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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1956
Page
6
A reader asks officials about toll roads and interstate plans in Iowa. The piece raises six questions on paralleled toll and interstate routes, funding, sequencing, and coordination, urging clear answers to guide future road development.
Prof E C Mabie, noted for elevating the state university’s speech and dramatic arts, dies leaving a wake of guidance for many in the creative arts. He combined a sensitive soul, lively imagination, and practical sense to raise standards in his department and beyond.
This Weekend marks the end of J. Archer Eggen's six and a half years as Cedar Rapids public library administrator. He moves to head the St Paul system. Under his leadership central and Kenwood branches were expanded, bookmobiles improved service, a new audio charging system cut card needs, and seven day book access widened the popular collection. Circulation rose about 60 percent while costs stayed below legal maximum. Eggen is credited with practical progress and a strong, community serving approach, though Cedar Rapids faces salary constraints. The paper hopes for policy changes to retain capable public servants.
The essay argues that daily life and ordinary people matter more than vast global issues. It celebrates the comfort of familiar, friendly interactions and suggests happiness comes from balancing seriousness with relaxation, noting how minor irritants shape our lives and how shared thoughts unite communities.
Taxpayers along the east bank met at the Barnes and Chamberlain office to consider a River Front Commission plan requiring payments from $100 to $40 per linear foot for a river wall and related improvements. A Cedar Rapids relief effort funds Poland’s European war distress.
Norman Vincent Peale counsels that true freedom comes from God confidence. He cites a converted ex‑criminal who survived tuberculosis in prison, then urges readers to embrace faith and inner power, stressing Lincoln’s rise and the motto The Kingdom of God is within you.
The piece notes Consoling Thought Guy Mollet becomes France’s premier while S. N. Kruglov is ousted as Kremlin police chief. It highlights fragile tenure for both leaders and Mollet’s freedom to walk away with his briefcase if controversy hits, unlike his Russian counterpart.
The Fayette County Union advocates reapportionment to better reflect the state’s population. It cites national reform and warns rural areas are overrepresented while urban areas lack voice. A plan by State Senator Edward J. McManus would keep Fayette's unit representation and share a senator with Winneshiek.
Dr. Munk surveys defense questions in the Great Decisions program. He contrasts disarmament and buildup with debates on nuclear weapons and U S policy under Eisenhower and Dulles. The piece weighs military size, drafting, civil rights, and secrecy in a fragile peace era.
Participants in the Great Decisions program at Coe College will vote on a ballot about U S foreign policy toward the Soviet Union and defense. The topic for discussion the week of February 19 asks whether the United States has a stake in Europe and how to balance security with diplomacy.
In the Great Decisions ballot, 68 votes favored cooperation with other countries to sustain freedom and only 2 opposed the Soviet Union alone. A 64 to 11 majority backed building treaties and alliances for a worldwide security system. For economic policy, 68 supported integrating with the Free World economy, while 4 favored economic self sufficiency.
A local feature gathers responses from Garfield school girls Sherrie Adams Deanna O Brien Beverly Tibbits Mary Koenfke and Patty Wells about Valentines. They favor lace heart shaped cards with verses and candy while noting school and home exchanges and a preference for thoughtful cards over comic ones.
The Gazette invites letters to the Peoples Forum on topics of general interest. Include name and address for publication. concise letters have higher chance of being printed. Please write on one side of the paper.
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