Anti aircraft shells bound for Guatemala halted in Hamburg
Six tons of Swiss 20 millimeter anti aircraft shells shipped for Guatemala were held in Hamburg by the U S High Commission after German authorities blocked the transfer at the commission's request. The ship Coburg sailed May 26 without the cargo, amid broader moves to stop arms to Guatemala following a Polish arms delivery.
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BOM
Guatemala
Hamburg
U.S. High Commission
U.S
Panama Canal
Poland
Transport Ministry
Hamburg-Amerika Line
Coburg
Mendes-France Seeks Postwar French Government
Pierre Mendes-France, 47, aims to form France's 20th postwar cabinet after being nominated by President Rene Coty to replace Premier Laniel. He faces a divided assembly and must rally party leaders to win confirmation amid calls to cut Indo-China expenditures and reduce European military buildup. Foreign Minister Bidault returns to Geneva to pursue Indo-China peace talks without assembly backing.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
National Assembly
Laniel
Mendes-France
Assembly
France
Vietminh
Indo-China
Europe
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Young Victory Made Official at New York Central Fight
Albany AP reports financier Robert R. Young was certified as winner in the New York Central Railroad control battle. The 15 directors slate backed by Young won by about 1,064,000 votes, with an average of over 3,407,000 for Young and just under 2,340,000 for the management slate led by President William White. White said he will not remain president of the railroad but will cooperate in a smooth transition.
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Albany
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Young Forces
Central Management
William White
Young Group
White
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
New York Central
Chinese Aid to Vietminh Grows in Last Week
The French high command reported in Saigon that Chinese military supplies to the Vietminh armies appear to have increased during the past week, signaling a rise in Chinese support for Vietminh forces in Indo China.
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Saigon
Tin Heir Says Bride Vanishes In Rome
Bolivian Tin Heir Jaime Ortiz Patino said his American debutante bride Joanne Connolly vanished from a Rome clinic where she was recovering from sleeping pill overdose. He claimed she left in a taxi with her clothes jewels and 25000 Swiss francs.
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Rome
Jaime Ortiz Patino
New York
Oanne Connelley
Paris
Robert Sweeny
Porfirio Rubirosa
Patino
Father Sees New Daughter Then Is Arrested by Police
Cedar Rapids report: 29 year old Marion Lawrence met his newborn daughter briefly at Mercy hospital before police arrested him for a service station burglary. He pled guilty to breaking and entering and received a 10 year sentence. Coghlan, 23, who lived with the Lawrences, also faced a 10 year term after confessing and returning most of the stolen money.
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Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Marion Lawrence
Fifth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence
Earl Coghlan, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Coghlan
New Setback Reported for Oppenheimer
The New York Times reported that Major General Kenneth D. Nichols drafted a recommendation for the Oppenheimer security case. It supports the Gray board finding that J Robert Oppenheimer is loyal but should not be retained as a consultant to the AEC.
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NEW York
New York Times
Kenneth D. Nichols
Atomic Energy Commission
Oppenheimer
Gray Board
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Commission
Washington
James Reston
Nichols
AEC
Oppentheimer
Special Commission Security Board
Total in Marion Vote Corrected By Linn Auditor
A recheck of last Monday's primary election in Marion's First precinct changes the Republican governor vote winner to Leo A. Hoegh with 36 votes, over William S. Lynes. Unofficial county totals adjust Hoegh to 2349, Lynes to 695, and other candidates accordingly. official canvass due Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Leo A. Hoegh
William S. Lynes
Ernest Palmer
William H. Nicholas
A. B. Chambers
Benjamin Ellsworth
Lynes
Nicholas
Chambers
Janamene
Ellsworth
Hoegh
Palmer
Board of Supervisors
Government Opens Shelters in 1950s Air Alert Test
Washington and other cities conducted a nationwide civil defense drill as President Eisenhower and staff took refuge in the White House underground shelter. The Pentagon experienced a partial alarm failure while government executives tested 24 hour control points and emergency communications.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Western Union
Chicago
New York
Secret Service
Army
Congress
Pentagon
Defense Department
Commerce and Treasury Departments
Commerce Department
Defense
Maritime Administration
Weather Bureau
New Storm Front Moves Toward State Amid Heavy Weekend Rain
Severe weather disturbances forecast for late Monday afternoon and evening as a new storm front advances across the state. Newton towns saw 3.56 inches in 90 minutes, with Garwin 1.20 inches, Independence 0.66, and Cedar Rapids 0.34. Temperatures hovered hot and humid with a Des Moines forecast of cooler air by Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Newton
Highway 6
Garwin
Independence
Des Moines
New Reading
York
Elkader
Record Outlay Predicted for Construction
A government report predicts 1954 spending for new construction will reach a record 36.0 billion dollars, driven by homebuilding with gains in residential, commercial, religious and educational building while private industrial construction declines. Public construction rises 4 percent to 11.85 billion, with state and local projects offsetting reduced federal outlays.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Beardsley Names 19 Appointees to Iowa Boards
Gov. Beardsley announced 19 appointments to 17 boards and commissions effective July 1 with 14 reappointments. New appointees include L. P. Boudreaux to the Iowa Development Commission and Dr. J. W. Billingsley to the State Board of Medical Examiners. others cover Accountancy Barber Examiners Chiropody Chiropractic Cosmetology Dental Embalmer Nurse Optometry Osteopathic Pharmacy Watchmaking and related bodies.
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Des Moines
Beardsley
L. P. Boudreaux
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Development Commission
Charles E. Dove
Dubuque
E. Howard Hill
Milburn
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Boudreaux
Development Commission
Board of Accountancy
George H. Hansen
Davenport
I C. B. Knobbe
Board of Barber Examiners
Clyde L. Kenyon
Board of Chiropody
D. T. Mowbray
Waterloo
Board of Chiropractic
H. T. Opsahl
Decorah
Board of
Bernice Wickard
Board of Dental
Gerrit H. Hospers
G. W. DeJong
Keokuk
Mary Coralita Ellerbrock
Mary Stella
Council Bluffs
James C. Manville
Alfred J. Meyer
W. S. Edmund
Red Oak
Board of Pharmacy
Oscar G. Flatt
Burlington
Burlington, Re- Appointed. Board of Examiners
E. L. Scott
Pocahontas
Howard E. Kelly
Denison
Commission For the Blind
Ralph M. Kauffman
Maquoketa
State Printing Board
Fred G. Peplan Davenport
Dairy Price Supports Boost Approved by House Panel
The House Agriculture Committee voted 22 to 6 to raise dairy price supports by 6.6 percent, effective September 1, after questioning Agriculture Secretary Benson.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Benson
Flanders Receives Threats From Anonymous Callers
Senator Flanders of Vermont has been subjected to several phone threats promising harm. His aide says the calls are crackpot, with six to eight messages warning he will be taken care of or that assailants will come to his office. Police say at least one threat prompted protective steps.
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Washington
Flanders
R-Vi
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry Tuffin
Laffin
Howard V. Covell
Dangling of Favors for Schine Told
Francis P. Carr, top investigator for Sen. McCarthy, testifies that army officials dangled favors for Pvt. G David Schine to end the McCarthy probe into spies at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He says Adams and Stevens used Schine as a potential hostage and discussed trading favors for cooperation. Carr alleges repeated baiting of Roy Cohn and cites a high level policy motive behind actions.
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Washington
INS
Francis P. Carr
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Army
Pvt. G. David Schine
McCarthy
FBI
Carr
Roy M. Cohn
Stevens
John G. Adams
Adams
Schine
McCarthy Committee
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Committee
New York
Cohn
Kirke B. Lawton
Army Loyalty Board
William P.rogers
Stevents
Richard C. Partridge
Army Intelligence
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