Editorial endorses school survey for Cedar Rapids Marion districts
Ralph Young of The Marion Sentinel supports a citizen petition asking for an objective study by professional educators on Cedar Rapids Marion and Marion township school district problems. The goal is to plan site locations and future schools cost effectively with impartial expert guidance, not to bind boards to recommendations.
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Marion Sentinel
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Marion Township
Cedar Rapids
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Jefferson High School
College Township
Hoegh Returns to High–Tension Civil Defense Role
Former Governor Leo Hoegh resumes duties as a federal civil defense administrator. The position demands constant vigilance and active leadership in coordinating emergency measures, training, and preparedness programs amid ongoing national security concerns.
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Leo Hoegh
A Matter for Experts on Nuclear Test Moratorium
The piece argues a two to three year halt on nuclear tests with observers seems sensible but hides risks. It stresses that impact depends on each nation’s stage and warns lay opinion misreads the issue. Decision should rest with informed experts, not public polls.
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Ppue
United States
Russia
In Tune We Need To Keep Our Tones In Tune
Norman Vincent Peale argues for full tone across physical mental and spiritual life. He urges muscle development through active living and mental discipline via tough study and prayer. He cites balance of exercise and prayer, rowing and kneeling, to restore vitality and temper.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Navy
Z. Taylor Bercovitz
New York City
Jesus
God
Cedar Rapids Hosts Historic Commencement and City Events
Forty years ago Coe college awarded degrees to its largest class, with 36 men and 36 women. Cedar Rapids welcomed the Hagenbeck Wallace circus as a million dollar parade rolled through downtown. The city also hosted the International Auctioneers convention and elected local officers to national associations. Floyd Roberts won the Leander Clark college trustee scholarship for the second time, while local leaders participated in state and national meetings.
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Coe College
Hagenbeck- Wallace
Cedar Rapids
International Association of Auctioneers
Leander Clark College
Toledo
Floyd Roberts
Why's Why in Cedar Rapids Carlton Smith reflects on life and housing
Carlton K Smith of Cedar Rapids discusses moving to Coggon with his family in May to be near relatives and a farm, building a school, and Cedar Rapids growth. He recalls boyhood markets and Mt Vernon road, and notes housing demand, a rebuilt code, and a near century life in the Iowa National Guard, with memories of a Louisiana flight and VE day.
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Carlton K
Carl) Smith
Smith Construction Company
Vernon Apartments, Inc
Iowa National Guard
Coggon
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Mt. Vernon Road
Twenty-third Street
Spies in Every Shadow in Soviet Propaganda
Paul Wohl surveys a Soviet spy scare used to tighten discipline after de Stalinization. He notes exaggerated U.S. threat tales, selective reports of spies across satellites, and bizarre claims from Riga and Moscow broadcasts. The piece links propaganda to fear and external enemies.
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Russia
Communist Party
America
U.S
Ussr
Sakhalin
Soviet Pacific
Germany
Estonia
Southeast Asia
Riga
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Latvia
Call for Expert Study to Fix Regional School System
Citizens urge an external board to survey educational problems across Marion township, College township, Marion city, and Cedar Rapids. The plan seeks independent analysis of school population costs, district borders, and funding methods to inform future decisions and ensure fair taxation.
Public Pulse: Americans Plan Work or Learn in Extra Leisure
The survey shows many will stay busy in extra leisure time with housework, part-time jobs, and travel. About a quarter intend hobbies, another quarter aim to broaden cultural and intellectual horizons, while some will pursue sports and learning. Education level strongly shapes plans, with college graduates seeking travel and study and high school graduates staying closer to home.
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sFanieae Portatigie
America
End of Quiz Ends with Chewed Table Leg
On a city bound ride commuter Jim Smith endures a nosy neighbor who probes his belongings. The neighbor asks about price of his house car and country club dues. The exchange ends with Smith revealing he sold his pedigreed retriever for chewing the table leg.
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Jim Smith
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