Navy Demon fighter flaws blamed on McDonnell and Westinghouse
House investigators fault the Demon jet program as a costly failure. Four test pilots were killed and 56 of the first 60 planes would not fly due to underpowered engines. Westinghouse McDonnell and the navy share responsibility with the final procurement role residing with the government.
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Paul Southwick
Washington
House
Navy
McDonnell Aircraft
St. Louis
Westinghouse Electric
Westinghouse
McDonnell
No Cold War in Antarctic Byrd reports friendly relations
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, returning from Antarctica, says there is no cold war between Americans in Operation Deep Freeze and Russian explorers. He plans to discuss claims with the State Department and resume directing Little America as he flies to Washington.
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Miami
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctica
Byrd
State Department
Panama
Washington
U.S
Little America
Antarctic
South Polar
Sight Restored By Eye Bequest
Milan report says Silvio Calagrande, 12, gained sight after a corneal transplant from Don Carlo Gnocchi, who left his eyes to two blind children. The boy saw light and counted five fingers at twenty inches, nine days post operation with the cornea described as good and transparent. The second patient has not yet been tested.
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Italy
Silvio Calagrande
Don Carlo Gnocchi
Gnocchi
Planners Discuss Sears Younker Shop Center in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Plan Commission held a two hour session weighing pros and cons of a 72 acre shopping center between First Avenue and Old Marion Road NE. No action was taken, with final decision resting with the City Council on a proposed 10 million dollar Sears Roebuck and Younker Brothers project.
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Cedar Rapids
George Cockburn
Sears Roebuck and
Younker Brothers
Hines
Sears
Younkers
Loop
Elderkin
Waterloo
Davenport
Ottumwa
Armstrong
Eisenhower Bulganin letter draws cautious praise in Moscow
In Moscow Bulganin calls Eisenhower letter very interesting and good after a Danish premier reception. Eisenhower says no plan to invite Bulganin soon but notes Moscow publicity of his note on halting atomic material production and foresees a prolonged cold war with broadening scope.
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Soviet
Eisenhower
Bulganin
H. C. Hansen
Washington
U. S
Russia
Zeeland Family Denies Largest Family Claim
Gerit Kooienga of Zeeland Michigan says his 21 children with his wife exceed the Toy Manufacturers of America count. The Zeeland family disputes the TMA claim that Elmer DeGolier of Brockton New York and his 20 children hold the nation’s largest family, noting their own brood includes five sets of twins and ages from 6 to 29.
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Zeeland, Mich
America
Elmer de Golier
Brockton, N.Y
DeGoliers
New York
U.S
Gerit Kooienga
Zeeland
Michigan
Kooienga
Avalanches Kill Towns in Northern Norway Night
Avalanches struck three small northern communities Tuesday night, causing fatalities and widespread fear. Officials report multiple deaths and damage as residents assess the destruction and search for survivors.
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Oslo
Caver
Mental Health Association Plans Social Worker For Juvenile Court
Linn County Mental Health Association will fund a trained psychiatric social worker to assist the juvenile court, police juvenile bureau, and county probation office. The project aims to hire this spring for one to two years, with city and county funding considered after shows of success.
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Linn County Mental Health Association
F. Forbes Olberg
Olberg
James Patterson
Stanley Davis
Juvenile Bureau of
Police Department
Allan Lowell
Osberg
County Board of Supervisors
Franklin High School
The
Franklin Pta
Hubert Baker
Linn County
Women's Fashion Store in Oelwein Damaged by Fire
Fire at the Ross Company, a women's fashion store in Oelwein, caused estimated $25,000 damage early Wednesday. A transformer in the basement sparked the blaze, which reached clothing and walls. discovered at 3:30 a.m. by resident Arnold Roepkes. The store, owned by Dudley Hale of Waukon and managed by Mrs. Clyde Hayes, planned a Thursday reopening after interior and exterior remodeling.
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Oelwein
Ross Company
Arnold Roepkes
Dudley Hale
Waukon
Clyde Hayes
Bupane Gas and National Propane Announce Merger
Cedar Rapids news reports Bupane Gas of Cedar Rapids merging with National Propane Corporation of Long Island New York. Otto A. Kohl and Harry N. Forman state Kohl remains as consultant and Clark H. Van Meter moves to National Propane. National will lease Cedar Rapids plant. merger target date April 16 expands service and appliance offerings.
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National Propane
Cedar Rapids
Bupane Gas Company
National Propane Corporation
Long Island
N. Y
Otto A. Kohl
Harry N. Forman
Bupane
Kohl
Midwest
Shellane
Shell Oil Company
National
Clark H. van Meter
Bapane
Marion
Cedar Rauids
Marines to Deploy Reinforced Battalion to Mediterranean
The Defense Department announced a reinforced Marine battalion of about 1,800 personnel will be sent to the Mediterranean within days. The deployment is for training and will replace a similar unit withdrawn from the region last spring.
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Washington
Defense Department
Mediterranean
Man who saved her river rescue to wed
In Minneapolis, Donna Mae Wills, 24, survived after an overturn in a Minnesota river as William A Mathias, 26, pulled her from the icy water. Five companions died in the accident. Mathias was pulled from the river after diving back in. They later announced engagement and plan to marry June 30.
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Minneapolis
Donna Mae Wills
Minnesota
William A. Mathias
Mathias
Miss Wills
Tornado Toll Rises Across Midwest and East
Tornadoes ripped three Midwest states killing one and injuring 33. Warnings extended to Ohio and western Pennsylvania as storms push into New England. West saw 90 mph gusts in California and a 50 mph windstorm fueling a 1300 acre New Mexico forest fire. In Indiana Marion suffered heavy damage and a fatality amid wrecked homes and power outages.
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Midwest
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
California
New Mexico
Missouri
Buckley
Ill
Indiana
Dunnington
Galveston
Marion
Ia Hospital
Perryville
Dunn
Old Man Winter Returns With Snow and Cold Snap
Iowa residents faced a fresh winter blast with wind snow and sleet. Five inches fell in northern counties including Allison Fredericksburg and Riceville while other towns saw three to four inches. Temperatures plunged from the 30s to single digits and below by Wednesday noon with more cold air expected.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Allison
Fredericksburg
Riceville
Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Postal clerk in Japan charged with stealing two million yen
Nakano Japan AP reports postal clerk Kozo Kato 4) was arrested on a charge of stealing two million yen from the mails over three years. His defense claims money cannot be sent in ordinary letters and that he was erasing crime.
Wholesale food costs dip slightly in latest index
New York based Dun and Bradstreet reports the wholesale food price index fell to 5.94 this week, down one cent from the prior week. The index was 6.55 a year ago.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Eisenhower Declines to Endorse Nixon as Running Mate
President Eisenhower says he has asked Vice President Nixon to chart his own political future and will not dictate Nixon's campaign actions. He insists no criticism of Nixon and states he would disclose health issues if they affected his ability to govern, while reaffirming Nixon as a strong, capable ally.
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D-Calif
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Lloyd Harrison
McDonnell
Bureau of Aeronautics
Harrison
U.S
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Kremlin Palace
Khrushchev
Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Mr. Eisenhower
Er. Eisenhower
San Francisco
Ford Motor stock begins trading with colorful New York ceremony
Ford Motor stock opened at 62 dollars a share on the New York Stock Exchange after a high-spirited floor ceremony. It had risen 12 percent from the over the counter close but traded below the original 64.50 offering price as Ford revealed it now has more than 350 000 shareholders, expanding ownership beyond the Ford family and Ford Foundation.
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Ford Motor Stock
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Benson Fore
Ford
Ford Family
Ford Foundation
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