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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1956
Page
11
A personal finance feature lists ten questions to gauge household money habits, with answers on page 14. The piece introduces Dorcas Campbell of East River Savings Bank and discusses budgeting, debt, and financial awareness in daily life.
New York reports that the nation's mutual funds assets have surpassed the eight billion dollar mark for the first time, according to Edward Burr of the National Association of Investment Companies. A radar observer at Langley Air Force Base reports a sudden bailout without warning.
Cmdr Irving Johnson will narrate and show a film on his six world circumnavigations aboard the brigantine Yankee at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce dinner. The event in the Chamber building at 6 15 p m is a victory dinner for the one day membership drive with guests including campaign workers and new members. Reservations are required by noon by calling 45135. Johnson, a veteran of World War II and author of four adventure books, previously featured in National Geographic and Sports Illustrated. The film covers journeys through the East Indies Siam Indo China Africa and more.
Wesley Stewart, 26, nabbed after grabbing a purse from Hilda Coriolan. Coriolan, five feet tall and 90 pounds, pursued and knocked him down before a policeman arrested Stewart. He quipped that a small woman can be furious and thanked the police.
A so called black panther prowling near Spring Valley IU turned out to be a 45-pound jet-black male cat. Joyce Boyer, 14, saw the animal while riding past a gravel pit and alerted police. The cat, about three feet long and two feet high, was with two other cats.
The 32 foot high Los Angeles city hall pyramid will receive waterproofing and a gold painted facing. The Municipal Arts Commission chose the gold crown to symbolize Los Angeles as a leading city while admitting the painting is needed to protect the aluminum from smog deterioration.
The Cedar Rapids Federation for Czech Groups hosts the annual Masaryk Memorial program at 8 in the CSA ballroom commemorating the 106th birth anniversary of Thomas G Masaryk. The event features Czech Fine Arts club of Chicago and Coe College performances, a talk by A J Jandacek Faith Is Masaryk, a film on Masaryk's statue dedication, and free admission with T B Hlubucek chairing.
German customs officials on an inspection tour were mistaken for trespassers by British airmen near Osnabrueck. Police rushed to Klausheide bombing range but returned after confirming the men in unknown uniforms were officials.
Mr and Mrs Wildred Couzin found a builder at a lot they intended for their dream house. The builder was on the adjoining lot. It remained undecided if the unfinished house would be moved or if the Couzins would build on the other lot.
Britain imports one half of its food supply and two thirds of its raw materials, highlighting strong dependence on foreign sources for essentials and industrial inputs.
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