Stassen urges decade aid window for foreign aid program
Senate and House conferees endorse ending the mutual security act by mid 1954 but extend delivery time by three years for equipment. Stassen predicts a decade of U.S. military aid to allies amid Soviet threat, citing Turkey and Formosa as needing help while Congress decides yearly continuation.
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Rock Island Senate Appropriations Committee
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Turkey
Formosa
Congress
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House
East Berlin
Slassen
Europe
Russasia
Sen. Robertson
D-V.a
Sime
Bomb Explosions Hit Newspaper Worker and Union Official
Two mystery bomb blasts struck the homes of a newspaper employee and a non-striking union official in Rock Island Illinois near 12:30 am. The wife of one man was wounded by glass and three cars were badly damaged. Police seek motive as fire crews confirm bombs caused the blasts.
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John Reagan
Loval §8
International Printing Pressmen’s Union
Reagan
Rock 'Sland
AFL International Typographical Union
Ilnois-Town
Quad City
Joe Learned His Lesson Too Well
In St Louis the zoo ends its four year run with a talking myna named Joe. He improved speech then shouted hello and goodbye to visitors and even mimicked a telephone ring. His constant squawking “Quiet!” prompted his removal and return to the birdhouse.
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Joe
ST. Louis
St. Louis Zoo
Willian Conway
Mrs. Conway
Auto Union Rips Kaiser Cancellation
The CIO United Auto Workers accused Air Force Secretary Talbott of callous disregard for canceling Kaiser aircraft contracts at Willow Run. Emil Mazey said Talbott alone made the decision after a Pentagon meeting. Talbott cited plant inefficiency and high costs as reasons for the cancellations.
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CIO
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Air Force
Talbott
Kaiser
Willow Run
Emil Mazey
UAW
Pentagon
Henry J. Kaiser Enterprises
Naples
Cedar
Hapids
Olvey
Cedar Rapids
Lovery Princes
Iowans Pay U S Record Federal Taxes
Iowa residents paid a record federal tax total for the year ended June 30, with 535.8 million dollars collected, surpassing the prior year’s 522 million. The average payment was 214 dollars per person among about 2.5 million residents, with withholding and social security taxes rising by over 20 million. Individual income taxes fell to about 147 million, while gambling income added 6 thousand to federal receipts.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Inc.ternal
Frank Halpin
Temperature Dips To 44 At Elkader
The temperature fell to 44 degrees Wednesday night in Elkader, the state low, with Towa readings about 10 degrees below normal. A cool high pressure system over the northern Great Plains is expected to influence Iowa weather through Friday, with dry conditions likely through the weekend. Cedar Rapids logged an overnight low of 53 after a 74 high, and at 2:30 p.m. the temperature reached 75.
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Elkader
Weather Bureau
Towa
Great Plains
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Newport for Welsh Coronation Visit
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Newport Wales for a coronation state visit. Thousands welcomed the royal party as they began engagements across Wales.
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Newport
Wales
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Air Force cancels Kaiser's C-123 contract amid management row
On June 24 the Air Force canceled Kaiser’s contract to build C-123 transport planes as a Willow Run plant dispute surfaced between Kaiser and Chase Aircraft. Mazey urged reinstatement, arguing Kaiser can produce cheaply. Talbott claimed production would move to an efficient plant, and a later change offered Kaiser-Frazer equal bidding rights. Talbott opposed layoffs and noted management issues were not his problem.
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Kaiser
Chase
Talbott
Mazey
Willow Run
Rebuff of N.Y. Pytsch Bid Seen
CHICAGO AP Gov Harm Stratton will spurn New York state’s request to extradite Cornelius Pytsch a civic leader and crime fighter with a police record It appeared Thursday. SEOUL AP correspondent Robert Gibson near a forward command post described artillery fire and a brief disturbance before returning to the line and reporting the shelling.
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Wil Harm G. Stratton
New York State
Cornelius Pytsch
Seoul
Associatedress
Robert Gibson
Gibson
Princess Margaret romance sparks British cabinet clash
The Tribune reports Britain’s cabinet debated whether Princess Margaret should marry Capt. Peter Townsend and join the Church of England. The piece cites the royal affair as a recurring myth about the royal family and cites past abdication debates involving Edward and Wallis Simpson.
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London
Mary
Church of England
the Tribune
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Wallis Simpson
Duke of Windsor
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Baldwin
Tribune
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Strikes Ebb As German Rebels Free
East Berlin returned to a tenuous calm as 100000 striking workers resumed work after protests demanding the release of anti-Communists held for the June revolt. Western allies reported tens of thousands also affected across the Russian zone with many factories idle.
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East Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
West Berlin
Johannes Stumm
Man Returns to Wife He Left in 1903 After Half Century
Charles Stickel, a jeweler, left his wife Clara in 1903 after a dispute and vanished for fifty years. Through letters from their granddaughter and FBI inquiries, he was found in Detroit and returned to his wife and family in 1953. The couple, now both in their 80s, weigh their future as they resume life together.
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Charles Stickel
Clara
Stickel
International Business Machines
Endicott
N.Y
FBI
Charles
Detroit
Man
Ron
Sticker
Clarence
Brazil Faces Major Coffee Crop Loss after Cold Snap
Official estimates show Brazil lost about a quarter of its exportable coffee crop in a cold snap last weekend. Loss could reach four million sacks, worth around 300 million dollars, according to reports.
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Brazil
U N P rogress Hints at Resumed Korea Armistice Talks
Negotiations between the United Nations and the Communists to settle armistice terms for Korea will resume Friday at 11 a.m. in Panmunjom. General Clark met South Korea's President Rhee and carried a letter on objections to the plan, while officials stressed it was not an ultimatum. President Eisenhower briefed leaders before sending new instructions to Gen. Clark as hopes for a speedy settlement grew.
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U.N
U. N
Panmuns Jum
Mark Clark
Synpeman Rhee
Clark
Rhee
South Korea
Aher
Reds
Mations Supervisory Commission
Maison
Hhee
Washington
Far East
Eisenhower
Purloiner Caught as Blueshanded in Bank Robbery
Redwood City report says Andrew Brooks, a San Mateo county jail trusty, identified by fluorescent powder tests, helped convict Hagan after a quixotic muffler defense. A second trial ended with a guilty verdict on the third ballot.
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Redwood City
Calif
Andrew Brooks
San Mateo County
Eugene Cergui
Corydon
Hollywoods
Avene
Supreme Court
Hagin
Justice of Peace
William Detts
District Court
Hollywood
Hagan
Hbis
Justice Court
State Will Levy '54 Property Tax
Des Moines AP State Treasurer Abrahamson told the State Tax Commission that a property tax levy is needed to raise 2 089 082 for 1954 World War II bonus bond payments. The commission will set the levy based on valuations, with principal and interest due on the bonds. Last year the levy was 48 of a mill and the new levy is expected to be similar.
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Des Moines
Abrahamson
State Tax Commission
Cut Seen in Army Vehicle Purchase
Washington reports a substantial cut-back in Army vehicle buy, mainly trucks, to be announced soon. Government sources say the reduction could approach half a billion dollars yearly, aligning with a broader halt in tank production after the Korean War buildup.
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Ordnance Tank Automotive Center
Detroit
Defense Department
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