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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1955
Page
5
City residents weigh a north of the North Western cutoff rezoning plan to attract industry. Proponents argue industrial sites boost jobs, tax base, and property values over time, offsetting near term costs. The issue centers on long term community planning and legislative support.
The Iowa board of education proposes pledging 50 percent of each school's tuition and fee receipts to retire a debt for new buildings. The plan mirrors dormitories self liquidating and aims to relieve the legislature from immediate capital-improvement burdens. It warrants serious legislative consideration for funding expanded enrollments at state-supported schools.
An editorial warns that expelling Aneurin Bevan from the British Labour party risks strengthening the Conservative position ahead of elections. It argues a second reprimand could martyr Bevan, inflame anti American sentiment, and worsen Britain U.S. policy splits on Formosa, urging restraint.
Bernard M. Baruch, eminent investor, tells a congressional panel that the stock market reflects the thermometer rather than the fever of the economy. He quips that there may be too many doctors reading the readings but offers a cold-pack to cooling sessions that risk political fever.
The article argues that by 1970 higher education will face doubled enrollment and calls for funding restraint and new delivery models. It suggests scrapping fixed schedules, evaluating students by outcomes, accelerating top students, and using television and other tools to expand capacity without endless building. It urges action now to stretch resources.
Ten years ago the Linn County Red Cross chapter reported a war fund drive total of 165732.07 dollars against a 135000 dollar county quota, with co chairmen R H Pickford and H C Mc Clary announcing audited returns including pledges and bank funds.
George Sokolsky analyzes Yalta documents showing Stalin secured Far Eastern concessions by promising to join the war on Germany’s defeat. He questions the need for a Soviet “bribe” and notes Roosevelt and Churchill’s aims to maintain Russia as an ally. The piece cites recall of Chen Kai-shek, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Dairen as a free port idea.
Marquis Childs reports France trembles as tax protests led by Pierre Poujade threaten Premier Edgar Faure. The movement highlights indirect taxation, high prices, and economic stagnation squeezing farmers shopkeepers and retirees, with calls to repeal a defiant tax law and push for wider reforms.
Voters authorized selling eight acres on the West side for other uses while a Gazette report warns new schools under construction will be overcrowded. Readers argue land should be kept for future school needs or repurposed for a public facility.
The editor opposes a state legislature proposal inviting Soviet farmers to inspect American farming methods. They call it a feeble gesture to extend friendship with representatives of the Kremlin, whose ideology they deem hostile to free enterprise and individual dignity. The piece argues such visits would not benefit American farmers or alter Russian practices.
A Grinnell letter argues that allowing a state legislature to bar minority parties under H.F. 18 would create a one party totalitarian system. The author notes the Republican party began as a minority party and cites Lincoln's early rebuffs as context.
Drs. Carroll Linton and Garcia report 46 cases of acute calcium deposits in the hand. In 18 cases the initial diagnosis was infection, while X rays correctly interpreted 73 times. Deposits resemble those around the shoulder and respond to procaine injections and warm soaks with pain relief in days to weeks.
A reader asks if using an extremely hot water bottle on the lower back could cause cancer as the skin becomes dark. The response says the habit is harmless and will not become cancerous, offering reassurance and guidance.
A mountain quilting party turns to husbands with talk of virtues and flaws. Mrs. Grabtree quips that Henry has few faults but makes the most of them, capturing a humorous observation on married life.
In a wry, satirical frame the piece mocks U S diplomacy in Europe. It notes Dulles statements of assurance and a pledge of retaliatory measures for France. It argues Ike supports defending Western Europe with NATO forces and guards on the Rhine, portraying a risky, duplicative balance on the Paris Berlin axis.
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