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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1954

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Beardsley Dies in Auto Crash Mournful Iowa Gov's Last Rites Planned

Gov. William S. Beardsley, 53, died in a Sunday night crash prompting Iowa to observe a mourning period. He lay in state at the capitol desk, and a service was planned in the statehouse corridor. Funeral set for New Virginia Methodist church with state officials honoring the governor.

Des Moines Iowa William S. Beardsley State Capitol Statehouse Methodist New Virginia Warren County Beardsley Leo Elthon Fertile Elthon National Guard Allen Whitfield Theo Irwin Lloyd van Patton Indianola Charles Burkey John S. McLaren Harold McKinley St. Ansgar Whitfield Charles R. Fischer Rollo Glenn State Board of Social Welfare Fred Mathis George A. Jardine James A. Risden Gus Kuester Griswold Town House Iowa House of Representatives A. L. Mensing R-Lowden Raoul C. Calkins Iowa-Des Moines The Methodist Church Columbus Ohio

Is Retraction Or Onslaught Intent of Joe

Washington AP report questions whether Senator McCarthy plans a new attack or a retraction to blunt censure charges. He declined NBC time after injuring his elbow at a Bethesda hospital and is mending as lawmakers debate his next move amid the censure push.

Joe Washington McCarthy R-Wis Senate National Broadcasting Company NBC Bethesda Naval Hospital al Muto Sen. Mundt R-S.d Sen. McClelland D-Ark

Viet Nam Troops Mutiny To Show Faith in Premier

Viet Nam mutineers from a national army battalion marched off Sunday to demonstrate loyalty to Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. Gen Ngu yen Van Vy ordered American trained psychological warfare teams to persuade the 300 men and 12 officers to return to their battalion. Hinh, in France for talks with Bao Dai, heads an army faction demanding faster anti Communist defenses in the south. There are 900 soldiers and 30 officers in the battalion involved.

Saigon Indo-China Nguyen van Vy Nguyen van Hinh Phan Rang National Army Ngo Dinh Diem Hinh France Bao Dai Viet Nam Diem Vietiminn

Woodpecker Family Inside City Home Angers Owner

Mrs. A. J. Kraemer in Saint Oklahoma City tolls of years of uninvited guests as a woodpecker couple built a nest in her attic and pecked holes in the redwood roof. She faces a city law against shooting or poisoning birds and must find a solution to stop the birds from mutilating the house.

Oklahoma City A. J. Kraemer Mr. Woodpecker Woodpecker

Expert Testimony Discusses Cloth Used in Marilyn Sheppard Murder

A fingerprint expert testified that a cloth might have wiped objects in the Sheppard home the morning Marilyn Sheppard was murdered. He noted peculiar lines on a living room desk and described smudges where fingerprints held little value. The defense claims the crime scene was staged as a burglary.

Cleveland Sheppard Marilyn Sheppard Michael S. Grabowski Samuel Sheppard den Thomas J. Parrino Grabowski

Remington Beaten in Penns Dormitory Attack

Acting Warden Fred Wilkinson said William Remington former commerce department economist serving three years for perjury was attacked Monday in a dormitory of the Lewisburg federal penitentiary. A brick hidden in a stocking caused multiple facial and head lacerations and a probable skull fracture. He is hospitalized as FBI and Federal Bureau of Prisons investigate.

Lewisburg Fred Wilkinson William Remington Commerce Department Federal Penitentiary Wilkinson Remington FBI Federal Bureau of Prisons

Moth er and Three Children Die in Two Room Home Fire

A mother and her three children were burned to death Monday night when their two room home burned. Firefighters found the family trapped inside as flames consumed the modest dwelling in Louisville.

Louisville

Man Buys Suit and Burns Coat in One Misfortune

A humorous note recalls a shopper who buys a suit with two trousers and immediately burns a hole in the coat, illustrating misfortune in quick succession.

Illinois trims toll road plan to Aurora end

Illinois toll highway officials reduced the planned 149 mile Chicago to Quad Cities toll route to end at Aurora. The 390 million dollar cost covers a 191 mile northern Illinois system now scaled back from the original 468 miles. A Chicago to Rockford beltline and a Davenport to Council Bluffs east west link remain possible with legislative action.

Springfield Illinois Toll Highway Commission William G. Stratton Chicago Quad-Cities Aurora Davenport Council Bluffs Indiana Line Wisconsin Rockford Wisconsin Line Cicero Avenue

Tobacco Chief Attacks Cancer Society In Speech

Reynolds Tobacco President E A Carr criticizes the American Cancer Society for focusing its assault on cigarettes. He says the society shifted from guilt by association to stating there is an association between smoking and lung cancer, accusing it of selective emphasis. Carr warns there may be no bottom to the basket they place their eggs in.

New York Reynolds Tobacco Company E. A. Carr Camel Winston Cavalier Carr American Cancer Society The Wall Street Journal Journal Society Knowland Senate

Eisenhower Warns Against Losing Sight of Soviet Ambitions

President Eisenhower cautioned that America's gravest error would be to ignore Russia's drive for world revolution and domination as he spoke in Washington.

Washington Eisenhower America Russia

Vishinsky’s Body Viewed at U N as Malik Takes Over

In New York the public viewed the body of Andrei Vishinsky in an $8,000 copper-lined casket at the Soviet U.N. delegation. Jacob Malik, named to lead the Russian delegation, departed London for New York to assume control as officials arranged a limited public viewing.

New York Andrei Vishinsky Atlantic London Jacob Malik Great Britain Vishinsky U.N 68Th Street Park Avenue

Eisenhower flags cadet debate on Red China policy

President Eisenhower proposed letting cadets and midshipmen debate whether the U S should recognize Red China while signaling caution on a Big Three meeting. He discussed Dulles on Davies security, nominations, upcoming Democratic talks, and farm price support sentiment.

Washington Eisenhower West Point Annapolis U.S Russia London Paris

Youngdahl Inquiry Staged by Langer

Senate judiciary subcommittee delayed a probe into bias claims against Federal Judge Luther W. Youngdahl in the Owen Lattimore perjury case. Chairman Langer said the hearings would pause until Sen. Wiley returns from an international conference in Brazil, around December 1. The panel seeks why the Justice Department filed the affidavit of prejudice the judge called scandalous.

Washington INS Senate Judiciary Luther W. Youngdahl Owen Lattimore Langer R-N.d Sen Wiley Justice Department Youngdahl

Eisenhower Establishes Cabinet Secretariat Led by Rabb

The New York Times reports President Eisenhower created a formal cabinet secretariat to organize work, maintain records, and implement decisions. Maxwell M. Rabb of Boston heads the secretariat as secretary to the cabinet, after serving as executive assistant to Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. when he was a Massachusetts senator.

New York The New York Times Eisenhower Maxwell M. Rabb Boston Washington Times Rabb Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Masssachusetts

Soviet Leader Andrei Vishinsky Funeral Planned

Moscow reports say high Soviet officials arrange a state funeral for Andrei Vishinsky. The ceremony is expected in Red Square with full honors and burial near Lenin and Stalin behind the Kremlin wall. The council of ministers and the central committee voiced deep sorrow.

Moscow INS Andrei Vishinsky Red Square Kremlin Lenin Stalin Council of Ministers Central Committee The Communist Party

U N Backs Atomic Plan In Unanimous Vote

The U N Political Committee approved Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan. It endorses creating an international agency for peaceful atomic energy, calls for a global conference before August, and leaves agency-U N relations for later talks.

United Nations, N. Y Theu. N Eisenhower U.N

Adenauer Thanks Hoover For Germany Aid

Bonn reports Chancellor Adenauer thanked Herbert Hoover for helping defeated and starving Germany recover after both wars. Hoover, 80, arrived for a six day visit and met Adenauer for 45 minutes, then dined at President Theodor Heuss’s official residence.

Bonn Herbert Hoover Adenauer Germany West Germany West Berlin U.S Hoover Theodor Heuss Mr. Hoover

Airmen Sentenced by Chinese Tribunal for Espionage

Peiping radio reports a Chinese military tribunal sentenced 13 American airmen captured in Korea to prison terms from four years to life for espionage. Names include Col. John Knox Arnold Jr and Capt. Eugene Vandi, with Downey and Fecteau noted as life and 20 years respectively. Four Chinese were sentenced to death as spies.

London Peiping John Knox Arnold, Jr Silver Springs William H. Baumer Lewisburg John Thomas Downey Arnold North Korea China Aly Space Eugene John Vandi Clayton N. Y Elmer Fred Llewellyn Missoula Mont Wallace L. Brown Banks Ala John Woodrow Buck Armathwaite Tenn Howard William Brown St. Paul Steve Edward Kiba Akron Ohio Harry Martin Benjamin, Jr Worthington Minn John Walker Thompson

Ten Million Americans Extend Petition Drive for McCarthy Censure

New York officials extend the Ten Million Americans petition drive to November 29 seeking 10 million signatures opposing Senator McCarthy's censure. A spokesman said the extra five days will allow more Americans to express themselves on the issue.

New York Sen. McCarthy

Mendes France outlines Western European union aim

French Premier Mendes France said the London and Paris accords form a historic step toward true Western European union. He called the union more than a military device and said it creates an organizational nucleus for a Europe moving toward unification on the final day of his U S tour.

New York Mendes-France London Paris Europe Unificason Ation U. S France

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