02 Oct 1958
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1958
Page
1
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers struck General Motors after a 20 hour bargaining session failed to reach a contract for 250 000 workers. Thousands across the nation walked out before the deadline as GM faced a complex picture with many plants and large workforce.
Milwaukee breaks open with seven in the first, Lew Burdette hits a three-run homer as the Braves trail 8-2 after four innings. Bauer, Mantle and Berra at bat for the Yankees. Schoendienst and Bruton key for the Braves with RBIs and runs.
Providence AP reports Senator Green a 91 year old Democrat from Rhode Island celebrated his birthday feeling well. Asked if he would serve in the senate to 100 he replied he sees no reason not to but called it unusual.
Claudius Charles Philippe, Waldorf Astoria vice president in charge of catering, was indicted in New York on tax evasion for 1952 to 1955 totaling 88,706 dollars. He allegedly concealed cash and kickbacks from hotel caterers while managing banquets for prominent events and directing food and beverage purchases.
Kenneth Scott aged four disappeared in Michigan's upper peninsula wilderness Sunday. A helicopter from K I Sawyer airbase located him a mile from the woods. ground crews recovered the body in heavy brush southeast of the hunting camp. Death cause pending. he wore only thin clothing in near freezing air. A massive search drew 1500 police, volunteers and national guardsmen. two National Guard batteries were placed on 24 hour duty to assist.
St Louis parking firm bars certain 1959 model autos, citing excessive length and width. Wayne Stedelin of City Auto Parks Co notes Cadillacs are too long to fit ramps and bumper lights and grills raise liability. Ban may extend to other new models as dimensions are reviewed.
In Melbourne Australia two pilots sighted an unidentified submarine on Thursday, marking the fifteenth such sighting reported in eight days.
Traffic on Thirty-eighth Street returns to two way operation after a threatened lawsuit over access to the Bartletts' property. Safety Commissioner Johnson cited emergency powers, while Mayor Meaghan warned against legal exposure. The city will repaint a do not cross line and reevaluate signals.
AP reports Israel plans to buy a 47000 ton tank er from Japan at about 7 million dollars. The move signals renewed military procurement as tensions in the region persist.
Secretary of State Dulles delivers a message to Chiang Kai-shek to reaffirm U S support for basic Formosa policies. The note aims to ease splits after Dulles news conference signals on Quemoy and Matsu while preserving U S stance on nationalist control and ceasefire conditions.
Government officials disclosed that most atomic weapons contain conventional high explosives in amounts up to hundreds of pounds. The Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department said the main hazards in an accident come from high explosives and plutonium, which could be dispersed if inhaled.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower is expected to visit Jackson school in Cedar Rapids where she attended kindergarten while the President attends the national cornpicking contest near here on Oct. 17. The Gazette spoke by telephone with Mary Jane Mc
An invitation was mailed Thursday afternoon from Cedar Rapids superintendent A W Salisbury inviting Mrs Eisenhower to visit Jackson School on October 17. The note was sent from the office of A W Salisbury Cedar Rapids superintendent of schools.
Iowa's traffic deaths fell 37 percent in September with 39 killed versus 62 a year earlier, while 7,349 drivers earned points for traffic violations. The nine month toll stands at 405, 105 fewer than last year, and the month marks the second highest point total since the program began.
General Claire Chennault leader of the Flying Tigers who died July 27 left an estate valued at 406 500 dollars according to low file documents released Thursday by UPI.
President Eisenhower will attend the national corn picking contest near Cedar Rapids on Oct 17 with Mrs Eisenhower accompanying. He is set to speak at 2 45 p m at highway 13 northeast of Marion. Senator John F Kennedy will speak at 11 15 a m. A crowd of about 100000 is expected.
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