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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1958
Page
5
New York AP Howard Rushmore, anti Communist writer and former Confidential editor, shot and killed his estranged wife and then killed himself in a taxi after a Friday night argument.
Glenwood head Dr. Alfred Sasser faces criticism over policies as three state officials meet after a secret legislative session in Atlantic. Cromwell defends Sasser, citing a 9000 dollar annual salary and calls for public support while reports reveal family violence and staffing issues at the school.
Reports from Berlin describe a major Soviet mutiny near Falkenberg East Germany with about 25 rebels led by officers and men. Six escaped amid a crackdown by authorities as Red Army units patrolled East Berlin and border crossings were tightened.
Maria Callas apologizes to Italy's president for quitting mid performance and a substitute soprano Anita Cerquetti is brought in to perform Norma as tickets from Thursday are honored again. Lucille Udovich is considered as a standby but declines.
A Stuyvesant High School group asked the Atomic Energy Commission for permission to build a cyclotron and subcritical reactor, aiming to create the nation's first high school nuclear facility in New York. The project faces regulatory approval and safety considerations.
Special to The Gazette Manchester reports a farmhouse owned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibbs burned to ashes early Thursday night two miles south of Dundee Miss Callas reportedly lost her voice affecting a planned first act curtain The loss was estimated at 22000 and the fire left the residence uninsured or partly insured.
A Nickel Plate freight train bound from Peoria to Buffalo derailed near Hamburg New York. 35 to 40 of the 90 cars left the track and the explosives and reactor cars were among those toppled. One car with over 100 pigs toppled spilling animals into the countryside as police and volunteers corralled them. Cause of the derailment was not known.
A British air freighter forced down in Albania by Soviet built fighters was released Saturday. The aircraft, with its six crew, flew on to Brindisi Italy, ending the incident involving a Tuesday forced landing.
Mrs Gibbs discovered a chimney fire about dawn that swept rapidly through a two story six room frame house. Dundee firefighters arrived to find the building engulfed in flames. They saved a 14 by 24 foot garage and several farm buildings, but the house contents, including a new television set, were destroyed. The Gibbs may live in a neighbor’s house temporarily while the home is rebuilt.
Two American men Van Wallis age 84 of Oklahoma City and Raymond Rause age 21 of Philadelphia surfaced in Tangier with claims they were shanghaied into the French Foreign Legion. They face U.S. Army deserter charges linked to disappearances from Verdun and Augsburg.
Dr Jerzy Nowinski, Poland's top scientist, defected to escape political and religious constraints. He arrived Oct 16 as guest professor at Johns Hopkins, applied to the FBI for refuge after his wife and daughter reached England. A thermoclasticity expert, he hopes eventual citizenship for his family. He downplayed direct ties to missiles, though open to future work in the U S.
The Air Force stated no KC 135 has been assigned to Vice President Nixon. A KC 135 used for testing was based near Washington and offered to Nixon before a date was set. Nixon has never had an aircraft assigned for private use and relies on regular military air transport for official business.
The Atomic Energy Commission began moving from Washington to a new 14 million dollar building in Germantown Maryland. The relocation involves about six million pounds of supplies and documents including sensitive A and H bomb materials. Guards accompany shipments and the structure is designed to endure a nuclear blast while preserving secrets.
Dr. John Kraus of Ohio State University reported Sputnik I seen twice, passing west of Columbus, with a slower 50 minute orbit that may end in one to three days. He noted a fireball report likely the nose cone and warned Vanguard launches may still fail to place a satellite.
Alphonse Dulle refuses to repaint his white mailbox with black lettering to match neighbors. The group of 27 homeowners filed a petition asking a court to compel conformity and seek $2,000 in damages. They allege Dulle’s mailbox is an unsightly unfinished port and not properly located.
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