Eisenhower invites leaders to map peace conference
President Eisenhower invited 34 prominent Americans to the White House to draft a peace blueprint through people to people contacts. The conference is set for June 12 and includes leaders from various walks of life to plan for lasting peace.
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White House
U. S
Allan B. Kline
Vinton, Ir
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American Farm Bureau
Terror Ride: Teenagers Riot Aboard Park Vessel
A Lake Fire amusement vessel from Crystal Beach to Buffalo hosted a wild riot as teens clashed with racial tensions flaring. Police arrested nine youths at the beach, with several injuries and widespread fear aboard the ship under a crowded, tense atmosphere.
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Canadiana
Crystal Beach
Ontario
Cpl
J. E. Legate
Buffalo Courier-Express
F. L. Hall
Fort Erie
Ont
Pro-Red Bloc Claims in State Department Silence
Rep. Judd charges pro-Communists influence key planning in state and defense. He cites lower officials plotting to keep Secretary Dulles abroad to shape policy and recalls an old guard ready to give Dulles the Truman treatment.
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R-Minn
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Defense Department
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Internal Security
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Dulles
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Jimmy Mes
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Byrnes
U.S
Truman
Business Group For Averell Set To Back Harriman
A nationwide businessmen committee will be formed to back Gov. Averell Harriman of New York for the Democratic presidential nomination. Robert Dowling of City Investing Company said Harriman felt it was nice the effort was being organized and declined to deny active candidacy, noting the line between active and inactive status is unclear. Dowling called Harriman a candidate today.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Robert Dowling
City Investing Company
Dowling
Harriman
Appeals Court Rules Nudist Magazines May Use Mail
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the post office department violated freedom of the press by barring two nudist magazines from the mails without a hearing. The 2-1 decision overturned a lower court finding that the issues Sunshine and Health February 1955 and Solaire Universalle Nudisme January February 1955 were unmailable as obscene.
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Falls Short Of Forecast
Memorial Day traffic deaths totaled 101 nationwide, below the 110 forecast by the National Safety Council. Twelve states including Iowa had no fatalities, while drownings and other accidents added 59 non motor deaths over a 30 hour period. Ned H Dearborn praised the outcome and urged similar effort for the July 4 holiday.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Iowa
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Dearborn
Train Hits Rock At Tunnel Exit Kills Engineer
Baltimore and Ohio National Limited plowed into a boulder at a tunnel exit near Parkersburg West Virginia killing engineer J C Riley 62 of Grafton. Fireman Paul R Hooten 32 of Grafton was missing. The train from New York to St Louis was traveling about 40 mph. Nine cars were involved six derailed first overturned. five sleepers stayed on tracks. Several passengers treated for minor injuries.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
National Limited
Grafton
Bond Creek
President Plans Weekend at Gettysburg Farm
The White House said President Eisenhower will spend the upcoming weekend at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania. The plan was announced Thursday and confirms a stay away from Washington during the break.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Gettysburg Farm
Eisenhower Campaign Notes Cheerful Return to Rallies
President Eisenhower told 500 campaign leaders that he feels fine after last fall's heart attack and will campaign joyfully and energetically for re election. He urged a strong get out the vote effort to sustain a middle of the road government and strong U S leadership worldwide.
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Washington
Eisenhower
G.op
Congress
Europe
Recess Called In Steel Parleys
Pittsburgh AP report says steel contract negotiators for the nation’s three largest producers and the United Steelworkers met for three hours and recessed until next Wednesday in New York. A terse union and company release stated both sides will spend several days studying the union proposals. The plan changed from earlier statements to meet in Pittsburgh Thursday and Friday before moving to New York.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
New York
French Forces Kill 71 Guerrillas in Tunisia Encounter
In southern Tunisia on Tuesday French troops backed by strafing fighter planes killed 71 guerrillas and captured 17, with the operation reported by the Tunis bureau. The engagement followed a patrol action and involved Arab fighters in the arid region.
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Tunisia
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Benson Announces 1956 Soil Bank Plan with Payments
Secretary Benson revealed the soil bank program allowing farmers in late season cropping areas to bank croplands for 1956. Payments for reducing plantings will vary by crop with fixed rates for corn cotton wheat and rice and tobacco peanuts to follow. Farmers may earn conservation practice costs and annual reserve payments averaging about ten dollars per acre nationwide.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Prices Received By Farmers Rise in May
The agriculture department reported prices received by farmers rose during the month ended May 15 while prices paid advanced for the third straight period. The index of prices received stood near 288 percent of the 1910 14 average, higher than Feb 15 and about 1 percent above a year ago. The parity ratio reached 85, about 2 percent higher than mid April and 1 percent below last May.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Frost Warnings Placed For Northwest Iowa
The weather bureau in Des Moines issued frost warnings for northern Iowa as temperatures are expected to drop into the 30s tonight in the extreme northwest. Some low-lying areas may see frost despite readings above 40 in a broader state. Cedar Rapids measured 57 at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, down from Wednesday’s 81.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Thieves Target Market in Saggy Picnic Themed Heist
In Detroit authorities report a market break in 30 pounds of spare ribs 15 pounds of hot dogs 20 loaves of bread five pounds of sausage five cases of beer and 45 dollars stolen.
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Detroit
Senate Votes Death Penalty In Heroin Sale
The Senate passed a bill to allow the death penalty for heroin peddling to teenagers or a third sale to adults. It struck a wire-tapping provision, instead mandating prison terms for using any communications facility in drug traffic. The House Ways and Means Committee approved 10 to 40 year terms for narcotics peddlers, with mandatory sentences for first offenders and repeat offenders.
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House
Daniel
Texas
Washington
INS
Ways and Means Committee
Khrushchev Rejects Open Skies Fear Tactically
COPENHAGEN INS reports Nikita Khrushchev told Danish parliamentary leaders in Moscow that the Soviet Union does not fear the Open Skies plan for arms inspection. He said if they had anything to hide they could do it with or without the plan and that inspection is like looking through a neighbor’s windows with the blinds drawn. He added that Stalin’s removal could be legally possible but impractical amid civil strife concerns.
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Copenhagen
INS
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Ritzaus
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Stalin
Contracting Firm Tax Debt Claimed
Senator Williams accused a Philadelphia plastering firm working on the senate office building of owing over 432000 in withheld taxes since 1951 and cited total withheld tax debts by all firms at 284.8 million as of year end. He called the practice an excusable racket and urged action against underpaying firms.
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Washington
INS
Williams
Senate
Philadelphia
Treasury
Reliable Plastering, Inc
Pope Pius XII defies doctor for Corpus Christi blessing
In Vatican City Pope Pius XII, despite medical advice urging rest due to fatigue, appeared for about three minutes at his bedroom window to bless about 50,000 pilgrims on Corpus Christi day. The brief public moment followed doctor warnings and a fatigue diagnosis.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Inspectors Ordered Out of South Korea by UN Command
The UN command announced the ouster of neutral truce inspectors from South Korea within about a week. It accuses North Korea and China of continuous armistice violations and illegal military buildup. Illinois press? No. The dispatch notes Czech and Polish NNSC members blocking inspections and hiding illegal armaments. The move shifts inspectors to the Demilitarized Zone. Britain says 16-nation UN Command rejected China’s proposal for a Korea conference. North Korea claims mass reductions and a Seoul runification talks push. Kim Il Sung reportedly to visit Moscow.
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Panmunjom
INS
U.N
South Korea
U. S
R. G. Gard
U. N
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Gard
North Korea
NNSC
U. N. Command
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Rhee
Red
Britain
U.S
Red China
Korea
Peiping
China
Pyongyang
Kim I Sung
Moscow
Canine Close Call in Oven Saved by Quick Act
A terrier narrowly avoided disaster when its owner stopped it from entering an oven that was about to be lit by mistake. The incident occurred in Chicago and underscores quick action to prevent injury to a pet.
Fred Cites Lighter In Urgent Baby Dilemma
In a tense domestic moment a wife warns that their baby swallowed matches and seeks a quick fix. Fred suggests using a cigarette lighter as a makeshift remedy, reflecting a comic yet risky household misstep.
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