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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1957

Page

7

Townsend’s 91 and Still Fighting For Old-Age Aid

Dr. Francis E Townsend, at 91, launches a new Townsend national insurance plan H.R. 7086 aiming to provide 150 monthly for Americans 60 and over. He claims over 100 congressional converts and vows grassroots campaigns to push reform, hoping to force recall if candidates fail.

Dr. Townsend Archie Teague S Angeles INS Francis E. Townsend Townsend Congressional Congress Franklin D. Roosevelt

Nuns to Ride Electric Golf Cart at St Anthony’s

Oklahoma City nuns at St Anthony’s hospital plan to use an electric golf cart to pick up and deliver laundry, increasing efficiency in the facility. The device will transport items across the campus, aiding daily chores and patient care.

Oklahoma City St. Anthony’s Hospital

Foreign Briefs Pivoting Toward Global Odds and Oddities

TORONTO Police arrest 65 year old Samuel Malsky for stealing 4 50 from city meters and a home made key found. He has banked 60 000. TAIPEI Formosa government decrees worker friend as proper address for government office boys. TOKYO A department store displays Santa on a Sputnik in a giant Christmas scene. SUVA Fiji needs more hotels to handle rising tourist numbers 2000 in 1949 10000 last year spending 1 400 000 Two new hotels rise as Gov Garvey urges growth. STRAUBING Germany Farmer Hermann Spanner bakes sunflower seed bread aiming for U S army strength after WWII sea stories. OTTAWA Historian Gustave Lanctot argues Irish were first to reach North America citing relics.

Toronto Samuel Malsky Suva Fiji Pacific Ronald Garvey Garvey

Vessel Reaches Nova Scotia After Iceland to Greenland Journey

A ship finally arrives in Nova Scotia in the year 880 after being blown off course while en route from Iceland to Greenland. The voyage alters historical navigation records and highlights early transatlantic travel challenges.

Nova Scotia Iceland Greenland

Cool Loot Found Buried in Ground

Fresno police uncovered 10 cases of beer buried in a vacant lot. Artie Starks told officers he believed someone had hidden the items there after they were stolen. The beer, valued at $48, was found still cold beneath the surface.

Fresno Calif Artie Starks

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