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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
5
Lockheed flyer Herman Salmon described his ejection from a disintegrating F 104 Starfighter during a Mojave test. Sodium pentothal enabled a nurse recorded recounting of the bailout from 47 000 feet to 20 000 feet with his helmet cushioning head impact after the cockpit debris and flame.
In Gwaun-Cae-Curwen Wales 279 of 1065 miners were rehired for a two week trial to prove the valley can sustain a proper standard of work. The National Coal Board closed the mine after 249 strikes since 1947 citing low output. Union officials note exhaustion but show guarded optimism as families anxiously monitor daily production.
Final report meeting for the Regis high school building fund is set for 7 p.m. in Knights of Columbus hall a change from Memorial Coliseum. Campaign total reached 840277 as of last Monday with plans for a 1250000 building at Prairie drive and K avenue NE.
Bert Parks emcees the lively Stop the Music quiz on Channel 9. The program airs Thursday at 6 30 p m in a fresh musical contest format promising upbeat entertainment.
Coe College announces two new instructors for fall Bruce Kellner will teach composition and World Literature Kellner is a 26 year old Navy veteran and MA candidate at Iowa He holds a B A from Colorado College Oscar B Heck will teach microtechnique bacteriology and histology Heck is a Ph D candidate in geology at Washington State University He earned his MA at the University of Kansas and is finishing his Ph D work while teaching at WSU
Chicago report says 2000 Indian children will receive a pill linked to the B complex vitamin to prevent tuberculosis. The study, revealed at the American College of Chest Physicians meeting, involves the U S Public Health Service and the University of Pennsylvania with doctors Dahlstrom and Gellenthien. Half the children are infants exposed to TB. the other 2000 serve as observers over three years.
The Women's Auxiliary at St. Luke's hospital earned 7573.36 during the fiscal year ending May 1. Gift shop receipts totaled 5000 and infant photos added 1876.50. Expenses were 3526.24 leaving a May 1 balance of 5738.86 with 1691.74 carried over. Volunteers: 588 workers contributed 16502 hours.
A U N survey summarized by William N. Oatis notes dramatic differences in minimum ages and permissible unions. It cites Pakistan permitting four wives, Tennessee penalizing two marriages, and contrasts with Sweden, Argentina, and the Netherlands on age and consent rules. It highlights cross cultural bans and unusual provisions affecting adults and minors.
The national police board said 25,900 government officials were arrested last year on charges from embezzlement to bribe taking. The report highlights widespread corruption within public service in Japan.
Notice announces the appointment and qualification of an administrator for the estate of Richard Bond of Linn County Iowa. It requests all indebted persons to pay promptly and directs creditors to present claims to the Court at the Linn County District Court with attorney Stentz listed.
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