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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1954

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Backers of Roosevelt Get Release

James Roosevelt said every misconduct allegation by his wife was false and released his supporters from further obligation in the 26th district campaign. He left a door open for a final decision, noting filing runs March 10 to April 2.

Los Angeles James Roosevelt Congress Samuel B. Picone Roosevelt 26Th District Council District Democratic Council Richard Durant Jayne Shadduck Yen

Molotov Calls for Peace Treaty for United Germany

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told reporters at the East Berlin Soviet embassy that a peace treaty for a united Germany should be formed. He urged an information conference to act on the proposal ahead of the Big Four talks in Berlin.

Berlin Molotov Germany East Berlin

Senate Cuts CCC Emergency Fund

The Senate voted to provide about one third of the Commodity Credit Corporation emergency fund requested to avert crippling farm price support operations. The action limits funding while attempting to sustain essential price support programs.

Washington INS Senate Commodity Credit Corporation

Atrocity Film Set for Nationwide TV Release This Week

The state department announced a U. S. film on Communist atrocities in Korea would be shown to 261 television stations this week. It had been delayed from January 22 due to technical reasons and possible impacts on PV release plans and the Big Four conference.

Washington INS State Department U. S Korea Defense State Departments

State Probes Story of Convict Cab Service

DES MOINES Iowa Board of Control opens an immediate investigation into claims that prison escapees from the Clive farm used taxi service to go on drinking sprees. William Rimmer admits the trip but denies threats or guns, and a Des Moines cab driver says other convicts were customers.

William Rimmer Cedar Rapids Des Moines Clive Rimmer Henry Overman Pat Davis Charles Fels Les Burianek Don Edwards Benton County Ed Thompson James Gildroy Thompson Gildroy Edwards Board of Control Beardsley Board Henry Burmal the Gazette Linn Pound Nebergall Shad Honor Farm Burma Edward J. Thompson Don Baldawin Ifrom Roy Rhodes Linn James Smith Smith Baldwin

Plane Crash Off Japan Kills 35 on US Air Force C 46

A US Air Force C 46 cargo plane crashed in the frigid strait between Hokkaido and Honshu during a routine flight from Tachikawa to Chitose. Thirty four Americans died and one army civilian. Thirty five onboard perished, while the rest survived. names withheld.

Tokyo PR Snas Air Force Japan Hokkaido Honshu Tachikawa Chitose Sapporo

FM Inventor Armstrong Dies in Plunge

NEW YORK AP Major Edwin H. Armstrong, 63, inventor of frequency modulation and key radio circuits, died after falling from his 13th floor apartment. Police found a two page note to his wife Esther expressing regret and love.

New York Edwin H. Armstrong Armstrong Esther Granby Conn

Elevator Burns Destroy 89-Foot Structure at South Sea Grain

A spectacular fire destroyed an 89-foot elevator of the South Sea Grain Company in South Sioux City Nebraska on Monday. Loss, not including contents, estimated at 125000 by Samuel A McMaster general manager. Fire Chief John Bateman said the fire started on the ground floor of the frame structure.

South Sioux City, Neb South Sea Grain Company Samuel A. McMaster John Bateman

Hemingway Up Says No Shock After Crashes

Ernest Hemingway, ordered to stay in bed three days by his doctor after two plane crashes, told reporters he did not suffer shock. He left his Nairobi hotel Monday to visit the game department and arrange a flight to Lamu.

Nairobs Kenya Ernest Hemingway Hemingway Kenya Game Department Lamu

Bedtime-Story Robbery Forces Children to Huddle in Closet

In Chicago on a Sunday night two gunmen robbed bakery owner Jak Fahrberger of 4525 dollars cash and 5000 dollars in jewelry after forcing baby sitter Marian Schmidt to escort them through his home. The trio entertained three children Christine 3 Fred 4 and Louis Jr 9 with fairy tales while demanding the safe open. Fahrberger and his daughter Marilyn 12 were outside when the intrusion occurred and the robbers left after locking the family in a closet

Chicago Christine Fred Louis, Jr

Supreme Court rules Taft-Hartley bans union bias in employment

The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, bars employers from discriminating between union and non union workers, regardless of motive, upholding NLRB actions in three cases. Justice Reed wrote for the majority with Black and Douglas dissenting.

Washington Supreme Court National Labor Relations Board Reed Black Douglas

Hansen son to receive posthumous DSC medal

West Liberty Lt Darrell Hansen, 24, killed in Korea last July, will be posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. His parents Mr and Mrs Louie Hansen of West Liberty have been notified of the upcoming presentation. Hansen, an infantry officer, attended West Branch Tipton and Iowa City High, and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1951. He arrived in Korea in April 1953.

West Liberty Darrell . Hansen Korea Louie Hansen Fulnture Hansen West Branch Tipton Iowa City University of Iowa

Painter Awarded 420000 in Madison Railroad Crash

Isaac O. Maynard a 44 year old Chicago painter received 420000 dollars in a federal court verdict against the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad for injuries from a July 18 1951 boxcar accident on a Madison spur track. The judgment apportions 60 percent railroad and 40 percent Maynard with no gross negligence finding.

Chicago Madison Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Isaac O. Maynard Maynard

Wife Falls From Bronx Roof in Tragic Accident

A Bronx housewife, Lillian Ravenstein aged 33, plunged from a six story roof as her husband Benjamin Ravenstein aged 32 tried to stop her. He was injured when her body struck him on the street below as he attempted to catch her.

New York Bronx Benjamin Ravenstein Lillian Ravenstein

Soviet Agent Seeks Asylum in United States

A Soviet diplomat intelligence officer Yuri Rostovorov, 34, asked and reportedly gained political asylum in the United States after disappearing from the Soviet mission in Tokyo. Russian officials accuse the U S of kidnapping as Japan’s status remains nonrecognition of the mission.

Tokyo Yuri Alexandrovich Rostovorov U.S Associated Press Rastovorov Japan

French Face New Assault Along Dien Bien Phu Front

Vietminh rebels swept around Dien Bien Phu and moved south into Laos as heavy fighting raged at Muong Khoua 75 miles north of Luang Prabang. The French abandoned Muong Khoua and rushed forces to Luang Prabang while Vietminh Division 308 pressed toward Muong Ngoi near the Mekong.

Hanoi Indo-China Dien Bien Phu Laos Saigon Muong Khoua Luang Prabang Muong Ngoi Vietminh Division 308 Mekong River Thailand

Clash Between U S Jets and MiG-15 Near Korean Coast

U S air force reports a sharp engagement with MiG-15s north west of Sok Island off Korea after a reconnaissance bomber was attacked. One MiG was shot down. no U S aircraft were lost or casualties reported. It followed tense days surrounding repatriation status of prisoners.

Mpete Rastovorov Russia Kyodo U. S Air Force Soviet Union Washington U. N Sepoe Ae Ee Av. S. Rb-45 Sok Island Korea State Department U.N. Command Korean Military Armistice Commission Chinampo Pyongyang South Korea

Lever Brothers Cuts Spry Price In Major Reduction

NEW YORK AP Lever Brothers Company lowered the price of Spry vegetable oil shortening by a cent a pound citing a drop in raw materials costs. The move follows a period of price reductions in edible oils and fats.

New York Lever Brothers Company

Syrian Troops Move Against Druse Revolt in Southern Syria

BeIirut AP reports that Syrian forces have entered action to quell a revolt by restless Druse tribesmen in southern Syria, signaling a military response to insurgent activity.

Beirut

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Jimmy Gazette Raymond Scott Fort Madison State Penitentiary BR. W. Nebergall The State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Hansens By Shin Higashi Rostovorov Asia Okinawa Here S. I. Runov Hot Clash Lever Brothers Today's Index Daily Record Inez Robb
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