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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
2
Peter Edson assesses where to trim U S foreign aid arguing against cutting key defense and allied support programs. He contrasts Hollister’s Hoover Taft roots with current policy pressures, noting nonmilitary aid rose from 1.5 to 1.9 billion and remains a target amid defense costs and global commitments. The piece questions where reductions could be made without harming allies or strategic interests.
Amb James P Richards secured about 120 million dollars for non military aid. President Eisenhower urged 200 million annually for two years to counter communism in the Middle East. Next year defense and aid totals reach 900 million, with 850 million for key regions and 50 million for Africa and South Asia. The plan shifts to repayable development loans while sustaining many programs. Critics seek cuts amid vast aid scope.
Beulah Stowe profiles M R Lockridge who retired at 67 and built a life around a lake cottage in Wisconsin. He and his wife designed a self curated retirement, renting the cottage seasonally, fixing up property, and gradually turning a pegboard toy rack venture into a small business with profits shared by a drugstore. The piece also includes reader Q A on government bonds as investments and a TV note that Johnny Weissmuller stars as Jungle Jim in Leopard's Paw airing at 6 00 on Channel 9.
A damaged OCR passage offers fragmented readable words and names. The readable portion hints at a sequence of repeated letters and unclear references, with no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize.
President Eisenhower writes a Dear Foster letter praising John Foster Dulles as one of the greatest secretaries of state in American history. He expresses personal and official gratitude and congratulates Dulles on 50 years in foreign affairs, reaffirming the President’s full confidence despite criticism and rumors of resignation after the Suez crisis and cancer operation.
A ruthless gang attacks an Indian to locate a hidden gold stash in Passage Deferred. The scene unfolds on Broken Arrow Tuesday at 8:00 as the mystery tightens and suspicions rise around who controls the treasure.
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