14 Jun 1953
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1953
Page
1
U S Steel and CIO United Steelworkers reached a wage agreement without public wrangling ahead of the strike deadline. The settlement, praised as the shortest and sweetest, followed a hands-off federal stance and an improving economic outlook reducing pressure for higher wages.
A 1953 Iowa editorial criticizes the legislative budget and financial control committee appointments by Speaker Lynes and Lt. Gov. Elthon. It argues the panel lacked district representation, favored conservative wings, and failed to include the First district as required by law. The piece outlines a proposed, balanced method to meet legal and representational standards.
A columnist laments the gap between idyllic resort lore and personal memories of fishing camps. He notes shabby comforts vs rustic exteriors and the lure of modern amenities, concluding resort brochures mostly encourage staying home.
The Commercial club announced Western Implement Motor Company will move from Davenport to Cedar Rapids, bringing at least 60 families and boosting the population by about 200. W. G. Haskell serves as company president.
A list of residents discusses their attitudes toward given and last names. People named Carole, Andy, Admiral Burton, James Hiatt, Dorohy Procok, and Ussie Groth share contentment, nicknames, and hopes for future changes in their names.
A Hungarian ballet dancer and her husband fled East Berlin to the allied sector. She says the move lets her wear hats and makeup, dress attractively, and have a private life, reflecting the woman's viewpoint on liberty and personal choice.
The wartime agricultural problem of over production has resurfaced as crops and livestock risk flooding markets. The Albert Lea Minnesota Tribune notes the surplus now endangers farm incomes and calls for policy action to balance supply with demand.
The columnist recalls House File 99 and its successors seeking to deduct medical expenses from income. He notes opposition from rivals and questions why middle-class earners bear the tax burden while hospitals and the wealthy receive favorable treatment. Rep. L. A. Falvey of Albia weighs in.
A reader from Iowa write the editor praising the piece Be Not Dis mayed and attacking liberals for denying the Biblical Creation. She cites reading The Mature Mind by H A Overstreet, mentions Iowa State College, and says she sent inquiries to Sen Hickenlooper for information on Overstreet with three pages of typewritten notes.
In the Dubuque Telegraph Herald item the local women's bridge club provides the week’s notable chatter. The note hints at the club as a social hub where gossip and headlines are swapped over cards.
Secretary Douglas McKay and former Secretary Oscar Chapman discussed Western grazing policy at a farewell dinner for Ed Warren. The piece notes Republican bills by Butler Barrett and d Ewart to shift grazing control to local cattlemen, permitting sale of grazing permits, provoking conservationist opposition led by Mrs. Gifford Pinchot.
Moscow radio reports a new parachute patent credited to Kotelnikov. His father witnessed a 1910 airplane crash inspiring the inventor who filed in 1911, though the French doctor Lenormand is said to have invented parachutes 123 years earlier.
A weathered note recalls the rainiest five months since 1826 with channel ports alerted. After the deluge the sun returned mil dewed as Europe’s umbrellas seemed scarce until relief ships crossed distant approaches near San Francisco.
Merryle Rukeyser argues a Korea cease fire will yield slim direct savings, with overall budgets dominated by a vast general rearmament program. A truce could ease demand for tax cuts and alter congressional mood, but long term policy and the Cold War will shape outcomes.
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