County Plans Half-Mill Cut in 1955 Budget
Linn county supervisors post a 1955 budget showing $2,049,650 to be raised by taxes to cover $2,873,650 in expenditures. Cedar Rapids residents face a 0.594 mill decrease to 9.788, while other towns drop 0.722 mills to 12.758 and rural areas fall 0.488 to 22.611. Overall tax relief translates to about 50 cents per $1,000 of valuation, with public hearing set for Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. CST.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Board of Supervisors
Henry J. Hood
Miles Sutera
Martin Wiley
Sutera
Long Session On Atom Bill Seen by Hick
Washington in a marathon Senate debate on atomic legislation Republican Leader Knowland predicted progress while Sen Hickenlooper warned against finishing by midnight Morse spent 12 hours 22 minutes en route to a 29 hour 15 minute total of speaking time lambasting GOP tactics Anderson accused Knowland of attempting a filibuster and said 12 allies stand ready to resume debate Knowland defended urging a table of Morse amendment and continuing all night sessions to pressure passage with talks of possible final vote early next day
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Associated Press
Hickenlooper
R-la
Gore
D-Texas
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Senate Chamber
Washington
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Sen
G.O.P
Clinton Anderson
Dn.m
Anderson
New Mexico Democrat
Czech Bishop Is Given 25 Years
A Communist court in Prague convicted Roman Catholic Bishop Trochtaitz on spy charges and sentenced him to 25 years in prison, according to official East German radio reports.
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Berlin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stephan Trochtaititz
Oan
Shopping Center Planned on Marion Blvd Near Cedar Rapids
Clearing of a large tract in the 4700 block of First Avenue E is under way for a shopping center. Property owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sweet of Central City. Sweet Millwork Company operates at 4707 First Avenue SE. Negotiations not complete. an announcement will follow. Trees removed. site west of Ce Mar Acres near the Marion Cedar Rapids city unitary.
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Cedar Rapids News
First Avenue E
Robert L. Sweet
Central City
Sweet
Sweet Millwork Company
First Avenue SE
Marion-Cedar Rapids
Native of Cedar Rapids Named to Federal Reserve Board
Paul E. Miller, 63, a Cedar Rapids native and longtime University of Minnesota agricultural official, was nominated by President Eisenhower for a 14 year term on the Federal Reserve Board. He has led Minnesota’s agricultural extension since 1938, served as ECA administrator in Europe for a year, and will replace R. M. Evans whose term ends Feb 1, 1954.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul E. Miller
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Federal Reserve System
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Iowa State College
Miller
J. K. Miller
Martin Dry Goods Company
Paul Miller
Drouth Relief Commission
Minnesota
State Soil Conservation Commission
Federal Land Bank
St. Paul
ECA
Europe
State Agricultural School and Experiment Station
Morris, Minn
Son Says Adlai Not in Running
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP Adlai Stevensons son says his father is not campaigning for the presidency and does not want to be president He is helping the party pay off the deficit from the last campaign The Stevensons depart for a four day fishing trip to Katmai National Monument 300 miles southwest of here on the Shelikof strait
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Anchorage
Alaska
Adlai Stevenson
United States
John Fell Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Katmai National Monument
Here
Shelikof Strait
Fight erupts as Democrats caucus in Des Moines
In Des Moines the Democrat caucus turns chaotic over party rules liquidity and liquor policy. Edward A. McDermott of Dubuque and Mrs. John Drilling of Vinton win seats on the state central committee, with several contests and resignations noted. Replacements include John J. O Connor and others for permanent convention committees amid disputes. The session adjourns after multiple recesses as delegates brace for state convention events.
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Des Moines
Orice
Pound
Edward A. McDermott
Dubuque
John Drilling
Vinton
State Central Committee
John B. Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Stella Laffan
Waukon
John J. O’connor
Fred Bierman
Decorah
Clinton County
Beaver Meadows State Park
Burlington
L. J. Ehrhardt
Elkader
Reilly
Gillette Blasts GOP at Iowa Convention for Congress Record
Des Moines AP Sen Guy Gillette Democratic candidate told the state convention that fall voters will judge not Ike era but the Republican controlled 83rd Congress. He criticized tax favors for corporations, inaction on farmers and unemployment, and accused Eastern banking and private utility interests of driving policy with atomic energy plans. He credited Johnson for backing an amendment to let the AEC build atomic plants for public power.
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Des Moines
Guy i Gillette
Eisenhower
Congress
Gillette
Cherokee
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Washington
Gillete
Eissenhower
Republican Congress
White House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
G.O.P
Republican Party
Sen. Johnson
D-Colo
Atomic Energy Commission
Car Crash Kills Vinton Teen James Usher at Bridge
A Vinton teenager, James Usher, 17, died of head injuries after a car crash into a bridge near Brandon in Buchanan County. Driver Bill Wheeler, 16, and Bob Walls, 16, were hospitalized with injuries. Dale Covington, 18, had minor injuries. Usher’s body to Turner funeral home. services pending at Turner Chapel. burial in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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the Gazette
Vinton
Brandon
Buchanan County
James Usher
Ted Usher
Vinton Hospital
Bill Wheeler
Dale J Covington
Bob Walls
Decorah
Usher
Wheeler
Walls
Covington
Turner Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids
Robert
Jerry
Donald
Theodore
Kenneth
Byron
Patricia
Betty
Margaret
Joanne
Marcia
Vicky Sue
Robert H. Johnson
Shellsburg
John Orbank
Grand Island
Neb
Turner Chapel
Spring Grove
Mason City Soldier Killed in Early Morning Crash
Cpl. James F. Fankell twenty of Mason City died Tuesday in a two car collision near the south city limits at about 1 a.m. He was on leave from Treasure Island San Francisco bay. The other driver Alois Bowers twenty also of Mason City was injured and hospitalized in serious condition described as air.
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Mason City
James F. Fankell
Fankell
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Alois Bowers
Siamese Twins Born in Arkansas
A Negro couple Virgil and Joyce Johnson welcomed Siamese twins joined at the chest face to face at home in Pine Bluff Arkansas. The babies were later taken to a hospital and doctors say they are doing all right with early assessment unclear on separation plans.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Virgil
Joyce Johnson
C. A. Flowers
Wal lingford Fined for Drunk Driving at Bus Terminal
E Wal lingford of Boston was fined $200 after a drunken drive into a bus terminal. He honked his horn three hours in an effort to move buses, then faced the penalty.
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Boston
Mass
ULP
E. Wallingford
Cedar Rapids Electors to Vote on Daylight Saving Question
Cedar Rapids city officials plan to put the daylight saving time question before qualified electors this fall. Mayor Milo Sedlacek said it could join a bond election or the regular November ballot, with no separate cost and nonbinding results. A move toward a fall election reflects dissatisfaction with earlier informal polls and aims to gauge citizens’ wishes for next summer’s time change.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Sedlacek
Sedlacek
DST
Bob Merveaux
Capital Welcomes French Heroine Genevieve de Galard
Washington greeted Mlle Genevieve de Galard Terraube the blue eyed nurse known as the angel of Dien Bien Phu. The 29 year old French air force nurse arrived as a guest of Congress amid military pomp and warm admiration. French Ambassador Henri Bonnet led a bilingual ovation with Washington officials and members of the French speaking community paying tribute to the heroine who ministered to the wounded and endured captivity.
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Washington
INS
Genevieve de Galard-Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
France
United States
Marquis de LaFayette
Indo-China
Henri Bonnet
Mme. Bonnet
U. S
Mlle. de Galard
Alaska Hawaii Statehood Fails in Congress
Congress ends hope for immediate statehood as House Rules Committee votes against sending separate bills to conference. Earlier, the House supported Hawaii statehood while the Senate approved statehood for both Hawaii and Alaska, but no final action occurred this session.
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Washington
Congress
Hawaii
Alaska
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Red China protests U S air over Hainan Island and more
Peiping in Tokyo accused U S carrier planes of invading Hainan waters and flying over the island. It alleged four planes first, then 12 aircraft, shot down two Communist reconnaissance planes in an air battle. Britain and the United States exchanged notes over clashes in the South China Sea, with Eden reporting protests over a British airliner shoot down and rescue interference. Senate committee invited Dulles for a closed session on the German situation.
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Tokyo
Red China
U. S
Hainan
Peiping
U.S
Red-held
United States
China
Britain
South China Sea
London
Anthony Eden
Capitol
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Dulles
Rhee Sees No Peaceful Way To Unite Korea
Washington AP report: South Korea's President Syngman Rhee tells reporters after talks with President Eisenhower there is no peaceful path to Korean unification. He cites Geneva and Panmunjom, says Communist cause grows stronger. Eisenhower's agreement not confirmed.
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Rhee
Korea
Washington
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Eisenhower
Far East
Panmunjom
Anded
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