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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1957
Page
9
Elmer Wheeler argues thoughts affect hair health, linking worry and hypertension to hair loss. He cites medical experts, describes relief after reducing executive tension, and urges seeing a physician for thinning patches while cautioning laypersons like barbers cannot substitute for doctors.
The Cedar Valley region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will stage a rally in Waterloo next Saturday and Sunday. More than 100 antique and classic cars from Iowa and surrounding states are expected to participate in a parade Saturday afternoon, touring Waterloo and Cedar Falls. The cars will be on display Sunday morning at East Fifth and Mulberry streets, Waterloo, with no admission. The rally closes with ceremonies opening Byrd's antique car museum on highway 20 between Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
Ian Seager aged 38 and three feet tall married Anne Burrough aged 23 and five feet six inches tall in Chemain England. They expressed their love and shared hopes with confidence despite height difference and societal expectations.
Phoenix report shows Arizona Highway Patrol rookies trained in a six ounce plastic yawara used on prisoners. Sgt Bob Trias demonstrates the ancient weapon highlighting its compact size and grip advantage. He notes it inflicts pain without serious injury and that officers keep control when the weapon is wielded. He also links yawara to a black belt in judo and mentions the phrase tender way.
London dispatch reports Richard Jones advises travelers to bring bath tub plugs for visits to the Soviet Union. He says plugs are scarce there because of a Russian custom of washing in running water.
An East Berlin official says East Germany will hold a large industrial fair in Cairo from October 20 to November 10 to boost Middle East trade. The event will feature heavy machinery to ladies garments, a film festival, fashion shows, boxing, boat racing, lectures by six East German professors, and 63 000 square feet of exhibit space.
The Institute of Life Insurance reports Americans added about 16.5 billion to personal debt in 1956. This increase trails only 1955’s 20 billion rise and lifts total indebtedness to a record more than 165 billion.
Louisville Free Public Library expands beyond books with umbrellas art exhibitions radios and a push cart loan system. Director Graham credits novel services and patron ideas for a dramatic rise in transactions and community engagement as the library becomes a broader cultural hub.
Rome earns the label noisy city as engineers rank it with New York and London. A public poll shows over 90 percent demand action to curb noise from autos trucks and industry. Motorcycles and narrow streets amplify the racket in the Italian capital.
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