Dulles Urges Bipartisan Tone in Foreign Policy Debate
Secretary of State Dulles urged Republicans and Democrats to avoid partisan excesses in 1956 campaign foreign policy discussion. He said he would not plan Republican speeches but left open a change of mind. He warned against careless partisanship that could endanger national safety while noting Democrats and Republicans should follow past bipartisan examples.
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Washington
Dulles
Adlai Stevenson
Guv. Harriman
U.S
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Wiley
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Eisenhower
G.O.P
Czechs Used as Soviet Spearhead in Infiltration Drive
Soviet policy experts in London say Moscow plans Czechoslovakia as a spearhead for infiltration in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The Czech trade mission is in Cairo and another is in Assam. An Afghan mission has been invited to Prague ahead of Bulganin and Khrushchev’s Kabul visit next month.
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London
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Egypt
Russia
Cairo
Assam
Prague
Kabul
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Armless Driver Arrested After 106 MPH Pursuit
In Colorado Springs a peace officer said he sped to 106 mph to catch Edward Ernest Higgins 29 of Pueblo who said he was born without arms and drove with his feet. Higgins faces speeding and reckless driving charges. He reportedly used one foot for steering and the other for pedals with no special equipment.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Clinton E. Haugh
Edward Ernest Higgins
Pueblo
Haugh
Higgins
Sam Sexton of Whitesburg Dies After seven Marriages to Same Wife
Sam Sexton aged 60 of Whitesburg Kentucky died Monday. He had married and divorced the same woman seven times.
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Whitesburg, Ky
Sam Sexton
Buffalo Snowbound as 16 Inches Paralyze City
Buffalo faced a crippling snow storm that dumped up to 16 inches, leaving main streets clogged and four deaths. All roads in and out were dangerous, hundreds stranded, schools closed, and industry and shops shut. Transit buses stalled, with some passengers sheltered at Bethlehem Steel after delays. Food supply ran low as residents faced widespread disruption.
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Buffalo
Great Lakes
City
Buffalo Transit Company
Hamburg
Bethlehem Steel
Lackawanna
Lakeshore
Remorseful Driver Seeks Quick Court Conviction
In Cedar Rapids a 22 year old man, Robert P. Collins, appeared in district court 38 hours after a fatal crash near Marion. He admitted a drinking problem and asked for leniency as he faced possible penitentiary time.
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Cedar Rapids News
Vernon Y
Robert P. Collins
Collins
Marion
Kyer Board of Control Dispute Highlighted by Hearings
Des Moines report details clashes between State Board of Control and Dr. Donald L. Kyer of Independence Mental Health Institute. Accusations include insubordination, poor judgment, and strained relations with staff and public, with corroborating incidents cited across multiple board statements. A separate manslaughter case involves Collins pleading guilty after a crash that killed Aldrich and testing showed intoxication.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Donald L. Kyer
State Mental Health Institute of Independence
Collins
John C. Eichhorn
Aldrich
Warmer Weather Seen for Iowa State
Eastern Iowa endures lingering cold as a strong high pressure system stretches from Manitoba across the Dakotas to the Texas coast. Weathermen forecast gradually warmer conditions and fair weather for Wednesday with five day temperatures three to six degrees below normal in Eastern Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Manitoba
Canada
Dakotas
Texas
Chuckle Bricklayer Joke Sparks Foreman Banter
A humor gag reports a bricklayer seeking work but failing to meet foreman standards who declares they only hire bricklayers with chauffeurs. The joke hinges on workplace whimsy and class satire.
Reds Protest British Slap At Bulganin
London dispatch reports the Soviet news agency protest over a London foreign office spokesman calling Premier Bulganin thoroughly hypocritical. N. D. Belokhvostikov delivered the protest citing incompatible expressions with Soviet Britain ties. The briefing shifts raised by Sir George Young and Anthony Moore mark a personnel change in the foreign office news department.
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London
INS
Russia
Foreign Office
Bulganin
N. D. Belokhvostikov
Belokhvostikov
Peter Matthews
Sir George Young
Matthews
Sir George
Anthony Moore
Views Department
London Daily Mirror
Eden
End of Circle Vote Strike at Perfect Circle Plant
Workers of Circle Vote Strike End in New Castle Indiana as 86-72 vote accepts a two year contract after a four month dispute. Guard force remains to deter rioting from October clash. pact includes a 10 cent wage rise plus seven cents after next July 1, with no union shop or arbitration provision.
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New Castle
Ind
CIO
United Auto Workers
Perfect Circle Corporation
Emil Mazey
Detroit
UAW
Chicago
National Guard
Indiana
Doxie Moore
Craig
Perfect Circle
Hagerstown
Richmond
Hamilton Seed Company Sold to Chadima Interests
Chadima interests announce purchase of a major share of Hamilton Seed Company in Cedar Rapids, with over 50 percent ownership and management changes. Henry Kling will stay as chairman. Gurton Bijelland remains on the board. new officers include Harry J. Chadima as president and several Chadima family officers. Fort Dodge and Cedar Rapids operations continue, Hawkeye Seed not part of the sale.
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Hamilton Seed Company
Chadima
Cedar Rapids News
Hamilton Company
Cedar Rapids
Exchange of Stock
Henry Kling
Gurton Bijelland
The
Corporation
Harry J. Chadima
Lester C. Chadima
Willard J. Chadima
George E. Chadima
Richard W. Chadima
Kling
Harry Chadima
Bjelland
Richard Chadima
William E. Brokaw
Fort Dodge
First’ Street
Fred Machen
Joe Roeder
Hawkeye Seed Company
Hamilton
Unit Takes No Position On Dispute
Loyal Meek reports the Iowa Mental Health Institute at Independence will lose Dr. Donald L. Kyer as superintendent on December 4. Acting replacement could be Dr. Charles C. Graves or a staff member from Independence or other state institutes. no outside appointee expected. The State Board of Control expects to issue changes after a legislative study calls for separation of business management from medical supervision. A potential walkout warning from Independence staff prompted the interim committee to urge legislative reform.
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Dr. Kyer
Kyer
Board of Control
Independence
Dr.Kyer
Robert Lappen
Des Moines
Donald L. Kyer
Iowa
Charles C. Graves
Henry W. Burma
State Board of Control
The
Gazette
Legislative Interim Committee
Kye
Burma
Donald Maloney
James Ferguson
Glenn Blackburn
Peg Kyer
Graves
Cherokee
Clarinda
Mt. Pleasant
Mental Health Institute of Independence
Independence Institute
Don Maloney
Maloney
LAPD Hopes Helikopter View Eases Freeway Jams
Los Angeles police plan to use a helicopter to spot traffic jams and coordinate responses to the city's freeways. The program aims to improve response times and ease congestion by providing real time aerial observations to ground units.
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Los Angeles
Scientists discuss virus cancer links at local forum
About 40 residents heard three University of Town researchers outline cancer study programs. They described how certain viruses target cancer cells while others trigger tumors. Radiation therapy and biochemical approaches are under ongoing testing as scientists work to map cancer cell makeup and find effective drugs.
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Cedar Rapids
University of Town
Chamber of Commerce
Linn County
American Cancer Society
Linn County Medical Society
French Govt. of Edgar Faure Falls in Confidence Vote
Paris France The nine month old government of Premier Edgar Faure collapsed after the national assembly rejected him in a confidence vote by 318 to 219. Faure had survived five prior confidence tests in the chamber.
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Paris
INS
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Faure
Assembly
Soviets Reject U.S. Protest on Berlin Detentions
In Berlin, the Soviet Union dismissed a U.S. protest over the four hour detention of two congressmen and a congressman's wife. Major Gen. Charles L. Dasher Jr. warned the move could invite further incidents as four power rules in East Berlin are rejected by Moscow. The Western Powers do not recognize East Germany as sovereign, while Russia does.
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Berlin
Russia
U. S
East Germany
Charles L. Dasher, Jr
Letter mailed in Grimsby found in Goderich after 35 years
A letter mailed from Grimsby Ont to Goderich Ont was delivered 35 years later when a post office partition was removed during remodeling in Goderich. The discovery occurred during renovation work at the Goderich post office.
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Goderich
Ont
Grimsby
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