Stevenson says Korea test pits liberty against communism
Adlai Stevenson defended the Korea action as a world liberty test and criticized Republicans for labeling it treasonous. He urged calm, argued the nation must face global dangers, and noted strong public response to his nationwide address with thousands of telegrams praising his message.
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Chicago
Richard Nixon
Washington
Nixon
Bridgeport
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Cedar Rapids Rejects 7.5 Million School Bond Drive
Cedar Rapids voters turned out in record numbers to defeat a 7.5 million bond plan for two high schools a new elementary and five grade additions. Only two precincts gave the plan a hint of support. 14,977 votes stood as a district record for a school election.
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Board of ‘Education
Cedar Rapids News
Ennes
van Meee
Anne
Indian Summer Sings in Iowa Delights State Weather
The forecast calls for unseasonably warm, sunny conditions across Iowa with little reason for the warmth to end soon. Temperatures reach the high eighties, 89 degrees in Cedar Rapids by 2 30 PM, matching Monday’s peak as overnight lows hover around 65.
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Hawkeye State
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Rent Control Mystery Shrouds Cedar Rapids Status
Cedar Rapids was declared a non critical housing area by a government housing survey yet a Tuesday report dubbed the move to declare it critical a real mystery. The surveyor could not explain how the city became designated a critical housing area, framing the issue as unsettled and unclear.
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Cedar Rapids
Allentown Lifts Then Restores Rent Controls
In Allentown Pennsylvania rent controls were lifted by the city council after hours of hearings and a unanimous vote. Two hours later federal authorities classified the city as a critical defense area and rent controls were restored.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Karl C. King
Cedar Rapids Faces Housing Tag Clash and Industry Impact
Cedar Rapids chambers and federal officials debate a sudden shift to a critical housing area tag. FHA analyst Kenneth Kingsbury had pushed for a non critical rating amid improving housing, while local leaders fear OPSs automatic rent extension and broader industry drawbacks.
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Federal Housing Administration
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
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Washington, D. C
Robert Caldwell
Kiwanis Club Recruit Ends In Escape
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports a state reformatory inmate joined a Kiwanis tour and escaped. About 225 Kiwanis delegates toured the reformatory when Mack M. Stipp a 23 year old forgery convict stole civilian clothes from the laundry and walked out with the group.
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Hutchinson
Kan
State Reformatory
Kiwanis Club
Rey M. Frost
Mack M. Stipp
Bedell Smith Flags Communists in Federal Security Bureaus
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, head of the CIA, said communists or sympathizers have been removed from government but warned that vigilance remains. He noted possible infiltration in security agencies and said debate of undercover activity in politics is unacceptable. He spoke after testifying in McCarthy’s libel case and discussed reactions from Eisenhower and Stevenson.
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Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Sen
William Benton
Benton
McCarthy
Senate
George ©. Marshall
Luce to discuss Communists and Our Government on NBC radio TV
Former Rep. Clare Boothe Luce will speak on Communists in government from 8:30 to 9 tonight. McCarthy attorney Warren Magee read Benton’s deposition alleging Communists in the state department then questioned CIA chief Smith who admitted possible infiltration despite no confirmed cases in the CIA.
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NBC
McCarthy
Warren Magee
Benton
Connecticut
State Department
Magee
Smith
Killer of Secret Agent Executed
LORDON Dennis Muldowney, 41, a club porter, was hanged Tuesday for murdering Christine Granville 37, a Polish born countess who served as a British secret agent in World War II. He confessed to stabbing Mrs Granville.
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Dennis Muldowney
Muldowney
Christine Granville
Eisenhower Plans To Stress Reds In New Trip
President nominee Eisenhower will hammer the Communist issue as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith’s testimony on infiltration of U S security agencies is used to question Democrat security. He begins an 8,000 mile whistle stop tour with a speech in Columbia and plans stops in Cleveland and Bay City. Arthur Summerfield says Democrats are vulnerable on communism. Clare Boothe Luce to speak on radio TV to win women’s votes. Eisenhower meets with Gov. Dewey to discuss New York’s GOP shift.
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Saic Smith
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Connecticut
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Truman Attacks Eisenhower Over Blunders Amid Montana Tour
Former President Truman, in Havre and North Dakota stops, accuses Eisenhower of grave blunders and misleading the nation about Soviet threat. He credits Stevenson and Mansfield for anti communism stance and criticizes Republican foreign policy since Vandenberg's death. He urges admitting mistakes and defending peaceful postwar aims.
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Truman
Mansfield
U. S
U.N
U.S
Mikel Mansfield
Stevenson
Sen. Vandenberg
Montana
North Dakota
Richard Nixon
Atomic Age Big Bertha Unveiled For Army Use
Washington reports the army unveiled the 280 millimeter atomic capable Big Bertha with 20 mile range and day or night accuracy. The weapon, weighing 85 tons, can fire atomic or conventional shells and is designed for rapid emplacement and cross country mobility.
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Ins
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Pentagon
Nevada Desert
Beardsley Cattle Sale Topics Spark Department Debate
A Palo town meeting turned into a heated exchange over diseased cattle offered at public sale by Gov. William S Beardsley. L. B. Liddy spoke for Spry while Lester Gillette argued against Spry’s qualifications as Iowa secretary of agriculture during the question period.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry
William 5. Beardsley
Public Safe
L. B. Liddy
Dairy and Food Division
The
Departtment of Agriculture
Spry
Beardsley
Palo High School
Liddy
Lester 5. Gillette
Fostoria
Iowa
Gillette
Department of Agriculture
Arthur Rankin
Veterans' Agriculture
Palo
B. W. Patsey
Old City Dump To Be Used Again In Cedar Rapids
The Memorial drive SE dump will resume temporary use starting Wednesday until the incinerator remodeling is finished. Mayor Milo Sedlacek cites shipment delays from New York for the hold up and says the dump will be strictly landfill with daily covering. He asks for public patience and notes metal shortages from a steel strike caused the setback. Material arrived six days ago and should allow reopening before November 1.
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Cedar Rapide News
Old City
Memorial Drive
Milo Sedlacek
New York
Sediacek
Sedlacek
Eleanor Holm Rose Court Questioned Over Missing Art
Supreme Court Justice Samuel di Falco directed former swimmer Eleanor Holm Rose to explain what happened to about 150000 dollars worth of art objects Billy Rose claims she took from their luxury home.
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Supreme Court
Samuel di Falco
Eleanor Holm Rose
Billy Rose
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