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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1955

Page

9

Memorial Rising in Old Philadelphia Honors Independence Park Plan

The Independence Hall Association advances a two park plan to revive Old Philadelphia's revolutionary sites. Judge Edwin Lewis leads lobbying for funding as Congress and Pennsylvania fund the Independence Mall and nearby National Historical Park, with key structures and historic homes slated for restoration.

Old Philadelphia Fred B. Walters Philadelphia Old State of Pennsylvania America Delaware River Independence Hall Thomas Jefferson Independence Hall Association Edwin v. Lewis Philadelphia’s Com ‘Mong Pleas Court No Virginia Pennsylvanian Society of the Sons of the Revolution Lewis Washington Harrisburg Congress Pennsylvania General Assembly Lewis Whic Fh Independence Mall Independence National Torical Park Independence Halil Carpenter’s United States Bishop White House Father of the Protestant Episcopal Church St. Mary’s Oman James Madison Alt National Park Market Street Panriylvania Hall

Death Penalty Urged for Dope Peddlers

Washington congressional comment urges death penalty for narcotics peddlers as a crime worse than murder. Rep. Anfuso backs new legislation to curb teen narcotics use, calls for customs port and border patrols, and a nationwide crusade against the drug trade. He cautions youth about drug destruction of futures.

Victor L. Antuso Dn.y House Ways and Means Anfuso Brooklyn U.S Congress Hale Boggs D-La Wadlely Jose

San Francisco to Lose Ferry Boats in 1956

Four large ferries on the Richmond San Rafael line will be retired in October 1956 as a $62 million bridge nears completion. By then only two SP boats will remain linking Oakland and San Francisco, marking the decline of bay ferries once a thriving system dating back to 1850.

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Mackinac Straits Bridge To Feature World’s Longest Span

The planned completion in 1857 of the Mackinac Straits bridge will include a suspension span rated as the longest in the world, connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.

Mackinac Straits Michigan Upper Lower Peninsulas

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