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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
3
Phil Foster, a Brooklynite, signs on as lead comic for Caesar summer sub and eyes exciting prospects on the job amid odd proceedings and local newsroom chatter.
Television schedule fragment lists programs on KCRG Cedar Rapids WMT KWWL WHBF and others with news weather sports movies and theater slots. Notable entries include Dragnet Eddie Cantor The Lone Ranger and various local hosts and game broadcasts.
Phil Foster discusses Brooklyn jokes and monologues while Sid bans Brook lyn material. Walt Disney preps Dumbo and TV dominance challenges cinema as Tyrone Power and Kim Novak film in Manhattan.
A pilot program to aid farmers with heart trouble aims to help them stay active in or out of agriculture through medical and social counseling. The Iowa Heart Association and partners will run examinations, assess skills and employment history, and coordinate with family physicians for a year to test applicability nationwide.
Houston mayor Hofheinz calls reports of airport discrimination erroneous and apologizes for any discourtesy. Indian envoy G L Mehta and aide Rajgopalan are told they were treated with honor as state department officials apologize. dining room manager Mary Alley denies race-based actions and explains use of a private dining room. Pekan, the Indian name for Imarten, a fur bear living in northern forests, is noted.
Davenport Iowa toll road chairman Ed Frick said the planned east west turnpike would take about two years to construct but work cannot begin until Illinois sells bonds. Frick and a five man panel stand ready to act once Illinois proceeds, with shovels in ground within a year after bond issuance.
A schedule notes a radio disk derby event at Music Hall featuring a lineup of songs and announcements. Performers and host details appear in the read text, outlining segments and times for a broadcast program.
The North west Synod offered Rev. George Crist, ousted from a suburban Durham Wisconsin church after a heresy conviction, five hundred dollars to tide him over until final action at the upcoming convention. The executive committee approved the payment last week, though Crist said it does not provide adequate financial support.
The list of authority members includes Gov. Leo A. Hoegh, Chris Larson of Sioux City, Willis Piper of Des Moines as the sole Democrat, Bud Day of Council Bluffs, with plans to run roughly parallel to U.S. 6 toward Council Bluffs.
London report says Communist China ordered grain rationing for its 100 million urban residents. The state council issued limits and new measures to pull grain from peasants and push supplies to cities and towns. Peiping radio stated the policy aimed to ensure fair distribution based on age work type and regional eating habits.
In Tokyo a junior high principal and two teachers faced third degree murder charges after 36 girls drowned during swimming lessons off a Tokyo seashore. Investigators cited negligence as a factor in the accident caused by a sudden high wave.
Helena along Last I Chance Gulch on Main Street displays flowers hanging from lamp posts. The floral display is a project by Helena Unlimited, a tourist promotion group, aimed at attracting visitors to the capital.
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