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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1956

Page

6

Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Notices

The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines subscription prices including 40 cents weekly and 9.00 yearly options for Night and Afternoon editions. It notes circulation details, postal information, and ownership by The Gazette Company established in 1883 with post office entries in Cedar Rapids Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa U.S Territories The Gazette Company Ire Avenue Cedar Rapids Geter Rapids United Press Associated Press

Report on Iowa tax study delayed past election

Senator Prentis, chair of the Iowa taxation study committee, says the final report cannot be finished until after the November 6 election though it will be ready 60 days before the 1957 session. He notes drafting complexity and political sensitivity as reasons for the delay.

Prentis Iowa Taxation Study Committee Hoegh

Regents Pass Buck to College Over Arbitrary Penalties

A State Board of Regents decision deflects disciplinary penalties back to college administration after a review of unclear sanctions following a recent incident. The move shifts responsibility to campus leaders to reassess penalties and enforce guidelines.

Ction State Board of Regents

Truman Faults Moscow Policy as Fake Peace Offers

The piece argues Truman condemns the Moscow line as a fake. It cites a 1931 Manuilsky speech predicting a “most spectacular peace movement” to lull capitalists before a future capitalist collapse. The writer warns misunderstanding Russia’s tactics risks wartime danger and questions where public wartime information comes from.

Pares United States Truman Moscow Dimitri Z. Manuilsky

Prayer as a path to rise above failure

Norman Vincent Peale recalls a late night prayer meeting in a Midwestern city where a crowd of believers shared stories of personal triumphs over illness, alcoholism, and marital strife. He urges readers to believe in God's power to conquer failure and apply faith to improve themselves and their world.

Republicans in Cedar Rapids eye Hughes policy for party unity

Leading Republicans in Cedar Rapids say Hughes, the Republican presidential nominee, could heal party rifts with Roosevelt likely to back him. City debates paving Tenth Avenue while property owners resist delays. Madame Jenny Dufau headlines the Majestic. A $75,000 donation to Coe College funds Voorhees hall addition. Coliseum stockholders back municipal island as civic site.

Cedar Rapids Charles E. Hughes Theodore Roosevelt Progressive Party Hughes Tenth Avenue Second Street Fifth Street Roth John A. Marquis Coe College Elizabeth R. Voorhees Clinton N. J Voorhees Hall Coliseum Municipal Island

General Sees Bright Outlook for Korea by UNRRA Chief

Lt Gen John B Coulter heads UNRRA in New York and predicts Korea will be bright and shiny ten years hence. He cites Korean villagers helping rebuild projects and notes 1955 marked record reconstruction progress with $140 million in aid pledged by the US and 36 nations by end 1956.

United Nations N.Y John B. Coulter U.N. Korean Reconstruction Agency UNRRA Korea Coulter U. N Republic of Korea Gen. Coulter UNKRA Samchok Cement Pusan Republic Taegu Inchon Gen Douglas MacArthur United States Seoul VU. N Ben C. Limb U.N U.S North Korea

Summer opens door to danger for children at play

Chicago safety guidance warns parents to watch for hazards at home and outdoors as kids enjoy vacation. From porches to cisterns and railroad tracks to beaches, experts urge constant supervision, guarded equipment, and avoidance of risky behavior to prevent injuries and drownings.

INS John Barrow Elaine National Safety Council Safety Council Junior Huck Finn

Coe Professor Studies European Governments on European Tour

Professor Richard S. Spencer of Coe College Cedar Rapids heads home from a six month European tour for a comparative study of small country governments and electoral systems. He visited Ireland Great Britain Sweden Norway Denmark West Germany Holland Belgium and France and plans a book on two party systems versus multiparty stability. He was honored in Oslo received a luncheon and will continue research at the Library of Congress before returning home by mid July.

Cedar Rapids Europe Richard Spencer Coe College Fred Cheval Associated Press Belgium Spencer Cheval Brussels Richard S. Spencer Ireland Great Britain Swed United States Malenkov Oslo France Washington Library of Congress

Army mass produces rocket propelled foxhole digger

The army develops a compact foxhole digger weighing three to four pounds. A cardboard tube stands upright on the ground with a rocket inserted at the top and fired to create a foxhole. The device operates on the bazooka principle and is disclosed by the house appropriations committee.

Army House Appropriations Committee

How Viola the Hot Weather Affects Local Residents

Local residents share coping methods for heat including air conditioning, outdoor activity adjustments, and dietary changes. Vernon Flint notes heat tolerance differs by age and prefers cooled offices, while Arleeta Vavra backs home comfort and outdoor fishing plans. Richard Smith advocates scheduling for cooler hours and light clothing, and Gentry Spencer stays cool with fans and iced drinks. E G Olmstead emphasizes air conditioning and mental distraction to ease discomfort.

Vernon Flint Seventh Avenue SE Will Flint

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