Washington Notebook highlights congressional activity and chatter
Washington notes summarize three months of eighty fourth congress activity. Burleson cites 7000 bills 178 reports 12 laws and 60 roll calls while noting a Easter recess. Cotton warns that heavy briefing can dull common sense and parrot mail surges. Hollywood item reports Piper Laurie delaying marriage to Schine amid rumors of a possible wedding license.
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David Schine
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Alaska
Odd Quartet To Be Stars Of Meeting
Four revolutionaries from China India Egypt and North Viet Nam plus Ho Chi Minh Nehru and Nasser will lead the Asia Africa conference in Bandoeng Indonesia. Nehru and Chou En-lai loom large as non aligned voices against Western colonialism while Ho Chi Minh and Nasser press for regional independence and reform.
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Chou En-lat
China
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
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India
Nasser
Egypt
Chou
Harrow
Winston Churchill
Cambridge University
England
Mao Tse-tung
South Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Farouk
Naguib
AEC Outlines Rules for Nuclear Material Licenses
The Atomic Energy Commission released license regulations for utilities and private firms to use nuclear materials for peaceful purposes. Key provisions require applicants to be reliable, have adequate facilities, and obtain authorization for approved uses. Records must be kept, with long term allocations for reactor use.
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Notice to bids for Cedar Rapids park concessions 1955
By direction of the Cedar Rapids City Council sealed bids are invited to operate refreshment stands in Bever Ellis and Jess Parks from May 1 to November 1 1955. Bids due April 21 1955 at City Clerk office. Submit with bid cash or certified check equal to half the bid. City reserves right to reject all bids and waive irregularities. Maude M Krebs City Clerk April 11 1955.
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Four Requests To Duck Ordinances Granted by Board
Four requests to sidestep the city zoning ordinance on construction matters were granted Monday by the Cedar Rapids board of adjustment. Merle P. White won permission to build a house at 123 Dawley street NE with smaller dimensions than the 50 by 100 foot minimum. Harold B. Rischer was authorized to divide a lot and build on a commercially zoned 60 by 80 foot lot at 1317 Second street SW not meeting the minimum. M. L. Melsha was permitted to add an attached carport and storage shed at 1420 Miami drive NE with a side yard of 6 feet 4 inches to 3 feet 8 inches instead of five feet. George J. Naxera received approval to erect a 14 by 34 foot two story addition adding one bedroom to four of six apartments at 400 Eighteenth street NE in a nonconforming structure. The board continued Pauline Kind erknecht’s request for a 15 by 24 foot terrace level addition at her beauty shop dwelling at 112 Park court SE.
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Adjustment Board
Pauline Kinderknecht
Park Court SE
Chiang Kai-shek visits shell-torn Quemoy
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek toured Quemoy four miles from the mainland for over six hours marking his first view of China since fleeing to Formosa. He was accompanied by Mme Chiang as Nationalist sources reported continued shelling by Communist forces on the island for a third straight day.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
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Formosa
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There Was No Cause for Alarm There Was No Cause for Alarm
YPSILANTI Mich AP Robert Whiting eight was reported missing Monday. Civilian volunteers joined city county and State police in a seven hour search. Robert was found Monday night in a downtown drug store drinking pop.
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Robert Whiting
Robert
Auto Production By Firms Listed Delivers Weekly Totals
Automotive News tabulates estimated automobile output by each maker for three periods: the week ended April 9, the week ended April 2, and January 1 through April 9. Figures show industry activity and shifts in production across major Detroit firms.
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Automotive News
Notice of Appointment of Administrators No 24159
In Linn County Iowa on April 11 1955 Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids and Walter Humphrey were appointed administrators of the estate of Sadie Tuck deceased. Creditors should promptly settle debts and claimants present duly authenticated claims to the Linn County District Court through attorney John D Randall.
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Linn County
Sadie Tuck
Merchants National Bank OF
Cedar Rapids
Walter Humphrey
Public hearing set on Cedar Rapids zoning ordinance amendment
Maude M Krebs city clerk announces a public hearing for Cedar Rapids on April 28 1955 at 10 AM in City Hall to discuss amendments to regulate building location use height yard area density districts and penalties and to establish a board of adjustment with opportunities for interested parties to be heard. The notice appeared in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on April 12 1955.
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