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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
1
West Germany signals conditional acceptance of Russia invitation to Adenauer to visit Moscow. Bonn will consult Western allies before formal acceptance and hopes talks open the way for discussions on restoration of diplomatic, trade and cultural relations.
Surgeon General Leonard Scheele warned on broadcast that it is unlikely all children aged 1 to 19 will receive polio vaccine this summer. Manufacturing requires about 90 days per batch and safety standards limit rapid production. Government plans still aim to provide two shots to all first and second graders before August peak polio season.
A Los Angeles based Frito Company plant seeks a superior court injunction to stop a golf ball barrage from the adjacent Manchester golf course. Attorneys say since July 1954 balls have shattered 13 windows and a truck windshield, endangering 180 employees and lowering morale. They request 15000 dollars in damages and safety relief.
Philip C. Thibodeau of the Automobile Legal Association says a slow driver is as dangerous as a speeder. He criticizes speeds far below traffic and urges a nationwide minimum speed to curb frustration and risky overtakes.
A Pinal dispatch reports Wednesday that 100 people may be dead after a massive dam failure releasing thousands of tons of water from a 50 acre reservoir near Port Alegre Brazil.
The Cedar Rapids and Marion city zone is estimated at 90,106 residents, not including fringe areas like Hiawatha. Fringe areas may add 3,000 to 3,500 people, pushing the total above 93,000. The Audit Bureau of Circulations released the figure based on building permits since 1950 and a 3.1 person per dwelling unit assumption. The 1950 city zone population was 78,212.
London report says Clement Attlee, 72, told colleagues he intends to retire from Labor leadership this fall. Sources say he made a firm decision to step down in 13.60, in response to calls for a younger, more vigorous head of the party.
Lady Churchill 70 wife of the former prime minister broke her left wrist after tripping while going downstairs at Hyde Park Gate home. A household spokesman said the accident would not affect her engagements.
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill raising the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour. The measure now moves to the House for action.
Atlantic City AP report cites Dr. Hans Kraus and colleagues who link hypokinetic disease to inactivity. They note higher heart attack risk for sedentary London bus drivers, widespread muscle test failures among U.S. children, and backaches alleviated by corrective exercise. Inactivity also ties to aging, stress, and several illnesses.
The House Commerce Committee voted 16 to 15 to limit Federal Power Commission control over natural gas rates. The bill moves to the House floor amid expected fierce debate on impacts for about 25 million gas users.
Washington judge rules it is not a breach of the peace to mutter a cuss toward a police officer in a soft voice. He dismissed the charge against a woman who did not raise her voice but called the officer a name.
Khrushchev tests tailoring in Moscow and Belgrade over a suit with and without a waistcoat. A Yugoslav tailor quips that Moscow sees him as a bigger man than he is, highlighting different perceptions among officials.
The Navy announced the Sea Wolf, the second atomic powered submarine, will be christened and launched at Grafton Connecticut on July 21. Cmdr Richard B Laning, 37, will command the 58 million dollar craft. Laning is son of Rear Admiral Richard Henry Laning of Amherst Virginia and a Naval Academy graduate commissioned in 1940. He served on carriers Yorktown and Hornet in World War II before joining submarine service.
CIO United Auto Workers leaders halted wildcat strikes at GM plants to protect contract talks. Ford Local 600 sought a five cent raise for skilled workers to calm unrest, but the extra demand was referred back to locals. After a four hour delay the three year contract and guaranteed wage plan were signed.
Charles Pritchard a Virginian railroader and licensed pilot plans a Friday test of his aluminum wingless aircraft car at Emporia Virginia’s airport. The 21 foot long craft weighs about 800 pounds and uses fins on the hull to trap air for lift while mounting a 90 horsepower engine and tricycle gear. Government aviation officials will supervise with P. R. Steinman present.
Residents of Swea City celebrate the return of Capt. Harold Fischer Jr from a Red Chinese prison with a parade and Gov. Hoegh address. The town hoped to gift an $8,000 plane, but funds fell short. a picnic greeted Fischer and his son at the family farm. Fisher’s dog Sailor was killed nearby.
Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee urged Adlai E. Stevenson to enter the year’s presidential race at a Chicago Democratic dinner. Stevenson declined to reveal his plans, while Chicago Mayor Daley praised his leadership and Clement teased a possible Stevenson-Clement ticket.
London reports government representatives met with 70 000 striking engineers and firemen for the first time in an effort to end an 11 day trail walkout. The talks sparked cautious settlement hopes with no cash settlement under duress and Eden insisting on walkout withdrawal before negotiations.
Former Prime Minister Churchill rejoined the House of Commons as a back-bench MP. He took the oath during routine swearing in ahead of the official opening the following day.
President Eisenhower expressed utmost confidence that West Germany's Chancellor Adenauer will stand by the West in dealings with Russia. He noted Moscow invited Adenauer to discuss diplomatic and trade relations and said the decision to accept rests with West Germany. He praised Adenauer as a great statesman and pledged opposition to adding anti segregation amendments to the manpower reserve bill. He favored a flexible summit limit with Four Power talks, and commended Oveta Hobby on the Salk vaccine program. He noted U.S. policy in Yugoslavia is under reappraisal amid Soviet visits to Belgrade.
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