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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower’s personal physician said it will be mid next week or longer before he can leave Walter Reed hospital. Doctors noted the abdominal operation on June 9 progressed satisfactorily, but initial 15 day estimate proved optimistic.
Cedar Rapids records a new all time high for homestead credit and veterans exemption applications as of Tuesday with 17 924 filings. City Assessor Jim Scolaro warns July 2 at 5 p m is last day to qualify and explains the 25 mill credit against a 2 500 valuation.
Thomas J. Watson, 82, legendary head of IBM, died Tuesday after a heart attack at his home in New Canaan, Conn. Born in Campbell, New York, he rose from a $6-a-week bookkeeper to chair IBM and IBM World Trade Corp, shaping the company and American commerce.
Sullivan Illinois farmer leader Charles B. Shuman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, urged Farm Bureau leaders to empower members locally and reduce dependence on Washington. Speaking at the Midwest Farm Bureau conference in Danceland ballroom, he criticized rut-like approaches and called for active local involvement and expanded local improvement committees. He noted Farm Bureau’s influence nationally and urged a broader, member driven program.
The Reverend Tommie Cooke 24 assistant pastor at Glenwood Baptist Church was found dead after a confession by Edward Williams 27 who said he shot the minister during a ride near Taft Oklahoma. Williams was captured after a daylong manhunt and a ride to Wilburton.
Peggy Kennan 33 wrestled a 300 pound gorilla that grabbed her 7 year old son Kenneth while he tried to feed the animal a corned beef sandwich. She pulled free as the gorilla bit Kenneth on the hand and fingers. Two weeks earlier a boy was killed by a lion at the same zoo.
A Strawberry Point couple was injured Monday evening as winds up to 60 mph drove heavy rain and hail across northeast Iowa. The Hendrickses suffered cuts from flying glass while their two children were uninjured. A uprooted tree disabled a north Strawberry Point power line for about an hour and 1.65 inches of rain fell, with 1.5 inches in 20 minutes, per the weather observer.
In Moscow a reception for Marshal Tito featured Soviet leaders discarding protocol and toasting broadly. Bulganin urged living without constraints while Khrushchev urged friendship with Western correspondents and neighbors. Toasts included women, fish, peace, and humanity as Tito and Yugoslavs joined in lighthearted banter.
Cedar Rapids attorney Keith J. Stinson, 31, was sentenced to two 2 year prison terms, suspended, and placed on four years probation with prohibition on practicing law. He was found guilty on two counts of conspiracy and interstate securities fraud tied to a $108000 swindle of Grace Potter Miller. Dewey, co‑conspirator, is in state prison with other federal terms to serve. Stinson may appeal within 30 days. judge stayed start of the sentence for probation.
Gov. Leo Hoegh said he hopes enough Iowa national guardsmen volunteer to accompany each state highway patrolman on night duty. He plans to use guardsmen in jeeps and planes to handle July 4 traffic, with a survey under way to decide on deployment. About 50 Des Moines guardsmen have volunteered and officials expect about 200 statewide.
Cedar Rapids officials announced a Monotrol signal system change to speed downtown traffic. Peak period speeds will rise from 9 mph to 16 to 18 mph from 5 30 a m to 9 30 p m on weekdays with semi peak and off peak hours adjusted accordingly. The Safety Commissioner noted ongoing checks with potential future tweaks, while weekend timings may vary.
Des Moines reports a record early-year traffic death toll in 299 Iowa motor vehicle fatalities this year, up from 254 at the same date last year. State Safety Education Director Russell Brown calls the rise a sickening record and a national trend that demands action.
Washington AP The State Department rejected a Senate investigators recommendation to expel Arkady Sobolev the chief Soviet delegate to the United Nations The move followed findings that Sobolev staff used coercion to influence five Russian sailors to seek asylum Officials said expulsion of two lower ranking Soviet UN members suffices to deter forced repatriation.
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