Cedar Rapids bricklayers urged to resume Jefferson High work
Community leaders urge local bricklayers to return to the Jefferson High School project at the old wage scale plus a small rise, arguing it avoids higher district costs and speeds completion. They warn against hastening the interstate program and call for prudent, timely progress on current projects using federal state funding matches.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Expansion Pressures for Interstate Highway System Grow
Advocates push to expand the 41 000 mile interstate network beyond current plans. The 1956 act set 40 000 miles to build in 13 to 16 years, later adding 1 000 miles. Federal aid favors large expansion as the federal share stands at $90 per $10 from states.
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Congress
Capehart Defends Eisenhower Amid Party Switch Talk
In a Senate clash with Morse of Oregon, Capehart defended Eisenhower after Morse labeled him an immoralist. The exchange cites Capehart’s 1952 letter praising Eisenhower as a Democratic-backed Republican and argues Capehart’s stance mirrors Morse’s reverse shift. The piece notes shifting party loyalties and questions Capehart’s consistency.
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Capehart
Indiana
Morse
Oregon
Senate
Senator Morse
Eisenhower
Senator Capehart
Detroit
Dave Beck
New Deal
Jimmy Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Claude Pepper
Leon Henderson
Paul Hoffman
Roosevelt
Truman
Taft
Mr. Eisenhower
Police Sociology Becomes Core for Modern Detectives
George E Sokolski argues that urban crime has shifted to big‑money, organized networks and that modern policing requires training in law, accounting, languages, and sociology. He lauds the FBI academy and notes many NYPD officers are graduates, while warns excessive legal protections could hinder arrests.
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FBI
New York
Brennan
Rainy Iowa day and local city notes from Cedar Rapids
A heavy rain swept across Iowa with Des Moines river flood risk rising. Cedar Rapids saw 1.11 inches with more expected and sugar shortages persisted. An $85,000 Cedar Rapids stadium bond issue faced a July 28 special vote. Memorial commission chair Nevin Nichols reported rapid Camp Good Health housecleaning by St James church women and Fire Fighters Local 11. A patrolmen pair thwarted a Park Hill fire alarm saving the cedar rapids park. J D McVay saved Arnold Jayne from drowning in the Cedar River near the North Western bridge. First Windsor wedding newsreel shown at Iowa theater. Keppel left for Geratune NY to join Atmospheric Nitrogen Corp. Kogle to Mason City as flying field manager. Abbott and James headed to the Pacific coast.
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Cedar Rapids
Nevin Nichols
Memorial Commission
Camp Good Health
St. James Methodist Church
Hill Park
Hines and
Weiland
J. D. McVay
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Iowa Theater
G. FE. Keppel
Geratune
N.Y
Atmospheric Nitrogen Corporation
Bert Kogle
Mason City
Abbie Abbott
Gertrude James
Pacific Coast
Cedar Rapids Attorney Reflects on FBI Career and Growth
Caryl W. Garberson of Elliott Shuttleworth Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, born 1911 in Sibley, describes his move to Cedar Rapids in 1936, FBI service from 1941 to 1946, and return to law. He recalls notable cases, ambition, and views on city planning merger with Marion, traffic safety, and leadership under Hoover. He notes a dolphin catch and streams of civic engagement.
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Caryl W. Garberson
Elliott, Shuttleworth and Ingersoll
Glenway Drive
Sibley
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Washington, D.C
Miami
New York City
Tobacco's harm urged by The People's Forum
The piece denounces tobacco as a harmful narcotic weed with a long list of adverse effects. It criticizes tobacco advertising, notes government actions against false claims, and urges youth protection. It calls tobacco a deceiver with no good in it, comparing it unfavorably to alcohol and citing biblical duty to the body.
Renting in Cedar Rapids Causes Strain on Families
A letter from a renter describes extreme Cedar Rapids rent levels forcing many into slum conditions or paying monthly sums of 100 to 150 dollars plus utilities. The writer notes this squeezes budgets and drives young mothers to seek external childcare as they struggle to afford housing.
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Cedar Rapids
Renters Seek Controls Over Unsafe Local Housing
A letter from Mrs. Herschel Morgan of Cedar Rapids describes rental units charging 75 to 85 dollars monthly with only electricity and cold water, many broken windows, unsafe porch steps, and foul odors. She urges residents to request rent control to improve conditions.
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Herschel Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Canada to revise China policy and follow Britain
Marquis Childs reports that Canada plans a liberalized trade stance toward China while avoiding full recognition of Peiping. Led by Lester B. Pearson and facing Conservative critics, Ottawa may abstain on Red China in the UN if the issue arises in the fall, aligning with Britain’s approach.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
China
Great Britain
Peiping
Britain
Lester B. Pearson
United States
Childs
Pearson
United Nations
Canada and U S policy clash over China trade stance
In the Paris talks on China trade Canada proposed a middle path by expanding the embargo list for Peiping, but the United States resisted any change. The piece questions whether President Eisenhower will adjust policy before the November U N showdown and notes Canadian reporters' access to China contrasts with U S restrictions. The piece argues U S rigidity strains the Canada United States partnership amid rapid Canadian immigration and a growing sense of subordination.
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China
America
Canada
United States
Paris
Russia
Peiping
Eisenhower
U.N
General Assembly
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Globe and Mail
Toronto
William Kinmond
Kinmond
Blair Fraser
MacLean’s Magazine
Heartburn explained as a symptom not a disease
Dr. Joseph Mother discusses heartburn as a symptom rather than a disease. He notes it is a burning sensation under the breastbone sometimes extending to the back and often linked with ulcers of the stomach or duodenum, gall bladder disease, or constipation, and explains acid reflux as a common cause.
Bugs Baer Describes Navy’s Reach and World Events
The reminiscence recalls naval ventures in the Near East with Josephus Daniels, Cape Charles ferry service, and German raiders chased by the English fleet. It references 1915 incidents, Sam Bernard’s language quip, and predicts precision fliers leading the era, with a nod to Billy Mitchell.
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Josephus
Cape Charles-Norfolk
Sam Bernard
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Art Heusinkveld
C. W. Garberson
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