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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
1
The state department canceled the shipment of 18 American light tanks to Saudi Arabia only 11 hours after disclosure. The move came amid Israeli concern over arms sales and a push for Senate scrutiny, with tensions rising in the Israeli Arab tinderbox.
Chairman George says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will examine the sudden suspension of the 25 ton tanks bound for Saudi Arabia amid concerns over arms races in the Middle East. The White House and State Department offered shifting explanations as Dulles vacationed and Eisenhower was at Thomasville.
An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman praised the suspension of US tank deliveries to Saudi Arabia. France announced a pause on light arms shipments abroad, citing concerns about rebels obtaining weapons. Britain said arms would continue to sales to Israel and Arab states, but officials warned of possible reconsideration if embargoes persist.
Four crew members perished when an eight engine B 52 Stratofortress exploded and crashed in northern California during a routine training flight. Four survivors parachuted to safety and were treated for burns and cuts. Major Harold F. Korger reported the intercom failed and the cabin filled with flames before he ejected.
Edgar Eisenhower, a Tacoma attorney and President Eisenhower's brother, says he believes the President will seek a second term as long as the Soviet issue persists. In Georgia, Washington newsmen show a shift toward expecting a bid for re election after doctors’ reports.
FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover urged compulsory Sunday school for every child in the United States in an interview with Roman Catholic priest Rev Finan Lancaster. The remarks appeared in The Pilot and call for regular church attendance and home religious exercises.
An intensified arson investigation reaches Indianola, Iowa, where two fires within 24 hours destroyed a grain elevator and feed mill with at least 200000 dollars in damage, and the First Methodist church. Authorities seek suspects as Des Moines area blazes claim seven lives and two firemen die in a Fort Des Moines warehouse fire.
The National Kraut Packers Association stated kraut originated in China around 300 B.C. during the building of the Great Wall. They claim roving Tartars carried it to Europe, where it became associated with German cuisine.
Berlin Soviet authorities released U S Army Private Sidney Ray Sparks age 23 to West Berlin. He escaped from a guardhouse in December 1951 with two others and spent years in a Soviet slave labor camp describing the period as the four and a half worst years of his life. Sparks faces court action while two fellow deserters are accounted for.
James William Cox, 29, was found guilty by a six by six jury of assault with intent to rob his brother in law H B McCrey of 15 dollars at shotgun point during a November 2 incident at the McCrey home. The verdict carries up to five years and Cox may face sentence on February 29 after a possible new trial motion due by February 27.
President Eisenhower played nine holes at Glen Arven in an 11 over par 47 amid rainy mist, calling it good to be out but admitting he felt frightened of his swing and the ball. Doctor Snyder said the fear was psychological after months of inactivity, with Hagerty noting timidness about woods and the club’s contact. He used an electric cart, joked about coronary status, and earlier hunted quail with Humphrey at a plantation before dinner with friends from Coca Cola and Whitney.
U S Attorney Don ald Ross resigned after being linked to Attorney John Neff in a Nebraska probe. Ross cited speculation over his ties to Neff and a $2,500 campaign contribution offer to Senator Case, insisting he violated no law. Senators Hruska and Curtis noted Neff urged a vote on a gas bill last fall.
The British House of Commons approved a motion urging the government to introduce legislation to end or suspend death sentences for murder. The 293 to 262 vote surprised observers as several Conservatives joined Labour in backing abolition, signaling a potential end to hanging despite government hesitance.
President Eisenhower vetoed the natural gas bill after a senate debate tied to a $2,500 campaign contribution offer linked to Senator Case. He cited investigations and said a future bill should protect consumers with fair prices while avoiding improper influence. The veto ends a vote path that previously saw the Senate pass 53 to 38 and the House 209 to 203.
London AP reports Prime Minister Eden's administration imposes an emergency stop inflation program. Measures cut food subsidies tighten installment buying curb business investment and reduce defense outlays by 38 million pounds. MacMillan says all departments will be rigorously curbed with defense 1955 56 bill reduced to 1,499,000,000 pounds.
Cold air sweeps into eastern Iowa with lows near zero to five below in the northeast and around 15 above in the south. Freezing temperatures persist Saturday while many areas report 30 degrees below in eastern South Dakota. Roads ice covered as two storms hit Thursday bringing snow depths of up to four inches in Cedar Rapids Dubuque Mason City and Des Moines.
Skin divers recovered the body of Thomas L. Clark an 18 year old MIT freshman from Harvey Illinois. He disappeared during a fraternity initiation a week earlier and was found in the Cambridge reservoir on the Waltham side near the point where older students released him and directed him toward the fraternity house.
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