Three Auto Wrecks Kill 21 in Nebraska Sunday
A series of three highway crashes in Nebraska Sunday left 21 dead. Ten victims were in a Waterbury area wreck involving teens returning from a church social, while six more died in two other crashes near Ponca and Norfolk. Survivors include five musicians and several high school students. sheriff officials name the victims and note vehicles caught fire after impact.
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Soviet Leaders Press Peace Tone in India Talks
In New Delhi, Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Khrushchev urged unity with India against military power politics. They criticized the West, affirmed a policy of peace, and discussed economic aid as Nehru warned against any "camp" alignment.
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Riots Roast Bombay as Police Clash with Demonstrators
Bombay endured a fierce clash between police and stone-throwing rioters. About ten people were killed and 225 wounded, with over 1,000 rioters arrested as the city faced a day of intense unrest.
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Turncoat Son Missed Homecoming Dinner At Family Farm
In Hillsboro Mississippi mourners and relatives gathered at Elbert and wife Bell's poultry farm for a big homecoming for former Army Cpl. Othe Bell. He did not attend insisting he and his family were misled during a phone talk from Olympia Washington.
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Freeman Dies at Newhall Contractor and Civic Leader
George Freeman 60 known as a Newhall contractor and civic figure died suddenly of a heart attack. He led the Commercial Club and served as fire chief and active in many civic affairs. Survived by wife two daughters three grandchildren three brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements set with services in Cedar Rapids and burial at Cedar Memorial.
Flynn of Toledo Named Tama County Sheriff
New York Times notes Flynn of Toledo was appointed Tama county sheriff by the board amid gossip and editorial columns. The column mentions a Washington roundup and a tale about a filling station attendant calling a customer a fool, reflecting the era’s light satire.
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Tama County
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Solk
Warning Is Just in Time in Rock Falls Fire Story
Ed Chambers bought fuel oil but an attendant filled his can with high test gasoline. Two men warned him the mix would explode and police and volunteers searched Rock Falls for the mistaken fuel. Chambers almost used it before the error was found.
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Ed Chambers
Chambers
Chamberas
Deputy Flynn Succeeds Sheriff Kern After Death
Flynn, who served as deputy during Sheriff Russell Fy Kern’s term, succeeds Kern following his death last week. The transition places Flynn in the top law enforcement post after Kern’s prolonged service.
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Kern
Globemaster Crash Kills 10 on Takeoff
An air force board probed a C 124 Globemaster wreck after a takeoff crash that killed 10 aboard and left one survivor. The aircraft carried two passengers and nine crew returning to Tachikawa Japan from a cargo delivery. names were withheld pending family notices.
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Marie’s Condition Reported Serious
Marie Dionne of the Quints, 21, was reported seriously ill with pernicious anemia. She was brought to a Montreal hospital from a Quebec convent as her parents traveled from Callander Ontario to the city.
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East West Propaganda Duel Looms in Cold War
Long, rugged propaganda duel looms as both sides push political, economic and cultural weapons. Comintern under a Moscow-led drive aims to expand in colonies and unite left parties, while Pravda stresses strengthening Soviet power and vigilance against enemies.
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Ike Moves His Base to Camp David
President Eisenhower moved his temporary White House from Gettysburg to Camp David in Maryland to meet the National Security Council and Cabinet. He traveled with Allen Dulles and others while Nixon flew from Florida. The NSC discussed Soviet moves after Geneva and the need to adapt defenses and alliances.
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City Plans sale of $500000 sewer bonds
Cedar Rapids officials move to sell a 500000 general obligation sewer bond issue on December 8 to finance sanitary sewer work and annexation driven projects. The plan funds McLeods Run extension and other city jobs with retirement staged through 1970 and a fractional tax levy increase. A five taxpayer petition can object before final action.
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Forty-second Street
Center Point Road
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Democrats Split Over 1956 Keynote Moderation
Washington reports a growing split in the Democratic Party over adopting a moderate keynote for the 1956 campaign. Adlai Stevenson urged moderation without stagnation, while Sen. Kefauver signals potential candidacy, and Gov. Harriman rejects middle ground, favoring a liberal Roosevelt-Truman style agenda. The White House dismissed Stevenson’s speech as political chatter.
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Tongay Escapes Amnesiac Convict Says He Will Surrender
Miami AP report states Russell Tongay, an escaped convict claiming amnesia, told a reporter he would surrender in Los Angeles. He suffered a lung ailment and was injured in a New Orleans crash before fleeing. Tongay, convicted of manslaughter for ordering a fatal dive by his aquator daughter Kathy, 5.
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Propeller Trouble Cited in Seattle Plane Crash
Investigators probed a Friday crash that killed 27 of 74 aboard and left 21 survivors hospitalized. Initial findings suggested no structural defect. pilot and co-pilot accounts to be cross-checked with evidence. Survivors describe propeller failure causing a wing blow and aircraft loss of control.
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Cpl. I. S&s. Thomas
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Capitol
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Returns to Gazette Pages
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer returns to The Gazette today and will run through Christmas. Start your children reading with the feature on page 7 at the cost of 1 cent.
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U N votes to review charter amid boycott by Russia
United Nations General Assembly approves a U S backed plan to convene a panel of all members to set timing and arrangements for a conference to review the 1945 UN Charter. Russia Syria and four allies oppose the move, with Russia planning to boycott the process.
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Small-Firm Spokesman States Case in GM Probe
Albert Holzwasser of Arrows Armatures, Boston, testifies before the Senate anti trust subcommittee claiming General Motors practices hurt small rebuilders of auto generators. He cites United Motor Service sales tactics and claims discrimination against independent parts makers costs the government money. Harold Halfpenny adds that GM raises prices on noncompetitive items while arguing for possible divestiture to boost independent competition.
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Oldtime Pilot Rees Vernon Dews Dies in Memphis
MEMPHIS AP reports veteran pilot Rees Vernon Dews died of a heart attack on Sunday. The oldtime flyer was remembered as a pioneer in early aviation with a long career and notable flights.
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Rees Vernon Dews
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