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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1955
Page
6
Former President Herbert Hoover advocates extending presidential terms to six or eight years. He questions the 22nd Amendment limiting to two terms and argues a longer tenure better suits a successful administrator. He also outlines views on Geneva talks, U S Soviet relations, and Hoover Commission reforms.
Los Angeles restaurant manager Frank Michael Beverly a fugitive from an Alabama prison road gang prepared to contest extradition. Alabama corrections officials demand his return and plan proceedings if he resists. Beverly admitted to being Oscar Twidahl, 45, who fled Alabama in 1947 after embezzlement. His wife Eunice vows support and his employer Abe Spieg elman praises his work and trustworthiness.
Six people drowned Saturday in the San Joaquin River near Modesto. Trino Ramirez, 26, of Decoto, and five Villa children aged 3 to 18 died when swept away during a Gardner Cove picnic outing. The parents reached shore but could not save the youngsters.
Adolfo de La Huerta, 74, former president of Mexico, died Saturday of a heart attack in Mexico City. A leading figure after the 1910 revolution, he held several high posts. His widow Clara Orion survives with two sons Adolfo and Arturo and two brothers.
A 21 year old fisherman admitted he sent a fake SOS to show off, triggering a 50,000 dollar, 30 hour air land sea search for a non existent sinking boat with 21 imagined men. He and a 17 year old were arrested on burglary charges and face federal counts for unauthorized radio use.
Washington reports that the Federal Housing Administration will run short of funds over the next year delaying processing of insured home loans. FHA had sought 45 million for operations but Congress approved only 38.9 million, with most income earmarked for a reserve fund. The mortgage-insurance backlog is expected to hit the Southwest and Far West hardest, though effects may spread nationwide as construction climbs toward record levels.
Reported: the vessel Blue Star was swept by fire but a foreign submarine surfaced to rescue all aboard. After a prolonged 30 hour use of a direction finder, William Kaiser of the FCC called for limits and a preventive example as the search ended with no next of kin seeking information.
American Church of Christ in Italy minister Cline R. Paden of Brownfield Texas was fined 3000 lire and sentenced to 10 days in jail for affixing a church sign in Rome. The sentence was suspended during an appeal filed by his Rome attorney Giacomo Rosapepe as part of ongoing disputes over religious liberty between Evangelical groups and Italian authorities.
Paden’s long struggle with Italian authorities traces to 1950 when he and his small Texas based group were stoned at Frascata near Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s summer residence, amid clashes with local officials.
A cooperative study by Indiana University and the Chicago Board of Trade examines how the St. Lawrence Seaway might alter U S grain marketing. Final completion is planned for late this year with analysis of current transport costs and potential rate changes for both import and export movements.
Borg-Warner Corporation directors declare a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on common stock payable September 1. The announcement notes no special conditions and lists the payment schedule for holders of record.
Audrey Hepburn is revealed as the top paid film star after receiving the first installment of a 350000 dollar salary for Natasha in War and Peace. Director King Vidor presented the check on set at Ponti de Laurentiis Studios in Rome. Mel Ferrer, Hepburn’s husband, also stars in the film for an undisclosed fee.
An investigating committee of the Northwest Synod of the Lutheran Church in America prepared formal heresy charges against Rev. George Crist Jr pastor of a suburban congregation. Another group pursued inquiry into two more Lutheran ministers in the area. All three face charges over liberal Biblical interpretation especially on the birth of Christ.
A historical chemistry note claims ammonia consists of one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms. The correct formula NH3 reflects one nitrogen atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, forming a stable molecule.
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