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Washington AP report notes AEC disclosed hydrogen bomb research was part of tests at Eniwetok but refused to confirm a bomb explosion. AEC warns letters home may trigger disciplinary action or prosecution under strict security laws, with potential penalties up to death or life imprisonment.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Harold C. Urey
Chicago
U.S
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D-N.c
Joint
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
AEC
Eniwetok
Gordon Dean
U. S
Cedar Rapids Red Feather drive tops goal with 235701.70
Cedar Rapids Community Chest surpassed its 1952 53 goal with 235701 70 in contributions. North Western railroad led corporate gifts at 1500 from Chicago President R I Williams and other funds from local and national groups. Despite fewer donors the total exceeded last year as 1500 volunteers aided the drive.
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Cedar Ranida News
Cedar Rapids
Paris
Jean
Wapsier
MM. E. Felden
North Western Railway
Rock Island
Crandie
Feiden
Red Feather
Vindication Trip To Dixie Dropped
Newell Anderson a former Tunelo Mississippi newspaper official said he will not travel to Mississippi to clear his name over charges that his tale of being kidnapped by hooded terrorists was a hoax. He gave no reason for canceling the trip.
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Anderson
Rep. Rankin
Hydrogen bomb power stems from fusion process
The hydrogen bomb gains its tremendous force through fusion not fission. In fission the heavy uranium or plutonium nuclei split to release energy, while fusion joins light hydrogen nuclei under extreme heat to form helium, the same process that powers the sun.
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Washington
Second Plea of Rosenbergs Lost
Washington The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the second appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the atomic spies sentenced to the electric chair. The ruling leaves only possible relief through clemency or a rare third appeal, with Morton Schell’s appeal also denied in an 8 to 1 vote. Justice Black urged review. Justice Frankfurter noted the court cannot revise district court sentences.
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INL
Supreme Court
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Rosenberg
White House
Russia
Morton Schell
Black i
Frankfurter
U. S
Weather Men Explain How Rains Came
Des Moines AP reports the weather bureau explains the Iowa rainfall. A deep low center tracking from Arizona through New Mexico into Kansas brought heavy rains after a long dry spell. The system may move north into Minnesota with cold air following Monday night.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Iowa
Des Moines
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Arizona
New Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
C-119 Vanishes With 20 Aboard Near Anchorage
Searchers comb Alaska coast and seas for a C-119 flying boxcar missing since Saturday after taking off from Elmendorf toward Kodiak. Twenty men were aboard including Cpl. Max H. Niebuhr of Waterloo Iowa. A prior C-119 crash killed 19 near Mt. Silver Throne and another near Seoul with 44 deaths.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ins
Air Force
Max H. Niebuhr
Waterloo
Elmendorf
Kodiak Island
Mt. Silver Throne
Seoul
Anchorage-to-Rodlak
Monument fund under way for Amundsen’s famed dog
A committee in Oslo has been formed to raise money for a monument honoring Obersten, Roald Amundsen’s celebrated dog and the first canine to reach the South Pole, marking a historic polar feat.
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Oslo
Obersten
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Blizzard and tornado devastate states in winter storm
Californians dig out from blizzard losses while a Missouri town suffers a devastating tornado that destroys the business district. Four people die in the storm system crossing multiple states as towns report heavy snow, rain, and wind across the region.
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Gazette
Missouri
California
Ex-Convict Testifies on Dual Nomination Ties in New York
Joseph Socks Lanza told New York's crime commission that Municipal Court Justice Robert Santangelo helped secure Republican and Democratic nominations for his post shortly after Lanza was offered a job. Lanza cited connections to district leaders but denied linking the job to the dual nomination. Other witnesses described kickbacks and fund-raising tied to Tammany Hall, with clerks and district officers admitting salary siphons and campaign support using club funds.
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NEW York
Joseph Socks Lanza
Municipal Court
Robert V. Santangelo
Lanza
State Crime Commission
Joseph Ricca
Tammany Hall
Frank de Stasio
Tammany
Cornelius McNamara
Peter P. Kiernan
DeStasio
Irvin Dolan
Rhea
Funeral services set for Douglas Van Metre Mt Vernon banker
Mt Vernon funeral notices announce the funeral for Douglas Ure Van Metre 61 a banker and civic leader died Saturday night services will be Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Mt Vernon Methodist church with Rev Merton Green and President Russell D Cole of Carnell College officiating burial in Mt Vernon cemetery Johnston Morgan funeral home in charge Van Metre a longtime Mt Vernon bank executive was city treasurer and a Cornell College treasurer and trustee He is survived by his wife Mary and two sons Lt Douglas Van Metre stationed with the Marines on leave and David of Mt Vernon
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MT. Vernon
Douglas
Ure van Metre
Mt Vernon . Methodist Church
Russell D. Cole
Carnell
Miron Morrill
Merton Green
van Meter
Johnston - Morgan Funeral Home
van Metre
Mr. Vernon Bank and Trust Company
Lisbon Bank and Trust Company
Cornell College
At. Tipton
Edward van Metre
University of Iowa and
Wharton School of Finance
Telecast Schedule for Eisenhower Arrival Coverage
News outlets announce Eisenhower arrival in Washington to be carried by all networks. The telecast is scheduled 12:15 to 1:00 with KCRG rebroadcast at 1:00.
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Eisenhower
Washington
KCRG
Eight Killed In Weekend Car Crashes
Iowa’s weekend traffic toll rose to eight with the deaths of three Marengo area youths Sunday when a pickup truck crashed into a tree on Highway 212 seven miles west of Marengo. The victims—William Wyant 16 Tom Dale 16 and Lester Miller 16—were Conroy junior high students from nearby, with bodies found at 3 30 a m. Isabell Schmitz 29 of Otterville died Saturday injury from a car train crash in Independence. her mother Minnie Senne 67 also died. Two Marshalltown men were injured near Toledo when their car plunged off an unfinished Highway 30 road end, striking a bridge abutment and falling into a dry river bed. Jack Petrie 23 and Orval Carter 23 sustained chest and head injuries. Petrie was said in good condition, Carter in fair at Marshalltown hospital. Police charged Petrie with driving without a license.
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Iowa News
la Iowa
Matengo Farm
Marengo
Highway 212
William Wyant
Perry Wyant
Tom Dale
Hilbert Schwarting
Dale
John Jacobi
Marenge
Lester Miller
Leslie Miller
Conroy Junior High School
Conroy
Helle Plaine
Harrison Funeral Home
Isabell Schmitz
Otterville
Independence Hospital
Independence Crossing
Minnie Senne
Marshalltown
Toledo
LeGrand
Montour
Joswa
Ldry
Omar Brown
Riverton
Eugene Arrick
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Harold Priest
Oakland
Warrisonville
Ardath Coleman
Donald J. Cox
Iowa City
Victoria
Texas
Iowa Storm Drops Heavy Rains Across Cedar Rapids Area
A statewide storm drenched Iowa with record rainfall through Sunday night into Monday morning. Cedar Rapids recorded 3.30 inches, Osceola 6.17 inches led heavy totals, while towns like Pella and Knoxville reported 5 inches plus. The system caused accidents and one tornado in Hope, Missouri, with fatalities across several states as farmers faced destroyed barns and equipment.
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Codler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fire Destroys Castle Club in Northeast Iowa
A早 morning blaze at the Castle club on highway 218 near Charles City destroyed the club, adjacent truck stop cafe, and two cabin units. Owner G. E. Churchill estimated about 150000 dollars in losses with minimal insurance. eight cabins saved despite high winds as local fire crews responded along with water from a nearby dairy.
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Toledo
George Meisa
Tama County
LeVerne Rheder
Traer
Gladbrook
Charles City
Iowa
G. E. Churchill
Woman hit by car again breaks same leg
Minnie Murdock, 58, of 71 Eighth Street SW, was seriously injured Monday morning crossing First Avenue E near Twelfth Street for the second time in a year. Elmer Kelly, 50, of 1257 Second Avenue SE, was also injured with minor cuts. Driver Paul Stoneking, 17, of 500 First Avenue NE, was fined $100 for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
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Minnie Murdock
Eighth Street
First Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Elmer Kelly
Second Avenue
Paul Stoneking
First Avenue NE
Stoneking
Ruth Caldwell
B Avenue NE
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