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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1957
Page
2
Daily Record lists highs and lows across major cities, precipitation totals, and a town forecast. It also reports births, marriages, and funeral home notices from Bettendorf to West Union with service details and burial plans.
Tarik Al-Askari of Iraq urged a congressional investigation into Zionism in the United States. He claimed U.S. Zionism harms America's international reputation and called for scaling down aid to Israel and revoking tax exemptions for Zionist donations.
Albert Macek a 25 year old PhD student in experimental psychology at the University of Iowa awaits draft induction eight months before finishing his degree. Wisconsin board order prompted telegram protests to Senator Morse and President Eisenhower as students seek to allow completion of higher education.
France urged the United Nations to stay out of Algeria arguing that UN interference could extend the three-year nationalist rebellion. Foreign Minister Christian Pineau told the UN political committee that rebels have lost on military and political fronts and any talks offer with preconditions is pointless. He cited Tunisian and Moroccan mediation attempts as flawed and warned of international communist involvement in the revolt.
The US British and French commandants of West Berlin told Mayor Willy Brandt they will provide 45000 to purchase Christmas gifts for needy children and the elderly, the city announced on Thursday.
McElroy ordered resumes of overtime for Atlas Titan and Thor missile work to accelerate development after an August economy order halted extra hours. Officials say first missiles may cost about a million dollars each, with costs dropping on mass production. Meanwhile the Atomic Energy Commission plans static tests of nuclear powered rockets next year at Los Alamos with testing at the Nevada site.
Linn county Red Cross chapter board of directors will gather at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Red Cross office. The community notices include Toastmasters at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday in Bishop cafeteria with Warren Bruene as toastmaster. Rabbi Hershman to speak on Giving Thanks Friday at Temple Judah Cedar Rapids.
A Wednesday cloudburst flooded stores in downtown Miami, turned streets into rivers and paralyzed traffic in the central city area.
Harvey Krug age 51 of Atkins died Wednesday afternoon when his tractor overturned in a ditch and pinned him beneath it while returning home from helping pick corn on the Ray Popenhagen farm. He is survived by wife Ella and four children. Funeral services are arranged at Fellmer funeral home in Keystone.
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge presented UNICEF executive director with 2,376,222 dollars. The 1957 U S contribution reaches 7,917,192 dollars. the U S has pledged 10 million for UNICEF this year, on a condition of not exceeding 55 percent of other nations' total contributions.
In Morris Illinois on Wednesday farm reports of silvery fist sized objects sparked rumors of space visitors and secret weapons. Civil Defense Director Woodward called in an army demolition team from Fort Sheridan which identified the objects as radar chaff aluminum strips designed to jam radar.
An Athens AP report says Central Greece tremors were felt strongest in Volos and Larissa with no deaths but minor damage to a few Volos buildings.
Three men pled guilty in Linn county district court on drunk driving charges. Clement D. Howes, 53, of 1015 Second avenue SW, fined 500 dollars and costs for a second offense and may pay in installments. Howard H. Hutchinson, 54, of 1709 Texas avenue NE, and William L. Wells, 60, of Marion, each fined 300 dollars and costs for first offenses. Howes arrested Tuesday night for erratic driving on Eighth avenue, Eighteenth street and Chandler street SW. Hutchinson stopped Tuesday night at Thirty-second street and Center Point road NE after erratic driving. Wells arrested after his car struck a parked car Tuesday night in front of 2261 Fifth avenue in Marion.
James Lee Merrick, a 37 year old Ames man, is held by Cedar Rapids police on a drunk driving charge after a five car crash on First Avenue W that hospitalized Warren Loder 35 of Jewell. Loder required surgery for facial lacerations and head injuries and was listed in good condition Thursday morning.
Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago Cleveland and San Francisco will lower their discount rate from 314 to 3 percent effective Friday. Dallas remains at 314 percent in the system. The rate affects member banks borrowing from the Fed and aims to ease lending to businesses and the public.
Edwin Hemmer a 30 year old Monticello man remains in fair condition at a Cedar Rapids hospital after sustaining chest and head injuries in a single vehicle crash near Springville Wednesday night. Authorities indicated he lost control on Highway 15 near Springville and the car left the road.
Prof James A Coleman of American International College and his physics class estimate that the odds of a Sputnik fragment reaching Earth and striking a U S resident are about three in 100 million if any fragment survives to land.
About 350 Linn county draft board registrants will receive new questionnaires in the coming days and must return them within 10 days. The forms determine standby reserve categories Available not available for civilian occupation and not available for extreme hardship. Also seeking information on Alvin L Boots last known Cedar Rapids route 2 address. Enlistments reported for four army recruits and two navy recruits with San Diego basic training.
London AP reports Moscow radio quotes Professor Dobronravov of the Moscow Higher Technical School on earnest Soviet plans to chart routes to the moon Venus and Mars. He says journeys could take five days to one day depending on rocket thrust, countering Western doubts about space travel.
Valentine Plumb a Cedar Rapids resident and retired farmer died Wednesday after a long illness. Born August 10 1869 in Hastings he lived near Macedonia most of his life. Survived by two daughters Velma Titzell of Omaha and Gladys Peterson of Cedar Rapids a son Vernon of Red Oak and two brothers Will of Fort Collins Colorado and Richard of Fort Morgan Colorado. Funeral services are set at Turner chapel Friday at 11 am with Dr. Jackson Burns. body to Oakland for Macedonia church services Saturday at 2 pm and burial in Wesley chapel cemetery Henderson. Friends may call at the chapel.
Cedar Rapids detectives hunt two men tied to a suspected con game targeting Marion farmer Earl Wilson. The scheme began on First Street SE as a drunken pair offered money to find a hotel room then escalated to securing a room and larger reward. Detectives say the method mirrors two long sought con men.
Cedar Rapids resident Mary Noska Sejba 60 years died at University Hospitals Iowa City after a lingering illness. Born April 19 1885 in Johnson County she is survived by daughter Adelle Dostal Mt. Ayr another daughter Milo Rubek Cedar Rapids a son Lumir Cedar Rapids three sisters and three brothers. Services 2 p.m. Saturday Brush Chapel with Rt Rev Msgr Anthony W Chihak burial at St Johns. Rosary at 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel.
Jeremiah Falvey, aged 95, long resident of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday at a Wilton Junction nursing home after lingering illness. Born October 4, 1862, in Moira New York he spent 15 years with his niece Mrs. Charles Hubbard at 305 Sixth Street SW before moving to Wilton Junction a year ago. A retired railroad employe. Services set for 9 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church conducted by the Rt. Rev.
Old and new barometer styles brighten home decor while serving as weather predictors. Modern Baratometer designs include pendant banjo styles in mahogany and walnut, transitional blends, and ship's wheel forms for dens or offices. Barometers sense air pressure and forecast changes as weather approaches.
Msgr D J Lenihan will recite the Rosary at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Monahan funeral home where friends may call prior to burial at Mt Calvary.
Vice President Nixon describes President Eisenhower’s speech issue as minor fatigue related hesitancy rather than inability to form ideas. Doctors expect the problem to clear up completely and note no major decisions have been delayed by the illness.
Navy Log returns this Thursday at 9:00 p.m. viewers can watch the naval adventure on Channel 9. Marine lore, historical footage, and archival clips headline the program as it airs in prime time.
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