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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1957
Page
6
The editorial questions Mayor Meaghan's push for changing city boards with more women and higher turnover. It warns that frequent personnel shifts burden taxpayers, disrupt efficiency, and erode public service morale, while endorsing selective gender balance and a by pass on Highway 30 in Ames as prudent.
The Iowa State College campus at Ames faces a clash as the state highway commission is urged to keep six lane widening off the table. Regents members oppose six lanes citing safety and campus appearance concerns, preferring four lanes and a possible by pass. City and Chamber of Commerce push for six lanes, arguing the state supported campus justifies wider road access.
The piece notes Governor Daniel of Texas, a former senator who helped draft the Southern Manifesto, seeks federal disaster aid after torrential rains caused extensive damage totaling at least 15 million dollars. The Red Cross assists as Daniel asks Ike to declare disaster areas to unlock federal funds, highlighting a shift from past states rights positions.
A New York nightclub singer handed police jewelry valued at 2000 to the police from an anonymous admirer. She claims to be a simple girl who buys her own mink and rides subways. If unclaimed in 90 days the jewelry will become hers. The singer has gained wide publicity across newspapers.
Column argues U S policy should allow American reporters to stay indefinitely in communist countries and freely interview locals. It cites Dulles, Egypt, Red China, and Soviet censorship as examples and condemns neglect of Barrett McGurn case as a setback for press freedom.
A look back to ten years ago shows Cedar Rapids officials and business leaders debating population, with census figures around 62 120 and citizen estimates near 79 000. The Gazette reported a 70 000 plus floor, while a Cedar Rapids Watchmakers Guild formed with M W Jacobson as president.
Joseph Alsop weighs perilous era in Jordan as King Hussein faces threats from regional unrest. He likens looming dangers to a boa constrictor with John Foster Dulles’s head, forecasting a tense tug between diplomacy and conflict. The piece hints at awaiting praise for Secretary Dulles’s diplomatic moves amid volatile Levantine politics.
The piece argues King Hussein must remain neutral amid pressures from the United States and Soviet influence. It notes his need for substantial subsidies, estimated at 30 to 40 million dollars annually, and his reluctance to accept British or Egyptian support. The text praises his stance against imperial interference and his courage in backing Jordanian sovereignty, hoping for a second bold move akin to preserving Israel’s security.
Roscoe Drummond notes the United States rejects the London Soviet open sky offer in its present form. Washington seeks a fully mutual inspection regime and warns that half measures provide no real protection against surprise attack. A follow up move is anticipated.
The piece explains how interest compounds on the declining loan balance and how the official rate can double when viewed against the average outstanding balance. It notes consumers often overlook credit costs amid purchases of cars, appliances, and vacations on installment plans.
Louis B Blair superintendent at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids shares career path from Ohio hospitals to church sponsored facility He cites insurance changes financing nurse shortages and volunteers as key factors He notes upcoming expansion adding beds X ray lab and emergency services with bids in January and construction next spring Blair works nearly ten hours daily reads medical journals and enjoys motor trips with family.
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