Denmark and Norway Seek Brussels Pact Expansion
Denmark and Norway consider joining the Brussels pact to police armaments for a unified European defense. Both nations are NATO members with veto rights on German admission and seek a voice in any controls preventing a Nazi resurgence in Germany. The talks involve Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg West Germany and Italy with US influence noted.
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Washington
INS
Denmark
Norway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
NATO
Copenhagen
Oslo
Brussels Organization
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
West Germany
Italy
H. C. Hansen
New York
Hansen
United States
United Nations General Assembly
John Foster Dulles
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Brussels
U. S
Alfred Gruenther
Great Britain
Konrad Adenauer
London
Europe
Navy Winter Hats May Take on Shine
The Army Navy Air Force Journal reports a debate among Navy brass about applying retro reflective spray to sailors dark blue winter hats to reflect light at night. The measure aims to reduce traffic risks from sailors seen in black hats coats and shoes during winter.
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Washington
Navy
Army-Navy-Air Force Journal
Navy Brass
Former C. R. Man Died On Ill-Fated Jap Ferry
A Cedar Rapids area veteran, Cpl. Kenneth E. Hoff 23, died in the Toya Maru disaster that killed about 1,600 during a typhoon. Hoff, son of Mr and Mrs John H Hoff, formerly resided in South English and Cedar Rapids before joining the army in 1948.
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C. R. Man
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth E. Hoff
John H. Hoff
Houston
Texas
Cpl. Hoff
South English
Direct Subsidies Proposed at Rural Life Conference
Davenport report says the National Catholic Rural Life Conference favors direct subsidies to protect family-sized farms and avoid large operators. It backs subsidies to industry, humane handling of surpluses, and using hunger relief over frenzied surplus disposal. Ezra Benson and Gov Beardsley are listed as upcoming speakers at the open farmers day and conference sessions.
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Davenport
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Ezra T. Benson
Hemingway Favored For 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature
Hemingway is seen as a top contender in Stockholm with Halldor Laxness and Nikos Kazantzakis described as strong rivals. The Nobel panel may announce late this month or in early November. The prize total is 181 646 crowns, the richest in the foundation's 54 year history.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ernest Hemingway
Halldor K. Laxness
Iceland
Niko Kazanzakis
Zorbas
Academy
Alfred B. Nobel
Nobel Foundation
Hemingway
Winston Churchill
Hanford Post Plans First Veterans Day Observance
Hanford post of the American Legion begins plans for Cedar Rapids first Veterans Day on November 11. Weighing Armistice Day legacy, the event honors World War I veterans while recognizing later wars. A parade from Coe College to the plaza and a 10:45 a.m. ceremony are planned with a joint veterans meeting October 27 to finalize details.
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Cedar Rapids
Hanford Post
American Legion
Harry Corot
Hanford Post Veterans Day Committee
United States
Korea
Legion
Coe College
Legion Town Club
Lovelorn Stork Caught on Shore of Swiss Lake
An Alpine search party captured Long Legs the lovelorn stork on the shore of Lake Greifensee. He will spend winter at Zurich Zoo after a blizzard halted his Alps crossing. Ornithologist Max Bloesch trapped the bird with a 50 foot noose. the city cheered as he returned.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Long Legs
Greifensee
Egypt
Alps
Oberald Pass
Max Bloesch
Seek To End Deadlock On Nuclear Arms
United Nations moves to convene a closed-door Big Five conference on nuclear arms control within the Political Committee. The plan recalls 1951 tactics where Vishinsky, U S Britain France and Canada met privately to push disarmament, with Jules Moch advocating similar talks to jumpstart a breakthrough.
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United Nations
N. Y
INS
U. N
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Paris
Jules Moch
Vishinsky
U. S
Britain
France
Canada
Moch
Formosa Invasion Threat Foreseen by Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek warned on the eve of the Double Tenth that Chinese Communists would likely invade Formosa and be defeated. He said Reds have means to attack the island stronghold and cited Russian backing as evidence of broader aims beyond Formosa.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Peiping
Asia
Government Paperwork Overloads Citizens in Moscow
The government newspaper reports excessive bureaucratic requirements for all citizens to carry documents for daily dealings from child nursery enrollment onward.
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Moscow
Soviet Proposal Aims to Align With Western Disarmament Plan
Amid talks in London last June on five power UN disarmament, the Kremlin considered concessions to dovetail its proposal with basic Western principles. The Anglo French scheme pledges to bar nuclear use except in defense against aggression, contingent on safeguards and controls.
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Kremlin
U. N
London
United States
Italy Moves to Raise Retirement Age to 65
Rome reports Italy drafting a law to raise retirement age from 60 to 65 as more men over 60 remain willing and able to work, adding pressure to the pension system.
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Rome
Italy
Ezio Vigorelli
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