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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1957
Page
6
Air force pilots may soon learn navy style landings due to short runways. At fighter bases crash barriers use nylon rope nets and log chains to slow jets with failed brakes. Ed trials include the Convair rocket sled at Edwards AFB and Col John Stapp's high speed work.
Parsons College President Dr. Millard G. Roberts will speak at a Linn County rural teachers banquet in Marion at 6 30 p m on Wednesday. About 90 attendees are expected, with invitations extended to rural and Marion district teachers. Roberts became Parsons president in 1955 at age 37.
Harold D. Hodgkinson, executive head of William Filene's Sons, unveiled Bizmac at the Tube lectures in retail distribution at Harvard, claiming the device would ease store drudgery and free merchants for creative work. The compact box analyzes inventory, pricing, and credit, guiding purchases, counter sales, charge accounts, and customer needs while lighting a red bulb for unsatisfactory credit. It promises up to date inventories and modern forecasting, altering how sales are made at the counter.
Wally Schwank athletic director and football coach at Coe College will speak at a joint meeting of Cedar Rapids YMCA Hi Y clubs Monday at 7 30 p m in the Hi Y room about 100 boys are expected to attend after which a swim will follow Participating clubs are Marion high school with John Anderson leader McKinley high school with John Jermier leader and Wilson high school with Harley Van Akkeren as leader.
INS report by John H. Martin notes Soviet shipments to Egypt including tanks, violating UN cease fire. Friction at the U N centers grows as Moscow expels U S military attaches and stages counter spy displays. The Cyprus Algeria debate and Cyprus issue loom as observers weigh Cold War signals versus U S Hungary intervention claims.
Hartford Connecticut. After tumbling three stories from a building, window washer Richard Brewer landed upright on soft turf and reported only sore feet. The incident prompted brief attention from nearby workers and authorities.
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