McLeod Confirmed as Ambassador to Ireland by Senate
The Senate approved Scotty McLeod as ambassador to Ireland by a 60 to 20 vote despite Democratic opposition led by Wayne Morse who called him unqualified. The final confirmation followed a prior rejection of a recommit motion and strong backing from Republicans including Knowland Bridges.
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Scotty
Washington
INS
Senate
State Department Security
Scotty McLeod
Ireland
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
McLeod
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
Eisenhower
Charles E. Bohlen
Russia
State Department
Bohlen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cedar Rapids Gazette
William F. Knowland
Calif
G.O.P
Styles Bridges
N.H
Bridges
Joseph F. Clark
D-Pa
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyo
O’mahoney
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Philippines
Moscow
Knowland
United States
Pinza Dies at 57 After Stroke Strikes Star of Stage
Ezio Pinza, famed operatic basso who became a Broadway star and matinee idol, died in his sleep at his Stamford home aged 57. He suffered strokes beginning last year while in Italy, with his final attack on April 30. Pinza rose to fame as Emile de Becque in South Pacific and later starred in Fanny, balancing opera acclaim with Hollywood roles. He left his wife Doris and three children.
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Conn
INS
Ezio Pinza
Doris
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Pinza
Italy
Metropolitan
Opera
Emile de Becque
John Barrymore
Hollywood
Rome
Bologna Conservatory
Senate confirms Henry J. Taylor as ambassador to Switzerland
The Senate on Thursday approved by voice vote the nomination of Henry J. Taylor to serve as ambassador to Switzerland.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Henry J. Taylor
Switzerland
Highway race toll in Ohio claims seven lives
A Wednesday night highway race near Pomeroy Ohio between two cars caused seven deaths. John Carter Smith 21 and William Halley 31 died instantly along with George McCoy Jr 6. Mrs Halley 32 Marshall McCoy 40 and Mrs Charles McCoy 19 died later or en route. Nancy McCoy 17 died Thursday. Ruth Amny Halley 8 was injured.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Nancy McCoy
Highway Patrol
John Carter Smith
Smith
William Halley
Halley
George McCoy, Jr
Marshaill ,McCoy
Charles McCoy
Marshall McCoy
Ruth Amny Halley
Iowa Rainfall Varies Across Regions With Heavy Totals
Rainfall varied across Iowa with Quimby in Cherokee county reporting 3.7 inches unofficially and Washta seeing 1.42 inches official. North of there farmers measured three to three and a half inches in spots while Cherokee logged a trace. Other totals included Forest City 0.80, Spencer 0.50, Mason City 0.22 inches. Temperatures reached 85 in Sioux City with a low of 45 at Spencer. Scattered thundershowers were forecast in the south into Friday with cooler air statewide.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Quimby
Cherokee County
Washta
Cherokee
Forest City
Pencer
Mason City
Sioux City
Spencer
Iowa City Researcher Killed in Highway Crash
Dr. Ruth B. Holton 26 a University of Iowa research associate at the Child Welfare Research Station died in a one car crash on highway 1 ten miles south of here. The car left the road struck a stump and tree before ending in a front yard wreckage. Police noted possible high speed and the driver may have been diabetic. Survived by sister Vera and two brothers. Body at Hohenschuh mortuary then to Northfield Mass. services follow. The death raises the 1957 Iowa traffic toll to 216 as of May 9.
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Ruth B. Holton
Iowa City
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University of Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
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Here
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University of Iowa Child Welfare Station
Chris Miller
Robert Foster
Leona Miller
Chris Millers
Gazette J
University of Iowa
Ottumwa
SUI Child Welfare Research Station
SUI
University
Greenfield
Mass
Vera Holton
Hohenschuh Mortuary
Northfield
Iowa
Eisenhower trims foreign aid request to 3.88 billion
President Eisenhower and congressional leaders announced a revised foreign aid request of 3.88 billion dollars, with 2.8 billion for military assistance and 1.08 billion for economic aid. The plan emphasizes long term low interest loans, and cuts had been forecast earlier. Delegates stressed no major cuts to overall spending until world tensions ease.
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Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
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Senate
J Johnson
Texas
Dulles
Christian Herter
NATO
Walter George
James P. Richards
Middle East
Summerfield Warns of Mail Cut If Funds Not Granted
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield warned a Senate appropriations subcommittee that without extra funds he will sharply reduce postal services starting July. The panel restored 32 million of a 58 million cut, after Summerfield threatened a larger request than his original ask.
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INS
Senate Appropriations
Arthur Summerfield
House
Summerfield
Senate
Congress
Flood Kills 3 In Denver Apartment
A flash flood in the Denver area drowns Dixie Underwood 20 and her two children Linda age 2 and Alan eight days in a basement apartment. Toll Gate creek waters burst into the home around 4 a.m. trapping the family in a new subdivision east of Denver. The husband was away at a night job as a janitor.
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Denver
Dixie Underwood
Rescuers Lift Four From Flooded Christoval Rooftops
In Christoval, Texas, helicopters evacuated at least four residents marooned on rooftops after a cloudburst dumped more than seven inches of rain on the resort town of about 200. Weather officials described the flood as rapid and dangerous.
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Dallas
Christoval
Teamsters Win Ruling On Non-Union Cargo Rejection
A U S appeals court upheld the teams ters hot cargo clause finding it does not violate Taft Hartley. The ruling states union members urged not to handle freight from unfair companies, matching preexisting carrier contracts and not constituting a strike.
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Teamsters
Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Teamsters Union
Boy Scott
Court of Appeals
Walter M. Bastian
Bastian
Burglars Pried Open Three Safes in Cedar Rapids Medical Offices
Thieves forced entry into ten doctors offices early Thursday prying open three safes with cash totaling 373 dollars. The heist targeted offices at 1860 First Avenue NE 1935 First Avenue SE and 115 Fourteenth Street with the largest haul 155.50 from Dr Sloan 1935 First Avenue SE. Detectives say cash only was taken and no drugs were stolen.
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First Avenue NE
First Avenue SE
Fourteenth Street
Fredric J. Sloan
Elliott A. Cobb
L. G. Carrigg
George Matias
Matias
Fourteenth Street SE
Drs.Franey and
Peterson
Dr. Sloan
Glen W.harvey
Carrigg
Richard G. Bausch
Dr. Cobb
J. John Parke
115
David Thaler
Otis T Gazette
Tom Merryman
Cedar Rapids
Charles Sheperd
Becks Use Of Union Funds Alleged Inquiries At Senate Hearing
Former Teamsters adviser Fred Loomis testified Beck resigned after learning of a 2500 dollar kickback on a proposed construction loan. He said Beck used relatives as fronts in a mortgage scheme and received favorable beer distribution help for Beck Jr. from Anheuser Busch amid abnormal dealings.
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Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
Washington — Senate
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Fred Loomis
Senate
Joseph McEvoy
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
Committee
Robert Kennedy
McEvoy
Canada
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser Busch
Irving Levine
Seattle
Dave, Jr
Los Angeles
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Anheuser- Busch
John L. Wilson
Loomis
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