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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1952

Page

3

Three Die In Hunting Accidents

Three Eastern Iowans died in separate hunting accidents within an hour Monday afternoon. Ted Coulias, 16, Lyle Miller, 14, and Lawrence Goltz, 49, raise Iowa's 1952 hunting-death toll to ten, a high-water mark since 1949. Coulias was testing a shotgun on ice when it fired. Miller was shot when a companion’s gun discharged as he aimed at a rabbit. Goltz was found dead near Marquette after gunfire incidents.

Tews News Ted Coulias Ann Coulias Mt. Vernon Lyle Miller Frank Miller Fayette Lawrence Goltz Marquette Iowa Ted Coustas David Bachman Gerald Walter Springville Coulias William Stewart Young Coultas Mt. Vernon High School Oelwein Billy Jerry Methodist Church Johnston-Morgan Funeral Home Miller Doug Everett Everett Terry Stevens Young Miller James Jesse Charles Bailey Arlene Stufflebeam Waterloo Bailey Miner Fayette County Clyde DeLong St. Lucas Richard Baile Waucoma Aoge Marquette Oree Milwaukee Railroad

Philippine Plane Seized by Red Forces Forced Down

A Philippine Airlines domestic flight from Manila to Aparri was hijacked Tuesday by an armed passenger believed to be a Communist. Chinese Nationalist fighters then forced the plane to land on an island near Formosa where pilot Captain Pedro Perlas was killed. co pilot Felix Gaston landed the craft. Two Americans on board Miss Mary Ireton of Bethel Ohio and Marshall E Nunn of San Francisco were aboard along with three crew members and seven other passengers.

San Francisco INS Philippine Airlines Formosa Long Aparri Cn J Philippines Kenman Pedro 4. Perlas Felix Gaston Mary Ireton Bethel Ohio Marshall E. Nunn Long Branch The U.S. Information Service

Brain flap covers most exposed brain in infant twin case

CHICAGO UP Surgeons on Tuesday gave 15 month old Rodney Brodie, separated from his Siamese twin brother 13 days earlier, a scalp flap to cover his exposed brain. Rodney tolerated the procedure, while Roger remains comatose and too weak for surgery.

Chicago Rodney Brodie University of Illinois Research and Educational Hospital Roger Rodney

Aid Continued to Trip by Truman

President Truman ordered that military and economic aid to the United Kingdom France and Italy continue despite their shipment of 2.5 million dollars in strategic materials to Soviet bloc countries. He invoked the Battle Act escape clause citing unusual circumstances making aid continuation vital to U.S. security. Previously exceptions had been made for Italy The Netherlands and Denmark.

Washington Truman United Kingdom France Italy U.S Netherlands Denmark

Bridston Plans to Block Langer in Washington

State Sen. J. B. Bridston said he will mail petitions to Washington asking Sen. Langer to stand aside when new congress opens. The petitions seek delay of Langer’s oath until an investigation of private immigration bills he sponsored is completed. Bridston argues Langer backed many bills allowing certain aliens the government seeks to deport to remain in the U.S.

Grand Forks N.D J. B. Bridston Washington Sen. Langer R-N.d Congress Thhat Langer Bridston Langer

Man Faces Charge of Firing Mother's House

Dallas C. Cullison Jr. 26 pleaded innocent to burglary and arson charges in Baltimore after admitting he thought his mother did not care for him. He was held to the grand jury following the Christmas Day incident and said the fire may have been sparked in temper.

Baltimore Dallas C. Cullison, Jr Avrum EK Rifmaz Cohn McGranery Charles Murray Ross Malone Myles Lane U.S Southern District of New York

Death Toll Seen In Holiday Traffic

Chicago AP reports The National Safety Council estimates 410 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the four day New Year holiday period.

Chicago National Safety Council

Strange Coelacanth Found by South African Scientist

Prof J L B Smith arrives in Durban with a preserved five foot coelacanth described as the rarest fish in the world. The prehistoric species dating back 300 000 000 years could be the missing link in evolution, found after a 14 year coast survey and a lone catch on a Comoro island.

Durban South Africa J. L. B. Smith Indian Ocean Sraith Keang

Eisenhower urges rapid European defense buildup

President elect Eisenhower said in a New Year’s message to Gen Ridgway that Western Europe must quickly strengthen defenses. He stressed his long held views are not only unchanged but reinforced amid Allied efforts in Europe.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe Eisenhower Europe Ridgway

Giggle Triggers Fun Heist in Albuquerque Wrestling Row

Ruth London, 25, caused a holdup suspect to laugh when he demanded money at a window. She giggled as she asserted the seriousness of the moment, prompting the robber to grab $1.50 for a ringside seat and flee.

Albuquerque Ruth London Ruth Mic London

Chickens Use Language Says Scientific Analysis

Two scientists report chickens possess a cluck and squawk code with distinct meanings. Baby chicks seek their mother, hens call for meals, and alarm calls differ for aerial versus ground threats. Experiments matched sounds to spectrograph lines, showing pleasure distress hunger cold and danger through specific chirp patterns.

Allen L. Blakeslee Nicholas Collins Cornell University Martin Joos University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Collins

Taft Early at Eisenhower Senate Luncheon

President elect Eisenhower met Senate Republican leaders at a luncheon in New York. Taft arrived 40 minutes early, sitting to Eisenhower’s left, with Bridges to his right. Other attendees included Young and Saltonstall. Millikin was absent without explanation. The talk followed Taft’s criticism of Durkin’s labor appointment.

New York Eisenhower Senate Sen Taft Ohio Bridges WN. H Young N. D Saltonstall Mass Sen. Millikin Cola

Man Freed After Judge Reverses Existence of Crime

Lincoln Nebraska UP report says Elda Stone age 22 was freed as a judge ruled the 1951 five year sentence for attempted to rob a Gurley pool hall did not stand because there is no such crime as attempted robbery in Nebraska.

Lincoln Elda Stone Stone Gurley Neb John L. Polk Nebraska

Death by own action crash labeled accident

Ollie William Cox, 23, a Texas rancher, told friends by aircraft radio he would crash, then did so. Justice of the Peace M. Manros ruled the death an accident, supported by Cox’s father who said the man did not intend to kill himself and may have lost control or blacked out.

Sweetwater Texas Ollie William Cox Justice of the Peace Manros Manroe

Spies Tried to Infiltrate Enola Gay Training Base

Col. Paul W. Tibbets said spies from two foreign countries were captured near Wendover Utah while the Enola Gay crew trained for the Aug. 6 1945 Hiroshima mission. He noted the agents were turned over to Manhattan District and did not breach the base.

Washington Paul W. Tibbets Hiroshima Weirdover Utah Tibbets Wendover Manhattan Lberty Pentagon

Irate Husband Sets Fire to New Dwelling

Forrest C. Lahue, 31, a Rock Island switchman, admitted to arson after firing railroad flarebombs into his wife’s house following a quarrel over her late return. Fire crews quenched the blaze. Lahue was arrested at 2:15 a.m. and charged with arson with bond set at 1500 dollars. County Attorney filed the charge and arraignment was scheduled.

Cedar Rapids Forrest C. Lahue Reynolds Avenue Rock Island Peirce Lahue Eighth Street Ladye Willis Glassgaw Floyd Philbrick

Justice Aide Flags State Dept Policy On U.N. Jobs

Justice Department attorney Roy Cohn testified that the State Department cleared Americans for United Nations jobs despite information indicating Communist ties. He cited delays in security reviews, criticized U.N. officials, and noted political timing influenced the report.

Justice Aide State Dept. Policy Washington Justice Department State Department U.N Roy Cohn New York House Cohn McGranery Department U.S

Redskins Hit Warpath Over Shaving Lotion

Twenty two Modoc Indians veterans of Korea and World War II protested in Alturas seeking the right to buy shaving lotion. They plan to enlist the Veterans of Foreign Wars to assist in obtaining the lotion, which Indians are barred from purchasing because it contains alcohol.

Alturas Calif

Soldier vows renounce U.S. citizenship over wife entry

Sgt. William E. Pelloski, a 11-year Army veteran, threatens to renounce his American citizenship if immigration authorities bar his Austrian wife Hildegard and their son Peter from entering the United States. He plans to seek help from Senator Ferguson to lift the ban.

Harbor Springs Mich U.S William E. Pelloski Hildegard Pelloski Austria Germany Petloski Peter Europe Petroski Washington Sen. Ferguson

Little Change in Weather Seen Across Iowa

Forecasts indicate no major weather shifts for Iowa through midweek. Tuesday night lows range from five to 15 degrees above in the north and 10 to 20 above in the south, with Cedar Rapids showing a 37 degree high on Monday and a 27 overnight low. Wednesday should bring similar temperatures, with highs from 25 to 30 in the north and 30 to 36 in the south, plus cloudiness and a chance of light snow Wednesday night or Thursday.

Java Iowa Cedar Rapids

Troop Rotation Rules Tighten Amid Korea Replacements

Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Clark's Far Eastern headquarters noting no replacements to ease home rotation after Jan 1. Frontline soldiers keep nine months service for 36 points, while rear-area troops rise to 40 points. Frontline rotation remains four points monthly with three for near front and two for rear. Disagreements with Washington over replacements preceded Pentagon pressure forcing Oct. 22 withdrawal of an earlier 38 point increase.

Tokyo Korea Clark U.S Washington Pentagon

Yoshida May Visit U S After Eisenhower Inauguration

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports Prime Minister Yoshida could travel to the United States after Eisenhower's inauguration to discuss Japan's rearmament and defense production issues.

Tokyo Yomiuri Shimbun Yoshida U. S Eisenhower Japan

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