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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1955
Page
4
Washington approves building a man made earth satellite and hints a launch within two years. The editorial notes this milestone excites millions of hopeful teens and could propel real space travel toward the moon and beyond while praising safety belt adoption as a national gain.
A Baton Rouge casualty firm will trim auto policy premiums by five dollars for cars with safety belts. After surveying two years of claims, the company says belts could have reduced payments, calculating a conservative saving of 7.4 percent off the average annual premium of 65 dollars.
A reader column questions the Bermuda short trend and knee length socks. The writer argues long socks may defeat cooling goals and prefers floppy long pants for airflow, noting the fashion shift from shirt and tie to casual summer attire.
The author critiques using ex communists who defected back to the United States as propaganda tools. They argue such men reveal the harms of communism, including life under the Bamboo Curtain, and suggest officials may misuse the situation for mass communication gains rather than address the wrong of leaving homeland loyalties.
A columnist denounces overuse of quotation marks after a new steel screen door arrives with a long card full of quoted terms. He mocks the installer’s pedantic phrasing and urges critics to stop hiding behind quotes while praising the door’s craftsmanship.
The Gazette reports the city council refused a Bus company plea to tear up Second and Third avenues paving to install a 12 inch water main. A $5 267 bid for a South Third Street fire station was accepted and awarded to Theodore Stark and Company.
Stewart Alsop visits the Stalin kholkoz near Dniepropetrovsk and finds a spotless pig pen, gleaming pens, and a proud vice chairman Lepscha. He questions how such a clean, people‑dense system works without obvious economic incentives, noting healthy workers and a mix of contentment and mystery.
Clarence Randall recounts his 1953 role leading the Commission on Foreign Economic Policy and adjusting from executive ease to Washington bureaucracy. He notes loneliness, rapid staff questions, and the need for persistence, while praising public service dedication and checks on power in a complex republican system.
Norman V. Peale relates a Long Island summer memory to illustrate faith as a practice and experience. He argues faith is built through instruction belief and daily reliance on God as guide and helper, citing a surgeon who prays during operations and a friend who thrived with an unseen partner.
Random opinions from Burt Baldy Joe Gaines Chuck Price Archie Vargason and Russell Hall on planning trips versus spur of the moment travel. They cite business duties, desire for flexibility, and enjoying relaxation as guiding factors. Several favor spur of the moment trips with few fixed plans while others plan routes and destinations for vacations or long trips.
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