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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1956

Page

5

Iowa Republicans fret over farm issues in looming race

In Des Moines delegates fear a tough year as farm price declines influence votes. Senator Hicklenlooper faces strife from Countryman supporters and possible Democratic opposition. Mud-slinging by Adlai Stevenson looms ahead of the August convention and November election.

Des Moines G.O.P Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin U. S Hickenlooper Eisenhower Countryman Republican Party Mr. Countryman Adlai

Adlai Stirs Campaign Battle With Kefauver

Adlai Stevenson sharpens attack on Senator Kefauver accusing neglect of senatorial duties while pursuing the presidential nomination. He says Kefauver shares Republican enthusiasm for his political extinction and notes Kefauver’s campaign across New Hampshire Minnesota and Wisconsin. Stevenson speaks from Florida as a May 29 primary looms. Kefauver counters from New Jersey ahead of an April 17 vote.

Adlai Stevenson Kefauver Adlai Stevenson Illinois Tennessee New Hampshire Minnesota Wisconsin Florida Senate New Jersey Bill Haddad Georgetown Wallace Donnelley Haddad Democratic Party

Morale review planned for highway patrol under Moyer

Commissioner Moyer seeks full cooperation from every patrolman to uncover any morale problems. He promises no reprisals and aims to address issues openly. Readiness to discuss March fatigue, nighttime patrols, tire and car replacements, and other concerns will determine focus on highway safety.

JF Public Safety Moyer Highway Patrol Meyer

Love Is the Greatest Power on Earth

Norman Vincent Peale outlines a religio psychiatric program led by Dr Smiley Blanton at Marble Collegiate Church. He cites Sorokin and Bible insights to argue love as a life giving force essential for health and longevity, with directives to forgive, have faith, accept aggression, and practice loving God daily.

Smiley Blanton New York American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry Marble Collegiate Church Peale Blanton Harvard University Pitirim A. Sorokin Dr. Blanton Ife

Cedar Rapids to host tractor demonstration and peace congress events

The Gazette notes Cedar Rapids will send a delegate to the League to Enforce Peace in Washington in May. City council appoints Owen N. Elliott as city solicitor and Frank H. Randall as assistant. Cedar Rapids chosen for a tractor demonstration August 14 to 18 with A. E. Hildebrand announcing. Madame Julia Culp sang at Mt Vernon chapel to a large, widespread audience from Cedar Rapids and neighboring towns.

John Wunderlich Commercial Club William H. Taft Cedar Rapids League Washington Owen N. Elliott Frank H. Randall A. E. Hildebrand Bloomington, Ill Des Moines Julia Culp Atteinment Mt. Vernon Chapel Iowa City Waterloo Ceder Falls Vinton Belle Plaine

Kefauver campaign rivals face an unlikely inner army

Washington report details Estes Kefauver’s devoted but unconventional support network in Congress and D C. Mrs. Sally Law leads Kefauver volunteers with a diverse team including page boys and secretaries. Key aides Wallace Donnelley Haddad lack major liberal intellectuals but keep momentum.

Kefauver Estes Kefauver Congress Richard Wallace Nieman Harvard Kefruver Dixon Donnelley State Department Donnelley Keftauver

Kefauver campaign draws diverse backers in Tennessee and beyond

The Kefauver operation shows a lively mix of women and men surrounding the candidate. Key figures include Mrs. Mabelle Kennedy of Pawhuska as vice-chairman, Mae Oliver, and Clara Shirpser, with Alaska ties. Tennessee names like Alfred Starr and Carney Calcutt appear among supporters, united by personal enthusiasm and the famed Kefauver handshake across communities.

Mabelle Kennedy Pawhuska Okla Kennedy Kefauver Mae Oliver White House Clara Shirpser California J. Howard MeeGrath Tennessee Alfred Starr Nashville Carney Calcutt Dyersburg Noble Caudill Charles Neese William A. Roberts Washington Amvets Drew Pearson Lincoln M. Polan Huntington W. Va A. Bradley Eben Tammany Carmine DeSapio Chicago Lou Poller Delancey C. Smith San Francisco Wilay L. Moore Atlanta, Ga Keef New Hampshire Main Street Minnesota

Heritage of Iowa Roots and Duty to Preserve It

A condensed essay from Miss Earley celebrates Iowa heritage. It highlights soil as a defining feature through farming life, seasons, and soil conservation. It honors neighborliness, home as backbone, voting rights, education, industry, faith, and the culture of hard work and fair play shaping Iowans across generations.

Earley Iowa Miss Earley Arctic Florida

How To Get It Done Quote About Busy Man

A humorous aphorism states the best way to get tasks done is to assign them to a busy man who delegates to his secretary. The comment credits Kroehler News as the source of the quote.

Kroehler

Who's an Executive in a Company

A New York Daily Mirror definition explains an executive as a man employed to talk to visitors so that the other employees can have a chance to work.

New York Daily Mirror

Atoms for Peace Moves Toward Draft and Board Clash

TheAtoms for Peace program enters its semifinal phase with a draft due next month and an 85 nation conference planned for fall to create an agency for industrial atomic power. Major disputes over the governing board size and control of supplies linger, reflecting East West tensions while a UN linkage plan aims to bypass the big power veto. Progress is rapid and optimism grows that the deadlock will yield a formal accord in coming weeks.

Eisenhower United Nations Security Council U.N General Assembly Board of Governors United States

Are we too complacent about a possible enemy attack

A collection of citizen opinions on Civilian Defense and readiness amid potential air attacks. Respondents from various addresses discuss observer shortages, complacency, government measures, and the need for broader public participation in ground observer groups and emergency plans.

Lincoln Zarub James W. Bowker Center Point Sea Scout Organization Richard Mussett Thirty-third Street C. R. Fowler Keith Dean Ostrom Washington Avenue

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