Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

We found your results!

Page 1

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1959

Page

1

Johnson urges FHA type college loans for students

Lyndon Johnson tells a St. Louis university audience he hopes Congress will pass next year a program to insure educational loans for every student desiring higher education. He cites education as central to winning the century and stresses not to let division over race or religion block the effort.

ST. Louis Lyndon Johnson Texas Senate Congress Johnson St. Louis University FHA Federal Housing Administration

Cost Markup On Medicine Putnt

Senate anti trust subcommittee charges Schering Corp sold prednisolone derivative at a 1118 percent wholesale markup. Schering president Brown defended pricing, noting missing costs and industry factors. Subcommittee cited 814 percent research and 23 percent distribution costs as context.

Washington Senate Anti-Trust Lone Drug House Schering Corp Bloomfield N.J Kefauver Dtenn Francis Brown Schering Brown

Philippines Take Back Town After Navy Rule Ends

Olongapo, Philippines, a coastal city of about 65 000, was returned to the Philippine government in a ceremony ending 45 years of U.S. navy control.

Olongapo Philippines U.S U.S. Navy

Space Monkey Sam Returns to Aviation Medicine School

Sam the space monkey returned Sunday night to his home at the School of Aviation Medicine for tests.

San Antonio Sam Space Monkey School of Aviation Medicine

Firm Pleads Fraud Guilty In Govt Conspiracy Case

The F. L. Jacobs Co. pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the government by filing false financial reports. The holding company from Detroit was charged alongside former chairman Alexander Guterma and others in a trial that includes Comficor Inc and the Chatham Corp. Sentencing is postponed until the co-defendants finish their trials.

NEW York F. L. Jacobs Co Detroit Alexander Guterma Robert Eveleigh Comficor, Inc Chatham Corp Jacobs

Three Die in Crash Near Charles City

Three young men were killed in a Monday auto accident about 24 miles east of Charles City on highway 18. Victims Louis Moeller 24 of Rudd Norman Melcher 21 near Rudd and Robert F. Franks on 24 near Rockford died when the car driven by Melcher left the highway, flipped over in a ditch and landed beyond a field driveway.

Charles ‘City Charles City Louis Moeller Rudd Norman Melcher Robert F. Frankson Rockford L. L. Lane Melcher

Court Refuses To Bar Mack-Whiteside Trial

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop a second trial for Richard Mack and Thurman Whiteside on charges they plotted to fix a Miami television channel award.

Mack-Whiteside Washington Spreme Court Richard Mack Thurman Whiteside

Lefkowitz Fights Phonies Upping New York Fraud Action

Sylvia Porter notes New York Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz battles investment swindles and phonies. He arranged cooperation with Canada to curb frauds, with Iowans among victims of Canadian mining schemes.

Sylvia Porter New York Louis J. Lefkowitz Lefkowitz Iowa U. S Canada

Pearl Harbor Could Have Cost Japan Half of Fleet

Tokyo based interview with former ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura recalls the Pearl Harbor strike as a risky act that could have cost Japan half its fleet if detected early. Nomura, then in Washington, defends Japan’s Axis choice, compares prewar radicals to modern leftists, and says a negotiated peace was possible. He denies foreknowledge of the attack and notes domestic pressure shaped Tokyo’s decision.

Tokyo Pearl Harbor Japan Kichisaburo Nomura Washington America Nomura U.S Normura Nippon Victor (Phonograph) Co Hitler Mussolini Khrushchev Mao State Department

Nasser Writes Book on 1956 Suez War

Cairo AP report says President Nasser is authoring a book about the 1956 Suez crisis. The article notes the project was disclosed in a Monday newspaper report and emphasizes the historical framing of the war.

Cairo Nasser

Eisenhower Seeks Peace Inspiration From Pope John XXIII

President Eisenhower meets Pope John XXIII in Rome seeking blessing for peace and freedom. The Pope praises the American quest for concord among nations while Eisenhower thanks him for his words and blessing.

Vatican City Eisenhower John XXIII Free World U.S John Eisenhower James Hagerty Rome Vatican Mr. Eisenhower St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church

Eisenhower Receives Unmatched Welcome in Ankara

President Eisenhower arrived in Ankara after Rome and described the reception as the most splendid ever seen in a city of this size. Crowds estimated from 400000 to 700000 cheered as bands played and people shouted Yasha while he rode in an open car. He told Turkish President Bayar the U.S. will continue to support Turkey’s economic development and security with allies, and praised the Turkish people's spirit against threats.

Ankara Turkey Eisenhower Rome Tl Am Celal Bayar U.S

Unexpected Gifts Lift Cedar Rapids United Fund Near Goal

Cedar Rapids Marion United Fund moved within 10 000 dollars and 2 percentage points of its goal with 541 636 98 189 percent of 551 641 total. Special gifts led by Hillis Gill Forbes Osberg reached 103 percent with 73 334 and industrial led by E H Christensen hit 104 percent with 112 774. Other sections include pattern gifts 216 736 96 percent classified 113 911 94 percent residential 16 320 90 percent Marion 8 561 98 percent. Workers urge returning unfilled cards and remind that late gifts can be mailed to the United Fund office in the Chamber of Commerce building.

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids-Marion United Fund Hillis Gill Forbes Osberg Industrial E. H. Christensen Marion United Fund Chamber of Commerce

Warn of Cheap Easy-To-Get Guns Des Moines AP

Iowa law enforcement warned that mail order gun ads in national magazines offer cheap hand guns, some as low as six ninety five, risking youth access. Sheriff Wilbur Hildreth and other officials urged tighter gun control. Attorney General Erbe called for strengthening statutes to curb easy firearms commerce.

Des Moines Iowa Associated Press Hannan Marshall County Asa Landes

Eisenhower greeted by huge Karachi cheering crowd

President Eisenhower drew a million strong welcome in Karachi as he arrived from Turkey. Crowds lined streets and rooftops, shouted Eisenhower zindabad, cheered from schools and offices, and rode in a gold car toward the Ayub Khan residence during a 40 hour stay.

Eisenhower Mr. Eisenhower Mohammed Ayub Khan Karachi America

Also Mentioned on This Page

Today's Index Eeee Daily Record Ee Farm Een Enene Inez Robbieee Nena Seelee Gas Society Pakistan Pope John Gene Kramer Nasser Book The Pope Frank Brutto St. Damasus Woodrow Wilson Benedict XV Wilson Vatican State Cials Polk County Wilbur Hildreth Hildreth Pottawattamie County Emmett Hannan Norman Erbe Ayub Khan
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication