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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1958
Page
2
Beirut reports show U.S. Marines facing snipers near an air field while everyday life contrasts with war gear. The piece notes sandbag barricades, barbed wire, and distant beaches with bikini-clad crowds. It questions political aims, Arab nationalism, and Nasser’s influence, suggesting a fragile stalemate.
Classified notice seeking a life insurance underwriter candidate between 18 and 45, married, high school graduate. Requires complete training, salary under liberal contract, uses attitude test. Confidential replies to Box K-1485, Gazette.
Marjorie Flo Van Hemert a 39 year old Danville resident remained in serious condition after an auto crash in Burlington. Her husband Purl Van Hemert president of the Des Moines County Farm Service Company is touring Europe with an Iowa farm delegation and officials were trying to reach him in Russia. Police said she was alone when the car left Burlington I street around 10 30 p m Saturday struck a utility pole and the pole was hurled more than 200 feet.
In Baghdad crowds welcomed the newly proclaimed republic as curfews kept most nightlife subdued. Officials said about 30 people were killed in the coup including King Faisal II Crown Prince Abdul Mah and Premier Nuri Said. Three Americans listed as missing were Robert Alcock George Colley and Eugene Burns. Ex premier Fadhil Jamali appears alive and jailed after a televised claim he was slain.
Semshel said the government hopes Iraq Petroleum Company will revive its plan for a new pipeline across Syria. The project was halted after Syria refused to engage with the Iraqi monarchy, she stated.
Jordan under martial law and royal dictatorship faces potential upheaval as events in Iraq ripple across the region. Young King Hussein's regime relies on U.S. and British aid while communication with Palestinian areas fractures, raising fears of bloodshed and plots to dethrone him.
Extremists see Iraq and Lebanon shifts as a prelude to wider conflict. Anti British sentiment grows as Jordan relies on Iraq for oil and urgent air deliveries try to fill gaps. Nasser’s Cairo radios threaten Hussein while Arab Legion units guard Basman palace.
Five passengers on a motorboat fled into the channel between the Mississippi and Lake Peosia as flames overtook the craft Sunday in Du Buque. Rescue boats pulled them from the water. Richard Selander was treated for burns on his arm and back, and his two year old son Johnny was among those helped to safety. Thomas Schlueter, owner of the boat, said the fire spread when the engine backfired and the hatch blew open.
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