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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1955
Page
1
Audrey Brandt, 42, signed a confession with Joplin police admitting abducting Donna Sue Davis from her crib on Sunday. The 2-year-old Sioux City girl was beaten and raped and found dead the next day.
Police in Dubuque say they are holding Marvin Hill, 42, of Indiana for questioning in the kidnap slaying of Donna Sue Davis, 2, of Sioux City. Hill, a former inmate with breaking and entering sentences, was picked up in a Dubuque alley around 3 a.m. Thursday and fingerprints sent to Sioux City for comparison.
Audrey Earl Brandt a 42 year old La Porte City farm hand known as harmless and mentally deficient is linked to the Sioux City case. He was adopted, barely literate, and described as subnormal with a history of minor molestation charges and petty theft. He was called Mugeye after a mud incident, lived with foster families, and worked on local farms.
Linn County Supervisor Martin Wiley urged the formation of a sanitary district to serve Cedar Rapids and surrounding fringe areas. The proposal aims to fund sewer construction amid rapid growth and health concerns, with a decision expected next Wednesday after council review.
Washington reports President Eisenhower will take Maj. John S. Eisenhower to the Big Four meeting in Geneva as personal aide. The younger Eisenhower recently completed a year at the Army staff and command school and serves as infantry training officer at Fort Belvoir Virginia. Mrs. Eisenhower accompanies them.
A bolt of lightning struck the crowded grandstand at Royal Ascot racecourse in Ascot England on Thursday. At least one person was killed and 30 injured. No member of the royal family was present.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives in Paris on Bastille Day en route to Geneva. He says great hopes are in the air as the Western powers prepare for talks with Khrushchev and Zhukov, with French proposals on arms cuts a world fund, a European security pact, and a world conference on atomic radiation dangers.
Mayor orders full probe into a 24 minute freight train delay that blocked First through Sixth avenues in downtown Cedar Rapids. Prochaska cites engine trouble and suggests alternate stopping points to ease traffic as the Rock Island freight from Sylvis arrived late.
Safety belts installed in Gov. Leo A. Hoeghs new car a black Oldsmobile bought for 1999.99 by the state Hoegh said the devices will make traveling safer and he is willing to try them.
Public Safety Commissioner E A Prochaska released a letter stating no laxity existed in the Cedar Rapids detective bureau but noted careless handling due to rushed investigations. He recommended clearer work delegation, more patrol preliminary handling, and open reporting to newsmen with confidential limits.
The Iowa Highway Commission announced widening Sixth Street Road SW to four lanes from Wilson Avenue to Highway 30 near Hawkeye Downs. A contract will be let in Ames Aug. 23 with completion expected late next fall.
Berlin dispatch reports East German informants saying all able bodied women will be recruited to replace male factory workers drafted into the Communist army for two years. Plans aim to reach 25 000 women.
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