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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1958
Page
3
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that unions may not use hot cargo appeals to pressure workers to shun handling goods. It held that such appeals cannot defend Taft-Hartley violations, while voluntary employer observance of hot cargo is not a violation. Justice Douglas dissented.
The Supreme Court ruling upholding hot cargo clauses keeps the June 2 injunction by Federal Judge Henry N. Graven against Cedar Rapids Teamsters Local in effect. The order blocks a secondary boycott aimed at Iowa City contractors amid a labor dispute with building trades locals. The injunction will stay until the NLRB completes its investigation and issues findings later.
About 1,500 residents fled West Terre Haute as Sugar Creek overflowed a levee upstream from the Wabash River. Water four feet deep covered roads and 40% of the town, with no casualties. Civil defense, National Guard, police, and volunteers aided evacuations and sandbagging while Civil Air Patrol helicopters and boats assisted. Terre Haute proper remained largely safe as Anderson and other areas faced flood damage and blocks of waterlogged property.
High River dam in Iowa City went into temporary operation as one flood gate closed. The Supreme Court ruled the state department cannot inquire into beliefs or associations to determine passport eligibility, overturning denials to Rockwell Kent, Dr Walter Brieh, and Weldon Dayton. Debris and high water affected dam control as gates began temporary closure.
Elizabeth City AP Major Alford Williams a speed flyer and airpower champion died of cancer Sunday. He conceived dive bombing 35 years ago and first to fly 300 mph in a single-seat Gulfhawk plane later enshrined at the Smithsonian as a symbol of aviation progress. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1929 for his work as chief Navy test pilot.
Adlai Stevenson told British reporters he will not run for president in 1960. He joked about not being shipped to Siberia and planned a business trip to the Soviet region to collect royalties for American authors. He said he would tour Russia, Brussels, and Scandinavia with his son Borden before returning.
Betty Pasco returned to her trapeze act at a New Orleans fairground after a 40 foot fall the night before. She was caught by her husband from Cedar Rapids as a head strike bruised her shoulder. Bishop F Gerald Ensley warned against over optimism during a Methodist Conference opening service in North Iowa.
Iowa Highway Commission announced highway 218 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will be closed Tuesday for widening and relocation from a mile south of the Iowa River to a mile north of North Liberty. Detours will use highways 86 and 261. the truck detour via North Liberty stays open. Completion date is September 6.
Secretary of State Dulles was found in excellent physical condition after a thorough medical checkup at Walter Reed Medical Center.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A Wilmington Delaware couple, Charles and his wife, travel with 14 children plus extras on a chartered bus to California. They use a buddy system to supervise kids aged 2 to 18, planning Yosemite after three days in San Francisco. Two children stay behind.
Sunday brought two fatalities Roger Ahlstrom 31 of Waukon presumed drowned after a river boat incident near Waukon Junction while Thomas Atwood 21 of Walker died when his car left Highway 1 near Coggon. Authorities resumed recovery efforts for Ahlstrom and Atwood’s funeral services were planned for Wednesday.
Britain and Japan sign an agreement for a Japanese built atomic electric power plant designed to withstand earthquakes. Japan also signs a 10 year accord with the United States for enriched uranium for reactor use. Both pacts require ratification by Japan's parliament.
More than 3300 residents filed petitions with Cedar Rapids City Hall seeking a bond election to fund three new swimming pools. The plan calls for $225000 in the northeast and $100000 pools in the southwest and southeast, with separate ballots and a majority vote for each.
Sherman Adams agreed to testify to a House subcommittee on legislative oversight of the matter. He said the request was granted promptly and denied attempting to influence the FTC. Evidence showed Goldfine’s ties to Adams and the Waldorf billings, plus questions about destroyed records and the commission’s handling of the case.
Cedar Rapids police captured two youths ages 14 and 18 after a thwarted robbery at Sheronick's grocery on L Street SW last Thursday evening. The younger suspect admitted carrying a silver cap pistol. both fled when a customer pulled the mask away and yelled.
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