Stevenson Dominates California To Lead Democratic Nomination
Primary returns from California establish Adlai Stevenson as the man to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination. He crushed Estes Kefauver, winning all 68 convention votes in California and a pledged total of 259 to Kefauver's 166. Kefauver conceded defeat but vowed to keep fighting.
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Richards Wins Democratic Nomination for California Senate
Cedar Rapids native Richard Richards captured the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator in the California primary. He will face Republican incumbent Thomas Kuchel, who won renomination. Richards is a Los Angeles attorney and former state senator who moved to California with his parents about 30 years ago.
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Cedar Rapids
California
Thomas Kuchel
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Los Angeles
Stevenson Sets Goal Beyond Primary Victory in California
Stevenson called the win only the first step in a longer campaign and claimed Harriman as his strongest rival. Unofficial results showed Stevenson leading Kefauver nationwide, with Eisenhower unopposed in the Republican primary. In New York Harriman secured most delegates, while Stevenson backers claimed several seats as counting continued.
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New York
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Eisenhower
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G.O.P
Daily Worker Criticizes Soviet Leaders Over Khrushchev Talk
The Daily Worker on front page denounced Soviet leaders for allowing the State Department to publish Khrushchev revelations first and faulted Khrushchev for omitting crimes against Jews. The piece urged broader critique of Stalin era and current Kremlin handling of the speech.
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INS
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State Department
Their Climb Is A Real Letdown
Six climbers reached Ship Rock peak in northwest New Mexico only to find a scroll listing nearly 100 climbers who had preceded them. The group faced disappointment after their ascent of about 1700 feet from the desert floor.
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Las Cruces
N.M
INS
Shiprock Peak
New Mexico
Post office weighs dog bites on taxpayers
Washington officials led by Postmaster General Summerfield convened a conference on protecting letter carriers from dogs. He noted dog bites waste millions annually and suggested options such as repellents protective clothing dog candy water guns and hot sticks with softer methods preferred first.
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Washington
Summerfield
Fido
Eugene J. Lyons
Correction on U.N. group photo misidentified as UWF Iowa
The Gazette clarifies a photo on its picture page was miscaptioned as United World Federalists of Iowa. The image shows Iowa United Nations Association officers: Mrs. James Schramm Burlington president State Senator Earl Elijah Clarence chairman of committees Nelson Urban Des Moines treasurer Dr. Joseph Dunner Grinnell vice president Mrs. Rudolph Weitz Des Moines recording secretary and Mrs. W Lawrence Oliver Des Moines corresponding secretary.
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Associated Press
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United Nations Association
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Burlington
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Nelson Urban
Joseph Dunner
Grinnell
Rudolph Weitz
W. Lawrence Oliver
Food Price Index Hits Year's High
New York AP reports wholesale food prices measured by the Dun and Bradstreet index rose to the year’s peak at 6.18 this week, up from 6.11 last week and down 3.3 percent from 6.39 a year ago. The prior high was 6.14 on May 15, and the current level is the highest since September 27 when it was 6.29.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
A Street Spells Officer's Trouble
Tulsa police radioed in that a unit was in service at Eleventh and Allegheny but the dispatcher joked about spelling Allegheny, suggesting Eleventh and Yale instead. The exchange highlights a light moment amid routine dispatch calls.
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Allegheny
Yale
Joe's Diploma Culminates Six Years Perseverance
Joe Rodriguez Toscano known as Little Joe, a 19 year old Mexican national, graduates at Fairfax Adult High School after six years of effort begun in Mexico City in 1949. He overcame immigration and custody challenges with help from a Mexican American family and St. Turibius sisters. He plans to study law at Los Angeles City College after six months of air force reserve service.
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Los Angeles
Jose Rodriguez Toscano
Joe
Fairfax Adult High School
Mexico City
City
Immigration Service
St. Turibius School
Franciscan Sisters of
America
Air Force Reserve
Los Angeles City College
Jet Strikes Car Killing Two in Twin Cities Area
A Minneapolis area air force jet struck a car on state highway 100 causing two deaths and injuries. Thelma Usher and her daughter Rita were killed while Helga Anderson and Clair Usher were injured. The F-89 Scorpion fighter crew survived with no injuries.
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Helga Anderson
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Allen
Donald Hamilton
Henry Gerling
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Austria Opens First Milk Pipeline From Alpine Pastures
In Innsbruck Austria the nations first milk pipeline becomes active carrying about 1000 quarts daily via a 1.8 mile underground route from high pastures to the valley.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Camp Good Health Fund Balance Update
Camp Good Health shows a previously reported amount of $2,495.54, reflecting a $25.00 adjustment. The note confirms the corrected figure and records the revised total.
Bingham, Former Senator, Dies After Long Illness
Hiram Bingham 80 former Republican senator from Connecticut died Wednesday after a long illness. He had been in hospital for six weeks and death was due to a respiratory ailment. Bingham was a scholar explorer author aviator politician and businessman who at 75 chaired the Truman era Loyalty Review Board in 1951 after stepping from public life.
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Washington
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Bingham
Truman Administration
Loyalty Review Board
Vaccine Use In Cases Of Cancer Reported In Detroit
A Boston physician disclosed that about 30 cancer patients received vaccines made from their own tumors. We do not know if they benefited yet, but some signs suggest a positive effect. The vaccines aim to boost immunity and healthy defensive cells, followed by radiation to kill remaining cancer cells. Dr. John B. Graham and Ruth Graham described the work and noted higher survival when patients have elevated healthy cell counts before X rays. Evidence includes a patient developing antibodies to her cancer.
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Boston
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Ruth
Graham
Grahams
AFL-CIO Launches Textile Organizing Drive Across South
The merged AFL-CIO ordered a week-long series of talks to organize 700,000 non-union textile workers, mostly in the South. The 29-member council overrode past policy by pushing ahead despite rival unions’ failure to agree on which should organize plants.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
South
U N Headquarters Hit by Anonymous Bomb Threat
Extra guards manned all entrances to United Nations headquarters in New York after an anonymous phone call claimed Cypriot extremists planned to bomb the buildings. The notice prompted heightened security and evacuation procedures as authorities investigated the threat.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Plan Commission Flays Cedar Rapids Shopping Center Zoning
Cedar Rapids Plan Commission urged City Council to reconsider its move to straight B-2 zoning on 42 acres between Old Marion Road and First Avenue E for Sears Younkers shopping center. The body pressed for a new B-4 category to govern orderly development and access. council countered with reduced land area and stricter rules, prompting a heated exchange and a public hearing set for June 14.
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Reciprocity Planned on Twining Bid
President Eisenhower said the U S should restudy aid to Yugoslavia in light of Tito’s Moscow friendliness and that reciprocity would extend to inviting Russia’s opposite number to the United States. He linked foreign aid to staying out of war and noted D Day’s 12th anniversary.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Nathan Twining
Twining
Air Force
Russia
Wilson
Zhukov
Dulles to Deliver Major Foreign Policy Speech at ISU
President Eisenhower announced that Secretary of State Dulles will address Iowa State College commencement Saturday. The speech will explain the need to continue the foreign aid program and aim to present it in simple terms.
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State Dulles
Iowa State College
Eisenhower
Dulles
Eisenhower Urges Peace Effort And Yugoslav Aid Review
President Eisenhower reiterated support for peacetime programs including mutual security and stressed reassessing aid to Yugoslavia in light of Tito’s Moscow reception. He argued neutrality is about alliances not morality and suggested factors beyond mere allies.
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