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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
4
The piece, rooted in John Reynolds humor and National Geographic notes, traces tax pain from ancient Babylonia to modern times. It cites Hammurabi’s tax control, leap year adjustments, and asks readers to accept taxes on luxuries while noting ongoing cheers and complaints.
Indian Creek Club announces a pool and bathhouse project next to the clubhouse. The Pathfinder Corporation of Waterloo wins the contract for a reinforced concrete pool 42 by 80 feet with a wading pool, cement deck, elevated patio, underwater and tower lighting, and a contoured cement block bathhouse with dressing rooms and snack bar. Construction begins immediately with completion targeted by early July. Project chairmen are Charles Slauson and Nate Coha.
SACHAMENTO AP An electronics indicator to warn pilots when other planes are dangerously close was shown at a meeting of electronics engineers Wednesday. R Thooley of Aerojet General Corporation said the aircraft device picks up infrared radiation from anything in the sky and can distinguish large from small planes. An object in the sky triggers a warning signal. Engineers say the indicator, result of 14 years of research, could have prevented recent collisions.
ReinforcementsWednesday night relieved a besieged British garrison on the Yemeni border after fighting their way through rebel resistance. The British army said Adenese troops under rebel fire moved from their hilltop position two miles from Fi Assarir.
WAUKON The Chamber of Commerce sponsors a slogan contest for residents. Entries are due May 14. The winning slogan will appear on posters letter heads and sign boards. First prize is 25 dollars.
Sen Jean Aiken of Virginia urges Congress to study a possible 4 day work week in some industries as a recession buffer. He supports considering a guaranteed annual wage and profit sharing for workers facing periodic layoffs, noting automation pressures on 40 hour weeks and long term employment trends.
Patrolman W L Perrault, 29, escaped serious injury when a motorist grabbed his arm and pulled him along as the driver fled. The suspect, Cethus Robertson Quile, 23, refused to exit and rolled up the window prompting the officer to release. Perrault sustained bruises and skinned arms but no broken bones.
Demolition crews moved on Karl Marx’s home in London as the city plans a new apartment block on the site owned by the London County Council. The project aims to provide low income housing and symbolize social change in the unfashionable Crescent area where Marx lived after arriving in England in 1844.
The article notes Belgium's 7th postwar government forming under Premier Achille Van Ack, with the 1954 coalition shaping the political makeup. It mentions the finalization date of power on April 25, 1954 and a Channel broadcast Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
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