22 Oct 1953
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
1
Lima Ohio residents suffer coughs headaches and irritation as a week of smoke from a burning sewage sludge bed blankets the city. Doctors report no emergency though respiratory cases rise while firemen douse the six acre bed with water and weather shows no rain or wind to clear the pollution.
At Panmunjom the Neutral Nations Repatriation commission considered the return of a Chinese prisoner after a chair was swung at him. Allies protested lack of U.N. notification and an interpreter. Polish and Czech members ended a boycott but disputes continued over whether anti-Red Koreans should be allowed to hear Communist pleas.
New York AP Arthur Godfrey on air defends his radio-TV troupe as “nice guests” and reveals he fired Julius La Rosa for losing humility amid firing controversy. He denies romance rumors with Dorothy McGuire, says La Rosa refused ballet lessons, and recalls discovering him three years ago on a navy carrier.
The Atomic Energy Commission will build a 60 000 kilowatt industrial reactor aimed at peacetime power. Location at or near an ore separation facility is possible with Oak Ridge Paducah and Portsmouth cited. Westinghouse to lead, with Rear Admiral Rickover in charge. The program seeks three to four years to operation and frames a peaceful answer to Soviet nuclear advances.
Special to The Gazette reports University of Iowa officials informed the Iowa legislature that the Oct. 7 fire in the Chemistry building caused property losses and replacement costs totaling 384 144.50 dollars. Rebuild costs are now estimated at 187 500 with equipment at 177 530.50 and cleanup at 17 102, the report notes.
Iowa lawmakers spent a full afternoon at the Oakdale tuberculosis sanatorium in a rare extended visit. They approved $11,000 for rock riprap at Rock Creek lake, heard a report on the sanitation plant’s needed repairs, and noted progress from new drugs and methods.
A first grade class at the museum traced a car crash clue to a license number cited in a chalkboard prompt. The moment sparked curiosity about the incident and sparked questions about safety and civic responsibility.
Weather no shows for Iowa as a low backed northward and drew dry air from Arizona. .08 inch rainfall at Waterloo tops noted, with forecasts of cloudy cooler days through Saturday. A brushland fire near Makoketa burned about 150 acres despite fire walls, forcing inmate labor from the state reformitory and closing Des Moines city parks. Health officials warn drought risks to streams and surface water.
Cedar Rapids and Marion may see the revival of about 1,900 suspended gas space heating permits by year end. R L Kaufman of Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric says the outlook hinges on storage gas from the Joliet dome becoming available again after a Sept 30 resumption.
Contributions in the Cedar Rapids Marion Community Chest drive edged up to 119106. After a strong first two days returns in all divisions declined Wednesday and Thursday morning. The current total is 44.9 percent of the 265314 goal and a Friday audit may lift it further led by General Chairman Duane Arnold who urged workers to turn in funds by Friday afternoon.
Senator Douglas of Illinois refused an invitation to meet with the Farm Equipment United Workers Union in Chicago saying the group is Communist-dominated. He cited unemployment concerns in the farm equipment industry and declined to meet the union's Harvester plants conference board chairman.
A misread on Voting Machine No. 79611 caused a 97 vote overcount behind Bennie Graw in Cedar Rapids mayoral primary precinct No. 13. City Clerk Maude Krebs said initial tallies showed 102 votes for Graw in that precinct, later corrected to 54 citywide after error detection. County officials will test the machine further to ensure reliability before final release.
Postmaster General Summerfield says a new holiday season plan will cut logjams and save millions. The program increases overtime for regular staff and limits temporary hires, aiming for better service at lower cost and fewer errors.
Burglars stole $600 in cash from Marengo High School during the night or early Thursday. The money came from receipts for the junior class play shown Wednesday. Entry used keys likely stolen from the school, and a bolt cutter from the tool room cut the storage closet wall. Sheriff Schroll began investigation after Principal Bellamy found the loss Thursday morning.
Dr Charles Geschichter of Georgetown University Medical Center announced a synthetic anti asthmatic treatment aiming to be safe cheap and effective. In 285 cases including 155 children and 80 adults over 40 only 2.5 5 and 10 percent failed in each group with a quarter rendered symptom free for two to four years after completing therapy. Digitalis is advised for patients with heart trouble and some asthmatics may need a lung relaxing drug alongside the treatment.
A blizzard dumped up to four foot drifts across roads in the northern Big Horn mountains marooning hunters. Officials said wardens were sent to round up the hunters as more than a foot fell in 36 hours. Colorado roads Mt Evans and Trail Ridge also closed.
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