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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
3
Historian note on YEAR the annual pictorial history now in its tenth anniversary edition. It features over 1 000 pictures and 75 000 words covering more than 3 000 subjects from Labor to Sophia Loren and includes sidebars with vital stats, fashions, and notable events.
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower told about 400 Newspaper Women's Club members she did not hear President Eisenhower's NATO address because nobody told her. She laughed and said she would try to catch a rebroadcast, while noting she feels well after surgery and enjoys the holiday Red Room luncheon. Attendees included Democratic figures and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
The passage frames history as a shared personal narrative, extending beyond academic study to include the reader's own lineage. It emphasizes that history is not only for students or teachers but for everyone to remember and reflect upon their ancestors.
Frances E Willard of Evanston Illinois is the only woman with a statue in Statuary Hall in the Capitol. She led the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for 19 years, helped form the movement in 1874, served as president from 1879 until her death in 1898, and also championed women s rights.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Longworth attended a State dining room gathering where she lit a cigarette despite aides stating smoking was not allowed. The scene prompted reports that there was "no excitement" afterward. A federal census estimated Australia's population at about 9,600,000.
Automotive News reports weekly and year to date totals for 1957 auto production and compares them with the previous year. The Detroit dispatch notes movements by firms listed, highlighting changes and industry trends.
The Panama Canal Zone department of the American Legion has urged President Eisenhower to reinstate Col. John C. Nickerson to missile duties. Nickerson was removed from a ballistic missile role in Huntsville, Alabama after his June 29 conviction for leaking confidential information.
The 41 year old career officer in the Canal Zone was reprimanded and fined $1500 after controversy over missile development. A resolution by the Legion department executive committee urged revocation of his sentence while he serves as an inspector of construction at Fort Clayton.
Montana requests transfer of title to the 160 acre Chief Joseph Battlefield site in northern Montana. The Nez Perce surrender took place in 1877 under Gen. N. Miles, and state officials aim to establish a state park there.
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