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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1955
Page
9
Hopeful about keeping the city market open, safety officials and the city council should study a fair deal. Gardeners need a place to display and sell produce and to dispose of surplus. If repairs cost 20 000 to 30 000 dollars, a survey is needed. Traffic concerns could be managed with rules, and ongoing patronage supports keeping it open.
Don Gehrmann urges creation of U S training camps to boost 1956 Olympic chances arguing Russians use camps while American athletes balance school and sport. The piece advocates keeping training in schools and rejects regimented systems.
The piece questions lower auto insurance rates for women under 25, noting traffic records sometimes support lower risk but street observations suggest uncertainty about who drives on dates. It mentions that rate changes may not reflect such dynamics. It also notes jukebox operators raising plays to 10 cents and a restaurant move toward a dollar play.
India approved a sweeping reform bill on December 15 that abolishes polygamy, grants divorce rights to wives in polygamous marriages, allows restricted divorce and judicial separation, and imposes alimony duties on spouses. It also raises marriage ages to 15 for girls and 18 for boys, signaling major social change and shifting maintenance responsibilities to both parties.
The new congress opens amid party divisions on domestic policy while foreign policy remains broadly agreed. Observers predict lawmakers will avoid hard decisions, shunt issues toward the 1956 election and rely on televised campaigns, risking voter fatigue and a possible midterm turnover.
College faculty member Dr. Madeline Ashton began teaching German and Spanish as winter quarter started at Coe. Harry D. Keller joined Coe’s admissions office as field counselor then director of admissions. Lucy Siver became Linn county overseer of the poor at the first 1945 supervisors meeting.
Roscoe Drummond reports the Subversive Activities Control Board tightens its grip on the Communist party in America. Chairman Herbert recommends labeling the Jefferson School of Social Science a Communist front while upholding a court ruling that the party is directed by a foreign power. The piece argues the aim is transparency and disclosure rather than suppression of belief.
Readers are invited to send letters to the People's Forum noting views on general topics. Include name and address for publication. Short letters have higher chances of printing. The Gazette reserves the right to shorten letters and cannot guarantee return of submissions.
In a column on political cycles the author lampoons national debates and decision battles. He predicts looming fights over defense budgets foreign policy and governance. The piece hints at partisan stalemates and a soap opera styled by Portia as a metaphor for political maneuvering.
A looming Senate foreign relations hearing on the Formosa and Southeast Asia defense pacts risks exposing a deep policy split within the Eisenhower administration. Sen. Knowland presses for testimony from Dulles and the joint chiefs, as Radford and Ridgway clash with others on Asia strategy. Public debate could force clarity on U.S. restraint versus commitment in Asia.
A Florida woman recalls nightly leg pains in childhood helped by witch hazel and questions the diagnosis of growing pains. She argues tetany from calcium and vitamin D deficiency, recommending daily calcium and vitamin D intake or a supplement if diet is insufficient.
Scientist Gobind Be Hari Lal outlines influenza cycles and vaccine types A B and C while noting vaccines built from eggs may trigger egg allergies. New chemicals DRB and TRB show promise destroying flu virus in mice, with potential human use if proven safe, signaling progress in antiviral research.
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