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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
2
The piece elevates the search for truth as humanity's noblest pursuit and frames publication as a civic duty. It argues that journalists bear responsibility to pursue facts despite challenges and scrutiny from power and public opinion.
Superintendent Ray Bracewell praised the Burlington school system as financially healthy with debt cleared but warned that cost cuts may imperil quality. He noted large class sizes hinder writing and rhetoric instruction and urged hiring and training teachers to reduce overload, arguing education costs reflect its value.
Charles E. Wilson of General Motors defends maintaining purchasing power of an hour’s work and shares prosperity with workers. He urges higher living standards through science and technology and argues against the idea that machines lessen workers’ bread. He supports corporate help for employee life risks.
Charles W. White explores ice cream's American love affair from wartime cravings on a Belfast carrier to 19th century Baltimore production and 18th century New York mentions. He notes Dolly Madison first served ice cream in 1809 and cites Britannica and World Book data on consumption and origins. The piece ends with a local scoop about a school ice cream social drawing thousands.
In Hawkeye Boys State a crowd of 700 teens heard Alfred Kahl outline safety concerns. Students urged a night speed law, stricter driving tests, more vehicle inspections, and harsher penalties for youthful reckless driving to curb dangers seen from Hampton and Harlan incidents. Richard Hayes, 15, spoke as the session neared disruption.
In a teen forum, boys admit showing off and driving recklessly when girls ride along while Dave Foster of Sheffield argues pride in male drivers raises danger yet some say girls have more sense. The group notes a sharp rise in teen fatal crashes, up nearly 100 percent in the first five months vs last year.
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