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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1956
Page
1
Rescue workers in Springhill Nova Scotia faced a gas filled mine after a blast left 113 miners trapped 3,400 feet below. Four bodies were recovered overnight while 13 were confirmed dead and hopes for survivors waned.
A 3 year old Waukon girl Janie Herman was found at 8 30 a m Friday half a mile from home after nearly 1 000 volunteers scoured fields and timber overnight in fog and 48 degree temperatures. She was uninjured but treated for exposure at Waukon hospital.
National City Lines may seek a short term bus franchise in Cedar Rapids as the current 10 year agreement nears expiration. Vice president K E Totten said renewal talks would occur with the city council while awaiting state legislative actions on transit relief and not ruling out a one year termination clause. The company does not intend to close down abruptly.
U S diplomatic sources report Arab extremists sabotaged an American air force fuel dump at Wheelus Field Libya with flames still burning. Other dispatches claim the Qatar pipeline was blown up. Thirty Americans in Bahrein shelter in the Caltech oil refinery compound amid fears of violence.
British actress Diana Dors announces separation from husband Dennis Hamilton after five years of marriage. Dors says there are no immediate divorce plans and will continue her career, while Hamilton has returned to England.
United Press reports the season's first blizzard lashed the western plains with up to 10 inches of snow in western Nebraska. Winds to 70 mph created deep drifts and blocked most country roads. Searchers look for two missing men near Alliance Nebraska as other areas suffer treacherous roads and zero visibility.
Iowa fans plan to attend the Homecoming game against Michigan as two storm systems threaten the state. One system brings snow to western Nebraska and eastern Colorado and Wyoming and is forecast to move north into Iowa. A second line of showers and thunderstorms is expected in southwest Iowa Friday and across southern areas Friday night. For Iowa City, the forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies with a chance of showers or thunderstorms Friday night, and Saturday is partly cloudy, windy, and cooler.
President Eisenhower defended his administration’s stance on Hungary and the Middle East at a Philadelphia rally, saying he is proud of the administration’s stand despite critics. He avoided direct rebuttals to Adlai Stevenson, noting the need for a united Western alliance amid Cold War tensions.
The Republican national committee urged major networks to provide free time for a response to Adlai Stevenson after his address criticizing administration policies. Stevenson listed three points accusing ill advised Middle East policy and missed chances to avert war, noting the region’s vast oil reserves the day’s discussion continued on page 3.
The U N General Assembly voted 64 to 5 with six abstentions for an immediate cease fire in Egypt. Dulles urged Israel to withdraw and Britain and France not to move in. The emergency session may continue until compliance, with further action possible if needed.
In Budapest the government claimed no new Russian troops entered Hungary despite Moscow reports of two Soviet divisions crossing the border. A spokesman called the situation late Thursday "extremely grave" but said it had relaxed as Hungary’s Premier Imre Nagy announced the country would pull out of the Kremlin dominance.
The State Department announced a halt on shipments of U S military supplies to the Middle East fighting zone, with the order currently affecting Israel as no U S military equipment had been reaching other areas.
The agriculture department predicted slightly lower food supplies in 1957 with higher retail prices. Demand remains strong and meat per person may decline a bit as fewer hogs and cattle are raised, while slaughter and marketing margins are expected to stay firm or rise.
Kenneth Cahill and his wife were sentenced to 30 days in jail for wanton neglect of children. The max penalty followed their guilty pleas after their two young children Kenneth Jr and Karen died from heat prostration in their attic bedroom last June 9. The judge ordered immediate service for Mr Cahill with Mrs Cahill to begin after his term to keep the remaining children from being unattended.
The French defense ministry indicated the stage was set for a British French invasion of the Suez Canal Zone with air and naval actions to support occupation. It said bombardment aimed to destroy Egyptian air strength and clear sea lanes, and provided no date for an attack.
Dispatches said Israeli troops reported monitoring Russian language radio signals sent and received by Egyptian tanks. Russia has been supplying Egypt with tanks.
Descriptions of offshore military pressure and demonstrations aimed at toppling Nasser. Eden faces a confidence vote and delays on replying to the UN cease fire resolution as Britain and France consider UN policing after their missions. Churchill dines with Eden as Labor cautions against silent action. Coastal Israeli advances and gains in Sinai are noted with Gaza, Abu Atheila, and Port Said links.
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