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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1950
Page
2
The All Iowa fair revue opens August 12 at Hawkeye Downs as part of the 15th exposition. Nightly shows August 13 to 17 feature a disappearing water ballet with Dive Hoff and chorus, plus acts such as midgets auto racing opening day, a 20 piece orchestra and 10 voice chorus The Masters of Melody and many entertainers in a 70 cast show.
Quotations from GE, Hotpoint, Champion Paper and Fiber, and others dispute the claim that large firms harm economy or society. Leaders urge steady action and note signs of stable employment as the 1950s progress amid Korean crisis considerations.
New York reports a moon excursion option with a ticket price of one billion dollars. The plan covers rocket design testing and full vehicle construction, with an expected launch about 25 years from now according to Oil Power.
The article notes propulsion advances make a crewed voyage nearer, with fuel weight mandating 66 pounds of fuel per pound of ship. It states a trip could reach lunar influence in about 54 hours, marking a milestone toward moon travel capability.
Purple martins find southern hospitality in Hoyleton Illinois as 21 bird houses stand on 12 foot poles forming a miniature village in the rose garden of Mr and Mrs William C Rixmann.
Singapore businessman C M Lee seeks to revolutionize building with ersalime a mix of earth sand and lime to replace cement He cites Swatow river walls seen 55 years ago as inspiration for houses built with ersalime pillars and retaining walls awaiting regulatory approval.
An engineer claimed a wall built of ersalime served its purpose for over fifty years and would likely endure a century more. He noted that after removing it for inspection six years later, the wall remained in perfect condition.
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