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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1955
Page
5
The Gallup poll isolates a vast untapped pool of small donors. About 15.8 million families would give up to $5, totaling roughly $37 million per party in a two year cycle. Local leaders in Cedar Rapids show small contributions can add up, suggesting year around effort to engage the “little giver” beyond major donors.
With three of four appointed members retiring Walter E. Miller Carlton K. Smith and John Fryrear leave the Memorial Commission leaving Chairman A Pilicer and Mayor Sedlacek as remaining official. The article notes that term staggering could improve continuity and suggests a simple non controversial bill to change the law.
Linn county Missouri Red Cross seeks 627,155 with 5,000 on hand to reach 67,155 needed for operating and national budget. Campaign chair Robert Thiel believes rural mail outreach will boost memberships. 3,400 letters sent, about 300 rural families responded with 600 for 400 memberships. Deadline March 15, Cedar Rapids aims to stay over the top. Red Cross office at 327 Granby building open weekdays. First stock market witnesses doubt another 1929 crash.
An old friend, Sam the salesman, argues that war economy sales keep business buoyant. The narrator questions commodifying politics and urges letting customers be statesmen, while humorously recalling 1937 ice boxes and special prices. The piece blends satire on consumerism, expertise, and public discourse.
Ten years ago Cedar Rapids real estate leaders voted to omit the annual housing survey for the year, stating vacancies were insufficient to justify it. The city council named Dr. D. S. Challed as city physician succeeding the late Dr. W. H. Hasek who died February 25.
By David Lawrence the piece argues Eisenhower genuinely resists renomination yet may yield to duty. It recalls Churchill and Wilson on indispensable leaders and notes party leaders hope he will accept if asked, while he hints at continued service during a perilous period.
A reader urges city leaders to prioritize repairing Southwest side streets and the Community House before purchasing land for a new golf course. The letter, copied to Mayor Sedlacek and officials, argues for budget focus on local infrastructure and youth programs rather than parks spending.
A reader condemns Congress for raising its own pay while criticizing foreign aid. The letter questions constitutional duties and the oath to defend the country, noting a grave impact on young Americans conscripted for defense.
A reader criticizes recent editorial cartoons depicting communism as a failing Model A and mocks showing psychopathic leaders. The letter argues Russia may outsmart the U S in politics and Olympics and urges avoiding propaganda that caricatures American society as Russia-like. The author calls for more realism and restraint.
Hearst journalist describes a new managerial elite in the Soviet Union amid widespread equality rhetoric. Factory and farm bosses earn luxuries while workers endure rationing, with artists and performers forming a protected upper crust and loyal critics policing creative output.
The piece describes the New York Univac with 1200 tubes running on 220 volts in a lavish launch. It mocks the machine by noting it could control city functions from lighting to parking meters and even tune out commercials, highlighting fears of automation and progress.
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