Eisenhower Rejects Federal Power Monopoly in West Visit
President Eisenhower denounced a nationwide federal power monopoly while dedicating McNary dam in Oregon. He urged local cooperation, warned against excess federal control, and stressed local responsibility alongside national policy during a West tour. He spoke to about 30,000 asserting no intrusion into private lives.
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Umatilla
Ore
Eisenhower
McNary Dam
Columbia River
U.S
G.O.P
Oregon
Guy Cordon
Richard N. Neuberger
Missoula
Mont
Walla Walla
Wash
U. S
Washington
Tragedy After Cedar Rapids Boy Killed by Mail Truck
A three year old Cedar Rapids boy, Larry Ritts, died when the U S mail truck wheel ran over him while crossing nearby his home on Illinois Street. Driver Marcus DeLay, 38, stated he did not see the boy and stopped after the bump was felt.
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Cedar Rapids
U. S
Larry Ritts
William Ritts
Illinois Street
Marcus DeLay
Fourth Avenue SE
Post Office
Ritts
DeLay
Ganges capsizing leaves 32 missing after river voyage
A small river sailing vessel capsized on the Ganges Wednesday night. A passing steamer rescued 22 others, with 32 reported missing. Local authorities launched search efforts along the river.
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New Delhi
Ganges
Two Killed Two Hurt In Crossing Crash Near Emmetsburg
An AP report says a car collided with a Rock Island passenger train five miles southeast of Emmetsburg at about 9 am Thursday. Edwin Farb 67 and Nellie Farb 74 of Albert City were killed. Carl A Farb 71 and his wife 71 of Albert City were seriously injured. The car was carried a distance by the train towards Estherville.
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Emmetsburg
Rock Island
Edwin Farb
Nellie Johnson
Albert City
Carl A. Farb
Wale
Carl Farb
Estherville
Americans log 1.2 billion hours playing cards yearly
The Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers announced that Americans spend about 1.2 billion hours each year playing cards. The report highlights widespread card play across the United States and the scale of leisure time devoted to card games.
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New York
The
Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers
Dulles outlines four point plan on atomic energy use
Secretary of State Dulles told the United Nations General Assembly a four point program to advance peaceful atomic energy. It calls for an international agency with global membership, a spring 1955 world scientific conference, a U S reactor training school for foreign students, and inviting foreign medical experts to participate in cancer hospital work using atomic techniques. He noted Russia’s rejection of East West cooperation but invited them to join anytime.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dulles
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
U.S
U. S
Russia
Ives Nominated by New York Republicans
The New York state Republican convention nominated U. S. Sen. Irving Ives for governor and J. Raymond McGovern for lieutenant governor.
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Ives
N. Y
Syracuse
INS
New York State
U. S
Irving Ives
J. Raymond McGovern
Decision Delayed On Call of Senate Censure Motion
Senate Republican Leader Bland says further consultations needed before a decision on when the Senate will reconvene to act on a motion to censure Senator McCarthy. The note reflects ongoing deliberations in Washington.
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Senate
Washington
INS
Bland
Calif
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sheriff Accused of Drunk Driving in Estherville Incident
Sheriff Twite of Emmet county faced an operating while intoxicated charge after a Wednesday collision in Estherville that injured Lilland and sent Mrs. Amdal and another driver to hospitals. Twite and a 7 year old were hospitalized. a grand jury later returned a no bill.
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Bheritt Emlet
Twito
Emmet County
Selmer Amdal
Estherville
Ee Lilland
Amdal
Lilland
Rochester
Minn
Tenner Reid Lilland
Twite
Court of Justice of Peace
M. H. Schloeman
Barney Reynolds
Doy] Derickson
Chou En-lai Calls to Chase Away Fleet in Formosa Strait
Premier Chou En-lai told the National People's Congress that the American forces in the Formosa Strait should be chased away and Formosa liberated. The remarks reflect Beijing's stance amid tensions with the United States over Taiwan.
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Tokyo
Red
China
Chou En-lai
National People’s Congress
Formosa Strait
Formosa
Weather Warms As Fall Arrives
Fall opens with a warm spell across Iowa as western and southern winds replace a cooler air mass. Cedar Rapids reported 71 after a 41 overnight low, while the state recorded a 62 degree high the previous day. Showers and windstorms were forecast to hit western Iowa tonight and Friday with precipitation spreading eastward by Saturday. Highs range from the 60s to the mid 80s across regions.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Polish trawler crew seeks asylum after mutiny near Whitby
Seven crew members of the Polish trawler Puszczyk said they beat a Red informer during a mutiny as the ship neared Britain. They locked up skipper Capt Kobryn Wiktor and the informer, Political Officer Naciszek Franciszek, who was wounded. The crew members were questioned and later freed after medical care.
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Whitby
England
Puszczyk
Britain
Kobryn Wiktor
Naciszek Franciszek
Inmates Help Save Penitentiary Teacher From Fire
Jefferson City Missouri inmates rescue a schoolteacher during a riot in the penitentiary. J O Dotson credits two students with guiding him to safety as flames engulf a school building. They insist he move to the safe quarters wearing prison clothes for protection.
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Jefferson City
J. O. Dotson
State Penitentiary
Esca
Flaming
Warsden
Fleming Is Dismissed From Army
Lt Col Harry Fleming 46 of Racine Wis is dismissed from the Army after a court martial found him guilty of collaboration with Communists while a prisoner in Korea. He forfeits pay and allowances. discharge requires secretary of the army approval. He plans appeals to higher authorities.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
Harry Fleming
Korea
Secretary of the Army
Fleming
Hhe
Racine
Wis
Kingston W. Ehrlick
Fifth Army
U.N
U. S
NATO Fuel Tank Blast Rocks Bitburg Germany
An AP report from Bitburg Germany says a jet fuel tank at a NATO pipeline terminal exploded injuring several and killing at least 25. French soldiers led maintenance while US officials say the dead include French and German members of a 40 person commission atop the tank when the blast occurred. The fire sent flames about 1000 feet high and the tank remained on fire for hours.
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Bitburg
Germany
U.S. Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Japanese Fisherman Dies After Hydrogen Blast
A Japanese radio operator, Aikichi Kuboyama, 40, aboard the Lucky Dragon, died in a Tokyo hospital from radiation fallout after the Bikini Atoll H bomb test. He was one of 23 fishermen exposed when the boat sheltered about 80 miles from Bikini. The U.S. offered Japan damages and a statement of sorrow followed by officials noting uncertainty about the death’s direct cause.
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Tokyo
U.S
Bikini
Aikichi Kuboyama
Pan
Kuboyama
Japan
U. S
John M. Allison
Four Killed In Missouri Prison Riot
Jefferson City Missouri report states four convicts were killed thirty prisoners and three guards injured as flames consumed eight prison buildings during a Wednesday night riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Troopers and guards quelled the disturbance by Thursday morning with heavy gunfire and arrests.
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Associated Press
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Misssouri State Penitentiary
State Highway Patrol
National
Did Green Melon Start Pen Riot
A state penitentiary riot began after guards served green watermelons at supper on Wednesday. Prisoner complaints led to unrest.Ben Cederburg a guard held captive for five hours heard no clear cause but recalled inmates demanding better food.
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Jefferson City
State Penitentiary
Ben Cederburg
Illinois Supreme Court Refuses Heirens New Trial
The Illinois supreme court refused a new trial for William Heirens of Chicago, convicted in the 6 year old murder case of Susan Degnan and two women. The decision was handed down Thursday in Springfield.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
William Heirens
Chicago
Susan Degnan
Berkeley man named assistant to Wine Institute president
O W Fillerup of Berkeley has been appointed assistant to the president of the Wine Institute in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
O. W. Fillerup
Berkeley
Wine Institute
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