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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1954
Page
6
The Inter-American Economic conference at Rio reassured fears by resisting price controls and a Latin controlled bank, while backing private enterprise and a 22 million World Bank loan to Chile. The talks laid groundwork for development in several nations without triggering costly aid programs.
Traffic Capt. Bill Remington warns parents and children to sled only in safe areas. The City Recreation Commission designates Bever and Ellis parks and sometimes Daniels park for sliding when snow covers the ground. More non city owned spaces could be made available to keep youngsters off streets and intersections during winter.
Bulova Watch Company reports five reasons why hiring handicapped employees benefits the firm including faster integration, greater industriousness, willingness to fill vacancies, lower absenteeism, and strict rule adherence. The practice, once seen as a favor, is now viewed as mutually advantageous.
Community pride surges as Cedar Rapids embraces the Raiders nickname for its baseball team. Management teams up with the Brooklyn Dodgers for the 1955 season, signaling renewed hope and fan support for a winning campaign in Eastern Iowa.
A Washington column quips about a Pittsburgh reader’s complaint linking color choices and lifestyle advice. The humor centers on yellow being bad for eyes and home life, with references to Tolchin and a stand against weekend exercise and deskbound work.
The Public Welfare bureau announced that despite booming wartime salaries at least 75 Cedar Rapids families would need help through the Christmas Exchange. The note also recalls past local actions including sidewalk snow clearance and health nursing visits, with community leaders named.
President Eisenhower plans a major reshuffle in the commerce department. Louis Rothschild may move to under secretary for transportation replacing Robert Murray, with Ben Guill likely to replace Rothschild. Also eyed is a new assistant secretary of agriculture to replace Ross Rizley.
The piece jokes that Democrats used an IBM machine to count 1350 dinner guests at a New Orleans testimonial, but around 3 p.m. it failed to include 140 paying attendees who missed ham while the machine counted them out. It notes distrust of calculating machines compared to Remington Rand and mentions Peress.
White House aides express pessimism about President Eisenhower seeking another term in a developing Washington pipeline report. Debate over campaign feasibility hinges on health, party support, and political timing as officials weigh the 1956 election outlook.
George Sokolsky argues against Senator Mansfield on free will and liberty. He cites Hume Burke and Edmund Burke to defend individual rights of retired officers and public servants to speak and act without forced conformity. He warns against government regimentation and questions withholding pay unless signing a gag contract.
The author argues individuals must have the right to defend themselves and publish dissenting views even if connected to government service. He cites John Paton Davies Jr and Alger Hiss, urging that imposing conformity harms a free society and stifles open debate. He warns against intellectual goose steps erasing independent thought.
Dr. Brady reviews conflicting studies on cholesterol and artery disease noting that cholesterol deposits reflect disease processes rather than cause. He contrasts calcium calcification with arterial degeneration and stresses calcium intake as part of broader nutrition.
The piece argues a national politician blends isolationist and interventionist stances and warns that foreign policy returns home. It recalls colonialism and the Philippines path to self government, notes Formosa and the Seventh Fleet, and asserts most major U.S. issues began at sea or via naval tensions.
A reader reports removing a kidney a year ago and asks about staying hydrated and drinking. A medical note says the remaining kidney can carry on if cared for and warns that alcohol is a risky abuse of the remaining kidney.
Jotham Johnson notes wrecks dot the Mediterranean floor revealing bronzes marbles and pottery from Greece Italy and Tunisia. Divers aided by rebreathers map sea bottoms and recover cargoes while museums gain new data on ancient trade routes and Greco Roman commerce.
The Boston Globe notes about 25 thousand distinct job classifications exist in the United States roughly, suggesting many roles are significantly easier than the reader’s. The piece frames the diversity of work and perceived ease across sectors.
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