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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
6
The piece jokes about ileitis and coronary disease becoming common knowledge after the President's heart attack. It warns that routine medical detail may spread to mayors and politicians, turning every cold or illness into hourly public updates and endless medical briefings.
The recent statewide primary drew a heavy Democratic vote suggesting a potential two party shift. About 115000 Democrats cast ballots, well above the eight year average of 73673, while Republicans totaled around 233000, below their eight year average of 268856. The article notes strong contest for U S Senate governor and other offices.
The writer argues to move Iowa’s primary from June to September or October to shorten campaigns and reduce costs. This would lessen year long campaigning for state offices, cut fall election time to weeks, and potentially boost candidate participation while addressing low voter turnout.
In a surprising move Republicans cross party lines to back Guy M. Gillette against Otha D. Wearin. The shift suggests a potential turning point from the Democratic view and signals heavy work ahead for Republicans.
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce urges producing and printing a current city map due to rapid Cedar Rapids Marion area growth. A prior map is now obsolete and the Real Estate Board is considering updates, but city responsibility remains essential and timely.
Frederick C. Othman humorously critiques ongoing Washington investigations into high level graft and abroad aid. He notes no proven crooks yet, cites bungled programs in the Navy and Army, and mocks futile efforts to uncover impropriety while praising honest workers and dull government.
Ten years back Charles J Knick erbocker and Ernest Kosek were named Republican state representative candidates in Linn County. Vernon Petro won a Danforth summer fellowship for junior agricultural study at Iowa State College. Cedar Rapids hosted 135 advance registrations for a Real Estate Institute. William G Murray would discuss Iowa farm land values. The Linn County board named Otto F Hanzlik to finish E R Moore’s term on the old age assistance board. Harrison Spangler and Miss Martha McClure were reelected to Republican national committee posts. C C Hunt was re elected grand secretary of the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge. Florence Nicholson and Minna Wikoff planned a Montreal European trip. Mrs Fred W Bailey and daughter Alice planned a New York trip before Jane Bolton’s induction at Emma Willard School.
George E. Sokolsky muses on postwar youth culture and nonconformity in music and manners. He praises My Fair Lady and laments diet changes while reflecting on Mozart’s 200th birth anniversary and the global reach of American culture.
Stewart Alsop argues in stark terms that Gen. Curtis LeMay and Gen. Earle Partridge warned the United States faces a dangerous gap in air power by 1958 to 1960. They say Soviet jets and bombers outpace U S programs, threatening survivability and deterrence.
Roscoe Drummond argues that Khrushchev's critique of Stalin exposes systemic faults in the Communist model. He asserts that without free speech, free elections, and a free press, the Soviet system cannot prevent tyranny, and questions what lessons new nations should draw to avoid Stalinist repetition.
In a wartime note the author quips about atomic tests and disarmament talk while claiming to keep scientists indoors. The piece mocks media hype and promises a steady schedule of tests with cautions about public exposure and mushroom cloud imagery.
Dr. Mulner explains why labels urge shaking medicine bottles to mix settled ingredients and prevent overdoses. He cites examples of potent drugs requiring careful dosing and warns that improper shaking can lead to dangerous intakes. He also touches on cold sores caused by herpes simplex and goiter risk in women, noting pregnancy as a factor in goiter tendency.
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