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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
2
The Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. will present 18 dolls dressed by women employees to the pediatrics department of University Hospitals on December 22. Ward authorities will distribute dolls to hospitalized children over Christmas. The project began last year and has become an annual Christmas effort. Dolls will be displayed in the bank until December 22.
Ruth E. Brannaman of Marion Route 1 filed a bankruptcy petition in Cedar Rapids federal court on a Wednesday afternoon. She lists debts totaling 29 319.19 with assets of 2 091, claiming exemption. She formerly partnered in a farm and lists widowhood with occupation as housewife.
Former President Eisenhower accepts as chairman of the editorial advisory board for Americana. In a concurrent move, Vincent Sutliff announces the Dwight D. Eisenhower International Peace Scholarship Fund. The fund supports students and policy, with no salary for the posts.
A federal grand jury indicted State Supreme Court Justice James Keogh Elliott Kehaner Sanford Moore Antonio Corallo Dr. Robert Erdman for conspiring to fix a bankruptcy case in Brooklyn. The scheme involved a $35 000 payoff to influence sentences and access.
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged rapid economic growth to curb unemployment and preserve free enterprise. He pressed for government action to provide jobs for a labor force expanding 1.3 million yearly, urged desegregation in unions, and warned against leftist pressure groups while defending the AFL CIO merger.
In Missoula Montana the Northern Pacific railroad announces a rule change allowing employees to wear wristwatches while on duty. The update ends a prior restriction and aims to improve timekeeping for crews and passengers.
Concord New Hampshire Governor Wesley Powell appointed State Attorney General Maurice Murphy to fill the late Senator Bridges seat. Murphy, 34, a Republican, will serve until the 1962 election. The move surprised many leaders who had urged honoring Mrs Bridges or Powell himself.
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Ford outlines a suite of service-saving features aimed at reducing maintenance worries across models. The narrative links leadership themes from Falcons to Thunder, highlighting innovative concepts and future prospects in automotive design.
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