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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1958
Page
8
The piece argues Republicans should avoid pledging a tax increase and support flexible financing for higher education. It notes the governor’s stance on sales tax and urges tighter editing, fewer repeats, updated images, and a map to better portray Iowa to visitors while acknowledging the booklet effort.
A May 1957 edition of the 96 page Iowa Welcome booklet edited by Sherman W Needham and produced with state agencies offers rich Iowa history vital statistics and points of interest with colorful photos. The reviewer deems it informative for visitors but notes it provides too much information and could be improved.
The first UN team report in Lebanon raises two questions about rebel influence and aid routes. Rebels fire on observers and bar access, casting doubt on claims most fighters are Lebanese and prompting calls for a police force rather than a military intervention.
Norman Vincent Peale shares a method for popularity by seeing the good in others. A taxi ride in New York prompts reflection on treating people as children of God and recognizing their dignity. The piece cites William James on the drive to be appreciated and urges genuine goodwill to unlock hearts.
Four decades ago Cedar Rapids Rotary club made history at a Kansas City convention with Dave Turner and Henry Ely leading the crowd in A Little Prairie Flower. The Ed Williams Stock Company bid farewell at the Majestic theater as a capacity Cedar Rapids audience applauded each actor. Delegates to the Baptist Young People's Union of America gathered 517 in Cedar Rapids with Dr Reuben Saillens slated as a keynote speaker. A Fourth of July film Over There played at Strand. Cornell College President Dr Charles W Flint and YMCA officials laid a red granite cornerstone at First Ave and Fifth St.
Former Alaska governor Ernest Gruening argues that granting statehood will revitalize the U S economy and international standing. He cites improved rights for residents, stronger defense commitments, and Alaska as a strategic frontier, contrasting American democracy with Soviet policies.
One hundred volunteers from ten nations in UN blue helmets patrol Lebanon's frontiers without weapons. They relay hour by hour field reports from Tripoli and Beirut while facing daily casualties from homemade bombs. Major General Odd Bull commands with Dag Hammarskjold guiding policy as observers seek to curb arms smuggling and deter direct intervention.
G Wiley Beveridge editor of Williamsburg Journal-Tribune reflects on his career from Monmouth College to Wright County Monitor and Sumner Gazette. He discusses weekly papers versus dailies, changes in printing, his navy service, political views, Scribblings column, and a Fort Madison forgery column. He notes local development needs and his love of vocal music and church choirs.
A nationwide cross section asks if the chemise style is liked or disliked with 24 percent favoring it and 64 percent opposed. Men and women show a split, younger women embrace it more, while country areas resist.
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