06 Jun 1953
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1953
Page
1
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with a low around 46 to 48 degrees. Tomorrow will be cloudy and warmer with a high near 72 to 76 degrees. Temperatures regional readings include NW 67 and NE 6 with SW 1 and BE 4 noted at 2:26 p.m.
AP dispatch from Panmunjom and Seoul report Allied and Communist negotiators meeting in secrecy for 19 minutes with hints of progress on prisoner exchanges and a possible armistice. A South Korean source cited no new proposals. Kyiv? No. five minor changes were noted by the Reds.
AP reports thieves stole about $30,000 in furs compacts and cash from Sonja Henie’s apartment in London. Henie woke to a man at her bed at 4 30 am and gave chase in a nightgown, pursuing them into the street before they vanished. The loss is covered by insurance.
In Winchester Virginia Gus Kaknis owner of a restaurant recalls a serviceman Joseph Showalter who charged a 65 cent meal on a selective service ticket in 1941. The story notes a 1 year sentence later and a later court outcome involving authorities and a government check.
New London police court hears Mary Jane Bennett, 19, charged with breach of the peace after an incident. Authorities describe the event as a disturbance leading to her appearance in municipal court this weekend.
Hollywood mourns William Farnum once filmdom’s top matinee idol who died after emergency cancer surgery. The Boston born actor, famed for a two million fortune and early stage fame, left a wife Isabelle and three children. He spent his last years in a Hollywood cottage, acted in westerns, and last appeared in MGM’s Lone Star.
The Cedar Rapids outdoor graduation of the 1930s drew about 4,000 attendees and featured colorful exercises with students and public high schools presenting films and scenes such as Du Barry and The Connecticut Yankee at Kingston Stadium.
Oklahoma City AP report describes tornadoes and high winds disrupting a Memorial Coliseum program with hail and rain. The All-City High School band performed as graduates in cap and gown processed along a long field while storms lashed the area. No deaths reported.
Westminster Maryland AP Bishop G Bromley Oxnam asked to appear before a riot committee to answer charges linking him with Communist front groups and others he left. He denounced the committee as incompetent and said the files connect him to groups he never belonged to. The service note mentions a school program and a separate Vienna report on a Communist commencement speaker.
James Stewart, 15, was badly mauled by a six foot alligator while swimming alone at an abandoned water hole near Miami. An ambulance attendant said his condition was not critical though his right foot chest and arm were chewed and tooth marks were visible on his head. He swam for shore after seeing the reptile but was bitten on the foot and arm before freeing himself. He dressed, rode a mile to a grocery, received first aid, and authorities were alerted.
Cedar Rapids laborers local No. 43 and city contractors reached a Friday night agreement for a ten cent hourly wage increase. The new scale stands at $1.05 per hour, per AFL Building Trades Council agent John Evans. Only three groups remain without contracts: teamsters engineers and brick masons. None are on strike.
AP reports a massive fireworks explosion at the Alco Fireworks warehouse in Houston on Friday. Four people died and 73 were injured as a block was wrecked and homes burned. Mayor Hofheinz ordered an investigation into the storage site’s operation after 40,000 pounds exploded. A hammer use by Alco’s Kenneth Williams is cited as a probable ignition source.
An air force officer was arrested in Korea on charges of ordering two enlisted men to shoot a Korean at an allied air base last September. Lt. George C. Schreiber, 25, Hollywood IL, faces premeditated murder and conspiracy counts. Co defendants Robert W. Toth and Airman Thomas L Kinder are also charged, with Toth facing additional assault counts.
Emanuel Bloch, lawyer for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, filed notice seeking a new trial after claiming new evidence exists. He serves preliminary papers on Assistant U.S. Attorney James A. Kileheimer, who would respond Tuesday. Bloch had twice been denied delays in appeals court. The motion claims witness David Greengrass, the Rosenbergs' brother and key witness, committed perjury at the original trial and now admits it.
in the delaware river two large tankers collided on saturday igniting a series of explosions. two men are dead and one is missing. eighty three crew members were rescued with high success due to coast guard and local volunteers. the sunken phoenix and the pan massachusetts were owned by national bulk carriers. the phoenix crewman captain guntay jaspen of langhorne pennsylvania was seriously burned. officials review conflicting accounts to determine the collision cause.
London reports the coronation cost at 3 376 000 dollars with net treasury expense of 1 940 000 dollars after concessions. Unpaid costs to be covered by higher beer and liquor tax as bars stay open longer and celebrants spend. Tourism expected to bring substantial profit.
Joseph Sicivano, 35, sentenced to two to five years for bribing a former state food inspector to overlook illegal dealings at Sicivano's packing company. He is the first convicted in the horse meat investigation and still faces 13 more indictments. Judge Decker released him on $4,000 bond and stayed commitment for appeal preparation.
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