Des Moines Welcomes Ike With Massive Rally
President Eisenhower drew an immense Des Moines crowd on Friday as he toured downtown after a morning at the National Plowing Contest Colfax. Spectators filled streets for miles, waving I Like Ike signs and cheering as his motorcade rolled by. The scene underscored Ike as a potent political draw and likely spurred the GOP to plan more campaigning stops.
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Kennedy Raps GOP Leadership at San Francisco Dinner
Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts accused the Republican leadership of failing to provide vigorous full time leadership, saying the GOP in Congress has hindered progress. He spoke to about 600 supporters at a $30 dinner at the Fairmont Hotel and criticized wage and price disparities, urging stronger courage and action from the administration and party.
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Sukarno visits Prague in Vienna trip note
Indonesia's President Sukarno arrived in Prague today after prior visits to the Soviet Union Yugoslavia and Austria. The trip marks his continuing European tour and diplomatic engagements with Eastern Bloc and allied states.
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Mexico appoints first woman ambassador
Mexico elevates two diplomatic posts as Amelia De Castillo Ledon becomes the nation’s first female ambassador after serving as minister to Sweden. Lennart Nylander is promoted from Swedish minister to ambassador, marking a historic expansion of Mexico’s diplomatic ranks.
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Palos Verdes Earth Slide Threatens Homes
A Palos Verdes area landslide near the Portuguese Bend Club advances several inches, damaging a road to Archie Shields' Boys Camp. About 125 acres slipped, prompting county engineers to pause new building permits while officials study the slide and its impact on nearby developments.
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French UK Blunted Suez Assn. Disputes Over Toll and Action
French Britain clash over SCUA toll plan and Paris stance after cabinet meet. Nasser travels to Riyadh for a three power Arab summit while India’s Krishna Menon pursues mediation efforts amid canal tensions. British and French aims diverge on revenue and liberty of action as talks continue.
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Singapore Minister Threatened by Reds
Singapore Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock disclosed a death threat received by letter demanding the release or deportation of six Chinese leftist leaders. The communist MILA signatory letter claimed to come from the Malayan Liberation Army. The six named leaders included Lim Chin Kok, head of Singapore unions for factory workers and farmers, among others.
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Striking Denver Rail Workers Return After 24 Day Walkout
Denver rail workers including can handlers information clerks and ticket sellers returned to Denver Union Station after a 24 day strike ending with a mass meeting in Chicago where the union voted to accept a settlement. The walkout halted operations as workers rejected split shifts prior to resuming duties.
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Togoland Declares Autonomous Republic Status
Togoland celebrated its new status as an autonomous republic with crowds cheering. The Tangolese flag rose over the legislative building as Togoland will send deputies to the French Parliament while a French-appointed commissioner handles foreign affairs and defense.
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Nixon Attacks Stevenson as Truman Jalopy Salesman
Vice President Nixon paints Adlai Stevenson as a red car salesman offering the same old Trumanism while praising Eisenhower policy. He cites Taft Hartley relief for labor, touts farm surpluses solution, and predicts GOP union support despite Stevenson backing. He campaigns in South and North Dakota with stops in Fargo and Rapid City, then heads to Colorado Springs for economic policy remarks.
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Ten Youths Injured in San Francisco Pageant Fights
Ten youths were injured during a city pageant in San Francisco. Police sergeant roughed up while breaking up fights. principal J B Hell reported slashed clothes as a white line guard stood near the injured. Police chief Frank Ahern and Adelpho de Urioste weighed continuation, while a youngster said about 12 assailants struck as they left the stadium.
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Jailed Guard Tower Dynamited by Three Youths
Three 18-year-old El Monte youths admit dynamiting a lifeguard tower at Huntington Beach Friday night. Jerry A. Wilmott George Curtiss Pollet and Robt Mitchell in custody after officers spotted them. Mitchell supplied dynamite and fuse. all faced charges under a state health and safety law for illegal use of explosives.
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Damage suit against Gene Autry settled out of court
Davenport residents claim 100000 damage suit against Gene Autry was settled for 30 dollars in federal court. The suit filed in Davenport federal district court named Autry among seven defendants over injuries from a rodeo last year when a Brebman bull allegedly charged the grandstand, tossing its rider and trampling spectators.
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Stevenson targets farm policy in Peoria speech
Adlai Stevenson criticizes Eisenhower and Republicans on farm price supports and administration programs. He outlines a plan to stop the decline in prices, proposing basic commodities at 90 percent of parity, while recalling past pledges by Eisenhower and noting Republican shifts on price supports and soil bank proposals amid campaign rhetoric. He singles out Benson and James A. McConnell in a charged critique.
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