04 Oct 1953
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1953
Page
1
Kansas City church and family press for a 48 hour extension as Bobby Greenlease remains missing after being taken from a Catholic school. A Baptist minister offers to mediate while the kidnapper leads a planned nationwide search and claims religious protection for information shared with clergy.
This fragment describes a newspaper’s appeal and page layout across sections. It mentions crime coverage on page three, aviation reporting by Santee Gazette, a feature on identical twins with a combined 101 years in cedar, wood-stretching tips, Eve Starr’s Inside column, a wallpaper story for $20 000 on page seven, and Sunday sports with top writers and photographers.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ordered racketeer Joseph S. Fay transferred from Sing Sing to Clinton Prison at Dannemora in upstate New York to reduce access and curb visits. Fay, ex-vice president of the AFL International Union of Oper Engineers, was convicted in 1945 of extortion related to the Delaware aqueduct project and New York City water system. Visitor controls include fingerprinting and weekly governor notices. Fay had drawn parole denials and had been visited by state and local officials prior to the move.
The Eisenhowers will attend Earl Warren’s court inauguration. Warren’s nine justices plan to study up to 1,500 segregation cases next term as the court opens Monday with a noon session. Warren is to be sworn in at noon and is expected to arrive in Washington Sunday night.
London reports the British supply ministry tested a new de fogging device invented by Mrs Jane Garner of Blackpool. The machine resembles an oversized vacuum cleaner and uses an electric motor to suck in foggy air and emit clear air. Garner claims a quarter radius can be cleared in 20 minutes.
President Eisenhower's inquiry board opened hearings on the East Coast longshoremen strike. The involved union and employers clash over responsibility while a 60 000-strong work stoppage threatens national welfare and port operations.
The Pope urges an international penal code to punish war criminals. He calls for impartial international tribunals and no immunity for offenders. He condemns arbitrary arrests and advocates due process to prevent political misuse.
In Everett Massachusetts a huge Esso Standard Oil storage tank under construction collapsed trapping workers. One man, Richard Bruno of Medford, 36, died and 32 others were injured, three critically, as a 15 inch concrete roof layer gave way 50 feet into rubble. Rescue crews, including 40 ambulances, responded quickly. Biagio Atrallo, 50, of Boston survived after moving to a safe area.
Navy pilot Lt Cmdr James B Verdin set and then briefly recaptured the US speed record in a Douglas F4D Skyray jet on the thermal California course. He averaged 753.4 mph with 761.44 mph as his fastest, while other trial speeds ranged around 746 to 759 mph.
London dispatch notes Soviet attempts to win Yugoslavia back into Moscow’s orbit through flattery and diplomacy. Western observers report Moscow traces ties with Belgrade and an ambassador appointment amid Tito’s pledge to stay with the West despite Russia’s tactics.
The Cedar Rapids city clerk's office on the third floor of City Hall will be open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. including noon. A registration deadline is set for next Saturday and individuals must register in person at the office.
In Berlin two East German courts condemned one man to death and thirteen others to harsh terms for alleged sabotage trials. The district court sentenced Gessler to die for planning to dynamite a city foundry and gave life terms at hard labor to three for Gessler's involvement, with three more receiving lengthy prison sentences.
Washington reports new government statistics warn of rising Social Security costs and higher tax rates needed to fund death and retirement benefits. Chief actuaries Myers and Raser project costs surpassing prior estimates, draining the Social Security reserve and possibly shifting to a pay-as-you-go system if reforms are not enacted. The figures are preliminary and subject to change.
The Voice of America transmitters claim a clear win over Radio Moscow on 173 kilocycles. The Munich station reportedly reaches far across Europe, with millions listening nightly, and reduces Moscow coverage to roughly 140 miles when conditions allow.
Washington sources report Acting Secretary of Labor Lloyd A. Mashburn seeks White House budget bureau rest- ation of authority over the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service while the service chief Whitely P. McCoy insists on maintaining agency independence. The dispute stems from Mashburn’s push to strengthen labor’s influence in 1954 55 budget and legislative recommendations, despite White House guidance to delay until a new labor secretary is confirmed.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Bridges said the panel will summon Harold E. Stassen to explain alleged capricious firings in the Foreign Operations Administration. He cited complaints of indiscriminate dismissals under a reduction in force policy and noted testing and retention irregularities amid agency personnel cuts.
Seven people sighted from the air were rescued after being flown from the wilderness. Authorities near abandonment of the search halted as Royal Canadian Air Force units aided Friday.
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