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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1955
Page
12
The piece critiques rising prize money on The $64,000 Question and notes the inflationary trend in quiz show payouts. It mentions a congressional mood to investigate such economic effects and reflects on the growing value of quiz winnings.
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Davenport Ames LaCrosse provide a dense schedule of news, sports, weather, variety shows, and film features across stations KCRG WMT KWWL WHBF WOI WOC WKBT WHOTV with Dan Thomas Milton Berle Red Skelton and Fire side Theater plus Weather and News segments.
Naomi Doebel reports on Cedar Rapids engineers reviewing a plan to eliminate Fourth Street railroad tracks downtown. Collins Radio scientists map trackage changes and costs, with depots, bridges, and rail movements analyzed for potential reassignment and improved traffic flow.
An 18 year old Knoxville youth Irvin Lee Birkenholz is charged with manslaughter over the Sunday highway 92 wreck near Indianola that killed 16 year old Karen Norris, daughter of Russell and Mrs Norris of Sandyville. Bond set at 3000. Birkenholz waived to the grand jury at arraignment. Suspect had been driving recklessly prior to the crash.
Linn County Board of Supervisors invites bids for repairs to the Linn County Court House Cedar Rapids Iowa Plans dated June 1955 filed for public inspection Hearing scheduled June 28 1955 at 10 30 AM bidding opened 11 AM same day Bids require certified check or 5 percent bid bond Sealed proposals due June 28 1955 in the Linn County Auditor's office Specifications and forms available from County Auditor or Howard R Green Company Cedar Rapids Iowa
In Le Mans a cabinet session ordered a temporary halt to all automobile racing in France until new motor racing regulations are crafted. The weekend explosion toll rose to 182 as editorials from Britain Germany and some French papers criticized officials for not stopping the race sooner.
Iowa Supreme Court heard the appeal by D R Wessels and son R W Wessels from Aplington seeking to overturn a $20,000 verdict in favor of Arthur S Nielsen of Rockford Michigan. The 1940s highway collision near Cedar Falls on Highway 20 involved Nielsen driving a jeep and Wessels driving his father s truck. Nielsen claimed the younger Wessels tried to pass the jeep. jury awarded $20,000 after rejecting his $30,000 demand.
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