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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1956
Page
2
The writer questions the city council plan to lower legal curb and gutter requirements despite the city engineer’s judgment. They argue street design involves educated guesses, often underestimating needs, and note higher standards could hinder development but add safety margins that may prevent costly reconstructions later.
The Iowa legislative research bureau report notes no recommendations but compiles facts showing urban voices shrinking in state policy. It highlights that 26 least populous senate districts hold 33.9 percent of population, down from 41.7 percent, and 55 least populous counties’ reps hold 30.4 percent, down from 39.4 percent, signaling weakened majority rule and growing minority influence.
The Iowa highway patrol gains permission to wear lighter summer shirts and lighter trousers, plus no neckties, to better cope with heat. Patrolmen retain neat appearance and average citizens accept the change as reasonable for hot weather.
A fragment discusses how minority rule challenges the core principles of this nation and commonwealth, highlighting ongoing tensions between majority power and constitutional ideals. The remark stresses the difficulty of reconciling minority protections with foundational democratic values.
The ex-President entertained Brits by showing a haberdashery clerk how to tie a necktie, wrapping it around fingers to mimic a knot. Observers noted the clerk was astonished and the piece ends with a jab at Truman’s election wisdom versus belittling British politicians.
Washington report on Richland Washington where plutonium workers protest FHA home valuations. Residents demand lower prices on wartime houses as peace looms, fearing mass layoffs and ghost town collapse. Local leaders cite two hundred duplexes priced up to seventeen thousand dollars, with frustration over fair value calculations.
Young attendees at Ce Mar park joined in a Legion sponsored carnival with rides for a tin of canned goods. The fundraiser collected more than 600 items for famine relief and featured other local notes from Eastern Iowa.
columnist argues press restraint in reporting presidential health. notes past Roosevelt coverage showed decency and questions the focus on Ike illness. says voters value fair outlook on capability and warns smear tactics backfire.
Senate Democrats charge the Eisenhower administration lags in air power while Secretary Quarles cites a single cause a faulty B 52 alternator delaying deliveries. They debate bases dispersal and a 20 a month production goal as General LeMay pushes expansion amid election year politics.
George E. Sokolsky critiques a Republican ethnic division and questions if Democrats share such divisions. He argues ethnic labels corrode American identity, recalls historical shifts of Irish, Jewish, Italian populations in New York, and warns against political use of ethnic categories to manipulate votes.
Dr. Joseph Mother explains shingles as a nerve infection caused by a virus, worsened by poor rest or vitamin deficiency. He notes myositis does not directly affect stomach or heart but worry can worsen conditions. He discusses tonsil removal timing, child colds, and diabetes management with insulin, weight loss, and a physician's guidance.
The author lampoons Cold War chess and staged politics with vivid metaphor. He mocks the Tito Stalin rivalry, suggests duplicity, and envisions handshake games yielding mixed outcomes as the world plays through mock diplomacy. The piece blends humor with wary observation of global power plays.
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