Eisenhower questions future hydrogen bomb tests and promotes safeguarded disarmament
President Eisenhower said the United States may never explode another hydrogen bomb for testing. He favored joining an international pact to end atomic tests only if tied to a safeguarded disarmament program to prevent future nuclear weapon use. He cited NAS findings on fallout and noted U.S. tests have reduced fallout by nine tenths.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
U.S
National Academy of Sciences
Calm Bandit Robs Kiester Bank for 7500 Dollars
An armed bandit in Kiester Minnesota held bank staff and a customer for a half hour and escaped with about 7500 in cash and an unknown amount in traveler's checks. He drove away in a light blue 1957 Buick after looting cage drawers and warning staff. The suspect is described as tall, about 200 pounds, with black graying hair.
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Kiester
Minn
Minnesota
Iowa
Winnebago
Elwell
Eisenhower open to answering Khrushchev on TV
President Eisenhower said he would not rule out responding to Nikita Khrushchev on radio or television if obstacles such as Soviet jamming could be removed. He welcomed signals from Khrushchev and any potential first step toward disarmament, stating he never rejects hopeful signs without full exploration.
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Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Budget clash over funds and presidential spending
Meade Alcorn, Republican national chairman, said donors are scarce due to the large administration spending. The President retorted that critics should check facts rather than hear partisan talking points and asked how big the budget would be if past opposition programs had been enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Meade Alcorn
Eisenhower Discusses Trade With Communist China
President Eisenhower notes sharp U.S. differences over relaxing trade limits with Communist China. He questions separate rules for Russia and Red China and foresees trade continuing in some form. He also says Formosa unrest does not require changing U.S. ties with Nationalist China.
Mass Hungarian Captivity Is Told
Senator Hruska testified to Secretary Dulles about secret testimony alleging 46 000 Hungarian youths including girls held in six Soviet concentration camps. He said 1 600 survivors from the siege of Csepel island were deported to Red China, according to a special emissary of the Hungarian underground who spoke in a closed Senate session.
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Washington
Hruska
R-Neb
Secretary of State
Dulles
Csepel Island
Red China
U.S
Rights bill clears first House hurdle amid debate
Washington report says the administration civil rights bill passes an initial obstacle with a 290 to 117 vote to call it up for debate. Four days of general argument are authorized and amendments remain unlimited after that period.
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Washington
House
Pflimlin Fails In Cabinet Try In Paris Crisis
Pierre Pflimlin could not form a coalition and ended a 16 day cabinet crisis in Paris. His effort to lead a new government collapsed and left France without a stable arrangement.
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Pflimlin
Paris
INS
Pierre Pflimlin
Deadlock Broken On A Data Swap
Washington officials and British negotiators announced a breakthrough after a year long deadlock over exchange of peaceful atomic information following talks that began last weekend.
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Washington
INS
Britain
Margaret Truman Becomes Mother of 6 Pound 8 Ounce Boy
Margaret Truman and her husband Clifton Daniel welcomed a 6 pound 8 ounce boy by caesarean at Doctors Hospital New York. The baby is their first child and Margaret’s first grandchild. both mother and son are reported fine. The-Trumans plan to stay in New York as Margaret recovers.
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New York
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Margaret
Daniel
Harry Truman
Trumans
Independence
Mrs. Truman
New York Times
E. Clifton Daniel
Zebulon
N.C
United States
Lake damaged as federal dam sections collapse near Lake Leech
A 100 feet of a 1000 foot concrete section of a 73 year old federal dam collapsed into the Leech Lake river Tuesday night. Waters from Lake Leech flooded low lands in northern Minnesota. Dam workers reported no alarm and noted adjacent flats absorbing the surge. The lake drains toward the Mississippi river near Itasca state park about 40 miles away.
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Federal
Minn
Leech Lake
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Itasca State Park
Ake
Airman Fined And Demoted In Basic Training Incident
SAN ANTONIO AP A court martial reduced Airman William Roberts 22 by one rank and fined him 50 dollars a month for two months for mistreating a basic trainee. Roberts a 110 pound instructor from Key West pulled Trainee Robert Dinsenbacher 20 from his bunk to the floor. he was acquitted on head and body blows and on kicking another trainee George Walker 18.
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San Antonio
William Roberts
Roberts
Key West
Robert Dinsenbacher
Astoria
Long Island
Dinsenbacher
Severe Weather Warning for North and East Des Moines Area
A weather bulletin from Des Moines forecasters warns of a few severe thunderstorms with hail and wind gusts to 65 mph from 2 PM to 10 PM. The affected area lies north and east of a line from eastern Worth County to western Hardin County and southeast to Scott County, with Cedar Rapids near the edge.
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Des Moines
INS
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Worth County
Hardin County
Scott County
Cedar Rapids
Sewer Situation West of City in Discussion Again
Linn county officials renewed talks on a sanitation problem along Johnson avenue NW as warm weather returns. Septic effluent bubbles into lawns near Hoover school amid a north Johnson avenue peninsula containing homes. If talks fail, court action may follow to compel remediation.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Johnson Avenue NW
Martin Wiley
Hoover School
Johnson Avenue
Libby Defends Bomb Tests as Small Risk to U.S.
Atomic Energy Commissioner Willard Libby told a senate house subcommittee that nuclear testing poses a small risk compared with risk of annihilation if weapons are surrendered. He cited highway deaths and other dangers to argue the tradeoff, and noted Project Sunshine aims. Harvard's Dr. Looney discussed strontium 90 levels and bone risks, estimating required concentrations far above present limits for noticeable bone changes.
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Atomic Energy Commissioner
Willard Libby
Congress
Senate-House
Atomic Energy
Libby
U.S
William Looney
Harvards
Looney
Nine health agencies invited to join Cedar Rapids United Fund
Nine health and welfare groups in Cedar Rapids and Marion were invited to join the newly organized United Fund. Invitations were mailed by the Public Welfare bureau of the Chamber of Commerce which will manage the fund at the start. The agencies include the Linn County Association for Mental Health and the American Red Cross among others. three cultural or civic groups were excluded.
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Cedar Rapids
United Fund
Marion
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
Greater
The
Linn County Tuberculosis Association
Bureau
United Funds
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
League of Women Voters
Town Children’s Home Society
Soviet dirty super bomb tests produce most fallout in Japan
American atomic expert Dr. Ralph E. Lapp said Soviet tests have generated about 70 percent of radioactive fallout over Japan and that traces in the United States prove the Soviets developed a multi stage weapon. He described the hydrogen bomb design as maximizing downwind fallout. Tests were observed in the Arctic region and near Lake Balkhash southeast of Siberia.
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Washington
INS
Japan
Ralph E. Lapp
U.S
Arctic
Lake Balkhash
Siberia
London quadruplet dies as sister survives
Carol Philp the smallest of London’s two day old quadruplets died on Wednesday while the remaining three and their mother were reported to be in good condition.
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London
Carol Philp
Head of the House and Pedestrian Rights Gag
A humorous quip noting the husband as head of the house and the pedestrian with the right of way. It jokes that both enjoy safety if they refrain from enforcing their supposed powers.
Mother Reunites With Children After 18 Month Search
Virgie Wyss of Lewisville Arkansas recovered her four children in Kansas City after a nationwide hunt that traced a car registered to her husband Walter. Judge O Q Claflin awarded custody to Wyss after reconciliation attempts failed, citing the children's welfare.
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Kansas City
Kan
Virgie Wyss
Lewisville
Ark
O. Q. Claflin
Piggott
Walter
Michigan
Ilinois
Tennessee
Louisiana
California
Kansas
Phillip
Rhonda
Michael
Arthur
Claflin
No Settlement in Masons' Dispute Bricks Back on Job
Bricklayers in Cedar Rapids area worked Wednesday after union negotiators reported a settlement with some contractors. Terms set a 25 cent per hour raise to 3.85 an hour. Meetings with the Allied Construction Interests failed to settle the wider wage dispute, negotiations to continue.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
William Forrest
Local No. 1
Allied Construction Interests
Association of
General Contractors
Contractors’ Association
Jefferson High School
Carl C. Kesler
Eisenhower vows to fight socialism in United States
President Eisenhower reassured reporters at a Washington news conference that even if Truman’s new grandson grows up, the United States will not become a socialist nation. He laughed off a Khrushchev remark and warned of a serious battle during his final years in office.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Truman
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
White House
Food Price Index Rises to 6.20 Amid Hog and Lamb Jump
New York AP reports wholesale food prices climbed this week. The Dun and Bradstreet index reached 6.20, up from 6.11 last week and 6.18 a year ago, near the 1957 peak of 6.22 and above the 6.08 low on May 14.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Hedge of pink trees stolen from Lakeland home
Joe Wincke reported a nighttime theft of his pink tree hedge planted in front of his Lakeland residence. Police were notified and are investigating the missing greenery.
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Lakeland
Fla
Joe Wincke
Eisenhower pledges U S role in Girard case and justice
President Eisenhower said the United States must ensure justice in the case of William S. Girard, the American soldier handed to Japan for trial on a manslaughter charge. He noted Japanese courts are fair and that the U S will fund his civilian counsel while preserving ultimate U S jurisdiction.
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Eisenhower
U.S
William S. Girard
Japan
Girard
U. S
Defense Department
Pentagon
John M. Raymond
State Department
Robert Dechert
Ervin
U.S. Far East
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