Body of Swiss Mountaineer Hopf Brought From Mt Shasta
The body of Edgar Werner Hopf, 30, a Swiss mountaineer, is carried by a forest service employee and three climbers after reaching the first meadow on descent from Mt Shasta where he was fatally injured. photograph credit Ray Williams Oakland Tribune.
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California
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Fletcher Hoyt
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Wyatt
Ray Williams
Oakland Tribune
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Gouzenko Refuses Senate Interview Over Security Concerns
Igor Gouzenko, once a Soviet code clerk whose disclosures spurred 1946 Canadian spy trials, says he will not be interviewed by the U S Senate Jenner subcommittee. He cites safety of his family and his new identity, noting censorship restrictions by Canada and his choice to protect himself.
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Toronto
Igor Gouzenko
Toronto Telegram
Jenner
U. S. Senate
Gouzenko
Senate
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Canada
Ontario
Senate to Question Ullman Tied to White Aide Case
Senate internal security panel ordered William Ullman to testify Wednesday. Ullman, once in Harry Dexter White's Treasury unit and a Bretton Woods aide, was named by Elizabeth Bentley as a member of a Soviet espionage ring led by Silvermaster. FBI memo says Ullman, then a Pentagon major, helped obtain and photograph classified information.
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Illiam Vesus Ullman
Sac
Harry Dexter White
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
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White
Treasury Department
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FBI
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Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Pentagon
Oil Inadequate For War Says McKay Senate hearing notes
A Senate subcommittee questioned McKay about U S petroleum reserves for wartime use. McKay said policy would aid wartime reserves but warned against funding plants that cost more to produce than market value. He indicated technical staff approval but cautioned on overinvestment.
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Peel
Cartoonist Milt Gross Dies at 58 in Beverly Hills
Beloved cartoonist Milt Gross died in Beverly Hills at 58 from a coronary occlusion. He began drawing at age 12 and gained national fame for his distinctive humor and work across magazines and comic panels.
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Beverly Hills
Milt Gross
Fire destroys Richie and Orr furniture store in Columbus Junction
A blaze in the Richie and Orr furniture and hardware store in Columbus Junction started in the basement about 9 am and swept through the two story brick building. Fire officials say hot furnace pipes caused the incident. flames were controlled about 11 am with heavy smoke and water damage reported.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Richie and Orr Furniture and Hardware
Grand Theater Gutted by Fire
DES MOINES AP A blaze destroyed the Grand theater at East Sixth and Grand with damage pegged over 80 000 Fire crews fought the basement fire for about two hours The theater itself faced roughly 75 000 in losses An adjacent cleaners shop sustained about 8 000 in damage No injuries were reported as residents escaped unharmed Smoke blanketed the East side district and traffic was briefly disrupted.
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DES Moines
East Sixth
Grand
Charles Slade
East Side
Bread Prices Rise Two Cents in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and other cities see a two cent rise in loaf prices with major bakeries lifting wholesale costs by a cent and pass through to consumers. Grocers report retail prices around 21 to 22 cents for small loaves as bakeries cite higher flour, ingredients, labor, and distribution costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Roads Cleared As Warmer Trend Rises In Iowa
Cedar Rapids reports a warming trend on Monday lifting ice from highways. The Weather Bureau warns of colder air overnight with fair to partly cloudy skies Tuesday. Temperatures drop back to the twenties at night, but not as low as Sunday. City readings show 33 degrees at 2:30 p.m. Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
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Eisenhower seeks more soil conservation spending review
President Eisenhower urged a review of soil conservation funding on Monday and asked Secretary Benson to identify possible savings within the Agriculture Department. He called for an agriculture display showing land decline where conservation practices are ignored and potential improvements.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Agriculture Department
Soil Con
Dulles Vows No Yielding Of Principle
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would welcome opportunities to settle disputes with Russia but the conference table is not a place to surrender our sap. He stressed readiness to reduce arms and war risks while asserting firmness on core goals.
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U. S
Russia
Soviet Union
Hughes Confident of Negotiations With Barriers Committee
President R. O. Hughes of the Order of Railway Conductors of America says negotiations with the barriers conference committee will proceed this week for a graduated pay scale. He noted conductors will resume talks in Chicago on Wednesday and warned arbitration could fail, with his committee holding strike power.
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Nephew of Daehler Dies Climbing Mt Shasta With Lindbergh Party
Edgar Werner Hopf fiopf 30 nephew of Prof Max Daehler of Coe College was fatally injured Saturday while climbing Mt Shasta in a party led by Jon Lindbergh. He flipped and rolled 600 feet suffering internal injuries. Hopf, a Stanford researcher, was visiting Cedar Rapids family. His mother Mrs Herman Hopf resides in Berne Switzerland. The Alpine club party reached 12 000 feet. Hopf stopped breathing at 1 45 pm and artificial respiration lasted 11 hours before being stopped.
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Nixon Arrives For Nehru Visit
Vice President Nixon arrives in New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Nehru amid cool Indian reception and questions over US aid to Pakistan. Mitchell, GOP leader, says communism will be central in 1954 campaigns. Eisenhower hopes Reds in government fade by election day.
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McCarthy
Judges Named To Hear Disbarment Proceedings
Des Moines reports: Iowa judges named to preside over a Carroll attorney’s bar disciplinary case. The panel includes Harry Narey, R G Yoder, George Sackett, and Edward L Simmons. A separate remark by Harriman criticizes McCarthyism and discusses Truman's stance on Russia.
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Tions Torney
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M. R. Tancreti
Harry Narey
Rey
R. G. Yoder
Mason City
George Sackett
Perry
Edward L. Simmons
Erry
Fugitive Named As Auto Slayer
Los Angeles sheriff says the girlfriend of insurance salesman Andrew J. Kmiec identified an Ohio fugitive as Kmiec's murderer. A chase began February 24 in Hunting ton Park and the gunman reportedly fled in a car linked to the slaying.
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Eugene Biscailuz
Andrew J. Kmiec
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Ay kOe Chase
Ton Park
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Emiec
Woman in New Mexico Defies Fine and Stays in Jail
Mrs Supina, 51, in Carlsbad New Mexico has spent five months in county jail for contempt after refusing a $1000 fine over a deed cov enant violation. She insists she will remain jailed until the fine is overturned, saying justice and her name must be cleared.
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Supina
Man Held After Error Release in Iowa Slaying
Des Moines police hold James Robert Byrd, 28, for investigation into the mutilation slaying of Mildred Hanson, 42, found at a vacant lot on Tenth Street. Byrd had been released from Polk County Jail by error last Saturday, a release prompted by a concurrent commitment order.
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Polk County
Saturnas
James Robert Byrd
Byrd
Mildred Hanson
CP Aevacana
Tenth Street
Hanson
Thial
Thomas L. Reilly
Candy Preferred Confessed in San Juan Case
In San Juan Puerto Rico an Associated Press report notes a confession related to a candy scheme. Investigators say a suspect admitted involvement and authorities are pursuing charges.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Lodge blasts Soviet role in Korea atrocity system
U N chief Henry Cabot Lodge Jr accuses Soviet officers of directing North Korean prison camps and mass murders in Korea. He cites near 38 000 deaths and says atrocities were a conscious policy of world communism with Soviet leaders at the top of North Korean command.
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