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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1955

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Bonn Hesitates Over Soviet Pact After Mosow Talks

West German cabinet heard Adenauer report on Moscow talks but delayed any formal action. Parliament must approve the deal, with conditions noted: prisoner repatriation, borders via treaty, and the Bonn regime speaking for all Germany. East German leaders soon visit Moscow, signaling reassurance to Berlin.

George Boultwood Bonn Moscow Adenauer Benn Carlo Schmid Bundestag Schmid Russia Germany West Germany Bulganin

Sign of Freed Yanks At Hong Kong

INe Sign of Freed Yanks At Hong Kong report from Hong Kong indicates no Americans aboard the Canton to Hong Kong train. U S civilians detained behind the Bamboo Curtain may not be released until Saturday or Sunday. Richard Tomlin of the Red Cross delivered mercy packages to a Chinese officer for the detainees. A.R.C. and Newsmen, led by Truman Solverud, monitor arrivals with support plans including examinations funds and family calls. The U S consulate faces criticism for its cautious stance on transportation from Lowu to Hong Kong.

Y Marvin Stone Hong Kong INS Canton U.S Red Cross Richard Tomlin U. S Tomlin A.R.C Far East Truman Solverud St. Louis Lowu Solverud Lowu Village

Grand Jury Clears 100 Club Of Liquor Violation

Linn county grand jury found Local 100 club manager Ray Williams and the club innocent of liquor law violations after a raid on August 30. No liquor was seized and no bills were returned on those charges, though two secret indictments were issued. Marion Savage became the first woman named to Linn county’s grand jury panel.

100 Club Cedar Rapids News Ray Williams 100 Linn County Grand Jury Williams Linn County Marion Savage Coggan Oscar Bensch Joseph Nowell

Xlantz Quits Post as Greenskeeper at Ellis

A Cedar Rapids Gazette report notes Xlantz resigned as greenskeeper at Ellis Park, citing dissatisfaction with arrangements after joining the Cedar Rapids course in 1952. The move follows praise of his standing as a top greenskeeper and signals potential shifts for the course’s operations.

Xlantz Greenskeeper Ellis

Could Cut Traffic Accidents By Two-Thirds Expert Says

Centerville AP report on John Peterson 79 dying of a heart attack during a shooting inquiry. Wounding of Charles Eugene Barger 30 left critically injured. County officials advocate coordinated action and public support to slash traffic deaths from 36000 to 12000 annually. Kreml urges sound official action and press leadership at a traffic safety clinic.

Franklin M. Kreml Kreml Transportation Center Northwestern University Traffic Institute International Association of Chiefs of Police Cedar Rapids Herbert Klontz Ellis Park Krem Klontz Ottumwa Benat Ntey Centerville John Peterson Jack Charles Eugene Barger Peterson Edward Powand A. G. Morlan Ike Orval Freeborn

Woman Refuses to Answer on Communist Ties at Hearing

Mary Knowles of Plymouth Meeting Pa. challenged the Senate Internal Security subcommittee’s jurisdiction as she refused to state whether she had ever been a Communist. The hearing noted a Fund for the Republic grant to her library after local support waned amid the controversy.

Washington (Ap Mary Knowles Plymouth Meeting Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Communist Party Subcommittee Knowles Sen. Jenner R-Ind Herbert Philbrick FBI Boston South Norwood Mass William Jeanes Memorial Plymouth Fund For the Republic Ford Foundation

Soviet Premier Ill, Finnish Envoys Delayed Meeting

MOSCOW INS reports Soviet Premier Bulganin is ill, delaying a greeting for a Finnish delegation led by President Paasikivi. The Finnish spokesman cited illness as the reason for Bulganin and canceling a courtesy call by Finnish Premier Kekkonen.

Moscow Ins Bulganin Paastkivi Kek

Cops Capture Killer After Foot Chase in Chicago

Police nabbed Morabito after a short West Side pursuit on foot. He admitted shooting Henry George at the Chicago Daily News plant and assaulted a receptionist, boasting of the revenge killing. detectives recovered a pistol and took him to the bureau for questioning.

Chicago Bulganin Michael Morabito Moscow Adenauer Morabite Thicago Peter Rendek Howard Pierson Morabito Rendek Renzek Pierson Detective Bureau John T. O'Malley Mnoon Henry George The Daily News George Moody Morabito Morabita Lake Michigan

Shooting at Petersons home leaves man paralyzed

Powers said Peterson was being questioned preliminarily to filing charges in a shooting case. Barger was shot in the back and shoulder with a 32 caliber pistol at Petersons home after being ordered to depart following a night with beer. Two bullets struck Barger, one piercing both lungs and the other lodging near the spine, causing paralysis. Churchill arrives in Riviera France for four week vacation with family.

Powers Peterson Barger

Weather Balloons Could Give Space Craft Illusion

Denver and Lowry air force base launch daily weather balloons carrying 500 pound payloads of sensitive equipment. The balloons reach 70,000 to 80,000 feet, drift with winds, and scientists warn optical illusions could resemble flying saucers.

Wayne Anderson Denver Lowry Air Force Base Air Force

Grunewald Held As Tax Evader

Henry the Dutchman Grunewald, a Washington figure linked to probes of influence peddling, was held on income tax evasion charges. Indicted for evading 126000 in taxes for 1949 50 51, he was jailed in Baltimore with bond set at 12000. He previously faced a New York tax fixing conviction with a five year sentence and a 5000 fine.

Baltimore INS Henry Grunewald Washington Bal New York

Hurricane Ione Aims For Open Atlantic Waters

Hurricane Ione turns northward away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin and Leeward Islands with winds near 80 miles per hour. Its sister storm Hilda moves west into the Caribbean toward the Yucatan peninsula, easing fears for residents as the forecast track shifts.

Miami Puerto Rico Virgin and Leeward Islands Ione Atlantic Hilda Caribbean Yucatan Peninsula

Pilot to control tower joke gag headline

Comic caption recalls a pilot shouting for landing while admitting no radio. Control tower responds with calm instruction. The quirky exchange echoes a classic airport humor moment in a lighthearted Chuckle feature.

Burns Are Fatal For Tipton Man

Lee Edward Klotz 30 of Tipton died at University Hospitals Iowa City from burns suffered in a August fire that killed his 16 year old wife. He had saved his six month old daughter Velva Lee by handing her to the rescuers, then tried to rescue his wife. He is survived by parents James and wife, a brother Arnold, grandfather Ace Baker, all of Tipton. Services Friday at 3 p.m. Sheets Dahn funeral home. Burial in Tipton Masonic cemetery.

Gazette Tipton Lee Edward Klotz University Hospitals Iowa City Klotz James Klotz Arnold Ace Baker Sheets-Dahn Tipton Masonic Cemetery

Victims of Crash Believed Eloping In Toledo

Five Michigan youths died in a crash near Toledo when their car collided with a truck trailer. Victims named were Richard L. Millstead 27. his brother Lawrence 21. Hilda Henderson 17. Nancy Mackray 15. and William Bennett 17. Relatives say the four young war victims left home Wednesday night without parental knowledge and Lawrence and Henderson may have planned to marry in Ohio.

Toledo, Ohio Michigan Toledo Richard L. Millstead Lawrence Hilda Henderson Nancy Mackray William Bennett Miss Henderson Ohio

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