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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1957

Page

3

Humphrey’s Successor Is Anderson

Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey resigned on Wednesday and President Eisenhower named Robert B. Anderson, former secretary of the navy, as his successor. Anderson’s nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation. Randolph Burgess will leave Treasury to take another government post.

Washington Treasury George M. Humphrey Eisenhower Robert B. Anderson Secretary of the Navy Humphrey Anderson Senate White House Randolph Burgess Ernest T. Weir National Steel Weir Severa Thomas EF. Millsap National Steel Corporation Secretary of the Treasury

Three Memorial Day services planned in Cedar Rapids

A Cedar Rapids memorial schedule lists three services for Memorial Day. The Council of Veterans and Patriotic Organizations will host a late morning service at Linwood Cemetery, with a Czech service at 1:30 p.m. in Czech National Cemetery and a third service at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. The program includes prayers, the Gettysburg Address, bugle calls, and musical performances by local schools.

Vodae Rapida News Cedar Rapids Council of Veterans and Patriotic Organizations Linwood Cemetery Czech National Cemetery St. John's Catholic Cemetery Municipal Island Plaza Edward R. Kuba Charles Decker Franklin T. Jones Harry Gunder John Melvor Ralph Podzimek Memorial Coliseum Karla Masaryk Theodore B. Hlubucek Rapids Cedar Milo Filipi Czech Rapids Ozark Air Lines VFW Phil Glaab Ozark Vincent Kubovec Cemetery Board Rt. Mev Frank BR Hruby St. Ludmila's Church Glaab

Insults Fly Between Morse and Capehart on Senate Floor

Senate quarrel erupts as Morse accuses Capehart of intellectual immorality and ties Beck and Ike to pockets. Capehart defends the president and calls Morse’s party switch intellectually immoral. Hurnphey tries to restore order while Douglas bangs gavell. Morse refuses to retract remarks.

Morse Capehart Senate William F. Sunderland Douglas Detroit Beck

Figures Don’t Begin To Tell Crash Misery

Rex Thomas portrays the human toll of highway crashes beyond national statistics. He profiles Taylor Britnell and Susie Roach families, detailing wreck fatalities, ruined livelihoods, and the burdens of welfare and elderly guardianship amid tragedy on U.S. roads.

Rex Thomas Montgomery Ala Taylor Britnell National Safety Council

Men who wear the pants told to wear apron at chores

In a lighthearted advisory column readers are urged to protect their attire when doing dishes at home. The gag suggests wearing an apron to keep pants clean and adds a playful note on male housekeeping duties.

Offie Britnell Connie Britnells Hackleburg Britnell

Triplets Born to Coggon Couple

Mr and Mrs Paul Richardson of Coggon welcomed triplets all girls born at Delaware County Memorial Hospital at 2 40 pm 2 48 pm and 2 57 pm weighing 6 pounds ? ounces 5 pounds 12 ounces and 4 ounces The three infants are in incubator and progressing satisfactorily It is the couple's first children Mrs Richardson is 24 years old.

Manchester Paul Richardson Coggon Delaware County Memorial Hospital Richardson

New High Schools Name Their Teams Warriors and J-Hawks

Cedar Rapids schools vote on team names with Washington Warriors and Jefferson J Hawks chosen by students. Wilson and Roosevelt favored J-Hawks over TV Rebels while Franklin and McKinley backed Warriors over Eagles in a final student vote.

Warriors J-Hawks Cedar Rapids Newa Cedar Rapids High Schools Washington Warriors Jefferson Jhawks Wilson Roosevelt Franklin and McKinley Eagles

Soldier Refuses To Pick Lawyer In Tokyo Manslaughter Case

Specialist 3/¢ William Girard 23 of Ottawa Ill. refused to pick a lawyer by a Japanese court deadline to defend against a manslaughter charge after accidentally killing a Japanese woman trespassing at an American firing range. US officials say he remains undecided pending whether trial will be in Japan or a US court martial.

Tokyo Willam Girard Ottawa Dil U.S Japan Girard U.S. Army United States

Dulles Sees Steps to Ease U S Global Deployment

Secretary of State Dulles urged finding a better way to handle large numbers of Americans abroad. He suggested reducing American official personnel overseas, especially military, to curb foreign resentment amid Formosa demonstrations. He also outlined U S positions on disarmament inspections, German unification talks, press access to Communist China, and trade-barrier relaxations with Britain and Japan.

Washington Dulles Formosa U. S China U.S Adenauer Britain Japan Red China

United Fund OK by Camp Fire Scouts Cedar Rapids

Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts approve United Fund bylaws but seek changes to limit the Public Welfare bureau’s control over budgets and allocations. Public Welfare plans another Friday noon meeting at Roosevelt Hotel to finalize Cedar Rapids and Marion United Fund arrangements with agency representation invited.

United Fund Edac Ravils Community Chest Public Welfare Bureau Chamber of Commerce Camp Fire Girls Boy Scouts The Pubic Health Nursing Association Camp Fire Girl Boy Scout Boards Burran Boy Scout Board Bureau Jvart Camp Fire Board Public Welfare Burrar United Fund of Cedar Rapids Marign

Polio Inoculation Consent Forms Distributed Countywide

Parental consent cards for the mass polio inoculation program are distributed to all Lian county schools. Jack Hart says 7,500 cards remain in Cedar Rapids and county schools. Inoculations occur Monday at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids from 9 to 11, and at Marion High School from 8 to 11. Pregnant women and Linn county residents up to age 20 are eligible with a $1 fee per vaccine.

Memorial Coliseum Marion Pam Tugeday Linn Counly

Eisenhower Budget Battle Fails as House Blocks $2.5 Billion Cut

The House votes 392 to 1 to approve a $33.56 billion armed forces bill, rejecting GOP moves to restore most of the $2.505 billion reduction from Eisenhower’s request. House and Senate cuts push total reductions past $4.1 billion for the 1958 fiscal year.

Thomas J. Foley Washington INS Eisenhower House Senate Appropriations Committee Frep Canfield R.J G.O.P Knowland Calif Navy Air Force

Holiday Weather Outlook Promises Storms Across Iowa

A severe weather warning was issued for northern Iowa with possible locally severe thunderstorms and tornado risk from Dubuque to Woodbury. Reports of funnel clouds near Garner and Everly accompanied rain in Cedar Rapids as Memorial Day nears.

Iowa Iowa Weather Bureau Dubuque Woodbury al Terrado Spencer Garner Mason City Everly Cedar Rapids Ceadar Rapids

Two Boys Die in Car Explosion in Chicago

Police said a spark from a hammer ignited gasoline fumes inside a parked car, touching off a fire that spread to a five gallon can in the rear. The victims were Jackie McDorman, 7, and Steven Waldo, 68, who were playing with the hammer at the time of the blast.

Chicago Jackie McDorman Steven Waldo

Brooklyn Podres Dominates Pirates In 3-Hitter

Brooklyn edges Pittsburgh 1 to 0 as Johnny Podres throws a three hit game backed by strong defense and timely runs. Roy Slevers hits his tenth homer of the season in Washington's 6-2 win over New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Pittsburgh Brooklyn Johnny Podres Washington Roy Slevers New York Yankees

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