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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1958
Page
4
A column argues for a four pool plan, urging Cedar Rapids voters to approve three pool propositions. It cites benefits for economy, reputation, and youth, noting many elderly or busy residents might not perceive direct value but would gain from better recreation and community appeal.
The piece argues Americans are enslaved by cars, citing the auto industry’s dominance in the economy and daily life. It critiques excessive devotion to vehicles while musing on U S Canadian talks about trade with Red China and potential auto sales to China as a way to provoke changes in society and focus.
Norman Vincent Peale argues that character governs success in baseball and life. He recalls a Florida trip with Pirates officials and outlines five simple rules for a high daily “average” of good days, urging effort, persistence, action, and faith.
Sanford Kerr, chair of the local freight car commission, resigned at a meeting with railroad officials and 15 Cedar Rapids shippers as E. D. Hungerford of Rock Island Cedar Rapids was named his successor. The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce announced plans for a new 60 by 120 foot two story building on First Avenue and Second Street, with construction to begin soon. Governor Harding urged unity with the slogan The one task is to win the war now as the Republican state convention in Des Moines endorsed the federal dry amendment and women suffrage.
The Hall Radiation Center in Cedar Rapids has performed over 6,625 cobalt-60 treatments since September 1956, making the city one of the few with a private hospital offering this cancer therapy. Visitors, including schools and clubs, have toured the center, which also houses the Linn County chapter of the American Cancer Society. While not a cure, radiologists report cases of no evidence of disease and prolonged life, with pain relief common.
By Daniel James a Chicago Tribune column warns that Soviet submarines were sighted near Argentina and Brazil in May, signaling a new era of inter American security concerns. The piece notes a Russian naval base in Antarctica and urges stronger Caribbean cooperation with Argentina Brazil and Chile to defend the hemisphere. It also humorously discusses potential abbreviations for Alaska.
The Geneva conference on detecting nuclear tests faces Soviet pressure to end tests immediately and universally even as scientists begin to reach unitary conclusions. The Soviets insist controls be subordinated to a political accord, risking a walkout if their demands are not met.
A father in a psychiatric-ruled household humorously satisfies his son Junior by boiling and serving an earthworm after the boy asks for food. The boy demands to eat the other half, prompting the father to swallow half the worm. Junior exclaims you ate my half in a wild howl.
A Chicago Daily News look at costs for German made barbed wire shipped via Düsseldorf to New York and Cleveland. Rail freight and trucking keep prices $40 per ton below U S Steel in Cleveland. The piece questions sustaining wage and price hikes while competing with foreign producers and why Europeans would buy American goods.
Omaha World-Herald notes Otto Borkuvka of New York City has patented a trouser-remover. The device, a substitute for muscle power, is not an improvement on existing methods. It restates the notion that people will continue to don and doff their pants one leg at a time.
Public pulse shows 42 percent favor independence for Algeria versus French sovereignty. 44 percent undecided. Regional and party splits frame views as independents push for Algerian self rule while Midwestern readers tilt toward ties with France and Westerners lean toward Algerian self rule.
An interview with Gallo editor of the Strawberry Point Press-Journal born April 18 1920 in Oelwein detailing views on small towns thriving through civic effort in Iowa. He discusses state school reorganization taxation, Backbone state park proximity, local business, and his role as community spokesman. He describes work hours civic duties sports enthusiasm and editorial focus. He notes Democratic alignment and local 90 percent editorials.
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