Cincinnati Civil Defense Placed Under Scrutiny Amid Atomic Threat
Cincinnati and Hamilton county spend only about twelve thousand dollars on civil defense, far below similar cities. Wheeler, the county head, warns that Norwood sinks the program and that evacuation would be near impossible in hours. The piece argues Appalachians Northward attack risk, limited funds, and calls for wider public participation and shelter planning.
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Cincinnati
E. Judson Wheeler
Hamilton County
Ohio River
New York
Dallas
Wheeler
Norwood
Civil Defense
Judson Wheeler
Morgan
Atomic Energy Commission
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Ohio Valley
Paducah
Portsmouth
Ohio
Atomic Energy Enterprise
General Electric Company
Army
Navy
Omaha
Minneapolis
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Midlands
Two Art Exhibits in Cedar Rapids Compared
In Cedar Rapids the West Gallery at Coe Auditorium hosts professional works from the Schramm Collection of Burlington while public galleries present University of Iowa graduate student pieces under the Cedar Rapids Art Association. Portraits by Morris Kantor and Irene V. Chan, abstract landscapes by Harry Brown and William Baziotes, plus still lifes and urban scenes form a rich comparative show across venues.
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Cedar Rapids
James Schramm
Burlington
West
Coe Auditorium
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Art Association
Gertrude
Morris Kantor
Coe
Doris
Irene V. Chan
Harry Brown
William Ba
Allergies in America rise with civilization
Doctors report about 3.9 million asthma and hay fever sufferers, with five to eight million more showing hay fever symptoms in summer. Feinberg notes one in ten Americans have common allergy types and one in five families faces an allergic problem. Ordinary daily substances trigger reactions, from dyes and metals to penicillin and cosmetics, via antibodies and histamine causing nasal swelling, asthma, or skin rashes.
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Samuel M. Feinberg
Allergy Research Laboratory
Northwestern University Medical School
Journal of Allergy
Civil Defense Budget Sought For Cedar Rapids Area
In Cedar Rapids and Linn county two full time civil defense workers serve under administrator S. R. Hawkins and associate director Mrs. George Newland. The joint annual budget is 12000 dollars, not counting communications and equipment bought with federal sharing. About 8000 volunteers support civil defense locally. Hawkins urges continuing the 12000 dollar budget plus funds for a siren warning system with half the cost covered by the federal government.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
S. R. Hawkins
George Newland
Civil Defense
Hawkins
Board of Supervisors
More Plane Spotters Urged for Cedar Rapids GOC Post
Propwash by Lou Breuer urges expanded Ground Observer Corps coverage in the Cedar Rapids area citing poster campaigns and TV appeals. John Manville seeks four crews of 30, with two hours per person weekly, to achieve 24 hour operations atop Roosevelt Hotel and Memorial stadium. Observers report planes below 1000 feet, type, number, and code name to Des Moines. The piece notes bomber awareness, calls for citizen involvement, and compares B-47 runs to WWII missions.
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Cedar Rapids
GOC
Breuer
John Manville
Roosevelt Hotel
Memorial Baseball Stadium
Manville
Des Moines
Obesrration Post
We'll Bet They Didn't Mean That
In Littleton Western Union hired Laura Standefer as a clerk promising exciting possibilities. On her first day a bandit pointed a gun at her and escaped with 44 dollars, a bold robbery during the initial hours of her duties.
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Cincinnati
Littleton
Colo
INS
Western Union
Laura Standefer
Talking Starling Also Is Fond of Classical Music
Rastus the talking starling in Nashville is celebrated on his seventh birthday. Found with a broken leg in 1948 by Mrs. Harry Titus, he now speaks fluently with a southern accent as he enjoys piano works by Schumann and Rachmaninoff played by the Titus daughter Virginia. Dr. George R. Mayfield notes this is the first known in the United States.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rastus
Harry Titus
Titus
Schumann
Rachmaninoff
Prelude
Virginia
George R. Mayfield
Nashville Banner
Europe
Pee Dee Confederate cruiser raised after 89 years in mud
The 170 foot Pee Dee cruiser built by slaves and volunteers was scuttled in 1865 to deter Union forces. It lay buried in the Pee Dee river mud at Mars Bluff for decades before a seven week salvage by Driftwood Corp. and 170 laborers, costing about $12 000 to $13 000.
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Marion
S. C
Pee Dee
Pee Dee River
Mars Bluff
Peece
Oscar F. Johnson
Virginia
Driftwood Corp
Ship boiler and early screw propellers highlighted
The article notes a 45 ton boiler handmade in Great Britain for a ship early to use Erickson-type screw propellers. It underscores pioneering steam technology and maritime engineering.
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Great Britain
Painter Survives 3 Story Plunge
DETROIT AP Walter Sim ard 25 fell from a three story building while painting a sign. He escaped with cut hands a sore hip and a twisted ankle saying he broke his 50 foot fall by grabbing wire and brackets holding the sign.
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Detroit
Walter Simard
Four Year Old Boy Receives First False Teeth
ST LOUIS AP Four year old Henry Crener left Jewish hospital Thursday with new dentures. Dentures will need replacement as he grows, since hospital dentists report rampant decay made eating difficult. His mother survived a concentration camp in Poland before their arrival.
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ST. Louis
Henry Crener
Jewish Hospital
Henry
Poland
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Sahara
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Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Illinois
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Donald Key
Philippe Entremont
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
French Lick
Ind
Caroline Hill
French Lick Springs
Belles of Indiana
University of Indiana
Belles
Indiana Dairy Products Association
Women’s Committee
Lymphony Association
Edwin Diamond
Chicago
Lucretius
George W. Leroy
University of Chicago
United States
The
National Institute of Health
United States Public Health Service
And
American Foundation For Allergic Diseases
Esti
Foundation
Feinberg
Lou Breuer
C.R
Ground Observer Corps
Effingham
Ill
Iowa
Talking Starling
Cheraw
Hardee
Sherman
Beltone
G. Andresen Beltone
Painter
Kehrer-Wheatland CO
First Avenue
Bostonian
Sllojves
Shoe Department
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