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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1956

Page

6

Bribe Charge Sherrod Case Clouds Gas Bill Fate

The piece notes a last minute bribery suggestion aimed at Senator Case of South Dakota as the senate debates the natural gas bill. It argues the bribery inquiry must be thoroughly aired to avoid clouding the respected legislators and the vital issue at hand. It contrasts views with comments from The Daily Telegraph on Eden, Middle East policy, and Anglo American relations.

Senate Case South Dakota Daily Telegraph Washington Middle East Eden Churchill London

British Press Presses Eden Over Middle East Policy

London papers assess Eden's Washington talks with President Eisenhower as vague on Middle East actions and arms supplies to Israel. The Manchester Guardian and Daily Mail fault the communiqué for lacking concrete measures, warning of high risk and continuing tension amid the oil dispute in the Persian Gulf.

Anthony Eden Eden Washington Eisenhower Middle East Manchester Guardian Palestine United Nations Truce Commission Israel Egypt Saudi Arabia The Daily Mail Britain Persian Gulf

Polio Fund Seeks Linn County Help for $25 000 Goal

March of Dimes officials report Linn County is again short of its $25 000 target for polio relief. Nationally the foundation faces debt due to drained resources. The Montrose hotel lobby and polio patients will receive contributions, with 33 cents per capita roughly equal to the goal.

March of Dimes Linn County Polio Foundation Montrose

City Slickers and the Farm Problem Reflect on Congress

President Eisenhower says the farm problem tops the congressional agenda as voters demand solutions. The columnist, a longtime farm observer, notes farmers and city dwellers both misperceive modern agriculture and warns lawmakers tailor policies to appease voters rather than solve real issues.

Eisenhower Congress

Cedar Rapids remembers flood fears and local honors

Ten years ago Cedar Rapids faced flood anxieties as 338 housing applicants awaited 80 available units funded by the Federal Public Housing Authority. Lions Club dominated Service Club Olympics with 34344 points winning the Little Brown Jug for a third year. An art exhibit by James Lechay opened at the public library.

James Yuill Cedar Rapids Federal Public Housing Authority Lions Club James Lechay New York University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Art Association

Farm Price Crisis Seeks Bipartisan Solution and Soil Bank

Merryle RuKeyser argues farm price declines affect national defense and the economy. She notes bipartisanship is essential as the Eisenhower administration backs Benson, while the soil bank and acreage reduction aim to curb surplus and secure long term food supply amid a wartime economy shift.

U. S Truman Eisenhower Benson Idwest

Czech Refugee Heidrich Still Hopes Amid Cold War Gloom

A Faltering hope fuels Dr Arnhost Heidrich, former Czech foreign secretary, now in Washington suburb exile, as he recalls Stalin’s plans, Geneva’s impact, and the West’s struggle to win the cold war. He remains pessimistic about liberation and skeptical of Soviet subjugation easing. People under satellite rule still cling to fleeting hope despite grim odds.

Washington Arnhost Heidrich Czech Foreign Office Dr. Heidrich Prague Czechoslovakia Soviet Union United States W. C. Fields Moscow Stalin Heidrich Kremlin Europe Asia England France Geneva

Plastic dollars on deck and the impact on money minds

In Washington Frederick C. Othman reports on a proposed paper resin currency that would be tougher and more fireproof. The idea, discussed before the house appropriations committee, could change how money is produced and used, leaving movie millionaires burning cash as nostalgia.

Washington America Uncle Sam Othman Bureau of Engraving and Printing H. J. Holtzclaw House Appropriations Committee

Plastic money vs. printers sparks Congressional briefing

Rep Alfred D Sieminski pressed how long a dollar lasts as Holtzclaw outlines wet paper intaglio dollars at 3 800 sheets daily with 18 bills per sheet and new dry money aims for 18 000 sheets 32 bills per sheet. He experiments with synthetic resins to create longer lasting notes while fearing job losses for printers amid union ire and relief concerns.

Alfred D. Sieminski D-N.j Holtzclaw England Switzerland James Murray D-Nii

Bugs Baer and the do it yourself satellite plan

A whimsical riff on scientists building a next generation satellite for September. The piece sports absurd ideas like buzzing around the world in an hour via an equator yo-yo string, ice cubes, and ectoplasm, ending with a jokey forecast of footprints in the sands of time five days apart.

Equator

What does a sugar test mean in a child and diabetes risk

Dr Joseph Mother explains sugar in a child's urine may not signal diabetes. A trace in urine can reflect low kidney threshold or stress, and often clears with time. True diabetes shows persistent sugar in blood and urine, thirst, frequent urination, weight loss, and requires insulin promptly. Family history raises risk but absence does not rule it out.

R.as R.A.S

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