Allies Invite Russia to Top Level Talks
The Western Big Three backed by NATO invite Russia to a summer top level conference on East West issues. Dulles, MacMillan, Pinay and Molotov would meet ahead of a proposed summit with Eisenhower Bulganin Eden Faure to outline an agenda for a longer conference. Eisenhower said he is ready to meet any leader for world peace.
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Dulles Warns on Formosa Air Rule and U S Policy
Secretary of State Dulles told the NATO ministers the Chinese buildup could give Reds air control of the Formosa Strait within weeks. He said the U S will not defend Quemoy and Matsu unless attacks on Formosa accompany an assault on the islands. He urged European allies to share Asia duties and noted America remains a Pacific power with shifting population toward the West.
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Soviet Chiefs Go To Warsaw Talks
Premier Bulganin led a Soviet delegation to Warsaw for talks on forming a Communist counter alliance. Foreign Minister Molotov and Defense Minister Zhukov accompanied him as the group pushed for a Warsaw Pact style bloc.
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Joan Crawford Elopes During Las Vegas Air Ride
Actress Joan Crawford and Alfred N. Steele tied a quiet civil knot after a spur‑of‑the‑moment private plane flight to Las Vegas. The 47 year old star, long linked with three marriages, wed 54 year old Pep si-Cola executive in a Flamingo hotel penthouse ceremony.
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Scholarships for Doctors Shelved In Doctor Draft Plan
Washington The house armed services committee voted 24 0 to abandon a plan for government paid medical scholarships in a two year extension of the doctor draft The action moves the issue from immediate policy to possible future consideration in Congress.
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Diem Clears Rebels and Forms New Government in Saigon
Premier Diem eliminated remaining rebel troops from Saigon and moved to establish a new government tasked with drafting the first free elections in South Vietnam. The move signals a transition toward electoral participation under U.S. backed stabilization efforts.
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Hick IF Seeks Cuts in Program of Economic Aid
Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa says he hopes to substantially reduce Eisenhower’s three and a half billion dollar foreign aid program. He favors engineering cuts while Fulbright argues Asia aid is vital to security and productivity gains, though Hickenlooper supports sharing know how without endless handouts.
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Russia presses demand on Austrian independence treaty
The Soviet envoy demanded that promised economic concessions be excluded from the Austrian independence pact and that 1949 reparations terms stay intact. Moscow favors a separate Russian Austrian agreement to cover any reductions, arguing Western allies aren’t involved.
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National Mediation Board names Francis J. Robertson as neutral referee
The National Mediation Board on Tuesday appointed Washington attorney Francis J. Robertson as neutral referee to arbitrate the Louisville and Nashville railroad strike.
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South America to Cedar Rapids Reunion Of Uruguayan Ranch Family
A Cedar Rapids meeting brings Peter Cowan and his parents from Argentina and two brothers together after years apart due to travel and border restrictions. Christopher Cowan, 27, now in Cedar Rapids with wife Dorothy Fuller, grew up in Argentina before moving to the United States and joining John Deere. The family plans a reunion at the airport Thursday and hopes to continue through mid July with relatives from Scotland and Argentina in attendance.
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Mrs Hyland Dies In Traer Head On Crash
Mrs. Donald Hyland 62 of Traer was killed in a head on collision on highway 63 near Hudson in rain. Arthur Wilson 59 of Waterloo and his wife were injured and hospitalized. Wilson was listed fair and his wife serious. Hyland’s car collided with the Wilson car while passing a truck driven by J B Thadium 31 of Brookfield Missouri. The truck was damaged but Thadium uninjured. Funeral services are set at States Funeral Home. Surviving relatives include her husband, mother, sister, and brother. Mrs Hyland was a club leader and choir member.
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Year s Traffic Toll Exceeds 1954 s Pace
Iowa s 1955 traffic toll climbs past the 1954 pace as of Tuesday with 186 deaths for the year. Ville Leeka 51 of Yale Indiana died Monday after a car crash into a slow moving gas truck on highway 6 east of Adel.
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Repeal Sought of 40-Pound Parcel Post Limit
Cedar Rapids postmasters urged repeal of the 40-pound parcel post limit at a state convention in Cedar Rapids. A proposed return to the former 70-pound limit would ease overburdening postal workers and reduce the number of packages per mailer. The Iowa chapter elected officers and set Des Moines as the 1956 convention site May 17 to 19.
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Albion
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Des Moines
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Sioux City
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May City
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Ogden
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Marquette
U S Opens Salk Check Wednesday
Government tests of Salk polio vaccine will begin Wednesday in Detroit. Surgeon General Scheele says the vaccine is very safe and promises release of at least one firm's product by week’s end. Scientists will audit producers to ensure quality and proper testing practices.
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Sabres Fight off MIG Attack Near Korea
American Sabrejets from the 35th squadron of the Eighth fighter-bomber wing engaged 12 to 16 Communist MIGs over the Yellow Sea about 50 miles southwest of the Yalu river. Two MIG pilots bailed out and one plane was last seen diving with smoke trailing. All Sabres returned to their South Korean bases.
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North Central seeks Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis air link
North Central Airlines filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board to extend its six state system by 11 cities on five new routes. Cedar Rapids would join a line connecting Win Cities with Moline Rock Island Davenport and East Moline along with Rochester Minnesota. The plan includes a Minneapolis to Rochester via Dubuque and Rockford route and requests suspensions of Western Airlines at Rochester and United Air Lines at Dubuque. Mayor Milo Sedlacek and Cedar Rapids Airport Commission officials welcomed the CAB filing noting potential northern service benefits.
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Eisenhower eyed July adjournment by GOP leaders
Republican House and Senate leaders told President Eisenhower they aim to adjourn Congress by late July or early August. The briefing aligns with expectations of a summer recess as lawmakers plan to wrap up legislative business.
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Red China claims downing of Sabre jet off Manchuria
Peiping said its fighter planes shot down a Sabre jet and damaged two others after eight Sabres intruded into northeastern China near the North Korean border. The clash occurred off Manchuria as tensions in the region rose.
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Three American pilots score in near identical air battles
Capt. R. V. Fulton of Bernardsville New Jersey Lt. B. C. Phythyon of Wadsworth Ohio and Staye McInerney of Garden City were credited. The report notes the third similar incident in 16 months with Sabres escorting RB 45s shooting down MIGs in January 1954 and February 1955 amid UN charges against North Korea for armistice violations and debates over territorial waters beyond three miles.
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Hoegh Approves Cornless Plates for Iowa Cars
Gov. Leo Hoegh approved a 1956 Iowa license plate design that omits state slogans. The new plates, measuring six by twelve inches, feature enlarged Iowa lettering to improve legibility and conform to standard mounting sizes advised by the Automobile Manufacturers Association.
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