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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1956
Page
2
In Budapest the Soviet backed regime expands martial law powers to break strikes and dissent. Workers abandon plants and mines as government troops promise loyalty bonuses for those returning to work. Protests continue with threats of five year prison terms for unauthorized gatherings. Nuclear and coal sites report near standstills.
A truck driver died when his blazing cab and a shattered rig consumed a $200,000 three story mansion owned by Samuel Murphy near Ridgway Pennsylvania. The truck overturned on Sack Hill, carrying copper wire for Trans American Lines of Detroit. Coroner Francis Pansilis said papers in the cab could identify the driver as Clifford Woodworth.
A federal grand jury indicted Democratic Congressman William J. Green Jr and six other men on conspiracy charges linked to contracts for the Army’s Foyhanna signal corps depot. The group allegedly conspired to influence Green’s actions on defense contracts and accepted payments totaling tens of thousands of dollars from contractors.
President Eisenhower announced an additional four million dollars from the emergency relief fund to aid Hungarian refugees. The sum follows a previous one million contribution and will support the Austrian government as it bears heavy refugee burdens. The funding comes from the President's 100 million dollar emergency relief fund under foreign aid law.
A freezing mix coated Eastern Iowa with ice and snowfall. Weather forecasters expect 1 to 3 inches more along a southwest to northeast band. snow ends tonight. Cedar Rapids police logged 21 minor accidents from icy streets between 4 am and 2:30 pm.
Robert Peters testified that after his wedding 21 months ago he returned home to find his bride missing. Judge Haymond Ladrere granted him a divorce Friday, noting the unexplained absence.
A 48 hour rain drove flash floods across West Virginia from Morgantown to the southwest. Muddy waters inundated roads, cut communications, and inundated Spencer with about ten feet of water. National guardsmen and volunteers evacuated families and rescued stranded residents after Gordon Astcraft, 57, was swept away near Lumberport.
AP reporter Eric Waha and London Daily Express correspondent Richard Kilian were ordered to leave Hungary before midnight Sunday after being accused of labor agitation and failing to promptly report arrival. The U S embassy secured a 24 hour extension. Reuters’ Ronald Farquhar remained.
Fire destroyed the public school's bus mechanics shop and music room in Coggan. A bus piano and several instruments were lost with an unofficial $15 000 insurance loss. Firefighters from Coggan and Central City fought the blaze to prevent spread to the adjacent school. The cause remained undetermined as crews continued dousing ruins.
A young Italian baritone Enzo Sordello says Maria Meneghina Callas caused his Met dismissal from Lucia de Lammermoor by jealously matching his high notes. He claims a registered letter barred him from remaining performances, while Met general manager Rudolph Bing calls the assertion nonsense and cites insubordination.
MADISON, UP. David Falk, a University of Wisconsin junior from Hampton, Virginia, turned a $5,000 father gift into an expected $30,000 via real estate and rooming-house ventures. He bought and fixed properties near Madison, swapping and selling parcels for profit, with plans to convert gains into a Virginia farm after graduation. He and his wife Arlene married last January and may enter the army after graduation.
New York publisher Crowell-Cokier announces the end of Collier's and Woman's Home Companion after decades in millions of homes. The one director board votes to discontinue, citing rising costs and shrinking ad revenue. About 2,600 employees affected as Look and other titles absorb subscriptions and jobs.
Egyptian guerilla groups attacked British and U N troops in Port Said with rockets grenades and machine guns injuring a British officer. Two Egyptians were killed 14 wounded in other strikes as evacuation from Fort Said slips behind schedule.
The official Czechoslovak Communist newspaper charged that the United States is photographing Czechoslovakia from giant balloons controlled by radio in Trepeze. The balloons reportedly exceed 60 feet in diameter and carry over 1300 pounds of cameras. It also attacked Radio Free Europe for sending anti Communist leaflets from West Germany.
A major Northeast storm dumped heavy snow and rain, disrupting transport and communications and causing at least 17 deaths. New York saw up to a foot of snow in parts including Albany and Schenectady, with northern New England also hit. An Associated Press report notes traffic hazards and extensive travel disruption.
ATLANTA UP The NAACP reluctantly turned over Georgia records to state officials to resolve a contempt issue. A. Calhoun Atlanta NAACP head was released for the weekend after a brief jail stay as revenue agents review the documents to determine tax-exempt status compliance.
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