Iwo Jima Memorial to Honor Marines from Bunker Hill to Iwo Jima
The 75 foot bronze Iwo Jima memorial by Felix De Weldon is dedicated by President Eisenhower on the 179th Marine birth anniversary. The statue, funded by Marines, stands 100 feet above the Potomac near Arlington and features six bronze figures modeled from the famous Rosenthal photograph.
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Herb Altschull
Washington
United States
Continental Congress
Bunker Hill
Chengju Reservoir
Iwo Jima
Eisenhower
Potomac River
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Lincoln Memorial
Interior Department
de Weldon
Rosenthal
Quantico Marine Base
Virginia
New York
Chester Nimitz
AP News
Capitol
Washington Monument
Felix de Weldon
Joe Rosenthal
Associated Press
Journalism students gain practical aid across Cedar Rapids high schools
Four city high schools provide hands on journalism training through student produced papers in Ison Wilsonian McKinley Clarion Roosevelt Record and Franklin Post. Roosevelt offers the widest training with in house printing while McKinley and Wilson rely on mimeographed sheets. Roosevelt and Franklin publish stories sent to commercial printers though Roosevelt returns its type to school for printing. Survivors from Iwo Jima and the fallen are noted with coverage of a dedication ceremony.
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Cedar Rapids
Ison Wilsonian
McKinley Clarion
Roosevelt Record
Franklin Post
Roosevelt
Franklin
School
McKinley
Wilson
Joel Rosenthal
Ira H. Hayes
Bapchule
Ariz
Rene A. Gagnon
Hookseet
N.H
John H. Bradley
Appleton
Wis
Navy
Cpl
Franklin R. Souslet
Ewing, Ky
Harlon H. Block
Weslaco
Texas
Michael Strank
Conemaugh
Roosevelt and
S.tudent
Jane Hauskins
John Marshall
al Zobel
Don Novak
Reinette Newbold
Parade to Feature Three SPEB Champions in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids SPEB parade lineup for next Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum includes three current champions. Headliners are the Orphans of Wichita Kansas and the Schmitt Brothers of Two Rivers Wisconsin, joined by the Big Four from Chillicothe Illinois, a female quartet. The Gay Nineties of Montevideo Minnesota also appear, with box office hours starting Monday for ticket exchanges and general sale from Tuesday.
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Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Cedar Rapids
Eisenhower
Memorial Coliseum
Wichita
Kan
Washington
Schmitt Brothers
Two Rivers
Wis
Big Four
Chillicothe
Ill
Adelines
Adelines”, Female Counterpart of Tthe Speb
Montevideo
Minn
Orphans
Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc
Central State Association
Iowa
SPEB
Schmitts
Jim
Joe
Paul
Fran
Cedar Rapids Special Services Tests Pupils
The Cedar Rapids division of special services, led by R. B. Doolin, runs a minimum testing program. Third and fifth graders take achievement tests each fall, fifth graders take I Q tests, and first graders are tested in spring. The office issues work permits and age certificates under state child labor laws and assigns counselors to high schools.
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Cedar Rapids
R. B. Doolin
Doolin
Mrs. John B. Hamilton Has Fourteen Relatives Named John
In Union City Tennessee Mrs. John B. Hamilton lists fourteen relatives in her immediate family all named John. The quirky detail highlights a family tradition and raises amusement among neighbors and local residents.
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Hey
John
Union City
Tenn
John B. Hamilton
Gift From White Christmas Crew Snow Gift Surprise
In Indianapolis chief meteorologist Wallace Bertrand received two surprises from promoters of the movie White Christmas. Three inches of snow fell instead of rain as predicted and a $100 gift was sent in appreciation.
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Indianapolis
Wallace Bertrand
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Bertrand
Robber Returns Few Dollars After Halted Hold Up
A holdup man handed back five one dollar bills after declaring the crime not worth it. Mrs. Opal Nesbit, 42, a cleaning shop employee in St. Louis, reported the incident to police and noted the robber glimpsed the small amount and left.
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St, Louis
Opal Nesbit
Hearing Set On Survivors Benefit Program
Rep William Bates of Massachusetts says a congressional public hearing will be held in Washington on government benefits for survivors of service members who died. The hearings begin November 17 and aim to review 475000 widows and others to create a more equitable program and reduce five overlapping survivor benefit programs.
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New York
William H. Bates
R-Mass
Washington
Bates
Patriotic Thief Robs a Soldier in Oakland
Air Force Sgt. William C. Lawson, 23, reports a robbery after enlisting celebration in Oakland taverns. He carried 1600 dollars in bonuses and travel funds, woke with a black eye and torn clothes near the naval supply depot, and found his wallet missing but left with 150 dollars, travel orders, and train tickets for a Lawrence Hanscom base trip.
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Oakland
Calif
Air Force
William C. Lawson
Lawrence Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford, Mass
Step Brothers replace Williams at Policemen's Ball floor show
A last minute change to the Policemen's Ball floor show on November 15 replaces the Billy Williams quartet with the Four Step Brothers who return from Europe and will close their Las Vegas engagement then travel to Cedar Rapids. Tulura Lee, Jimmy Conlin, Dorothy Ryan, and Roger Ray also appear with Buddy Morrow providing music on the Memorial Coliseum stage from 8 to 9 p.m. and dancing afterward until 1 a.m.
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Dance Committee
Billy Williams
Williams
New York
Four Step Brothers
Ed Sullivan
Las Vegas
Cedar Rapids
Tulura Lee
Dorsey
Jimmy Conlin
Dorothy Ryan
Roger Ray
Buddy Morrow
Memorial Coliseum
Secrets Are Poorly Kept On New Cars
Detroit writer Frank Snyder explains how auto makers stage embargoed previews for 1955 models amid a rush of pre release materials. The process aims to refresh dealers inventories while preserving secrecy until official announcements.
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Detroit
INS
Auto Makers
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Marine Memorial
I Ae
Colossus
Rhodes
Austria
Navy Relief Society
Bob Davis
C.R. Division of Special Services
Hubbard
STAR
Hubbard Ice & Fuel CO
Oakland Naval Supply Depot
Stanley Reeder
Dick Reeder
Sixth Street SE
Diel
Step Brothers
Frank Snyder
The
of the Deaf
Beltone
O. G. Andresen
Beltone Hearing Service
Guaranty
Srate
Hall-Ekfelt
3Rd Ave
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