Scientist Cort Seeks Asylum Aboard Polish Freighter
London AP reports Polish freighter Jaroslav Dabrowski, carrying American scientist Joseph Cort and his wife Ruth, left the Thames after police detained a Polish stowaway demanding asylum. Cort, a Harvard Yale physician, sought asylum in Britain to avoid U.S. draft prosecution. Britain refused and canceled his residence permit. The case sparked debate in Parliament as authorities debated asylum and political oppression implications.
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Iowa Cooler In Wake of Winds and Rain
A line of violent storms swept Iowa Friday night bringing winds up to 76 mph and heavy rain. Charles City suffered uprooted trees and property damage, Calmar reported a baby tornado, and Mason City area saw light to moderate rainfall as normal August temperatures are forecast after the heat surge.
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Parliament adjourns for summer recess until October 19
London British parliament members adjourned for the summer recess on Friday and will resume legislative business on October 19, marking the start of a lengthy parliamentary break.
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Weather Brief Fair and cooler tonight in area
Tonight will be fair and cooler with low temperatures around 58 to 62 degrees. Sunday forecasts call for fair and pleasant conditions with daytime highs near 82 to 86 degrees.
Million Loss in Feed Mill Blaze in Louisville
A major fire at the Aubrey Company feed mill in Louisville caused over a million dollars in damage. Officials said overheated machinery sparked the blaze, which leveled four buildings and injured two firefighters.
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Smyth Reported Resigning From AEC
Princeton AP report says atomic bomb expert Dr Henry DeWolf Smyth plans to quit the Atomic Energy Commission amid policy disputes with colleagues including their characterization of Dr J Robert Oppenheimer as a security risk. Friends cited disagreements over ABC policy in Washington.
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VFW Policy Board Meets in Philadelphia
The Veterans of Foreign Wars policy making board met in Philadelphia to draft budgetary and administrative plans guiding the organization for the coming year.
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Red Planes Picked Fight With U S Sky Raiders Over Hainan
Vice Admiral Phillips described a three minute battle in the South China Sea near Hainan where two Red Chinese fighters attacked Skyraiders from the carrier Philippine Sea. Nine Skyraiders fired on the Red planes. one Red plane crashed and its pilot did not survive.
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Legal Battle Over Thorne Fortune Opens In Chicago
In Chicago a dispute erupts as Marion Thorne, mother, and Maureen Ragen, fiancée, contest control of Montgomery Ward Thorne’s $2.6 million estate after his death deemed natural by a coroner's jury. Executor questions and probate court set for August 20 while pathologists urge deeper investigation into the 20 year old heir’s June death.
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Cedar Rapids Gets Fast Overnight Chicago Freight
The Rock Island Lines announced in Chicago that its Night Wind fast freight will extend from Chicago to Cedar Rapids starting Tuesday August 3. Nonstop trains leave Chicago at 8 p.m. arriving Cedar Rapids at 6:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids to Chicago runs 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. The service, praised for speed and lack of in-between switching, follows a July rollout between Chicago and Des Moines.
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Floods Hit Iran Dead Report From 13 Villages Northwest of Tehran
AP reports floods swept 13 villages about 100 miles northwest of Tehran on Friday. Government spokesman says at least 250 people died as floods washed out 12 bridges, cutting off a large portion of the capital's food supply.
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Overconfidence Hit by Ridgway in Atomic War View
General Ridgway, U S Army chief of staff, warned against overconfidence in atomic and hydrogen weapons to win wars. He said wars are won by domination over people and territory, and land forces are essential to achieve and maintain such domination, during the fifth annual American Assembly.
U S Cruiser and Freighter Collide
The U S navy cruiser Pittsburgh collided with the British freighter Slaney in fog on the lower St. Lawrence river Friday night, injuring three merchant seamen, one seriously. The Pittsburgh, leading a task force en route to Cuba, struck the Slaney 120 miles east of Quebec City. Slaney leaks were plugged and the cruiser was undamaged.
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CIO Convention Adopts Resolutions at Cedar Rapids
About 160 delegates at the sixteenth annual state CIO convention in Cedar Rapids adopted ten resolutions on Saturday morning. They urged tax free status removal from Facts Forum, library improvements, anti censorship of textbooks, public education support, broader hospital and diagnostic services, and wage protections for workers serving time lost on union contracts.
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Senate moves to censure McCarthy faces divisions
The Senate voted to consider Senator McCarthy conduct unbecoming charges amid partisan debate. Sen Duff backed the move, Sen Hickenlooper opposed it saying no specific charges existed, and Sen Knowland urged proceeding with debate. Senator Smith proposed a committee to probe investigative procedures while McCarthy rejected calls to “play ball” with Eisenhower era efforts.
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Stalin Auto Works Roasted For Poor Output
Moscow Pravda harshly criticizes Stalin Auto and Farm Machinery Works for inefficiency and inflated production figures. The dress-down comes amid farm machinery shortages affecting harvest plans and Malenkov's push to boost grain, livestock, and living standards.
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