City Lines Schedule Cutbacks Raise Weekend Changes
Cedar Rapids City Lines announced Sunday shifts in bus service. Three lines will run hourly on Sunday evenings while most routes stay at 30 minutes. Weekday daytime service drops to 30 minutes on the Vernon Heights line. other lines keep 20-minute daytime service. Some lines see increased or shifted night and Sunday departures as managers cite patronage and store hours.
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Gems Stolen From Wedding Guest at Monte Carlo
Thieves took jewels worth 50000 dollars from the Hotel de Paris room of Matthew McCloskey a Philadelphia builder and Democratic National Committee treasurer while he attended Princess Grace Kellys wedding. The gems were in a red velvet case inside a wardrobe and only the smaller set was missing. another case with more valuable jewels remained untouched.
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Pleasant Weekend Outlook with Cool Nights
Generally fair and pleasant weather continues with a cooler night ahead. Lows near mid-30s tonight and a high in the low 60s Sunday, offering mild daytime temperatures.
Aim Attained In Cairo Dag Says on Exit
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold left Cairo saying he accomplished his peace mission. Burns said Hammarskjold will briefly survey the Egypt Israel border and Gaza before heading to Beirut while pledges for a cease fire appear to be carried out. The U S adopted a neutral stance on Arab proposals for a Rome Security Council meeting.
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Navy sends four destroyers to Sixth Fleet area
The Navy announced four destroyers will be assigned to the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean for broader training and occasional cruising in the sea and Indian Ocean. A spokesman stressed the move is not tied to Middle East tensions. The Sixth Fleet centers on carriers, cruisers, submarines, destroyers, and support ships.
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Wind Drops Live Fish in Streets
Residents found fish flopping in the streets Friday after a twisting wind tore roofs and shattered windows. Police said 10 live fish were picked up one mile from San Diego bay after the wind passed over the community.
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East German Blanket Pardon For POWs Returns Hometown
East Germany began returning former prisoners of war to West Germany under a blanket pardon. The move, announced Saturday, affects a large group of POWs and marks a step in postwar reconciliation between the two Germanys. The procedure involves government transfer facilities and consular coordination with West German authorities.
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Air Force eyes top post as Gruenther exits JCS path
Air Force prospects to supply the next Joint Chiefs chairman after General Alfred Gruenther’s retirement looms. Names like Lauris Norstad Thomas D. White and Curtis LeMay figure in talks while Norstad’s delayed takeover shifts timelines. British leaders pay tribute as Gruenther departs with NATO duties.
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Friday the 13th misadventure for a U. S. sailor
Specialist 3/c James W. Hart of Denver earned a three day pass to Seoul but endured a grim journey. He rode a garbage truck to the city and, jumping off, twisted his ankle and fell in mud. A lunch stop cost him his wallet, though his search finally recovered the wallet and $84.60.
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Iowa City tavern shooting ends with pistol whip
Mrs. John Kenney, 42, was wounded twice by a man she refused to serve beer at a University area tavern. Ronald Van Nest, 52, was pistol whipped by Kenney’s husband after the shooting. Both injured, with Kenney in good condition at University Hospitals.
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Nat King Cole Fans Endure Mixed Audience Ovation in Raleigh
In Raleigh North Carolina Nat King Cole received a standing ovation from a largely white audience at the municipal auditorium after a mixed reception in Birmingham. Tickets were sold in segregated blocks but audience members moved to the best seats as the show progressed. Cole described his tour as apolitical and called himself a gentleman. Meanwhile in Birmingham the trial of four of six accused in Cole’s beating began and was recessed. A white citizens council fund was announced to cover attorney fees for the six. Policeman H E Schotts testified about using his night stick on Willie Vinson during the assault. Vinson and Kenneth Adams face assault charges. the current trial concerns lesser charges involving Vinson’s brother and others.
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Marine recruit drowns after alleged drill punishment at Parris Island
Private Charles L. Reilly, 18, of Clyde New York, wrote a friend that a drill instructor forced him to drink 19 bottles of soda as punishment. The note dated Sunday night accompanies reports that Reilly drowned during a night march at Parris Island South Carolina where recruits were forbidden soft drinks. Authorities investigate the incident and identify the six marines who drowned that night.
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Odd Feeling Parker on Fatal Dec 14
Lincoln Nebraska AP Darrel F Parker 24 faced trial after authorities said he confessed to killing his wife Nancy 22 on December 14 following a breakfast routine. Police linked a bound strangling death to a rope knot practice by foresters as evidence cited by the state.
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Eisenhower weighs farm bill decision press briefing
President Eisenhower has not decided to sign or veto the farm bill. He will announce a decision early next week after a two hour discussion with Secretary Benson. Hagerty said the President wants to study technical details before acting and did not rule out a veto or a TV address.
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Pleasant Weekend In Store for Iowa
Pleasant weekend weather greets Iowa readers with 60s to high 60s in most areas. Cedar Rapids reached 68 degrees by 2 30 PM and forecasts for Sunday show similar warmth from the north to the south. The Des Moines weather bureau notes a lack of rain with no definite rain chance until midweek at best.
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Twice Stowaway Granted Six Month Detentions
Wanderley da Cunha Camargo a 21 year old Brazilian who flew from Rio de Janeiro as a stowaway was sentenced by Federal Judge Leo Rayfield to six months house of detention on each of two counts illegal entry and stowaway. The sentences run concurrently and start after he serves time.
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Sentence Coleman In Accident Death Of Elwood Foster
Charles F. Coleman, 28, of 1010 Dover street NE, pled guilty to charges from a January 27 traffic death in Cedar Rapids. He received two terms in Linn county jail, nine months with six suspended, for death or personal injuries, to be served concurrently, plus three months for driving while license suspended. Foster, 61, was struck on Shaver road NE and Coleman did not stop, later turning himself in.
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