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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1957

Page

5

Block-Vote Plea Before High Court In Teamsters Case

Lawyers for 13 rank and file Teamsters ask the Supreme Court to block the union election of officers. The appeal seeks to overturn a Court of Appeals stay set aside by Judge Letts warning the election could be tainted by corruption. Four presidential candidates remain Hoffa Hickey Haggerty and a third figure—Hart Lee to oppose Hoffa. the Chicago Federation leader aims to keep the union in the federation amid anti corruption pressure.

Washington INL Supreme Court James FH. Hoffa High Court Warren Court of Appeals F. Dickson Letts Letts Thomas J. Dodd Ouf Teamsters Wil- Hart Lee Chicago Hoffa Afl-Clab George Meany Thomas L. Hickey New York Thomas Haggerty

United Fund Organization Completed Amid Political Tensions

The United Fund joins its campaign leadership as General Campaign Chairman D Burkhalter announces an all‑out drive. Mitchell warns Hofta election could trigger punitive labor legislation while AFL-CIO officials weigh a cleaner union approach and possible officer supervision reforms.

Labor Mitchell Hofta Teamsters Lester L. Johnson Gslager Harper Afl-Cio Melnorative Council Aft Raymond J.tatien Company of Jouns

Powell to urge special congressional session on school integration

Rep Powell announces plan to ask President Eisenhower to convene a special Congress to decide on a national referendum on whether black and white children should attend the same schools. He says the White House will broaden talks to include more Negro leaders. Exiled Russian Prince George dies in Madrid at 73. he once led the former royal Georgia line. Campaign setup details and fundraising events outline for Cedar Rapids and Marion United Fund drive.

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Ike Finishes His Vacation That Wasn't

President Eisenhower ends a Newport stay that never felt like a vacation and heads to Washington to address the Little Rock integration crisis. Four Southern governors plan a Tuesday meeting to demand withdrawal of federal troops at the earliest moment. The President’s 67th birthday approaches as he resumes duty amid health notes and ongoing crisis.

Newport Ins Eisenhower Washington White House Little Rock Yvewport Oceanside Georgia Athis Gallfim Griffin Collins Arkansas

Theft of $1 844 Stolen From Paramount Theater

Cedar Rapids police investigate a theft of 1844 48 dollars from a safe at the Paramount Theater. Theater Manager Willis Ford found the money missing before noon after securing Sunday receipts at 10 30 pm. The safe was opened by someone with the combination and no forced entry was noted.

Cedar Rapids Paramount Willis Ford Ford John Buin Kuba

Cedar Rapids to Move Parking Meter Work to Civilians

Cedar Rapids city council began action to abolish the meter maintenance jobs held by police, transferring duties to civilian staff. Veteran Meter Superintendent F A Abring and Maintenance Man Merle Burton retire, with Burton hired for six months to train two civilians, then replaced. pension rules bar permanent rehiring.

Cedar Rapids Hickals Meter Supt. F. A. Abring Merle Burton Bob Tohnsen Burton Iwo Johnson Jim Meighan Iowa Meaghan

Soviet Has Not Put Across Its Point on Little Rock

AP report by Ed Creagh cites Soviet propaganda on Little Rock as overstating U.S. racial violence while praising American law and courts. It notes federal troops dispersed the mob, integration proceeded, and Indian Defense Minister Menon praised restraint, signaling not hooliganism but progress amid tensions.

Little Rock Ed Creagh Washington U.S Kremlin Josef Stalin Hungary Unr Eisenhowser Heross India Menon

Too Much Talk Ike Date Is Off

Cranston residents react as Richard Cunningham a shopkeeper calls the president’s postponement of a visit due to “talking too much.” He had been invited to meet Ike but says the date was canceled after public controversy and related political pressure.

Cunningham Ike Alkog Faubus Hagerty Newport

One Foe of Hoffa Bows Out of Race

Rep. John Shelley withdraws from the Teamsters presidency race to back a united opposition against James Hoffa. Hoffa leads as Beck earns support amid corruption probes while the convention opens and delegates scrutinize credentials and legality of delegate selection.

Miami Beach John Shelley Stonday Teamsters James RB Hoffa Shelley Hoils Dave Heck Beck

Socialists Reject East German Reds Partnership Offer

West German Socialist party rebuffed an East German Communist party call for a fighting partnership after their Sept. 15 parliamentary defeat. A Socialist spokesman called collaboration with the East Germans a “matiniposibility” in their statement.

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Griffin Skips Talk Over Georgia School Integrationplans

Governor Griffin refused to join a White House meeting with President Eisenhower and Southern governors to discuss school integration. The Georgia leader cited Georgia public school operations as off limits and opposed discussing integration while advocating segregation. Other governors pressed for broader talks on segregation and troop withdrawal from Arkansas.

Device to Revive Heart Developed

Washington officials announced a new electronic instrument to revive the human heart. The pace maker defibrillator created by the Air Force Aero-Medical Laboratory uses two hand-held electrodes to send an electrical charge, potentially replacing thoracotomy in some emergencies.

Washington Commerce Department Lair Force Aero-Medical Laboratory

Chorseman Praises Floor Polishing Skill at Bank

Local chortle tale reports a bank employee boasting about floor polishing prowess. She claims three ladies fell down as a result of her work while referencing the Boors in a colorful, somewhat unclear anecdote from a neighborhood scene.

Faubus Signals Possible Special Session on Integration Crisis

Governor Faubus said a special legislative session to address school integration is very likely but not definite. He noted he is not ready to specify any bill's form and suggested closing Central High or reopening it as a private school would affect all state schools.

Mitchell Vice-Press Tre Treas Armstrong Barney's Collins Griffin Central Supreme Court Governors Committee Little Rock Faubus Arkansas National Guard Eisenhower Arkansas Blossom Orval Faubus Central Fligh School Northwest Arkansa8 Enteral Hich Finenell Caplin

Loveless Names 19 to Economic Study Committee

Gov Herschel Loveless appoints 19 members to a nonpolitical economic and social trends study commission in Des Moines. The group will expand with three to four more members and form subcommittees to study population shifts, family farm dynamics, and industrial growth. Names include Howard Hall Cedar Rapids James Mulqueen Council Bluffs J F P Kennedy New Hampton and others from Des Moines Sioux City Grinnell Ames and more. The panel will draft potentially needed legislation as subcommittees recommend.

Loveless DES Moines Herschel Loveless Howard Hall Cedar Rapids James F. Mulqueen Councilluffs J. F P. Kennedy New Hampton W. T. Mahoney Sioux City N. Bernard Gussett Martin Pard¢kouper Clarence W. Moody Rurington U.S Guy Gillette Cherokee Lares Wickerson Iowa City Howard Ro Bowsep Grinnell Floyd Andre Ames C. Wiliam Heywood Mi Vernon Arthur Thompson West Dex’ Moines Minnesota

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