Eisenhower sees Geneva spark of world peace
President Eisenhower said the Geneva Big Four talks sparked a potential path to peace but warned that patience sacrifice and give and take on all sides are needed. He outlined four key outcomes including resolve to seek peace with sincerity a warning against nuclear warfare and a push for NATO unity. He noted no secret agreements and stressed openness and a possible broader disarmament framework.
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Ed Creagh
Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
White House
U. S
NATO
Russia
Brownell says he declined ruling on Talbott RCA deal
Brownell told reporters he would not issue an attorney general opinion on Talbott's involvement with RCA. Johnson testified he prepared a memo but Brownell said it would violate policy to advise a private firm. Johnson claimed Talbott told him to forget the matter and take no further action.
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Washington
Brownell
Air
Talbott
Johnson
RCA
Air Force
Tallbott
Loftus E. Becker
Paul B. Mulligan and Company
Town Law
Paul B.mulligan and Company
Polio Second Round Shots Hampered by Vacations and Distrust
In San Antonio AP reports about half of children did not receive the second round of anti polio injections as vacations and summer work kept families away while distrust of the Salk vaccine influenced turnout.
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San Antonio
Heatwave Bakes Cedar Rapids with 98 Degree Noon Rise
Iowa temperatures climbed into the middle 90s with Cedar Rapids registering 98 at 2 30 p m and still rising. Official weather observers at Municipal airport reported a scorching day with no relief expected for several days.
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Towa News
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Man Collapses From Heat On Street Corner
An 81-year-old Cedar Rapids resident Knute Longfield of 411 H Street SW collapsed near the public library corner just after noon on Tuesday and was taken to Mercy hospital. Officials attributed the heat to the incident and described his clothing as heavy for the weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Knute Longfield
H Street
Longfield
Weather forecast anticipates heat and humidity spike
Des Moines weather bureau says Monday night was among the warmest and muggiest of the summer and a repeat is expected tonight with lows in the high 70s and continued high humidity. In Cedar Rapids the night dropped to 75 while Dubuque was 73. Daytime highs Wednesday may reach 95 to 102 with similar conditions through Thursday, and readings over the next five days average about five degrees above normal. Cooling may arrive late Thursday or Friday.
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Des Moines Weather Bureau
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Lamoni
Woman dies after decade of dieting craze inquest finds malnutrition
In Coventry England Elsie May 29 died from malnutrition after ten years of dieting to lose weight. Her mother testified at the inquest held Monday that the obesity trend traced to a slimming craze from America. The coroner ruled the death resulted from prolonged dieting and malnutrition.
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Coventry
England
Elsie May
America
Miss May
Eisenhower asks 144 million in supplemental funds
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 144 740 355 dollars in supplemental appropriations mandated by new or impending legislation to be enacted before adjournment.
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Washington
LLP
Eisenhower
Congress
Cost of Living Inches Up, Below Level of Year Ago
The government reported that living costs edged up in June to 114.4 percent of the 1947-49 average, the highest of 1955 but still below June last year. Increases were seen in food, housing, transportation, personal care and medical costs, with seasonal food rises expected in July. Rents rose slightly, coffee and tea prices fell, and used car and gasoline prices rose while pay and take-home earnings remained strong for June.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Ryan Girl 3 Dies of Burns in Iowa City Hospital
Judy Flanagan of Ryan Iowa, three, died Monday night at University hospitals Iowa City from burns suffered when a kerosene stove flared Sunday. Her father Francis Flanagan had a broken ankle from a recent auto accident. Judy was in a chair near the stove as her sister Jeannette tried to light it. Funeral services are at Shelly funeral home Manchester.
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the Gazette
Ryan
Judy Flanagan
Francis Flanagan
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Sunday
Udy
Jeannette
Judy
Shelly Funeral Home
Manchester
Three Fined for Snake in Church
Florence Alabama AP report says Allen Covington 37 Mansel Covington 39 and George Covington 39 were fined 20 dollars each after being charged with disturbing the peace for bringing a rattlesnake to a rural Bumpas Creek church service. They had been jailed since July 14.
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Florence
Ala
Allen Covington
Mansel
George Covington
Bumpas Creek
Alabama
Death by own action ends snakebite preacher case
The Rev. George Hensley, 75, of Albany, Georgia, died after a snakebite he received while handling a rattler at a revival in Altha Florida. Officials ruled the death an act of the preacher’s faith, noting he collapsed after the bite and refused medical treatment.
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Altha
Fla
George Hensley
Albany
Morals Lesson Stops Grand Rapids Robbery Bid
Three gunmen raided J Gordon Cook's home in Grand Rapids after entering at 11 a.m. They tied six people including Cook's wife and son and two neighbor boys, but found no money or safe. Miss Cook, a philosophy student, lectured the intruders on crime and ethics before the assailants fled on foot.
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Grand Rapids
J. Gordon Cook
Jauto
Miss Cook
Cook
James
Robert Coulter
James Coulter
McDavitt Fired as Security Chief at SBA
George B. McDavitt, head of the Small Business Administration security office, was dismissed for telling a colleague the section would be abolished. Senate Civil Service probes cited mismanagement and controversial practices. McDavitt denies grounds for the firing. Edwin Holland named acting director.
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Washington
George B. McDavitt
Small Business Administration
Security Office
McDavitt
Senate
Wendell B. Barnes
Edwin Holland
Clarence E. Clarke
Cop Tickets Own Car Who'll Pay
New York police officer William Miller faced a $1 parking fine he levied on his own vehicle after his wife parked in a restricted beachfront area while swimming with their two children. He declared he would be the boss and pay, though she offered to use his money.
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New York
INS
William Miller
Miller
Bank Robber Arrested Quickly After Oakland Heist
William D. Jones was arrested in Oakland for a $2,700 bank robbery. Police nabbed him as he reported to a probation officer, while his partner Orsey Washington waited outside with the stolen money.
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Oakland
Calif
William D. Jones
Jones
Orsey Washington
Reds Scatter Two May Fly To Sioux City
The Humboldt report notes the Russian farm delegation leaving for further farm visits with two Russians possibly flying to Sioux City on Wednesday while the rest follow a revised itinerary including Laurens and Paullina stops. Earlier changes and a clash between Strohm and Matskevich are described as settled.
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Sioux City
Humboldt
INS
V. V. Matskevich
John Strohm
Woodstock
Ill
Tafford J. Tinius
Laurens
R. L. Simms and Sons
Paullina
Spencer
Strohm-Matskevich
Trigger Nerves at Humboldt Legion Dinner
A loud flash from a burning flash bulb startled attendees at the Humboldt American Legion dinner for a Russian farm delegation. The sharp report resembled a rifle shot and caused Russians and Americans to dive for cover as Norman Pitstick, Humboldt farmer and amateur photographer, turned red in the face.
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Humboldt
INS
American Legion
Legion Hall
Norman Pitstick
Russians Visit Iowa Seed Farm Tour Under Escort
Matskevich accused Strohm of blocking a visit to the Garst and Thomas hybrid seed corn research farm near Coon Rapids. After a lengthy conference, the matter was compromised and Matskevich took two delegates to Coon Rapids while others split to Dubuque, Peoria, and tours near Eagle Grove and Humboldt.
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Matskevich
Strohm
Coon Rapids
Dubuque
Peoria
Eagle Grove
Humboladt
de Kalb
Humboldt
Coon
Rapids
Changes in Three City Bus Routes Effective Monday
Cedar Rapids City Lines reached a council-backed agreement to modify Bever park Vernon Heights and Ellis park routes with new patterns to take effect Monday. Bever park buses will divert via Fifth Street and Eighth Street to Bever park, Vernon Heights buses shift to Fifth and Eighth streets, and Ellis park buses return to Ellis boulevard for a temporary three month period from late May to early September.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Council
Bever Park
Vernon Heights
Ellis Park
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Second
Third Avenue
Third
Eighth Street
Perceed
Fifth
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Park Entrance
Labor Day
Dulles Outlines Plans for Geneva Envoy Talks
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would probe Communist China’s willingness to accept a Formosan cease fire at Geneva next week. He indicated ambassadors’ talks would cover broad issues between the two nations and that the U S would not negotiate on Nationalist interests. He praised the Geneva meeting for reducing war risk and noted German unity may come through a security pledge.
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Washington
INS
Dulles
U. S
Geneva
China
U.S
Russia
Free World
Eisenhower
Germany
Sen. George
D-Ga
Chou
Bandung
Formosa
Peiping
Great Britain
Chilean Quake Causes Panic in Antofagasta
An earthquake struck Antofagasta in northern Chile causing panic Monday night. There were no fears of casualties or heavy damage reported.
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Antofagasta
Chile
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