FBI scrutiny lags on Ike appointee to Atomic Energy post
Washington reports the FBI began checking Allen Whitfield only in early June after he was named to head the Atomic Energy Commission. The piece details Whitfield’s banking dealings with Valley Bank and Trust of Des Moines, trusteeship of Crawford’s estate, and questions from Sen. Anderson about fiduciary duties and stock sales. It notes Whitfield’s ties to Drake University and local institutions, plus criticism from Iowa Republicans.
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Washington
White House
FBI
John Brown
Houston
Tex
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
John S. Wood
Georgia
Subversive Activities Control Board
Ku Klux Klan
Atomic Energy Commission
Valley Bank and Trust
Whitfield
Drake University
Methodist Hospital
Armed Services
Nev
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Joint Atomic Committee
Valley Bank
Senate Committee
Anderson
Crawford
Senate
Morrison
University
Howe
Whitfield, Morrison, and
Valley Des Moines Company
Valley Bank & Trust
Valley-Des Moines Company
FDIC
Ethel F. Metcalfe
Valley-Dog Moines
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Chaos Is The Word Editorial On Wheat Quotas
A Kansas City editorial quotes a group of farmers led by Martin Byrne and Alf Landon warning that a defeat of wheat marketing quotas would unleash chaos in farm prices across corn sorghum beef and dairy. It argues Congress must act with emergency legislation to salvage the wheat program and protect wheat country from the Benson plan.
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Kansas
Martin Byrne
Kansas Farmers Union
Alf Landon
Ellsworth Sherman
Congress
Benson
Corn Bureau
Wheat Subsidy Debate and Government Storage Costs
Letters criticize Secretary Benson and the Agriculture Department for cutting wheat support prices under federal law. A two year wheat stockpile burdens taxpayers with storage costs and wastage. The writer urges farmers to adapt to market demands and praises Benson's forward looking plan.
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Benson
Department of Agriculture
D. C. Hickson
Fort McClellan and Alabama Matters to Readers
A Montgomery reader objects to misplacing Fort McClellan in his state. He notes the fort near Anniston, Alabama, praises Alabama and its WACs, and expresses support for Arkansas landmarks while asking the paper to keep Fort McClellan in Alabama.
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Wheat Lands
Arkansas
Ozarks
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Anniston
William BH
Lamkin
Montgomery, Ala
In Good Hands praised by Kansas State College president
A reader thanks the editor for the piece In Good Hands and notes shared values on higher education. The Emporia Gazette adds a light anecdote about Davy Crockett, describing his long hair, large Fauntleroy collar, and absence of a coon-tail hat.
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James A. McCain
Kansas State College
Southwest
Davy Crockett
Emporia Gazette
Vandal Liability in Topeka and Other Cities
Pittsburg and Topeka report vandalism on public property with flower beds damaged and windows broken. The piece links acts to irresponsible minors and argues parents should be accountable for their children’s misdeeds, urging parental responsibility to curb such hoodlumism.
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Pittsburg
Topeka
Kansas City
Garden City Telegram publication and staff notes
A garbled newspaper masthead outlines the Garden City Telegram offices and staff roles including managing editor advertising manager and business manager. The text also references Associated Press rights and subscription terms and lists typical distribution areas and prices.
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Associated Pros
Associated Prese
AP News
Transit Strike Leaves LA Riders Stranded Across City
In Los Angeles a predawn walkout by 2600 transit workers shut down 900000 riders as AFL Transportation Workers Union members rejected a committee proposal to delay the strike. The union seeks a 20 cent hourly raise to reach 2141 for top operators, while the company offers a three step rise to 203 over two years.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Transit Lines
AFL Transportation Workers Union
First Father in Waukesha County Named Richard Poppie
The first man in Waukesha County to become a papa on Father's Day was Richard Poppie. His newborn son weighed 8 ounces.
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Waukesha, Wis
Waukesha County
Richard Poppie
Cryptoquip Puzzle Solve Yesterdays Clues Endnote
Hidden message reveals solution and hints from the cryptogram puzzle with references to June previous hints and a fashion clue about a dressmaker and draped fabric. The solution points to a wordplay theme connecting letters and names across multiple clues in the grid.
Soldier Returned After Wrong Turn In East Germany
Sgt. Alby E. Hagler of San Antonio Texas was detained in East Germany after a wrong turn on the highway. He was taken into custody Thursday and released last night according to U S Army officials. Nearby Tokyo reports say a hospital fire killed eighteen mental patients and left eight missing. In Saigon, authorities say Hoa Hao forces suffered heavy losses with fifteen killed and multiple wounded as rebels are encircled by government troops.
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Wiener
Neustadt
Austria
Soviet Union
Alexandrovsk
Siberia
Mike Finegage
New York City
Eisenhower
U.S
Charley Brown
Ural
Jimmy Fabian
Mueller von Seidlitz
Philadelphia
Vladimir
Moscow
Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
U. S. Army
Alby E. Hagler
San Antonio
Tex
Tokyo
Ichikawa City
Saigon
South Viet Nam
National Army
Racghia
Thot Not
Prayer and Service in Daily Work From Upper Rosme Nis
Prayer notes gratitude for working with Thee and asks that love without service and service without love be complete. Aims devotion through efforts on behalf of fellow men in Jesus name Amen.
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Rosme Nis
Jesus
Nation to Reply on the In Case of Emergency
The government ends Operation Alert 1955 choosing to rely on presidential powers to mobilize the country under any knockout attack. It rules out seeking standby congressional powers to freeze wages and prices or to seize control of materials and production.
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Washington
Congress
Disdainful honeymoon cafe misread by a traveler
A traveler recalls a Greensburg lunch stop with a newlywed couple. The scene contrasts a frazzled bride and a hungry family with the narrator attempting reassurance, only to observe the bride’s composed chill and the narrator’s own appetite outshining hers.
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Des Moines
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Hina
Away
Morrison and Whitfield
Vandal Liability
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
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Bick Balton Ee
Qther
Garden City
Pinney
Laws
Wichita
Greeley
Hamay
Grant
Ragkal
Kanaan
Angus
Chicago
B. F. Goodrich Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Lefty
Jimmy Hatlo
Eugene Sheffer
Lake
Africa
Upper House of Congress
France
Erbium
Korea
Moham
Hostela Fabric
King Features Syndicate Cryptoquips
American Rail
The
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Greensburg
Adom
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