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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1952
Page
1
A masked Pole testified before a U S House committee that Russian soldiers executed about 200 Polish officers at Katyn near Smolensk in October 1939. He described a mass grave scene, sawdust gagging, and the killings from a vantage point about 120 yards away.
Francis Howe admits shooting his wife Verona Howe in a Waukon home. Sheriff signs first degree murder information. coroner to hold autopsy. Mrs. Howe worked at the Model cafe. their daughter Mary recently married and moved to Sparta, Wis.
London reports Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s first female sovereign since Victoria, amid a royal history of female rulers. The future queen, trained from youth, wed Prince Philip in 1947 and has since increased public duties and interest in governance.
A car train collision at the Cleveland crossing in Waterloo Iowa killed three youths William J Hughes 23 Elma Paul T Schuchhardt 20 New Hampton and Louis Hackman 20 New Hampton Hughes and Schuchhardt died instantly Hackman died about 345 am in a Waterloo hospital The Rocket Zephyr passenger train was traveling about 35 mph and had slowed for Waterloo station The car was driven about 30 feet from the crossing and the victims were thrown clear with Hughes and Schuchhardt found side by side and Hackman on the opposite side of the train
King George VI died in his sleep at Sandringham after a 15 year reign. His daughter Elizabeth, 25, ascends the throne and begins plans to fly home from Africa where she was touring with the Duke of Edinburgh. Crowds cried, flags half-masted as Britain mourned. Prime Minister Churchill ordered a cabinet emergency to prepare Elizabeth’s formal accession and a period of court mourning.
The Mutual Broadcasting System will carry Prime Minister Churchill’s speech on the death of King George on Thursday starting at 3 p.m. CST, with KCRG 1600 also airing the address. The monarch’s passing alters the royal succession as Prince Charles and Princess Anne stand in line.
President Truman voiced deepest sympathy to the British people on King George VI’s death. He praised the king’s noble role in world affairs and responsibility. The House adjourned in respect after adopting a resolution to convey sorrow to Great Britain. Truman had also sent condolence messages to royal family members.
The Soviet Control Commission told the Americans, British, and French that they are willing to lower flags to half staff for King George. They would dip the red flag atop the defunct Allied Control Authority HQ, a symbol of the Four Power rule formed and dissolved in 1948, now nearly empty.
The Linn county board of supervisors debated rear courthouse parking and weighed solutions for a later session. They bought a $15 000 road grader and 11 new courthouse clocks while considering restricting lot usage to county officers, with meters or staff to regulate the public space.
James J Moran longtime associate of ex Mayor William O Dwyer was convicted on all 23 counts of extortion and one conspiracy count in a $500000 a year fire department shakedown ring. He faced up to 348 years in prison and was jailed to await sentencing.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a compulsory universal military training bill in a 27 to 7 vote. It would induct all eligible males at 18 into a six month security training corps and require seven and a half years of reserve duty after service.
A social clash on wealth and rank sparks witty commentary. The wife of a movie studio magnate snubs the wife of a lower employee in a tale that riffs on class and luxury with a sharp punchline about a black telephone.
The Duke of Windsor will sail Thursday on the Queen Mary to attend his brother’s funeral in England. His American-born wife Wallis Simpson will not accompany him, and the duchess reportedly made her own decision not to join. The duke said he is in profound shock over his brother’s death.
The Defense Department reports 270 American casualties in Korea last week, lifting total U.S. casualties in the war to 105 271 since it began.
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