Nixon Will Soon Go to Philippines
President Eisenhower nears recovery in hospital with daily bulletins reduced to morning and late updates. Vice President Nixon plans to travel to Manila for the July 4 independence anniversary, with Mrs. Nixon accompanying, signaling confidence in Eisenhower’s recovery and a shift toward resumed duties.
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Philippines
Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
White House
Manila
Philippine
Joni
Milippines
Russia
Priest's Drunk Driving Trial Again Postponed
Tipton Iowa June term continued for Father P. J. Laffey on a drunk driving charge. The defence cited Rev. Herman Frencken as unable to attend. This marks the sixth continuance as jurors were dismissed for the term.
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Mit
Vernon
Tipton
BE. J. Wilsons Court
Roger Sneak
Cornell College
Cedar Rapids Man Disturbs Neighborhood With Early Morning Grass Mower
A Cedar Rapids resident mowing grass at 4:45 am Friday on NE Center Point Road caused a disturbance. Police were called to quiet the scene as neighbors objected to the early work before sunrise. He pledged to finish later.
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Cedar Rapids
Avenue
Center Point Road
Thunderstorms Ignite Fires Across Eastern Iowa
Severe storms lashed northeast Iowa with lightning sparking two fires and high winds toppling a $7000 trailer from a cliff near Charles City. A barn and hog house on the Arty Blockus farm east of Union were destroyed and 1800 bales of hay along with livestock perished at the Eldo Meyer farm near Farmersburg. Maynard recorded 1.44 inches of rain. other towns saw smaller totals as power lines failed delaying reports.
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Iowa
Arty Blockus Farm
Weat J Union
Eldo Meyer
Farmersburg
Clayton County
Avo
Independence
Manchester
Maynard
Cclwein
McGregor
Charles City
Farl Knoll
Chesaning
Mich
Biome
Weather and justice notes from Iowa and Washington
Winds caused losses at a motel as Jack Churchill reported about 1800 dollars in merchandise lost. A freak fire at Sigourney followed a lightning strike and rain fell across multiple Iowa cities with Cedar Rapids reporting 0.01 inches. A Social Security ruling found Communist party employment covered by the act, while forecasters predict mostly fair skies and mild temps with scattered rain. The appeals review is pending though officials expect little change.
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Sigourney
Texaco
Sigdurney
Dubtuque
Davenport
Ollumwa
Burlington
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Towaege Wes
Howard Holman
West Union
Thursset Social Camei
Hanetite
West Union Hospital
Washington
Social Security Administration
Communist Party
U. S
Bureau of
Old Are and
Cuputuacse
Pneoeinian
Iowa
Farmers Hear Both Sides From Benson and Kefauver
Benson and Kefauver clashed on farm policy at Corn Belt Farm Family Field Day in Seldora. Benson praised price supports and soil bank plans while warning against Democratic gloom and political manipulation of farmers. Kefauver accused the Eisenhower administration of broken farm promises and urged a crash program to use surplus commodities.
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Kefauver
Eisenhower
Campeia
Truman
Soil Bank
Drauthstii
Wee Bo
Kefouver
Muarper
Tesshan
Congress
Flo
Tvon Tinue
Tie
Government Eyes Deadlocked Steel Talks
Washington officials privately fear a steel strike and may intervene after the midweek talks stall. U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic, unions, and government mediators face a June 40 deadline with wage proposals in dispute and potential Taft Hartley action if a walkout occurs.
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Washington
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
New York
Eisenhower
Agnece
Democrats Chart Whistle Stop Bid
Democrats announced a whistle stop style campaign plan for their presidential nominee this fall. Representatives for Stevenson Kefauver and Harriman backed the idea at a meeting with National Chairman Paul Butler. Butler favored the approach to bring candidates closer to voters while noting the party’s tight finances and a goal to raise two to two and a half million dollars for radio and TV time.
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Wasitington
Andlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Paul Butler
Butler
F. Joseph Donahue
Kefauver
Buller
The Queen and the False Healer report
A European sensational controversy centers on Queen Juliana and an elderly healer who has influenced her for seven years. The piece questions the healer’s threats to the throne, possible abdication, and any rift with Prince Bernhard and the princesses, framed as an exclusive Sunday Gazette investigation.
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Netherlands
Europe
Juliana
Bernhard
Es Sunday
Cedar Hapids Gazette
Police Boat to Patrol Cedar River Under New Boat Ordinance
The Cedar River will be patrolled by a city police boat starting next week to enforce a new boat operation ordinance. Officer Gareth Clift will operate the 16 foot craft with a 25 horsepower motor during peak river use, with night spot checks. Owners get 7 to 10 days to comply. violations carry up to 100 fine or 30 days in jail. The boat carries rescue gear and enforces rules on overtaking and crossing paths, requiring anchors ropes oars or pole poles and life preservers.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
iSafety
E. A. Prothaska
Gareth Clift
Prochaska
Meeling
Mator
Schamberger Buys Kadlee Building in Cedar Rapids
Schamberger Motor Company announced the purchase of the Kadlee Brothers garage and showroom at 805 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids. Kadlec Brothers will move their Studebaker dealership to the new Kadlee building while Schamberger expands within the same block. Kadlec has operated a Sixteenth Avenue SW site for two years and previously occupied the Third Avenue location from 1917 to 1950.
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Cedar Rapids News
Kadlee Brothers
Third Avenue SE
Schamberger Motor Company
Beyiven Aty J
Kadlee
Eighth Street
Schamberger Moler
Third Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Kadlecs
Britain Yields to Turks Opposition on Cyprus Self-Rule
London reports the British government abandoned a plan to offer liberal self rule to Cyprus after opposition from Turkey. The move came as tensions mounted over Cyprus’ governance and regional influence.
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Britain
London
Turkey
Cyprus
Pentagon Edict Shifts Washington Officers to Civilian Attire
Washington AP reports Secretary of Defense Wisen orders officers on duty in federal departments in the Washington area to shed uniforms and wear civilian clothes. The directive provoked private opposition among officers and concerns about costs for reservists. Senator Mansfield questions the move as downgrading military influence in government.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Wisen
Departmentis
Lizey
White House
Navy
Air
Thursay
Mansfield D-Mont
Manstiel
Berserk husband kills family and abducts woman in spree
Ghigo Warten Wilson struck and fatally wounded three in laws and a teenage girl after a quarrel with his wife Alfred Wilson. He forced victims into cars, shot a girl, and fled near Windham before his capture. The missing woman’s body was later found. Wilson had been freed from custody days earlier.
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APA
Bersecrk
Alfred Wilson
Wilson
Windham
Here
Harry Crozier
Geraldine Brown
Emmitt Dennison
Dennison
Lee
Crozgreg
Kozel Botts
Arthur Johnson
Thomas Heidelberg
Nancy Worthington
Drew Aig
Miss Worthington
Joseph Murphy
Murphy
Phony Tag On Military Boost Sparks Senate Criticism
Senators denounced Defense Secretary Wilson after he called a Senate plan to add 1.16 billion dollars to the air force budget "phony." Democrats led the criticism, alleging the comment insults a cabinet member and misstates the proposal.
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Washington
Wilson
Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Bridges
N.H
Senate Republicans
G.O.P
Armed Services Committee
Fender
D-La
Johnson
Texas
Chever
D-N.m
Qfayor
City Wage Talks May Reach Union Voting Saturday
City employs discuss wage and working condition changes after revisions propose pay raises from 71 to 434 cents hourly. AFL and CLIO leaders object to union recognition language while seven points of settlement remain unresolved ahead of Saturday union vote.
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Dar Ranlde News
AFL
CLIO
Jim Meaghan
Frid Tay
Defense Chief Signals More Air Force Cuts
Defense Secretary Wilson indicated further manpower reductions for the air force, saying fewer personnel could still meet the service’s needs. Senators from both parties criticized his stance, with Knowland defending Congress’s independent judgment. At Quantico, Wilson urged consideration of taxpayers who fund the expenditures. Admiral Radford backed the current air force budget as adequate.
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Quantica
INS
Defense
Wilson
Air Force
Senate
Knowland
California
Congress
Boy Narrowly Escapes Fall Into Abandoned Well
In Morganton North Carolina a small boy Gerald Buff fell into an abandoned dry well while playing with friends. He escaped with slight bruises and a minor chin cut after boards covering the well were removed by the children. Sheriff Ray Sigmon said the accident occurred during play.
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Morganton
N.C
Gerald Buff
Tel Bo
Ray Sigmen
Sigmen
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