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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1954

Page

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Red China U N Heighton U S Reappraisal Agony

Washington AP The United States contemplates a painful foreign policy reappraisal sparked by Sen Knowland’s push for U N membership for Red China. If allies push Red China into the U N, the U S may retreat, with four possible responses outlined and strong opposition from officials and France over Europe defense links.

China U.N. Heighton U.S John M. Hightower Washington U. S Dulles France Senate Knowland Calif U. N America Congress West Germany Britain Red China Japan Philippines Australia New Zealand Spain South Korea Europe Truman Eisenhower Policy Administration European Defense Community Germany

Hagerty Rejects Potomac Colloquial for Churchill Parley

Washington report notes Eisenhower clocking 11:06 am end to a long news conference and his anniversary ballroom dance with Mrs. Eisenhower. Hagerty spurned a catchy label such as Potomac protocol for the Churchill meeting. Details recount Churchill’s White House arrival, camera chains, and pen etiquette during signings.

Washington White House Eisenhower Churchill Hagerty

George Washington in the House of Burgesses at Williamsburg

George Washington served 16 years as a member of the House of Burgesses meeting in Williamsburg Virginia.

George Washington House of Burgesses Meeting Williamsburg

Infant Suffocates in Crib in Independence

A four month old boy named Gustav S. Roepke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roepke, was found dead in his crib about 5 a.m. Monday after becoming entangled in blankets. He was born April 3. Services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Swan funeral home with burial in Wilson cemetery.

The Gazette Independence Gustav S. Roepke Carl Roepke Swan Funeral Home Wilson Cemetery

Sleeping Driver Misses Out on Fireworks Night Adventure

CHICAGO UP Beulah Klunk a 59 year old night nurse slept through a wreck that tore along a sidewalk uprooting a futility pole bending a street sign and plowing through a doctor's yard and into a house before stopping in a grape arbor. She escaped with only a scratch and minor bruises as a doctor noted she slept soundly.

Chicago Beulah Klunk

CIO Calls for Wage Increases

The CIO urged wage increases and higher personal income tax exemptions as the quickest way to bolster the sagging economy. It blamed weak consumer purchasing power for the downturn, citing unemployment, less overtime, more part time work, and underemployment as causing a sharp drop in wage income from the August 1953 level of 202.2 billion dollars per year.

Washington CIO

Kossuth Centennial Attracts Big Crowd Parade Reenacts County History

ALGONA AP Officials estimated 25 000 to 30 000 people watched a four mile parade reenacting Algona and Kossuth County history. More than 500 Kossuth county pioneers were seated in a special shaded section during the event.

Algona (Ap Kossuth County Algona

New Dormitory at Waldorf College Planned in Forest City

College officials announced groundbreaking for a new women dormitory in Forest City on July 13. The facility will house 60 women and expand campus housing options.

Waldorf College Forest City

Voice To Tell World Of Red Colonial Aim

Irwin Safchik reports that Voice of America will counter Soviet propaganda by showing Red colonialism as the main imperial threat to the Free World. Theodore C. Streibert directs USIA to expose Moscow Peiping links of Communist parties abroad, warning against disguises as domestic parties and liberal movements. The plan cites Guatemala as a recent example and notes the danger extends to developed nations like Czechoslovakia.

Washington INS Voice of America Free World Theodore C. Streibert U.S Moscow Peiping Streibert USIR Guatemala United States U.s.information Agency International Communist Asia Czechoslovakia

Traffic Photo Turns Into Plane Crash at Route 66 Intersection

Tulsa World photographer Howard Hopkins set out to capture a Fourth of July traffic jam but the plane he rode in ran out of gas and crash landed at the intersection of U S 66 and State Highway 33. Both Hopkins and the pilot walked away unharmed as the expected jam formed around the crashed plane. Hopkins discovered his last film had been used on the crash photos.

Tulsa Tulsa World the World Howard Hopkins U.S. 66 Hopkins

SBA allows regional directors to approve 50000 bank loans

Washington INL Small Business Administrator Wendell Barnes announced that 14 regional directors may grant bank participation loans up to 50000 without prior approval. The change, supported by the loan policy board and national council of consultants, lets a proprietor obtain a loan with a bank taking a quarter share, without altering loan standards, to speed aid to small firms.

Washington INL Wendell B. Barnes Small Business Administration Barnes

NATO Channel Maneuvers Set Haul Exercise Dates

The defense department announced major NATO air sea maneuvers in the English Channel to be held July 16 25. Six nations Belgium France Norway The Netherlands United Kingdom and the United States will participate with ships land and aircraft.

Washington English Channel Defense Department Belgium France Norway Netherlands United Kingdom U. S

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Clyde Spry Marries Luella Woodward

DES MOINES AP Clyde Spry Iowa secretary of agriculture and Luella Woodward a former Commerce Commission employee were married over the weekend in Tulsa Oklahoma The bride is the daughter of Charles C Woodward and Mrs Woodward of Sioux City They will return to Des Moines on July 12

Des Moines Clyde Spry Iowa

Tarzan Act by Vacationer Sends Villagers to Cover

A Chicago vacationer Thomas E. Hagenbach 23 turned Tarzan in CHANNEL LAKE II. He damaged a cabin rolled boulders at the door trapped seven Chicago teens, then fled into trees leaping down as deputies arrived. He surrendered after firing shots in the air and was jailed in Waukegan.

Channel Lake Thomas E. Hagenbach Tarzan Hagenbach Chicago William Wood Joseph Horsch Wood Waukegan

Jacoby On Bridge Analysis of Two Hearts Grand Slam Bid

Oswald Jacoby discusses an opening two hearts bid and how the Blackwood convention revealed North held one ace. The later repeat Blackwood bid of five no trump suggested North possessed only one ace, shaping declarer strategy.

Outh North

Deceptive defense sinks small slam in bridge hand

North faced a small slam that went down after West's clever defense. West led diamonds then clubs and spades to set declarer, who failed to gain via a second spade finesse. South blamed his greed for the collapse and West earned credit for the turn.

West South Declarer Dummy East

Fishermen Battle Massive Whale Shark In Seven Hour Duel

Captain J B Mathews and crew aboard the Capt Rae Strickland fought a seven hour battle with a 45 foot whale shark in the Gulf of Mexico fifty miles off John's Pass. The whale shark towed the vessel eighteen miles before the line broke. Estimates weighed 15 000 to 20 000 pounds with 370 pound test line.

St, Petersburg J. B. Mathews Rae Strickland Gulf of Mexico New York Museum Payne Dronke Mathews

Ratings Revealed In Hawkeye Music Festival at Coe

Superior ratings were given to 31 soloists and six accordion bands at the Hawkeye Music festival on the Coe College campus over the July 4 weekend. Winners advanced to the Chicagoland Music festival on August 21 at Solidiar field. Accordsion bands and solos across classes A to D were named with Cedar Rapids and Des Moines as key cities, and judges included John Duckwall and Herald Stark.

Coe Jcollege Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc Solidiar Field Stanley Vesely, Jr Accordion Aces Cedar Rapids Mardell Reinberg Keystone Harvey Sallberger Marion Dean Ford Redfield Deanna Doughtery Thirty-seventh Street Larry Svoboda Higley Frank Christensen Des Moines Marvin Josten Klemme Jean Simon Camburn Court Norma Gefaller Ronald Rogers Durant Gary Peterson Bettendorf Donald L. Schroll Ames Eaton Darlene Shears Fifth Avenue SE Jane Evans Davenport Judy Nichols Norwalk Joanne Cunningham Waterloo Karen Norcott Marilyn Stull Geraldine Tauber Iowa City Rosemary Schatz West Union Ellen Moody Ottilie O. Weldon LaVonne Noire Knoxville John Duckwall Franklin High School Howard Stube Herald Stark University of Iowa Music Robert Smythe Joseph Kitchin Coe Mary Goudy

Meeting of Chou En Lai and Ho Chi Minh Reported

A Peiping radio broadcast on Tuesday claimed Chinese Premier Chou En Lai met Indo Chinese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh along the Chinese Indo Chinese border. The meeting reportedly occurred as Chou traveled home from the Geneva conference.

Hong Kong INS Peiping Radio Chou Engiai Ho Chi Minh Chou

Waverly Man Accused of Attacking Sitter

William Charles McRoberts of Waverly was freed on 2000 on charges of threatening a 15 year old babysitter with a knife in an apartment building on College Hill. Deputies say he intended to commit a felony and a trial date has not been set. The girl screamed and escaped. McRoberts was later arrested after showing up at a hospital with a hand injury. He previously faced an assault charge in 1950 in Island Park.

Cedar Falls William Charles McRoberts Waverly McRoberts College Hill Island Park

Theft of $200 From Nurse Under Investigation

Iowa City police investigated a theft of $200 from the purse of University hospitals nurse Helen Griesbaum. She reported the loss on Monday, saying it occurred between 3 and 11 p.m. Sunday.

Iowa City University Hospitals Helen Griesbaum

Wanted Rates Gazette and Classified Ads Kaleidoscope

A compact newspaper page item lists classified wants and services including vehicle notices, rental offers, rug cleaning, tailoring, jewelry service, nursing home, and local businesses. It mentions a highway accident alert for truckers, rental car promotions, and local entertainment listings with dance venues and admission prices. The page highlights emergency and service ads, including painting, hauling, masonry, and general repairs with contact details.

Various Home Service Ads and Labor Notices

A dense classified page lists numerous repair, construction, and cleaning services including dirt and sod delivery, painting, plastering, plumbing, and basement work. Ads mention contact numbers and addresses such as 1012 Ninth St SW, 825 W. Mark, and individuals like Irving Martinson and Cliff Rogers offering sodding, dirt, cement and roofing tasks, with discounts on multiple loads and prompt service.

SEARS Thor Third St 3Rd Kutchera Don J. Augustine W. H. White Alburnett Iowa Black and Pillers Gona Ds Fisher 33Rd St. NE Irvin Martinson Vane Blind Hospital John Vosdingh Dick Alexander Marion Cliff Rogers Clark Mark Himneys Ronnie’s Kramer North Liberty Paul J. Nolan Monitiy K. Schmidt Carpanttr Nate and Vic Bartow Breneman

Help Wanted ads mixed with assembly and sales roles

Classified notices describe positions for mechanical engineers machinists and service personnel, plus multiple female help wanted listings. Employers list Cedar Rapids Davenport and Vernon Heights areas seeking tradespeople, clerks, housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, and Avon representatives offering flexible hours and commissions.

Sarbesan T.V. Necessa Gazette 3Rd Ave S.E SAL Mildred Christianssen Brady St Davenport Dial Verne Heights Vernon Heights Avon Cosmetics

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Russia Western Hemisphere Merriman Smith Doughty Winston Mr. Eisenhower Rose Garden Hoover Sherman Adams Adams Kossuth Irwin Safchik NATO Jacoby Oswald Jacoby King QJ Ke Hugo Shark Sitter J. R. Merritt Eedore Lilley Laura Merritt One Mortuaries Novak Monument CO Ave. N.W 2Nd St Boston Bullerrier Pudge Near 4Th Ave Clyde Bean Lerve 10Th Street G.E Montour Schnathorst Hyland Hyland Tama Towa RENI 3Rd St. SE Callenwood Ransfer Rosen Tailor Shop Probasco Jeweler Margaret Wevper Bevey Ave Goodman Detective Service Evan Pra Asernon Ave 2Nd Ave Happy Nursing Home R. N 8Th St USA Curley Raymax 12Th St. SE Swisher Iterior Ig Pearspr Augustine L. Augustine Rehas Iter Pert Co Rae Gee UIT PO Ara BRUCE Bruce’s Mower & 1620 Mt. Vernon W. Lyman Bob Waddington Pertiser Imde Fitzpatrick B. J. McCready R.C. Building R. A Zmoos M. W. Freese Robins Mackenzies First Ave Black Dirt RT Sodding & Grad Robert Kalous Cottage Grove Bivd Sam Les Granteed Irving Suit Hewitt CE Service Neem Myrtie I Stoecker Ave Mary Butters Sean NE Ana Sliss Vey Paramount Theater Barber College Mirren Gales Ean Household Finance Corporation GEO. Seon Argiabeg Comepany Insurance Ea Public Finance CO Quaker Oats 2Nd St. NE Aegreseys Robert 50 Bion West 78H Street Minneapolis Minnesota Nick Marengo Esquire Cleaners Erwin Barber 1St Avenue Ncces Lyst Zene Records Salar Sf LY Collins Radio Roosevelt Hotel
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