A Reasonable Demand for Adequate Sidewalks
A Cedar Rapids concern cites sidewalks as the top hazard to schoolchildren. A city council report by a citizen committee urges the public to fund a practical, citywide solution rather than leaving sidewalks to individual owners. The report links sidewalk needs to expanded bus transport and argues for all weather, safe walking routes for students.
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Cedar Rapids
Parent-Teacher Association
Citizens Committee
Speed Limits and Driving Habits in Iowa July Summer Travel
The piece argues highway fatalities rose to 279 in Iowa by Monday while 1955 saw 237 deaths. It urges a careful standard for speed, noting 65 mph is common and dangerous on rigorous stretches. A 4 point safety list includes not driving tired, fresh air, conversation or radio, and safety stops every 100 miles.
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Iowa
Shortage of Good Minds Says Sokolsky Essay
The essay argues that the real shortage is not in engineers or scientists alone but in capable, imaginative thinkers across fields. It critiques narrow specialization, calls for broader humanities time, and warns that national security requires thinkers who are not just skilled but able to think clearly and fearlessly.
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Eli Ginzberg
Edward A. Fitzpatrick
Howard A. Meyerhoff
Eugene M. Kulischer
United
Sokolsky States
Soviet Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Union
Russia
Hanford Legion elects Sam Cohen commander in annual election
The American Legion at Hanford elected Sam Cohen as commander with Howard McLaughlin Bill Bayless and Jack Ferring as vice commanders and Ralph Mack named adjutant. The organization also noted fundraising success and other local civic shifts. Ralph A Reed of Omaha visited Cedar Rapids Airport for schedule plans while J D Norton became local carpenters union president and Walter Shadle was reelected business agent.
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Hanford Post
American Legion
Sam Cohen
Howard McLaughlin
Bill Bayless
Jack Ferring
Ralph Mack
Poland
Linn County
Floyd Hinshaw
Ralph A. Reed
Omaha
United Air Lines
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
J. D. Norton
Carpenter's Union
Walter F. Shadle
Tommy Nolan
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Milwaukee Railroad
Asthma in a 15 month old child and allergy links
Dr. Joseph Mother explains that very young children may show reduced asthma symptoms as they age but often remain sensitive to specific triggers. He urges identifying the allergen, notes foods like cow's milk wheat and eggs as common culprits, and cites dust pollen and animal dander as other offenders.
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S.B
City Column Replies to Patient Visit Request
A columnist declines personal patient visits citing a universal rule for readers across many cities. The writer expresses polite pleasure at the interest while maintaining professional distance and asks for a postal address.
Laughing Girl the Malibu Dog Tops Human Notes
William Saroyan writes fondly of Laughing Girl a three year old German Shepherd on Malibu Beach. The dog shares moments with the author including rock tossing ocean play learning sea life and a playful race along the shore.
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William Saroyan
Drama Critics Circle Award
Malibu
Laughing Girl
Cinderella
Pacific
Pundits Ponder Ike's Illness
The piece weighs President Eisenhower's health after surgery and thrombosis, noting medical opinions by Dr Burrill Crohn on ileitis, recovery prospects, and recurrence risks. It discusses public optics, campaign impact, and the president's vitality for a potential second term, with emphasis on presidential health transparency and leadership.
Bank girl nets funneled funds in Virginia tale
A Norfolk bank employee nicked about a million dollars, sharing with friends and facing a stern judge who jailed her. The piece questions Southern hospitality versus law and mocks praise for those who aided her, including a Boy Scout troop and a traffic cop.
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Bank
President's health and second term question weighed
The article discusses the President's brilliant recovery and six week expected return, doctors saying illness need not bar a second run, but raises a cautious debate over whether one in his condition should bear four more years. It calls for careful evaluation of medical and other factors in deciding the presidency’s future.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Howard McC. Snyder
James Hagerty
Ike
Gettysburg
Eisenhower Faces New Decision on 1956 Candidacy
Roscoe Drummond reports from Walter Reed that Eisenhower, recovering from heart attack, will reexamine his willingness to run for a second term. Doctors’ assurances differ from his own doubts about capability to serve another four and a half years, delaying a firm yes or no for weeks. The nomination outlook remains unsettled, prompting Republican worry and Democratic maneuvering.
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Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Treasure legends and a buried Kidd treasure tale
The piece notes pirates rarely hid treasure, citing Captain Kidd as an example who allegedly buried gold on Gardiner's Island but was later dug up and sent to Boston. It criticizes treasure maps as scams by pretenders in Havana or Balboa targeting gullible yachtsmen.
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Captain Kidd
Gardiner’s Island
Long Island Sound
Boston
Havana
Balboa
Millre
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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
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Wendell Couser
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Joe Danziger
Florence
Alfred
Armour Institu
Dr. Joseph
By William Saroyan
Saroyan
By David Lawrence
New York
Emerson
Burrill Crohn
Crohn
Bugs” Baer
Winston
Virginia
Justice
George Clark
By Stewart Alsop
Roscoe Drummond
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