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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1956
Page
2
Occasional light snow ends Saturday night. Low around 20 degrees. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a high in the lower 30s. Weather advisory notes no major storms. Residents should plan for chilly conditions and dress warmly.
Police urged the so called mad bomber to surrender to end a city wide wave of bomb threats. 36 scares in 24 hours and 450 theatergoers watched as a harmless 12 inch pipe device was found at Times Square. 22 bombs exploded since 1940, none fatal, with $26,000 reward posted.
A police magistrate in AUROILA, Dl (AP) imposes a three hour snowball duty across the Fox River on five boys named Larry Zakosek 16 Alex Bumbar 15 and Michael Bumbar 14 for vandalizing a track windshield. They must repeat the Ten Commandments twice daily for five days and endure a seven day purge until further notice. About 1.5 inches of snow covers the ground aiding the task. The same assignment applies for Sunday.
Thousands of Rose Bowl bound Hawkeyes pour into Los Angeles area by train bus and plane. Fans fill hotels in downtown and near venues while a few incidents occur on transit as communities brace for game day. A shooting on an Alabama bus highlights ongoing segregation tensions as authorities halt city buses to ease risk. local and state officials note Iowa ties to California celebrations and public interest remains high.
United Press reports Hungarian writers who led the October revolt issued a declaration condemning the bloodshed in Budapest and pledging loyalty to the new nation. Some 250 members voted with eight against and five abstentions. Coal miners’ renewed opposition weakens Kadár regime as factories falter and fuel shortages grow. Radio Budapest says thousands of miners declared a vacation. Russia still has nine to eleven divisions in Hungary despite claimed withdrawals.
A Southern California brush fire in Palos Verdes Estates was subdued within hours after fast action by local and Los Angeles county fire crews. No homes burned, though several were threatened and about 200 acres burned. One suspect was arrested with another sought. Residents evacuated. no injuries reported. The event followed nearby Malibu fires and involved oil-can sabotage claims.
Des Moines reports Judge William F. Riley of the Southern District of Iowa died Saturday after a long illness. He was 72 or 73. His passing leaves the federal bench in Iowa to mourn the loss of a longtime jurist respected for his service.
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