15 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1959
Page
1
President Eisenhower stated on Wednesday that current conditions do not justify invoking the Taft Hartley act to end the steel strike. He said government pressure should not obstruct free bargaining and noted no clear chance of a Russian shift toward an acceptable Geneva talks outcome.
J M Cleminshaw and Co of Cleveland won a $152000 contract to reappraise all 30000 Cedar Rapids parcels for tax purposes. City officials also approved a 1960 budget of $110925 for the assessor's office and reappointed Wendl W Kulish as city assessor for a six year term.
Firefighters report a 1,000 acre forest fire in Kanosh Utah as Cedar Rapids completes two months of Park and Shop free parking. The program, run by the Retail Merchants Bureau, shows 4,825 shoppers used tickets across 12 facilities with 61 stores issuing stamps for up to three free hours.
In Katowice a tired Khrushchev muddled through an informal address before 3000 Communist followers. He claimed he was a miner and a worker, spoke with a stammer, and was met with mixed laughter from Gomulka and officials before leaving for mine and factory tours.
Linn County State Representative Frank L. Martin, 33, collapsed and died of a heart attack shortly before noon in Cedar Rapids. He became ill at his law office, sought aid from Dr. James Flynn, and was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy hospital. Married with four sons, Martin was a prominent attorney and rising Democratic politician. He began in politics as a Roosevelt poster campaigner for his mother. He won the Democratic nomination for state representative in 1956, then lost, and regained office in 1958.
The Federal Reserve reports June industrial production rose to a record peak of 155 percent of the 1947-49 average, two points above May. Retail sales held at a record high, while new construction and private residential activity cooled after prior gains.
United Steelworkers president David McDonald urged a neutral three member board headed by a chief justice pick to hear all disputed issues and issue nonbinding but helpful recommendations. The USW strike halted 90 percent of U S steelmaking capacity as 500000 workers walked out after two months of talks.
A man was stung several times on the head and face by yellow jackets Tuesday and was dead on arrival at a local hospital.
Robert M White II takes the helm Aug 3 at the New York Herald Tribune bringing three generations of newspaper lineage from the Mexico Ledger. He leads a 2000-employee outfit with daily circulation near 355000 and Sunday reach of 527000.
A humorous remark defines courtship as guiding a man to realize he is destined to marry. The joke frames romantic pursuit as a deliberate lesson in commitment and future plans.
New York AP reports wholesale food prices declined this week to their lowest since November 1956, according to Dun and Bradstreet.
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