Castro Pursues Missing Major Cienfuegos
Fidel Castro personally leads air search for Major Camilo Cienfuegos who vanished mid flight from Camaguey to Havana. Air force planes and 400 soldiers scour rough terrain as weather and fuel limits hinder detection. authorities say he may be dead or seriously injured.
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Wilson & Co. Workers Out in Cedar Rapids Hours Dispute
In Cedar Rapids a work stoppage halted production at Wilson and Co plants with company labeling it a strike while unions call it a lockout. Negotiations resumed in Chicago after a Thursday flare up as about 100 workers across seven departments left early. Some signed statements to return to scheduled hours, others remained away, and overall production stood still with no picket lines reported. Continuous overtime disputes affected other Wilson plants across Albert Lea Omaha and Memphis with hundreds of workers involved.
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Elvis Presley Released From Hospital After Illness
Frankfurt AP reports Elvis Presley has left the hospital following a bout of tonsillitis. The singer was admitted earlier, received treatment, and is now at home recovering.
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U.S. Plans Withdrawal From Moroccan Air and Naval Bases
The United States will pull its forces from air and naval bases in Morocco, according to a State Department statement issued Friday.
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General Motors Closes as Steel Strike Bites Auto Plants
The steel strike halts GM production with most auto assembly lines shut and about 185,000 workers idled. Flint Willow Run Kansas City and Oakland plants face parts shortages. full recovery may take 3 to 5 weeks after steel resumes, as other automakers face longer delays.
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Steelworkers Seek Supreme Court Over Taft Hartley Injunction
United Steelworkers on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a Taft Hartley injunction that ordered 500000 strikers back to work for 80 days.
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Death mystery in Wisconsin linked to Chicago heiress
Virginia Krafft Dore, heiress to the Stevens candy fortune, is found dead at Honey Bear Farm Wisconsin. Coroner cites potential murder or accidental death as investigations expand after a missing key ring and a telephone call from Dore to her mother. Yvonne Wasilewski and Henry Krafft aided in discovery. Francis Dore and Dore’s plans to seek Peale are noted.
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Man Says Heart Bad Then Dies
John Sulla 38 declared he could not continue work due to his heart. He left a bread delivery site, got into his truck, and died of an apparent heart attack, a doctor said. The incident occurred in Madison New Jersey.
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Two Children Die in Arizona Floods and Snow
A heavy storm in central Arizona floods washes and a Salt River breach, killing Shanon Mears four weeks old northeast of Mesa and Maude Eldridge two, as their mother’s vehicles were trapped. Rain and snow continue statewide with thousands warned to brace for cold and snow. Dozens of motorists were rescued from submerged cars.
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United C R Flights Canceled in Cedar Rapids
United Air Lines canceled all Cedar Rapids flights for Friday and Saturday due to a pilot shortage. The grounding affects five flights including United 314 carrying air mail. post office mail will transfer on the first available flight. Normal service to resume Sunday.
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Louis Cates Dies. Phelps Dodge Chairman At 77
Louis Cates former chairman of the board at Phelps Dodge and a noted copper industry leader died on Thursday at age 77. He guided the company through decades of mining and metals markets and was recognized as a key industry figure.
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Phelps Dodge
Guilty Plea by Carbo Ends Boxing Conspiracy Trial
New York AP report Frank ie Carbo a crime figure in boxing pleaded guilty to three counts of a ten count indictment He admitted acting as a boxing matchmaker and manager without licenses He is held for sentencing November 30.
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Mountain Storm Heads Eastward
A Rocky mountain storm moved east bringing heavy snow warnings to four states. The weather bureau forecast up to 6 inches in western Kansas, western Nebraska, parts of Wyoming and Colorado, with several locations already reporting measurable snowfall. Winds were expected to rise, raising drifts and ground blizzards as stockmen and motorists were advised to take precautions. Temperatures lingered in the mid-20s.
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Fireman’s daring return saves teen in fatal Ottumwa blaze
Ottumwa fireman Robert Knox 44 braved flames to rescue 14 year old Sharon Dooley from a two room house where seven children died. Dooley, burned over 50 percent, is in very critical condition. Knox led the first entry then returned with a gas mask to reach the girl.
Baby Sitter Rescued by Fireman in Slum House Fire
Seven young children died in a two room slum dwelling fire in Ottumwa. The 14 year old babysitter Sharon Ann Dooley was saved by a fireman familiar with the house. Six victims were children of Patricia Van Horne and Lorraine Campbell. The children ranged from 1 to 9 years old and were found in the kitchen, apparently suffocated.
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Fire Chief Links Blaze to TV Set Start
Ottumwa Fire Chief Harley McClure told The Gazette that the blaze began in a television set and spread to nearby window curtains.
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Harley McClure
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Dooley Girl Burns Critically After House Fire
The Dooley girl suffers burns over two thirds of her body and remains in critical condition after a blaze that killed two children. Police note a coal stove as the probable heat source but find no ignition evidence. Mrs Campbell, husband Carl reported in Illinois, was shocked and hospitalized. Mrs Van Horne declined comment. her husband Herman disappeared last February. Mothers located in a key club about 14 hours after the fire, just before 1 a.m.
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Campbell
Carl
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This Is Main Street series starts with Mechanicsville
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a new series This Is Main Street to feature sidelights about communities in the Gazette circulation area. The first installment Sunday profiles Mechanicsville with photos and facts and answers what happened to Pio neer Grove and which east Iowa town was named for wild onions.
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