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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1952
Page
2
Rioting inmates at the New Mexico State prison surrendered a small gun arsenal and freed nine guards after more than 18 hours. Warden Morris Abrams and State Police Chief Joe Roach announced the riot over as guards walked out through the main gate. Two injuries were reported.
Washington AP reports Diplomat Foy D. Kohler and his wife were arrested after a car crash in Arlington Virginia. Kohler, 44, had two secret papers on Moroccan political matters and Tunisia, violating security rules. He paid a fine for public intoxication. wife faced drunk driving bail.
The Supreme Court reversed itself 7-2 and declined to rule on whether state courts may issue temporary bans against secondary union boycotts under Taft Hartley. The ruling states the court only handles cases with permanent injunctions and final judgments in state supreme courts.
George Meany AFL president and Walter Reuther CIO president plan a January meeting to discuss merging the two labor federations. Meany said the arrangements were made in a Friday telephone conversation.
Mrs Aleen Knierem a 51 year old Democrat at Cincinnati Union Terminal brushed off President Truman when he handed her a dollar for a newspaper She later saw the signature on the bill and exclaimed that it was really him The President was en route to his mother in law s funeral
A Pacific coast wind rain and snow storm killed at least eight people and stranded nearly 1,400 passengers on seven Southern Pacific trains for over 24 hours. A suspected plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near Tahoe City is being investigated.
Northbound Union Pacific service resumed Monday after a storm blocked progress. A Farm Bureau convention special carrying 180 Iowans was bound for Seattle and diverted to Redding, California where many delegates slept in hotels while others stayed aboard the train.
An explosion and fire in the jet engine testing section of the Westinghouse Electric plant in Kansas City caused extensive damage but left no injuries. A guard nearby escaped harm, and officials warned casualties could have been higher if the blast had occurred at other times. The plant had been shut for the weekend. Captain C. E. Smith of the navy bureau of aeronautics projected heavy losses.
London lifted its dense fog after a three day siege as movement resumed and sun returned. The smog caused transportation paralysis amid accidents and a crime wave including a furs and jewels theft and an assault on an American airman. Livestock at Earl’s Court suffered deaths and illness, while hotels housed stranded travelers in a weekend of worst weather.
U N fighter pilots claimed four MiGs destroyed after American Sabrejets forced a Red jet into a crash Monday. In two days seven MiGs were destroyed, with three Sunday crashes. UN forces also wrecked six rail and road bridges in North Korea, disrupting Communist supply routes as air battles peaked and pilots reported speeds near the sound barrier.
A Transworld Airways Super Constellation with 44 aboard avoided disaster after two of four engines failed near Fallon Nevada. Pilot Irvin Kravitz forced an emergency landing on a navy auxiliary strip. brakes failed, gear collapsed, and the plane slid to a two wheel wing tip halt. All passengers and crew survived unharmed.
A 27 year old Rhode Island boy missing since Sept 23 near Providence prompts use of a famed talking horse Lady Wonder. The horse allegedly answered questions by typing letters and spelling words, but officials caution against overreliance as results are unverified and the search continues.
Billy Jackson, 23, who lost use of his hands on Okinawa in World War II, opened his first one man art show in St Louis. He turned to painting as rehabilitation in an army hospital and, despite tremors, pursued art earning a blue ribbon for a portrait. He now works as an assistant in art at the University of Illinois while studying for a master’s degree.
Marvin OShaughnessy, 43, a convicted murderer who escaped from the Iowa state penitentiary two weeks earlier, was captured in St Paul. Detectives arrested him at the Coney Island tavern where he worked as a dishwasher after he sent a Christmas card to the warden's secretary. He admitted sending the card to the 26 year old secretary and said he knew the postmark would draw attention.
President elect Eisenhower meets with five designated cabinet members aboard the cruiser Helena in the Pacific. Dulles Humphrey McKay Brownell and Wilson join talks, with Wilson and Radford flying to Wake Island to plan Honolulu conferences. Eisenhower heads toward Honolulu for meetings with Bradley and other officials.
The Supreme Court ruled that a manufacturer may legally refuse to admit federal food and drug inspectors into his plant. The government had argued the decision would cripple essential inspection and enforcement of the food and drug law.
DETROIT AP Aged 84 Benjamin Krause accepted Esther Gant 67 canceling plans for marriage after her children objected Krause had three marriage licenses in hand and listed seven sons three daughters 24 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren He vowed to ask Mrs Gant again or seek another partner.
In Casablanca a 600 strong Arab mob attacked and killed three Frenchmen at a quarry and wounded others. Troops fired, about 20 Arabs killed, curfew imposed, and police restored limited control as violence spread from Tunisian tensions and French debates at the U.N. General Assembly.
Iowa agencies pressed for funds at budget hearings led by Gov Beardsley. The Social Welfare Board asked 17.52 million annually, up slightly from current levels, while the Conservation Commission sought a sharp rise and extra hunting and fishing fees. Other agencies, including the traveling library and Hoover Birthplace Society, requested new appropriations as hearings continue.
In Oakland California a police car with Officer Charles Woodworth inside was struck by 2309 volts of electricity when a windstorm toppled a power line. The car became a hot rod as the line arced across it. Woodworth was killed while it stopped the officer from being electrocuted. A power company crew was dispatched to cut the line.
A downtown Fort Worth hotel suffered a devastating early Monday fire that gutted the building and claimed the lives of three occupants. Investigators probe the blaze for its cause.
Belgrade radio reported a new purge of Czech Communist leaders in Czechoslovakia. Prominent figures named include Antonin Gregor Vladimir Kopriva Zdenek Fierlinger and Ludwig Svoboda, with Belgrade citing Moscow orders and Tan Jug as the source.
SEA ISLAND Ga. Up to torney General Francis E Kelly of Massachusetts said the president was urged to go to Korea during the campaign and hint the war would end by Christmas but Truman rejected the idea as unfit for consideration.
Berry Wilson, 17, died after a shark attacked him while swimming 80 feet from Montery Bay’s municipal beach. Companion Brookner Brady, 15, aided Wilson and stabbed the shark near the eye as it lengthened to 15 to 25 feet before authorities reached shore.
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