Eisenhower Boosts GOP to Aid Farmers in Indiana Speech
Dwight Eisenhower told 15 000 at Butler University that a Republican Congress would protect farming prosperity and criticized the Truman era for falling farm purchasing power. He called for continued GOP drive to win Congress, praised Benson on stage, and raised hopes for peace talks with Russia while urging jobs programs.
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Indianapolis
Dwight Eisenhower
Butler University
G.O.P
Congress
Eisenhower
Indiana
Washington
Denver
Republican National Committee
America
Chiefs Agree On Merger Of AFL And CIO
Washington CIO and AFL leaders agreed to merge their two unions into a single labor organization. A subcommittee will draft a merger blueprint and preserve the identity of member unions while resolving jurisdictional issues.
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AFL
CIO
Washington
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Cio-Afl Unity Committee
AFL and Cio
America
Cedar Rapids Chest Campaign Opens Strong in First Week
Cedar Rapids and Marion see enthusiastic early support for the Community Chest drive. General Chairman John B. Tuthill cites verbal reports from companies and urges completeness of the audit Monday night. A 10 a.m. report brunch at the Chamber of Commerce and two major campaign kickoffs follow Monday in southwest Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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Cedar _ Rapids
Tuthill
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Marion Legion Hall
Truman Speech to Be Broadcast on ABC Tonight
President Truman will address a Democratic rally and the speech will be carried by the ABC radio network at 9:30 this evening. The broadcast is expected to reach listeners across the nation.
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Truman
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
American Broadcasting Company
Weekend Weather Forecast With Frost Risk
Fair tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Frost or freezing conditions likely tonight with lows 28 to 32 degrees. Sunday highs expected 52 to 57 degrees.
Medical Clinic Planned at 1935 First Avenue SE
George Farris has obtained a building permit for a medical clinic foundation at 1935 First avenue SE east of Crescent street. The $15,000 foundation is to start this fall with a fireproof, staggered level design dependent on tenants. O F Paulsen Construction Co holds the contract. Farris has owned the site since June 22, 1946 after buying from the W N Treichler estate.
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Cedar Rapids
George Farris
Tenth Street SE
First Avenue SE
Crescent Street
O. F. Paulsen Construction Company
Farris
W. N. Treichler
Fowl Lands Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Far at Sea
A screech fowl, a woodland bird seldom straying from its area, landed Friday aboard the coast guard cutter Barataria while 1,800 miles northeast of Boston, creating an odd at sea sighting.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Barataria
Here
President Faces Job of Cleaning Up Gale Debris
President Eisenhower returns to a damaged White House after Hurricane Hazel. Two oaks toppled, branches litter the grounds, and a large stump is being cleared. Capitol grounds and the Washington Monument area also show severe storm damage, with trees down and banners shredded.
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Dent Eisenhower
Hazel
White House
Executive Mansion
Ike
Washington
Tidal Basin
Capitol
House
Senate
Washington Monument
Monument
Potomac River
Virginia Capes
Delaware
Baltimore
Maryland
U. S. Naval Academy
Severn River
Mamie Eisenhower Recovers After Plane Trip
President Eisenhower reported Saturday that his wife Mamie had recovered from a slight illness that kept her off the presidential plane on Friday night in Indianapolis. He told the audience the long flight had unsettled her but by Saturday aides said she no longer felt ill.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Lone Raftsman William Willis completes 115 day Pacific crossing
William Willis, a 61 year old New Yorker, reached American Samoa aboard a 35 foot balsa raft after 115 days at sea living on raw fish and seawater when his two sails and rudimentary stove failed. He was towed to port by a motor launch and greeted by Governor Richard Barrett Lowe and cheering crowds.
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American Samoa
William Willis
Samoa
Peru
Willis
Pago Pago
Manuatele
Lonce
Pacific
Flint Island
Eisenhower Creates Emergency Board On Rail Strike
President Eisenhower used the railway labor act to establish an emergency board to head off a 1600 conductors strike set for Tuesday. The board must report within 30 days, and there is a further 30 day window with no changes to current working conditions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tuesay
Truck Strike Disrupts New York Area Commerce
A 23 000 driver truck strike hits New York City and surrounding areas, disrupting freight for food, garments, defense, newsprint and exports. Emergency mediations failed. Mayor Wagner sought delay for talks, but Teamsters refused. Strike spans metropolitan New York to Poughkeepsie and Trenton New Jersey, with weekend lull expected. The union seeks 20 cent hourly wage raise and five cent pension and welfare gains.
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NEW York
New York City
AFL Teamsters
Robert F. Wagner
Teamster
Long Island
Poughkeepsie
New Jersey
Trenton
Colbert clarifies gas connection stop orders in Cedar Rapids
James Colbert, acting district manager for Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric, says stop orders on new gas heating connections until March 1955 do not apply to houses started before Oct 7. He notes ongoing care for pre Oct 7 constructions and existing residences, with heat only after occupancy unless meters are placed.
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Cedar Rapids
James Colbert
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Colbert
Four Are Injured in Head-on Collision
Four persons were injured in a head-on crash on highway 13 about 6 p m Friday just south of the Linn county farm. Earl F O'Brien 27 Central City and his two children Mike 3 Barbara Ann 1 were treated at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids. Moraine 27 Coggan was in fair condition with possible fractures.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway 13
Linn County
Earl F. O’brien
Central City
Mike
Barbara Ann
William Morarie
Coggan
O’brien
Morarie
Mercy Hospital
Moraine
Harry Ackerman
Canada Hit Pittsburgh Flood Peril
Associated Press reports Hurricane Hazel slammed into northern Canada after devastating eight states and Washington DC. At least 77 dead, millions in property losses, and widespread flooding and power outages. Rescue crews aided hundreds as rivers rose and storms battered Ontario and Toronto suburbs.
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Northern
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U. S
Pennsylvania
Canada
District of Columbia
Derry
Pittsburgh
New York
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Washington, DC
Massachusetts
Connecticut
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