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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1955

Page

7

Pitt's Bob Grier Not Invited to Bowl Dance

In New Orleans the Pittsburgh senior Bob Grier, a Black player, faced segregation at the Sugar Bowl. He was barred from the postgame dance attended by Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh players, and will join a separate Negro social event arranged by Dillard University president.

Pitt Bob Grier Cedar Rapids Orleans Georgia Marvin Griffins Tech Pittsburgh New Orleans INS Bobby Grier Pittsburgh University Lea’ned Georgia Tech Grier Dillard University At Dillard University Bobby Cummins

Chinese students in China take research and teaching posts

Radio Peiping reported that 120 Chinese students who returned from the United States this year have begun work in Communist China as research workers and teachers.

Tokyo Radio Peiping Communist China U. S

Guilty Plea in Allen Kidnapping Case

Arthur Ross Brown pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge in the fatal shooting of Wilma Allen a 34 year old wife and mother. He said he forced her into her car at gunpoint and drove to an isolated spot near Kansas City. A jury trial was set for January 23 after psychiatrists found him sane.

Allen Kansas City Arthur Ross Brown Wilma Allen Brown San Francisco U.S Charles Whittaker

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Classified Lines

The Gazette lists rates for small and multi line ads and explains word counts per line plus blind box handling. Various notices include lost items, personal notes, and service ads from local providers with contact numbers and brief descriptions.

Gazette Sunday Gazette

Jury to Decide Death Sentence for Brown

The trial aims to establish whether Brown understood right from wrong and could assist in his defense, with the jury determining if he should receive the death penalty.

Brown

Menon’s Slow Recovery Alarms UN Delegation

India's U N delegation said V K Krishna Menon’s recovery from appendicitis is slower than doctors expected. The diplomat, Prime Minister Mehra's top foreign affairs adviser, leads India’s General Assembly delegation and has been confined to his hotel room for eight days.

United Nations, N.Y India U.N V. K. Krishna Menon Krishna Menon Mehra General Assembly

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