Zwicker Maintains Truthfulness Before McCarthy Hearings
Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker testified that he told the truth on February 18 before Sen. McCarthy and refuted claims of misstating facts. The record shows questioning on Peress discharge, orders from higher ups, and Zwicker’s memory of a loyalty oath case.
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Washington
Ralph W. Zwicker
Sen
Senate
McCarthy
Zwicker
Maj
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
William J. Harding
New York City
Kirke B. Lawton
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Lawton
Wisconsin
McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Guy G. de Furia
de Furia
George Anastos
McCarthy Subcommittee
Anastos
de Faria
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Far East
John Adams
Army
Bob Stevens
Edward B. Williams
Adams
Watkins
Utah
Nationalists planned March 1 shooting and presidential attack
A witness in federal court testified that Puerto Rican Nationalists who planned the March 1 shooting in Congress had also decided to attack President Eisenhower. The witness was Gonzalo Lebron Sotomayor, brother of Dolores Lebron, one of the four Nationalists seized.
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New York
Congress
Eisenhower
Gonzalo Lebron Sotomayor
Dolores Lolita Lebron
Four Persons Injured In Area Auto Wrecks
Four people were injured in three weekend area wrecks with one man later in hospital. Lyle Melvin Potter, 25, Route 1 Tonganoxie, suffered a severe head injury and cuts after his car overturned following a rear collision. Potter’s condition improved to good. The other injuries involved Mrs. Carrie Wiley, Route 3 Betty Connett 26 730 Ark Street and Janie Ogle 4 Route 2. All were treated and released after minor injuries.
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Lyle Melvin Potter
Tonganoxie
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Carrie Wiley
Betty Connett
Ark. St
Janie Ogle
Potter
Edmund J. Szymanski
Newport
Mich
Don Roberts
Leavenworth County
Ash St
Connett
Graham
Vinland Voters Defeat School Bond Proposal
Vinland residents voted down a plan to issue 57 500 in general obligation bonds for a new grade school building. The proposition failed 74 against to 66 in favor.
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Vinland
Liner Crashes Into Guanabara Bay In Brazil
A Brazilian airliner crashed into Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro killing two of the 26 aboard. Rescue boats searched for six more missing as authorities investigated the disaster.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Guanabara Bay
Nixon speech time moved up to 12 30 p m in Peoria
The time of Vice President Richard M. Nixon's address from the north steps of the statehouse was advanced from 12 45 to 12 30 p m Thursday in Peoria.
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Richard M. Nixon
Statehouse
No U S Soldiers Necessary for Quemoy Defense
President Eisenhower and military officials told the National Security Council that Quemoy Island could be defended with U S sea and air power alone if political decision allows. The plan hinges on the Red Chinese landing being blocked by naval and aerial strength.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Quemoy Island
U. S
National Security Council
Policy Reaffirmed by Eisenhower on U S Interests
President Eisenhower states the National Security Council reaffirmed American policy to defend vital U S interests wherever they arise. He said the top secret meeting produced no action decisions and served only to discuss the United States role in the Western Pacific and reaffirm devotion to certain policies.
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Denver
Eisenhower
National Security Council
U. S
Council
United States
Western Pacific
Dulles Links Quemoy Defense to Formosa Issue
Secretary of State Dulles said Quemoy’s defense is tied to Formosa and would be studied in that light. He indicated U S decision would rest with military chiefs and, if defending Quemoy, would rely on the 7th Fleet and Air Force fighters to disrupt an invasion fleet before it reaches nationalist islands.
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Formosa
Dulles
Far East
Denver
Quemoy
Eisenhower
National Security Council
U.S
Pentagon
7Th Fleet
United States
Korea
Maine Voting Tuesday Test Casts Nationwide Impacts
The big primary day features nine states nominating candidates for five Senate seats six governorships and 92 House seats. Maine faces a tight contest with Hurricane Edna’s damage expected to lower turnout and a Democratic challenge to Gov. Burton Cross. Senator Margaret Chase Smith seeks renomination as Paul A. Fullam contests the GOP battle.
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Senate
House
Maine
Richard M. Nixon
Burton M. Cross
Margaret Chase Smith
Paul A. Fullam
Corby College
New Hampshire
Colorado
Massachusetts
New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Sens. Bridges
R-Nh
John. A. Carroll
Denver
Quigg Newton
Gordon Allott
Allott
Foster Furcolo
U.S. House
Saltonstall
John S. Fitzgerald
Boston
Joseph L. Murphy
Walter Kohler
Enrollment Sweeps KU As First Day Open Here
First day enrollment at the University of Kansas drew long lines of freshmen awaiting registration in Frank Strong Hall and the Memorial Union Building. Most classes will open Thursday with convocation interrupting morning sessions and physical exams taken at the student hospital.
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University of Kansas
Frank Strong Hall
Memorial Union
Strong Hall
Independent Student Association
State Demo Chairman Speaker Here Tonight
Marvin Harder newly elected state Democratic chair will address a Douglas County Young Democrats meeting at 8 p m at 617 Mass St The event coincides with the opening of the local Democratic headquarters at the same address Harder resigns his University of Wichita professorship to take the post and the Douglas County Central Committee rents Nash Motor quarters as a campaign base for the November election
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Marvin
Mike) Harder
Douglas County
Young Democrats
Mass
Harder
Democratic Party Council
Topeka
University of Wichita
Douglas County Central Committee
Nash Motor Agency
Royal
George Docking
Docking
Jayhawk
Typhoon Rips Path Across South Japan
A violent typhoon cut a 300 mile wide path of death and destruction across southern Japan. At least nine people are dead with eight missing and 5366 homeless as winds reach 110 mph on Kyushu. The storm center moves northeast across Honshu toward the Sea of Japan, expected to pass Hiroshima while avoiding Osaka and Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
Kyushu
U. S. Air Force
Honshu
Sea of Japan
Hiroshima
Osaka
Woman Dies in Ritz-Canton House Fire Near Galva
A 56-year-old woman, Mabel Anderson, died from suffocation in an early morning fire at her small home in the Ritz-Canton oil field area near Galva. Coroner R. P. Watterson said the fire badly damaged the bed and walls and that the cause of the fire was not determined.
19 Storm Victims In New England
The hurricane lashed Massachusetts to Nova Scotia washing out highways and tracks. Ten million dollars in damage noted with seven million in Maine alone after eight inches of rain. 19 deaths overall in New England including eight in Maine and six highway fatalities in New York. Governor Gross sought federal disaster declaration. Eisenhower asked.
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Portland
Maine
Massachusetts
Nova Scotia
New England
Burton M. Gross
Carol
Cross
Eisenhower
Connecticut
New York State
Six Kansans Killed In Auto Accidents
Six Kansans died in traffic crashes over the weekend raising the year total to 387. Infants among the dead include a 3 week old Junction City boy William W Schermacher Jr and a 10 month old Hutchinson boy Henry Charles Archer Jr. Others killed were Ofield Smith and Warner A Underwood of Wichita, George Jefferson of Kansas City Kansas, and Janice Ebric of Downs. Several relatives were injured in separate crashes near Junction City Hutchinson Burrton Woodson and a bridge on Highway 24 east of Woodson.
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Kansas
William W. Schermacher Jr
Pfe
William W.schermacher
Junction City
Ft. Riley
Hutchinson
Henry Charles Archer Jr
William Rose Nelson
Scott R. Bellamy
Wichita
Ofield Smith
Warner A. Underwood
Burrt
Margaret Cooper
Janice Ebric
Downs
Highway
Woodson
Lewis Belvill
Cawker City
Charles Taylor
Concordia
Ella Taylor
Darlene Perkins
George Jefferson
Kansas City
Kas
Attorney General Urges Hesitant Communists to Come Forward
Atty General Brownell urged reluctant Communists to come in and seek immunity under the new law. He cited Hoover on stepping forward to testify about former associates. Brownell noted a提升 in anti Communist efforts since new legal powers were enacted.
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Plymouth
Mass
Brownell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
Hoover
Eisenhower
Denver
the Society of Mayflower
Coup Rumor Surfaces in South Vietnam Power Struggle
In Saigon a potential military coup emerged as army chief of staff General Nguyen Van Hinh rejected the outgoing government in a power struggle in the south of Vietnam.
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Saigon
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Neuyen van Hinh
Kansas Legislative Council Opens Semi Final Interim Session
The Kansas Legislative Council convenes Wednesday for the semi final session of the interim between the 1953 and 1955 legislative sessions.
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Topekan PF
Kansas Legislative Council
Stock Market Closing Dow Jones Edges Up
The closing average for 60 stocks rose modestly with gains in key industries as investors watched market moves. Analysts note the index ended higher on cautious trading.
History of Lawrence Needs More Telling, Crafton Says
Dr. Allen Crafton urged the Lawrence Rotary Club to expand the city history beyond anniversaries and parades. He argued Lawrence’s anti slavery stance shaped state and national history and proposed a museum and pageants to highlight early battles and prominent figures.
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Lawrence
Crafton
Allen Crafton
Founding Day Lights Up Lawrence Centennial Week
Lawrence's centennial week kicks off with two events and a costume mandate through Sept. 28. The Founding Day ceremony at City Hall begins 10 30 a m with a five piece Emigrant Society Band procession from Ninth Street. A simulated council meeting features Mayor Kraft as James Robinson and ends with a vote to name the town Lawrence. The crowd sings Song of the Emigrants as Whittier lyrics echo.
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City Hall
Massachusetts
Ninth
Eleventh
High School
Lawrence High School
Emigrant Society
Lawrence
Jim Wigglesworth
Harold Fisher
Chris Kraft
James Robinson
Lawrence Association
Kraft
Rale Turner
Plymouth Congregational Church
Assemblage
John Greenleaf Whittier
Centennial Park
Donald C. Potter
Wigglesworth
Maxwell
Giants Edge Cardinals 1 0 Behind Antonelli's 21st Victory
Lefty Johnny Antonelli earned his 21st win of the season as the New York Giants defeated the St Louis Cardinals 1 to 0, extending the National League lead to three and a half games over second place Brooklyn.
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New York
Johnny Antonelli
New York Giants
St. Loui Cardinals
Brooklyn
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