Iowa AFL CIO Merger Completed in Des Moines
The Iowa AFL and CIO approved their merger with no nay votes and named Ray Mills of Des Moines to head the combined 100000-member organization. Mills announced a six state political education meeting set for July 14 in Des Moines.
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Ray Mills
Des Moines
Iowa
AFL
CIO
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Resolutions Committee
Mills
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Earl J. Baum
Keokuk
Wilton Seymour
Edris Owen
Newton
CIO State Industrial
George Warns Aids Cuts Could Darken World Peace
Senator George of Georgia warned that ill considered cuts in foreign aid could weaken U S leadership of the Free World and dampen hopes for peace He used a Senate debate on a 4500 million foreign aid bill to urge measured changes and cautioned against rapid reductions in military assistance He noted Soviet shifts and asked for careful study to justify any program changes.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
U. S
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Red
Compromise Reaches Tennessee Delegation Pact
Kefauver supporters and Governor Clement associates reach a compromise on the Tennessee Democratic delegation. The plan leaves the delegation free to back any Tennessean for president or vice president, with formal adoption expected. Clement backs Stevenson for president and is a vice presidential prospect.
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Nashville
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Clement
Adlai Stevenson
Ike's Walking Increases As Eisenhower Heals
Washington The White House reports President Eisenhower is walking more daily and moving freely in his hospital suite as he regains strength after surgery. James Hagerty says he may leave the hospital for home on Saturday, not Friday. He is allowed sirloin steak twice daily if he eats fish and sleeps better now that stitches are removed.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
News
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Congregationalists Back Negro Minister in Omaha Case
Omaha reports say the Congregational Christian Church delegates agreed to provide financial backing and litigation support for Rev. A Houston Gordon of Chicago. Gordon, an American Legion member, alleges he and a white minister were barred from a Legion club room due to race. The Legion admits a policy of barring Negroes. City prosecutors declined charges. The church group will join NAACP in court fight.
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Omaha
Congregationalist Church
American Legion
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Church
A. Houston Gordon
Chicago
Legion
Charles Fryzek
Eee
Netaska
Congregationalists
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Linn County Emerges With Higher Buying Power
A Sales Management survey ranks Linn County as a vigorous market with income and spending above national averages. Local retail volume reached 160 million dollars, 8.64 percent of national retail business, with 1955 per-family net earnings averaging 8718, and a quality index of 115, above the U S. average.
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New York
Linn County
United States
Menzies Watches England Australia Cricket Ride
Australian Prime Minister Menzies has a portable TV in his limousine to watch the England Australia cricket match while traveling around London, the Daily Sketch reported.
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London
Menzies
The
Daily Sketch
Government studies switch of all TV to UHF channels
Washington reports the FCC is studying a phased move from VHF to UHF for television. The plan could take about ten years to complete, with a transition period for existing VHF receivers and adapters costing 25 to 75 dollars.
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Govt
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
iThe
U. S
Navy Reveals New Weapon Against Subs
Navy Secretary Thomas told a Senate subcommittee on wartime submarine threats that the navy has developed a secret anti submarine weapon and will continue to progress. He said the navy’s air power, with 16 000 planes, is far more powerful than commonly believed and cited new jet sea planes and long range capabilities as key factors. He noted advances in mines and sound detection and referenced the Talos missile as surpassing the Terier in range while reaffirming Eisenhower’s claim of the navy’s global strength and air power.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Thomas
Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
West Germany Air Force loses first training crash
In Landsberg Germany a student pilot crashed into a tree during training. He and his American instructor were injured.
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Landsberg
Germany
West Germany
Farmers Warned Of Penalties In Soil Bank Plan
DES MOINES AP The Iowa ASC Committee warned farmers of a penalty for soil bank violations. A violator could lose 50 percent of expected earnings or be sued. signups may exceed reasonable cutbacks. Farmers have until July 20 to end or renew agreements and until July 31 to destroy corn to meet requirements.
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DES Moines
Iowa Asc
Soil Bank
Co. C. Glenn
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Agency
Soil Bank Act
Glenn
ASC
Iowa F
Parakeet Behind The Wheel Triggers Akron Police Crash
In Akron Ohio a police cruiser driven by Sgt Darwin Weigle collided with a Cadillac after the woman driver lost control while maneuvering to save her pet parakeet The officer said a charge will be filed and noted the woman prioritized the bird over safe driving.
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Akron, Ohio
INS
Darwin Weigle
Weigle
Tanker Plane In Crash near Walker AFB kills 11 crew
A KC-97 tanker based at Walker air force base crashed and exploded ten miles south of the base after takeoff. All 11 crewmen aboard were killed. The plane carried highly inflammable fuel and fell within open fields after banking and spiraling to the ground. An air force spokesman said the cause was undetermined and the aircraft was supporting B-47 Stratojets of the 509th refueling squadron.
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Roswell
N. M
Towa
New Mexico
Walker Air Force Base
Walker Tower
Air Force
509Th
509
Walker
Steel Girds For Closing Amid Possible Steelworkers Strike
U S Steel will bank furnaces at Gary Indiana tonight and cool Pittsburgh area furnaces Thursday as a precaution against a strike at midnight Saturday when the United Steelworkers contract expires. Industry officials warn of heavy tonnage losses but reports say companies may accept a three year contract instead of five.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Wednessday
Gary Works
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Camp Health and Budget Notes Mention 1956 Values
The clipping lists Camp Good Health and Whittier Sunday school figures totaling 3688.76 dollars, and notes Dulles backing a 1956 budget of 8045.00 dollars. It also cites Pineau on Russian-Western contact, arguing exposure to freedoms may foster Russian desire for liberty.
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Whittier Community Sunday School
Iowa National Mutual Girls’ Club
George Josselyn Bseakle
Jennie M. Little Joe
Sa Ciecal
Book Exchange Club
Alburnett
Dulles
Pineau
Washington
Dulles Credits Iceland Move to NATO Ties
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow’s control over communist parties outside Russia has weakened since Stalin’s down grade. He warned internal contradictions in world communism create dilemmas for Soviet leadership and open calls for freedom, while Western unity remains vital to deny new communist victories.
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Washington
Dulles
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
No Inquest To Be Held in Cahill Child Deaths
Deputy Coroner Les Burianek ruled out an inquest into the deaths of Kenneth and Karen Cahill found June 9 in their Cedar Rapids attic bedroom. He said heat exhaustion was established and necessary evidence gathered. Evidence will go to Linn county grand jury next session.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenneth
Karen Cahill
Kenneth Cahill
Memorial Drive
Les Burianek
Linn County
Grand Jury
Willis Glassgow
Czechoslovakia offers Yemen aid and ambassador exchange
East German sources report that Czechoslovakia has proposed Yemen military and economic assistance along with technical aid and a scheme for exchanging ambassadors. Yemen is described as a strategic Red Sea nation in the report.
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Berlin
INS
Czechoslovakia
Yemen
Red Sea
Humphrey’s Outlook for Business Forecasts
Treasury Secretary Humphrey has a strong track record in predicting business trends. Sylvia Porter provides Gazette readers with an exclusive summary of today’s outlook as of now on page 10.
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Treasury
Humphrey
Sylvia Porter
Gazette
Miller Given 10 Days To Talk On Un American Affairs Action
The house committee on un American activities voted 6 0 to give Arthur Miller ten days to answer questions or face contempt. Four other witnesses including Otto Nathan, Einstein estate executive, were recommended for contempt cites. Miller denied being a Communist and refused to name others involved.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
House
Congress
Otto Nathan
Albert Einstein
Miller
Dog helps man win release from jail in Mississippi
A blond Pekingese named Mitzi accompanied William Marsh of Wisconsin to a Mississippi jail and aided his release after he served part of a $128 drunken driving fine. Mitzi later produced a litter of puppies sold for a few dollars each, speeding their release.
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Columbus
Miss
Mitzi
William Marsh
Wisconsin
Masked Gunmen Kill Cypriot Farmer At Coffee House
In Nicosia a band of masked gunmen stormed a coffee house Tuesday night shooting and killing a Cypriot farmer. Police launched an investigation into the attack and motives remain unclear.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
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Ike
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Wewe
Daily Record
Eevee Farm
Inez Robbee
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