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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
2
Regretful note from community leaders on the Coe College president's resignation Howell Brooks. Emphasizes Coe as a cultural institution and calls for careful review of administration and successor standards. Warns against rapid federal testing and urges experimentation with multiple approaches to reform.
The piece argues against federalizing highway safety, warning of centralized police power risks. It notes limited certainty about effective measures and favors state led enforcement, while acknowledging renewed calls for a 48 state legislative push. It highlights ongoing trial and error in traffic safety experimentation.
A Purdue University survey of American high school views on science shows alarmingly low regard for science and scientists among many students. It warns that slanted attitudes risk Soviet leadership in science and a failure to inspire purposeful effort, demanding a reappraisal of educational methods and teacher concepts.
Frederick C. Othman argues that U S champagne taxes are out of proportion to still wines. He notes French customs, wine industry pressure, and the carbon dioxide issue, suggesting reform could boost bubbly consumption while clarifying tax policy. The piece critiques lawmakers for viewing champagne as luxury and calls for parity with soda tax rates.
Ten years after a national coal strike ended, Cedar Rapids faces continued power tensions as curbs ease on parcel post and transport. Coe College accepts 15 of 28 quonset hut units for married students, with the rest due within a week or ten days. Louis Burkhalter Jr elected Cedar Rapids Cue Alumni president. Stamp club honors include two prizes in the U S division and foreign division. A heavy snowstorm drives a subzero low of eight below, while a four day outdoor art market is approved by city officials at Second Avenue and Third Street. Mt Hermon, Crescent, and Mizpah lodges name new masters. George White's Scandals plays at the Majestic. Emma Jewel Neal leads the Business and Professional Women's Club.
In a letter to readers Mrs. Marie Vitek of 82 Shaver Road announces she is discontinuing her talks on Czech history under communism. She thanks WMI TV KCHG TV the Cedar Rapids Gazette and local figures for support and recalls gathering 1500 pounds of clothing for Czechoslovakia.
Letter writer urges city to assign a policeman to monitor Johnson Avenue between 18th and 47th streets during school dismissal hours. He cites lack of sidewalks, cars traveling up to 40 miles per hour, and near misses involving a five year old boy and older children. He warns of potential accidents or fatalities and questions enforcement and parental responsibility. John Rasmussen 613 B Avenue NE.
Local resident M. Maresh of 1251 Third avenue 5E questions why the construction company is allowed to leave Third avenue in such an unsightly condition with red clay covering streets sidewalks and lawns across the area.
The piece argues the federal government lacks power to force school integration and cites a 1955 three-judge ruling. Clinton Tennessee school officials comply with Supreme Court rulings, while peaceful picketing outside schools falls under state law unless disorder occurs. Federal civil rights legislation did not create new authority for federal enforcement in this context.
The judge may issue orders and arrest warrants if proven that the intent was to shield the school board from desegregation efforts. A boycott affecting compulsory attendance could be a state issue, while threats against parents seeking mixed schooling hinge on Tennessee law. The fed eral government acts only when Tennessee asks for protection against domestic violence.
DREW PEARSON reports Eden wants a meeting with President Eisenhower to rebuild his battered political prestige and possibly avert resignation. Gruenther eyed for top post, with doubts over dual military control of foreign affairs. Eden’s vacation in the West Indies delays a crucial rapprochement as Suez troop pullout commitments evolve.
Massachusetts senators Saltonstall and Kennedy gain clout in the next Congress with Saltonstall chairing the Senate Republican conference and Kennedy joining the Foreign Relations Committee. The GOP will deploy field reps to rebuild strength in districts lost last November, with Reed Benson active in Pennsylvania and New York. House Ways and Means plans to press Tax Boss Harrington on tax collections as decentralization of the IRS is blamed for declines.
The state department blocked a plan to fly 400 paratroopers to Belgium for a field maneuver and Bastogne commemoration between March 16 and 22. The aim was to show rapid American troop deployment, but officials feared Russia might misinterpret the show of force. General Maxwell Taylor supported the idea before the decision was rejected.
Bridge Partner TT notes the accident that General Al Gruenther became head of the American Red Cross with HQ near the White House. He declined a salary above $100,000 from Otin-Mathieson industries to take a $90,000 Red Cross post. The piece highlights Gruenther's long association with Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Dr. Joseph Mother warns that relocating for health relief is unpredictable and not universally beneficial. He advises trying a temporary visit to a new area before moving, noting psychological and environmental effects, especially on conditions like arthritis, menstrual cysts, asthma, and fever. He also answers reader questions on underarm deodorants, stating they are not dangerous when used correctly.
A reflective column uses a caustic tone to critique postwar diplomacy. It recalls the phrase Peace in Our Time and contrasts optimism with gloomy prospects, noting a shift in international posture and the failure of diplomacy to yield decisive results. The piece references Nash and Russian diplomacy with wary humor.
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