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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower on Wednesday offered full U S cooperation with Britain and Greece to resolve their quarrel over Cyprus. He said continuing good relations between Britain and Greece is essential and pledged support in negotiating a solution.
London AP report says Prime Minister Eden defended in the House of Commons the deportation of Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus and stated Britain only sought a public denunciation of terrorism from him.
The United States seeks a fair and just Cyprus solution while avoiding sides in the dispute between Britain and Greece. Washington stresses NATO cohesion and an atmosphere conducive to negotiations, offering help to achieve a just settlement.
London stated it has no criticism of the United States position on Cyprus. A foreign office spokesman said Washington’s pronouncement supersedes a prior statement by U S Ambassador Cavendish Cannon to Greece. U S Ambassador Winthrop Aldrich then met for an hour with Minister of State Anthony Nutting.
In Nicosia two bursts of gunfire killed a British police sergeant and seriously wounded a Cypriot officer. A Greek civilian bystander was slightly wounded as the attack disrupted a general strike in the capital.
The charred body of Mildred Ann Reynolds, 21, a Northwestern State College student, was found in a burning car near Alva Oklahoma. Sheriff and state crime bureau say the fire was accelerated and suggest the car was forced off the road and set aflame. Two bullet shell casings were found nearby but not linked to the death.
Quaker Oats plant officials and Local 110 Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers CIO near agreement on a new three year contract. The tentative terms include retroactive 8 cent raise, 6 cent raises in 1956 and 1957, four weeks vacation for long service, Good Friday holiday, full company cost for retirement plan, night shift premiums, and a 2 cent raise for women. Agreement hinges on six other Quaker plants and retroactive dating to December 23.
Juan D. Peron the ousted Argentine president has challenged Provisional President Pedro Aramburu to a duel. A registered letter to Aramburu proposes the duel on the Argentine frontier. Peron says he read dispatches calling him a coward and invites a meeting on a field of honor to prove his valor.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to speed a good farm bill through, saying the planting season is rushing up. He refused to comment on terms of the bill now before the Senate.
A federal grand jury indicted six Chinese individuals for conspiring to file false affidavits to the U S consul in Hong Kong claiming kinship to two Chinese passport applicants. U S Attorney Paul Williams said three rings operated in the U S acquiring about a million dollars yearly by frauds, with some claimants seeking citizenship as children of naturalized Chinese. The scheme unraveled after a young applicant admitted the fraud.
In Omaha a 64 year old man suffered severe burns when his clothing ignited while tending a weed fire. Mary Vopalka extinguished the flames with her coat and helped remove outer clothing but balked at removing his underwear until bystanders aided. He urged against complete removal.
In Messina Italy a man leaped from his car after a collision with another driver. A priest taunted him with a jab about driving and the other driver introduced himself as Eugenio Castellotti famed as Italy's leading road racing driver.
In Trenton New Jersey a pre dawn fire roared through St Marys Cathedral killing Monsignor Richard T Crean and two housekeepers. Fire caused an estimated three million dollars in damage. Crean was found on the rectory third floor while the housekeepers Miss Mary Prennan and Miss Mary Donnellan died in their quarters. Several priests were injured and 800 Jefferson school children were evacuated five hours later as fires overwhelmed the department.
A medium intensity earthquake rattled Panama City and the Canal Zone on Tuesday with no reported injuries. Local authorities said there were no casualties and safety measures remained in place.
Six members of a Brooklyn family died in a gas filled basement apartment while asleep. The seventh victim, a 7 year old girl, died later in hospital. Police said a defective heater leaked gas through the unit.
DES MOINES AP For the second time in less than 16 months James Rhoades 53 was buried by a ditch cave-in. In the latest incident he suffered shock a broken collarbone and broken ribs and was listed in fairly good condition at a hospital after rescue by the fire department. He had been out of work since November 1955 and reported for his first day on the sewer-ditch job Wednesday.
Moscow AP Georgi Malenkov left by plane for Britain to tour power stations. It is the former Soviet premier's first trip to the Western World. Malenkov and his party of electrical engineers were to spend the night in East Berlin before flying to London on Thursday.
On the USS North Atlantic in the Caribbean the Navy staged a Terrier guided missile test against an F6F Hellcat. Two missiles tracked from a distance of six miles and 15,000 feet, converging to detonate near the target as observers watched a smoke bloom and wreckage descend. A prior misfire caused momentary delay.
Nearly complete returns show Vice-president Nixon amassing 21 757 write in votes while Kefauver dominates Democratic delegates. Kefauver 3400 plus Stevenson 3991 write ins. Republican delegates go to Eisenhower loyalists. Knowland and Warren trails noted. Nixon's surge signals cross party appeal in early primary.
Tracy Wednesday posted a 72 to 51 victory over Shelby in the first round of the Class B boys state basketball tournament. The winner advances to the next round as Shelby ends its title hopes.
President Eisenhower urged patience and understanding in tackling school segregation after the Supreme Court ruling. He defended upholding the Constitution and rejected nullification talk, proposing a bipartisan commission to study the issue, while stopping short of endorsing a White House conference.
Anxious scientists chase the Skyhook balloon dumped by a wayward craft during a snowstorm. The 200-pound cosmic ray equipment released over Mount Morris New York, satellites drifted toward Buffalo Rochester area as weather hindered recovery. Professor James Van Allen plans a second launch in coming days.
President Eisenhower voiced strong friendship with Vice President Nixon and said he would be happy to run on any ticket with him but stopped short of a formal endorsement for the 1956 vice presidency. He warned against anyone suggesting Nixon be dumped amid ongoing speculation about 1960 prospects.
A 7-year-old Tama girl Roberta McNamee underwent a two and half hour heart operation at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Doctors reported she is in good condition and has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to live. Donors from Tama waited to give blood during the procedure.
Washington report notes Republican Senator Carlson of Kansas declared his candidacy for a second term amid party support and ongoing national political developments.
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