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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1957

Page

16

WV Steps to Survival By Laurie Van Dyke

OWANS gains heightened Civil Defense focus in July with two key drivers. Former Gov Leo Hoegh may become federal civil defense administrator awaiting Senate confirmation. OPAL 57a exercise tests national readiness for attack, evacuation, and government continuity with Conelrad implications and local drills. Sgt Gene Shoot leads Central Air Defense Force representatives in Cedar Rapids with regional coordination.

Leo Hoegh Senate Federal Civil Defense Administration Cr. P. Lewellen Cedar Rapids CD Council Des Moines United States Iowa Conelrad Central Air Defense Force Ground Observer Corps Gene Shoot

Northwestern Bell rolls out quicker long distance in Iowa

Northwestern Bell Telephone Company activated a $2.6 million Des Moines installation enabling Iowa cities to place long distance calls directly to other cities. The system will save about 84 seconds per call, reducing typical time from 108 seconds to 24 seconds in operator connections.

Iowa Des Moines Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Northwestern Bell

Cedar Rapids sub district detachment leaders named

The director of the Cedar Rapids sub district detachment area and Sat Richard Rose head the Civil Defense Communications office at the municipal airport.

Cedar Rapids Richard Rose Civil Defense Communications Municipal

Woman Allergic To Her Husband Mystery Revealed

A Pacific Stars and Stripes report describes a woman whose rash flares whenever her husband nears her. Doctors have not determined the cause but study her husband’s hair oil and after shave as possible clues while he is away the rash clears.

Tokyo Pacific The Stars and Stripes Air Force

133rd Enlistees Off for Training

Six enlistees from the 133rd Aircraft Control and Warning flight Iowa Air National Guard Cedar Rapids depart Lackland Texas for an 11 week basic course. Names include Norman L Feddern Robert L Hartman Jack L Lake William A Frendl e Laurence D Reed and Keith A Young. Additional recent enlistments and promotions in the guard unit are noted for Wendell R Carlson David E Davis Leon C Henkel Arlo Z Miller William D Steffey Larry T Sillman Kenneth E Beach Ted L Burkart.

133Rd Aircraft Control and Warning Iowa Air National Guard Cedar Rapids Lackland Air Force Base Texas Norman L. Feddern 1618 E Avenue Robert L. Hartman Ninth Street Jack L. Lake Greene Avenue William A. Frendle Urbana Laurence D. Reed Center Point Keith A. Young Marion Wendell R. Carlson Route 1 David E. Davis Eighteenth Avenue Leon C. Henkel Mechanicsville Arlo Z. Miller William D. Steffey Larry T. Sillman Kenneth E. Beach Ted L. Burkart

Airman Rank Advances for Six Listed Personnel

Jerry D. Dawson William F. E. Kanellis Robert C. Kent Steven R. Kullander John L. Nelson and Blair E. Williams move from airman third class to second class in a military advancement update.

Jerry D. Dawson William FE. Kanellis Robert C. Kent Steven R. Kullander John L. Nelson Blair E. Williams

Boy praises father in Father's Day contest letter

A Salt Lake City letter to the Desert News Telegram recounts a boy explaining why his father is smart. The child notes his dad did not finish seventh grade but is as bright as if he had completed eighth grade, highlighting his father's resilience and resourcefulness.

Salt Lake City

Relic Returns During New York Amnesty

Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy said 79 dangerous weapons were turned in during the first nine days of a month long amnesty in New York. Among them was a World War I machine gun.

New York Stephen Kennedy i

Mystery Solved Billy Went Out the Window

Mrs Roberta Fredricks returned from a party to find three children alight from her car while Billy 2 had disappeared. A motorist reported seeing Billy fall from the window. he was found and treated for bruises. She reunited with him at a hospital.

Chicago INS Roberta Fredricks Billy Cathy Bedford Park Little Company of Mary Hospital

Bill Shakespeare to study anthropology at University of Arizona

William Shakespeare, Arapahoe from Wind River Indian Reservation, will join Indiana University’s anthropology group at the University of Arizona Flagstaff this summer. He is noted for his knowledge of Indian sign language and aided earlier petroglyph studies in central Wyoming, including depictions of a giraffe and a water buffalo.

Fort Washakie Wyo Ins William Shakespeare Shakespeare Wind River Indian Reservation Wyoming Indiana University University of Arizona At Flagstaff Indiana Monty West Indiana University Group North America

Watch Mazzine Affair on Count of Monte Cristo at 5

A TV notice announces the 5 PM Sunday showing of Mazzine Affair on Channel 9 featuring the Count of Monte Cristo adventure for viewers seeking classic serials.

U.S. Bonds Seen Recommended Despite Tight Money

A survey of 500 bankers by The American Banker finds most feel U S savings bonds remain a sound investment even with tight money conditions. Bankers also note the new 314 percent rate on series H bonds may boost public appeal. In Stillwater the Daily News-Press received many calls about a fire, but reporters had the story already. the blaze was in the newspaper's stereotyping shop.

New York INS American Banker JU. S Daily Newspaper of Banking and Credit Stillwater Okla Stillwater Daily News-Press

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Laurie van Dyke FCDA Merchants Bk John Monaghan N.Y Bill Shakespeare C.R Marty Reichenthal Merchants National Bank John T. Hamilton II Bank Mr. Hamilton Harold Bern Don Carlson Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Sixth Street Smulekoff First Avenue First Street J. C. Penney Company U.S S.E Post Office Mediun
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