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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1955
Page
6
An Iowa legislature bill HF 47 would shift tax base from local utility property to all districts with transmission lines. It would tax power plants per district, lowering assessed taxes in cities and raising burdens in rural areas, risking widespread inequity and complex court battles.
The piece traces power shifts after Georgi Malenkov’s ouster and Khrushchev’s rise, noting rivalries among Beria Molotov and others. It argues internal pressure fuels upheaval behind the Iron Curtain and warns against external war-propaganda used to stifle dissent.
Frederick C. Othman describes a Capitol visit by Miss Arthur who photographed New York Representative John Taber sampling kraut from a vendor. The scene includes lawmakers treating her kindly while some teased her nickname, the "kraut woman," but she shrugged it off and kept smiling.
Miss Phyllis Arthur, representing the National Kraut Packers Association, delivered 600 pounds of kraut and hot dogs to lawmakers in Washington for National Kraut and Frankfurter week. She arranged tastings with Senators Bender Wiley McCarthy Bricker and others, while a House restaurant declined the gift, citing routine concerns. The event drew 70 pounds of dogs and 200 pounds of kraut consumed by senators and staff, highlighting the ongoing clash between free food and restaurant economics.
The piece notes OPA Chief Chester Bowles calling food price violations “serious and dangerous” during a Blue network broadcast. It mentions local Labor Federation endorsement of reviving a general executive group of AFL unions and lists several civic and business figures connected to Cedar Rapids.
A reader extols union strength and collective bargaining while warning against right to work laws. The letter lauds pioneers who organized labor and notes unions boosted wages and living standards through increased demand and higher wages. A second voice objects to homestead exemptions and graduated tax credits, arguing taxes rise despite exemptions and urging government cost-cutting and salary restraint.
Washington commentary argues Malenkov’s resignation exposes Kremlin internal power struggles not policy failure. It links food shortages and peacetime fears to a fragile regime, warns of possible East Bloc unrest and renewed arms racing while urging reliance on nuclear power to deter wider war.
Foreign Minister Anthony Eden publicly backs President Eisenhower on Formosa but doubts rise as the joint resolution could allow a U S strike on the Chinese mainland without war. Eden, awaiting Churchill's retirement, faces party backlash and concerns from allies over Hong Kong safety.
Rumors swirl as Vice president Nixon discusses Eisenhower term limits before a Caribbean trip. Lehman complains to Johnson about seniority and committee lofts. Ruth and Beverly Woodner spark gossip amid Ian Woodner windfalls. Mitchell snubs Edwards at farewell. AEC chiefs reel over Nixon resignation replacement.
Walter Reuther CIO president visits Ford Motor Co plant in Cleveland where a Ford official jokes about collecting union dues from workers and buying Fords. The exchange highlights labor-management tension observed by the Minneapolis Tribune.
A brief riff in News and Views contrasts platonic affection with a cellar root beer joke. The speaker defines platonic love as nonromantic affection and frames it with a playful, homespun image of retrieving root beer from the cellar.
The most frequent nosebleed cause is a nose punch or collision with a door. Nasal septum injury from picking can cause bleeding. a doctor can locate and cauterize the site with a speculum and head light. Old methods include pinching nostrils, cold compress, breathing through the mouth, and avoiding blowing the nose.
A quartet of residents and a merchant weigh options for raising postal rates to ease taxpayer burden. Nathan Wheeler and Ralph Shook support higher rates or subsidies, while Barney Coffman Frank West and L Jaffe favor government subsidy or restored services with possible rate adjustments.
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