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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1952
Page
4
Washington sources say the White House may issue an order decontrolling coal to resolve the fight over a $1.90 daily wage rise for coal miners. Decontrol could remove wage and coal price controls, letting miners stay in the pits while coal prices rise to fund the raise.
Archbishop McIntyre, first American cardinal on the Pacific coast, is among 24 named by Pope Pius XII. Born in Manhattan, he rose from Wall Street errand boy to priest, later becoming co adjutor archbishop of New York. His elevation increases U S cardinal numbers to four.
A Virginia woman sues Duluth Clinic, Dr Coventry, St Marys Hospital and others for 39,189 alleging a forceps left in her abdomen during a 1950 operation caused chronic pain and inability to perform chores. The instrument was discovered in 1952 and rusted, with the case in St Louis county court.
In New York, Leo Phillips, 38, grabbed a chair and swung at four holdup men who raided a dry goods store Friday night. The gunmen fled with $200. Phillips suffered facial cuts from flying glass when the chair shattered the plate glass window after he lost his grip.
Arthur Lake star of The Dagwood Show with his wife and Frank Sully to perform at the Cedar Rapids Coliseum on December 9 in matinee and evening shows. Proceeds go to the Linn County Chapter National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. booked by the Cedar Rapids Policemen's Protective Association. Tickets via local police and area businesses.
The Fontini selection on Saturday named numerous high ranking church figures from diverse countries. Included are archbishops and nuncios from Italy Spain Ecuador Ireland and Brazil along with two cardinals from Communist nations.
CHICAGO UP Doctors announced that the operation to separate infant Siamese twins Roger and Rodney Brodie will be delayed several weeks. The brothers, born Sept 16 1951, are recovering from a seven hour preparatory operation and are described as in good condition though they have lost a substantial amount of blood. Neurosurgeons faced technical difficulties during the lengthy procedure and must complete preparatory work before the separation surgery.
The article states that people in the United States drink more coffee than individuals in any other region of the world, highlighting coffee’s prominence at home. It emphasizes domestic consumption as the highest worldwide.
John Foster Dulles will visit the State Department this week to outline plans for personnel changes and to review world issues he will face as secretary of state. He expects to meet with Dean Acheson and discuss urgent foreign policy matters including the upcoming NATO conference in Paris on Dec. 15. He and aides will assess 1952 defense progress and 1953 goals and review East West tensions and possible Communist threats.
Gretal Culp Hobby will head the federal welfare effort with potential spending near 1.5 billion dollars for health, welfare and education functions. Most funds will go to social security and old age benefits, with Hobby’s personal salary around 17 500 dollars.
The Medallic Art Co. of New York underbids the U.S. mint to produce about 10,000 souvenir medals for President-elect Eisenhower's inauguration. Clyde Trees leads the firm, which previously handled similar work for Harding and Coolidge. Both bids offered to make the medals at cost, but price and time favored the New York company per Mrs. L. Coarrin Strang.
The National Production Authority heeded a Des Moines firm Delman Company request and modified its materials suspension to permit acceptance of new business. NPA district manager John H. Bickert announced the change Saturday.
Washington reports five investigations across House committees including campaign spending indecent literature and tax exempt foundations with hearings starting Monday and a key tax scandal review Tuesday. Senate panels also prepare hearings on McCarthy Benton feud and Michigan election, plus preparedness watchdog activities.
As the 83rd Congress convenes on January 3, House Republicans and committee chairs press to reopen tax inquiries. King leads a probe into new evidence since July, while a campaign expenditures study questions the cost of radio TV politicking and new election laws. Gathings heads a drive on indecent literature and banned materials, Cox leads tax exempt foundations review, and radio TV hearings seek cleaner airwaves amid broader campaign regulation debates. In the Senate, focus lingers on Michigan results and Moody, Potter clashes, alongside McCarthy-Benton concerns.
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