Dulles Seeks Peace in Pacific as U S Faces Formosa Issue
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the United States aims for peace in the Far East and warned Red China's possible move on Formosa. He outlined potential retaliatory actions from Formosa, Korea, and Southeast Asia if aggression occurs, and faced questions on Quemoy and Matsu defense and U S British policy alignment.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
United States
United Nations
Red China
Dulles
Southeast Asia
Walter F. George
D-Ga
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Formosa
U.S
China
Asian
Korea
Senate
House
Far East
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Red China Coast
Mrs Richard Donaldson Dies in California
Mrs Richard Donaldson formerly of Washington died in San Bernardino California on March 2 after months of illness from a cerebral hemorrhage Her maiden name was Mary Edgington Two brothers Frank Edgington of Washington DC and Dr James E Edgington of Ames survive Interment was in California Her husband known as Dick Donaldson also died recently in Long Beach Their children Richard and Dorothy had located Mr Donaldson in California
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Richard Donaldson
Washington
San Bernardino
California
Donaldson
Ainsworth
East Main Street
Richard
Dorothy
Mr. Donaldson
Long Beach
Mary Edgington
Frank Edgington
Washington, D. C
James E. Edgington
Ames
Separation of Twins Will Be Attempted
CHICAGO AP Separation of the Andrews Siamese twins Deborah Marie and Christine Mary joined at the head will be attempted soon doctors said No date could be set yet The girls born Oct 1 to Mrs Noriie Andrews are joined at the skulls similar to the Brodie twins Surgeons say the twins have separate major veins at the top of their heads making a hopeful outlook for surgery Dr Harold Voris neurosurgery Mercy Hospital noted the blood vessel shared by the Brodie twins was severed in the successful case
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Chicago
Andrews
Deborah Marie
Christine Mary
Noriie Andrews
Brodie
Rodney Dee Brodie
Roger Lee
Harold Voris
Department of Neurosurgery
Mercy Hospital
Andrews Twins
Hoegh vows action over any theft in Iowa administration
Gov. Leo A. Hoegh said he would remove anyone up to the governor if there is evidence of stealing in his administration. The Iowa House defeated a resolution for a probe into Highway Commission purchasing practices 56 to 34, with debate noting possible low bid issues.
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Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
House
Iowa Highway Commission
Hoegh
Community Conference Set for March 17 at Washington YMCA
The Southeast Iowa Conference of Community Leaders plans a March 17 evening event at the Washington YMCA under the theme What Communities Are Doing. John Ganon leads arrangements and says 200 tickets are available at Phillips Drug Store. Speakers will be Dr. Robert Ray and Dr. Walter Stegelman of the State University of Iowa. The public is invited and county civic groups are urged to attend.
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Southeast Iowa Conference of Community Leaders
Washington Ymca
John Ganon
Washington County Community Council
Phillips Drug Store
Gamon
YMCA
Robert Ray
Walter Stegelman
State University of Iowa
Federal Liquor Stamp Turned in by Amvers Post at Richmond
Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman sent letters to Washington County Atty. Gifford Morrison and Wright County Atty. R. Ralph Austin acknowledging receipt of three federal liquor stamps turned in by tavern owners. Two stamps came from Wright County and one from the Amvets post at Richmond in Washington County.
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Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
Washington County
Gifford Morrison
Wright County
Ralph Austin
Countryman
Amvets Post
Richmond
Drunk Driver Bill Defeated in House
In Des Moines the House Safety and Law Enforcement Committee unanimously defeated the scarlet letter bill requiring convicted drunken drivers to display a yellow sticker with a scarlet cross on windshields. The panel also sent a different measure to raise first offense license suspension from 60 days to six months.
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Des Moines
House
Safety and Law Enforcement Committee
Chester Scheerer
Rboone
Howard Buck
State Center
House Agriculture Committee
Iowa
House Labor Committee
Vinson warns Russia builds major naval force for brush wars
Rep. Carl Vinson says Russia leads in submarines and naval ships, risking atomic stalemate with brush wars. He urges the United States to attain naval power to counter the threat as hearings proceed on the Navy shipbuilding program for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Russia
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Hamburger Feed and Movie at YMCA Saturday
The YMCA hosts a Saturday event with a hamburger feed and film for the grade school boys who won the basketball league. Tickets cost 30 cents and must be purchased by Friday. Winners receive an award after the noon meal. The movie shown is Overland Riders starring Buster Crabbe.
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YMCA
Artemas Brown
Overland Riders
Buster Crabbe
Letter From Sunnywide Reaches Kennewick Friend
Reuben Gest in Kennewick received a 1917 mail dated letter from a friend in Sunnywide about 50 miles away, highlighting long distance correspondence during that era.
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Kennewick
Wash
Reuben Gest
Sunnywide
Wife Takes Own Life After Husband Dies
In Evanston, Illinois an inquest opened into the death of Mrs. Sally Howard Nall, 22, who reportedly killed herself after her Navy husband Lt. Stanford Nall, 26, died in a North Africa jet crash. She left two infant daughters and sought to rebuild in the United States before the overdose.
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Evanston, Ill
Stanford Nall
North Africa
Sally Howard Nall
Tripoli
Stephanie
Sherrill
United States
An.Amn
America
Nal
Edgar A. Howard
Evanston Hospital
Post Office Refuses To Mail Union Letter
The CIO United Packinghouse Workers say a Sioux City postal official refused to mail an envelope bearing the slogan Iowa scab law state. Richard Bruner, district program coordinator, said envelopes have been used for about a week and one was held for a postal inspector. He says the official believes the envelopes cannot legally be sent and the union may go to court if denied the right to use them.
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Des Moines
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Sioux City
Iowa
Richard Bruner
Bruner
Senate censures Temperance League lobbyist over tactics
Iowa Senate unanimously endorsed Senator Heide man's critical remarks about Harold Young of the Temperance League. The body debated barring Young from lobbying but no lobbyist registry exists. Executive session followed to discuss the matter as leadership called for discretion given personal sensitivities.
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Des Moines
Iowa Temperance League
Senate
Henry E. Heideman
Rrockwell City
Harold Young
League
Duand E. Dewel
Ralgona
Heideman
East-West Toll Road Feasible, Road Engineer Says at Hearing
Start soliciting for Red Cross in Washington Ward workers in the city of Washington begin their annual solicitation for Red Cross chapter funds today, according to Walter Ferrell, county fund chairman. The four ward chairmen have completed their lists of volunteer workers and house to house calls will be made in the next week or two.
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Washington
Red Cross Chapter
Walter Ferrell
County Fund
Toll road plan eyed to ease Iowa traffic load
A Des Moines hearing on a proposed 75 000 toll road authority considers an 196 mile east–west toll road costing about 4 3/4 per car and up to 15 95 for trucks. Proponents warn Iowa risks being bypassed as highways strain under rising traffic.
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Bergendoff
House
Senate
House Roads and Highways Committee
Kansas City
Iowa
Bergendorf
Sam Brown
New York
Coverdale
Cole Pitts
New Jersey
Robert Bliss
The
Iowa Free Roads Assn
Bliss
Illinois
Nebraska
Robert Wright
Carroll
Highway 30 Assn
U.S. 6
Evangelist Jack Yost Featured At Cottonwood Church
Wayland Berwick evangelist Jack Yost visits Cottonwood United Brethren Church west of Wayland. He conducts nightly services this week at 7 30 PM except Saturday with a final service Sunday March 13. He carries references from Dr. John R. Rice and Dr. Bob Jones Jr. and other notable figures.
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Wayland
Jack Yost
Berwick
Cottonwood United Brethren Church
Yost
Cottonwood Church
John R. Rice
Sword
Wheaton, Ill
Bob Jones Jr
Bob Jones University
Greenville, S. C
March Term Jury Assignments Announced by Judge Patterson
Judge J G Patterson issued the March term jury schedule for the court set to begin March 7. Trials include Trier vs Pittman-Moore Co et al on March 21 at 10 am, Davenport vs Norenberg on March 28 at 10 am, Brown Jr vs Tolbert et al on April 4 at 10 am, and Lorder vs Curtis on April 6 at 10 am.
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J. G. Patterson
Trier Vs. Pittman - Moore Co
Eighth Grade Pupils Entertain Rotarians With Puppet Show
Eighth grade pupils performed a puppet show for the Rotary club yesterday directed by W. Carlton Bump. They crafted props and stage pieces themselves and the production drew guest Rev. Halsey Wakelin and Rotary guests Dick Marie Jim Leslie and George Moore. The club approved adding histories of Rotary International and the Washington club to the public library.
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Rotary Club
W. Carlton Bump
Harold Johnson
Halsey Wakelin
Dick Marie
Jim Leslie
George Moore
Rotary
Rotary International
Washington Club
Rabid Dog Bites 22 Children in Indiana
Gary health officials notified 22 children and two adults after a German Shepherd attacked near Horace Mann High School. Many parents lack phones, so door to door notices were planned. State tests confirmed rabies four days after the bites as authorities advised vigilance.
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Gary
Ind
Horace Mann High School
Plainview
Lyons Township
Chicago
Animal Welfare League
Edmund Marzec
Health Department
Indianapolis
Navigation Opens on Mississippi at Keokuk Station
Navigation on the Mississippi began at Keokuk as the Stanlin A. of Standard Oil Co passed Lock No. 19 with six barges bound from Wood River Illinois to Bettendorf. The season opens several days later than in 1954 as spring approaches and temperatures hover near freezing.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
Stanlin A
Standard Oil Co
Wood River
Ill
Bettendorf
Luther McCracken of Richland Dies at 73
Luther McCracken 73 of Richland died suddenly at 8 a m today at his home near Richland. The body is at Gould funeral home in Richland pending funeral arrangements.
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Luther McCracken
Richland
Gould Funeral Home
Committee Votes To Junk Flexible Farm Supports
The House Agriculture Committee backed ending the flexible price support program and restoring 90 percent parity for 1955 57 crops with a 23 11 vote. A referendum on a two price plan for wheat may follow with dairy supports raised to 80 percent of parity.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Thomas G. Abernethy
D-Miss
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
Andresen
Councilmen Discuss Spray Machine and Fire Truck Purchase
City council debated buying a spraying outfit to combat flies and pests with a manufacturer representative weighing cost and suitability. No decision was made. They also discussed replacing the old fire truck with a newer model at a later meeting.
Thief Steals $200 Wedding Dress From Cleaning Store
East Providence police report a single-item theft as a man broke into a cleaning shop and stole a wedding gown valued at about $200. The incident remains under investigation.
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East
Providence
R. I
Nationalists Rush Artillery To Matsu In Imminent Clash
Chinese Nationalists rush heavy American artillery and reserve ammo to Matsu Island where an all-out Communist attack appears imminent. Navy reports show garrison growth to about 40 000 men to counter a major Communist buildup along the invasion coast.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Island
Formosa Strait
Quemoy
Matsu
Port commerce supports one eighth of harbor area workers
About one in eight of the 4,000,000 people employed in the New York harbor area derive their livelihood from port commerce directly or indirectly.
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New York Harbor
Weather Outlook United Press Iowa Five Day Forecast
Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the east. Low temperatures 28 to 35, highs in the 50s, increasing clouds and mild days through Thursday. Temperatures through Sunday near normal in the north and 25 degrees above normal in the south with light precipitation around Friday and Sunday.
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United Press
Iowa
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Young
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Russell Lundy
R.E. Hollett
Frank C. Byers
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Duane E. Dewel
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Harry McConnell
Walter Sheetz
al Ledger
Neil Humble
Leslie Zook
Jay Brewer
Cliff Eyestone
Chester Eatinger
Richard D. Young
Bertha Dempsey
Charles Eyestone
David Lintner
Kathleen Seaton
Arnold Carr
Clarence Jackson
Tom English
Gene Crossett
Phil Kneen
Pearl Parcell
Mercedes Kiene
Gerald McGaffey
Dean Moore
Doyle Brown
Sam DeLong
Kenneth Kron
Walter Smith
Wilbur Jackson
Raymond Glasgow
Walter Starr
Raymond Roth
Clifford Campbell
Dallas Chamberlin
Virgil Earll
Wayne Kendrick
William Brown
George Jarrard
L. L. Wilson
E. S. Tompkins
Manuel MckKane
Eli Knepp
Norbert Norris
Dwight Hayes
Alex Gevock
S. M. Fishburn
Bruce Lipscomb
Etha Dawson
Harriet Coulter
John Lee
J. B. Walker
Robert Roe
Edith Weidner
Harry C. Ward
Keith Vetter
D H. Freeman
Roy Lowash
Richard Brock
Basil McBee
I. D. Quinn
Clarence
Paul Boettcher
Clara Mondia
Glen Wilson
Walter Jarrard
Merle Blieu
J. F. Larson
Les Gilmore
Harold Cumming
Hal Richards
Charles Maver
Keith Norton
Norman Schoonover
Harley Cole
George Baker
William Barth
Elma Vacha
Ken Dunwoody
Charles Walker
R.N. Bergendoff
Howard, Needles, Tammen
San Francisco
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Mississippi
Junk Flexible Farm
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Philippines
Felix Stump
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Hainan Island
Hong Kong
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