Flanders Pushes Censure Bid Ahead of McCarthy Vote
Senator Flanders gains tentative support from both parties for a censure motion against McCarthy, aiming for a clear cut Senate vote. Leader Knowland signals possible table or quick disposal, while Cooper and others prep to speak in favor of condemning McCarthy for his conduct as investigations chair.
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Washington
Flanders
Senate
Wisconsin
R-Vt
Knowland
California
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Cooper
Sen
R-Calif
G.O.P
Government Operations Committee
Church Sues Over Bingo Accident in Cincinnati
Elizabeth Blankenship sues Arch bishop Karl J. Alter as St. Joseph church trustee for 54,463.32 dollars after a chair collapsed at a bingo game in the church school yard on August 2, 1952, causing back injuries and requiring two operations and a five day hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Karl J. Alter
St. Joseph Church
Elizabeth Blankenship
Groucho Marx Marries Eden Hartford in Sun Valley
Groucho Marx wed Eden Hartford a 24 year old Beverly Hills woman in a private ceremony in Sun Valley Idaho. The couple delayed their wedding while traveling to Twin Falls 80 miles away to obtain a license.
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Groucho Marx
Beverly Hills
Sun Valley
Idaho
Eden Hartford
Calif
Twin Falls
Windfall Claims Grow as FHA Probe Expands
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Homer Capehart says his prior estimate of half a billion dollars in windfall profits from FHA insured loans now appears low. The hearing resumes with Norman Winston and Clint Murchison Jr. slated to testify on military housing deals including Page Manor at Wright Patterson and other New York projects.
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William Kerwin
Washington
INS
Senate Banking Committee
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Capehart
Federal Housing Administration
New York
Norman K. Winston
Europe
Clint W. Murchison, Jr
Texas
Winston
Murchison
Winston and
Page Manor
Wright- Patterson Air Base
Dayton
Ohio
William F. McKenna
David Moss
San Antonio
Louis N. Kaplan
Soviets Poised To Grant Sovereignty To East Germany
West Berlin sources say the Soviet Union may grant full sovereignty to East Germany after replacing its soft policy envoy with a tougher Moscow party man. Walter Ulbricht reportedly told the Communist party leadership that an agreement ending Soviet controls would be signed before East Germany’s October 17 elections. The March 25 declaration had reserved Soviet controls.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
Jtough
Moskow
Walford Man Injured In Walford Road Crash
Milo A Jilovec 47 of Walford suffered a serious head injury when his car left a country road, swerved into a ditch, rolled into a field and came to rest upright. He was unconscious at St Luke's hospital after EMS transported him. car was the sole vehicle.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo A. Jilovec
Walford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jilovec
Municipal Airport
Sixth Street Road
Hunter Airport
James Gildroy
Three Cedar Rapids Girls Injured In Truck Rollover
Three Cedar Rapids teens from a detasseling crew were injured Saturday afternoon when their truck rolled near Blairstown on the way home from a Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company job. Hindshaw 17 suffered a bruised forearm and back sprain. Herman 15 had a head injury and was semi conscious. Pobuda 16 had neck and foot injuries. Only 3 of 24 in the vehicle required hospital care.
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Cedar Rapids
Ean Hindshaw
NW Avenue NW
Ruth Herman
Seventeenth Avenue
Kay Pobuda
Eleventh Avenue SE
Blairstown
Pioneer Hybrid Corn Company
Iowa G O P Labor Council Organized in Des Moines
An Iowa Republican Labor Council was formed to provide a labor voice in central committee affairs. Norman Miller was elected chairman and W H Jeffries named secretary. The council includes delegates from Davenport Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Fort Dodge Council Bluffs Sioux City with plans to seek GOP support for its labor agenda.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Labor Council
G.O.P. State Central Committee
Republican Farm Council
Iowa Republican Party
State Central Committee
Norman Miller
W. H. Jeffries
West Des Moines
Miller
Warren Wood l
Jasper Wood
Davenport
Curtise Wood
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Bailey
Dennis Ellis
Ottumwa
United Auto Workers
Jeffries
Ingvold Rod
Duane Witt
Fort Dodge
Ralph Huckins
Council Bluffs
Two Die in Plane Crash at Denison
Two newspaper publishers were killed when a private plane stalled while approaching Denison airport. Mark E. Cramer of Wayne Nebraska and Jack DeGard of Denison, publishers of local weeklies, died in the crash. The aircraft, owned by Cramer, came down in a field. airport official James L. Weber described the motion as a stall during landing.
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Denison
Mark E. Cramer
Wayne, Neb
Jack DeGard
Cramer
Denison Review
de Gard
Denison Bulletin
Review
Cra‘mer
James L. Weber
Soviet Finland Sign New Pact Continues 1948 Alliance
In Moscow a joint Soviet Finnish communique announced another agreement extending the 1948 pact of friendship cooperation and mutual military aid. Tass the Soviet news agency said negotiations included a long range trade pact for 1956 to 1960 alongside the military accord.
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Moscow
Tass
Fleeing Driver Believed Injured In Cedar Rapids Chase
Police hunted an injured man after a high speed chase through Cedar Rapids. Robert A. Ramey, 1430 Fourth Street SW, was tentatively identified as the fleeing driver. He reportedly struck a parked car and fled on foot, bleeding from the stomach, near Mt. Vernon Road and 32nd Street SE. A city bus driver later ferried him to Mt. Vernon Road and 32nd Street intersection before he disappeared into the night.
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Cedar Rapids
East Side
Robert A. Ramey
Fourth Street
Isabelle Ramey
Mt. Vernon Road
Thirty-second Street
Kenneth Vanousl
Wayne Marchal
In Memory Donations Listed From Local Groups
Miscellaneous memorial gifts appear from Berean class Calvary Baptist church and residents including A Schaad and Joe Maxa. Donors include the Worthwhile Homemakers Club of Castle Grove and other unnamed contributors with small amounts recorded.
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Clara Employes
Berean
Calvary Baptist Church
A. Schaad
Amos Musel
Dean Kopecky
Dennis, Dale
Duane Usher
Castle Grove
Monticello
Joe Maxa
Budget Yet to be Raised
A brief financial note lists amounts with no context: 5 240.58 dollars, 7 788.00 dollars, and 2 547.42 dollars. The item lacks detail on source, purpose, or date, signaling an unfinished funding summary.
Call for Wheat Marketing Vote
Senators Murray and Humphrey introduced a bill to hold a referendum on the national wheat marketing quota for the 1955 crop between August 14 and August 28. The bill proposes a vote to determine the quota under the national marketing program.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Humphrey
D-Minn
Choice for Miss Greece Up To Athens Officials
Officials of the Miss Universe pageant said sponsors of Miss Greece must have Athens officials decide which of Greece’s entrants will represent the country at Long Beach. Rica Dialina and runner up Efi Ardoulakakis were the focal point as Washington cleared Rica’s eligibility and Athens officials prepared the final choice. Rica awaited word on Monday to fly to New York if accepted.
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Associated Press
Rika Dialina
U.S
Long Beach
Rika
Miss
Greece
Athens
Calif
Mns
Oscar Meinhardt
Rica Dialina
U. S
Efi Ardoulakakis
Rica
Washington
Meinhardt
New York
Efi
Moana Manlay
New Zealand
Maria Martha Rocha
Brazil
Regina Ernst
Germany
Korea
Petite Keh Sun Tay
Sky Glow Dimmed Lights Plan for Cities Avoids Blackout
Washington announced Conillum a sky glow control plan alongside Conelrad to dim city lights by 75 percent in designated areas and curb light spill to reduce silhouette risks. No total blackout is planned. outdoor lights shielded and window coverings required during alert periods to safeguard targets.
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Washington
Defense Department
Civil Defense Administration
Defense Secretary
Civil Defense
Couple Killed in Head-on Crash Near Manchester
An elderly Illinois couple, Mr and Mrs William Schmucker of Forest Park, were killed in a head on collision seven miles east of Manchester on highway 20. An Iowa honeymooning couple, Dr Glen M Skallerup and his wife, a dentist, of Red Oak, were seriously injured. The crash involved a third car driven by Mr E R Neal of Sioux City.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Illinois
Iowa
Here
William’ Schmucker
Forest Park
Ill
Glen M. Skallerup
Red Oak
Skallerups
E. R. Neal
Sioux City
Neal
Schmucker
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Skallerup
Delaware County
Settlement Now Seems Improbable
Geneva AP reports Indo China peace talks stalled after inconclusive East West talks. Mendes France warns of continued warfare and possible conscription as Sunday’s restricted session aims at hard bargaining two days before his July 20 deadline. Smith returns to press for progress amid Viet Namese concerns.
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Pierre Mendes- France
Mendeseee
Anthony Eden
V. M. Molotov
Mendes-France
Eden
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
Smith
Molotov
Pham van Dong
Mendese- France
Tran van Do
France
Red China
Choug Enlai
Car Train Crash Kills Bride near Highway 63 crossing
Special to The Gerette reports Mrs. Thomas Price, 16, formerly of Waterloo, died when her car collided with a northbound North Western freight at the Highway 63 crossing seven and a half miles south of Hudson. Her husband, 24, was injured. they had moved to Missouri and were returning for belongings.
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Buckingham
Thomas Price
Waterloo
Here
Price
Highway 63
Hudson
North Western
Missouri
Widower Elopes With Mother-In-Law in Manila
Manila report says 24 year old Gabriel Pinco, recently jilted by his sister in law, eloped Saturday with his 57 year old mother in law Tiburcia Lanis, widow.
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Manila
Gabriel Pinco
Inlaw
Tiburcia Lanis
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Miami
Miami Naval Air Station
N.Y
Carls
C.R
G.O.P. Labor Council
Finland
Cable Athens
U.S. Justice
Elton C. Fay
U. S. Air Defense Command
United States
Viet Nam
Bride
PTPR
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