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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1957
Page
6
The Dubuque city council approved a proclamation to observe Daylight Saving Time for the summer months. The piece notes Iowa’s mixed opinions on the time change and suggests Dubuque may set a statewide example despite potential public resistance.
Commentary notes Iowa may offer a special one dollar Antique license plate for hobbyists who move old show cars. The column mocks the proposal, arguing a 15 year intact car deserves a medal and free plates, while criticizing how insurance costs drive teens toward dilapidated vehicles and Iowa's license fee structure.
An editorial discusses speculation on US trade policy after Britain's move to liberalize with China. It notes Eisenhower's remark on freer trade with Britain and Japan, cites David Lawrence on Red China, and argues for finding non Communist markets for Japan before expanding strategic trade with Asia. It urges a concentrated effort to open alternative markets for Japan.
A brief item notes removal of dangerous vehicles from roads, urging motorists to report unsafe cars and emphasizing city efforts to reduce wrecks and injuries.
Washington warns that Canada's new Conservative government may divert the Columbia River away from the United States by tunneling water to the Pacific, threatening Northwest power. The move risks reducing power for Grand Coulee in low flow, while flood season remains unaffected. Key concerns include treaty restrictions from 1909, slow U S plans for joint control, and political shifts from Liberal to Conservative in Canada affecting cross border energy policy.
Washington pipeline two appointees of the senate government operations committee who owed their jobs to the late Senator McCarthy wrote the resolution offering condolences to his widow and praising McCarthy. Names include Richard O Melia and Anne Grichas. Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine refused to sign, calling it political spectacle. Republican officials note rising anti Eisenhower sentiment as a factor in 1954 politics. Congressman Frank Bow conducted a district poll showing 20 percent would switch votes if elections were held today.
Ten years ago the Cedar River neared 18 feet, threatening Cedar Rapids as crews struggled to keep waters in the banks. A larger crest was forecast within 24 hours while a memorial park opening and other local events drew attention across the region.
The Cedar Rapids dispute between the city council and the fire and police departments centers on a promised $20 monthly raise unissued by January 1 1957 and a later $10 monthly boost. It notes departments’ different hour bases and argues for prebudget wage committee meetings to prevent conflicts and ensure budget integrity. The article highlights the absence of the public safety commissioner during council actions and the burden of unpaid hours on police personnel.
The writer urges that budgets include expected actions to prevent disillusionment when administrations contradict legislation. Taxpayers should study city departments to understand benefits received and hold officials accountable at elections. Expressing public views at the next vote is seen as a civic duty.
Readers may submit letters to the People's Forum sharing opinions on general topics of public interest. Each letter must include the writer's name and address for printing. Short, concise letters have higher chance of publication and should be written on one side of the paper.
The venture involved Harold Stassen exposing an American disarmament proposal to the Russians before British French and West German input. He acted against explicit orders and without prior clearance. Undersecretary Christian Herter reaffirmed the original instructions in a London message.
The article details Stassen presenting a written American position to the Soviet envoy in London before consulting allies. It notes Western leaders’ shock, White House efforts to resolve the tangle, and plans to assign Julius Holmes and enlist Senators Mansfield and Hickenlooper to London. It questions Stassen’s method amid German and Allied sensitivities.
The author ridicules the era’s congressional debates and wigs while recalling how a faux “five greatest senators” list misfired on picks like Calhoun and Clay. Taft is dubbed the modern immortal, and La Follette, Borah, and Glass get noted in a humorous vanity of Washington memory from 1910.
LeRoy E. Skogman vice-president of Midwest Investment and Skogman Construction discusses Cedar Rapids future, expansion of city limits, and need for parks and pools. He notes moving from Omaha, joining his father 13 years ago, and raising a large family with four sons and a daughter. He envisions subdivisions with pools, courts, a community house, and a nine-hole golf course. He highlights land search challenges and pride in quality neighborhoods. He enjoys golf, bowling, and time with his children.
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