Los Angeles police ad offers civil service jobs to Marines
The Cedar Rapids letter discusses LA Police Department recruiting Marines discharging to civilian life. It notes starter pay $489 vs Cedar Rapids $388 first year and suggests using base exams, with appointments upon discharge. The piece comments on staff shortages and potential benefits of outside applicants. It also mentions Eisenhower denying Mundt quotes and supporting Ike’s ongoing voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Leatherneck Magazine
Jazz legends in Lower Valhalla riff on Odessa and Davenport Blues
In a smoky South Easy Street club in Lower Valhalla the Hall of Fame trio including W C Handy Jelly Roll Morton and Bix discuss origins of jazz and Odessa legends. They trade quips on Dixieland and conclude with a prompt to improvise Davenport Blues.
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South Easy Street
Lower Valhalla
New Orleans
W. C. Handy
Jelly Roll Morton
Bix
Moscow
Odessa
Handy
Texas
Russia
Utyosov
Leonid O. Utyosov
Mason-Dixon
Vladimir Dassofski
Chicago
Jelly Roll
Buddy Bolden
Papa Laine
Nick la Rocca
Ol’ King Oliver
Crescent City
Piety Street
Franklin 1951 basketball champs team list and city title
This Day item lists members of the 1951 Franklin basketball team that won the city sophomore championship this season including Waite Peterson Thenhaus Rosenberg Kokesh Bailey Davis Redhouse Paulson Brink Wylder Franc Ruston Klinger Boyer Edmonds Cech and manager Hughes. It also notes Safety Commissioner Prochaska on new school signals trial at Istave and 24th St E to address Cedar Rapids crossing issues. Edward Cyrus 1941 retired Cedar Rapids businessman died in Miami Beach. Michael Enich named athlete of the year with runners up Welp Anderson Siegel. Charles Hunt re-elected president of National Conference of Grand Lodge Secretaries in Washington. Wall collapse during Denecke building razing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Bill Waite
Don Peterson
Ron Thenhaus
John Rosenberg
Ronald Kokesh
Peter Bailey
Tom Davis
Tom Redhouse
James Paulson
Dick Brink
Robert Wylder
Doug Franc
Barr Ruston
Robert Klinger
James Boyer
Leslie Edmonds
Robert Cech
Dick Hughes
E. A. Prochaska
Istave
24Th St. E
Cedar Rapids
Williams Burdens Kennedy Africa Mission With Blunt Talk
Washington notes that G. Mennen Williams has embarrassed the Kennedy admin as assistant secretary for African affairs by demagogue like remarks on Africa. He has offended allies and offered little solution, while Rostow typifies the new, pragmatic liberal advisers in a sober turn for policy.
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Ashington
Kennedy
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Williams
Detroit
Britain
Reform Is Needed Judgeship Action Can Go Too Far
The federal judiciary needs more judges amid 71000 pending civil criminal and appellate cases. The piece argues against rushed Democratic Congress action without hearings and calls for a housecleaning and efficiency reforms before adding manpower. It cites Judge Burger on staffing and notes lengthy case times.
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Ashington
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Congress
Drummond
Senate Judiciary Committee
William Rogers
Robert Kennedy
Judiciary Committee
Warren E. Burger
United States Court of Appeals
Burger
U.S
Federal
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
War strategy debate widens on limited war and nuclear policy
The piece argues for open discussion of conventional forces and nuclear arsenals under Kennedy era policy. It cites Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Henry Kissinger, and a study by Strausz-Hope Kintner Possony, warning against ignoring limited war risks and stressing clear strategic choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Robert McNamara
Pentagon
Department of State
Secretary of State
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard
Defense Studies Center
Kennedy
Africa
Middle East
Far East
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Robert Strausz-Hope
William R. Kintner
Stefan T. Possony
Foreign Policy Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Forum Defends Right to Strike Vote for City Workers
A reader defends union voting as free speech and democratic, warns against limiting workers. The letter contrasts union power with management, cites Iowa jobs, and argues unions serve the public interest amid economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Union
Iowa Employment Security Commission
D. D. Walton
Sec
Treas
State Legislative Comm. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Marion
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Che Gedur Runids Gazette
Abe Lincoln
George Washington
Fdr
Bob Taft
Ike
Sen. Mundt
South Dakota
Atta
the Hall of Fame Blues
Edward Cyrus
Clark
Miami Beach
Michael Enich
Sui
Daily Iowan
Bill Welp
Ross Anderson
Vic Siegel
Charles C
Hunt
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Dent
National Conference of Grand Lodge
Washington, D.C
George Clark
Billy
Walt Rostow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
White House
Rostow
William $. White
Congo
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Tom Mooney
Mooney
California
Roscoe Drummond
By David Lawrence
Soviet Union
the People’s Forum
House
UN American Activities Committee
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