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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1956

Page

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Step-Up in Arms Need Is Forecast

Darrell Garwood reports from Washington that Pentagon planners forecast a step-up in manpower and funding to meet U.S. military needs amid the Middle East crisis. Even with a precarious peace, officials expect no major reduction in force strength, maintaining about 2.8 million personnel and no drop in the draft rate below 17,000 inductions monthly. Defense spending is projected to rise to roughly 38 billion dollars as manpower and budget recommendations are prepared for Congress and the White House.

Darrell Garwood Washington INS U. S Pentagon Middle East Russia Burgess Congress Eisenhower White House Egypt Department Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps

FBI probes link between Wichita slaying and Iowa nurse case

FBI investigators sought to determine if a slain woman found near Wichita, Kansas, is connected to an abandoned bloodstained car found near Kansas City tied to Mrs. Olla P. White of Manchester Iowa. White, 60, was missing, with a note in the car promising money or death. The Wichita victim, 50 to 55, shorter and heavier, wore a charcoal suit. Detective work continues with fingerprint checks and cross‑state inquiries.

Kansas City Federal Bureau of Investigation Wichita Kan Here Olla P. White Manchester FBI Goddard Sam Smith Ferrerview

Summerfield Has Throat Operation

Washington reports Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield underwent a throat operation. The Post Office Department said the procedure was successful and no malignancy was found.

Washington Arthur Summerfield Post Office Department

Morse Pledges Cooperation With Eisenhower Policy

In Portland Oregon Senator Morse vows cooperation with President Eisenhower on foreign policy on a nonpartisan basis. Morse recently won re election by defeating former cabinet member Douglas MacArthur Me...

Portland, Ore INS Morse D-Ore Eisenhower Senate Povetsor Douglas Meay

Planes Searched In Bomb Scare At Idlewild Airport

New York AP reports police hunted 10 idlewild liners after an anonymous call warned a Pan American plane would be blown up. No suspicious items found. no injuries or arrests noted.

New York Idlewild Pan American World Airways

North-South airline hearing set for December 6 in D C

Cedar Rapids faces final CAB hearing on north-south air service with Airport Commission Chairman Don Hines representing the city. Ozark Airlines is favored over North Central Airlines, and a ruling is expected in December. If awarded, Ozark could start within 30 days of authorization.

Cedar Rapids Civil Aeronautics Board Washington, D.C Airport Commission Don Hines Hines Ozark Airlines St. Louis North Central Airlines Minneapolis Ozark CAB Bureau of Air Operations The Gazette

Newsmen Killed Crossing EP Egyptian Lines in Suez

Paris AP report says American David Seymour and French photographer Jean Roy were killed while attempting to cross from British French lines into Egyptian territory during a Suez conflict. They traveled in a jeep with a group exchanging wounded. a jeep went into a canal after being fired upon.

PARIS Suez Canal Zone David Seymour Magnum Photos Jean Roy Paris-Match

Study Finds Medical Students Most Prone to Headaches

A Louisiana State University doctor reports a large survey showing medical students are the most headache prone among occupations, while farmers are least affected. Across nearly 5,000 people, over 60 percent have headaches with higher rates for women, under 20s, and unmarried individuals.

Washington Louisiana

A J Bailey 90 Retired Truant Officer Dies in Cedar Rapids

A I Bailey longtime Cedar Rapids truancy officer died at 8 a m Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness He was 90 and had retired from the public school system in 1949 His career spanned over 50 years and he was known for kindness and understanding toward students and parents

A. I. Bailey Cedar Rapids Bailey

Living Veterans Honored in Talk By Gen Burkhalter

Brig Gen L D Burkhalter of Cedar Rapids spoke at Municipal Plaza on Veterans Day, noting seven of every ten veterans are living. He cited 32,000,000 Americans who fought since Revolutionary War, with 22,510,000 living today making up about 14 percent of the population. He warned of national ulcers while describing a fragile peace and foreign alliances.

Gen. Burkhalter Cedar Rapids Municipal Plaza L. D. Burkhalter Korea United States Sam France England Ivan Tovarevich America

Blood Bath In Budapest Defenders resist Soviet siege in ruined city

Vienna dispatch by Anthony Cavendish describes Budapest under Soviet assault. More than 200,000 Soviet troops grip Hungary while rebels fight on amid ruins, artillery, and sniper fire. He details Russian command, the defense ministry base in Pest, and Zhukov’s rumored role as planner. Continued on Page 2.

Hungary United Press Anthony Cavendish Budapest Danube Cavendish Vienna Gyper Red Army Red

Car Crashes Fatal to 4 East Iowans

Four weekend auto deaths in Iowa, including Clarence Austin and his wife Mary Lou, killed when their car left Highway 218 south of Iowa City as they attempted to pass another vehicle. Wayne Winters and Paul Rogge of Iowa City were in the other car. both survived. The Austins' five children, ages 2 to 9, were sent to Des Moines to live with uncle Dean Austin. Ronald Harvey of near Cresco died of head injuries after a single car crash on Highway 52 near Decorah. Frances Stoddard of Jesup died from injuries after a two car collision near Jesup caused by a missing stop sign likely removed in a Halloween prank. Bradford Stoddard, 14, injured. Richard McLaughlin, 16, escaped with minor injuries.

Associated Press Iowa Clarence Austin Iowa ‘City Mary Lou Highway 218 Iowa City Austin Wayne Winters Paul Rogpee Austins Rogers Winters Des Moines Dean Austin Clarence Austins Ronald Harvey Warren Harvey Cresco Decorah Harvey Jover Frances Stoddard Jesup Independence Hospital Stoddard Richard McLaughlin Independence McLaughlin

First Units May Go In On Tuesday

The U N police force may enter Egypt as Hammarskjold announced. First units assembled near Naples could deploy Tuesday. Burns and Hammarskjold meet in Cairo to discuss cease fire and police staging area with Denmark Norway and Colombia contributing about 200 troops.

Egypt U. N Aacees Hammarskjold Naples Italy E. L. M. Burns Cairo Nasser Mahmoud Fawzi New York Denmark Norway Colombia Burns Britain France Israel Burma Rangoon U.N Canal Zone Suez Cairo Radio Abdel ‘Kaber Hatem Egyptian Information Department

Push To Crush Last Resistance In Hungary

Vienna AP reports Soviet forces press the attack across Hungary with the fall of major pockets of resistance. Csepel Island near Budapest hosts the nation’s largest factory complex where workers defend a Danube island plant against renewed bombardment. Elsewhere, pockets endure in Ujpest near Budapest, in Dunapentele Stalinvaros, and at Pecs near the Yugoslav border.

Vienna Russia Budapest Csepei Island Danube Island Ujpest Dunapentele Stalinvaros Csepel Island

Girl, 3, Faces Surgery on Her Beautiful Brown Eyes

In Boston a mother watches her 3 year old daughter Carol Ann Molinaro as doctors prepare to remove her right eye amid malignant cancer. Doctors give a 3 to 1 chance the left eye can be saved. the child has begun losing sight. The family notes the child’s deep brown eyes and gathers support as the illness progresses.

Boston Carol Ann Molinaro Joseph Molinaro Carol Ann

Prairie Du Chien Car Crash Claims DuBuque Man

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Wis UP Lee Telford 35 of Dubuque was killed Monday when his car slammed into a bridge abutment on Wisconsin 35 scattering wreckage 200 feet.

Prairie DU Chien Wis Lee Telford Dubuque Here

Chest Drive Reports 71 Percent of Quota in Cedar Rapids

The Cedar Rapids- Marion Community Chest reports 238 255.29 dollars in cash and pledges, reaching 71 percent of its 333 441 dollar goal. The final campaign events are set for Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce building, with a noon luncheon and evening audit. Thirty three offices and groups, including Dr S M Lehr 122 percent and Taylor Music Company 105 percent, boosted the drive to 72 percent with nineteen new groups reaching or exceeding their quotas. Reservations can be made by calling EM 3 3571.

Cedar Rapids News Cedar Rapids- Marion Community Chest Chamber of Commerce Arthur F Clauss Clauss S. M. Lehr

Eisenhower Drafts State of the Union Message

President Eisenhower started work on the State of the Union address on Veterans Day, shaping goals for the nation for the next four years. He and aides refine the message to be delivered to Congress in January.

Washington IUS Eisenhower Congress

Master criminal boasted over clever crime in court

A prosecutor tells the jury the crime was the work of a master criminal and carried out in a skillful manner. The defendant refuses to confess, shouting that flattery won’t help.

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Defense Carter L. Burgess Summerfield Frank Carey Henry Ogden Louisiana State University Southern Medical Association Ogden Today's Index Inez Robb Marion A. J. Bailey Budaipest Defense Ministry Grebennik Georgi Zhukov Berlin Soviet Union Old City Egyptians China Beirut Iraq Jordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia New Delhi Nehru Indonesia Ceylon India Ben-Gurion Gaza Strip Dubuquer
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