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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
3
President Eisenhower announced plans for two nationwide broadcasts to explain the $71.8 billion budget and the impact of cuts on national security. He warned deep reductions cannot occur without harming defense while noting multiple subjects require discussion and that Humphrey may resign soon.
The muddy Brazos river flooded about 100 square miles in the coastal plains southwest of Houston, menacing rural areas and towns. Thousands of acres of spring crops were washed out, adding to flood and tornado damage across Texas with total losses estimated at 85 million dollars.
A damaged car check system began in Denver to catch hit and run motorists. Patrolmen issue damaged car release stickers after accidents and garage employees must report any car seeking repairs without the sticker. Methane deposit discovery near Lake Kivu holds heat producing potential equal to 0 million metric tons of coal.
Washington UPI report says the House Education and Labor Committee pared a proposed school construction program from two billion to 1.5 billion dollars, a 400 million annual cut. The 23 to 3 vote left the plan tentative with possible revisions before a final committee vote expected Thursday.
The Pentagon approved monthly pay raises for about 360 thousand enlisted personnel in highly specialized fields, notably radar and electronic experts. Increases range from 312 to 60 a month, cost about 49 million dollars annually, and affect roughly 15 percent of enlisted members, short of the commission’s recommended 390 million a year.
L L Jurgemeyer of Clinton was named chairman of the Republican State Central Committee to succeed Don Pierson who resigned. Jurgemeyer, 38, a lawyer and longtime GOP activist, will oversee operations with a term ending after the 1958 GOP state convention.
Fritz Franz Werner, a 25 year old Danig native, eludes and confronts Russians and Americans as he travels from Danzig to the United States. His journey spans the coal mines of the Soviet Union to Tunisia and North Africa, with stints as a mechanic, a deserter, and a stowaway seeking asylum.
New York police report Frank Costello jailed in the workhouse for 30 days after he refused to talk about a mysterious vote on 651 284 in winnings. A note found after an assassination attempt mentions gambling profits and markers, suggesting possible ties to a Las Vegas casino and a debt or hired gun.
DES MOINES Gov Loveless said he may skip a special session to push tax measures. He aims to veto the 21 percent sales tax bill and seek a revenue plan without a new program. Comptroller Sarsfield reports overtime work on expenditures and biennium needs.
Washington reports General Summerfield said he will ask Congress for more than the 3.25 billion dollars already requested to run the post office next fiscal year. He warned at a White House GOP meeting that rising postal costs require extra funds beyond the new budget. The House Post Office committee approved a 128 million dollar annual increase for advertising mail, third-class parcels, and the administration’s 10 percent annual hikes for second-class mail await final action.
AP report from Columbus details a deadly house fire that killed five children in one family. The chronique discusses tax proposals affecting state revenue and expenditures, potential budget gaps, and possible use of the rainy day fund as the governor weighs calling a special session.
Residents vote 231 to 173 against issuing bonds to fund a new reservoir and pumping station after a summer water shortage. Bethany, Missouri, population about 2700, had normal rainfall this year.
Thel president Martha Shull of the National Education Association, a Portland high school English teacher, said she flunked the first grade but it did not harm her career. The group includes about 706000 teachers.
Firefighters rescued Consie Sue Butts and James, ages 9 and 10, from a porch area. The children of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Butts were identified as Rickey 2, George 4, Steven 5, Charles 6, and Judy 11, with ticky and other siblings also saved. Three children died in a second floor bedroom. George was found in the basement. Fire officials believe the blaze began in the basement and that George may have moved there from bed.
Scattered showers and thunderstorm activity moved into Iowa Wednesday with uncertain rainfall timing. Forecasters expect the band to cross the state Wednesday night through Friday with a likely inch or more of rain statewide. Cooler air from the north will drop temperatures into the forties after a Cedar Rapids reading of 78 Wednesday.
Teamsters leader Dave Beck refused to answer questions about alleged missing witnesses and possible wrongdoing, invoking the Fifth Amendment under the questioning of Senator McClellan’s Labor Rackets Committee. Beck, under new counsel Edward Bennett Williams, was dismissed after 40 minutes with one question answered.
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