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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1954

Page

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West Lists Five Steps For Parley

The Western Big Three rejected Russia's peace conference proposal but outlined five steps to enable talks. Key points include an Austrian state treaty, revised stance on free elections to reunify Germany, study of European security issues, a meeting of foreign ministers after ratification of London Paris accords, and possibly a conference of European powers to discuss remaining security aspects. The notes were sent to Moscow via messenger.

Washington Russia Germany Paris Moscow Europe U. S London

East European Communist Conference Opens With Western Boycott

Molotov opened a European security conference with seven East European states and Soviet republic delegations in a Stiridonovka palace hall. Britain France and the U S boycott while Yugoslavia and other Western nations also declined. The talks aim to boost the Eastern bloc and block Paris rearmament accords, with Zorin and Gromyko nearby as Grotewohl Ulbrich sit to Molotovs right. Chinese observers attend at the far end as delegates from Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania Latvia Lithuania Estonia Ukraine White Russia and the Russian Federated Republic participate.

Moscow Molotov Russia Stiridonovka Palace Soviet Union Foreign Ministry Britain France U. S Kremlin Yugoslavia East Germany West Germany Valerian A. Zorin Andrei A. Gromyko Otto Grotewohl Walter Ulbrich Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Romania Latvia Lithuania Esthenia Ukraine White Russia Russian Federated Republic

Enrico Fermi Dies Pioneer Atom Savant

AP reports the death of Enrico Fermi 53 Italian born scientist who unlocked the Atomic Age. He died of an incurable cancer after a storied career including splitting the atom, Nobel Prize 1938, work at Chicago and Columbia, and directing the first controlled chain reaction at Stagg Field. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery. University of Chicago to hold memorial in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

Chicago Enrico Fermi Fermi Oakwood Cemetery University of Chicago Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Charles H. Swift University Institute For Nuclear Studies Atomic Energy Commission Italy Columbia University Stagg Field

Santa Claus Receives Practical Hint From Reader

In a scrawled note to the Shreveport Times, a child asks Santa to bring his mother a rolling pin, saying she has not had one in 12 years and that his father is getting out of hand. The handwritten plea was received Sunday in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Shreveport Shreveport Times

Too Many Wives Gor Royal Visit

King Tribhuvana of Nepal postponed a U S visit citing American law that bars admission of more than one wife. He travels with two wives, whom he married the same day, as a royal entourage in Zurich.

Zurich Switzerland Tribhuvana Nepal U. S

Five Killed When Bomber Crashes Near Airport

Five men died and a sixth was critically injured when an Air Force B 25 bomber crashed in woods about three miles west of International Airport on Sunday night as it attempted an emergency landing at Friendship.

Baltimore Air Force International Airport Friendship

Brass and copper theft hits Aaron Fever firm and porch

Omaha police report a thief took 200 pounds of brass and 300 pounds of copper from Aaron Fever and Sons Company and stole a three quarter ton air conditioner from the front porch of W R Howard.

Omaha Aaron Fever and Sons Company W. R. Howard

Knowland Claims 26 U S Civilians Held in Communist China

Senate leader Knowland says 26 American civilians are held in Communist China, in addition to two recently sentenced, with many never having real trials. He cites State Department lists and notes the group includes missionaries, students, and businesspeople, urging stronger action than notes or UN resolutions.

Washington INS G.O.P Knowland Calif Senate China Peiping U.N Korea State Department

Pleads Guilty of Slaying Husband

Lorraine Eston Clark, 28, mother of three, pled guilty to second degree murder for the April 10 shooting of her husband. Judge Charles Fairhurst accepted the plea and said the mandatory life imprisonment would be imposed later.

Salem Mass INS Lorraine Eston Clark Charles Fairhurst Massachusetts

Doctor Finds No Neck Abrasions on Dr Sam Sheppard

Physician testifies on Monday that Sheppard showed no abrasions or swelling on the back of his neck hours after his wife’s murder. Dr E Richard Hexter notes a wound above the right eye and rib injuries but no neck injury. cross examination questions spinal cord diagnosis and trial context.

Cleveland Sam Sheppard Sheppard E. Richard Hexter Bay View Hospital Hexter Sheppara William J. Corrigan Dr. Hexter Corrigan

Smog Study Urged To Prevent Mass Deaths In LA

Dr J Phillip Sampson head of the Angeles County Medical Association urged an urgent two to three year study of smog to determine the death causing levels and chemicals. He warned a catastrophe could produce a host of dead if air pollution rises further as dense smog lifts after five days of traffic accidents and injuries.

Angeles County Medical Association J. Phillip Sampson Sampson Donora England Los Angeles

Viet Nam Army Chief Ousted In Power Struggle

Paris report says Bao Dai dismissed Gen. Nguyen Van Hinh as army chief for disobedience, a victory for US backed Premier Ngo Dinh Diem in the struggle for control of the government. The move risks army rebellion due to Hinh loyal officers.

Paris Viet Namese Bao Dai Nguyen van Hinh Ngo Dinh Diem Hinh Diem Viet Nam

Barrier 60 to 75 May Boost Chance Of Reaching 100

Miami researchers report a hidden life phase where body processes reverse aging between ages 60 and 75. The study, presented at the AMA session, notes a reduction in aorta hardening and arterial fatty substances after 75, with blood pressure controllable to aid reaching 100. Doctors Goldbloom Deutschberger Chapman and Eiber of New York Medical College led the survey of over 1,000 people aged 80 and above.

Miami A. A. Goldbloom Otto Deutschberger Irving Chapman H. B. Eiber New York Medical College Dr. Eiber

Slaying of Four Mates Confessed

Tulsa AP reports affable grandmother Nannie Doss, 49, confessed to using liquid rat poison to kill four of her five husbands. Police were told in signed statements Sunday that she planned the poisonings as she described her crimes.

Tulsa Nannie Doss J. Howard Edmondson Samuel Doss Edmondson Frank Harrelson Jacksonville Ala Harley Lanning Lexington N. C Richard L. Morton Emporia Kan

Hoegh Sets Tone for Economy in Iowa Government

Gov elect Leo A. Hoegh vows to push economy and efficiency in state government as budget hearings open. He urges higher work rates and good salaries, but no idle staff, with agency requests showing large rises for next biennium. He plans to outline recommendations in his January 13 inaugural address.

Des Moines Leo A. Hoegh Hoegh Glenn D. Sarsfield Iowa State Commerce Commission Sarsfield Leo Elthon Commission

Dulles May Talk Of China Tonight

In Washington the United States faced a China policy dilemma after Communist China refused to free 13 Americans jailed on spy charges. The British mediated but reported the Reds called the evidence inconclusive. Secretary Dulles planned a Chicago policy speech at 9 30 CST likely to address the Far Eastern issue.

Washington China U.S U.S. Army State Department Dulles Chicago Mutual NBC Radio Inbc-Tv

McCarthy Urges Quick End to Senate Censure Debate

Senator McCarthy proposes ending the censure debate and voting soon while in Bethesda Hospital for an elbow injury. He says his fight against Communist infiltration will continue regardless of the outcome and defends blunt remarks as not aimed to offend colleagues. Bennett seeks censure for attacks on a subcommittee and Johnson proposes language tying the issue to a broader Communist threat.

Naval Hospital Bethesda Senate McCarthy Sen Bennett Utah Special Johnson D-Colo U. S

U.S. Rejects Soviet Protest Over Formosa Air Buoys

The United States brushed aside a Soviet protest filed months earlier and said U S planes will continue to inspect ships around Formosa. The sour note, dated Aug 4, protested buzzing five Soviet ships including the Tuapse tanker seized by Nationalist China on June 23. The reply denied illegality but upheld maritime freedom.

Washington U. S Formosa Tuapse High Seas

Carolina Doctor Named Family Doctor of the Year

Dr. Karl B. Pace 66 of Greenville North Carolina received the American Medical Association Family Doctor of the Year award. He practiced in Greenville for 40 years after serving as a hospital train commander in World War I in the British zone at Chateau Thierry. His fellow citizens hail him as a golden asset to the community.

Miami Karl B. Pace Greenville N. C American Medical Association Pace Chateau Thierry

Fireman Recalls Pies Just in Time

Dallas fireman C. W. Brock raced from a Sunday alarm and remembered three coconut pies in the oven. Police directed a patrol to answer the call at Fire Station 36. the home was heavily damaged but the pies were saved.

Dallas C. W. Brock

Six sweetest phrases named by survey

A survey lists the six gentlest phrases. The top items include I love you Dinner is served All is forgiven Sleep till noon Keep the essence Here is that ve.

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