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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1956
Page
1
Early returns show heavy balloting across regions with New Hampshire towns reporting Eisenhower leads ranging from 25 5 to 13 0 while Hart's Location and Ellsworth favor Stevenson and Eisenhower respectively. In Kansas initial counts favor Eisenhower while Nixon and Kefauver campaign with final returns due.
A blond boy about 3 or 4 was found alone at Third Avenue and Seventh Street in Marion. Police and residents searched for hours without finding a guardian or identification. The child spoke little, wore a faded yellow sweater, blue denim pants, brown high tops, and was bareheaded. Anyone with information should contact Marion police.
Seven were killed and more than 150 injured when a crowded eight car El train struck a standing CTA train at a north side station. Rescuers freed victims after nearly five hours as lights failed and passengers were crushed in the front car. Coroner McCarron sought to determine excessive speed or brake failure as possible causes.
Cedar Rapids voters flocked to the polls in droves Tuesday. A 2:30 p.m. check of the city’s 25 precincts showed balloting slightly behind the 1952 record pace.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. with 18,272 votes tallied by 2:30 p.m. versus 20,862 at the same time in 194? Four years ago. Officials expect the final tally to surpass the 37,503 ballots of 1952 aided by a 3,500 rise in registered voters. Heaviest precincts were 3rd 5th 6th 11th and 24th with counts listed for 8th 1,146 5th 1,400 6th 1,056 11th 1,216 and 24th 1,200.
Navy scientist Robert Leon Carroll proposes that extremely cold temperatures could release atomic energy by forcing electrons toward the nucleus and disintegrating it. The Air Force will explore this concept and convene scientists to review its feasibility, challenging established limits like absolute zero and light speed.
KCRG TV and radio will air election returns starting at 7:30 p.m. with John Daly and ABC network team providing early national interpretation from 54 precincts. The Gazette will compile regional returns for AP, Cedar Rapids readers get final tables Wednesday. Local Cedar Rapids Sixth precinct noted.
The Swiss government invited the Big Four and India to an immediate summit in Switzerland to address dangers of a third world war. Telegrams were sent to the U S S R Britain France and India offering to organize a conference akin to the 1955 Geneva summit, with India present as representative of Asian and African nations from Bandung.
Washington officials scrutinize Soviet moves after Geneva talks and Hungary crisis. Some experts believe Moscow hints at a tougher line while others see a propaganda strategy to mask forceful actions against Hungarian freedom fighters.
Washington warned Moscow that Soviet military intervention in the Middle East would be opposed by the United States. The note to Bulganin urged withdrawal from Hungary and asserted U.N. backing against any force action in the region. Eden in London urged reason and supported an international police role to curb hostilities.
In Vienna observers report brutal Soviet tactics as Hungarians resist. Rebels fight on with heavy shelling and guerrilla actions in Budapest and across Hungary. Radio Budapest appeals rebels to surrender while a provisional government under Janos Kadár claims control of key stations.
Britain and France announced a 6 p.m. CST cease-fire in Egypt and urged U.N. confirmation for an international patrol. Allied forces backed a seaborne Suez Canal operation, with Port Said and Port Fuad reportedly captured as Cyprus-based command noted a successful tank assault and ongoing efforts to reopen the canal.
Luxembourg students set fire to the Soviet legation in protest against Russia's military action in Hungary, a Tuesday incident reported by SNS.
President Eisenhower telephoned Prime Minister Eden Tuesday and received word of the Middle East cease-fire agreement just before its public announcement, according to the White House.
Officials attempted to remove a voter from a Manhattan polling place claiming a violation of election law. The voter urged them to read the button which read Vote for Coolidge and Dawes.
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