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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1955
Page
14
A pamphlet quiz for casualty company readers tests driver knowledge on safe following distance weather accident causes and proper actions when tired or tire blows. It cites answers from safety engineers and notes a new epoxy resin patching method cutting repair costs up to 70 percent.
Indiana Governor George N Craig credits a “get tough” safety policy for lowering highway deaths from 1276 in 1952 to 1062 in 1954, as he defends the point system and wolf pack patrols, argues driving is a privilege, and calls for removing unfit drivers to save lives.
Detroit source reports the National Automobile Dealers Association addressed bootlegging of new cars and discount practices at its Chicago meeting. President Charles Freed warned profits fell from over four percent in 1953 to under two percent in 1954 and urged selling cars at a profit rather than merely trading them. He blamed authorized dealers for breaking rules, with bootlegging and auctioning threatening the distribution system.
Prison inmates organize a customized car related Red Cross campaign achieving a $3 956 increase over the 1954 goal. The piece notes industry concerns, dealer contract terms, potential factory buybacks, and fears of production cuts and labor strikes affecting auto jobs, ending with a full stop about happy motoring.
In Fort Madison a prison automotive program turns a 1940 Hudson sedan into a sleek speedster from parts across 11 cars. J. Roby Hilpert and Harold Taylor lead students through two-year and one-year body shop courses, repairing cars for staff and officials with free labor and costing only materials. The project, nearing completion, showcases practical training and high job placement for graduates. The article notes the program's impact on 75 students and the growing waiting list.
The Automobile Sports and Boats show runs Thursday through Sunday at Memorial Coliseum. A stage revue led by Frank Parker will perform opening night and twice daily after. Exhibits include sports cars such as a Vignale Cunningham, a Ferrari, an $8500 Rid, and a Ford Thunderbird, plus Ford products, boats, motors, fishing gear, and sporting equipment. Audrey Reggentin headlines the fashion show with five models. Tickets available at the Coliseum box office.
Dr R W Phillips associate professor of dentistry at the University of Indiana will speak at Cedar Rapids Dental Society Monday at 630 p m at the Roosevelt hotel His topic is Manipulation of Amalgam He has published 58 scientific papers on amal gam casting cements enamel solubility fluorine dentifrices and impression materials He is a member of the US Public Health Service dental study section and other societies He won the Chicago Dental Society prize in 1948 for research on The Effect of Fluorides on Hardness of Enamel
Mrs. James Pullar praised Connecticut highway markings at a Lyme town meeting, saying travelers from other states would find the signs helpful and easy to follow. The remark underscored support for the state's signage system.
In Dallas a man approached bakery truck driver F. B. Welch, 28, requested pastry, then punched him, stole $200 and pastries, and fled. Police say the same man later pestered Welch for an apple pie before the assault.
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