Impressive Korean visitors leave Cedar Rapids with warm impressions
Four members of the Republic of Korea national assembly and their interpreter visited Cedar Rapids for two days, engaging locals in lively dialogue about Korean life, culture, and the war era. The delegation impressed with intelligence and humor, boosting mutual understanding and marking a notable foreign exchange for Eastern Iowa.
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Pphose
Cedar Rapids
Republic of Korea National Assembly
Los Angeles
United States
Iowa
Eisenhower popularity under scrutiny as polls vary
A Saturday Drew Pearson column cites a Ohio poll showing one in five would switch to Stevenson if the election were held today. NEA findings counter with Elmo Roper and revised estimates, noting Ike’s large margin in the last election has slipped only slightly, with budget grumbles from higher income brackets.
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Eisenhower
Drew Pearson
G.O.P
Ike
Ohio
Stevenson
Elmo Roper
NEA
Aiepk
Lawmakers warned by polls and public opinion
The piece argues that dissatisfaction this quarter may not translate into votes. Ohio poll readings may reflect wishful thinking, but national editors and pollsters could be mistaken again. Congressmen opposing the President’s program risk exposing their bets and supporters.
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Ohio
Congress
Woman judge scolds defense in Hoffa bribery case
Federal Judge Burnita Matthews chastised defense delays in the Hoffa Fischbach bribery conspiracy trial. She overruled a continuance motion and ordered the defendants to stand trial this week, remarking on attorneys who stall proceedings.
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James R. Hoffa
Hyman Fischbach
Burnita Matthews
Edward Bennett Williams
Agnes Neill
Matthews
Williams
Hoffa
Fischbach
Poosters for aging TV tubes warn of mild X rays
An industrial research consultant for New York state commerce department warns that aging television receivers can emit mild X rays. He urges viewers to sit at least six feet away from a souped up set as a precaution. The remark hints at broader questions about scientific certainty in evolving knowledge.
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New York State Commerce Department
New York
Camel Drivers Could Use a Shower, Othman Tries a Point
Frederick C. Othman notes Senator Herman Talmadge ridiculed foreign aid spending on bathhouses for camel drivers and other quirky projects. He recalls Egypt trips, a dusty camel driver, a six-lane highway in Portugal, a dingy Estoril casino road, and VOA funding, ending with Jim Moran delivering a free icebox to an Eskimo in Alaska.
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Washington
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Sahara
Portugal
Eisenhower
Cambodia
Talmadge
Egypt
Lisbon
Estoril
Cas Cais
America
Voice of America
Siberia
Canada
Alaska
U. S
Jim Moran
Hollywood
Washington Zoo
Sumatra
Moran
This Day Year Ago Highlights Local Leaders and Events
Ten years ago teachers could appeal salary decisions to the advisory council after the school board backed Supt. Clyde Parker's pay method. Board members debated Parker's added responsibility pay for music teachers and coaches. Local figures include Donald Clayter being named Hawkeye Boys State governor, John M. Costas elected Ahepa district treasurer, Cedar Rapids at the Sokol gymnastic tournament, and Ora George Claassen becoming Peoples church president. Edwin W. Lundquist, Linn County clerk of courts, elected first vice president of the clerks division at the county officers convention.
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Clyde Parker
Parker
Donald Clayter
Roosevelt High School
Hawkeye Boys State
Camp Dodge
John M. Costas
Order of Ahepa
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Milo Teply
Wesley Kobylak
Frank Sykora
Emil Pospishil
Joel Pazour
Marie
Vera Machovsky
Marcia Kopecky
Mary Bauer
Emma Cuhel
Lillian Samek
Martha Kralik
Frank Machovsky
George Claassen
The
Peoples Church
Edwin W. Lundquist
Linn County
County Officers Association
Davenport
Laura Thompson
Johnson School
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Charles Curtin
First National Bank
W. A. Gouldin
Iowa State Podiatry Association
Des Moines
Rent controls and taxes spark debate in Gazette letter
W. T. Shipe of 322 Dows Building criticizes Mrs. Herschel Morgan for urging rent controls and slum improvements, arguing taxes and government overreach drive rising costs. He warns against socialistic policies and urges citizens to influence representatives to cut government aids and streamline services.
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Herschel Morgan
Iowa
She
Late model movies go big with wide screen color shows
A Why's Why interview with an auto dealer contrasts car trends with film trends. He notes viewers want luxury cars and now prefer wide screen color movies with advanced lens systems. The piece praises modern projection as luxurious as new cars versus old process films.
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Bausch and Lamb
Japanese Premier Kishi May Press Blunt Demands in Talks
Washington notes that Japanese Prime Minister Kishi plans to push hard on issues such as ending H-bomb tests in the Pacific, Okinawa’s return, and resuming trade with Red China, signaling a robust defense of Japanese democracy and independence in talks with President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
United States
Commerce
Japan
Tojo
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Douglas MacArthur
White House
Pacific
Okinawa
U.S
Red China
Konrad Adenauer
Eisenhower
X rays safe in small diagnostic doses admits no fear
Dr Mother explains that radiation from X rays, if bounded in time, poses little risk compared with repeated exposure. He compares therapeutic to diagnostic doses, noting chest and colon X rays last fractions of a second and that hundreds may occur before therapeutic levels are reached. He urges not to fear split second imaging but to limit excessive exposure over a lifetime.
Atlas Missile Explosion Mystery Explained
A brief on the Atlas guided missile incident outlines the unexplained explosion during testing and the subsequent investigations. Key officials, including engineers and military reviewers, examine flight data, structural integrity, and safety protocols to determine cause and prevent recurrence.
Chickens Come Home In Columbia River Diversion Debate
A noted irony in American diplomacy centers on Canada's power to redirect the Columbia River toward the Pacific under a 1909 treaty. The pact, pressed upon the United States, shapes long standing tensions over shared waters and downstream impacts.
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Canada
United States
Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Laurent
England
Rio Grande
U.S
Mexico
Judson Harmon
Columbia River
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Fraser River
Pacific
Cedar Rapids business leader John B. Terry reflects on sports and city needs
In Cedar Rapids interview John B. Terry, retired president of the Terry-Durin Company, recalls a baseball and golf career dating to the early 1900s, his work starting in 1906, and the transition to electrical supplies with Durin joining in 1909. He discusses retirement, civic aims like highway realignments and a parking ramp, and his reading and vacation tastes.
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John B. Terry
Terry-Durin Company
Second Avenue SE
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Terry Company
Sixth Street
Fourth Street
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L.C.G
Dr. Mother
George Clark
Junior
Elmcrest
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Wapello Area
Washington High
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