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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1956
Page
6
Fragmentary line reads subscription rate 40 cents per week by carrier. Mentions Cedar Rapids and Act of March 3, 1879. Appears as Associated Press United Press dispatch with lease notice context.
Fragmented OCR text shows a local newspaper dispatch with misread phrases. The legible elements mention an international news service and representative names, with garbled date markers suggesting a June 18 timing.
The piece reviews Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower addresses to the American Society of Newspaper Editors. It notes Stevenson's tight focus on pleasing a political audience while Eisenhower spoke more plainly in a post broadcast talk. The column also discusses veterans pensions amid Bradley commission findings and varied reactions from VFW, American Veterans Committee, and American Legion.
In Washington Dr. A Fernos Isern praises Puerto Rico acerola trees as rich natural vitamin C sources after tests found six ounces of cherry juice rivaling 50 pounds of cabbage. He notes plans for orchards, shipments to Florida, and baby food use while Opera tion Bootstrap lures industry with tax breaks.
In a lively meeting the City Plan Commission rejected an airpark rezoning and postponed a First Avenue E height and area classification change. They denied a bulk oil plant rezoning, heard Mayor Hahn discuss the city dump problem, rezoned an area for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway, and approved various plats. Three Cedar Rapids girls won prizes in the Jacquard sweater design contest Merilyn Paxon Rita Vermeersch and Suzanne Schulze. New traffic lights began operating at four corners of the business district with center posts to be removed soon. A request to extend fireworks regulations was passed on first reading by the city council. Frank Healy announced a run for county attorney. Mrs. Frank V. Orr was elected president of the Cedar Rapids branch of the American Association of University Women. A Nebraska Kennel Club show in Omaha awarded a prize to Paul Schmidt for Chia Linn Chew.
Supt. Clyde Parker outlines seven ten year goals for Cedar Rapids schools building on a 1946 plan. Goals include curriculum renovation, salary reform to reward performance, enhanced individualised learning, physical facilities expansion, community cooperation, continued tax levy and bonds, and expanding administrative staff to meet growth while avoiding over supervision.
Joseph Alsop argues Soviet diplomacy gains in the Middle East as Egypt's Nasser faces a pressure choice. Moscow backs Arab nationalists with oil and anti imperial rhetoric, while Western powers risk losing influence if they fail to align with rising nationalism and balanced relations.
Washington columnist Roscoe Drummond argues Kefauver could secure the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination despite opposition. He notes Kefauver’s rising national support, potential White House backing from Truman allies, and possible pivotal primaries that could reshape the convention outcome.
The column mocks postwar headlines featuring Bridey Murphy and Khrushchev while noting Estes Kefauver targets Adlai Stevenson. It lampoons public attention to improbable events and crass political theater, claiming Kefauver adds a dramatic twist beyond the race and baffle the crowd.
Dr. Joseph Mother explains numbness in hands and arms often results from neck or spine pressure, not only poor circulation. Changes in position can relieve symptoms, while conditions like cervical rib or spinal arthritis may trigger numbness, and neck X rays may reveal the true cause.
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