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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1955
Page
11
In a humorous reflection, the author notes how male bystanders instinctively assume control at auto accidents, waving arms and directing traffic before authorities arrive. He admits the urge blends vanity with brief authority, then humorously considers trying it himself. The piece ends by noting the historical change in Russian rail gauge from six to five feet.
Premier Faure secures a Tunisian home rule agreement signaling a possible pattern for Morocco talks. Tunisian leaders Bourguiba and Tahar Ben Ammar helped clinch final negotiations in Paris, with ratification pending before May 30 and opposition rising among French colonial voters and MPs.
The Tunisian delegation accepted a compromise after Bourguiba advised it, following a call from Faure to Paris and a conferred agreement with Bourguiba. He remained south of Paris with his family while the talks progressed.
Air Force testimony shows 29 officers and 66 enlisted personnel resigned or were discharged as security risks in the last two years. None were Soviet spies. The service accused 255 personnel of Communist leanings under the Eisenhower program begun April 28, 1953. 60 cleared at hearings, 14 discharged before hearings, 86 still pending.
The U S Automobile Manufacturers Association estimates the present highway system causes a three billion dollar annual loss to Americans.
New York AP profile of Louis L Amour portrays a prolific adventure writer who keeps his age private as a philosophy. The six foot one inch author weighs 200 pounds and is a judo expert with desert expertise, matching several of his rugged protagonists.
James L Amour a seasoned traveler and writer recalls a life of drills as a sailor miner hobo professional boxer and WWII anti tank officer He left Jamestown NC at 15 to join a circus and wander the world before teaching himself to write He now boasts over 400 short stories and several novels with rapid writing feats and a philosophy of seeking adventure through resilience and knowledge
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