Indo China Reds Hold Five Yanks
Five American air force technicians were captured by Communist Indo-Chinese rebels near Tourane. Major General John W. O Danial was sent from Saigon to investigate the seizure and locate the men. Witnesses described soldiers marching the captives south, guarded by Red troops as American embassies withheld names pending notification of relatives.
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Hanoi
John W. “Iron
Mike” O’daniel
Air Force
Hong Kong
O’daniel
Indo-China
Saigon
Tourane
U.S
City and Highway Officials Set Viaduct Meeting
Cedar Rapids officials and State Highway Commission spokesmen will meet at 12:30 p.m. June 25 at the Roosevelt hotel to discuss replacement plans for the A avenue viaduct. Mayor Sedlacek said the session, arranged by B. L. Anderson, will review possible highway commission assistance as the unsafe A avenue overpass remains closed since May 11.
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Cedar Rapids
A Avenue
State Highway Commission
Milo Sedlacek
Roosevelt Hotel
B. L. Anderson
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Highway Commission
Sedlacek
Ned L. Ashton
Iowa City
Nine Firemen Gassed In Los Angeles Plant Blaze
Nine firemen were seriously injured and 65 others treated when parathion gas released by a fire at the Charles E. Duggan Company plant in north Pomona. Loss exceeded 100000 as explosions consumed the chemical factory and nearby roads were closed to prevent exposure. Authorities warned a quarter mile radius evacuation might be needed.
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Los Angeles
INS
Charles E. Duggan Company
North Pomona
Mendes France Wins French Premiership to Seek Indo China Peace
Pierre Mendès France, 47, formed a new French government with a three point program including reaching an Indo China settlement before July 20. He pledged cautious measures to safeguard forces, keep France in the Far East, and pursue negotiations with Ho Chi Minh while reconciling Western European defense aims.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
France
Italy
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Mendes- France
Mendes-France
Ho Chi Minh
Indo- China
Beardsley Names Stiger Successor
Des Moines Gov Beardsley named David H Jenkins 66 of Davenport to the Employment Security Commission replacing Carl Stiger who resigned. Jenkins a Democrat, Grinnell College alumnus, previously with social security work in Woodbury County and secretary of the State Federation of Welfare, earns 6000 dollars yearly. His term runs from July 1 to June 30 of next year.
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Des Moines
INS
Beardsley
David H. Jenkins
Davenport
Employment Security Commission
Jenkins
Carl Stiger
Toledo
Grinnell College
Alexander-Hamilton Institute
Woodbury County
State Federa of Welfare
Diversion of Corn for Austria Reported by AP
A congressional watchdog committee heard that 2.9 million dollars worth of corn meant for foreign aid to Austria was diverted, allowing Austrian and Swiss firms to seek speculative profits. Investigations continue to determine if profits were actually made, while Austria refunded the cost when the matter became public. The hearing followed a dispute over public testimony and a state department ruling.
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Washington
Austria
John E. Murphy
Foreign Operations Administration
House
Brownson
R-Ind
State Department
Murphy
Anamosa Poll Shows DST Opposed By Majority
Anamosa voters, rural and out of town residents, favor Daylight Saving Time by narrow margins in a poll of 199 to 137. Town ballots favored 125 to 100, rural routes 56 to 11, out of towners 4 to 1 against. Council to consider Friday night. Keokuk weighs public hearing June 28 after a Junior Chamber petition showing 1,100 in favor and 50 opposed.
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Iowa News
Anamosa
Pewspapers
Earl Pulver
Keokuk
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Welch Visits Eisenhower Amid McCarthy Hearings Ties
Joseph N. Welch army counsel in the McCarthy hearings visited President Eisenhower at the White House on Friday. Welch was accompanied by assistant James St. Clair and went at the invitation of White House secretary James C. Hagerty who has known Welch for years.
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Washington
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Eisenhower
White House
Welch
James St. Clair
James C. Hagerty
Hearings Proved Integrity Of Army Says Stevens
Army Secretary Stevens defended the service amid McCarthy hearings at Quantico. He asserted the army is active in rooting out subversives, pledged cooperation with Congress, and said there would be no abuse of witnesses. He noted no resignation plans and that operations continued despite the hearings.
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Quantico
Army
Stevens
McCarthy
U.S
Sen
R-Wis
Congress
Sen. Mundt
R-S.d
Mundt
Department of the Army
Seport
Britain rejects U S demand to search ships for arms
London disclosed that Britain refused an American request for powers to search British vessels possibly carrying arms to Guatemala. The government vowed police action on the high seas to stop British ships armed for delivery to Guatemalan ports.
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London
Britain
Guatemala
High
Actor Tom Tully to wed Mildred Johnson in Santa Monica
Santa Monica AP reports actress Tom Tully and Mildred Johnson of Salt Lake City obtained a marriage license on Thursday and plan to be married Sunday in a private ceremony.
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Santa Monica
Tom Tully
Mildred Johnson
Salt Lake City
Gazette Vacation Service Alerts Readers Abroad
The newspaper offers a summer vacation subscription plan that sends issues to a chosen vacation address for a set period and resumes delivery at the home address upon return. Readers should provide the vacation address and dates by writing or calling.
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The
Gazette
Capitol Police Nab Man Angry About Hearings
Capitol police arrested a New Yorker who shouted at Sen. McCarthy hearings and grappled with an officer near the Senate office building. The man, Kenneth Paul Rodrigue of Hempstead NY, was sent to a hospital for observation. no weapon was found and he offered no specific threats. He complained the hearings aren’t over and was upset with Army Special Counsel Welch.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Lewis Disney
Disney
Seaney
Kenneth Paul Rodrigue
Hempstead
N.Y
Adlai's Plan for Halting Yankees
Adlai E Stevenson quips that the only way to break up the New York Yankees would be to put Ezra Taft Benson in charge of the Yankee farm system He made the remark at a box lunch picnic in Davison Michigan on Thursday.
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Detroit
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York Yankees
Ezra Taft Benson
Stevenson
Davison
Mich
Rock Island Plans Jet Rocket High Speed Train
The Rock Island Lines ordered a lightweight, high speed train described as a new revolutionary type. The Jet Rocket will have four cars with three articulated units each and about 300 seats, targeting faster service on the Peoria to Chicago run with reduced operating costs and rapid acceleration. Delivery is expected by December 1955.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
Robert R. Young
New York Central
New York
New Haven
Hartford
J. D. Farrington
ACF Industries, Inc
Peoria
Farrington
Soviet Veto Blunts Thai Indo China Peace Patrol Bid
United Nations vetoed Thailand’s proposal for an Indo China peace patrol as Russia blocked the move with its 59th Security Council veto. The plan, backed by the United States Britain France and six others with Lebanon abstaining, failed to advance but could prompt a General Assembly session on the issue.
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Mendes-France
France
Mendes France
Joseph Laniel
Assembly
United Nations, N.Y
Russia
Thailand
Security Council
U.S
Britain
Council
Lebanon
U.N
Assmbly
Eight Inches Of Rain Hits Northern Iowa
Torrential rains drenched north central Iowa with unofficial amounts up to 8.75 inches causing rivers to rise and lakes to form. Reports included five to six inch totals at multiple towns, highway closures, and delayed rail traffic. Damaging winds and lightning struck KLIL in Estherville, with a Wayne Hamilton home attack wind report near Waverly.
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Des Moines
Britt
North Central
Iowa
Rock Island
Weather Bureau
Algona
Kanawha
Linn Grove
S Spencer
Dickens
Spencer
Shell Rock
Boone
West Fork
The
Cedar
Kamvar
Hamilton County
Mason City
Emmetsburg
Dumont
KLIL
Estherville
Alberta City
Waverly
Wayne Hamilton
Cedar Rapids Golf Pros Vie For Junior Titles
Two young Cedar Rapids golfers reached championship match rounds in pursuit of a rare sweep of Western Junior and Iowa Junior titles. Herb Klontz Jr led Bob MacMichael 3 up with 23 holes to play in Champaign while Jim Yuill toppled Russ Schrage 5 and 4 in Iowa City to claim the Iowa Junior final.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Champaign
Herb Klontz
Bob MacMichael
University of Michigan
Klontz
Iowa City
Jim Yuill
Iowa Golf Associaton
Russ Schrage
Waterloo
Four Gunmen Loot Boston Apartment After Fight Broadcast
Four masked intruders bound husband and wife in a Boston apartment after three hours of roam and radio listening to the Marciano Charles fight. The pair, Alex Levkoff and Selma Levkoff, were gagged and tied while the thieves took nearly $10,000 in antiques and silverware.
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Boston
Alex Levkoff
Selma
Justice Ruling on Extradition Asked
In Bonn Germany AP report chief U S pevenne Thomas Landan recommended the U S justice department decide if extradition should proceed for Army Capt James M Leech of Lima Ohio charged in the eight year old murders of three fellow officers.
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Bonn
U.S. Pevenne
Germany
Thomas . Landan
U.S. Justice Department
Army
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
Bar
French Assembly Backlash Slams European Army Plan
Paris reports the defense committee approved a hostile EDC report by 29 to 13. The vote marks a fresh setback for the European Defense Community, the second in as many weeks.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Defense Commission
European Defense Community
Cowles a Senior Masonic Leader Dies in Washington
Capt. John Henry Cowles 90 longtime American Masonic leader died Friday in Washington. He guided lodge activities and national Masonic programs for decades. His efforts shaped fraternal outreach and charitable work across the system.
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Washington
John Henry Cowles
America
Demos List Matters To Be Decided On McCarthy Hearings
Democratic leaders pressed for quick action after hearings to decide on possible perjury prosecutions and the handling of a secret document. McClellan urged swift staff housecleaning and measures against alleged threats while McCarthy defended access to the disputed paper.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Administration
Sen. McClellan
Ark
McClellan
McCarthy
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