Argentine Revolt Flares Against Peron In Buenos Aires
Jet planes joined the assault on Government House as rebels battled loyal forces in Buenos Aires. The Vatican excommunicated President Peron and other leaders over actions against the church, with reports of heavy casualties and naval bombings amid a chaotic crackdown.
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Government House
Sam Summerlin
Juan Fperon
Vatican
Peron
Feron
Punta Indio
Hadio Mitre
Revels
Argentina
Rosario
Cali
Mitre
Nessel
Msgr
Tala
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Rome
Juan Peron
Ship Tieup Looms Across Atlantic Ports
A no‑strike order by the CIO National Maritime Union threatens to tie up about half the U S merchant fleet along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. About 2,000 NMU members on 30 ships in New York harbor and work stoppages in Baltimore and New Orleans push the action over unemployment fund demands.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
Stleet
CIO National Maritime
Union
Philadelphia
NMU
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Baltimore
New Orleans
Heston
Wnen
Independence
U. S
United States
Europe
Air Unemployment Insurance Fund
Delegates Gather for VFW Encampment in Cedar Rapids
About 1 000 delegates arrive in Cedar Rapids for a four day VFW encampment. A 200 veteran vanguard prepares for what officials call one of the largest conventions. Sessions run Friday morning to Sunday with a parade featuring 40 units and a Saturday banquet and ball.
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Stoldr Haplda Heri
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegzh
Sen
Sourke B
Mekeylupprr
VOW Post
Second Avenue SE
Women's
Montrose Hotel
Sen. Llickenlooper
VFW
Moose Girls
Gedar Rapids
Hampton
Post
Clinton
Davenport
Gov. Hough
Molotov to Face Newsmen on CBS TV Program
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov will be quizzed by a panel of newsmen on CBS Face the Nation on June 26. CBS called it the first time a top Russian leader agreed to questions before a nationwide audience. The San Francisco origin show will air 2 30 to 3 p m CST on TV and 18 05 to 19 30 a m on radio.
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New York
Molotov
CBS
Ling
San Francisco
Confusion Proves Real in Nations Biggest Civil Defense Test
Emergence Press Headquarters reports chaos amid Operation Alert as reporters, officials, and public items clash over staged nuclear attack coverage. Despite mock chaos, the event exposes gaps in communication and the credibility of civil defense messaging.
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Irwin Safchik
INS
U. S
Washington
Air Crash Near Asuncion Leaves 15 Dead Missing
A Brazilian airliner with 24 aboard crashed in heavy fog five miles from Asuncion Paraguay. Fifteen were killed or unaccounted for, with nine known survivors. Time magazine’s John Dowling was among the 14 passengers. Dawling was erroneously listed and later removed. The flight was en route from London via Paris Lisbon Dakar and Rio de Janeiro toward Buenos Aires.
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Paraguay
Panair Do Brasil
John Dowling
Time Magazine
Buenos Aires
Dawling
Eddie Dawling
Buenos’ Aires
London
Paris
Lisbon
Dakar
Rio de Janeiro
Women of Russia wooing Austrians for marriage
Vienna report says Soviet women in Austria offer up to 32000 Austrian shillings to Austrians willing to marry them. The Workers say many want to stay after Soviet troops withdraw under the Austrian state treaty.
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Vienna
Russia
Wellpresse
Austria
Eisenhower asks Congress for 34 million polio vaccine fund
President Eisenhower on Thursday requested 34 million dollars to aid states in providing free polio vaccine to children whose families cannot pay. The proposal aims to expand vaccine access and curb disease in the coming year.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Cedar Rapids keeps group B status in May labor report
The May listing from the U S Labor Department shows Cedar Rapids and several Midwest markets in group B or C with a generally balanced labor market. The report notes ongoing nationwide job growth and needs for more workers through mid July, while areas D and F receive defense and tax incentives.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
U. S. Sactor Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Rockford
Keno~sha
Wis
Madison
Cedar
Eisenhower Says Early Fire Drill Revealed Complications
President Eisenhower said the first hours of the government atomic attack fire drill turned up more complications than expected. He spoke to reporters outside his secret hideout and noted the exercise helped identify key problems the government would face in wartime.
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Eisenhower
Loophole Threatens Ford GM Wage Guarantee Rollout
United Press reports a loophole in the Ford and General Motors guaranteed wage plan could spark state legislative battles and halt the program. If rulings aren’t favorable by June 1957, the plan may be terminated as states grapple with conflicts in unemployment laws. Ohio lawmakers clash, bill dies, study ordered for 1957 session.
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Ford
General Motors
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Guaran
California
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nejds
Sadowsky
Dogs must be penned all year by Cedar Rapids ordinance
Cedar Rapids City Council approved an all year dog restraint measure with a $2 license fee and two more readings. The plan bans loose dogs, defines at large, and keeps rabies vaccination optional despite debate from officials and dog trainer critics.
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Cedar Rapids
Tt Piso
Bob Nejdl
Humane Society
Jooseph Sadowsky
Sadowsky
Sadawaky
Eisenhower Says Civil Defense Drill Strictly Civil Defense
President Eisenhower clarified that the mock emergency was a civil defense and relocation test not a military problem. He described a simulated assault on 61 U.S. cities, reporting five million dead and millions displaced while officials ran routine government from a mountain retreat. Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson deemed Operation Alert very successful amid public indifference in New York.
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Eisenhower
Treasury
Humophrey
New York
Oveta Culp Hobby
Gavpee
Autelde
Washington
Ann Whitman
Andrew J. Goodpaster
U.S
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Abe Stark
Man admits DUI claim over missing wife in court
In Chicago Thomas J. Smith tearfully said he drove drunk because he had just lost his wife. Judge Joseph Butler confronted him noting the wife is alive and filing a maintenance suit, to which Smith said that was his meaning.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Smith
Joseph Butler
Smith
Today's Chuckle Exasperating wife cook woes cartoon
A light humor item jokes about a wife who can cook yet messes up a recipe and the reader's exasperation with domestic mishaps. The punchline hinges on a playful misreading of intent and cooking competence.
Submarine Sidon Disaster Claimed 13 Lives
A practice torpedo exploded at Portland harbor sinking the Royal Navy submarine Sidon. Thirteen sailors were trapped in the shattered hull, seven hours of frantic search yielded no survivors. The Admiralty announced all hope abandoned for the officers and crew.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Admiralty
Bus Benches Out as Cedar Rapids Council Acts
Cedar Rapids officials order removal of bus stop benches with advertising by August 1. Safety Commissioner cites low usage, zoning conflicts, improper placement, and citizen complaints as reasons for rescinding the November 1 1954 resolution empowering City Bench Company to install benches at city parking and street spots.
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Cedar Rapids
City Bench Company
E. A
Beach Company
TV Set Lets You Click It On From Your Chair
CHICAGO AP Zenith Radio introduces a lazy man television controlled by a small flashlight beam. The pistol shaped beam turns the set on or off changes channels and mutes commercials without leaving the chair.
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Chicago
Zenith Radio Corporation
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