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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1954
Page
6
The hearings overrun two million words of testimony left housewives idle and critics angry. The report suggests McCarthyism and personal animosities colored proceedings, with witnesses accused of truth-bending and officials pressing to mollify the senator.
The piece notes that modern fathers face tough duties and rising costs from diapers to college expenses. It contrasts new dads absorbing daily chores with aging fathers facing graduation outfits and weddings, calling for sympathy and a lighthearted Father’s Day salute.
A woman argues against taking on too many organizational duties. She urges selecting church lodge and civic tasks and performing them well to avoid slipshod work and nervous strain. The piece suggests choice is constrained by obligation but warns that overburdened members often lack aptitude and enthusiasm.
In The Gazette 40 Years Ago Frank D Wasson and State Pure Food inspector Bittner found disobedience of health laws in Cedar Rapids. A bakery housed 15 sleeping workers near bread dough. Rev A W Henke, labor leader, criticized Taft for anti Clayton bill stance and anti union attacks. Pearl White arrived for Palace Theatre engagement. Cornell College named Rev Thomas Nichol new president succeeding James E Harlan. Hanly and Stewart spoke at a temperance rally. City Council rejected closing parks at 9 pm to protect youth morals. Lazell notes few disorder reports.
AP report warns that 125 freight cars of Soviet arm shipments to Guatemala heighten canal defenses. Eisenhower and Dulles stress quick retaliation as the United States airlifts arms to Honduras and Nicaragua. The piece outlines canal defense plans, command structure at Quarry Heights, and about 10 000 troops in the Caribbean command with armored, reconnaissance, and anti air units.
The article outlines secretive deployment plans in the Panama Canal Zone amid potential attacks from guerrilla routes air or sea. It notes Albrook base, RB-36s at Ramey PR, long range air power, interceptor units, radar detection, and swift U.S. fighter response, plus concerns over Contractor's hill crack and a 1951 canal transit milestone and tolls totaling $637,865,000.
Norman Vincent Peale recalls a Iowa cousin of Dwight Eisenhower recounting how family prayers formed a chain to save Ike's leg from amputation during a blood poisoning incident. The piece links faith, prayer, and miracle to leadership resilience and quotes an anonymous Confederate soldier on answered prayers.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes California Democrat Samuel W. Yorty mailed 4,108,500 copies of a Congressional Record speech titled Let’s Build a Better America. Labeled extension of remarks, the 1,150 word piece never was spoken and cost about $119,146.50, averaging nearly $100 per word.
Gobind Behari Lal, Pulitzer winner, notes solar power could provide food and fuel for developing countries. Solar cells using silicon and cadmium sulfide generate electricity from sunlight, with storage methods possible. MIT and India researchers explore algae farming and concentrated sunlight for heat. Harrison says a small desert area could meet US energy needs. Solar energy, peaceful by nature, contrasts with atomic bombs.
Interviews on local bridges during recent rain reveal varied fishing habits. Carps are often given away, catfish praised for fewer bones, bass and crappie favored by several interviewees, with one noting declining catches this year and another enjoying the hobby since youth.
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