U S Urges End to Cyprus Row and Talks on Self Government
The United States urged Britain and Greece to end their Cyprus dispute and pursue negotiations for self government for the island. President Eisenhower and Acting Secretary Hoover discussed Cyprus amid a broader Middle East appraisal.
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Herbert Hoover, Jr
Middle East
Greek Premier urges U S to intervene in Greek dispute
Constantines Karamanlis pressed the United States to act decisively to curb Soviet influence and prevent internal Communist disruption in Greece. He defended Greek-American ties and warned that U S inaction could threaten the Free World with chaos and the loss of Western alignment.
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Constantines Karamanlis
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Greece
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Plan studied to extend sewer service to Marion area
Cedar Rapids city council studied a proposal to provide temporary sewer service to the Glenbrook Cove subdivision in Marion between First Avenue and Tama Street NE. The arrangement would allow 50 gallons per minute to be discharged to the Kenwood lift station until January 1, 1957, after which a regional Indian Creek drainage plan between Cedar Rapids and Marion is expected. The Howard R. Green Company will report its engineering survey later this year. Public Improvements Commissioner Swede Halvorson said about 50 houses could be served under the temporary plan.
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Indian Creek
Howard R. Green Company
Charles D. Mullinex
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Swede Halvorson
Iowa Temperatures Set March Low After Weekend Blizzard
Iowa faced record low readings after a weekend blizzard with up to 15 inches of snow and 40 mph winds. Sibley reported minus 22 degrees, Spirit Lake minus 14, and Spencer minus 10 as Cedar Rapids cooled to seven overnight. A warm trend was forecast to lift highs into the 30s and 40s by midweek.
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Plane Crashes Into Sea Near Argentia. Six Aboard Believed Lost
A U S air force plane crashed into the sea a mile from Argentia naval base on Newfoundland's south coast. Two bodies of the six aboard were recovered. The incident occurred Monday and authorities suspect all aboard were casualties.
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Miss Truman to Wed E. Clifton Daniel in Independence
Margaret Truman, 32, daughter of the late President Truman, will marry E. Clifton Daniel, 43, assistant to the New York Times foreign news editor. The couple announced the engagement in Independence Missouri and plan a simple Easter wedding at Trinity Episcopal Church. Daniel proposed in January after they met in New York last November.
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E. Clifton Daniel, Jr
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Jonathan Daniels
New York
Zebulon
N. C
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Raleigh
News and Observer
Daniel
Miss Truman
George Backer
April Deadline For Old License Plates on Autos
Iowa vehicle owners must display 1956 plates by April 1 or face arrest risk, with April 20 as dealer deadline for new plates. Linn County reports mail orders ready for mounting by April 1, while truck plates faced distribution delays due to late arrivals.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Herrick Saij
James Clapp
Linn County
Linn
Tom DeWees
DeWees
Bridge washout leaves driver stranded in Waterbury
Norman Lezotte, 28, tried to cross the Washington Avenue bridge Sunday and found no bridge as his car plunged 20 feet into the water. He escaped with cuts and bruises after learning the August floods washed out the bridge. He said no warning signs were seen. Police noted a warning that read One way do not enter.
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Norman Lezotte
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Cliff Greene Dies After Four Year Fall
Asheville North Carolina AP reports Cliff Greene aged 49 died Sunday after being unconscious since a fall from a scaffold four years earlier. Authorities note the long period of unconsciousness preceded the death.
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U S Super Carrier Slated For Duty in Mediterranean
U S Navy to deploy the 70 000 ton Forrestal to bolster Seventh Fleet presence in the Mediterranean next January after shakedown and yard work. Admiral Arleigh Burke notes new ships in Guantanamo Bay including Boston cruiser and other modern vessels. Forrestal to join Sixth Fleet with carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines following post shakedown work.
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Southern Senators Open to Third Party if School Integration Favored
A group of 19 senators and 77 House members from 11 states warned that a push for school integration could trigger a Dixie walkout. Senators Thurmond and Russell suggested potential third-party or party realignment if the Democratic convention endorses forced integration.
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Democratic States’ Rights
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National Party Organization
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House
Woman Dies Seeking Aid In Blizzard
Ruth White, 30, died of exposure after leaving her husband and four children in a stalled car during a blizzard near Mission South Dakota. Cornelius White, 32, walked to seek help but collapsed en route. Ruth refused to abandon him and perished while trying to reach safety with him. The couple, traveling from Valentine Nebraska, faced 15 inch snow as deputies mobilized snowplows to recover the group stranded five miles south of town.
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Alabama University trustees expel student over riots linked to Autherine Lucy case
University of Alabama trustees expelled Leonard Wilson of Selma a 20 year old sophomore for his role in Feb 3 and 4 riots against Autherine Lucy the school's first Black student. Four others were suspended and 20 faced lesser penalties while three under investigation withdrew. Wilson had attacked President Carmichael and campus officials and warned of court action claiming his rights were at stake.
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University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
Leonard Wilson
Selma
Miss Lucy
Wilson
Oliver C. Carmichael
White Citizens Council
Birmingham
John A. Caddell
Decatur
Carmichael
Students For Law and Order
Alabama
Blizzard paralyzes the Midwest with heavy snow depths and cold wave
United Press reports a weekend blizzard sweeping the Dakotas Nebraska northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. It killed at least three and left two foot drifts. In Rochester Minnesota neighbors dug through a snowdrift to rescue a boy named Tommy Schwab found intact in a snow air pocket, noncritical.
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Rich Aunt’s Gift Confuses Nephew Over Check Size
A humorous exchange has Rich Aunt asking if a large or small check is preferred when gifting. Nephew responds that he didn’t expect neckties to be the prize, highlighting a comedic miscommunication. The gag centers on mistaken assumptions about gift value and item type.
Supreme Court bans delay in Negro graduate admissions
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state universities may not delay admission of Negro graduate students while studying issues involved. The decision overturns a Florida Supreme Court ruling allowing a delay for Virgil Hawkins to enter the University of Florida law school. The Florida court had appointed a commissioner to hear testimony on admission timing to avoid public mischief.
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Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court
Virgil Hawkins
Law School
University of Florida
Hawkins
Cedar Rapids School Ballot Uncontested For 1956 Board
Cedar Rapids voters faced a light turnout in a no contest school board election with two directors and a treasurer unopposed. Incumbent chairman Carl C Kesler and candidate Sutherland Cook secured three year terms, while Everett C Pratt won another two year treasurer term. Secretary Lundquist predicted 600 to 800 voters.
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Carl C. Kesler
Sutherland Cook
Cook
David M. Lehti
Everett C. Pratt
E. W. Lundquist
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