16 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
1
John Reynolds writes on homesickness a real, age independent illness. It affects vacationers and campers, with no quick fix or pills, only understanding and sympathy from counselors to help tears shed, then fade as comfort returns.
The source recounts a wartime method for producing uranium metal by mixing uranium compound with magnesium and heating to drive a reduction reaction. It notes uranium metal is core to atomic energy and hints the process aided wartime bomb production.
At the Geneva atoms for peace conference Dr H A Wilhelm of the AEC from Iowa State College outlined a detailed method to produce high purity uranium metal on a large scale and at low cost. He presented the operational technique to 72 nations.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an 11 percent drop in July non farm housing starts due to voluntary tightening of housing credit. Starts fell to 115000 units from 129000 in June.
A rare lithograph of Davy Crockett in a store-bought suit went on display at the Chicago public library two days before his 169th birthday. The print portrays Crockett in 1830s civil dress with a clerical collar and large tie, signed by Crockett with a note calling it the only correct likeness. The exhibit, loaned by Franklin J. Meine, an authority on American folk literature, may challenge modern views of the frontier legend.
Sen Wallace Bennett predicts the Eisenhower administration will propose a tax cut of two to two and a half billion dollars next year. He cited a booming economy and spending restraint as drivers and forecast reductions in personal income taxes, excises, and corporate rates. Bennett suggested the plan favors an income tax cut over a fixed per person amount and noted politics will influence the corporate rate not returning to pre Korean War levels.
Washington reports the defense department will select and bury an unknown World War II service member at Arlington National Cemetery. One of 8,000 unidentified among 16 million WWII personnel, the figure may be a soldier, sailor, marine, airman, or coast guardsman. The plan, delayed five years, resumes after the Korean War pause.
Victoria Virginia reports A B Shackleton aged 83 resigns as the nation’s oldest sheriff. Details note his long service and historic position in local law enforcement. The retirement marks the end of an era for Victoria’s criminal justice leadership as tribute pours in from peers and residents.
A longtime sheriff, who served for 60 years, retired this Monday. His decades of service spanned many changes in the office and local governance.
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