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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1955
Page
1
AP reports varied reactions from Republican state chairmen as they discuss President Eisenhower possibly seeking a second term in 1956. Some express cautious optimism while others flag concerns about health and political strategy amid breakfast sessions in Washington.
Seven people were treated at Mercy hospital after two Cedar Rapids right hand injuries occurred Saturday night. Two victims, Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Harker of Ames, suffered leg and back injuries and a forehead wound respectively when their car crashed into a slowing vehicle on highway 30 near Hunter airport and rolled over multiple times. The other five were injured in a collision at 8925 Mt Vernon road SE. among them Larry White, Patricia Green, Sylvia Manley, Dennis Palmer, and Earl Floerchinger. Floerchner likely released soon. others remained hospitalized. White said he swerved to avoid a car coming from Fortieth Street.
Eugene Landy, denied a navy commission because his mother was a Communist, appeared before a three man navy board at Brooklyn Navy Yard. He predicted justice would prevail and said the board was friendly. The hearing verified documents. Landy did not testify. The board will reconvene Sunday as Landy remained aboard an oil tanker delayed at Marcus Hook by tide and mud.
A three judge federal court ruled that the University of North Carolina must receive and process applications from three colored youths without regard to race. UNC at Chapel Hill had admitted Negroes to some graduate schools since 1951 but not as undergraduates. The court found race cannot be the sole basis to refuse receipt and consideration of applications, aligning with the Supreme Court on public school segregation.
An explosion sparked a small fire at the Standard Oil Whiting refinery injuring seven workers with minor injuries. The three story filtering plant roof was blown off. Fire crews contained the blaze by 11 p.m. and no tanks were endangered. Damages not yet estimated.
Des Moines AP reports a mass of cool air could bring light frost to several Iowa areas early Sunday and Monday. Forecasters said frost chances exist in the northwest and north central Sunday morning with enough wind to limit it to sheltered spots, while diminishing winds may extend frost to most of the state except the far southwest and southeast regions on Monday morning.
Phyllis Ann Fratt 27, an heiress, shot herself in her Tarzana apartment after grieving the death of lover and jet pilot Stanley Beltz who died in a Lockheed test crash 10 days earlier. A handwritten note expressed love and sorrow, with a suicide framed by aviation tragedy. Police said she died by her own hand. Beltz was divorced and was 44. Authorities noted inherited property rumored to come from California and Arizona.
Red haired Sharon Kay Ritchie 18 year old Miss Colorado won the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. She is the second red haired winner in 30 years. Ritchie from Denver stands 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 116 pounds with blue eyes and measurements 35 34 35. She inherits the crown from Lee Ann Meriwether and draws a $50 000 prize package. She plans dramatics work at Pasadena Playhouse and says her future husband must be very kind and intelligent.
The Associated Press reports families across the United States react with hope and gratitude as word spreads that 29 more Americans will be released by China. Parents and spouses describe prayers answered, while some urge caution until confirmed in Hong Kong or at home. Notables include Rev Harold W Rigney, Miss Sara Emily Perkins, and Richard Fechteau among others. Local reactions span California, Seattle, Atlanta, Houston, and Chicago with priests, missionaries, and civilian employees among those welcomed home.
Washington reports the United States declares no secret deals to win release of 41 American civilians detained in Red China while cautioning that Beijing must fulfill its pledge before any broader talks. State Department spokesman Suydam stressed no hidden agreements and expeditious release is hoped, though some officials fear possible new trials or deportations.
Mrs Mamie Bradley the mother of Emmett Till will testify at the September 19 trial of Roy Bryant and J W Milam charged with kidnapping and murdering Till the Chicago visitor killed in Money Mississippi after an incident at Bryant store.
A rahma bull broke through a fence at a Fort Madison rodeo injuring seven spectators. Three were admitted to hospital in Fort Madison. Injured included Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Greene and Mrs. Charles Vestal from Galesburg and others from Beardstown Ottumwa Oberlin Ohio and Dennellson. Rodeo riders corralled the animal. Gov. Hoegh and Sen. Martin attended the event but were not near the incident.
TOKYO UP A U S air force F86 Sabrejet pilot was killed when his parachute failed to open. The plane crashed into a paddy during a proficiency flight from Johnson air base near Tokyo to Komaki near Nagoya. The second plane landed safely.
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