Demand Peaceful Acts Before Mao-Eisenhower Meeting
The piece argues that any U S China talks must follow concrete steps to ease Asia tension. It lists six conditions including prisoner releases, a Korea peace treaty with full removal of Chinese forces, reparations for wartime killings, Tibet and offshore island withdrawals, and ending aid to Indo China guerrillas, linking trust to action.
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Moscow
Peiping
Eisenhower
Mao Tse-tung
Soviet
Red China
Mao
Tito
United States
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
U. N
Korea
Pacific
Red
United Nations
Russia
North Korea
Tibet
Indo-China
Parties Reverse Positions on Highway Financing
The piece contrasts Iowa Republicans backing pay as you go for state highways with Democrats favoring bond issues, while Iowa's eight congressmen supported the federal bond plan and opposed pay as you go. It notes the clash of party lines in financing U S highways and questions whether there is real difference beyond opposition.
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Congress
Iowa
Hiegh
Beardsley
William H. Nicholas
Mason City
Clyde E. Herring
Eisenhower
Summit Talk With Mao Delayed Until Later Date
The report notes a summit discussed with Mao but notes the meeting will not occur until a later date. No exact schedule is provided and officials give cautious guidance on potential timing.
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Mao
Governor Hoegh Plans Widen Bridges Alongside Paving
The governor announced a plan to widen bridges without stopping traffic as part of a 500 mile paving program. Yet progress on bridge widening lags, leaving fast-moving vehicles crossing still-narrow bridges and risking accidents while cement and contracts delay the work.
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Hoegh
Highway Commission
Commission
A Plan to Cut Highway Accidents by Uniform Speeds
The piece argues drivers' varied safety ideas hinder progress and proposes a national fixed speed system set by engineers. It notes defensive, courteous, and other driver types worsen risk and suggests enforcing exact speeds to reduce accidents, acknowledging some crashes would still occur.
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Failbone
Cocksure
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Red point coupons spark meat rationing worry in Cedar Rapids
Ten years ago locals complained of meat shortages after new red point coupons limited hamburger purchases. The issue followed reports from Cedar Rapids meat distributors while Dr Carl J Drake warned corn borer damage in Iowa would rise.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl J. Drake
Iowa
William S. Kelly
Washington High School
Leo A. Novak
Anna Marcella
Julia Robbins
Mark the Outer Edge and Center Lane Stripe Proposal
A Muscatine Journal reader offers a center lane stripe as a safety measure for road driving. He argues orange center lines on 18 foot pavements could aid fog driving and help drivers keep correct position, potentially saving hundreds of lives.
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Muscatine Journal
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Raw Deal for Dogs in Cedar Rapids Gazette Feature
A fragment describes Cedar Rapids dogs as loyal companions and praises a Wisconsin lake scene on the front page. It imagines dogs longing to roam to Lake Delevan and speaks of friendly canine solidarity and mutual benefit.
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Cedar Rapids
Lake Delevan
Wisconsin
Dog rights plea from Myrna Osborne at Center Point
A letter from Myrna Osborne of Center Point argues dogs deserve freedom and humane treatment after city council restrictions on chaining. She claims dogs show deep loyalty and intelligence and that cruel rules harm their health and happiness, affecting nearly 6,000 dogs nationwide.
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Iceland
Branding Three Boys Deserve Understanding Not Disgrace
A plea urges removing the insult word turncoat from William Cowart Otho Bell and Lewis Griggs, honoring their loneliness and homesickness rather than punishing them for not returning home.
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William Cowart
Otho Bell
Lewis Griggs
Peaceful Atom Takes Center Stage At Geneva Conference
The International Atomic Conference in Geneva will test its own record by revealing peaceful uses of atomic energy. The United States and Soviet Union lead a broad, cooperative effort with nearly 60 countries to declassify and share knowledge, highlighting reactor exhibits and peaceful applications at Palais Des Nations.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Hiroshima
Eisenhower
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Admiral Strauss
Walter Whitman
M.I.T
Whitman
Moscow
V. Skovestein
Kremlin
Congress
Russia
Oak Ridge
Palais Des Nations
Britain
Sodium citrate in milk modification and medical use
In this health column the author recalls citrate of soda used to prevent curds in infant milk on Chapel Street Canandaigua and notes two grains per ounce. It also describes citrate as a mild alkaline diuretic diaphoretic and expectorant with roles in transfusion and various other medical uses.
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Chapel Street
Canandaigua
Talbott Case Revives Old Headache of Divided Interest
George Sokolsky argues the Talbott affair highlights conflict of interest in appointing private-sector managers to government roles. He notes salaries, housing, and pensions affect willingness to serve, and urges pay, planning, and structural reforms to attract capable executives without bias. The piece discusses Eisenhower era talent gaps and the Hoover Commission’s proposed solutions.
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George
Sokolsky Talbott
Harold Talbott
Air Force
Eisenhower
Charles Wilson
Department of Government
United States
Talbott
Department of Justice
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
Mulligan Company
McClellan Committee
Hoover Commission
Bugs Baer Doubts Atomic Plans Amid Bold Nonsense
The piece critiques atomic ambitions with satirical questions about signing a Declaration of Disintegration at Yuecca-on-the-Flats. It likens a quiet atom incubator to producing vast power and mocks safeguards while proposing absurd stockpile ideas and cloud-making schemes.
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Yuecca-on-the-Flats
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