16 Jun 1954
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1954
Page
1
In Iowa, political veteran Guy Gillette looms large as a potential spoiler. Analyzing 1940s to 1950s patterns shows Republicans enjoy large primary leads but Gillette’s ticket victory often outpaces his party. If Gillette runs strong, GOP can’t count on an easy win this fall.
The financier R YOUNG secures New York Central Lines amid a fierce political fight. The outcome signals the end of the “public be damned” era in railroading and shows diffusion of stock ownership demands sharper public relations and candor from managers. Results may boost transparency and benefit broad business leadership.
George Schuyler argues that Negro education and professionals are increasingly visible abroad and at home. He cites African missions led by Black educators in Afghanistan and India, librarians directing U S branches in France, and Negro consular staff in Geneva and London. He also notes Black engineers, nurses, and police across major cities, and rising Black leadership in labor and government roles, challenging Communist propaganda.
This Day 10 Years Ago reports Maj. Donald Humphrey of Postville as one of the B 29 pilots in the first bombing raid on Japan on June 15. Other notes include Wendell Willkie saying Har rison E Spangler offered him a ticket to the Republican convention, but Willkie had not been invited to attend.
Reader letters defend the United Nations against Fred Sparks and Norman Vincent Peale, praising UN achievements from narcotics raids to the World Food Program and UNICEF. The writer condemns anti UN agitation linked to Mau Mau and Communist distribution, urging unity and constructive critique.
A reader criticizes handling of Dr. C. F. Littell's Cornell College status and urges open discourse among faculty administration and students. The letter also recounts commuter frustrations with Cedar Rapids Fourth Street crossing, arguing better timing and a single well paying job could ease daily delays.
In a review of President Eisenhower's 1954- era Congress, Roscoe Drummond argues the administration secures major new domestic legislation. Social security, unemployment, housing, tax reform, highways, and the St Lawrence seaway advance, with prospects for health and public housing. The record, he says, may rival or exceed Truman and Roosevelt in comparable periods.
Dr William Brady explains that about 99 percent of body calcium rests in bones and teeth and its level varies with daily calcium and vitamin D intake. Prolonged bed rest depletes calcium reserves, increasing fracture risk and nerve irritability, while adequate sun vitamin D and a high calcium diet can rebuild stores.
A school page features children sharing gift ideas for their fathers. John Niebuhr wants a boat and notes it would allow family trips. Ronald Borsheiel suggests cigars or helping tidy the shed. Janice Rodgers says stockings or handkerchiefs work. Marlys Paulus prefers a movie camera. Marvin Trachten recommends an electric shaver or hobby-related gift.
A colt named Parthia Lad was born on the Cunard liner Parthia while en route from Liverpool to New York. The ship’s lamp-trimmer George Aldridge supervised the delivery since no midwife was aboard. The mare was traveling to begin life on a Pennsylvania farm after the crossing.
A perplexing question frames US policy as critics ponder whether the Army should join the French Foreign Legion. The Dien Bien Phu note cites 1 nurse, 6 000 natives, 4 000 Germans, 2 000 French. Paris hinges on Monsoon and Mud rulers and the Indo China delta defense.
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