths
Des Moines reports a proposed bill seeks to define a criminally dangerous sexual psychopath and authorize district courts to commit such offenders to state mental health institutes for confinement and treatment. It requires annual progress reports and allows hearings to determine release or return to confinement, aiming to curb sex offenses and provide rehabilitation.
Hospitals May Take Specialist Issue to Court
Cedar Rapids reports Iowa's 172 hospitals may sue or seek legislative action over a court or attorney general prompted clash with specialists over billing authority. Hospital trustees, led by Louis Blair, say billing by specialists would raise costs and cut public benefits, resisting nonresident specialists controlling lab and X ray departments.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iowa
Iowa Hospital Association
Louis Blair
Cedar Rapids
Blair
Tomm y's Train Quest Ends With Sleepy Return
In Plainville Connecticut three year old Tommy Frac wandered from home in search of trains. After a seven hour search by police and volunteers he was found asleep on a railroad tie in freezing weather. He is now in hospital for observation.
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Plainville
Tommy
Iowa ban on TV beer ads to be sought
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers will push a moral bills package to ban beer advertising on television and prohibit explicit sexual content in books. Senator John Walker sponsors the measures with support from parent teacher and church groups. The beer ad bill would impose a $1000 fine and ban showing anyone raising a beer toward the lips on network shows from outside Iowa. The book bill would let cities set up screening boards to review newsstand literature or ban titles, with Em ery noting questions on defining a comic book. The effort seeks broader censorship patterns and mirrors Wisconsin precedents.
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Iowa
Kent Emery
John Walker
R-Williams
Senate
Walker
Emery
Boston Board of Censors
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Wisconsin
Censorship Tightens Grip on Seventh Fleet News
American correspondents with the U S Seventh Fleet face strict censorship off Formosa with navy rules banning reports on fleet movements size dispositions or intentions. Journalists must submit stories for clearance up the chain to Pearl Harbor and Washington while Admiral Pride blocks media access aboard his flagship.
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Washington
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Iowa Subzero Temperatures Grind State Amid Snow Storm
Bitter cold gripped Iowa with sub zero readings across the state. Elkader and Decorah reported 23 below, Cedar Rapids 15 below, as a new snow storm moved in and forecasts warned of more snow and plunging temperatures ahead.
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Canada
Elkader
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Pencer Oe Lamont
Des Moines
Rubinstein Found Dead In Mansion
Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old financier known for draft dodging and legal battles was found dead in his Fifth Avenue mansion. Police said the scene suggested homicide with a cord around the neck and the room ransacked. Five people were in the house overnight including Rubinstein's mother and aunt who were being questioned.
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Serge Rubinstein
Fifth Avenue
Rubinstein
Pipes
Bitter cold wave chills Midwest to 36 below
The season’s coldest wave drove temperatures to 36 below in Minnesota and across the Midwest. International Falls reported 36 below while Chicago logged 10 below, the coldest January 27 in seven decades.
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Midwest
Atlantic Coast
International Falls
Minn
Chicago
Result Opposite Of That Intended Result
An Owen Sound Ontario report details a frantic housewife calling police to trap a skunk in her cellar. Officers advised bread crumbs to lure it outside, but the woman reported later that two skunks were now in the basement.
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Owen Sound
Ont
W. G. Crawford
Auto License Penalty Ends Monday in Iowa
Iowa car owners have one last chance to buy 1955 auto license tags before a penalty starts Tuesday. A five percent fee or $1 penalty takes effect, rising to 10 percent on March 1. In Linn County registrations remain ahead of last year but about 13,000 owners had not yet purchased tags, likely causing long lines in the next three business days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
Linn
Cooper Named Envoy to India
Former Senator Cooper of Kentucky was nominated by President Eisenhower to be ambassador to India. He will succeed George W. Allen, who was promoted to assistant secretary of state.
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Washington
INS
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Alben Barkley
Eisenhower
India
George W. Allen
Hick Vote Cast For Resolution
Washington AP reports Senator Hickenlooper voted with the majority as the Senate foreign relations and armed services committees approved the Formosa resolution, signaling cross committee support for the measure.
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Formosa
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Langer
R-N.d
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhower
Washington
Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Service Committees
Gazette Food Pages Offer Thrifty Bargains
Thousands of home makers save on food bills by shopping special bargains advertised in the Gazettes food pages. Readers are urged to check pages 20 to 28 in Jonites Gazette for offers and discounts.
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Jonite’s Gazette
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