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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1957

Page

5

Segregation By Peaceful Means Ruled In Montgomery

A Montgomery grand jury indicted seven white men after a wave of bombings targeting Negro homes churches and a bus service ended segregation on city buses. Indictments against three defendants for misdemeanor misconduct were unsealed, while others await custody. The panel said it would preserve segregation through law and order and warned against violence, maintaining segregated institutions.

Montgomery Ala John Matthews Nwo Eugene Hall Charlie Bodiford Donald Dunlap

Tragic Hammond Fire Claims Mother and Two Children

In Hammond Indiana a young mother Mamie Sue Wright 20 perishes in a basement fire along with her infant son Michael 4 months and niece Beverly White 3 suffocating as flames trap their escape. The cause remains undetermined while the family guests a visiting niece at the apartment.

Hammond, Ind Hammond Saturay Mamie Sue Wright Michael Beverly White

Toscanini Buried in Rome After New York Flight

The body of Maestro Arturo Toscanini will be flown from New York to Rome Sunday for burial here Monday. The Italian conductor’s death has prompted ceremonies in Milan and Rome as mourners prepare for the public farewell.

Toscanini Milan Italy Maestro Arturo Toscanini New York Rome

Joke Panel Reveals Hidden Tattoo Joke

In a comic exchange a man proclaims marriage to Kathy, then blurts out a confession about a tattoo bearing the name Jane, prompting humorous reaction from the doctor. The strip’s punchline hinges on the unintended danger of hurried romantic declarations.

Brownell and Ervin Clash on Civil Rights

Washington with Herbert Brownell Jr clashing with Senator Ervin over civil rights force laws and presidential use of troops. Brownell condemns implied reckless action by the President. Earlier he agrees to seek declassification of FBI reports on Negro voting rights in the South for the public record.

Washington Herbert Brownell Eisenhower South Brownell Senate J. Ervin D-N. C Robert Young Subcommittee FBI

Stevenson Says Ike Middle East Plan Fails to Meet Problems

Adlai Stevenson charged that President Eisenhower s new Middle East Doctrine lacks solutions to key issues in the region including covert Communist penetration and internal aggression. He urged clear U S objectives to foster Arab Israel peace open the Suez Canal and deter Russian dominance, calling for allied support even at the risk of war. He spoke at a National Democratic Conference banquet in San Francisco and urged Democrats to work with the administration.

San Francisco INS Adlai Stevenson Eisenhower Middle East Israel Stevenson U. S Suez Canal National Democratic Conference Democratic National Committee

Tree Halts Marcia In Driving Lesson

In Cedar Rapids a two year old girl named Marcia Mann took her first driving lesson alone in her father’s car. She shifted into Drive, moved about 250 feet, crossed Seventh Avenue, then struck a tree at the southeast corner of the intersection. She was not injured.

Cedar Rapids Marcia Mann Marcia Thomas Mann Eighth Street Seventh Avenue

King Saud Ties Check to Students After Song

Sevilla Spain King Saud rewarded Ordoba university students with a thousand dollar check Friday after they played a tune for him.

Sevilla Spain King Saud Ordoba University

Lipstick Kiss Reunites Queen and Duke in Portugal

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reunited in Setúbal Portugal ending a four month separation. The queen flew to Lisbon to join the Britannia anchored off the River Sado for a private two day visit.

Setubal Portugal Elizabeth II Duke of Edinburgh Buckingham Palace Britannia Britain Lisbon Sado

Articles for Men in The Women's Section Notice

A reader asks why men should read the Women s section and is urged to check Around the Town on page 2 for items of male interest. The notice highlights the Weyerhaeuser Eddy Pa merger coverage and notes stock history, with Stag Lines offering sportswear hints on page 13.

Sunday Gazette Weyerhaeuser-Eddy Pa Eddy

Washington's Painters and the Early American Portrait Boom

Insight into George Washington as the most painted figure of his era and the lively market for likenesses. The piece surveys painters like Charles Willson Peale and Gilbert Stuart, notes Washington’s reluctance to sit for portraits, and highlights biographical works on Peale and Stuart.

Washington U.S New York George Washington Hudson River New England John Singleton Copley Boston Benjamin West Pennsylvania Europe Est Charles Willson Peale Gilbert Stuart Berta N. Briggs James Thomas Flexner Peale

CIA Chief Sees Pressure for Change in Russia

CIA Director Allen Dulles said an evolutionary shift is rising in the USSR due to worker and student discontent. He noted a possible end to censorship and greater focus on individual economic needs if such changes occur, but cautioned that hard line reversion remains possible amid internal Kremlin pressures.

Chicago INS Central Intelligence Agency Allen W. Dulles Russia Ussr Dulles Massachusetts Institute of Technology CIA Kremlin

Carveth Wells Explorer Dies at 69 in Bel-Air

Hollywood news reports explorer writer and television pioneer Carveth Wells died Saturday at age 69 from a heart attack. Officials said he had been recovering at his Bel-Air home from complications from kidney poisoning and had been ill since last summer.

Hollywood INS Carveth Wells Wells Bel-Air

U.S. Presses Israel To Cut Terms Sharply

U S Ambassador Mallory said the United States demands immediate and unconditional Israeli withdrawal from the Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza. Secretary Dulles pressed Israel to reduce withdrawal conditions after talks with Eisenhower and Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban. If unresolved, the dispute could go to the United Nations amid Arab pressure and possible sanctions.

Amman Jordan U S Lester D. Mallory United States Gulf of Aqaba Gaza Washington Israel Egypt Eisenhower Dulles United Nations U.N Thomasville Abba Eban

Lodge Holds Talk With U N Chief On Israeli Demands

U N chief Dag Hammarskjold met with US Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in New York after Lodge's meetings with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles at Thomasville Georgia. The UN session on the Middle East was postponed to Tuesday at 10 30 a m following the call with Hammarskjold.

United Nations, N Lodge Hammarskjold

Probe of CIA Aide Death Sparked by Own Action

Washington Star reports the House committee on un American activities investigates Nick Clark Wallen a former CIA employee who died by his own hand after leaving the agency. Wallen allegedly held clandestine talks with Soviet assistant military attache Lt. Col Anatoli A Popov whose visa was revoked by the State Department after Wallen's death on April 25.

Washington The Washington Star House Committee On UN- American Activities Centra Intelligence Agency Nick Clark Wallen Anatoli A. Popov State Department Wallen

McCardle resigns as assistant secretary of state

President Eisenhower accepted Carl W. McCardle's resignation as assistant secretary of state for public affairs for personal reasons. McCardle asked the resignation become effective upon appointment of a successor. Hagerty had no information on a successor. Eisenhower said he was doing so with a sense of loss, official and personal.

Thomasville Eisenhower Carl W. McCardle McCardle White House James C. Hagerty

Man Survives Seven-Story Fall in Elevator Face

Pittsburgh police reported 31 year old Robert Jones in good condition at Allegheny General Hospital after falling seven stories in an elevator shaft during the Bell Telephone building construction. Jones suffered a jaw fracture and wrist laceration when a cable broke.

Pittsburgh Allegheny General Hospital Robert Jones Bell Telephone Company

Pilot Seymour Killed in T-33 Crash Near Quemada NM

Williams Air Force Base reports First Lt. Nicholas J. Seymour of Garden City Kansas died in a T-33 trainer crash Friday night near Quemada New Mexico. The accident occurred during an Air Force training flight and is under investigation.

Williams Air Force Base Ariz INS Quemada N.M Nicholas J. Seymour Garden City Kan

Envoys Warn Senate on Middle East Dangers

U S diplomats told a Senate committee that protracted debate could cast doubt on U S support for Eisenhower s Middle East resolution. Henry Byroade and Jefferson Caffery warned of Russian exploitation of any perceived U S vacillation. They urged clear authority and warned that peace in the region hinges on Arab Israeli reconciliation. James McDonald called troop authorization a Moscow warning and urged unity with Western allies.

Washington U. S Eisenhower Middle East Senate Henry T. Byroade Egypt Jefferson Caffery Cairo Iron Curtain Suez Byroade South Africa Caffery James G. McDonald Israel Moscow McDonald United States

Hungarian Refugees Fleeing to Yugoslavia Rise to 17,224

Belgrade reports 17,224 Hungarian refugees have fled into Yugoslavia as of Saturday, a government spokesman said. The figure reflects ongoing border exodus amid postwar tensions and political upheaval in Hungary.

Belgrade Yugoslavia

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