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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1955
Page
8
A quest uncovers caches of money and valuables at the presidential residence and Government House in Palermo. An officer calls the discovery like something out of the Arabian Nights after surveying the quarters.
An official commission in Buenos Aires probes Juan D. Peron era wealth as provisional government led by General Lonardi expedites investigations. Early findings hint at substantial personal fortunes connected to Peron and associates amid a rapid political transition.
The report cites Lt Col Salvador v Guevara reporting to Vice President Rojas on an investigation line into Peronist congress. It says safes and depots at Government House and presidential residences hold a vast treasure including an Ivory elephant valued at millions of pesos, gold medallions, silver, rugs, and other riches. Banking circles note frozen accounts and Kaiser Argentina stock trading suspended as the probe unfolds.
Fragmented readable TV listings show stations KCRG Cedar Rapids WMLTY Cedar Rapids KWWL Waterloo WHBF Rock Island with scattered show names and times. Names like Eddie Fisher appear amid unclear program notes and slot changes for Warner Brothers and Panorama style segments.
Judge Glenn D. Kelly granted a permanent injunction against Hartmans restaurant operators and bartender after a raid that found 52 bottles of liquor sold. Hartmans and the Gourmets faced action following a district court petition for liquor nuisance abatement. Students Attorney General Dayton Country stated enforcement progress and Davenport levee commission assurance.
Emma Angelina Barry a 33 year old American citizen who grew up in Shanghai arrived in Hong Kong with her mother and four other former detainees from Red China She asked reporters What is television She described Shanghai as muddy and Shanghai water as dirty and praised Hong Kong as vastly better She plans to write to Shanghai friends about life outside China using a blue ink code for good and red ink for bad to evade censorship
Preview reports say Jackie Gleason's program benefits from a restrained laugh track while Phil Silvers 1940s spoof You'll Never Get Rich draws strong praise but heavy criticism for its canned laughter. Contemporaries Tallulah Bankhead and Olivier are noted in lively anecdotes about production and performance.
A technical editing triumph offers a distinctive look at Soviet opposed peasants and figures like Trotsky Lenin and Tolstroy. The piece blends glimpses of Russian life with commentary, praised as highly recommended. Short notes mention Our Town coffee costs, Eartha Eilts as Salome on Omnibus, and other showbiz tidbits.
Des Moines Iowa Agriculture Secretary Clyde Spry will attend a Washington conference October 3 to 5 addressing nationwide control of livestock diseases and crop pests. He serves on the executive committee of state agriculture departments. Assistant U S Secretary of Agriculture E L Peterson will also be present.
On Target Virginia AP report Dick Steinman aged 13 dug in a flower bed at his Sandston home near Confederate and Union avenues and found a thickly rusted Civil War rifle. He believes it dates to the Battle of Seven Pines in 1862.
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