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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1955

Page

16

Post Pre Auditing at Iowa U Hit by State Audit

DES MOINES AP State Auditor CB Akers reports the University of Iowa spent over five million dollars last fiscal year without pre audits as required. The audit shows wide noncompliance, with 17,063 vouchers not pre audited by Jan 18, and calls for a stronger internal auditing policy and closer coordination between departments and the business office.

DES Moines CB. Akers University of Iowa Akers State Board of Education Ito Fred W. Ambrose ILI

Ira Carrithers Dies Suddenly in Cedar Rapids

Ira Carrithers 69 prominent Cedar Rapids insurance man and sports enthusiast died suddenly Thursday evening at his home from a heart condition. A former Big Ten football referee and college athletic director he held posts at Coe College from 1915 to 1924 and retired from officiating about 12 years ago. He earned nine athletic letters at the University of Illinois and began refereeing high school games during his senior year, continuing until early in World War II due to leg ailments.

Cedar Rapids Dra T. Carrithers Forest Drive Carrithers Midwest Big Ten Coe Big Six University of Ilingis Bleven Jeff Coe D Robles Mutual Benefit Life In Alma College Alma Mich Knox College Galesburg Lake Forest College Lake Forest Illinois

Man Sought For Slaying Eludes Cops

New York dispatch reports Augusto Robles, 41, sought for the Aronowitz murder, eluded arrest after first weapon confrontation with detectives in Harlem. Robles later fled from a second encounter as a large police sweep surrounded the area. a milkman sighting suggested his escape route through the Tenement maze near the project.

New York Amand Petteres Augusto Robles Joseph Aronowitz Aronowitz Baltimore Joseph Keenan George Thaomaseewski Peter Huckley Robles Harlem Carmen Guzman

Our Youth and the Draft Explained

Teens and parents worry about how the draft works and Eisenhower’s reserve proposals. The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette presents two down to earth articles answering the most asked questions and explaining the draft law.

Formosa Eisenhower Cedar Rapid, Gazette Gazette

Eisenhower Considers Personal Wheat Offer to Soviet Leader

President Eisenhower reportedly weighs a proposal to write to Premier Bulganin offering surplus U S wheat to the Soviet Union. White House press aide James Hagerty declined to comment as a Washington dispatch notes the plan aims to relieve human suffering amid Soviet farm program strains.

Washington Eisenhower Bulganin Russia White House James C. Hagerty Washington Dispatch Roscoe Drummond New York Herald Tribune Eissenhower

Couple Arrested in Green Stamp Theft

Cedar Rapids man and his wife were arrested Friday afternoon for stealing 85 000 green stamps from Piggly Wiggly at 2500 Sixteenth Avenue SW where Mrs Uleh worked as cashier. Detectives recovered 1 01 stamps worth about $212 trade value. the couple faced larceny and receiving stolen property charges.

Fanida News Cedar Rapids George Uleh Eighteenth Street Uleh Sixteenth Avenue John Hanna Hanna Westinghouse

Red China seen as bigger threat than Russia says McGovern

Dr William Montgomery McGovern a wartime adviser told an Executive club that Red China is a more immediate danger to the Free World than Russia. He warned Russian communism is distant while Chinese communism is deadly and urgent, predicting a showdown within two to three years.

Rosa Wiley Joint Chiefs of Staff Free World China Russia Eisenhower MacArthur Marshall Nimitz King Montrose Hotel

Blizzard Forecast Prompts Iowa Arctic Weather and Snow

The Des Moines weather bureau says a blizzard like storm will cross Iowa tonight into Saturday with up to four inches of snow and strong northerly winds. Temperatures will drop to the mid twenties in Cedar Rapids area, with continued cold and drifting snow. Early reports from Rapid City note teens temperatures and gusty winds. Elsewhere a separate item mentions a Nevada atomic test and long range intelligence methods.

Towa Des Moines Cedar Rounds Rapid City S. D Iowa Cedar Hanis Las Vegas INS Nevada Desert Asair McGovern

Stocks Dip as London Decline Spreads to New York

The New York stock market fell late Friday amid a selloff driven by a sharp drop in London shares. Traders cited renewed concerns about global equities and cautious mood after London markets tanked.

London New York

Orphans Wed Learn They Are Siblings After Marriage

In Hereford England Marjorie Hughes 24 and Geoffrey Stanham 23 wed after falling in love but discover after the birth of their second son they are brother and sister. An anonymous tip revealed the family mix up dating to 1994 when six siblings were split between county homes. The couple seeks annulment and vows to raise their two children despite the crisis.

Hereford England Mary Jorie Hughes Geoffrey Marjorie Stanham Marjorie Stanham Women's Auxiliary Air Forces Robert Michael

Hermann Field says Poland paid $50,000 for wrongful arrest

Hermmann Field, released after five years in a Warsaw cellar, claims Poland paid him $50,000 for wrongful arrest. He denies being an agent, recalls his family’s 1949 disappearances, and says he will seek a new home in England after leaving Cleveland.

Field London Hermann Field Poland Warsaw Fields Communist Party Hitler Czechoslovakia Cleveland Switzerland Hermann Noel U.S. State Department Hungary Erica Wallach Siberia Noel Field Alger Hiss Washington Artuit Tve England

Transfer Firms Teamsters Sign Six Year Pact

Cedar Rapids officials and Teamsters local announce a six year agreement covering 104 workers at six Cedar Rapids firms and three Iowa City firms. Pay raises start now with minimums rising to 1.90 by May 1, health and pension benefits, vacation up to four weeks, and a 40 hour week goal. The pact eliminates pay differentials between towns and mirrors the Teamsters cartage agreement.

Cedar Rapids Focal 238 Teamsters Union Iowa City Harry Wilford Teamsters Howard Chalmers Lynch Transfer and Storage Company Ray Spielman Kenwood Transfer and Storage, Inc Wilford

Nationalist Forces Claim Big Victory Over Red Convoy

Nationalist warships and aircraft said sunk 21 Red vessels in the East China Sea after attacking a Communist troop and supply convoy. Eight landing craft and five gunboats were reported lost along with eight armed junks. Taishan island barracks were destroyed and a submarine reportedly sunk by a bomber.

Iby Spencer Moosa Taipel Formosa East China Sea Defense Ministry Taishan Islands Red Taishans Chiang Kai-shek

Eisenhower Awards Medal to Irving Berlin at White House

President Eisenhower presented a gold medal to Irving Berlin for God Bless America and his patriotic songs at the White House. He noted Congress authorized the medal last year and quipped about the medal’s quick creation while hinting at future re election questions.

Washington Eisenhower Irving Berlin

Malenkov Named Man in The Biggest Pickle

CHICAGO AP The National Pickle Packers Association voted to award a hand carved wooden pickle to former Russian Premier Malenkov. He is named the Man in The Biggest Pickle.

Chicago National

Aid to North Korea May Include Russian Fertilizer Shipment

Tokyo AP reports Pyongyang announced it would receive 50,000 tons of chemical fertilizer from Russia this month, marking a boost to North Korea's agricultural aid.

North Korea Tokyo Pyongyang Russia

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