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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1956
Page
1
Washington AP defense secretary issues new crackdown on information about missiles aircraft and engines. The rule covers all defense offices agencies and contractors and aims to limit premature public release while allowing general exterior details after first production models roll out.
London report notes American sources say the United States will not drastically cut armed forces as cold war tensions hinder German unification and steps toward peace. The Soviet disarmament proposal was made public by TASS after deliberations by the UN disarmament sub committee members Britain France and Canada.
Easter observances spread across the United States as churches opened for sunrise services and parades of color. The report also covers Soviet proposals on arms control and open skies talks, plus Easter plans for Eisenhower at National Presbyterian and officials at Arlington, with Jerusalem and Holy Sepulcher referenced amid Arab-Israeli tensions.
Detroit edges toward milk shortage as a week-long strike by rebel Michigan milk producers tightens supplies. Rationing spreads, trucks sit idle after federal seizures and court orders fail to restore flow. Windsor shoppers seek milk across the border while city officials plan emergency imports to safeguard vulnerable residents.
French forces battled Algerian rebels of the Army of Allah over Easter weekend, reporting 144 rebels killed Friday and at least 58 more Saturday in ground air clashes. Fighting spread from Bougie to the Mediocean frontier and the Aures mountains toward the Tunisia border with several towns seeing heavy casualties. Fifteen rebels died north of Constantine, three in Constantine city, while others were captured in Grand Kabylia as security forces pressed the 18 month old conflict.
Iowa may see light showers starting late Saturday night with scattered rain Sunday and end Monday in the southeast as a low pressure system moves in from the west. Warm southerly winds will give way to cooler air by Monday with temperatures ranging from the 40s in the northeast to the 60s in the southwest. Davenport reported a chilly 21 this morning.
In Cyprus the old walled section of Nicosia faced a 6 30 p m curfew to curb Easter Sunday violence amid the first anniversary of the Foka underground group. Vasilli a and Limassol also ordered indoors with exemptions for non Greek Orthodox services. The curfews run until 4 a m Monday as authorities seek to avert unrest after bombings and riots.
Art Cartier, 83, drove a new car onto the University of Utah lawn in Salt Lake City when the front wheels rolled off a four-foot embankment. The car skid to a halt on its frame as the driver recalled thinking of a beautiful lady friend.
A dime store clerk is asked by a hopeful young boy for blank report cords. The cute exchange captures a small moment of everyday life in a local shop.
Communist artillery blasted the Nationalist offshore island of Quemoy in the Formosa straits, firing about 70 shells in a 47 minute barrage that damaged six civilian homes. No casualties were reported by the Nationalist defense ministry.
The Alcoa and United Steel Workers reach a wage classification deal retroactive to August 1955. About 11,000 workers gain an average raise of up to 30 cents an hour, totaling roughly 1.5 million dollars annually. Six thousand higher earners remain unaffected. The accord ends nearly three years of talks between Alcoa, the nation’s largest aluminum producer, and the union placed under a special committee last year.
The Hungarian government weighs a general amnesty for Roman Catholic priests jailed during the Stalin era. Archbishop Julius Czapik of Eger filed a list with authorities naming imprisoned or missing clergy, including Cardinal Mindszenty who received a life sentence six years ago.
Naomi Doebel reports Cedar Rapids plans 2149 new houses this year as part of the spring building section ahead of the Home Show at Hawkeye Downs. The number compares with a 1955 record of 62 erected, reflecting rapid industrial expansion.
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