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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
9
New York reports Ali Vagabond Lover Vallee seeks TV stardom as the Rudy Valles telefilm stars him in a John D. Uackensacker Jr. comedy role. FCC pay TV rules and various TV projects, including Manhunt and Look Up and Live, cloud the entertainment outlook.
Washington The Senate approved a compromise housing bill carrying a 1.6 billion price tag by a 62 to 1 vote. The measure lowers FHA down payments to three percent on the first 10 000 of home value and adds 400 million for mortgage market support through FNMA purchases.
The agriculture department reports a 0.4 percent rise in farm product prices from mid April to mid May. Mid May prices are 1.26 percent above last year and 22 percent below the February record. Prices paid by farmers for inputs remained unchanged from last month, though still at a record high.
Television schedule and channel notes for Thursday night feature a mix of news programs and films. Listings include stations like KCRG TV, WMEL, KYWIWEL, WHEP TV, and WOC TY with anticipated shows such as sports updates, daily dramas, specials, and occasional matinees.
Immigr ation Commissioner Joseph M Swing and three aides filed corrected expense vouchers for trips to Mexico where hunting occurred. The General Accounting Office questioned use of funds to send border patrol officers to matches at Camp Perry Ohio and raised concerns about the trips’ propriety. Swing testified hunting occurred but said government business was the main purpose.
Washington Democrats attack Secretary Benson proposals to reform price support formulas as harmful to farmers. Chairman Cooley declares the changes would mean bankruptcy by Christmas while Conley urges more discretion to set support levels. Benson says current formulas won't cure farm problems or reduce surpluses.
California mother Mary Schoenheit won the right to home tutor her seven year old daughter for the 1986 87 school year. Circuit Judge Kimberlin reversed a magistrate and ruled regular daily home instruction is equivalent to school instruction within the California Ma district. The family moved from Pomona to near Centertown Ma after the district brought the case for failure to register the child. Schoenheit spent two hours jailed before St. Louis attorney Ward Driscoll took the case.
State's Attorney Benjamin Adamowski said investigations reveal an additional 161000 missing from the Cook County treasury, raising total shortages to 595000 since irregularities in the treasurer's fee were disclosed a week earlier.
A narrative about Elmer Wheel Moor losing hair and his humorous yet educational journey through tonic cures and medical advice. The piece contrasts baldness with public perception, cites raised awareness of hair growth basics, and notes the author’s aim to inform readers on causes and cures.
Harry Arthur Showman 31, formerly of Sigourney, is held on $1,500 bond on a federal charge of interstate transportation of forged checks. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Laredo Texas, arrested in Knoxville by the FBI after leaving a Veterans hospital.
Elmer jokes about baldness and pride as a community gathering hears his remarks. He quips that he cannot guide hair growth but can boost confidence in baldness, reflecting the mood of the crowd amid ongoing concerns.
The report notes about 15 million men are overweight while around 9 million men and their wives fret over air quality. It also mentions a rise of roughly half an inch in a related measurement, indicating broader health and environmental concerns.
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