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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1954

Page

2

Debate on Atomic Ban in U N Meet

United Nations discussions aim to break the eight year deadlock on nuclear controls. The 12 nation commission gathers to review a five power London report seeking a Western led ban with tight inspections. Russia remains opposed to immediate unconditional prohibition and rejects the Anglo French offer while Britain France Canada and the United States push for a controlled disarmament regime.

United Nations, N.Y INS VU. N. Disarmament Commission London United States Britain France Canada Russia West Selwyn Lloyd U.N Jules Moch Jacob Malik U.N. Assembly U. S Soviet Union

Lost cat and rewards in small ads

Lost young cat black with white forehead breast and amach. Reward. 361 16th St SE. ial 2 7995. Red billfold in Armstrong valuable papers reward call Bollect 5404 Iowa City. Welding torch ups Shellsburg reward Harold Fiebel phone 2 2677 Shellsburg. Excellent op prime with a fast growing national organization offering ambitious men opportunity with good pay.

St. SE Iowa City Sheilsburg Harold Fiebelare Shellsburg

House in Ruins After Two Fires in Manchester

Special to The Gazette. A two story frame house occupied by the T. N. Hanson family was gutted by two fires within ten hours, first at about 6 p.m. Thursday from a gas explosion and then again at 4 a.m. Friday. The home belonged to Bessie Waddell of Minneapolis. Hanson, an oil company traveling representative, and his family had recently moved to Manchester.

the Gazette Manchester T. N. Hanson Bessie Waddell Minneapolis Hanson

City Assessor's Budget for 1955 Gets Approval

City council and school board approved a 1955 budget of 65,060 for City Assessor Jim Scolaro's office, with a 300 raise for Scolaro and salary boosts for staff. The Linn county supervisors voted against both the raise and the budget, offering no explanation. The budget reduces overall costs by 66,260 and reflects adjustments including a smaller field assessor budget and curtailed court expense.

Jim Scolaro Linn County Supervisors Scolaro W. Sandoe Jordan J. A. Bundy J. J. Newcomb W. W. Kulish H. B. Lutes F. D. Collogan F. C. Holveck Myrtis Pope Anna Sundberg Sadam Greene Ann Gilchrist Hans J. Smith Cedar Rapids Board of Review

Airlift Supplies Puerto Ricans in Dock Strike

Puerto Rico dock strike tightens grip as airlifted supplies reach workers amid disruption. Union leaders say progress continues with chartered cargo flights delivering food materials and medical aid to affected communities in San Juan and surrounding ports.

Muscatine to gain plant expansion by auto button firm

The Automatic Button Company of Muscatine will relocate its Harrison New Jersey plastics plant to a new Muscatine addition, employing 10 to 15 workers. Walter P. Collins, 66, Marshall County farmer and five year treasurer of the Central Iowa fair, died Thursday. Also noted is a Ash Puerto Rico strike affecting dock workers and commentary on tax and refund issues related to gas costs and aviation freight.

Muscatine Automatic Button Company of Harrison,n. J Walter Collins Walter P. Collins Marshall County Iowa County Board of Education San Juan Puerto Rico State Tax Commission American Airlines New York Miami

Puerto Rico hit by strike cuts food, airlift rises

U S commonwealth freight shipments soar to a record 25 tons daily. Butter eggs meat and vegetables airlifted alongside machinery parts and TV sets. Strike negotiations neared a wage deal, but the walkout begun June 25 disrupted agriculture and left stores short of lard potatoes onions rice beans and bacon while plants shut and thousands unemployed.

U. S. Commonwealth Puerto Rico AFL Ramon Colon Torres

Rural tax refund dispute and stock carcasses cited

A farmer claimed a 5 cent per gallon refund on 2000 gallons but was granted only 1640 gallons, later found to owe 25 more dollars. A semi truck carrying about 85 animals overturned on highway 150 north of Davenport, killing around 20 hogs. driver Wayne Boysen said he swerved to miss a parked car. SBA disaster loan offices in Fort Dodge and Des Moines to close Friday night due to little activity. Engineering licensure exams set for September 8 and 9 at the Iowa Statehouse senate chamber in Des Moines.

Poses Highway 150 Davenport Wayne Boysen Cedar Falls Small Business Administration Iowa Fort Dodger Des Moines Iowa State Board of Engineering Examiners Senate Statehouse

G O P Resolutions Committee Set to Hear Proposals

DES MOINES AP The Iowa Republican resolutions committee will hold an all day open hearing next Tuesday to collect suggestions on the general election platform. Chairman James Wilson urged interested parties to mail requests and proposed planks to Des Moines central committee headquarters before 5 p.m. Monday. The committee will screen proposals and report to the state convention on July 23 in Des Moines.

Des Moines Resolutions Committee Iowa G.O.P James Wilson Carroll State Central Committee Finance Committee Republican Farm Council Wilson Central Committee

John Shea Heads C. R. Waltonians

John J. Shea is elected president of the Cedar Rapids Waltonians succeeding Albert S. Petersen. New officers include A. C. Pancratz and Walter Rice as vice presidents N. E. Lillies as secretary Allan C. Norton as treasurer. New directors named: Arthur Brown Dick Shea Carne Jay Davis Harold Drew Charles Duster E. H. Easterday Robert W. Elam Clarence Fadness Dr. S. A. Helebrant Don G. Isett Earl Kohn Frances Merritt M. L. Nathanson A. J. Odegaard Ed Platz Hugh Renier Frank D. Sheppard Milo Sedlacek Carlton Smith Amos Smith.

John J. Shea Cedar Rapids Waltonians Albert S. Petersen A. C. Pancratz Walter Rice N. E. Lillies Allan C. Norton Arthur — Brown Dick Shea Carne Jay Davis Harold Drew Charles Dusster E. H. Easterday Robert W. Elam Clarence Fadness 5S. A

Town Complains Soviet Embassy Overloads House

Washington dispatch reports Bay Ridge Maryland residents protest the Russian embassy’s use of a six room cottage on Chesapeake Bay, housing 18 to 30 children on weekends. Civic association calls it a health and zoning concern amid a miniature cold war.

Washington State Department Maryland Bay Ridge Chesapeake Bay

Diplomatic Flap Over Russian Embassy Incident

The Russian embassy says all is well and denies complaints from its people while the state department avoids official comment. Officials seek a technical escape and hope cooling tensions will ease the dispute without further entanglement.

State Department

Foreign Students Begin Return Trip from Cedar Rapids

Six foreign students who studied in Cedar Rapids last year under the American Field Service left by bus for St. Louis to join 30 peers for a three week Midwest tour thenWashington and New York before boarding ships home to Europe. Reidun Gilje Christel Letzien Inga-Lisa Wikstrom Wolfgang Wuhrer Alain Ziller Emilie Kaub are named and their nationalities listed.

Cedar Rapids American Field Service Europe Reidun Gilje Norway Christel Letzien Germany Inga-Lisa Wikstrom Sweden Wolfgang Wuhrer Austria Alain Ziller France St. Louis Emilie Kaub Holland AFS Midwest Washington, D. C New York

Jet Stirs Costly Turkey Stampede

A farmer in Chehalis Washington reported that a low flying jet frightened his turkeys into a stampede, killing 529 birds and injuring 205. The incident occurred Thursday and drew AP coverage.

Chehalis Wash

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