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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1955
Page
3
Inez Robb argues that both nations should unite on a humane project to counter an atom powered automobile. She notes a new Soviet atom powered car and a portable one man X ray unit, urging U S Russia cooperation to preserve pedestrians and prevent mass casualties.
Berlin orchestra plans a 19 city U S tour to test whether American audiences will忘remember wartime ties. Manager Gerhart von Westerman notes ten years after the war the trip holds cultural and political significance. Conductor Herbert von Karajan and about half the 103 members held Nazi links. They hope music can bridge politics, acknowledging possible objections but aiming to win audiences over with heartfelt performance.
Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes negotiates a mutual aid pact with Iraq and eyes a broader Islamic bloc including Pakistan. The move strengthens Western NATO aims in the region, despite Arab League tensions as Egypt contemplates a split. Menderes’ long career traces from opposition to power in 1950.
Advertisement notes seniors aged 60 to 80 in Kansas City may apply for an extra $1 000 of life insurance to cover final expenses and emergencies. The handling is by mail with no obligation and no phone calls. Mail a postcard or letter with age to Old American Ins Co 3 W 9th Dept L 214 A Kansas City 5 Mo.
By Sam Dawson New York AP reports the cement industry, thriving yet cautious, may need to raise capacity 15 percent in two years and 40 percent in five as a postwar building boom and highway programs expand demand. The Bureau of Mines and Northern Trust note growing use in housing, commercial construction, and infrastructure, with road building and airport needs boosting consumption.
Hollywood AP reports entertainer Bob Crosby is seriously ill with pneumonia and hospitalized after a Saturday admission with a 104 degree fever. His temperature returned toward normal Sunday and he will stay in hospital about another week to ten days while singer Jack Smith fills in on his television show.
Sealed bids invited by the State Car Dispatcher at the Office of the Iowa State Highway Commission in Ames for a Ford Deluxe in trade. Bids due 10:00 AM February 18, 1988. Preference for Iowa grown products and coal per Chapter 73 Code 1950. Walter Ruther, State Car Dispatcher.
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