Researcher Sherwood commits suicide before un-American activities panel
Pacific Grove California UP report states cancer researcher William K. Sherwood, 41, killed himself rather than testify before a House subcommittee investigating intellectual infiltration of communism. A spokesman said his death may have deprived the committee of information significant to U.S. security.
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William K. Sherwood
House UN- American Activities Committee
Sherwood
Immu- Sherwood Unty
Edises
House Committee
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Unseasonably Warm Cedar Rapids Weather and Tragic Farm Death
The Cedar Rapids area saw unseasonably hot winds pushing the heat, with temperatures near 89 and low humidity Sunday and Monday. A drowning occurred when 6 year old Rodney Neil Diverbess died after being swept into a drainage pool during heavy rains near Missouri Valley. Severe twister damage was reported across Palo Alto and Buena Vista counties with eight farms damaged south of Ayreshire and livestock losses including hog buildings and pigs.
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Iowa
Mercury
CAA
Rodney Neil Diverbess
Missouri Valley
Boone
Audubon
Cole
Clemens
Woodward
Denison
Ames
Carroll
Council Bluffs
Traer
McGregor
Ayrshire
Curlew
Palo Alto
Alta
Marathon
Buena Vista County
Ayreshire
Okinawa Mayor Faces New Election After No-Confidence
NAHA Okinawa INS The assembly voted 24 to 6 to oppose Pro-Communist Mayor Kamejiro Senaga in a surprise no confidence move. He said he will dissolve the assembly and call a new election within ten days, with the new body needing only a simple majority to unseat him.
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Okinawa
INS
Kamejiro Senaga
Senaga
Iowa Hit by Heavy Rain and Windstorms
A line of thunderstorms moved through Iowa with potential for locally severe conditions. Violent weekend weather in northwest Iowa left at least two deaths and extensive property damage. Flash floods closed highways and stranded residents while many streams remained high Monday. Robert I. Edwards, a farmer near Anamosa, died after being struck by lightning.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa News
Storm Lake
Spencer
Robert I. Edwards
Anamosa
Drowning of Louis Nolte Near West Amana Triggers Search
Louis Nolte 24 of Watkins drowned after a boat propeller problem near an old dam south west of West Amana. Gordon Swick of Blairstown assisted Nolte who clung to a log. Nolte disappeared as Swick sought the capsized boat. Search started immediately, paused at night, resumed Monday morning. Nolte worked at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids.
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Watkins
Louis Nolte
Nolte
Gordon Swick
Blairstown
West Amana
Swick
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
Burris Named to Liquor Unit as Moyer Resigns
DES MOINES Gov Loveless announced interim Iowa Liquor Control Commission appointment for State Rep C J Burris of Maquoketa. Safety Commissioner Clinton H Moyer, a Republican, will resign Aug 1. no successor named yet. Burris to take six year term starting July 1 with 6000 dollar salary, subject to Senate confirmation. Moyer, 44, resigns to return to Marion law practice after two years of a four year term. Maurice Rawlings named as possible successor and replacements to be decided later this week.
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Des Moines
Herschel Loveless
C. J. Burris
D-Maquoketa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Loveless
Clinton H. Moyer
Burris
Harold E. Wolfe
Mason City
Senate
Liquor ‘Commission
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Moyer
Marion
Leo A. Hoegh
Maurice Rawlings
Sioux City
Sidewinder becomes faster than conventional rockets on carrier flights
Lt Cmdr Paul E Payne of VF-124 aboard the USS Lexington says the Sidewinder air to air missile is so fast it easily overtakes conventional rockets and shot down more enemy planes. He notes the heat seeking, infrared guided missile can operate from sea level to 50 000 feet, requires pilot fired targeting, and carries self destroying explosive for safety. Payne emphasizes its superiority and calls it the greatest advancement in years.
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INS
Red China
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Wallace Beakley
Cmdr
Paul E. Payne
San Diego
Calif
Lexington
Payne
Far East
Nasser Moves Narrow Leftist Candidate Lists Amid Rift
Cairo reports say President Nasser struck at least 50 pro Communist and left wing candidates from election lists for the July 3 parliamentary vote widening tensions with Jordan and the Damascus- Cairo axis. Observers see isolation pressures as Jordan closes its Cairo embassy and Syria withholds aid, leaving only two prominent leftists in a 350 seat race.
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INL
Nasser
Jordan
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Rifai
Amman
Court Rules For Service By 8 0 Vote
Washington AP report says the Supreme Court ruled 8 0 that John Stewart Service was wrongly fired in 1951 as a state department foreign service officer. The decision hints at potential back pay claims though broader impact remains uncertain with Justice Clark not participating. Justice Harlan delivered the ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John Stewart
State Department
Foreign Service
Harlan
Clark
Supreme Court acquits Watkins on contempt charges
The Supreme Court upheld labor leader John T. Watkins in a 6-1 ruling, overturning his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to name former Communist associates. Watkins, a United Auto Workers organizer from Rock Island, testified he did not claim Fifth Amendment protection and said he cooperated with Communists decades earlier in the labor movement.
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Supreme Court
Congress
John T. Watkins
Watkins
United Auto Workers
Rock Island
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Warren
Clark
Burton
Whittaker
Wakins
J. Lee Rankin
Watkins W
Supreme Court Overturns Smith Act Convictions
The Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, freed five California Communist leaders convicted in 1952 and ordered new Smith Act trials for nine others. Justice Clark dissented, arguing against acquittals and urging retrials with updated evidence. Justices Black and Douglas would acquit all 14. The case, first major Smith Act appeal since 1951, centers on advocacy versus concrete action against the government.
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Supreme Court
California
U.S
Justice Clark
Clark
Congress
Communist Party
Harlan
Warren
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Burton
Brennan
Whittaker
U. S
William Mathes
Los Angeles
Mathes
Craemer's Begins Remodeling Store on First Avenue
Craemer's department store in Cedar Rapids launches a 150000 remodel to give the original First Avenue store a red brick colonial front with white trim. Work will move stock, reconfigure the balcony, build a canopy over the sidewalk, and add a ramp and new doors. Projected completion around Sept 15 with department relocations and interior changes planned.
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Craemer's
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids News
Craemer
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
N. P. Craemer
Reps. Craemer
E. L. Riebolt
Chicago
Dean Barnhizer
O. F. Paulson Construction Company
Midwest
Lightning Kills Farmer Body Found in Creek
The body of 51 year old farmer Robert I Edwards east of Anamosa was found in Bear creek after an all night search. An autopsy showed he was killed by a lightning strike during a Saturday storm. Edwards, born July 24 1905 near Wyoming, left beans planting when his tractor was located in the creek. He is survived by his wife Ree Jean Coppes and five children and four brothers. Services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at the Evangelical United Brethren church in Olin.
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Anamosa
Robert I. Edwards
Bear Creek
Regis Weland
Mercy
Edmund Wacker
Jones County Sheriff's Office
Edwards
Wacker
Wyoming
Ree Jean Coppes
George
Baldwin
Arch
Monticello
Howard
Frank
San Diego
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Olin
Goettsch Funeral Home
Western powers hail Soviet nuclear test ban move
London AP reports the United States and three Western powers welcomed Russia’s proposal for a controlled ban on nuclear tests as a step toward a partial disarmament treaty. American delegate Harold E. Stassen said the U.S. is ready to align with other governments to advance a limited treaty.
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London
U.S
Russia
Harold E. Stassen
Boost in Cigaret Prices Announced
NEW YORK AP Several major tobacco firms lifted wholesale prices of non-filter cigarettes by 35 cents per thousand effective immediately. American Tobacco led, soon joined by Liggett & Myers and Philip Morris. The increase translates to about one cent per pack at retail due to higher costs.
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American Tobacco
Liggett & Myers
Philip Morris
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