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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1956

Page

5

New US stamps set for New York April exhibition

Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield announced stamps for the Fifth International Philatelic Exhibition in New York April 28 to May 6. The release includes an 11 cent souvenir sheet, a 3 cent commemorative stamp, a 6 cent airmail stamped envelope, and a 2 cent commemorative postal card, issued in sequence at two day intervals during the show.

New York Arthur Summerfield New York Coliseum N. Y Summerfield The United States Statue of Liberty Liberty FIPEX

Stamps Reveal New York 1956 FIPEX Designs

Central design features the New York Coliseum with the Columbus monument in the left foreground and U S Postage in the upper left. The four dark Gothic lines spell Fifth International Philatelic Exhibition while New York Coliseum 1956 marks the bottom.

New York Coliseum U.S

Tass Employee Refuses to Answer Senate Spying Questions

Harry Freeman deputy manager of Tass in New York invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearing. He refused to say if he associated with people he knew to be Russian spies and would not reveal whether he was a Communist before Tass ordered its employees to quit politics in 1941.

Washington INS Tass Senate Harry Freeman New York Internal Security Communist Party Freeman

Billy Graham Draws 20 000 in Tokyo Rally

Billy Graham drew an audience of over 20 000 at Tokyo’s international hall and surrounding streets for a mass rally. About 1 300 moved forward to accept Christ through an interpreter, the largest Christian meeting in Japan since World War II. He later met Prime Minister HATABa Toyama and prayed for leaders. He heads next to Osaka for two rallies.

Tokyo INS Billy Graham International Hall Japan Graham Ichiro Hatoyama Diet Osaka Evangelist

Sermons to American Troops in Tokyo and Yokohama

Catholic and Protestant chaplains deliver sermons to American forces stationed in Tokyo and Yokohama, detailing morale guidance, spiritual support, and duty responsibility amid postwar occupation. The messages emphasize resilience, faith, and service in a changing Japan.

Tokyo Yokohama

Million-Dollar Las Vegas Run For Ken Murray Show

Ken Murray's Blackouts with Marie Wilson signed to a million-dollar annual contract in Hollywood news for a Las Vegas run through 1960. The deal secures annual appearances in Las Vegas venues and highlights Marie Wilson as a featured star.

Hollywood Ken Murray Marie Wilson Las Vegas

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