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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1956
Page
12
Thirty three top U.S. taxicab drivers say speeding lane jumping and bumper riding are the worst driving faults. They believe courtesy could prevent many accidents and note better highways and wider roads are needed as Iowa and the nation grow. The piece also mentions color trends returning to black and a Cuban bus called guagua.
The Public Welfare Bureau approved using Community House funds for a summer playground. A Linn County Council of Social Planning panel, chaired by Art Baker, will assess current use and the need for a year round youth recreation program with Elizabeth Bender directing.
Clarendon County Sheriff T S Jackson hunts an escaped prisoner who left a note saying he would return. A 12 gauge shotgun disappeared from the sheriff's car. The escapee, John ny Edward Ard, 24, was sentenced for auto theft grand larceny housebreaking and theft of auto parts.
Charlayne Stott graduated from Victor Valley High School with a perfect four year attendance despite a 57 000 mile total round trip to Victorville. She traveled 70 miles daily by bus, totaling 14 250 miles each year.
An American traveler in Italy offers 200 lire to buy a 100-lire sandwich for himself and a companion. a boy returns with the last sandwich, explaining he bought it as the train started. In London a man allegedly tries to blackmail a married woman for 4900 dollars using a tape, receives 280, then is reported to be confronted by police. In Los Angeles Mrs Latimer sues over an argument with UCLA professor Pratt about a philosophical issue.
A jumble of brief city items reports a traffic light glitch in London causing a mile long wait until a bus conductor kicks the signal back to life. In Milan a RomAnian refugee is charged with pickpocketing. London reports Brian Chapman’s jail break and wife disappearance. Florence Arizona notes a prison search after Rufus Miller vanishes during potato sacking.
A quiet burglary in a hairdresser shop baffled police as the thief ignored cash and jewelry and fled with a photograph of a blonde model. The man, hidden near a potato shed, seemed to value beauty over wealth.
Bobby Bazell ten year old captain of Shoreview elementary safety patrol accepted his school safety award for the year with chagrin after breaking his arm the day before while playing baseball in San Mateo California.
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