Eisenhower Says Iron Curtain Unrest Grows
President Eisenhower warned that unrest behind the Iron Curtain seems to spread like wildfire but ruled out active U S support for revolts in satellite states. He expressed belief a Korean war settlement will be reached and commented on libraries overseas and Hammett book removals. He urged focus on a progressive Republican program and noted Western leaders’ views on discontent behind the curtain.
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Eisenhower
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Tashiell Hammett
Lang
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Congress
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Adenauer
Cal
Burgus Plans October 1 Resignation From Cedar Rapids Finance Office
Cedar Rapids city officials dispute a successor for Finance Commissioner Louis D. Burgus as he announces plans to quit by October amid a five week terminal vacation claim. Stewart Shank is named as a possible interim replacement though council members stress no decision has been made. Burgus may retire by November 1 or when the city sells a $2 million sewage disposal bond, whichever comes first.
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Cedar Xanada News
Cedar Rapids
Louis D. Burgus
Burgus
Stewart Shank
Shank
City Plan Commission
Burgos
Dick Jones
Siest
Bering
E. A. Prochaska
WW. Stolba
Milo Sedlacek
Prochaska
Surgus
Burrus
Respite from Heat Forecast for Iowa
The Cedar Rapids area saw 83 degrees at 2 40 p m with a south southwest wind. Forecasters predicted lingering heat through Thursday with scattered showers late Wednesday or early Thursday and slightly cooler air by Friday. A Washington report notes a justice department inquiry into four attorneys general.
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Cedar Rapids
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Justice Report
Washington
House
Justice Department
Kent ties 800 donation to Communist party over tenant dispute
Rockwell Kent testified before the Senate investigating subcommittee that he gave $800 to the Communist party in 1933 from rent money after a tenant dispute. He claimed he selected the party in a casual, one off decision and refused to say if he is or was a party member. He charged the committee and McCarthy with conspiring to overthrow democracy and silencing political minorities.
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Washington
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Senate
Communist Party
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Persong
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Lifer Archer Cleared of Murder Conviction in Iowa
George Ray Archer, 40, who had been serving a life sentence for the 1850 murder of Mrs. Lillian Chapman in Clinton County, is ordered released by District Court Judge Merritt L. Sutton after the Iowa Supreme Court rejected the confession underpinning the case. Prosecutors cited lack of admissible evidence. Archer to be freed Thursday. Delaney attorneys praised the ruling and plan to meet him at the prison gate.
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Clinton
George Ray
Emand Archer
Fort Mitchison State Penitentiary
Merritt L. Sultan
Archer
Lillian Chapman
Iowa Supreme Court
FB. I
John L. Delaney
P. Delaney
Delaneys
Delaney
Truce Talk Joke as soldiers mock armistice in Korea
A U S Army unit in Korea reports a bitter joke about the 4 Korean Armistice as patrols pause. Soldiers like Elvin Maxwell from Fayette Alabama describe the lull as temporary and weary, noting ROK forces suffer heavier fire while they see little combat.
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Korea
U.S
Set
Elvin Maxwell
Fayette
Ala
Maxwell
Press of Russia Given Reminder
Moscow and London dispatches warn that the press must practice untiring propaganda of the Communist doctrine and call for improved leadership of the Soviet press to advance party aims.
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Press of Russia
London
Moscow
U S Casualties Rise to 137 512 in Korea War Update
The Defense Department reports U S battle casualties in Korea now total 137 512, up 650 from last week. The count includes 24 545 dead, 190 023 wounded, 2 748 captured, 4 676 missing, and 1 526 previously captured or missing but returned. Also notes next of kin notified through Friday. Retail sales in Cedar Rapids rise 6 3 percent in 1952 versus 1951, with Sioux City up 4 7 percent, Waterloo 4 2 percent, Des Moines and Davenport 2 7 percent. Cedar Rapids leads state in quarterly gain of 13 4 percent.
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Defense Department
Efar Markie Newin
Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Davenport
Waterloo
Sioux City
Drs Moines
Perent
Cedar Rapids Leads State In Retail Sales Rise In 1952
Cedar Rapids ranked second to Des Moines in state retail sales in 1952 with figures showing Des Moines at 934,195,750 Cedar Rapids 197,162,150 Sioux City 81,850,215 Davenport 112,294,250 and Waterloo 94,171,950. The Chamber notes growth since World War II with tax-based totals increasing yearly though vehicle use tax is excluded.
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This Veteran Values Blood Donations in Cedar Rapids
Veteran IJsha B. Wheelan recalls needing blood after being wounded in Korea and urges donations during the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Cedar Rapids. The July 8 9 and 10 stop aims to fill Linn county’s quota for military needs and polio gamma globulin. Call 3-2672 to schedule.
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Clark Holds Parley with Field Heads
In Seoul the U N Far East commander Gen Mark Clark conferred four hours with air naval and ground commandants amid plans for a possible showdown with South Korea's President Rhee over a truce. Walter Robertson and Dulles spoke of concessions and a draft mutual defense pact while Rhee pressed demands and a post-armistice political conference. A prayer service in Olney Texas was moved indoors due to rain.
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Korea
Eisenhower
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U.S
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South Korea
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Ko-rea
Republic of Korea
South Korean
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Texas
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Senate approves two year halt on mutual security program abroad
The Senate voted 49 to 35 to end the Mutual Security Administration program in two years with a June 30 1955 cut off and a one year extension to 1956 for shipments and liquidation. An amendment redirects arms aid funds to send surplus crops abroad.
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Eisenhower
Foreign Relations Committee
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Lack of New Tax Stamps Triggers Cigaret Shortage
Iowa cigaret tax rose from two to three cents per package causing a shortage of one-cent stamps. Retailers use three-cent stamps while awaiting replenishment, and distributors must hold two-cent stamped packs until the extra penny stamps arrive. State Tax Commission warns sales with two-cent stamps would violate the law.
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Iowa
State Tax Commission
H. E. Evers
Commission
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Edict Targets Czech Absentees Across Workforce
Vienna AP reports Czechoslovakia makes it a crime to miss work four times without just cause. Prague's Rude Prava cites a Monday decree aimed at reducing absenteeism amid recent riots. Berlin AP notes US Embassy Prague denies a Soviet division was sent to Czechoslovakia.
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Rude Prava
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U. S
Recall of top Soviet officers in East Germany shocks officials
Soviet allied sources report most senior aides of Gen. Vassily Chuikov recalled to Moscow as embassies in London Paris and Washington are summoned home. The move follows a German workers revolt that caught East Germany off guard and sparked questions about Moscow's next steps. Troops in East Germany are being redeployed to civilian tasks as Polish and Czechoslovak unrest also surfaces.
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Yanks Fall 4-0 as Nine-Game Loss Streak Extends
Boston pitcher Mel Farnell shut out the New York Yankees 4-0, allowing four singles as the Red Sox halted the champions. It marked New York’s ninth straight defeat, their longest skid since 1945. Berra Parne l and White were mentioned in the report.
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