Showdown over ousting un American Activities head
Rep. Jackson charged there are Communists in the church and demanded a showdown on ousting Charles Velde as UAAC chair over church investigations. Velde defended his fitness while Allen pondered action. The Ford Foundation grant on congressional inquiry drew Jackson’s sharp reply. He later apologized, saying the dispute was driven by press and analysts.
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Washington
Jackson
R-Calif
Welde
House
UN American Activities Committee
Velde
Allen
Rules Committee
Communist Party
Ford Foundation
Bromley Oxnam
un-American Activities Committee
Committee On UN- American Activities
Ford Company
U. S. Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D-N.y
Jury Fails To Fix Henderson Death Cause
A Cedar Rapids coroner's jury ruled the death of John S. Henderson unknown in cause though family members urged foul play. Henderson, 43, was found Feb. 24 on the Cedar River east bank near the Third Avenue bridge after he disappeared days earlier.
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Henderson
John S. Henderson
William J. Stewart
Mmembers
Cedar River
Third Avenue
Murphy Davis
Stewart
Ruth Oakfield
John
Glenn H. Durkee
Walter Henderson
Durkee
Harvey Viall
U S Challenges Russia on Disarmament at UN
United Nations New York AP The United States urged Soviet Premier Malenkov to show real peace by engaging in good faith negotiations on disarmament. Ambassador Ernest A Gross pressed for verification and insisted Western and Russian proposals be examined while proposing a Sept 1 report deadline.
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U.S
Russia
U. S
Malenkov
Ernest A. Gross
General Assembly
Georgi N. Zarubin
Gross
Disarmament Commission
B 50 Fights MIGs Off Kamchatka in Pacific Sky
Lt Col Robert Rich led a B 50 bomber in a 14 minute dogfight with two MiG 15s about 25 miles off Kamchatka. The bomber returned fire after being fired on from dead astern, with Sgt Jesse Primm and Sgt Jack Davies manning the guns. The MiGs fled toward Siberia. no hits were confirmed and the B 50 crew landed safely at Fairbanks Alaska.
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Eielson Air Force Base
Alaska
Ins
Soviet Kamchatka
Robert S. Rich
Baraboo
Wis
Jesse L. Primm
Ozark
Ark
Soviet
Siberia
Rich
Northwest Pacific
Kamchatka
Petropavlovsk
Sub- Arctic Sea
Primm
Jack W. Davies
Wilkes-Barre
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Russia
North Pacific
Pentagon
U S Demands Russia Punish Soviet Jet Pilot
Washington demanded Moscow punish the Soviet jet pilot who attacked a U S weather recon plane 25 miles off Kamchatka on Sunday. The note to the Soviet Foreign Ministry sought disciplinary action details and measures to prevent a recurrence.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
Kamchatka
State Department
Moscow
U.S
Long Job Ahead In Korea Adlai Says
Adlai Stevenson said the Korea war would be a long and difficult job to dislodge the enemy. He avoided specifics on a solution and noted politics and economics would affect any settlement. He left Korea for Japan and an audience with Emperor Hirohito aboard Gen Weyland’s C 54.
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Seoul
Adilai Stevenson
Korea
Democratic Party
Three Hurt in Atkins Corner Truck Crash
A collision between two trucks on highway 30 near Atkins Corner west of Cedar Rapids at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday injured three men. Drivers Ormen G. Ehlinger and Gaylon V Foot suffered potential internal injuries. Donald M. Critchfield escaped with bruised ribs. Both Ehlinger and Foot remained in fair to fairly good condition. Highway Patrolmen investigated the crash.
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Atkins Corner
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Ormen G. Ehlinger
Vinton
Gaylon V Foot
Winston
Ehlinger
Donald M. Critchfield
N Street
Foot
St. Luke’s Hospital
Charles Fels
James Gildroy
Three Die As Army Amphibious Vehicle Sinks Off California
The U S army’s new BARC amphibious cargo vehicle sank Tuesday night near Pigeon Point about 20 miles south of San Francisco. All three crew members drowned as rough seas hampered search. a coast guard cutter recovered two bodies and debris for investigation.
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San Francisco
U. S. Army
BARC
Sixth Army
Pigeon Point
Here
Monterey Bay
Coast Guard
Nebraska boy shoots aunt and sister after TV denial
A 13 year old Lawrence M Young admitted taking a .22 rifle from his home, hiding in a barn, and firing at his aunt Mrs. Virlie Stewart and his 5 year old sister Cathy. Stewart died, Cathy died later at a clinic. a dog was also killed. The boy fled to a neighbor's house and watched TV afterward. No charges were filed yet.
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Hebron
Virlie Stewart
Alexandria
Neb
Mrs. Stewart
Cathy Young
Lawrence
Fairbury
Baldwin
Stewart
Combat Pay Opens to Frostbitten Korean War Vets
The Army said frostbitten veterans hospitalized from Korean winter battles now qualify for $45-a-month combat duty pay for recovery time. Far East headquarters spokesman cited a Department of the Army ruling establishing the eligibility.
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Tokyo
Army
Far East
Department of Army
Defense Spending Boost Called Aim Of Plane Attacks
Washington lawmakers warn Communist strikes on allied aircraft may sabotage budget plans. Rep Van Zandt says Russia aims to force higher defense outlays while Sen Russell notes possible cuts remain limited to efficiency gains, not overall weapons reductions.
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Washington
Rep
van Zandt
Sen
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Burns Prove Fatal To Pete Brunner
Pete Brunner age 40 of Cedar Rapids died in a DeWitt hospital after severe burns from a truck accident near Wheatland. Brunner a driver for Sioux Transportation Co suffered extensive burns when his rig crashed early last week en route from Chicago to Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his wife.
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Cedar Rapids
Pete Brunner
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Wheatland
de- Witt
Sioux Transportation Company
Brunner
Chicago
Historic Inn Burns In Ticonderoga Fire
A fire at the 75 year old three story inn in Ticonderoga New York killed at least five people and injured five others. The blaze began about 3 30 a m on the second floor and spread rapidly through the largely occupied building near the village center. A St Patrick s day party had been held there the previous night with most guests leaving around 1 a m.
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Ticonderoga
N. Y
Ticonderoga Inn
New York
Negro Hero of Korean Hill Says Helped by Lord
A 19 year old private from Mansfield Louisiana Pvt Courtney L Stanley saved a wounded American lieutenant colonel and two others on Little Gibraltar Hill. He held off a Chinese assault from 5 30 am to 9 am firing a Browning automatic rifle and an M 1 after his BAR jammed. Stanley said he killed eight Chinese and credited the Lord with his survival. The colonel called him the bravest man he’s ever seen.
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Korean Hill
Western Front
Korea
Little Gibraltar Hill
Courtney L. Stanley
Mansfield
Stanley
Little Gibraltar
William Wuorinen
Wuorinen
League Agrees To Transfer of Braves
The American Association voted 7-1 to transfer the Milwaukee franchise to Toledo for 50 000 damages. The National League approved moving the Boston Braves to Milwaukee. Braves President Lou Perini must settle with the American Association, whose Milwaukee franchise was affected. a seven-man arbitration board will mediate disputes.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
American Association
Milwaukee
Toledo
National League
Boston Braves
Braves
Lou Perini
Perini
DOJ probes Browns sale block to Baltimore by AL owners
The Justice Department said its anti trust division reviews the refusal by American League club owners to approve transferring the St. Louis Browns to Baltimore. Maryland lawmakers Devereux and Friedel filed a joint complaint seeking an inquiry and the case was referred to antitrust attorneys for violation considerations.
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Washington
Justice Department
St. Louis Browns
Baltimore
Maryland
Devereux
Friedel
Bohlen Receives Vote of Approval for Russia Post
Senate foreign relations committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to Russia after three hours of testimony by Secretary of State Dulles. Fulbright disclosed the committee vote but did not reveal the tally.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Eisenhower
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Dulles
Allied guards quell 2000 Red Korean prisoners on Yonchon Island
In Korea 2000 hard core prisoners on Yoncho Island staged a demonstration. Allied guards halted the protest without firing a shot and reported no casualties.
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Prisoner OF War Command, Korea
Yoncho Island
Korea
Peru recalls ambassador after Ecuador shuns parties
Peru withdraws its ambassador from Ecuador after Quito declares him unwelcome for not attending official parties. Lima says no new envoy will be sent to Quito amid a climate of hostility tied to border disputes and a recent incident involving missing Ecuadorian officers.
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Lima
Peru
Ecuador
Quito
Gonzalo Aramburu
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