Cedar Rapids to Expand Older Elementary Schools
The Cedar Rapids board of education was urged by the Citizens Advisory committee to expand at Fillmore Jackson and Polk and to improve Tay lor Buchanan and Van Buren. The push follows years of focusing on new or expanding schools as enrollment rises and calls for equal facilities for all children.
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Cedar Rapids
Buchanan
McKinley
Polk and Fillmore
Polk, Fillmore
Jackson
Morse and the Lost Path of Senator Wayne Morse
Analysis suggests Morse once stood for Oregon independence but over time drifted from his course. The piece critiques his shift toward a self styled niche among independents and labels his anti Eisenhower stance as indefensible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Senate
Morse
LeFollette
Norris
Eisenhower
Moralism and political attack critique Morse leadership
The passage attacks Senator Morse as a moralist, arguing the attack harms his image while not denting Eisenhower's prestige. It questions Morse’s independence and suggests his moral stance is about attracting attention rather than principled independence.
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Gabor
Dave Beck
Eisenhower
Senator Morse
Red Cross Faces Disaster Fund Shortfall Amid Multiple Crises
The American Red Cross warns of a disaster fund crisis as floods and tornadoes devastate Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Kansas Colorado and Nebraska while volunteers support victims. It notes a drop from 8 090 500 to 1 500 000 in disaster funds between 1946 and 1957 and urges local donations to cover deficits including Cedar Rapids shortfalls.
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American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Washington
West Coast
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Ted Cross
Cedar Rapids
President decides on U S court martial for GI in Japan
Drew Pearson reports President Eisenhower told GOP leaders he favors a U S court martial for Army private William Girard charged with killing a Japanese woman at Maebashi. Tokyo demands a Japanese civil trial and the issue tests wartime status of forces agreements and future Japan relations.
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Schlager Eisenhower
G.O.P
United States
William
Girard
Maebashi
Japan
Defense Department
U.S
GOP
U. S
Tokya
Ike
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
CRSC
Ten Years Ago In Talicorn Ham Radio Plans For World Peace
A round up of past events notes George Baily of New York leading amateur radio groups planning a global net called The United Amateur Radio Rides to foster world peace. The report also lists past recognitions, speeches, and local civic updates from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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Hawkeye Downs
George Baily
New York
United Amateur Radio Rides
Paul G. Hoffman
South Hend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Car College
Charlotte Towner
Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Temple
Cedar Rapids
Presley spending fuels budget foolery say critics
The syndicated piece critiques a high federal budget by linking Elvis Presley spending to taxes. It argues taxpayers fund what it calls a bloated budget as Presley purchases funnel money to government revenue, with cited tax rates and a contrast to bureaucracy. The letter writer, C. Hauser of 474 Nineteenth Street SH, signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Livingston
Livingston
New York
Elvis Presley
Hudget
USLA
U.S. Information Service
Elvis
Presley
Hauser
United States
Free World
Memorial Day driving danger and safe habits urged
The piece warns of crowded highways during the Memorial Day period from May 29 to June 3 as factories close. It cites motorists bragging about speed and cites a 1956 traffic death toll of about 42,000 with roughly 14,900 from alcohol. It urges staying home to finish chores and avoid risky driving.
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National Safety Council
Nixon Warns Budget Fight Risks Defense Strength
Vice president Nixon argues in Chicago and Hartford that cutting defense spending would hurt national security. He says 75 percent of the federal budget funds defense, foreign aid, and related items, and that no time to show weakness to Communists in uncommitted nations.
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Washington
Nixon
America
Chicago
Hartford
Conn
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Sabor
Securiy
Rishel Talks Appliance Merchandising in Cedar Rapids
John A. Rishel Jr general sales manager of Amand Re friperation Inc discusses merchandising challenges postwar, travel by air across 48 states, city taxes and needed urban programs, golf and family life with details on his background in Akron Ohio and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Rishel, Jr
Amand Refriperation, Inc
Grande Avenue St
Akron
Ohio
Cedar Rapida
Pye
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tlinois
Michigan
Diet myths and truths on hardening of the arteries
Dr. Joseph Mother argues there is no special diet to cure or prevent arterial hardening. He notes heredity and stress influence risk, and that different arteries may harden in different ways. He promotes a balanced diet and normal weight to reduce strain, with no miracle diet.
White House Leaks Spoil Nixon Plane Nickname Joke
Inside the White House, Sherman Adams tries to hold policy tight, but leaks reveal an informal joke about the two seater puddle jumper used for Gettysburg farm trips. The unofficial nickname is Nixon's plane.
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Dour
Sherman Adams
White House
Gettysburg
Nixon
Buggy Baer Chooses Quintets From Lucia Debate
The discussion tops famed positions and figures from senators to treasurers and postmasters general. The speaker jokes about naming five greats while noting limits of memory and stature and teasing about famous names and titles.
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Drew Pearson
Ihe
W. E. McFann
Henry Hacer
Alfred Brendel
Elmer Grissel
Jack Downer
William Foster
Clarence Brockman
Cyrenus Cole
Central College
Pelin
Central University
Louis Keller
EF. Potter
Sted
Wr. D. Burmaster
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Muscating
Muscatine Gas and Electric Light Company
Wr A. L. Murray
Iava City
Trinity Episcopal Church
People's Forum
By David Lawrence
United Sta’ S
Amand
Fran Howe
Ben Hogats
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Amana
Phil Silvers
Rena
the Wall Street Journal
Time and Sports
Stuart Holbrook
Fant
Louise
Detroit
Ottumwa
Surfside
Bal Harebour
Fla
Lot Breuer
John A. Rishel
Dr. Joseph
Jack Doherty
Bugs
Baer
Sextette
Lucia
Hoss-Back
Niagara
Alexander Hamilton
Phag Allen
Telte
Mrs. Tomasso Manvilles
George Clark
Junior
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