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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1954

Page

6

City Hall considers sewer to Noelridge development

Skogman Construction proposes extending a sanitary sewer from west of Center Point road and south of Forty-second street NE northeastward to serve the Noelridge addition of about 500 homes valued at $6 million, promising over $85,000 yearly in city tax revenue. Council sends the proposal to the engineering department for study while approving other zoning and street matters.

McLeod’s Run Skogman Construction Company Center Point Road Forty-second Street Old Marion Road Noelridge Engineering Department Thirtieth Street Dalewood Avenue Thirty-sixth Street Mt. Vernon Road Erskine School Theodore T. Manning Independent School District Engineering De.ee A. L. Porstman Davenport City Plan Commission

Chair Technique Tames Customer

In Baltimore James Cole used a chair like a lion tamer to subdue a knife brandishing, impatient customer at a shoeshine parlor. He escorted the man down the street to a police station where officers were informed of the incident.

Danceland Ballroom Charles Cole Carter McDonough Street Ashland Baltimore James Cole

Mamie Eisenhower Signature Sells for $10 at Auction

In Barrington Rhode Island a Rosary and Altar Guild auction sold Mamie Eisenhower’s signature for ten dollars. The letter bearing the First Lady’s signature accompanied a picture of the White House.

Changes in Law On Pay for Vet Survivors Urged

Washington AP report says a House committee urges reform of death compensation for veterans survivors. It cites 465000 cases on rolls with 7000 new annually and 365 million dollars annual cost. The proposal notes some survivors receive payments exceeding the service member’s last earnings and others receive inadequate support.

Washington House

Survivor Benefits Confusion Prompts Defense Committee Review

A defense committee criticizes the complex mix of survivor benefits from the Pentagon VA Social Security and Federal Employees Compensation Act. It urges terminating the six month death gratuity while preserving key payments and considers placing armed forces personnel under social security.

Defense Department Veterans Administration Fedtee

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