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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
6
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce promoted all day tours linked to a highway postal service inauguration in northeast Iowa. It argues the effort fostered regional goodwill and civic ties while defending press and public access as essential to a healthy democracy and accountability.
After the Army McCarthy hearings, debate grows over televising future congressional events. Some push viewers to write reactions while a Florida congressman urges prohibition citing risks of biased impressions. Proposals frame telecasts as censorship or a bridge bringing federal government closer to the people.
The author notes 1 633 pool users on Sunday and suggests Cedar Rapids needs more public swimming facilities. Comparisons with Marion Waterloo and Dubuque show Cedar Rapids lagging behind peers. The Junior Chamber of Commerce funds a second pool but progress remains slow.
A Broadway column notes Mitzi Mason rose from Bronx bakery worker to potential recording artist after a composer heard her singing while wrapping rolls. The piece wryly predicts a new musical sound could affect bakeries as talent scouts chase fresh voices. It warns that performers face rough roads to fame and home dining may resist jukebox noise.
A Gazette reporter, reflecting on a decade of nights out, says rumors about youths are overstated and notes no greater wrongs now than five years ago. Cedar Rapids flood fears recede as heat remains extreme and humidity sits at 48 percent. Local leaders push beer permit disclosures and fireworks dealer rules. A severe crash at Fairfax injures Arthur Houser, while Rowena Campbell and Lucille Maresh travel to California to visit relatives.
George Sokolsky argues religion should oppose Marxism more than political action. He asserts a Marxist church now controls 800 million people and urges Senator Jackson to promote religious education against Communism, citing Feuerbach and Marx to claim religion upholds morality and opposes atheistic materialism.
A brief dialogue captures a misdial exchange where one caller asks about a mamia and a second voice says fine, followed by a remark about having the wrong number. The fragment hints at mistaken contact and uncertain conversation.
Washington reports reveal Senator Flanders of Vermont introduced a resolution to remove Senator McCarthy from the Government Operations Committee chairmanship unless he submits to personal financial examination. Republicans condemn the move as setting a dangerous precedent and potentially aiding Democratic aims.
Washington lawmakers press a special committee into foundations and tax status amid allegations of world government leanings and left wing associations. Rep Wayne Hays challenges peers over quotations while a young attorney links a lobbying group to tax free political activity.
In a humorous exchange Bill explains he returned after daylight and dressed to avoid an argument with his wife who woke as he undressed. The punchline shows his plan to leave quietly and report to the office, ending with Northwestern Bell as the source.
Dr Brady argues malnutrition and calcium deficiency underlie many aches and irritability. He cites Henry Sherman on calcium rich diets, praises milk and dairy for calcium, sun exposure and bowel acidity aid absorption, and advises stocking refrigerators with milk raw oats and fruits while encouraging kindness to neighbors.
A Kansas City Bar committee rips up tracks over vaudeville’s return via television and newsreels. The 1937 debate mirrors past public speculation as a local reader recalls earlier predictions about television and Broadway style acts.
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