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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1954

Page

2

O'Daniel says US not needed to win in Indo China

Gen John O Daniel head of the U S military mission in Indo China says the war can be won without deploying American troops He notes Viet Namese manpower and firepower advantage and outlines a plan to train a national army after a cease fire He says Paris and Washington must authorize the plan before starting and cautions about possible territorial demands by the Reds that could trigger a major decision by the U S and its allies

Indo-China O'Daniel Frank E. Bartholomew Saigon United Press John “Iron Mike O’daniel Korea U.S Red River Viet Nam Washington Paris Hanoi Ee Cere Annam Cochin China Southeast Asia Tourane Robert McClintock U. S

Louisiana Maps Evasion of Ban On Segregation

BATON ROUGE AP The bulk of Louisiana s program to skirt the U S supreme court decision on school segregation went to the governor after amendments to satisfy objections raised by the Catholic church The state senate gave final passage to a constitutional amendment and two bills enabling Louisiana to use its inherent police power to continue separate white and Negro schools and directing parish superintendents to assign children in advance of a term The amendment will be submitted to voters in November while the others become law with Gov Robert Kennen s signature Kennen who has said Louisiana would continue segregation indicated he would sign the legislation The heart of the effort to preserve segregation rests in the amendment and act saying segregation is a matter of health and morals and subject to state police power.

Baton Rouge Louisiana U. S. Supreme Court State Senate Robert Kennen Kennen

In Different Cars But Still Necking

State Trooper William Berry arrested two drivers on reckless charges after spotting a girl on the rear seat of one car embracing a man on the back seat of the neighboring car. The two cars were moving side by side at about 40 mph near Strasburg Virginia.

Strasburg, Va William Berry

West Side Civic Club to Hear Traffic Talk

Walter Lake will discuss traffic safety at a West Side Civic club meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the Russell Smith home at 156 Twentieth street NW. Lake leads the Drive Like a Christian safety campaign started by Cedar Christian church. West side residents invited to attend.

Walter Lake West Side Civic Club Russell Smith Twentieth Street Lake Cedar Christian Church West Side Civic Club

Watch Missing in Des Moines Worth Ten Thousand

Des Moines police seek a watch valued at 10000 dollars reported lost or stolen. It contains 18 diamonds and 22 rubies owned by Vickie Amentola of Des Moines.

Des Moines Vickie Amentola

Hancher to Attend Anglican Congress in Minneapolis

Virgil M. Hancher president of the University of Iowa will attend the World Anglican congress in Minneapolis August 4 to 13. He serves as the lay member of the Iowa diocese delegation alongside Bishop Gordon W. Smith Des Moines and the Rev. Robert T. Dickerson Clinton.

Iowa City Virgil M. Hancher University of Iowa Minneapolis Hancher Iowa Gordon W. Smith Des Moines Robert T. Dickerson Clinton

Big Wave Upsets Craft at Chicago

Heavy rains and 70 mph winds hit northeastern Illinois on Tuesday night causing widespread damage. A large Lake Michigan wave overwhelmed a boat off Waukegan, drowning William Urban 19, who clung to his wife Vivian 19 for two hours before he died. Vivian was rescued and pregnant.

Chicago Illinois Lake Michigan Waukegan William Urban Vivian Urban

Anamosa Approves Parking Meters on Main Street

Anamosa council approves buying and installing parking meters on Main Street and some side streets to address a parking problem. They will study the numbers and types of meters to buy with no cost estimate provided. An area once a city parking lot now hosts a new creamery, noted by officials.

Anamosa

Kathleen Kinion Rites To Be Held Thursday

An autopsy reports Kathleen Kinion 17 died after a four hour illness described as bulbar polio or meningitis. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Keath Kinion of Grundy Center she helped with haying before illness and planned to attend a dance. Funeral set for Thursday at 9 30 a.m. in Sacred Heart church Grundy Center.

Anamosa Kathleen Kinion Keath Kinion Grundy Center Sacred Heart Church Miss Kinion

Engineer of Passenger Train Dies at Throttle

Creston report says Chicago Burlington and Quincy engineer Ernest W. Curry, 62, died of a heart attack while the eastbound train from Lincoln neared Creston. Fireman L. F. Jones guided the train safely into Creston between Corning and Prescott Iowa.

Creston Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ernest W. Curry Curry Corning Prescott Lincoln Neb L. F. Jones

Wu Says Exit of Soa 15 Delayed by Nationalists

Evanston based former Formosa governor Dr. K C Wu says his 15 year old son Hsiu hwang was to depart for the United States but Nationalist Chinese authorities delayed the exit. Wu had accused Chiang Kai-shek of hostage tactics and noted the boy had a passport and U S visa. A related case involved Marine Captain Hsuan Wei, seized in Evanston and flown to San Francisco as a deserter awaiting asylum decision.

Evanston K. C .Wu Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Hsiuhwang U.S Chiang Northwest Air Lines Hsuan Wei U. S US S. Navy Navy San Francisco Hsuan Jasylum

Minister Objects To Fourth Of July Sabbath Violation

Iowa City minister Rev. P. Hewison Pollock of First Presbyterian denounced the Sunday Fourth of July celebration at City Park as a Sabbath violation and poor business by local merchants. He told the Junior Chamber of Commerce that using Sunday for sports and festivities ignores churchgoers and the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.

Iowa City P. Hewison Pollock First Presbyterian Church Junior Chamber of Commerce Pollock

Davenport Sizzled by Prolonged City Dump Fire

Clouds of smoke hung over Davenport as firefighters battled the city dump fire described as the worst in the city’s history. Crews faced a slow-burning blaze that could take four days to extinguish with almost continuous operation. Fire companies rotated, and two sections of hose exploded under pressure. Tuesday.

Davenport

Cedar Rapids Bonds Keep High Rating in State Report

Cedar Rapids municipal and school district bonds maintained a high rating in New York state’s annual report on legal investments for savings institutions. The analysis by William A. Lyon shows Cedar Rapids among the select few issuers approved amid 285 cities and 67 counties nationwide, with strong demand and favorable interest rates this past year.

New York Cedar Rapids New York State Cedar Rapids Securities Willaim A. Lyon

K of C Installs New Officers in Cedar Rapids

James R Baldridge was installed as grand knight of Council 909 Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus. Baldridge succeeds John B Reilly. Officers installed by Ray Lucas included Anthony R Sc solo, Eugene Rennekamp, Donald Spaight, Michael Rocca, Frank Pusateri, Norbert Engler, John Otte, Reilly, James Bradley, Ralph Podzimek, Walter Kennedy, Joseph Harrison and Rev Bernard White as chaplain.

James R. Baldridge Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus KC Council Baldridge John B. Reilly Ray Lucas Iowa Knights of Columbus Anthony R. Scolaro Eugene Rennekamp Donald Spaight Michael Rocca Frank Pusateri Norbert

A La Carte Across and Down Puzzle Clues

A scrambled crossword style list with numbered across and down clues including baked Virginia for 1, Eucharis wine cup for 12, and various short definitions such as absorb for 18 and prickly plant for 45, indicating a partial puzzle readout. The grid coordinates and exact answers are not provided in this fragment.

Crossword Puzzle Answers List

Answers fill a themed crossword. Varnish ingredient and Tarkington novel appear among the clues. Entries include ledger terms, lairs, shades of red, and advisory verbs. Shackle, allot, demigod, unaspirated, otherwise, scold cows, European food fish, British princess, air prefix, abstract being, capes, become larger, seven born.

Des Moines Firemen Seek Shorter Hours

Des Moines firemen urged the city council to cut weekly duty from 72 to 67 hours led by John Connors head of the firemen’s association. He cited shorter hours in five Iowa cities and the council postponed action until a public budget hearing in August.

Des Moines John Connors Firemen's Association Iowa Burlington Davenport Fort Madison Mason City Ottumwa

Car Tractor Crash Near Sigourney No Injuries Reported

Two persons escaped injury in a crash involving a car and a tractor near Sigourney on Friday. Dorman E. Merryfield, 18, of Sigourney was the car driver and Ralph Seaba, 52, the tractor operator. The collision happened on a curve. In Garrison, John Berger remained a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.

Sigourney Here Dorman E. Merryfield Ralph Seaba Garrison John Berger Veterans Hospital Iowa City

State Cars Add Safety Posters Across Iowa

Des Moines reports all state owned vehicles will display slow down and live posters on rear bumpers within days. About 1,500 state cars and trucks will carry the warnings, following a committee's suggestion. Additional posters go to 100 county traffic safety organizers to curb highway speeds in July and August when fatalities peak.

Des Moines INS Pearl W. McMurry Beardsley McMurray

GE Raises Accepted by Independent Union Workers

General Electric said the United Electrical Workers have accepted wage increases of four to eight cents per hour for 21 000 GE workers. The average rise exceeds five cents an hour, lifting the average pay to about 1.88 dollars hourly. The settlement includes new vacation and holiday provisions and other items.

New York General Electric United Electrical Workers

Gazette Want Ad Rates and Submission Rules

Rates for small display and want ads listed with line counts and durations. The Gazette notes it does not guarantee accuracy of multiple insertions and that deadline times apply for same day or weekend publication.

Gazette

Card of Thanks and Lost and Found Notices Mix

Card of Thanks extends gratitude to neighbors and relatives for kindness and flowers during illness and death of husband and father. Includes thanks to Rey Theodore Lilley Mrs Laura Merritt and memorial services firms. Also a mixed Lost and Found section listing items with rewards and contact numbers, including a brown tackle box a black Lhasa spaniel penny camera flash equipment a gold rimmed glasses and a billfold with scattered details.

J. R. Merritt Rey Theodore Lilley Laura. Merritt Troy Mills Prigee Lyle Ashlock Center Point Montrose West Union Cly' Bean Memorial Cemetery 3Rd St. NW

Cigaret Effects Prober Converts Wife to a Pipe

LA JOLLA Calif AP The Yale scientist who argues that heavy cigarette smoking hurts health has converted his wife to a pipe She says she still smokes some cigarettes but now about half a pack daily while using a pipe Hammond a Yale biostatistics professor and American Cancer Society research director notes the trend may spread if others lead the campaign The couple vacationing at the La Jolla Beach club describe their switch members of the public may adopt pipe smoking as a safer alternative

LA Jolla Calif Yale Edward Cuyler Hammond American Cancer Society la Jolla Beach Club Hammond Los Angeles Hammonds Mrs. Hammond

Grasshoppers Threaten Southern Iowa County

Union County Extension Director Richard Thuma reported that at least one farm near Creston has seen corn yields slashed by up to 60 percent due to grasshoppers. The Ray Jackson farm, ten miles south of Creston, reported grasshoppers attacking tassels. A county tour was planned to assess additional damage.

Creston INS Union County Extension Richard Thuma Thuma Ray Jackson

Iowa Briefs Highlight Births, Birthdays, and Local News

WAUKON Mrs Henry Mellick one of the first Allamakee triplets celebrated her 81st birthday at a City Park family picnic with five living children and their families. EARLVILLE William Topping and son moved to Boone. WEST UNION Walter Humphrey, turning 94, to be honored at an open house in Fayette with family. GARRISON Charles Fisher hospitalized in Waterloo. INDEPENDENCE June aid to Buchanan residents totals 21647.10 with breakdowns for old age, blind, and dependent children. THORNBURG Eddie Hunter hospitalized at University hospitals. INDEPENDENCE Fourth of July celebration draws nearly 10 000 attendees. DELTA Fred Stevens, 73, critical after fall from barn haymow.

Waukon Henry Mellick Allamakee City Park John Decorah Walton Urban Milton Caledonia Minn John Kilpatrick Earlville William Topping Boone West Union Walter K. Humphrey Fayette C. W Ralph W Max Bishop Elkader Garrison Charles Fisher Waterloo Independence Buchanan County Thornburg Eddie Hunter Mildred Hunter University Hospitals Iowa City Delta Fred Stevens Oskaloosa Here Eldon Miller, Inc 6Th Street Cedar Rapids Iowa Miss Davey Paramount Theater Ave Belle Plaine Ben Sorel Cate William Ki Ketelsen Springville Dial Pittsburgh Plate Glass CO 8Th Ave Gazette di Wan Barber College Union Carpent Woral

Tree Stands After Embankment Slide On Route 113

Motorists in West Newbury Massachusetts spotted a 20 foot tree in the middle of route 113 after a section of the embankment slid onto the highway during heavy rains. The tree remained standing despite the slide.

West Newbury Mass Route 113

Local services and ads mix from Iowa listings

A dense collage of local business and personal notices from Hiawatha and Marion Iowa including home services nursing care painting plumbing and basement work. The ad block features a meal of contractors plumbers carpenters septic pumpers and general handymen with contact numbers and on hire positions such as drivers bartenders office workers and farm salesmen. It also lists several businesses and venues including Happy Nursing Home and Swisher Pavilion with event details.

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