Ten Republican Senators Back Eisenhower Foreign Aid Request
Ten Republican senators issued a joint statement backing President Eisenhower's plea for more foreign aid as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee eyed a House pass of 3.8 billion dollars. They warned against wavering leadership, arguing NATO defense and global stability hinge on sustained funding. The group signers include Case, Allott, Bender, Duff, Bush, Flanders, Ives, Kuchel, Payne, and Purtell.
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Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Committee
George
D-Ga
House
Senate
Smith
R-N.j
Case
N.J
Allott
Colo
Bender
Ohio
Duff
Bush
Conn
Flanders
Ives
N.Y
Kuchel
Calif
Payne
Maine
Purtell
White House
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Scientists warn about X ray use and radiation risks
Washington scientists warn medical and dental X rays exceed one third of annual safety limits. They urge minimizing exposure, tracking individual radiation history, and caution against unnecessary X rays for shoe fittings and infant snapshots.
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Washington
Science
U. S
National Academy of Sciences
Warren Weaver
Academy
Furry Contempt Charge Dropped
Harvard professor Wendell Furry had contempt charges dismissed by U.S. Attorney Anthony Julian after appearing before the Senate Permanent Investigating Subcommittee chaired by Senator McCarthy. Julian said the evidence was insufficient to warrant further prosecution.
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Boston
INS
Wendell Furry
Harvard University
Senate
U.S
Anthony Julian
Furry
McCarthy
Rwis
Julian
Coal Industry and Union Form 50 Million Ship Venture
The United Mine Workers and several railroads created American Coal Shipping, Inc. to buy ships and boost coal exports. Walter J. Tuohy, president of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, announced the new corporation, which will enter the ocean-shipping business immediately.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
American Coal Shipping, Inc
Walter J. Tuohy
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Death of Former Massachusetts Governor Joseph B. Ely
Joseph B. Ely 75 former Massachusetts governor 1930 to 1934 died Wednesday after brain tumor surgery six months earlier in Westfield AP report notes his Democratic tenure and medical history.
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Westfield
Mass
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Sam Learns to Speak Up After Pay Mistake
A comic tale recounts Sam receiving a dollar too much in his pay. He stays quiet until the error is corrected, then protests when it happens again. The paymaster notes Sam did not complain the first time. Sam quips that one mistake is tolerable, but two deserve a complaint.
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Sam
Messerli Named Marion School Superintendent
John H. Messerli formerly Newhall superintendent for four years was elected Marion public schools superintendent to succeed C. B. Vernon. The 33 year old will earn 17000 dollars yearly, chosen from about 50 applicants, and will leave his Newhall contract to take the Marion post. He was unreachable at Belleville Jr as officials sought to notify him.
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Newhall
Marion Public Schools
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Marion Board of Education
Newhall Board of Education
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Air Force Reserve Officers Training School
Messerli Named New Marion School Superintendent
Messerli, a Monticello native and veteran of World War II, becomes Marion's new school superintendent after serving as Newhall principal and Marion interim leader. He holds a BA from Iowa State Teachers College and an MA from the University of Iowa. He will report July 2, succeeding Vernon who led Marion for 30 years.
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Lenox Junior College
Iowa State Teachers College
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Newhall
University of Iowa
Marion
The
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Vernon
Curfew Siren Noise Leads Clearfield City Change
Clearfield Utah residents pressured officials to curb nighttime siren blasts at 10 PM which were meant to signal a curfew for children. The council approved limiting the use to reduce disturbance while keeping alert functions intact.
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Clearfield
Utah
Dutch Royal Rift Reported Over Faith Healer Influence
Reports circulating in Europe claim Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard are in dispute over the influence of Greet Hofmans a 61 year old faith healer seen as gaining sway with the queen on spiritual and political matters. Dutch spokesmen would not comment and London's Daily Express cites court intrigues and cabinet concerns urging action by Prime Minister Willem Drees.
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London
Europe
Juliana
Netherlands
Prince Bernard
London Daily Express
Amsterdam
Greet Hofmans
Miss Hofmans
Willem Drees
Penguins Threaten British Antarctic Base
A dispatch reports thousands of penguins gathered near a geophysics base at Dehalley Bay threatening to overrun the outpost. The incident adds to tensions in the Antarctic frontier where wildlife encroachment disrupts research operations.
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London
INL
British Empire
Antarctic
Dehalley Bay
Food Price Index Falls From Peak Levels
New York reports wholesale food prices based on the Dun and Bradstreet index eased this week from the 1956 highs reached last week. The index stood at $6.14 on Wednesday, down from $6.18 the prior week and 5.7 percent below the $6.51 level a year earlier.
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New York
Three Unions Win Pay Hikes in New Quaker Oats Pact
A three-year contract at the Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant covers Harmony lodge IAM Local 1039 Carpenters Local 263 Sheet Metal Workers. It provides 20 cents an hour general raise with retroactive eight cents and six cents raises on set dates, plus five cents to journeymen and apprentices, seven holidays including Good Friday, four weeks vacation after 25 years, full retirement plan funding, shift premiums raised, funeral leave with pay, and a cost of living clause.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Harmony Lodge
The
International Association of Machinists
Carpenters and Joiners Union
Hagerty Defends Health Reports Against Butler Claim
President Eisenhower press secretary James Hagerty rebutted Paul Butler's charge that health coverage was misleading. Hagerty said the American people and news media present in Washington and Denver are convinced daily reports on the President's illness have been honest and factual.
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Washington
INS
James Hagerty
Democratic National
Paul Butler
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Denver
Urges Doctors Unite New Methods Friendly Touch
Dr Dwight Murray the new president of the American Medical Association calls for blending modern science with the personal care of the old time family doctor. He warns knowledge alone cannot replace kindness and urges doctors to spend time with patients while stressing patient cooperation in healing. Murray, a California general practitioner for 35 years, still travels 30 miles to see patients and recalls his Indiana farm upbringing and education at Indiana University.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Dwight Murray
Napa
Calif
Murray
California
Lawrence County
Ind
Indiana University
Six Children Die In Brooklyn Cave-In At Construction Site
Police and fire crews fought to rescue victims after a 25 foot dirt cliff collapsed during a game of cowboys and Indians. Authorities question workers and consider criminal negligence while about 200 mothers plan protests for safer playgrounds in the tenement area.
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New York
Brooklyn
Silvers
Ann Ortiz
Lorraine Stanikunas
Michael
John Kotav
Louis Nitti
John McKenzie
Anatole
Mary Stanikunas
Riverfront Commission Reforms to Clean Up Cedar Rapids Riverfront
Cedar Rapids forms a reactivated Riverfront Improvement Commission to beautify and clean the river channel. Members awaiting formal appointment include Stan Kuta Nick Scholtus and Percy Walker. The group toured west bank sites below Third Avenue Bridge and discussed riverbank litter and new parkland above Ellis Park.
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Cedar Rapids
Riverfront Improvement Commission
Leo Hoegh
Stan Kuta
First Street
Nick Scholtus
Johnson Avenue
Percy Walker
C Avenue NE
Northwestern Belle Telephone Company
Jim Meaghan
New Commission
Third Avenue Bridge
Ellis Park
Blaze Traps Stakes as Fire Hits Olympic Equestrian Stables
A training building for the Olympic Equestrian Games stables caught fire Wednesday night in Stockholm. Horses panicked as flames rose 100 feet and the roof collapsed. the guards regiment used the site with hay and fodder, housing prize horses from 29 nations, though none were trapped.
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Stockholm
Warm Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for continued warm weather with scattered thundershowers moving across the state. Temperatures over the next five days will run 2 to 4 degrees above normal with highs around 81 to 83. Council Bluffs reached 98, Sibley 98, Cedar Rapids 95, and overnight fell to 71 before rising to 93 by mid afternoon.
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Lews
Council Bluffs
Sibley
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Raccoon On 10th Floor Standoff With Animal Agents
Providence report describes two SPCA agents pursuing a raccoon to the tenth floor of an office building. The patrol culminated in capture after a ledge chase, raising questions about how the animal reached the height.
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Providence
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Star Iowa State Football Player Killed in Crash
Ray Tweeten 21 star tackle on the Iowa State football team died after a car crash near Washington Iowa The vehicle rolled over after veering from the road Nancy Connor 21 and her 16 year old sister Sue were injured Tweeten and Nancy were thrown from the car which belonged to Tweeten The accident occurred about 9 p m and the car had returned from a family picnic at Lake Darling The 1955 Cyclone line star lettered as a sophomore and junior and had a 39.5 yard punt average He was born in Independence Iowa and is survived by his parents and a brother in military service
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Washington
Ray Tweeten
Tweeten
Nancy Connor
Miss Connor
Here
Sue
Nancy
Lake Darling
Connor
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Iowa City
Husky
Vince DiFrancesca
William M. Tweeten
Richard
Eisenhower invites Adenauer to visit in Walter Reed room
President Eisenhower, in good spirits and improving, invites West German Chancellor Adenauer to a courtesy visit at 10 a.m. Thursday in his Walter Reed hospital room as Adenauer becomes the first outside visitor since the weekend intestinal operation. Hagerty said the talk's duration is open.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adenauer
Walter Reed
White House
James C. Hagerty
State Dulles
House Committee Votes to Begin Contempt in Robeson Case
The House Committee on Un American Activities voted 7-0 to start contempt of Congress proceedings against Negro singer Paul Robeson after he refused to answer if he is a Communist. The committee will ask the full House to issue a contempt citation and, if approved, send the matter to the Justice Department for grand jury action with possible penalties up to $1,000 fine or one year in jail.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Congress
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Committee
House
Justice Department
Railroad unions seek 25 cent wage boost for 700000 workers
Eleven non operating unions in Washington said they will ask railroads for a 25c per hour raise for about 700000 workers. They noted nonoperating staff earn about $2 an hour on average and that a 14 percent increase was negotiated with a Kent boost effective last December.
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Washington
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