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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1956
Page
12
The column links spring to rising retail trade and factory activity. It notes February sales at an annual $184 billion, past year gains but below late 1955 pace, and predicts improvements with Easter. It also covers homebuilding signs, VA loan inquiries, and a push in steel and construction orders as spring begins.
A spate of 17 fires across Chicago killed four people and caused about 840000 in damage. Blazes began Saturday night and continued, with arson suspected in several cases as authorities battled blazes on the South and West sides amid frigid weather and crowded buildings.
One hundred sixty Lonely Americans begin wintering at Little America and McMurdo Sound as Operation Loop Freeze enters a 24 hour night. Volunteers receive centrally heated quarters meals and electricity while navy task force plans future rescue later this year. Harsh conditions include temperatures down to 70 below and winds of 60 knots.
The Free Europe Committee dismissed Czech charges linking its information balloons to a Jan 18 Czech crash that killed 22. The group argued the accusation is Red propaganda and that wind records show no West German balloon could reach the crash area.
Soviet leader Malenkov visited Stratford upon Avon the birthplace of William Shakespeare as part of a cultural and technical tour. The London visit underscored Moscow claims the trip combined culture with science.
A broker, Earl Carlsen, 20, was slugged by a cab driver after a small tip dispute. He collapsed unconscious, suffered a skull fracture, and remained hospitalized after the incident Saturday night.
The Memorial War Memorial Roll will honor University of Iowa students and alumni who sacrificed in World War I and the Korean conflict. The dedication will be shown via closed circuit TV to accommodate many attendees in Iowa City, with the ceremony held in the Terrace Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Building.
West Liberty Telephone Company plans a 125000 project to add a 42 by 22 foot stone and concrete building on the existing site. The upgrade includes air conditioning, a larger reception area, new dial system equipment arriving in October, and a March 1957 cutover with costs totaling about 128000.
An airline passenger in Miami forgot a book titled Stop For Getting with a mental concentration pamphlet acting as a bookmark on the plane. No further details on flight or carrier are provided.
The University of Colorado regents voted 4 to 2 to require all national fraternities and sororities to abolish race color and religion restrictions by September 1 1962 or lose rushing privileges. About 1500 to 1400 attended the hearing including students alumni and university spokesmen noting only seven fraternities have such clauses and none of the sororities. The policy does not apply to groups organized for devotional religious study or propagation.
H A Lyons, long deaf, has perfected a compact transistor Featherlite hearing aid without buttons. The cordless unit promises clear voice, radio reception, and ticking of a clock, offered at reduced cost. Write to DB Egeland, 1086 Lake Street, Evansdale, Waterloo for details.
An apparent press release touts Pozo, a stainless product said to relieve internal and external pains without surgery. It claims instant comfort from a six ingredient formula and offers testimonials of long-term sufferers finding relief.
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