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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1952
Page
3
Iowa braced for a white Christmas as snow, sleet, and ice covered highways across the state. The State Highway Commission warned roads were very slippery and dangerous while flights and buses faced delays and cancellations as winter weather persisted nationwide.
MOSES LAKE W A S AP A military investigation of history s worst plane crash was under way as demands grew for a civilian probe. The Saturday disaster killed 86 with 30 aboard survived and left six in serious condition. At Larson Air Force Base officials identified victims slowly as Capt George Demans a survivor described the takeoff loss of power and the pilot Lt William O Connell from Portland Maine attempted to regain altitude then steer back to the runway.
Tupelo Mississippi police and FBI conclude the case of Newell Anderson a North Dakota man who said two hooded men abducted him and forced him to leave Itown was a hoax. Police Chief Crockett says Anderson may have faked the incident to gain sympathy or escape embarrassment and cites a letter hinting at financial shortages linked to his former job.
In Dearborn Michigan a Detroit bartender raises funds to gift a 21 inch television to wounded veterans at the VA hospital. He faces VA requirements for loudspeaker and antenna attachments, spurs action by insisting hospital officials authorize setup and bill him. he and a friend leave after securing a promise to cover costs.
President elect Eisenhower addressed the Freedoms Foundation urging a rededication to religious ideals as the foundation of American government. He argued the ideological war against communism hinges on a religious people and a religious civilization and urged government officials to live these ideals at work.
NEW YORK AP Twenty men were arrested for a Brooklyn waterfront racket run by a stevedoring company. District Attorney Miles F McDonald said four executives of the Atlantic Stevedoring Company headed the scheme and divided phantom payrolls. The rest were on payroll to access a Brooklyn pier for gambling and loan shark operations among longshoremen.
An avalanche buried a bus in Arlborg Pass Monday night. Twenty three of the thirty aboard were reported dead. Most victims were described as British skiers.
The army warns ocean storms could delay about 8,000 U S soldiers due for discharge or reassignment from overseas. Officials still hope to bring all home by Christmas Eve but caution this may be impossible and urge families to plan accordingly.
A House special committee unanimously urged a congressional investigation into Communist war crimes against American and U N troops in Korea. The panel, building on its Katyn findings, urged action by the U N and World Court against Russia and called for an international commission to probe mass killings. It criticized army intelligence for suppressing a 1945 Katyn report and urged State Department scrutiny of government handling of Soviet guilt.
Federal Judge John Knight extended indefinitely a temporary restraining order keeping 1,500 American Locomotive employees at work in Dunkirk New York. He delayed a ruling on the CIOs challenge to the national emergency provision of the Taft Hartley law awaiting more time to consider a government request for a 0day injunction.
In Tolland Connecticut authorities say an 18 year old youth attempted to kill his former girlfriend after watching a television murder play. William K Horn was charged with assault with intent to murder after being captured at a roadblock. He admitted the shooting and cited jealousy as motive.
Gov. Warren selected California state controller Thomas H. Kuchel to succeed Vice-President elect Nixon in the U.S. Senate. Kuchel, a 42 year old Republican, was chosen to fill the vacancy.
Cincinnati AP report notes 830 accredited colleges and universities show a 1.5 percent drop in full-time enrollment to 1,293,524 and a 2.8 percent fall in part-time students to 462,848 for the year. Dr. Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati says the current decrease is smaller than the 1951 decline of 11.4 percent.
In Los Angeles, 27 year old Mrs Thomas Garrett, gravely ill with Adams disease, plans to undergo cesarean delivery after Christmas to give her unborn fourth child a chance. She vows to die happy if needed, prioritizing family unity and Christian education for her children despite doctors warning she may not survive surgery.
CHICAGO INS reports Rodney Dee Brodie remains critical five days after a rare 12 hour separation surgery for Siamese twins Rodney and Roger Brodie of Moline. Roger Lee Brodie is unconscious after the operation, while Rodney is alert but vulnerable to infections.
A thunderous hydrogen explosion leveled a fertilizer plant in Nagoya killing at least 15 workers and injuring about 370 with 70 in critical condition. Police and U S air force volunteers wore gas masks amid toxic fumes. Damage was estimated at 14 million dollars. Authorities suspect a spark in a hydrogen tank near ammonium sulphate extraction.
Boston based Brink's holdup suspect Joseph O Keefe alleges the FBI pressured his family to elicit a confession about the $1 219 600 robbery. He says he would have cleared his sister and her husband if involved. His sister Mary was convicted of contempt for not telling a federal grand jury if she saw cash and freed on bail pending appeal. He claims the FBI is using him as a fall guy to dodge solving the case.
An explosion at the Bakelite Corporation plant in Piscataway New Jersey left several dead and many injured. The blast occurred Monday causing extensive damage and prompting emergency responders to rush to the scene. Local authorities and company officials are investigating the cause of the incident.
The Supreme Court in a 8-3 decision broadened ICC authority to fix intrastate freight rates. Justice Douglas dissented, calling it a serious invasion of state sovereignty. The majority, led by Justice Burton, held the ICC may raise intrastate rates to offset passenger losses.
San Mateo California police found radio announcer Jerry Leeds asleep at an open microphone during a Sunday morning broadcast. Fans who tuned in heard odd sounds instead of music, prompting a station call to police.
In a pre-dawn vote the U N Assembly defeated a Soviet demand to condemn the United States over the Koje prison riot in Korea. The 45 to 5 tally left 10 Arab Asian bloc abstentions and adjournment set for February 24.
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