Pretty Good Solution for Cedar Rapids Fourth Avenue
The proposed plan for the American Legion building in the Greene Square area satisfies both the Legion and city needs. It preserves offstreet parking and keeps Fourth avenue accessible for future traffic, aiming to prevent future developmental constraints for Cedar Rapids residents.
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American Legion
Greene Square
The
Legion
Fourth Avenue
Veterans’ Organization
Cedar Rapids
Meaningless Yardstick Refocuses Iowa Literacy Pride
President Hancher of the state university says Iowa's high literacy rate is a false pedestal and invites complacency. He argues that reading ability matters less than what and how much is read and understood, urging focus on strengthening weaker educational areas.
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Hancher
The
State University
Who Lights the Fuse NATO Ministers Seek Quick Atomic Deterrent
In Paris fourteen NATO foreign ministers endorse basing European defense on the U S atomic arsenal. They debate who should authorize use of atomic bombs, cautioned by Dulles against false security, and stress a rapid decision pathway to deter a Soviet attack.
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Paris
America
West Europe
NATO
Dulles
Free World
Talking horse with a tale worth hearing?
A humorous note questions if a horse that can speak would utter something truly worthy, hinting at the whimsy of animals and the value of speech.
Considerate Decision Commends Cedar Rapids Bus Drivers
The Cedar Rapids bus drivers are commended for reconsidering a Sunday strike if no contract is reached. They chose not to suspend service during Christmas shopping to aid health welfare and convenience, avoid revenue loss, and support city council negotiations. Mayor Sedlacek is urged to promote bus use during the holidays to ease downtown traffic and assist a settlement.
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Cedar Rapids
Sedlacek
Hilda Finds England Pretty Cold in London Tour
Frederick C. Othman recounts a London trip with his bride Hilda. They endure unheated taxis and baths at the Savoy, marvel at the Tower jewels, and joke about guards and a mock “iron bridle” device, while noting cold feet and chilly humor.
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London
Winston Churchill
England
No. 10
Downing Street
McLean
Mrs. O
Tower of London
Jewel
Wakefield Tower
This Day Record and 10 Years Ago Items Highlight Cedar Rapids News
Low temperature readings showed Cedar Rapids at 12 degrees below zero and Marshalltown at 14 below as this day recalls recent cold. Bronze Star winner Keith L. Reed received the medal from Admiral Nimitz for sinking 18,000 tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific. Cedar Rapids Engineering Company joined Rice Leaders of the World Association. Lillian Hefner and Leta Smith tied for all events in the city women’s bowling tourney.
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Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Keith L. Reed
J. F. Reed
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Cedar Rapids Engineering Company
Rice Leaders of the World Association
Lillian Hefner
Leta Smith
City
Rayburn Presses for Role of Committee Chairs in Ike Talks
In Washington Sam Rayburn traveled from Texas to attend a White House session with President Eisenhower and Democratic leaders. He argued that committee chairmen shape legislation, not the speaker, as Lyndon Johnson and others noted, with budget and trade issues lingering over the dialogue.
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Washington
Ike
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Eisenhower
Johnson
Rayburn
House of Representatives
White House
Ske
Sam
Dallas
Congress
Senator Johnson
Harry Byrd
Jere Cooper
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Appropriations Committee
Hayden
Arizona
Hughes
Defense Wilson
Wilson
George Humphrey
Clarence Randall
Inland Steel
Advisory Committee On
Foreign Trade
Randall
The Gazette On Editing Letters For Publication
The Gazette explains that readers should submit letters to the People Forum without fear of awkward phrasing. Staff edit for libel and taste, and fix grammar while preserving the writer’s meaning and flavor. The aim is to keep ideas and expressions intact even when spelling and punctuation improve.
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People’s Forum
The
Gazette
Attack on the FBI Reopened A Debate on Government Scrutiny
The piece critiques a Washington newsletter linked to political groups arguing the FBI is being attacked to undermine the agency. It questions the scope of FBI surveillance of schools, defends Hoover, and warns against framing the FBI as a cultural police force.
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FBI
Denver Post
United States
Congress
Truman
Max Lowenthal
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
McCarthy
Personal Health Guesswork By Wm Brady M D
Dr Brady condemns long distance or absentia diagnosis as unethical and dangerous. He warns against quack doctors who prescribe remotely risking tragedy and urges license suspension for improper practice.
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Wm. Brady
M.D
CIO Campaign Against State Sales Taxes Targets 1955 Legislatures
The CIO plans a nationwide fight against state and local sales taxes as 44 of 48 legislatures convene in regular session in 1955. It argues sales taxes are regressive, urges reductions, and prioritizes food and drug taxes while urging tax relief for higher incomes through federal policy changes.
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Iowa
CIO
America
Simul
U.S. Department of Commerce
Eisenhower
The
States
BUGS BAER Records Campaign Finances as Swindle Sheet
The piece derides campaign expense tracking as a costly trap for democracy. It notes that certified returns hide neatness in filings and mocks public accounts as artful but flawed, citing a congressman who claimed to raise and spend nothing. It lampoons insatiable public hand and campaign fodder.
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Arthur Deamer
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Denver
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Bugs” Baer
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