Royal romance rumors prompt press backlash in London
London editors rebuked Group Captain Peter Townsend after his Brussels remarks about Princess Margaret. Most papers urged the royal family to end the speculation and silence the romance, noting Townsend’s comments and calling for official statements to restore discretion.
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London
Peter Townsend
Brussels
Townsend
Margaret
The
Times
Daily Mail
Princess Margaret
Vicar Offers to Marry Princess Margaret and Townsend
The 70-year-old Rev. Harold Green of Ipswich urged happiness over the possible marriage of Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend. He criticized officials who oppose divorced couples marrying and said he would wed them if it served the common good. He attacked Bishop Blunt and church leaders for rigid views on divorce while defending the need for compassionate, independent clerical judgment.
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London
INS
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Harold G. Green
St. Nicholas Church
Ipswich
Suffolk
Townsend
Canterbury
Brussels
Church of England
Information Board
Green
Princess
Alfred Blunt
Bradford
Cedar Rapids votes yes on sale of two school properties
Cedar Rapids residents approved selling two vacant school areas in a 5 to 1 margin in the annual school election. A total of 967 voters turned out across 26 precincts, with three incumbents elected to three-year terms as no other candidates ran. Both property sales received broad public support and all precincts endorsed the measures.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
First
Eighth Avenues
Old Cleveland School
Extension Work Is on Primitive Scale in Boyaca
Rex Conn reports from Tunia Boyaca on a U S Point Four pilot extension program in Colombia led by Guadalupe Ramirez, whose life story spans Mexico to Texas A M and a career in agricultural education. The feature profiles Ramirez and notes his teaching background and move to the Point Four mission.
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Boyaca
Tunia
Colombia
Walter Howe
U.S
Point Four
Elton Smith
Point Four Agricultural Division
Guadalupe M. Ramirez
Tequendama Hotel
Ramirez
Mexico
Texas
Abel P. Borden
Slogan Contest Closes Tonight
The Gazette runs a contest for Iowa auto license plate slogans. Entries must be postmarked before Wednesday and include a brief 50 word explanation. A $100 savings bond awaits the winner.
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Gazette
Iowa
U.S
The
Falcon Missile Designed To Destroy H-Bomb Craft
The air force unveiled the Falcon guided missile aimed at destroying aircraft carrying hydrogen bombs before they reach U S shores. Tests show high hit accuracy. warhead designed to kill enemy bombers long before targets. Developed by Hughes for Arctic and North American approaches, the six foot missile is carried under a jet wing and automates its strike with an on-board computer.
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Associated Press
AIR Force
Washington
U.S
Trevor Gardner
Eiscion
Arctic
North America
Hughes Aircraft Company
Culver City
Calif
Tucson
Greenland
Alaska
Judge Gives Man 30 Days in Jail And Hot Lecture
Cedar Rapids motorist Ray Barker aged 28 was sentenced to 30 days in jail for driving without a license and OMVI. Judge Benesh scolded district court judges for leniency on drunk drivers. Barker also faced a $300 fine with $50 down and $50 monthly, later heard by Judge Maxwell. Linn County officials warned that delinquent installment payments on fines lead to rearrest and jail.
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Charles Benesh
Cedar Rapids
Ray Barker
C Avenue NE
OMVI
Benesh
Barker
B. J. Maxwell
Glassgow
Iowa
British Move Cuts Nuclear Budget and H Bomb Claim
London reports Britain has trimmed its nuclear budget and a reliable source says researchers have learned to build a cheaper hydrogen bomb, signaling a shift in defense strategy and scientific capability.
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London
Britain
Red Cross fund hits halfway mark with 33712 pledged
Total contributions to the Red Cross drive stand at 33712 with $67155 goal set for the end of the campaign. An audit is planned Thursday by Cedar Rapids National Association of Cost Accountants volunteers. Local units including Springville Fairfax and wholesale division led by Grant Maples and Frank Ziska report progress. Rural mail campaign totals 1115, with Thiel urging broader township participation and last minute donations.
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Cedar Rapids News
Red Cross Fund Appeal
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Cost Accountants
Robert Thiel
Springville
I. K. Gibson
Harold Ramsey
Fairfax
J. L. Krall
Grant Maples
Frank Ziska
Mercantile Group
Bob Gable
Frank Carideo
Florence Gritzner
Leroy Anderle
Thiel
Red Cross
British vow no refueling for tanker Aruba bound for Red China
British officials said in Singapore on Tuesday that the Finnish tanker Aruba bound for Red China with jet fuel cargo will not be refueled in any British controlled port east of Suez.
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Singapore
Aruba
Red China
Suez
Aruba tanker tug of war with Red China feared
Secretary of State Dulles on Tuesday said using the Seventh Fleet to stop the Aruba would violate U.S. policy. Singapore and Jakarta sources said Standard Vacuum and Shell would not supply bunkers to the Aruba either here or in Indonesia. The Aruba, chartered to a Hong Kong Chinese firm, remains in the Indian Ocean as U.S. fears of delivering kerosene to Red China grow. USS Kearsarge arrived in Singapore amid rumors of interception but the navy denied them. Senator McClellan reported officials are taking steps to stop the Aruba from reaching Red China, but he would not disclose details.
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Washington
Dulles
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Aruba
Britain
China
Singapore
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Shell Oil Company
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Indian Ocean
U.S
Kearsarge
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Red China
Humphrey
Fulbright
FRB
Sparks Fly As Peress Probe Is On
Senate investigation into the Major Irving Peress case opens with charges of conspiracy by Senator McCarthy against the White House and administration officials. McClellan demands access to an army inspector general report while defense of secrecy is argued by Secretary Stevens over investigative methods and informants.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Senate
Irving Peress
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army
Subcommittee
Peress
Eisenhower
Administration
McCarthy Army
Sen. Bender
Ohio
Bender
Eisen- ‘Hower
Brownell
Sherman Adams
Gerald Morgan
Stevens
Cedar Rapids Freeze Ties Up 15 City Streets in Mud
Cedar Rapids officials list 15 streets closed to traffic as frost depths hinder repair work. Crews dumped 50 to 60 tons of rock on NE avenues to keep fire routes open, while authorities warn no fixes until ground dries. Opened routes include avenue NE segments near Twenty-seventh to Twenty-ninth streets.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements
W. W. Stolba
Stolba
Avenue NE
Twenty Seventh
Twenty-ninth Street
Prairie Drive
Oakland Road
Westwood Drive
Hillside
Highwood Drive
Glenwood
Woodside Drive
Zika
Sixteenth
Twentieth Street
Eighteenth Street
Westland
Thirty-third Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Rockford Road
Third Street
Twenty Fourth
Twenty-fifth Avenue
C Avenue
Fortieth
Forty-second Street
F Avenue
Thirty Fourth
Thirty-fifth Street
Old Marion Road
Sherman
Glass Road
Madison Street
Circle Drive
Lindale Avenue
Thirtieth
Thirty-first Street
Twelfth Avenue
Seventeenth
Nineteenth Street
Thompson Street
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Mt. Vernon Road
Cooler Weather Slated for Iowa
Eastern Iowa forecast calls for a continued cold week with a brief warming trend Friday. Precipitation should be minor around Friday. Cedar Rapids recorded .27 inches of rain Monday, while Traer reported an inch. Tornado warnings were issued by the Des Moines weather bureau Monday but the threat faded. Cedar Rapids reached 41 degrees by 2:30 Tuesday, with Monday’s high 57 and overnight low 32.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Traer
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Captain 102 Refuses to Quit Sea Lion Business
Santa Barbara reports Captain George C. McGuire at 102 still runs a sea lion catching business. He directs operations while crews fish near Santa Cruz Island to supply zoos and circuses worldwide. The captain now mainly supervises as boats cruise to collect the animals.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
George C. McGuire
Santa Cruz Island
Stock Quiz May Undermine Confidence in Economy
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told the Senate Banking Committee that the stock market inquiry could undermine public confidence in the American economy. Senator Capehart urged an end to the inquiry, while Chairman Fulbright defended the committee's duty to issue caution if warranted.
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Washington
Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Capehart
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Reserve Board
SEC
FRB
Davenport
Alberti
Weise
Bennett
Lillie
Weiselhold
Duck Creek
Bettendorf
Market Rally Amid Questions on Confidence and Regulation
New York traders pushed shares higher with activity around three million. Senators Humphrey Fulbright and Capehart urged careful scrutiny of securities rules and credit controls to maintain confidence, warning speculation could trigger market fears and a crash.
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New York
Countryman's Bill on Liquor Stamps Killed in Iowa House
An Iowa house judiciary committee voted 8 4 to indefinitely postpone consideration of Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman's bill requiring possession of a federal liquor stamp to be prima facie evidence of breaking Iowa beer laws. Committee members questioned constitutionality of the move.
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Des Moines
Iowa House Judiciary Committee
Dayton Countryman
Iowa
Frank Thompson
R-Guthrie Center
Countryman
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Kingston Stadium
Rex Conn
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