Rosenbergs Granted Indefinite Stay in Death Penalty Case
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas granted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg a stay of execution 46 hours before their scheduled death in Sing Sing, citing serious doubts about imposing the death penalty without a jury recommendation. The stay lasts indefinitely while questions about the Atomic Energy Act versus the Espionage Act are resolved in lower courts.
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Rosenberg Case Seeks Full Court Review of Ruling
Washington reports Julius and Ethel Rosenberg may face the electric chair as Justice Douglas orders an unprecedented action. Attorney General Brownell seeks an emergency session of the full Supreme Court to review Douglas ruling and possible postponement of the execution. The government aims to override Douglas and reopen the case before the summer recess ends.
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Wheeler Seeks Impeachment of Justice Douglas Over Rosenberg Spies
Rep Wheeler of Georgia introduced a bill to impeach Supreme Court Justice Douglas for allegedly slaying the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He interrupted atomic energy debate to announce the move, criticizing Douglas for granting amnesty to two convicted spies and questioning the Korea policy.
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Cedar Rapids Bricklayers Accept 10 Cent Raise
Cedar Rapids bricklayers approved a 10 cent an hour pay increase effective this pay period raising the rate to 3.40 dollars per hour. They have been without a contract since April 1 but have not conducted any work stoppages. The group negotiates annually but is not part of the Building Trades Council.
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Ike Labels TVA Creeping Socialism But Defends Public Power
President Eisenhower called the Tennessee Valley Authority an example of creeping socialism yet pledged not to abolish public power. He urged future projects to include greater local participation, signaling a middle-of-the-road approach. Senators Dirksen and Magnuson returned from an 18 day Far East aid probe.
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Ship Tieup Step Taken
The CIO Maritime union with 45 000 seamen invokes a no contract no work policy to stop signing foreign voyage articles. The move could tie up about 700 ships in Atlantic and Gulf ports, idling most U S registered freighters tankers and passenger ships. The United States liner was among first affected.
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Crossing Crash At Independence Kills Selken
Indpendence Iowa February 12 194? Dean Selken 28 of Vinton a Shellsburg coach and teacher was killed instantly when his car was struck by a Central freight train at highway 150 crossing near Independence. He was hurled from the car which rolled 180 feet to a railroad tool shed. Surviving are his parents a brother and a sister. Funeral plans await his mother’s arrival from California.
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Eisenhower backs book burning stance in parcel post row
President Eisenhower said he supports the post office department’s moves to burn books that openly advocate the Communist way of life. He declined to say if Sunday remarks targeted McCarthy or the department, as Parcel Post rates rise 38 percent under a fixed post office schedule.
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California House Member Indicted on payroll kickback
AP report details a federal grand jury indictment of a California congressman for irregularities in handling his official pay. The case centers on a $4 036 kickback linked to his payroll, amid broader remarks by President Eisenhower on Korea and anti Communist measures.
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Gene Autry Talks Golf With Eisenhower at White House
Western star Gene Autry and CBS VP Earl Garamons visited the White House on a Wednesday to discuss golf and mutual friends. Elizabeth Palmer North is filing for divorce from Ringling Brothers executive Henry Ingling North in Sarasota.
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Wedding by Memory Ends With Funeral Bible Mixup
The Rev. John Shanks of CIF Temple Baptist substituted for the pastor at a wedding in Dallas. He used a book he mistook for a Bible from the minister's desk and conducted the ceremony from memory. After pronouncing the couple man and wife he realized he had held the Funeral Encyclopedia.
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Korean War Truce Talks Mount, Fighting Quiet on Front
Reports from Panmunjom say Allied and Communist negotiators met briefly as cease-fire hopes rose. Officials warned progress is fragile with skirmishes in eastern Korea and talks centered on a possible armistice.
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Ames Atomic Development Role by Ned Disque
Ames resident and Iowa State College staff details the Little Ankeny Annex No 1 project on campus. The wartime effort produced pure uranium metal attracting 90 workers led by Dr. F H Spedding and Dr. Harley Wilhelm, transforming a condemned women’s gym into a hidden plant supplying material for the atomic project.
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Korean Official Sees Eisenhower
South Korea's prime minister told President Eisenhower after a 50 minute meeting that Seoul would not accept the proposed truce terms. Tou Chin Palk delivered a note from President Syngman Rhee asking the U.N. not to sign a plan that would permanently divide Korea.
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Rioters battle Soviet troops in East Berlin revolt
In East Berlin 50 000 rioters clashed with Soviet troops backed by tanks and armored cars. Gunfire killed two, with extensive property damage as crowds burned red flags and demanded Soviet troops leave. East German officials promised reforms but rioters pressed for reunification and free elections.
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Wheat Loans Spark Market Boom in Chicago
Wheat prices jumped to the 1 cent limit after farmers confirmed government loans on wheat. The action mirrors 1949 Truman policy allowing loans on wheat stored or on the ground, despite not meeting typical federal standards.
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Laborites Chart Shift from U.S. Aid in Britain Platform
The Labour party promised micro nationalization including farm lands and reduced reliance on American aid. It warned of periodic American shifts and sought deliberate discrimination against dollar imports while expanding exports to the United States as part of its 18 000 word platform aimed at restoring Britain’s economic health.
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