Beck to testify before Senate rackets committee Tuesday
Dave Beck's attorney said Beck will appear on schedule at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Senate investigators. Duff claimed Beck may be in Washington for the hearing, while Beck's whereabouts remained undisclosed amid questions about a $270000 loan from union coffers and possible Fifth Amendment invocation.
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Sidewalks Set For New Plats In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance requiring sidewalks on all new plats. Exemptions possible for terrain hardship. Measure adds sidewalks on both street sides four feet wide four inches thick. effective after passage likely April 8 for plats filed after that date. Mayor questioned school locations in brief remarks.
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Resurfacing of Seventy Blocks In Cedar Rapids Planned
Cedar Rapids city council outlined a $150000 street resurfacing program for 70 blocks. A hearing on plans and bids is set for April 15 with construction planned June 15 to September 15. Abutting property owners are not assessed.
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British Shipyard Parleys Collapse
Talks between shipbuilding employers and union leaders in London broke down in a deadlock, shattering hopes for an early settlement of a nine day strike that has paralyzed shipyards.
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Eisenhower Macmillan Agree on U S Nuclear Aid to Britain
President Eisenhower pledges to push U S law within limits to make atomic warheads for guided missiles accessible to Britain in emergencies. A Bermuda meeting with Prime Minister Macmillan produced an agent in principle on supplying missiles and storage of warheads under U S control. The accord includes U N testing notice and Gaza Gulf commitments amid Israel Egypt tensions.
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Virginia Loses Fight To Hold Up Integration
The Supreme Court refused to review Virginia's bid to delay school desegregation. It denied appeals aimed at blocking Negro admission in Arlington County and Charlottes ville. Separate case in Old Fort North Carolina involved a refusal to immediate enrollment for a Black child.
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Capital Blossom Outlook Bright for Cherry Blossom Festival
Washington officials foresee full bloom of the city’s cherry trees for the National Cherry Blossom Festival with the main events slated around April 27. The festival chairperson expressed optimism about peak bloom during the upcoming spring celebration.
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Isolated Village Answers SOS From Easterner
A blizzard stranded Coolidge Kansas and cut lines to a fuel company office. An executive fled church services and the dispatcher relayed a dire emergency to Mason, who radioed Kansas authorities. Snowplows from Atchison and Santa Fe rail lines were dispatched with fuel, warm clothing, and food to reach the town.
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Snowbound Midwest Stretches Rescue Efforts Across States
Sixty five people including babies were rescued from a stalled Continental Trail Ways bus after being marooned in a snow drift since Friday night. Snowplows and national guardsmen aided at least six trains bogged by deep drifts in western Kansas and surrounding states.
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Storm Moves To Midwest Ten Die In Spring Blizzard
A spring blizzard swept the Central Plains into the Midwest with up to 80 mph winds and six state disruption. It left at least ten dead, thousands stranded, and disrupted rail and road travel while bringing much needed moisture to drought areas.
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Storm Dumps Deep Snow Across SW Iowa Paralyzing Roads
The southwest quarter of Iowa faced its heaviest winter storm, with drifts up to seven feet that snarled traffic and knocked out electric and telephone service in Hamburg and other towns. Snow totals reached 14 inches in Council Bluffs and 10 inches around Shenandoah, with southeastern Iowa seeing up to eight inches. Emergency transport and communications were disrupted across the region, while Eastern Iowa towns reported lighter impacts and normal road conditions returning by mid morning.
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Wiring Project Spurs New Downtown Loading Zones
Cedar Rapids police plan temporary loading zones in two downtown areas due to an underground wiring project. Centers on First Avenue SE south of Second and Third Streets and Second Avenue SE between the same streets. Zones will operate while power company crews work.
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Senate Committee Backs Emergency Corn Bill of 1957
The Senate agriculture committee approved emergency corn legislation on a 9-4 vote aimed at reducing production and bolstering soil bank enrollment. It proposes 51 million acres for corn growers, raises 1957 supports, and faces uncertain House approval amid lingering disputes over emergency corn policy.
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Malaria Campaign Jokes Spark Curious Banter
A playful exchange centers on a proposed malaria campaign with a witty, misheard joke about the Malarians. The humor hinges on a husband mispronouncing malaria and his wife reacting with lighthearted disbelief.
At Least It Nets Him a Customer
CHICKASHA Okla AP F R Stine a gasoline station owner rushed to open but ran out of gas A friend Bill Schumacher gave him a lift They went six blocks Schumacher ran out of gas They walked the rest of the way.
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