Tax cut clash as senate finance panel rejects $20 per person aid
The Senate Finance Committee voted 9 to 6 against the House approved $20 per person income tax credit and backed extending corporate and excise levies for a year. Democrats vow to press the fight to the Senate floor with leaders Flaying administration objections as politics.
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William Theis
Washington
INS
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Earle Co. Clements
Clements
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
George Smathers
D-Fla
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Martin's Poll Sent to 44 000 Iowa Voters in 1955
Senator Thomas E. Martin mails 1955 questionnaire to about 44 000 Iowa voters, asking 36 questions on issues from government spending to foreign trade. He will keep responses confidential and summarize results for Congress and residents. Voters are urged to return forms within four weeks.
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Bert Kemmerer
Gazette
Washington
Iowa Mail
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Republican
Martin
United States
Eisenhower
84Th Congress
Congress
Iowa
Sen. Martin
Iowa Republican
TVA
U. S
America
Senate
Campaign to restore Old North Church reaches goal
A nationwide drive to raise funds for repairing the hurricane felled steeple of the Old North Church in Boston has reached its target of 150000 dollars on Wednesday.
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Boston
Old North Church
Champagne Toast Isn’t Nixon Pick
Vice president Nixon told the Dominican legislature he prefers a soft drink to champagne when toasted. Dominican Senator recalls a 1908 Taft era visit with Jacob Dickinson who drank coconut milk rather than champagne. Nixon adds he prefers Coca Cola to champagne though coconut milk is not his first choice.
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Ciudad Trujillo
INS
Nixon
Manuel Troncoso
Taft
Jacob Dickinson
Dickinson
Earthquake Jolts Tokyo During Radio Broadcast
An earthquake shook Tokyo on Tuesday as Pfe. Pat. Sheridan played the tune Love Can Cause an Earthquake over the armed forces radio network. Sheridan announced the song’s end. A second quake promptly jolted the city.
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Tokyo
Pfe. Pat
Sheridan
Armed Forces Radio Network
No Opposition to Incumbent School Board Candidates
Cedar Rapids residents face a no opposition school board election on March 14 as only three incumbents Ben H. Peterson Eliot O. Waples and W Sandoe Jordan have filed or indicated plans to file nomination papers with the deadline looming. If no one else enters the race they will each win another three year term. Voters registering must do so by Friday at 5 pm at City Hall, with out of city residents not needing advance registration.
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Cedar Rapids News
Ben H. Peterson
Eliot O. Waples
W. Sandoe Jordan
Peterson
Waples
Jordan
E. W. Lundquist
City Hall
Reds Far Behind In Indian Voting
New Delhi AP reports in Andhra state early returns show Prime Minister Nehru's Congress and allies trailing Communist nominees. Only two of the first 52 state legislative seats decided by early counting went to the Reds, who had boasted of seizing the south Indian state's government.
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NEW Delhi
Nehru
Congress Party
Andhra
Reds
Wholesale Food Prices Dip to Fresh Low
New York AP reports a small decline in the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index this week. The index sits at 6.63, down from 6.65 last week and 7.21 a year ago.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Plan to remove Fourth Street tracks discussed by Cedar Rapids Plan Commission
Cedar Rapids Plan Commission debated a Collins Radio Engineers proposal to remove tracks from First to Ninth avenues, build a new river bridge, joint use of west-side tracks, a south Cedar Rapids passenger depot, and miles of new trackage estimated at 3 million dollars. Member Shaffer urged a constructive stance while noting broad public support and the plan as a major local development. The commission will review the plan after the transportation committee assesses feasibility and traffic implications.
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Cedar Rapids
First
Ninth Avenues
Commission
Henry Kling
Fourth Street
Kling
Industria
How Russian People React to Americans
William R. Hearst Jr. presents an editorial exploring Russian reactions to Americans. The article asks whether Russians fear the United States or have absorbed propaganda and notes surprising responses from ordinary citizens and workers encountered by the Hearst party.
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The
Gazette
William R. Hearst, Jr
America
Mr. Hearst
Slogan Contest Entries Roll In
Entries rolled in as The Gazette of Cedar Rapids Iowa continued its auto license plate slogan contest into day two. Readers are urged to clip a ballot on page 8, mail it to the editor, and compete for a $100 U S savings bond prize.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
The
U. S
Ten Percent Pay Hike Sought for Iowa Teachers
Iowa teachers should receive at least a 10 percent salary increase, says the Iowa State Education Association executive board. President Frank Hildreth notes Iowa ranks 34th in salaries, with an average of 3260 versus the 3932 national average, amid rising enrollments and teacher shortages. The plan warns shortages will grow desperate in three years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
Frank Hildreth
Iown
President Signs Congress Pay Raise Bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting congressional pay by 7500 dollars a year and increasing federal judge salaries. He noted the government would recover half the money in taxes and urged the raise due to the high costs of running for public office.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Godfrey Role for Bing Son Hinted
Gary Crosby eldest son of Bing Crosby may join Arthur Godfrey and CBS discussions for singing services. The Journal-American notes potential booking as a young talent in show business.
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Godfrey
Bing Son
New York
INS
Gary Crosby
Bing Crosby
Little Godfrey
The
Journal-American
Arthur Godfrey
CBS
Bing
Gary
Cambodian King Abdicates In Protest Against Leftists
King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated at 33 in a dramatic move against leftist opposition to his pro Western reforms and plans for elections. He resigns in favor of his father Prince Saramint and vows a humble life while attempting to rally support against communist rebels and former Premier Song Ngoc Thanh. Cambodia lies between Thailand and South Vietnam. referendum support amid strong anti leftist sentiment is noted.
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Pnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Dulles
Norodom
Saramint
Southeast Asia
Song Ngoc Thanh
France
Orly
Thailand
Jand Mountains
South
Viet Nam
Had No Part In Death of Kehne Lee on Trial for Manslaughter
Edward Allen Lee testified he had no role in the death of Thomas Kehne 23 who died Oct 2 from a head injury allegedly caused by a bottle strike. He claimed he was home in bed at the time and denied throwing the gin bottle blamed by the state. The defense contrasted state witnesses with family testimony placing him at home around 11:30 p.m. Oct 1.
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Edward Allen Lee
Thomas A. Kehne
Lee
J. E. Heiserman
Kehne
Tee
Midway Tavern
Ninth Avenue SE
Robert Myers
Eisenhower warns vast H bomb lead may vanish in future
President Eisenhower at a news conference warned that Western superiority in H bombs and atomic weapons could lose its meaning if an enemy holds enough stock to wage nuclear war. He opposed inviting Marshal Zhukov now but left a future opening. He dismissed fixed dates for 1956 conventions, called wheat shipments to Russia unlikely, and floated four year House terms to aid legislators. He also stressed Russia’s general disinterest in war and cautioned against U S entanglements in Formosa.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West
Russia
Marshal Zhukov
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Municipal Court Debates Bailiff Appointment Name Conflicts
Judge Charles Benesh said he may appoint a policeman as court bailiff if the city council rejects the court proposed choice. Police Chief William Kudrna warned he could resign to avoid moving an officer from street duty. The council and Bailiff Ed Cherry had previously discussed replacing Cherry with Charles Bullcek during Cherry’s hospital absence.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Benesh
William J. Kudrna
Benesh
Iowa
Ed Cherry
Kudina
Cherry
Charles Bullcek
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