France Faces Constitutional Crisis as Faure Moves to Dissolve Assembly
Paris reports Premier Edouard Faure tentatively decides to dissolve the national assembly after a 318 to 218 confidence defeat. If invoked, the dissolution would require new elections within 20 to 30 days, amid cabinet protests and strong presidential opposition from Rene Coty. The 1877 precedent looms as a cautionary tale.
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Wilbur Landrey
Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
France
Faure
Rene Coty
Coty
Edouard Bonnefous
Aaaele Egg —— Assemy
Iers
Pierre Schneiter
Assembly
Marie- Edme-Patrick de MacMahon
de Mac- Mahon
Smulekoffs Plan Cedar Rapids First Street Building
Smulekoff Investment Co reveals plans to erect a 750000 dollar one story glass fronted building at First avenue and First street SE replacing the 85 year old Bever bank building. J C Penney will expand into 13000 square feet at 109 117 Second street SE with a new mezzanine and upstairs area.
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Vedar Rapids News
First Avenue
First Street
J. C. Penney
Smulekoff Investment Company
Bever Bank
Second Street
A. L. Smulekoff
Smulekoff
Penney’s
J. C. Penney Company
J. P. Knight
Cedar Rapids
Penney
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
A. L
Leo Smulekoff
John F. Miller
Knight
Iowa
ORC
Bever
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Severn
Second Avenue SE
City National Bank
Jet Crash At Eielson Kills 13 Including Triplets
A jet F-84 on takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base veered and plowed into six housing units, killing at least 13 people including year old triplets and injuring many others in 16 below zero weather. Pilot 1st Lt. Alfred F. Pounders among the dead. Fire and frostbite injuries reported among responders.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Eielson
Cedar Rapids Man Hurt In Auto Crash
Cedar Rapids resident Leon Svoboda 40 of 1523 N street SW suffered head lacerations and a possible skull fracture in a Tuesday afternoon crash on highway 149 between Walford and Fairfax. He was in good condition Wednesday at Mercy hospital after his car left the road and overturned in a ditch. A passing motorist transported him to the hospital before responders arrived.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Leon Svoboda
N Street
Highway 149
Walford
Fairfax
Mercy Hospital
Svoboda
Terrorist Women Surrender Then Visit Beauty Parlor
Two female members of Communist terror bands surrendered to police in Bukit Mertam, Malaya, and asked for amnesty. After surrendering they went to a beauty parlor for permanent waves.
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Bukit Mertamam
Malaya
Longstanding Golf Joke Turns Funeral Respect Into Marriage
A golf foursome on the green halts for a funeral procession. One golfer bows his head, prompting praise from a companion. The punch line reveals the bowing golfer and the others would have been married 20 years next week, adding a light twist to the old humor.
Eisenhower to address AFL-CIO convention by telephone
The temporary White House announced that President Eisenhower will address the first merged AFL CIO convention in New York on Monday. The message will be piped over telephone lines from Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
INL
White House
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
New York
Gift by Ike to Churchill Is Symbol of U S Gratitude
President Eisenhower gifts Sir Winston Churchill a three inch gold medal lion and personal letter in London as a token of America's enduring gratitude. The medallion designed by Gilroy Roberts features Churchill and clasped hands with British and U S shields. Eisenhower also honored farm bureau volunteers with a $4,000 tractor gift for his farm visit.
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Ike
Churchill
U.S
Gettysburg
Ins
Eisenhower
Sir Winston Churchill
America
London
U. S
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Gilroy Roberts
U. S. Mint
Sir Winston
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower Inspects Gift Tractor in Gettysburg Visit
President Eisenhower, noting he feels very well indeed, inspected a gift tractor during a Gettysburg stop on Wednesday. The exchange highlighted a symbolic gesture as he toured the area, with aides later detailing his impressions of the machinery and its display.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Boy 17 Injured In Car Motorcycle Collision
Gary Crawford a 17 year old resident of 1635 Park Avenue SE lies in critical condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City after a Tuesday afternoon crash at First Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street E. He suffered a fractured skull and broken left leg in the collision with a car driven by Elsie Thompson of 517 Penn Avenue NW who turned left into Crawford's lane and said the youth did not have his headlight on.
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Cedar Rapids
Gary Crawford
Park Avenue SE
University Hospitals
Iowa City
First Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Elsie Thompson
Penn Avenue NW
Crawford
No Walkout At Institute Board Finds No Walkout
DES MOINES AP indicates there will be no mass walkout at Independence State Mental Health Institute. Chairman Henry Burma said a telegraphed warning prompted a survey, and only Dr. Donald D. Kyer and his sister resigned. Kyer may join private practice in Iowa, possibly Cedar Rapids. The interim committee refused to intervene, signaling the loss of Kyer’s psychiatric services and a push to separate business management from medical duties next session.
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DES Moines
Independence
Henry Burma
State Board For Control
Burma
Legislative Interim Committee
State
Donald D. Kyer
Dr. Kyer
Contracts Set for 4 Lane Cr Route
The State Highway Commission approved nearly five million dollars for highway work bid on Tuesday. Plans include four lane paving on Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids from Wilson Avenue south for two miles and concrete paving for 1.4 miles of Highway 74 relocation in Cedar Rapids. Booth and Olson of Sioux City submitted the low bids of 130,369 and 148,057 respectively.
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AMES
State Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Low
Booth
Olson
Sioux City
Missing Pair Feared Slain By Madman
In Lebanon Illinois a carpenter Harold Smith age 30 and his wife Arlene 35 vanish after their home shows blood and bullet holes. Police fear they were slain by a maniac and their bodies removed between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Detected clues include footprints and blood in multiple rooms, tire marks in the yard, and a nearby detached car in the garage. Authorities and relatives seek answers as a wide search continues.
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Smith
Lebanon
St. Louis
Eisenhower urges drive safely for Safe-Driving Day
President Eisenhower called on all Americans to drive safely on Safe-Driving Day and beyond. He cited high traffic fatalities and injuries, urging year-round safety programs and public backing to reduce accidents, stating the problem affects every state and community.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Des Moines Sees Holiday Traffic Law Emphasis
Des Moines AP notes that holiday traffic law enforcement will generally take precedence over Safe Driving day, with continued coverage on page 8 column 3. The brief indicates broader enforcement patterns during holiday periods.
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Des Moines
Milk Strike Ends in Quad-Cities. Union and Firm Reach Agreement
Davenport AP reports a week-long milk strike ended with a joint company union statement. Terms await union vote on ratification. The walkout by about 300 AFL hamsters disrupted milk for over 200,000 residents, with earlier demands for a wage increase from 1.37 to 1.90 dollars per hour, and milk limited to hospitals during the shutdown.
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Davenport
Quad-Cities
AFL
Hamsters
Woman at Davenport Is Victim
Davenport police report Lucille Bacher a 50 year old drug store victim. Her husband Henry Bacher 59 seriously injured after a masked robber beat slashed and robbed the store. Suspects to be shown to Henry when he stabilizes to identify the killer.
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Davenport
Lucille Bacher
Henry Bacher
Bacher
Bachers
Bacher Brothers Linked as Cedar Rapids Relatives
Relatives in Cedar Rapids note that Mrs. Henry Bacher was the sister in law of Herbert O. Bacher a Cedar Rapids man and pharmacist of 601 Twelfth Street SE. Henry and Herbert Bachers are brothers.
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Henry Bacher
Cedar Rapids
Herbert O. Bacher
Twelfth Street
Henry
Herbert Bachers
Maniacal assault leaves Lebanon couple missing after home blood spill
Harold Smith a 30 year old carpenter and his wife Arlene 35 are missing from their blood spattered Lebanon home. Authorities suspect the slayer may have carried their bodies away in a car and could be linked to a Davenport arrival. Police pursue narcotics angles while fingerprints are isolated and federal help is sought. At the Lincoln Avenue pharmacy the attacker tied and beat Joseph Bacher and escaped with about 36 dollars. Continued on Page 8 Col 9.
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Harold Smith
Arlene
Lebanon
Davenport
Smiths
Leo McCoy
East St. Louis
Bacher
Harvey Smith
Bachers
Lincoln Avenue
West End
George Conklin
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