Brotherhood Week Drives Hospital Campaign in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids community unites for a joint campaign to enlarge St Luke's and Mercy hospitals with a fifty fifty fund split. Catholic and Methodist support, plus broad public generosity from Catholics Protestants Jews and others, signal strong cross faith cooperation for essential local care. Strong calls for improved enforcement of child support laws accompany reflections on public policy during Iowa's legislative session.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s and
Mercy
Methodist Church
Polk County Father Convicted for Child Desertion
A 44 year old father in Polk County was found guilty of child desertion after admitting earnings of 4800 in 1956 and stopping support for four children under 16. He had been ordered to pay 30 weekly to his former wife and allegedly claimed all six children as exemptions. The case reflects intensified enforcement of court orders to pay child support.
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Polk County District Court
Polk County
Ray Hanrahan
Goode Proposes 150 Day Biennial Sessions
Rep Dewey Goode of Bloomfield suggests extending biennial legislative sessions from 100 to 150 days and switching to a per diem pay of 20 dollars. He argues longer sessions will allow fuller consideration of state business and that pay should reflect actual time spent.
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Tate
Dewey Goode
Bloomfield
Rep. Goode
Goode
Pain as a Path to Greatness and Faith
Norman Vincent Peale argues pain can liberate aspiration and build character. He cites figures like Lou Gehrig Roosevelt Kennedy and everyday paralytics to urge belief that suffering yields spiritual greatness and practical steps to live with pain. He lists twelve actions from accepting pain as a teacher to prayer and helping others to ease personal distress.
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Vicomte du Nouy
Midwest
Lou Gehrig
Robert Tait
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Kennedy
Poultry Show Draws Nearly 1000 Birds In City Auditorium
The Western Poultry Fanciers Association staged its 22nd annual exhibition in the city auditorium with nearly 1,000 birds on display. A pen of Black Orpingtons from Lime Rock Connecticut drew attention as a distant entry.
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Western Poultry Fanciers’ Association
Lime Rock
Conn
Americans blame Egypt most for Suez crisis study finds
A survey of 1,000 nationwide respondents shows Egypt blamed by 32 percent for Suez events, followed by Britain 29 percent and France 21 percent. Most people named two countries, with 38 percent unable to name any, reflecting broad confusion and independence in judgment about blame.
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Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
Britain
France
Russia
United States
United Nations
Suez
Nasser
U.N
Great Britain
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Middle East
Eisenhower Doctrine Dominates U.N. Cold War Struggle
Pierre J. Huss portrays 1957 as the showdown year in the U.N. power contest between Western nations led by the United States and the Soviet bloc. The article details the Eisenhower Doctrine, Formosa actions, and Arab-Israeli tensions shaping debate at the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly.
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United Nations
U. S
Russia
Eisenhower Doctrine Draws European Confidence in US Policy
London observers say the Eisenhower Doctrine marks a decisive shift in US aims toward Europe and the Middle East. They note Washington’s new readiness to act in defense of allies, with debates at home and scrutiny from Britain on the Gaza Gulf of Aqaba and Suez passage.
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U.N
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Mideast
U.S
Pakistan
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
White House
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Cairo
Hussein
Sabri El-Assad
Eisenhower
Middle East
Israel
Russia
Kremlin
London
Europe
U. S
Washington
Atlantic
Congress
United States
Whitehall
United Nations
Suez Canal
Creed
John Foster Dulles
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Opinions on How Early Tax Returns Are Filed
A round of resident voices discusses when they file income tax returns. Debates cover using tax professionals versus self preparation, deadlines, refunds, and convenience. Respondents include Frank Sebetka, Mrs. Boyd Malampy, Frank Hembera, Mrs. Donald Smith, and Marjorie Ainsworth, from various Iowa locations.
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Donald Smith
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Marjorie Ainsworth
Seventh Avenue SW
Cons Venient
Lift Mystery Confounds Irish Traveler in City
An elderly hill country man visits the city and boards a tall building lift. A red light signals a disappearance, and a young woman exits the lift instead. The astonished observer quips he should have brought his wife.
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Bedad
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Brotherhood In Action
Iowa
By Norman Vincent Peale
OR Plase
Brother Lawrence
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the Gazette
Nazimova
Strand Theater
Second Avenue
State Investment Company
W.C.T.U
Des Moines
General Assembly
T. F. McCauley
Cedar River
Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church
Percy B. Eversden
St. Louis
Ruth Ebjing
Reds
Our
Elmo Roper and
Sinai Peninsula
Roper
United
Egyef
By Pierre J. Huss
INS
Assembly
Security Council
U.N. Tha Ehawa
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Formosa Strait
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Free China
Taiwan
Red China
Moscow
Soviet Union
Peiping
Chou En-lai
Near
John H. Crider
By Lincoln Zarub
Frank Sebetka
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Sebetka
Boyd Malamphy
Mechanicsville
Malamphy
Frank Hembera
Avenue NE
Mrs. Smith
Irish Digest
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