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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
1
A statewide search was underway for 15 year old Hartley, daughter of a LaCrosse State College professor, who vanished from a babysitting job Saturday night after evidence suggested a violent struggle. Photos appeared on the Picture Page. Authorities pressed the case as a criminal investigation.
Cedar Rapids and Marion fund drive reports show contributions rising to 142465.42 dollars or 53.7 percent of the 265314 dollar target as General Chairman Duane Arnold urges workers to finish submissions for Tuesday night audit. He notes several area cities already meeting goals and lists multiple local firms and organizations contributing through the weekend.
The Eighth Army announced a pay raise for Korean service corps workers from 12 to 25 cents daily, boosting operating costs to about 46 million dollars per year. They provide meals clothing and medical care, aiming to support workers and their families.
John Petyo, 49, was charged with murder in the mercy slaying of his bedridden wife Anna, 46, in Linden New Jersey. He surrendered after allegedly bludgeoning her with a diaper wrapped hammer and strangling her with an electric cord, saying she asked him to kill her. Police report he wrestled with conscience for hours before deciding.
Two Cedar Rapids patrolmen used a squad car Sunday afternoon to capture a runaway horse carrying a screaming 10 year old girl, Millicent Bell. The girl was not injured. The chase began at Mt. Vernon road and Thirtieth street SE and ended when Officer Buresh grabbed the reins as Burgert drove the car alongside the horse near Fortieth street. Buresh recalled the moment the horse nearly jerked his shoulder free, but Burgert steered to avoid mail boxes and brought the animal to a stop.
United States presents detailed evidence at the United Nations exposing Communist brutality in extorting confessions from American airmen accused of germ warfare in Korea. Dr Charles Mayo cites airmen sworn statements of torture and trickery to force signatures in a bid to label the pilots accomplices. The U S rebuttal, the strongest to date in the cold war propaganda drive, follows months of Eisenhower administration planning.
London sources say Prime Minister Churchill cancelled his plan to visit Moscow to meet Premier Malankov due to American opposition lukewarm support within his government and silence from the Kremlin. Advisers noted doctors warned the 76 year old’s delicate health would suffer from travel.
CHICAGO AP A deserted mother of seven studied adoption offers for her two youngest children Dorothy McQuarrie. Two of her children have polio and her husband disappeared three months ago. The offers came after she asked a newspaper to print her plight. She said she could not care for all the children on a monthly relief income of 161 dollars. If someone would adopt Patricia and Susan she could give the others more of their mother's care.
A Virginia born corporal in Prison Camp 6 Pyoktong North Korea refused return to the United States to expose Communist plans. Cpl Edward Dickenson 23 held a press conference in Tokyo Army Hospital saying he stayed behind to learn all about the Reds and avenge fallen buddies. He claimed some fellow prisoners were told they could become generals upon repatriation and that a U.S. revolution might be planned. He suggested about 10 of 22 may choose repatriation if given proper explanations.
A cold front followed light rain across Iowa with a sharp drop in temperatures. Ottumwa reported 0.21 inches of rainfall while Cedar Rapids and other cities measured lighter amounts, then forecasts showed temperatures dropping to 24 to 30 degrees by Monday night.
In Columbus at the Highland Avenue Friends church four women report thefts during Sunday services totaling 42 dollars. An unfriendly member is named in the local chatter as the suspected culprit.
The Communists demanded neutral nations join the main talks at Panmunjom, clashing with U N envoy Arthur Dean who urged a time and place first. The session highlighted who runs the agenda as two days of preliminary talks begin with North Korea and China pressing neutrals. Meanwhile, a split in the prisoner repatriation commission casts doubt on freeing POWs as observers note limited progress after two days.
Collins Radio reports a record 1952-53 sales of 80.0 million dollars, a 24.8 percent rise from the prior year, with net profit about 1.95 million and earnings of 4.48 dollars per common share. Backlog exceeds 255 million. production expected to rise. The Texas and California plants added jobs as the firm nears a new 2 million dollar Cedar Rapids laboratory.
Louis Shoulders a police officer who helped trap Bobby Greenlease suspects will refuse federal grand jury testimony in Kansas City. He cites constitutional rights and refuses to reveal informants names while planning to attend briefly to assert his refusal.
A 13 000 dairy plant workers and deliverymen strike shut off milk to 12 million residents in the New York metropolitan area. Signs reading Sorry, no milk appeared in shops as federal mediators and union representatives worked past the deadline without a quick settlement. The strike could last beyond today.
New York Journal American reports singer Julius La Rosa and Dorothy McGuire are expected to wed though neither will confirm. La Rosa, 23, recently fired by Arthur Godfrey, cites concern for Dottie's sisters and avoids declaring a date. Dorothy, 22, part of the McGuire Sisters, remains with the group.
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