France or Germany Is Big Problem
Washington insiders say the White House will face a central choice next weekend on whether France or Germany should be the keystone power in Western Europe. State Department officials prepared position papers for Eisenhower and Churchill covering 13 global issues including European defense, China, sequels to Korea, Sino relations, and North Africa.
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Winston Churchill
White House
France
Germany
Europe
State Department
Winston
Anthony Eden
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Churchill
United Action
Southeast Asia
European Defense Community
Italy
China
Asia
Britain
Middle East
Iran
Suez Canal
United Nations
Indo-China
Korea
U. S
Guatemala
North Africa
Defense Department
McCarthy Stand Could Kill FBI Says Welch
Joseph N. Welch, who represented the army in its clash with Senator McCarthy, warned that McCarthy's demand for secret information from federal employees could destroy confidence in government. Welch said workers should report potential wrongdoing to the FBI rather than to congressional investigators and that the senator is wrong on that point.
Money Back Thanks To Honest Minnesotan
A Minneapolis man found a woman's billfold in a Cedar Rapids phone booth and returned it to police. Officers located Winifred Geiger at 128 Fifth Street SW, and she recovered her $57.40 after the good deed was reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Ar Rapids
J. F. Near
Minneapolis
Winifred Geiger
Fifth Street
Hawaiian Congressman Farrington Found Dead in Capitol Office
Joseph R. Farrington 56, Hawaii delegate to Congress since 1942, was found dead Saturday night in his Capitol office. A former publisher of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, he was a Republican active in Hawaii statehood efforts. He likely died of a heart attack. his wife was away for the birth of their second grandchild.
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Washington
Joseph R. Farrington
Congress
Capitol
Farrington
Hawaii
Capitol Hill
Lester C. Hunt
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Leavenworth
Kan
Beverly
Hugh Richardson
Washington, D.C
Punahou Academy
Honolulu
University of Wisconsin
Field Artillery
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mary Elizabeth Pruett
Richardson
John
Republican To Name Succeed Hunt In Wyoming Senate
Wyoming Governor C. J. Rogerson said he would likely pick from four Republican aspirants to replace U S Senator Lester C Hunt who died in Washington. The contenders are Rep William Henry Harrison Cheyenne attorney Ewing T Kerr auto dealer William Taber and rancher Sam Hyatt. A Republican pick would give the GOP a Senate majority and Nixon could break ties.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
INS
Wyoming
Roggers
U. S
Lester C. Hunt
Washington
William Henry Harrison
Sheridan
G.O.P
Ewing T. Kerr
William Taber
Sam Hyatt
Hyatsville
Nixon
Senate
Brother of senator Hunt also dies by his own hand
Clyde T. Hunt, 64, brother of Sen. Lester C. Hunt, was found unconscious near his Tiny Town, Colorado ranch home on April 8, 1952. He had been shot twice in the head with a .22-caliber revolver and died later in a Denver hospital. The death was ruled a death by his own action.
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Denver
Lester C. Hunt
Senate
Washington
Clyde T. Hunt
Colorado
Colo
Refugees Return To East Germany
Berlin reports thousands of East German refugees who fled to the West are returning to the Soviet zone due to unemployment in West Germany. Western officials say the Communists use the returns in a large propaganda drive to prove the Golden West is a myth.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
West Germany
Costello Granted Release on $50,000 Bail
New York cabalist Frank Costello was freed from jail on a $50,000 bail after Justice Robert H. Jackson ordered the underworld figure released while his appeal of a tax evasion conviction is reviewed. The ruling follows an income tax case tied to his legal battles in the federal system.
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New York
Frank Costello
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert H. ‘Selibon
Jackson
Cedar Rapids Home Ownership Hits New High in 1954
Cedar Rapids records show a new high in home ownership as 16 785 homestead exemption applications plus potential filings push the year to exceed 17 000 by July 1. City Assessor Jim Scolaro notes the deadline for exemption requests is July 1 and outlines requirements including residence by year end and at least 10 percent equity for contract ownership.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Scolaro
Scolaro
State Tax Commission
Premier Mendes-France names cabinet from broad party spectrum
Paris dispatch reports Premier Pierre Mendes-France formed a cabinet drawn from right to left, excluding Socialists and Communists, keeping the foreign ministry, creating a new North Africa portfolio, naming Gen. Pierre Koenig as defense chief, and signaling a bid to end the Indo-China war by July 20. Mendes-France aims to Geneva for peace talks and may resign if no accord by July 20. he plans to meet British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden this weekend.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Foreign Ministry
Rene Coty
Joseph Laniel
Finance
Edgar Faure
Mendes-France
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Britain
Nations Reject US Request to Search Ships at Sea
London AP reports most Western European nations prepared polite refusals to a U S request to search vessels on the high seas for gun bound arms. Britain echoed the stance and cited steps to halt arms shipments to Guatemala while denying ship searches.
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London
Europe
U. S
Britain
Guatemala
Moscow Radio Accuses U S of Provocation in Guatemala
London AP report notes Moscow radio on Saturday accusing the United States of planning a provocation against Guatemala driven by historic antipathy to Indians. The Latin American broadcast claims U S Indians’ worst enemy is monopoly and condemns U S actions as a crime against Guatemala’s Indian communities.
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London
Moscow
United States
Guatemala
Latin America
U. S
Studebaker and Packard Merger Nears Completion
DETROIT AP says Packard Motor Car Co and Studebaker Corp directors reached merger terms. Stockholder approval needed. James J. Nance, Packard president, is expected to be top officer of the merged group. The new corporation’s name remains undisclosed.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
Studebaker Corp
Oldline Auto
James J. Nance
Packard
Packard - Studebaker Corp
India Impounds Cargoes of Three French Planes
Calcutta officials detained three French planes to inspect cargoes suspected of carrying military personnel and material to Indo China. They found revolvers helmets stretchers and military kits. The Sageta Airlines Armagnac with 84 passengers remained detained but could depart with passengers.
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Calcutta
India
Indo-China
Sageta Airlines Armagnac
Settlement Signed by Rockefeller
Barbara Bo bo Rockefeller and her estranged husband Winthrop Rockefeller signed a settlement reportedly totaling 6 million dollars. She indicated plans to establish six weeks residence in Nevada to seek a divorce. Details remain private while the pair’s legal team hedges on timing and terms.
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Nevada
Reno
Bobo
Associated Press
Barbara
Bobo” Rockefeller
Winthrop Rockefeller
Phenix City Seethes After Attorney General Slaying
Gov Gordon Persons sent 50 militiamen to Phenix City as the army barred the city after the assassination of Alabama’s newly nominated attorney general Albert L Patterson. State authorities took charge of the probe amid fears of gangland retaliation. Patterson’s son John vowed vengeance as civic leaders warned other figures could be targeted.
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Phenix City
Ala
Gordon Persons
Alabama
Persons
Albert L. Patterson
Patterson
Army
John Patterson
Antivice
Hugh L. Bentley
Bentley
Si Garrett
Phenix
Truman III Taken to Hospital After Illness
Former President Harry Truman was transported to Research Hospital in Kansas City after a day of illness described as an attack of acute indigestion. The move followed tests and monitoring to assess his condition.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Research Hospital
Invasion Deepens Guatemala Crisis as Rebels Advance
The article details rebels advancing from Copan toward Guatemala with an invasion base nearby. Leaders like Manuel Orellana Portillo claim sporadic clashes with Guatemalan forces, while ports Puerto Barrios and San Jose are said to be captured, though the government disputes this. US and UN moves are noted as tensions rise.
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Liberation Army
Manuel Orellana Portillo
Orellana Portillo
Guatemala
Puerto Barrios
San Jose
United Nations to hold extraordinary session on Guatemala crisis
The United Nations Security Council will meet at 2 p.m. EST Sunday in an extraordinary session over the Guatemala conflict, after Guatemala's delegate pressed for urgent action. In Honduras, anti-Communist chiefs said they faced only feeble resistance and expected to take most of Guatemala within days as their Liberation Army led by Col. Carlos Castillo Armas reported penetration up to 25 miles inside the country.
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Guatemala
Copan
Tne
Zacapa
Retalhuleu
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
United Nations Security Council
New York
Honduras
Nicaragua
United Nations, N. Y
Tegucigalpa
Liberation Army
Carlos Castillo Armas
Arbenz accuses U.S. of backing Guatemalan rebellion
President Jacobo Arbenz in Mexico City charged that the United States encouraged the rebellion against his government. He also accused Honduras and Nicaragua of backing the liberation army sweeping into Guatemala.
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U.S
State Department
Guillermo Toriello
Nicaragua
Arbenz
Mexico City
Jacobo Arbenz
United States
Honduras
Liberation Army
Guatemala
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