Counselor Wins Edict Over Seized Vet in Korea Case
Federal Judge orders Air Force to show cause why Robert W. Toth, 21, of Pittsburgh, should not be returned to the United States from Korea. Attorney McGrath argues the 1951 military code and Toth’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights were violated by his seizure and transfer for trial. The court declines to stay the court martial, pending further decisions.
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Washington
Air Force
Robert W. Toth
Pittsburgh
Korea
James Morris
Anthony McGrath
Pitts
Toth
Thomas L. Kinder
Cleveland
Tenn
Morris
U.S
McGrath
Shortage Found in Nolta Vet Program Accounts
An Iowa audit found a $16 266 35 shortage in the accounts of Arthur G Nolta chief auditor for the State Board of Vocational Education tied to the veteran institutional on the farm training program He disappeared May 14 and was found dead May 18 his death ruled suicide The audit covered June 15 1951 to May 13 1953 and noted 69 unauthorized checks 13 recovered to Nolta personally.
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Des Moines
Arthur G. Nolta
Veterans Institutional
Nolta
State Board of Vocational Education
Here
Veterans Administration
Vocational Education Department
Chet Akers
Jessie Parker
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Akers
M. B. Bolsem
E la Maite
Wilhelm
American Surety Company
State Department For Public Instruction
Atty
Leo Hoegh
Mayer Freed on 75000 Bond in Des Moines Killing
Walter M. Mayer 56 a Santa Fe stockman was freed on a 75000 bond after being indicted for first degree murder in the fatal May 2 shooting of Des Moines livestock dealer John C. Wisdom on Wisdom’s farm near Bloomfield New Mexico Mayer claimed self defense in a money dispute. His trial is set for September with a jury.
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E. L. Simmons
Q . Mayer
Charine
New Mexico Republican State Central Committee
Santa Fe
Mayer
Collins Named to Allied Committee
President Eisenhower appoints Gen. J. Lawton Collins as U.S. representative on the Atlantic Pact military committee after he retires as army chief of staff August 15. Collins will join NATO’s standing group and attend joint chiefs meetings on NATO matters. General Omar N. Bradley previously held the post while chairman of the joint chiefs.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
J. Lawton Collins
U.S
Army
Collins
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs For Staff
Joint Chiefs
NATO
Bradley
Bus and Truck Crash Kills Driver in Kentucky
A Greyhound bus collided with a loaded cattle truck near Paducah, Ky, causing the bus to topple down a 50 foot embankment but remain upright in a cornfield. Everett Gillespie, 42, of Metropolis, Illinois, driver of the truck, was killed and 10 aboard the bus were injured.
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Paducah
Greyhound
Irvin
Cobbridge
Everett Gillespie
Metropolis
Pledge to Queen Made by Leaders of Commonwealth
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II received pledges from 750 Commonwealth parliament delegates at Westminster Hall. The 27 year old queen spoke of adventure and unity as representatives from 52 parliaments vowed to support the crown. The gathering marked a historic fete prior to her coronation with remarks highlighting constitutional monarchy and opposition to dictatorship.
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Commonwealth
London
Elizabeth II
Westminster Hall
Charles I
Meat Unions Set to Join Talks Across Industries
In Chicago AFL Meat Cutters expected to align with CIO Packing workers for summer negotiations. In Monterrey Mexico a 60,000 foundry workers strike looms over production and union clashes with alleged Communist agitators blamed for actions.
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Chicago
AFL
CIO
Monterrey
Mexico
Iron and Steel Pro
Voters Oust Bowron. Poulson to Become Los Angeles Mayor
Los Angeles voters elect Norris Poulson mayor in a decisive non partisan race ending Fletcher Bowron's 15 year tenure. Poulson, 56, Republican and fifth term U.S. House member, wins with 287 619 votes to Bowron's 252 721.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Fletcher Bowron
Poulson
House of Representatives
Bowron
Training School Mixup Sends Tax Free Cigarets to House
A Treasury agent seized 131 packs of tax free cigarets from a Capitol house restaurant. Officials traced how the taxless smokes arrived after a reporter bought a pack lacking the usual tax stamp and learned sale of tax cigarets is billed at 20 cents per pack.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Capitol
Congress
National Training School
Internal Revenue Bureau
E. J. Gaffney
Case
Snowslide Kills Pair in Glacier Park
A glacier park snowslide killed two men and injured two others after wiping a snowplow off a 2000 foot drop near Glacier National Park. George Beaton and William Whitford died, Eugene Sullivan and Frederick Klein were injured and taken to Kalispell hospital.
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Glacier Park
Mont
George Beaton
West Glacier
Beaton
Eugene Sullivan
Glacier National Park
William Whitford
Whitford
Frederick E. Klein
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Klein
Sullivan
Kalispell
Minnesota
Bender Seeks Apology Over Record Garble
Rep. Bender of Ohio demands a formal apology from the public printer after an incredible garble in the Congressional Record. He criticized a stenographic transcript describing Eisenhower's first four months in office as unclear and misleading.
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Washington
Bender
Ohio
Congressional
House
Eisenhower
U N Truce Plan Faces United Front Over Korean Split
The United States seeks a solid allied front behind the final U N truce proposal at Panmunjom amid South Korea’s vigorous objection. President Eisenhower outlined non negotiable principles on prisoner handling while South Korea threatens to boycott Panmunjom if terms stay unchanged. France and Britain expressed support as the issue tests whether a unified Free World stance can end the ongoing division of Korea.
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United Press
U. S
U. N
Panmunjom
South Korea
Eisenhower
Our
U.S
U.N
Churchill
A Spealfies
Paris
France
Korea
South
North Korea
Step Toward Atom Use in Peace Taken
Washington report says government, Congress and private industry moved toward peaceful atomic power. The AEC proposed government monopoly to spur private development for industrial use. Rep. Cole forecast congressional action next year. North American Aviation announced a $10 million experimental plant in Los Angeles. Chairman J H Kindelberger envisions a $60 million plant to match Hoover Dam output with 10 pounds of uranium daily. Hearings on the proposal begin in about three weeks, run two weeks, then resume in fall.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Cole
R-N.y
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
North American
J. H. Kindelberger
Chinese Reported In Laos Invasion
An AP dispatch from Formosa says Nationalist Chinese forces were involved in the Vietminh invasion of Laos last month. The report details a melee near the Indo China border with Vietminh and Chinese troops wounded.
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Laos
Taipeh
Formosa
Ae Eemene
Indo-China
Trenet Refuses to Perform as Theater Sits Empty
French singer Charles Trenet skip performace after finding many seats vacant in Porto Alegre Brazil. He lay on stage until police, called by management, carried him away to jail.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Charles Trenet
Third Tipton Sister Named Valedictorian
The Tipton family announces the third sister to become valedictorian. Joyce was valedictorian last year and Alice held the honor in 1950. The sisters are daughters of Mr and Mrs Glenn.
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Tipton
Joyce
Alice
Glenn
State Dept. Takes Rap on Job Loss
Washington AP The State Department says it bore responsibility for delays in Mildred McAfee Horton's nomination as U.S. delegate to the UN Economic and Social Commission. Acting Secretary Walter Bedell Smith told Sen. Jackson the FBI report was received April 16 and evaluating it took 10 days, delaying processing before the May session. Smith apologized for the embarrassment to Horton, wartime Waves commander and ex-Wellesley president, as the department reorganizes its cumbersome procedures.
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Washington
Eichantom
Mildred McAfee
Lene Enn
Walter Bedell Smith
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
FBI
Mrs. Horton
U.S
U.N. Economic and Social Commission
Smith
Horton
Waves
Wellesley College
Eisenhower subpoenaed to release SEC report on Empire Ordnance
The U S court of claims orders President Eisenhower to produce a secret SEC report on Empire Ordnance, dating ten years back. White House spokesman James Hagerty confirmed a Tuesday subpoena to the president with the Department of Justice handling replies. Munitions firm client Bartley Crum and former Indiana Democrat Frank M McHale are also tied to the matter.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Claims
Eisenhower
Securities and Exchange Commission
Empire Ordnance Company
White House
Bartley Crum
New York
James C. Hagerty
Eissenhower
SEC
Department of Justice
Bae Species
Specialisuns
Frank M. McHale
Indiana
C R Stores To Be Closed on Saturday For Memorial Day
Cedar Rapids retail stores will close Saturday for the Memorial day holiday. Most will switch to summer hours Monday, with closing at 5 instead of 5 30 p.m. Opening hours vary, but many will stay at 9:30 a.m. The summer hours run through Sept. 5.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants ‘Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Bureau
Secretary of State Dulles Arrives in Athens for Talks
Secretary of State Dulles landed in Athens from Turkey on Wednesday for talks with Greek officials about regional security and US policy in the Balkans.
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Athens
Dulles
Turkey
Taft urges U N withdrawal from Korea policy
In a surprise speech Senator Taft argues the United States should forget the U N in Korea and push for a peace truce or withdraw from further negotiations. He favors a general peace with China, Korean unification by Koreans, and NATO as a replacement for U N enforcement. He warns against sending American troops to Asia.
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Cincinnati
Sen. Taft
Ohio
U. S
U. N
Korea
Taft
Senate
U.N
Robert A. Taft, Jr
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Chiang Kai-shek
India
Southeast
U.S
Asia
Flood Waters Hit El Dorado Kansas City Area
Heavy rains of up to six inches flooded El Dorado and surrounding areas. The Walnut River and Whitewater Creek surged through the city, forcing residents to seek refuge in trees and on rooftops. One person died as fire and volunteer crews rescued stranded residents.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Walnut River
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