Polio Vaccine Announcement Faces Skepticism and Doubts
A New York AP report claimed the Salk polio vaccine is 100 percent effective, but polio officials warn no authoritative word exists and only one man knows the results. Reports of breakthrough cases among vaccinated children suggest the final verdict may be less than perfect, though still potentially useful.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Dr. Francis
National Foundation For
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation
Francis
New Orleans
Washington
D.C
Oklahoma
Indiana
Ann Arbor
Shaff Attacks Clinton County Liquor Probe Move
Iowa Senator David Shaff argues the appointment of Kermit Kruse as special assistant attorney general for Clinton County liquor enforcement is unnecessary and unfair. Attorney General Dayton Countryman defends the action as necessary and lawful while noting Clinton officials should cooperate.
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Des Moines
David O. Shaff
Clinton
Iowa Senate
Clinton County
Dayton ‘Countryman
Kermit Kruse
Countryman
Iowa
Shaff
Dave Shaff
Eters
Kruse
Clintton County
Domestic Crisis Delays Takeoff
A Grand Rapids report says a loaded plane delayed takeoff when a woman rushed toward the aircraft, kissed a male passenger and explained her husband forgot to kiss her goodbye, prompting the pilot to slow engines and lower the loading ramp.
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Grand Rapids
Shim
Weekly grocer savings ad promos in town
Local grocers advertise hundreds of money saving specials on meats canned goods and fresh and frozen foods each week. Read for bargains and discounts and plan your shopping. See pages 19 to 29 tonight.
Grace Kelly Wins Best Actress in Waterfront Oscar Night
Hollywood awards tally featured eight Oscars for On the Waterfront tying Gone With the Wind, with Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly sharing the spotlight. Judy Garland and Bing Crosby competed for top honors while Kelly shed tears of joy after her Best Actress win. Garland watched from a hospital where her baby was born.
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Associated Press
Grace Kelly
Marlon Brando
Hollased
New York
Miss Kelly
Brando
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Judy Garland
Judy
Miss Garland
World Questions Speakers Chide Cornell's Muzumdar
Dr. Haridas Muzumdar of Cornell College faulted U.S. foreign policy as narrow and reactionary, urging a stance that protects small nations. He pressed the need for a policy that transcends self-interest during the opening session of the two day World Questions event.
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World Questions
Cornell
Muzumdar
Russ Wiley
America
Coe College
Haridas Muzumdar
India
Cornell College
U.S
Russia
China
Cedar Rapids High School Name Contest Entries
East or west side high school must be named. Entries average one in four without a designated building. Contest rules allow two ballots one for each building slated for construction this summer. Names on separate forms with east or west clearly marked to win two $50 prizes from The Gazette. Contest closes April 10 with a nine member judging panel selecting winners.
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Cedar Rapids
East Side
West Side
East
West
Gazette
Senator George backs island stand on Quemoy and Matsu
Senator George of Georgia defended President Eisenhower’s position on not committing the United States to defend Quemoy and Matsu without a clear attack plan. He noted the White House briefing, while other lawmakers weighed the timing of any U.S. intervention amid rising warnings of a possible April assault by Chinese forces.
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Matsu
Quemoy
Red China
Quincy Wright
University of Chicago
Washington
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Senate
Robert B. Carney
House
Quejmoy
Dewey Short
House Armed Services Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Martin
Rmass
Taber
N.Y
Indonesia
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
China
Dulles Faces Quiz on Yalta Papers Release
The Senate foreign relations committee voted unanimously to summon Secretary Dulles for a closed session to discuss the Yalta papers. Chairman George said the aim is to question him about informal remarks and materials, not to conduct an investigation. Democrats seek explanation of the release and NYT copy timing.
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Washington
Enate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Yalta
George
D-Ga
New York Times
Nine Puerto Ricans Sentenced for Plot Against President
In New York nine Puerto Ricans received prison terms from 18 months to six years for conspiring to commit violence against the President and the U.S. government.
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New York
U.S
Berlin Acts To Prevent Truck Halt
Berlin authorities approved one million marks in loans to 850 West Berlin truckers to keep food and essential supplies moving amid a Soviet cold blockade. East German taxes on trucks rose sharply, just as West German talks with East Germany broke off and Allied officials considered protests to Moscow.
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Berlin
West Berin
West Berlin
Allied High Commission
Bonn
West Germany
Dust Storm Grips West Texas Panhandle
A dense black dust storm spread from southeastern Colorado into the Texas Panhandle on Thursday. Visibility dropped to zero at Dalhart and La Junta. Forecaster H. C. Winburn described the dust bank as 400 to 500 miles wide and up to 20,000 feet high as it moves from eastern Colorado and New Mexico toward central Kansas. Local erosion was not yet serious.
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Amarillo
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Texas
la Junta
Colo
New Mexico
Kansas
H. C. Winburn
Panhandle
Election Tuesday For 4Memorial Commission Posts
Convention delegates and potential candidates for Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission meet at 2 p m Tuesday to elect four men for non paid posts governing Memorial stadium and coliseum. Four of five or six units had certified delegates for the April 5 convention. others may join. With three of the current five planning to not return, replacements are being discussed among a half dozen names.
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Cedar Rapids
A. F. Harrington
Linn County
Cedar Rapids’ Memorial Commission
Memorial Stadium
Walter E. Miller
John Fryrear
Carlton Smith
Abe Pilkcer
Milo Sedlacek
Foreign Aid Chief Riles Senate Panel Over Staff Questions
Harold Stassen clashes with the Senate Investigations Subcommittee over staff inquiries into the Pakistan grain storage project. Stassen orders that only he or top aides may answer questions, prompting a subpoena and heated remarks from Sen. McCarthy and others. The dispute centers on FDA staff access and control during congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
Harold €. Stassen
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stassen
Pakistan
Shakespeare
Sen. Ervin
D-N.c
Willard J
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
California
Staccio
Subcommittee
FDA
Christian A. Herter, Jr
Draft for May Lifted to 10 000
The Defense Department announced that the Army will draft 10 000 men in May, an increase of 2 000 from April. The monthly rate remains below half the precut level, with no reason given for the rise. Recruitment fell after GI bill benefits ended January 31.
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Washington
INS
Defense Department
Army
Russian Farmers Visit Idea Hinted By U S Official
Washington state department spokesman said the United States will likely permit a delegation of Russian farmers to visit the country to observe agricultural activities. Tass News Agency reporter Georgi Bolshakov questioned the official at a news conference seeking details.
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Washington
State Department
U. S
Tass
Georgi Bolshakov
Henry Suydam
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Crosby
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Organization of the United Nations
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Sweden
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Army Reserves
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American Association of University Women
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League of Women Voters
James N. Spangier
Gordon Fennell Company
Cedar Rapids News
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Caesar
Ervin
Sen. McCarthy
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