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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1953

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Allies Press North Korea for Detail on Prisoner Handling

At Panmunjom Lt. Gen. William E. Harrison rejected the Communist eight point plan as a basis for negotiation until it provides specifics on POW treatment. He asked Nam II sharp questions on prisoner custody, recognition of a five nation neutral commission, and language barriers across seven tongues.

LeRoy Hansen Panmunjom UPF William E. Harrison Harrison OU. WN Washington Hisenhower Nam II U. N U. BM Reds Poland Czechoslovakia Korea Nam

Three jets collide. three Belgian pilots die

In Chievres Belgium three Belgian air force Meteor jets collided during landing maneuvers. All three pilots were killed. The incident occurred Saturday as the aircraft prepared to touch down.

Chievres Belgium

Mental Health Fund Gifts May Be Mailed

Linn county campaign leaders report many inquiries about solicitor visits. No house-to-house canvass is planned. contributions may be mailed to Mental Health Fund care of the post master Cedar Rapids. Funds support educational work and clinic establishment for mental illness. local funds are not used for Cedar Rapids clinic.

Linn County Mental Health Fund Cedar Rapids

Weather turns cloudy with wind and warm temps

Increasing cloudiness and wind expected tonight with a slight chance of showers or storms and a low around 58. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and windy with isolated showers or storms and highs near 78 to 84. Times show 2:30 pm with temperatures 78 at various locations.

Banquet Food Puts 250 on Hospital List

About 1250 people, largely high school students, were stricken by food poisoning after a banquet in Anniston Alabama. Victims packed the hospital as emergency crews treated them with shots and glucose to ease nausea. Most released by dawn with days of convalescence ahead.

Anniston Ala Anniston Memorial Hospital Cecil Montgomery George A. O’connell City Auditorium Montgomery Pauliné- Lehman Mountain Lake Minn Ramchand Watumull Honolulu Bombay Calcutta Lehman Rangoon Burma Minnesota India Jean &. Cohen Baltimore Anita Whistler Berkely Cairo

Byrd Blames Truman for Korean War Slowdown in 1950

Senator Byrd said he must assume former President Truman bore responsibility for a slowdown in military purchases for the Korean War. He cited a Sept 20 1950 Bradley letter stating budget plans and a Chief of Staff directive that delayed ammunition contracts and slowed war deliveries.

Washington Sen Byrd I.va Truman Virginian Defense Department Omer N. Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff George H. Decker Army Comptroller Senate Armed Services Committee Korea George C. Marshall Defense Secretary Army Bradley

Soldiers Hurt In Bus Crash Near Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS AP An army bus crash on a highway 15 miles northwest of Las Vegas injured soldiers Saturday. Deputies reported quite a few men with broken bones. no fatalities were noted. The buses, carrying about 30 passengers, were returning from Camp Desert Rock where they had participated in maneuvers related to an atomic test at Frenchmans Flat.

Las Vegas Sheriff's Office Frenchman's Flat Camp Desert Rock

Dulles Unaware of Getting Leave Pay

Congressional sources allege John Foster Dulles received about 800 in terminal leave pay when he resigned early in 1952 as adviser to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. State Dept. press officer said Dulles asked staff to verify the report after newspapers published it.

John Foster Dulles New York U.S Washington State Department Dulles Michael MccDermott McDermott

Army Scales Back Armed Forces Day Show Costs

The army announced a cost conscious move delaying heavy armor and artillery display at Bolling Air Force Base on May 18. Transporting tanks guns and tractors from ordnance bases would cost about $20 000.

Army Action Washington Army Armed Forces Bolling Air Force Base

Crandie Trolley Service To End In Iowa City Rail

Iowa Commerce Commission approves Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway substitution of two rail round trips with bus service Mondays through Saturdays. Change takes effect May 29 with no Sunday schedule change. Only protest came from Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Last remaining rail passenger round trips on the line will be replaced.

Des Moines Iowa Commerce Commission Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company Crandie Brotherhood of Railroad

Talmadge Out With Mumps After Governors Conference

Washington report: Gov. Herman Talmadge of Georgia stayed home with the mumps after attending a governors conference with 44 other governors and President Eisenhower. Doctors said exposure likely, but Eisenhower’s physician said the President could not have caught the illness and was not exposed.

Washington Eisenhower Herman Talmadge Georgia Atlanta Howard Snyder Snyder

Marion man dies from mattress smoldering fire

Elmer Rouse 50 of Marion dies of suffocation after a smoldering mattress in his home used up the oxygen. Officials say the fire started by a lit cigarette as Marion firemen found his body beside the bed about 1 30 am Saturday with doors closed and the house hot.

Marion News Marion Elmer Rouse Route -Am Allis- Chalmers Cadar Rapids Robert Brosh Rouse Brosh Mr. Rouse

G I Promoted by Self Is Sentenced

A Korean War wounded soldier, Jesse L. Bowen, 26, was sentenced to a year’s hard labor and dishonorable discharge for promoting himself from private to sergeant while aboard in Korea and wearing the rank on discharge at Camp Stoneman. A court martial found him guilty after a records discrepancy was discovered.

Battle Creek Mich Korea Fort Custer Jesse L. Bowen Camp Stoneman Calif Percy Jones Hospital Bowen

Holdup Foiled by Switchboard Girl in Ohio Hospital

A robber attempted a hold up at People's hospital in AERON Ohio. Madeline Wright, a switchboard operator, activated the hospital PA system after reading the note demanding money and stalled while staff alerted others. The robber fled as workers closed in.

Aeron Ohio UPJ Madeline Wright People’s Hospital Miss Wright

Park Avenue Girl Faces Inheritance Dilemma Over Jewish Faith Rule

Jean L. Tanburn must choose between marriage to Donelson M. Kelly Jr. and a $675000 trust and $10,000 cash, due to a great grand father’s will restricting benefits to those of Jewish faith. Surrogate Collins noted the will is discriminatory but upheld it, denying both marriage and inheritance. Kelly, a Princeton senior, and Tanburn, a Vassar attendee, planned to wed before his army report to Fort Sill.

Donelson M. Kelly, Jr Collins Abraham S. Hosenthal

Dive Accident Kills Kathy Tongay Says

Kathy Tongay died after a dive incident at a Tarpon Springs pool according to Russell Tongay who denies charges of murder. He was booked in Miami on a second degree murder count and released on bond awaiting a June hearing. Tongay claims Kathy’s death resulted from an unfortunate accident during a high dive practice.

Tarpon Springs Fla Russell Tongay Star 7 Kathy Coast Charles H. Sapp Miami Homicide Bureau Tongay Sapp Paul McDonald McFadden-Deauville Miami Beach Tangay Kathy T Se Tt Taatiy Tanpaya Bubba Walter H. Beckham Juvenile Court

Missing U S air officers feared dead in Austrian crash

Two U S air force officers Col James G Earnest and Capt Charles W Kelly reportedly intelligence experts may have crashed in a light plane in the Soviet occupation zone near Graz Austria. American authorities urged Soviet help to locate them as bad weather hampered search efforts. Earnest 44 from Richmond and Kelly 32 from Shreveport were among the last to be seen Tuesday on a flight from Salzburg to Graz.

Vienna James G. Earnest Charles W. Kelly U.S. Air Force Salzburg U.S Austria Graz Air Force Harnest Europe Army Hayhen Munich Belgrade Earnest Richmond Kelly Shreveport

Excerpts of Love Notes Admitted At La Force Trial

Judge Mildred Lillie admitted as evidence portions of passionate love letters from Joyce Hayden to Richard La Force. The Caltech student faces a murder attempt case over poisoning her husband Robert Hayden, with Joyce testifying she only loved her husband.

la Force Los Angeles INS Mildred Lillie Joyce Hayden Superior Court Richard la Force California Institute of Technology Robert Hayden Joyce Jim Roanoke Hayden

McCarthy Aide Blocked by Wife

Harvey Matusow the self styled Communist who offered to name Reds in the news field was denied access to his records by his wife Friday night Two policemen escorted him to his home where Mrs Matusow prevented entry and locked the library doors with the records in view but inaccessible

Washington Harvey M. Matusow Sen. McCarthy R. Wis Matusow Matusew

Seven O'Brien Children Enter Hospital in Tonsillectomy

A Philadelphia family of seven O'Brien children faced tonsillectomy with the father noting the plan to have all procedures at once. Names include Blatoe eight, Margaret seven, Kathleen six, Patrick five, Jim nine, with three other siblings also mentioned as entering the hospital Friday.

Philadelphia O'Brien Blatoe Margaret Weargaret Kathleen Patrick Jimmy

Adlai Stevenson Cancels Engagements in India Trip

Adlai Stevenson the 1952 presidential candidate canceled engagements in Trivandrum India amid illness reports. The South Indian stop was shortened as officials advised rest and recovery.

Adlai Trivandrum India Adlai Stevenson

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Seoul U. S Sariwon Mental Health John Doud Dwight Eisenhower Gordon Moore Dou Denver State College Milton Eisenhower Pennsylvania State College G.I Miliitary Service George W. Cornell Park Avenue Jean L. Tanburn Soviet Zone McCarthy Peter Ropes Daily Record Theeeneseenans Ceeavenannes Eee Abe Ean Eanepeenes
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