Iowa Legislature Faces Rift Over Highway Commission Picks
A partisan split emerges as Governor Hoegh and the Iowa Senate clash after rejecting two of the governor’s four highway commission nominees. The editorial urges unity, praises the governor and Lt. Governor Fithon, and calls for leaders to convene and cooperate during the 1955-57 biennium. The piece also commends Hoegh’s forthright handling of questions at a Cedar Rapids audience.
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Iowa Senate
Hoegh
Highway Commission
Senate
Fithon
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Governor Hoegh Wins Over Cedar Rapids Audience
Governor Hoegh impressed a Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce audience by answering questions at length and with energy. The governor’s openness contrasted with Attorney General Countryman’s earlier uncommunicativeness and drew strong approval from attendees.
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Countryman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Senate backs bill letting teens work after school as pinsetters
Young Pinsetters of Bankly Wisconsin note disappointment as Iowa Senate passes a bill allowing high school students aged 14 and over to work after school in bowling alleys without beer permits. They urge the House to reject it and Governor Hoegh to veto if needed, arguing for stronger child labor laws over a weakening wedge.
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Bankly
Iowa Senate
House
Hoegh
Blue
Beardsley
Iowa
Iowa House
Legislators Misuse Immunity Privilege During Session
The piece argues lawmakers misuse temporary immunity for minor violations like overtime parking. It notes abuses occur in counties not represented by the legislators and suggests they avoid accountability since they won't face votes there. The writing emphasizes that immunity was intended to free time for lawmaking, not shield illegal acts.
How Do They Use Crabapples Now
In this humorous column, Harry Boyd muses on bread butter and jelly trends. He links bread consumption to jelly making waning and laments chefs and decorators abandoning currant crabapple jelly for modern kitchens.
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Robert
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cummins Prohibition Stance Sparks Cedar Rapids Sensation
The Gazette notes Sen Albert B Cummins declared support for national prohibition stirring a major uproar in Cedar Rapids where he is described as the leading Republican backer of the idea. The report also covers a regional lumbermen association convention and city contract deliberations.
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Albert B. Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Hearst Reports Friendly Russian People in Kremlin Interviews
Hearst with Kingsbury Smith and Frank Conniff recounts eight part Kremlin interviews. They describe the Soviet leaders as realistic, seek peace only to protect their system, and endorse a flexible strategy of competitive coexistence with the United States.
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William Randolph Hearst, Jr
International News Service
European
Kingsbury Smith
Hearst
Frank Conniff
Kremlin
Soviet Russia
Russia
Red China
Formosa
U.S
Geneva
France
Soviet Union
New York Journal-American
Moscow
Leningrad
United States
Momentous Soviet leadership change and Western reaction
The passage describes Nikolai Bulganin replacing Georgi Malenkov as head of government, signaling tighter heavy industry focus and fewer consumer goods. It covers Russian public calm, limited public debate, and the reporter’s Moscow interviews with Khrushchev, Shostakovich, Zhukov, Molotov, and others, plus firsthand notes from Ambassador Bohlen and Western diplomats.
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Georgi Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leningrad
Malenkov
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Shostakovich
Bulganin
Ulanova
Marshal Zhukov
Alexei
The Strength of Belief Builds Walter Davis to Glory
This Walter Davis story shows how faith and mental power helped an eight year old paralyzed boy become a world class high jumper. A wife’s phrase the strength of belief guides him to Olympic level success and a life of self confidence through faith.
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Walter Davis
Women influence in clothing choices echoes in opinions
In a survey of three residents Carl Fields Chuck Fulton and Sabin Steffenson share views on fashion. Each credits their wife or wife’s input with guiding outfits and color choices noting women are more style conscious and better at selecting gifts and coordinating looks.
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Carl Fields
Seventeenth Avenue SW
Christ Fields
Chuck Fulton
Wilson Avenue
Sabin Steffenson
Ninth Street
Men and Women Speak on Clothing Choices in Survey
DON HEISS and JEAN BARKER share views on shopping for clothes. Heiss argues spouses should not be involved and favors personal taste and longevity of a suit. Barker, single, prefers deciding alone and admits occasional regret from not shopping around.
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Jean Barker
Second Avenue SW
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