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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower, amid 6000 children and families, hinted at re election during the White House Easter egg roll. He swapped eggs with youngsters, shared a joke about grandchildren, and noted 20 000 may attend the event. Security fencing protected the grounds as spectators gathered at 8 a.m.
Broadway showman Billy Rose lost his 26 room country mansion to a fierce blaze. Two paintings and some statuary from his art collection were saved. Rose, 56, and fiancée Joyce Matthews returned from New York. Four servants escaped. Firefighters struggled with weak water supply and used nearby ponds and a lake to battle the flames. Officials said the blaze began in a wing far from servants quarters and may have started from a fireplace. The estate, once called Rose Holm, sits between Armonk and Mt Kisco on a hilltop with a broad view.
Prince Rainier III of Monaco spurns gifts from manufacturers seeking wedding advertising. A champagne maker offered vintage wine if allowed to claim it furnished Rainier and Grace Kelly, but Monacan protocol requires gifts be made over several years. A spokesman noted many offers aim to gain product publicity at high cost.
The Supreme Court rejected Hillsboro Ohio school board appeal and upheld a lower court order to speed racial integration. Negro parents sued, claiming seven children were improperly sent to the all Negro Lincoln school despite integration plans. Hillsboro has integrated high school and junior high. a building program will shift students from Lincoln by 1957.
Official Cedar Rapids rainfall reached 2.07 inches the highest in the state after a Sunday night thunderstorm. Hail damaged signs and a city greenhouse with about 200 panes lost, while growers praised the moisture for lawns and gardens though some absorption was uneven.
Irish Premier John A. Costello landed in Dublin after a United States trip, returning Sunday to resume government duties.
Molly Reed aged 93, the church s oldest member, joined Easter services at home via a two way inter communication system linking Victory Memorial Baptist Church and her nearby residence. The Rev George H Riggs greeted her and she spoke briefly to the congregation.
A Cedar Rapids 16 year old Nellie Louise Hartman died when the car she rode in was struck by a North Western train at the E avenue crossing about 12 50 a m. Driver Mary Ann Novy 20 of 930 Third street SW escaped injury. Hartman was born March 23 1949 and survived by her parents four brothers and three sisters. Services set for 3 30 p m Wednesday at Turner chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery.
Seven persons died in faster weekend traffic accidents to boost the 1956 motor vehicle toll to 167. The toll on this same date last year was 123. Five of the seven were killed in separate accidents. The other two were pedestrians killed by.
For the first time in a decade news coverage of a Pacific nuclear test will be allowed. The Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department say 15 newsmen and a small number of civil defense observers may witness the May 1 detonation at Eniwetok proving ground under restricted uncensored reporting with limited photography.
Washington officials reported President Eisenhower has rejected Israel's request for 64 million dollars in arms for now. The decision followed a two hour meeting with Secretary of State Dulles and key advisers. Officials said later action on jet fighters and other defensive arms is not ruled out, but Britain, France or other allies may supply such equipment for the foreseeable future.
Detroit gains milk flow from Ohio Indiana and local convoys to ease shortage. Deputies escort milk transports along back roads while pickets clash at depots and on highways over demands of the Fair Share Bargaining Association seeking six dollars per hundredweight.
In Saranac Michigan two men hauling milk to a creamery were pulled from their truck cab by about fifty pickets who smashed windows with sticks and ripped shirts from Gerald Price 41 of Lake Odessa and his helper Richard Landis 17. Deputies ordered the crowd back and the men were left unharmed.
Los Angeles AP. Veterinary doctor Nathan Gale was bitten by a 28 foot long 237 pound python at an international airport while checking the snake. The animal had arrived from Singapore and was headed to a Long Beach amusement area. The bite was painful but not poisonous. The snake clamped for about 15 minutes before jaws were pried loose.
A Garland Texas plant fire at Varo Manufacturing caused over one million dollars in losses and led officials to impose secrecy for security reasons. Guards found the blaze, with more than a dozen area fire companies battling it for over an hour. Four firemen were overcome by smoke amid reports of cannon-like explosions from magnesium casting stockpiles.
A limping luxury airliner crash landed and sank in Puget Sound after takeoff on Monday. The coast guard reported that one of 37 aboard was known to have survived, with three confirmed dead and two missing.
The Supreme Court ruled that state governments cannot prosecute sedition when the federal government has occupied the field. The decision vacated a Pittsburgh case against Steve Nelson, Western Pennsylvania Communist leader, and affirmed federal Smith Act coverage over state law. Justice Warren led the majority with Justices Black Frankfurter Douglas Clark and Harlan.
An 81 year old Cedar Rapids woman, Anna Beyer of 1318 B avenue NE, died after being overcome by smoke from a plugged smokepipe. Her heart ailment was aggravated by fumes. Brother Charles 83 also affected and hospitalized. another brother Fred died in Iowa City last week. Surviving nieces and nephews, Salem Evangelical church member. Burial planned at Linwood cemetery with Turner chapel services pending.
Former President Truman, in New York, said he aims for neutrality in the Democratic presidential nomination fight between Adlai Stevenson and Senator Kefauver. He argued the Stevenson Kefauver clash can boost voter interest and predicted no party split or harm. He spoke to reporters during a Times Square stroll.
Beverly Reeves, age 3, was killed in Bourbon Missouri when her mother backed the pickup and then moved forward after the child ran to the rear of the vehicle. The incident occurred after you took Beverly to her grandparents home and allowed her to play in the yard.
WORCESTER Mass AP police stopped a young woman driver for a right turn after her signals indicated a left. She explained she believed the lights told drivers behind her which way to turn.
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