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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
1
Budapest reports nearly 400 arrests in 24 hours as governments describe rebels and criminals freed from Stalinist prisons. Most charged with illegal arms possession. five court martialed with death sentences, one execution noted.
In foggy dawn at Budapest Western Railway Station hundreds greet Hungary’s Olympic team returning from Milan. Prime figures include boxer László Papp amid triumph as nine golds are celebrated. Mepsza reports nearly 50 of 175 travelers chose not to return, with a portion remaining abroad.
More than 500 Hungarians mobbed a Budapest passport office at its reopening amid a liberalized policy for emigration. Men over 55 may apply, with younger men eligible if medically fit. Women face eased rules, visas and debt certificates required. Factories show partial production and coal shortages persist as sitdowns end and councils bargain.
Irene Pierce 23 waited in jail after abandoning her three children Victor 5 Sandra 3 and James 3 months in Grand Central Terminal New York to avoid a Christmas without electricity or lights. She hoped to locate a brother at Eglin Air Force Base Florida but was sought for child abandonment. Children were placed in city care as authorities prepared to return her to New York.
Two Black men, Robert Barbee and Sgt. Herman Humphries, allege off duty Cleveland policemen beat them in a cafe after they sat with a white friend. Barbee and Humphries say they were beaten and jailed two nights without charge, later charged with disorderly conduct. Police deny claims. mayor and safety director say they will review with the police chief amid a citizen delegation.
In Dallas AP report, a trained dog that retrieves the newspaper when it rains shows a strange turn by Monday when the dog returned with a five dollar bill in its mouth. No source explanation for the money.
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII will deliver the annual Christmas message at 11 a.m. Vatican time on December 23, one day earlier than usual. The schedule move, announced from Vatican City, shifts the traditional timing to accommodate other observances.
An Interstate Commerce Commission examiner urged Eastern railroads to seek a 15 percent rise in interstate first-class passenger fares and a 5 percent increase in coach fares. The recommendation goes to the ICC for decision. A separate proposal for a 45 percent first-class jump was deemed unreasonable.
Noel O'Kelly, an Irish immigrant living in San Viego, surprised at work when fellow workers gathered 3700 to cover passage for his wife Monica and children Paul and John. He had been sending part of his pay home to support the family as they prepared to join him, and the gesture arrived days before Christmas.
Jimmy Brown told his father how he wrecked one of the family's three autos Monday after colliding with calves outside Temple. A second car rammed into the elder Brown's auto, pushing it into his wife's vehicle. All three cars sustained heavy damage. Brown works in auto insurance and all vehicles were insured.
Cedar Rapids stores and the post office will stay open until 9 p.m. Tuesday for Christmas convenience. Stamp and parcel windows will operate after hours as recommended by the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, the seventh of eight night openings this Krist TM MAg Season.
Four postal workers were rushed to a Manchester hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning on a Cedar Rapids to LaCrosse run. The victims were Warah Irons, John Shepley, Joy Bailey, and driver Marvin Stickfort. Investigators found no exhaust fault, suggesting the heater as a possible source. A relief crew finished the run.
Rebel members of the Los Angeles Local 47 of the American Federation of Musicians backed AFM President James C. Petrillo in the vote for president vice president recording secretary and board. The union trust fund was the central issue. Eliot Daniel led the rebel slate for president with 3 806 to 1 817 for John Te Green. Other offices followed similar lines.
In Las Vegas over the weekend counterfeit coins flooded the gambling center as hundreds of quarters and silver-coated lead half dollars circulated. Police are still rounding up the coins, described as the most genuine-looking counterfeits seen.
Attorney General Brownell says at President Eisenhower's request he will serve another four years. He announced this at a briefing with newsmen last week, though the justice department delayed releasing the statement until Tuesday. Speculation had grown that Brownell would resign.
Gregory Mich in the upper peninsula farmer Herman A Simonds aged 65 spent 25 days and nights in snow covered woods after refusing to leave his truck. He dug through three feet of snow each day and survived on provisions built a wooden cook stove cabin and lost 28 pounds. He returned home to his wife Alma who asked where he had been and he replied snowed in.
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru returned to Washington after private talks at the Gettysburg farm. Nehru will speak tonight at 10:15 CST. Discussions covered Hungary, the Middle East, and U.S. relations with Red China.
Japan joined the United Nations as the 80th member amid a 77 to 0 vote with 51 nations supporting. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu urged disarmament, urging prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, and highlighted Japan’s desire for lasting peace and regional economic development. South Africa and Hungary were absent.
Prime Minister Eden said he would like to meet President Eisenhower and his desire is well known to the American government. He offered no detailed statement on early talks. Eden and Mollet have visited Washington recently in search of a Western Big Three conference. Eisenhower reportedly cooled on the idea for now to avoid direct U.S. association with British French intervention in Egypt.
Secretary of State Dulles said there may be some streamlining of U.S. divisions in Europe but no plan to reduce American military strength there. He cited no change in the Eastern European situation and discussed potential talks with Yugoslav President Tito, Israel-Arab peace, disarmament notes, NATO cooperation, and Poland's independence.
Bob Haussmann reserve end on Iowa’s Rose Bowl squad flew to Gary Indiana Monday night after a severe back injury to his stepfather Ribehard Haussman 47 hurt in a restaurant fire collapse. Haussmann’s return depends on his stepfather’s recovery. he has played in two games this season.
Major Gen. Burns and Lt Gen. Wheeler propose using British-French crews to reopen the Suez Canal. Vice Admiral Durntard-Slater says he will deploy sailors in civilian clothes and keep salvage ships at work if the U.N. guarantees safety. The two allied generals have agreed to terms to be presented to the British admiralty and Hammarskjold for onward delivery to Nasser.
A frigid Tuesday hits Eastern Iowa with subzero readings in Waterloo, Oelwein, Decorah, and Cedar Falls while Cedar Rapids climbs to 25 degrees. In Suffolk County, five justices of the peace resign amid traffic ticket fixing charges as a broader probe targets officials and police linked to the scheme.
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