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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1954

Page

3

Eisenhower says no plan to seek Indo China intervention authority

President Eisenhower said he has no current plan to ask Congress for authority to intervene in Indo China. He warned the Communist threat remains serious and stressed defense must stay strong, with military action only after crisis situations and with congressional approval.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Indo-China Indo- China U.S Iron Curtain

Martin Says Joe Welcome In Iowa If

Rep. Tom Martin reiterates that Sen. Joe McCarthy would be welcome in Iowa if the state Republican organization invites him. Iowa GOP leaders oppose a McCarthy appearance, while Guy Gillette says speakers from any party can campaign. A Citizens for Eisenhower list omits Martin’s name, seen as a potential good omen.

Martin Joe Iowa Washington Tom Martin United States Joe McCarthy R-Wis G.O.P Republican State Central Committee McCarthy Sen. McCarthy Wisconsin Rep. Martin United States Congress Senate House Citizens For Eisenhower Congressional Committee Rep James L. Murphy National Citizens For Eisenhower Congressional Committee Congressional

Explosion at Saint Louis pharmaceutical plant injures many

A blast at Wilson Keith and Company in South St Louis triggered a fire that spread to a nearby laundry. Eighteen people were hospitalized with more en route. One body was recovered in the ruins and up to forty workers may be trapped in the collapsed building.

ST. Louis South St. Louis Wilson Keith and Company

Dulles Urges U N Action on Asia Amid Indochina Talks

Secretary of State Dulles urged the United Nations to act promptly in Southeast Asia by sending a peace observation commission, saying knowledge has never impeded honest negotiation. He criticized Britain and France without naming them and warned Europe, especially Italy and France, to speed the European Defense Community pledge, and said independence for Indo China’s native states is a prerequisite to any U.S. intervention.

U.S Seattle Dulles U. N Geneva U. N. Security Council Southeast Asia Britain France Washington Europe Italy European Defense Community Bart Indo-China

Eisenhower to seek support in televised address

President Eisenhower will deliver a fresh appeal for his legislative program in a half hour TV radio address. The White House announced ABC and NBC would carry it live with Mutual also rebroadcast.

Washington Eisenhower National Citizens For Eisen Ihower White House ABC NBC Direct CST Mutual

McCarthy Mistakes Texas Communist Address Claim

W C Wylie challenged Sen McCarthy on his assertion that Postoffice Box 4085 in Houston was the Communist party of Texas address. Wylie noted the box had been his for the past three years and that he is president of the Wylie Peanuts Company.

Houston W. C. Wylie Sen. McCarthy Communist Party of Texas Wylie Wylie Peanuts Company

Collins Declares Stock Dividend

Collins Radio Company directors declare a 50 cent cash dividend per common share payable Aug. 2 and a 15 percent stock dividend payable July 31 1954. Both dividends go to stockholders of record July 15 1954. Cash dividend delayed after July 31 due to tax relief legislation before Congress.

Cedar Bevins News Collins Radio Company Congress

Eight Licenses Suspended for Speed Violations in Cedar Rapids

Judge James Patterson suspended eight drivers licenses in Cedar Rapids Thursday. Six suspensions relate to speeding convictions and another fourteen out of town drivers were fined and had licenses kept. Names and addresses of suspended licenses include Robert Brown Pauline Jondal Bessie Thurston Helen Jayne Robert Fisher John Keith William Davis LeVerne Hoover and Odas Williams with 15 or 30 day penalties.

Cedar Rapids James Patterson Patterson Robert Brown Belmont Parkway Pauline Jondal Bessie Thurston Fifteenth Avenue Helen Jayne Marion Robert Fisher Johnson Avenue NW John Keith William Davis Second Street NW LeVerne Hoover Twelfth Avenue Odas Williams Eighth Street SE

Toll Road Study Due in Iowa by July 1

Gov Beardsley said the Iowa toll road feasibility study will be completed by July 1 under the State Highway Commission. The commission hired two firms to assess cost and feasibility of a toll road across Iowa. A legislative committee previously doubted toll road viability. The commission’s findings will be included in the report.

Des Moines INS William S. Beardsley Iowa Highway Commission

Gillette Urges One Year Extension of Trade Act

Senator Gillette of Iowa urged President Eisenhower to oppose House GOP members demanding a no new agreement pledge in exchange for a one year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. He warned against protectionist wings and pressed to extend before Saturday midnight.

Washington Gillette D-Ia Eisenhower G.O.P House Ways and Means Senate U.S Sen Gore D-Tenn Dulles Senate Foreign Relations Committee

North Iowa Hit by Five Inch Rain and Tornado Damage

A tornado near Rockwell City destroyed six farms in a seven mile swath while violent storms dumped more than five inches of rain across northern and central Iowa. Flooding rose on the Iowa Upper Des Moines Boone Skunk and Little Sioux rivers as five inch totals triggered flash floods. A young Iowa farmer died in the storms.

Iowa News Iowa Rockwell City Des Moines Boone Skunk Little Sioux Weather Bureau

McCarthy Claims Army Aide Pressured Navy Air Probe

Senator McCarthy testified that Army Secretary Stevens and Counselor Adams urged a probe into Communist infiltration of the air force and navy. He said Stevens and Adams pressed for the investigation while denying trying to divert the subcommittee. Flooding and a deadly tornado in Iowa caused farm destruction and deaths, with Nichols on farm killed, and extensive damage across several counties.

Army Washington McCarthy R-Wis Stevens John G. Adams Air Force Navy McCarthy Subcommittee Special Ray H. Jenkins G. David Schine Adams Pentagon Roy M. Cohn Subcommittee Jenkins Schine McGuire Air Force Base N. J Dave

Welch Clashes With McCarthy as Army Hearings Peak

In Washington the Army-McCarthy hearings reach a dramatic high as Army Counsel Joseph N. Welch accuses Sen. McCarthy of recklessness cruelty and lack of decency. Spectators applaud Welch after his remark about a young associate having a Communist front record. Welch breaks down after the confrontation outside.

Washington Army Joseph N. Welch Sen. McCarthy Welch McCarthy Tors

Airmen Back Korean Prodigy to Juilliard Music School

Tony Han a 12 year old piano prodigy will study at Juilliard in New York after the Fifth Air Force raised about 4600 for his trip. Lt Gen Samuel F Anderson and Lt Thomas Cutshaw supported the effort and Juilliard awarded a scholarship without audition. The boy lived in Korea before the war and will reside with a Korean American family in New York.

Fort Worth Tony Han New York Juilliard School of Music Tony Fifth Air Force Cays Samuel F. Anderson Thomas Cutshaw Swellei Force Base Ee Cutshaw North Seoul Pusan Fifth Air Force Theater Anderson Ison Encale Juilliard

Driver fined for unlicensed work after sign reading

In Salem Massachusetts a judge fined Anthony Perry twenty six ten dollars for driving a truck without a license after testimony showed he could not read traffic signs. Perry admitted paying a friend fifty dollars five years earlier to take a driver's test for him.

Salem Mass Anthony Perry Perry

Welch says 11000 telegrams praise McCarthy reply

Washington telegrams say Joseph N Welch has received about 11 000 messages reacting to his famous rebuke of Senator McCarthy. He has not read them all but says most wires are favorable.

Washington Joseph N. Welch Sen. McCarthy

McCarthy Attacks Fisher as Subversive Guild Member

Senator McCarthy denounced Frederick Fisher as a National Lawyers Guild member linked to subversion and Communist defense. Senator Welch retorted with sharp cruelty and asked for decency as the exchange grew heated and personal. Continued on page 2, column 2.

Frederick Fisher McCarthy National Lawyers Guild House Committee On un-American Activities

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