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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1956

Page

23

Eisenhower Faces Decision On Second Term After Medical Checkup

President Eisenhower began a two week period of consideration about seeking a second term. He will travel to Georgia for a medical consultation and await doctors' advice while weighing his ability to lead. His physicians say he must decide on his own.

Washington Eisenhower Sheridan Greig Sanbury James Griffin Burling White Howard M. Sovder Mr. Eisenhower

Workman Escapes Injury in Fire at High School Site

A Moor shoring fire at the George Washington high school site left a workman unharmed after a kerosene heater salamander exploded. Donald Richmond of Ryan reported tending one unit, then found a second unit erupting in flames as smoke filled the area beneath a future classroom with concrete floor.

Tedar Kanids George Washington High School Donald Richmond Ryan Richmond

Funeral rites for Barbara Lazenby in Cedar Rapids

Funeral services for Barbara Slean Lazenby a Cedar Rapids teacher and librarian will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Tuesday conducted by Rev Frank Ward Burial is in Cedar Memorial cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Lazenby was killed Sunday about 4 19 p m in a two car crash on highway 150 two miles north of Center Point She was driving south when her car veered onto a muddy shoulder after being passed by an unknown car then collided with a car driven by Albert B Pollack Cedar Walls Pollack and his wife were treated at Independence hospital in fair condition Surviving are her parents Mr and Mrs Harley C Lazenby a brother Harley Jr and grandparents Mr and Mrs George Weidner of Lorraine Miss Lazenby was a graduate of Marion High School and Town State Teachers College She belonged to Grace Brethren congregation the State Library Association and Iowa State Education Association.

Barbara Slean Lazenby College Community School Turner Chapel Frank Ward Cedar Memorial Cemetery Miss Lazenby Highway 150 Center Point Marian George Weid

Briton Accuses Soviets of Deceit Over Diplomats Burgess Maclean

In London the Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd accused the Soviet Union of deceit in hiding Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean for nearly two years. He warned Moscow that attempts to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Britain would fail. Burgess and Maclean surfaced in Moscow and criticized Britain and the United States in a prepared statement. Churchill attended the Commons session as Lloyd condemned the timing and credibility of the Soviet reply.

London Britain Guy Burgess Donald D. MacLean House of Commons Forecien Selwyn Lierd U.S Mclntoy Communist Party Ross Khrushchev Burgess MacLea Maclean Moscow Lierd Lioyda Bulgaria Krusehjehev Burgess-Maclean Winston Churchill

Chuckle Arsenale Tidbits Spark Baffling Phrase

A quirky line from a dated page hints at playful phrases and fragmented wording. The excerpt mentions charitable contributions as noble traits within a patriotic frame, reflecting a humorous or satirical tone from the era.

Elwood Freese dies in Central City plane crash

A 38 year old Cedar Rapids man Elwood C. Freese was killed instantly when his two seat Piper Cub crashed in a cornfield three miles southeast of Central City during a fox hunt. Freese kept the plane on a field north of Marian and was among 15 hunters when the crash occurred at 1 45 p.m. He left a wife two sons a daughter and three stepdaughters. Surviving relatives include his mother and brothers. Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery following services in Turner chapel.

Elwood Freese Cedar Rapids Central City Freese Cedar Prodde Newnes Elwood C. Freese Universal Engineering Corporation Highway 13 Harald Leonard Neidl Sixteenth Avenue SE Larry Unash Hull Avenue SE Larry Holscher Jevel Nejdl

Rail Safety Rate Is Second Best

Washington report from the Association of American Railroads shows passenger safety for last year as the second best in history with one fatality per 1.4 billion passenger miles traveled. The air travel fatality rate was 0 per 100 million miles in 1952.

Washington Association of American Railroads

Rescue by Air Force Boats Aids Ship in Heavy Seas

Two U S air force crash boats plunged through heavy seas and snow to aid a damaged ship named in initial reports. The vessel was spotted by a search plane from Tha Laux air base and all crew members were reported safe.

Tokyo U. S Shasay Mer Thai Laux! 2

Redistricting May Be Voted At Tax Session

Governor Leo Hoegh proposed a special legislative session mainly to address tax structure revision and reapportionment. He credited the Iowa tax study committee for suggesting a fair tax plan and urged action on fair representation at the next session.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Leo Hough Ratery Club Hoesh Heegh Faw

Official Call for G O P Caucuses In Linn County

County Chairman B D Silliman of Cedar Rapids issued the official call for the Linn County Republican caucuses. The county convention set for March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Roosevelt hotel will elect delegates and shape resolutions for the state and district conventions in Des Moines. Precinct caucuses meet March 3 at 8 p.m. at sites announced by precinct leaders.

Crfar Hantda Linn County B.D. Silliman Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel Silliman Des Moines San Francisco Rallo Mt. Vernon Marion Springville Maine Clinton Lisbon Jackson Marion Township Monroe Washlington Bertram Boulder Viola Buffalo College Fairfax Fayette Grant Linn Otter Creek Putnam Springs Grove

Case Hearing Ends Amid Hint of Wider Gas Probe

Senate hearings closed on the Case incident after oil lawyer John M. Weff testified he gave no personal campaign funds to senators beyond a $2,500 gift to Senator Case. A broader inquiry into outside influence on the natural gas bill emerged as Senator Gore was named to replace Hennings as chairman.

Washington John M. Weff Oil Company Senator Case R-S.d Senate Hiawever Hennings D-Mo Senate Elections Subcommittee Gore D-Tenn Green Senate Rules Committee Senate Committee George D-Cay Neff Charles W. Steadman Nefi

Four Buildings Leveled by Toledo Meat Plant Blast

Four men at a downtown Toledo meat packing house were buried when a cigarette lighter sparked an explosion that leveled three buildings and damaged four blocks. Three men died, including Paul Barcherding. Stanley Damschroder survived with burns. Fire officials blamed fumes from a cooling system pocket ignited by the lighter.

Toledo Ohio Tem Papenhagen Meat Packing Company Pamschroeder

Farouk to Live in Iraq, Syrian Paper Reports

A Syrian newspaper reports former King Farouk of Egypt will relocate from Europe to Iraq, arranging boarding for his children as soon as possible.

Farouk Iraq Namascus Syria Egypt Europe

Georgiann Johnson and Stanley Prager Wed in Providence

TV stage actress Georgiann Johnson formerly of Decorah Iowa and Broadway star Stanley Prager were married in a civil ceremony in Providence after obtaining a marriage license last Tuesday. Prager, 36, was to return to the show Monday night. Johnson, 29, had been a featured performer in The Pajama Game. Earlier, an item reports 22 schoolchildren drowned when a ferryboat capsized near Mansoura on the Nile.

Georgiann Johnson Saturday Night NEW York Decorah, Ea Stanley Prager Providence Acter Prager Miss Johnson Caio Mansoura Qamietta Nile

City Dump Open 24 Hours for Waste Disposal

The city dump operates around the clock with access via C street SW heading southeast past the highway to Iowa City. Entrance is on C street past the Prairie Creek bridge, with an attendant on duty each May to direct operations. waste is dumped at the landfill edge alongside accumulated garbage.

C Street Iowa City Prairie Creek Bridge

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