Eisenhower faults Congress on budget cuts and inflation warnings
President Eisenhower said Congress did not cut his budget requests enough to merit tax-cut talk, with claimed savings between 900 million and one billion dollars. he criticized deeper foreign aid cuts and urged careful buying as inflation rises. He noted Congress enacted civil rights, Middle East resolution, and FBI file protections but failed on many measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
U.S
International Atomic Agency
FBI
Freuchen 71 Dies Enroute to Arctic Expedition
Peter Freuchen the 71 year old Arctic explorer author and TV quiz champion died of a heart attack at Elmendorf Air Force Base Anchorage Alaska He collapsed at 531 p m after carrying luggage up stairs and refused help The death ends a life of exploration writing and public appearances linked to Arctic expeditions and his years as a journalist and author of more than 24 books including Arctic Adventure Vagrant Viking Ice Floes and Flaming Water
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New York
Peter Freuchen
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Alaska
Lowell Thomas
Freuchen
Thomas
Navy
Arctic
Bernt Balchen
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Donald B. McMillan
Greenland
Frederick Cook
Jhe North Pole
Cook
Denmark
Sweden
Freak Accident Fatal to Infant in Minnesota
A 4 month old boy, Darcey Clemetson of Littlefork, Minnesota, died in Duluth after a freak accident. His father Lyle Clemetson allegedly placed his arm across the infant's nose and mouth, suffocating him. The mother found the child and an ambulance rushed him 150 miles to Duluth, where he died several hours after admission.
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Duluth
Darcey Clemetson
Lyle Clemetson
Littlefork
Minn
Clemetson
Littlefork Hospital
Neighbor of Slain Girl Threatened
An 18-year-old neighbor Mary Ann Ferrara reported a phone threat saying you are the next one after Judith Mae Andersen was found dismembered. Ferrara noted three mysterious calls since Saturday with the prior two featuring heavy breathing and no words.
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Chicago
Judith Mae Andersen
Mary and Ferrara
Andersen
Miss Ferrara
Iss Ferrara
Cyclists Cause Disturbance at Vinton Sweet Corn Day
Cedar Rapids motorcyclists disrupted Vinton Sweet Corn day events Monday evening. A 17 year old, Forrest Boxwell, received a severe head cut. six stitches were needed. Police rounded up 25 to 30 Cedar Rapids riders after a hill climb west of Vinton. Police chief Murray Wenner downplayed the incident amid a 35 000 to 40 000 attendee celebration lasting from parade to corn serving.
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Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Murray Wenner
Werner
Forrest Boxwell
Vinton Hospital
Boxwell
Iowa
Winton
Eugene Barnes
Yanks Defeat Orioles 2-0 Behind Skowron
Bill Skowron drove in both runs with a homer and a single as the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 2-0. Sal Maglie appeared in relief in the ninth, facing one batter, then retiring the side to seal the win.
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Baltimore
Bill Skowron
New York Yankees
Sal Maglie
Yankees
Trial Balloon Launched for City Manager Plan in C.R.
A Cedar Rapids trial balloon seeks council-manager government to replace the long standing commission form. Attorney James T. Holmes says petitions and newspaper ads test interest as organizers plan information campaigns and potential elections under Iowa code.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Holmes
Swede Halvorson
Members Wives Hang Union Officers in Effigy in L A
Thirty Los Angeles housewives staged a Labor Day protest by hanging in effigy the president and four officers of Steamfitters Local 250. They accused officers of sending out-of-town supporters on jobs while husbands were unemployed. The act followed prior picketing of the local HQ and targeted Peter Schuhmann, international president of the AFL CIO Plumbers, whose national office overlooks Local 250.
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Los Angeles
INS
Local 250
Peter Schoemann
Afl-Cio Plumbers
Indianapolis
The
Plumbers
Eisenhower Urges National Farm City Week Observance
President Eisenhower on Tuesday urged wide observance of the week of November 22 as National Farm City Week. He said it is fitting that all citizens, rural and urban, recognize their interdependence in contributing to the nation’s strength and prosperity. He stressed mutual interests of farmers and city dwellers must be understood.
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Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Eisenhower
Wiley
Washington
Garberson
Recess TVA Job Taken by Jones in White House Action
The White House announces Arnold Jones will accept a recess appointment as a Tennessee Valley Authority board member. Former Kansas State college faculty member, Jones was nominated earlier but stalled in the Senate public works committee as Congress adjourned without action.
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Washington
White House
Arnold Jones
Tennessee Valley ‘Authority Board of Directors
Jones
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kan
TVA
Senate Public Works Committee
Congress
Grahams Expect Fifth Child in January
Evangelist Billy Graham announced on Tuesday that he and Mrs. Graham are expecting their fifth child in January. The couple reside in Asheville North Carolina and this information comes from the Associated Press report.
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Asheville
N.C
Billy Graham
Graham
PTA Questions Cedar Rapids Traffic Safety Qualification
PTA spokesmen urged city officials to explain the revised traffic safety education rule for the police department. The ordinance now requires five years on the force for Civil Service promotional exams while previous school safety patrol experience was dropped. Civil Service preparations are underway with Lt. George Davis acting, and Sept. 11 is set for exams. Veterans preference complicates promotions under Iowa law.
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Cedar Rapids
PTA
George Davis
Civil Service Commission
Iowa
Evacuation Begins as Canyon Blaze Rages Nearby
In Vacaville Solano County deputies evacuated residents in the Mix Canyon area as a brush fire burned uncontrolled in rugged hills ten miles northwest. The blaze charred about 1200 acres since Monday with few ranches nearby. Investigators seek two men who fled the canyon in a jeep after the fire started at seven spots.
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Vacaville
Calif
Mix Canyon
Here
Co. E. Greene
Solano County
Oelwein Banker Named G.O.P Finance Chairman
Des Moines reports W Palmer Wilson of Oelwein named chairman of the state Republican finance committee by L L Jurgemeyer. Wilson, former Iowa delegate to 1956, replaces George Nagle of Iowa City and is president of the Oelwein State Bank. Veron L Clark of Des Moines named assistant chairman and will head the advisory finance committee. Clark has held senior posts in insurance and banking and served as a U S savings bond director after 1945.
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Des Moines
INS
L. L. Jurgemeyer
Clinton
W. Palmer Wilson
Oelwein
G.O.P
Republican Advisory Finance Ccommittes
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Penrod, Jurden and Clark Company
Norfolk
Clark
U.S. Savings Bond
Pent Department
U S Court Defied at Little Rock as Guards Surround School
In Little Rock Arkansas more than 250 national guardsmen and state troopers surrounded Central High School to bar Negro enrollment for the fall term. Governor Faubus defied a federal court ruling on integration prompting a federal inquiry and national attention.
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Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
L. C.bates
Arkansas
National Assn. For
Bates
NAACP
Faubus
Hall High School
Adj
Sherman T. Clinger
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